Kan ons dit uitstel? Kom ons maak dit Sondag. Klink goed.

Because Kan ons dit uitstel? is a yes/no question.

In Afrikaans, yes/no questions usually put the finite verb first, just like English does in many cases:

• Ons kan dit uitstel. = We can postpone it.
• Kan ons dit uitstel? = Can we postpone it?

So kan moves to the front to show that it is a question.

Ons means we or us, depending on the sentence.

In Kan ons dit uitstel?, it means we:

• ons = we

In Kom ons maak dit Sondag, it is also part of the fixed expression kom ons, which means let’s.

Dit usually means it or this/that, depending on context.

Here, dit refers to whatever plan, meeting, event, or action has already been talked about:

• Kan ons dit uitstel? = Can we postpone it?
• Kom ons maak dit Sondag. = Let’s make it Sunday.

So dit is a very common placeholder word, much like English it.

Uitstel is the verb meaning to postpone.

It is related to a verb that can split in some sentence patterns:

• Ons stel dit uit. = We postpone it.

Here, stel ... uit is split.

But after a modal verb like kan, the main verb goes to the end in its infinitive form, and it stays together:

• Kan ons dit uitstel?

So:

• stel ... uit = split in a simple main clause
• uitstel = together after a modal like kan

This is a very common pattern in Afrikaans.

Afrikaans word order here follows a common pattern:

finite verb + subject + object + infinitive

So:

• Kan = finite/modal verb
• ons = subject
• dit = object
• uitstel = main verb at the end

That is why you get:

• Kan ons dit uitstel?

This is very similar to Dutch and also resembles some English question patterns.

Kom ons literally looks like come us/we, but idiomatically it means let’s.

It is a very common Afrikaans way to suggest doing something together:

• Kom ons gaan. = Let’s go.
• Kom ons begin. = Let’s begin.
• Kom ons maak dit Sondag. = Let’s make it Sunday.

So even though the literal pieces may seem unusual, you should learn kom ons as a fixed expression meaning let’s.

Here maak means something like make it, set it for, or arrange it as.

So:

• Kom ons maak dit Sondag.
  means
• Let’s make it Sunday.
• or more naturally: Let’s do it on Sunday / Let’s set it for Sunday.

Afrikaans often uses maak in places where English might use make, do, or set, depending on the context. In this sentence, it means deciding that Sunday will be the time.

In Afrikaans, days of the week are often used without a preposition when talking about when something will happen.

So Afrikaans can say:

• Ons sien mekaar Maandag. = We’ll see each other on Monday.
• Kom ons maak dit Sondag. = Let’s make it Sunday / Let’s do it on Sunday.

English usually needs on, but Afrikaans often does not.

You may also sometimes see op with days, but in simple scheduling statements, leaving it out is very normal.

Yes. In Afrikaans, the names of the days of the week are capitalized:

• Maandag
• Dinsdag
• Woensdag
• Donderdag
• Vrydag
• Saterdag
• Sondag

So Sondag must be written with a capital letter.

Because Afrikaans, like English in casual speech, can sometimes omit the subject when it is obvious.

The full sentence would be:

• Dit klink goed. = That sounds good.

But in everyday conversation, people often just say:

• Klink goed. = Sounds good.

This is very natural and common in speech.

Klink means sound in the sense of seem by sound or sound like.

Examples:

• Dit klink goed. = That sounds good.
• Dit klink vreemd. = That sounds strange.
• Dit klink reg. = That sounds right.

So Klink goed is a very natural conversational response meaning Sounds good.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• Dit klink goed. = full form
• Klink goed. = shorter, more conversational form

The shorter version is especially common in spoken Afrikaans, messages, and informal conversation.

Yes, it sounds natural and conversational.

The flow is very typical:

• Kan ons dit uitstel? = Can we postpone it?
• Kom ons maak dit Sondag. = Let’s make it Sunday.
• Klink goed. = Sounds good.

It is short, direct, and idiomatic, which is exactly how people often speak in everyday situations.

Here are some useful related forms:

• Ons kan dit uitstel. = We can postpone it.
• Ons stel dit uit. = We postpone it.
• Ons maak dit Sondag. = We’re making it Sunday / We’ll do it Sunday.
• Dit klink goed. = That sounds good.

These help show how the sentence changes depending on whether it is a statement, a question, or a suggestion.

A good learner strategy is to memorize these as ready-made pieces:

• Kan ons ... ? = Can we ... ?
• dit uitstel = postpone it
• Kom ons ... = Let’s ...
• maak dit Sondag = make it Sunday / set it for Sunday
• Klink goed = Sounds good

Learning chunks like this helps you speak more naturally and quickly than trying to build every sentence from scratch.