In this sentence, het means have.
So:
A useful thing to know is that het is also used as an auxiliary verb in many past-tense constructions in Afrikaans, but here it is simply the main verb meaning to have.
This is a very common learner question.
In Afrikaans, kaartjie often means ticket. It comes from kaart but uses the diminutive ending -jie.
So:
Even though -jie originally has a diminutive sense, many Afrikaans words with diminutives are just the usual everyday form. For ticket, kaartjie is extremely natural.
Because Afrikaans does not need an article here.
With numbers, it is very normal to say just:
You would not usually add 'n before it, because 'n means a/an, and that only works with singular nouns.
You could add die if you specifically meant the nine tickets, but without it, the phrase is just a neutral nine tickets.
Nege is pronounced approximately like NAY-khuh or NEH-khuh, depending on accent.
A few pronunciation notes:
So English speakers often need to practice the Afrikaans g the most.
A rough guide is:
kaartjies ≈ KAAR-chees or KAAR-tyees, depending on how carefully you describe the sound
Helpful breakdown:
A natural learner-friendly approximation is KAAR-chees, though the exact sound is Afrikaans-specific.
Afrikaans verbs do not change much for different subjects in the present tense.
So you get:
Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change have to has with he/she/it. The form het stays the same.