A rough learner-friendly pronunciation is:
beh-GHUN-stikh-duh
A few helpful notes:
You do not need perfect pronunciation right away; getting the stress and the rough throat sound will already help a lot.
Yes, very closely.
In this sentence, is is the present tense form of to be:
Afrikaans verb conjugation is much simpler than English. The form is stays the same regardless of the subject:
So you do not have to memorize many different present forms.
Afrikaans usually uses a double negative with nie ... nie.
So:
This is a very important Afrikaans pattern. The first nie usually comes after the verb, and the second nie goes near the end of the clause.
In a yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:
That is very similar to English.
So the pattern is:
Usually lys means list, as in a list of names or items.
In this sentence, op die lys most naturally means that the beneficiary appears on some official or written list.
Afrikaans learners should know that lys can also appear in fixed expressions or specific contexts, but for everyday use, thinking of it as list is exactly right here.
It sounds fairly neutral to slightly formal because of the word begunstigde.
The grammar itself is completely ordinary, but begunstigde is a more formal or administrative word, often used in contexts like:
In casual conversation, people might choose a different noun depending on the situation, but this sentence is perfectly natural in formal or official Afrikaans.