Ons plaas vandag geld oor.

In this sentence, plaas ... oor is the split form of the verb oorplaas, which means to transfer.

So:

• oorplaas = to transfer
• Ons plaas vandag geld oor. = We transfer money today.

A learner might recognize plaas by itself as place/put, but with oor it becomes the idea of transferring something from one place or account to another.

Because oorplaas is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

In a main clause, the verb often splits:

• Ons plaas vandag geld oor.

But in forms like the infinitive, it stays together:

• om geld oor te plaas = to transfer money
• Hy wil geld oorplaas. = He wants to transfer money

This is very similar to separable verbs in Dutch and somewhat similar to German patterns.

Afrikaans main clauses usually follow the verb-second pattern. That means the finite verb comes early in the sentence, typically in the second slot.

Here the order is:

• Ons = subject
• plaas = finite verb
• vandag = today
• geld = money
• oor = separated particle

So the sentence structure is normal Afrikaans word order.

You can also move another element to the front, and then the verb still stays second:

• Vandag plaas ons geld oor. = Today we transfer money.

No. By itself, plaas usually means something like place, put, or in some contexts it can also be a noun meaning farm.

Examples:

• Ek plaas die boek op die tafel. = I place/put the book on the table.
• Die plaas = the farm

In your sentence, it means transfer only because it belongs with oor as the separable verb oorplaas.

Because geld here is being used in a general sense, like money in English.

Compare:

• Ons plaas geld oor. = We transfer money.
• Ons plaas die geld oor. = We transfer the money.

So if you mean money in general, no article is needed. If you mean specific money already known in the conversation, die may be used.

No. Vandag can move, depending on emphasis.

All of these are possible, with slightly different focus:

• Ons plaas vandag geld oor.
• Vandag plaas ons geld oor.

The meaning stays basically the same: We transfer money today.

The version with vandag first gives a bit more emphasis to today.

Grammatically, it is present tense:

• Ons plaas ... = We transfer / We are transferring

But, as in English, the present tense can also refer to a planned future action, especially with a time word like vandag:

• Ons plaas vandag geld oor. can naturally mean We’re transferring money today or We transfer money today.

The time word vandag helps make the timing clear.

Yes, geld oordra is also common and often means to transfer money.

So both can be found:

• geld oorplaas
• geld oordra

In many practical contexts, both are understandable. Depending on region or context, one may sound more natural than the other. In banking language, both can occur, but oorbetaal and oordra may also appear depending on the exact situation.

For a learner, the key point is that plaas ... oor in your sentence is a normal way to express transfer.

Then the separable verb is usually treated differently.

Examples:

• Ons wil vandag geld oorplaas. = We want to transfer money today.
• Dit is maklik om vandag geld oor te plaas. = It is easy to transfer money today.

Notice the patterns:

• after a modal verb: oorplaas stays together
• with om ... te: the parts are split as oor te plaas

This is a very useful pattern to learn with separable verbs.

A simple learner-friendly guide would be:

• Ons ≈ ons
• plaas ≈ plahs
• vandag ≈ fun-DAKH or van-DAKH depending on accent
• geld ≈ khelt / gelt with a harsher g than in English
• oor ≈ oo-er or a long or/oor sound, depending on accent

A few useful notes:

• Afrikaans g is usually much harsher than English g.
• aa in plaas is a long vowel.
• oo in oor is also long.

Exact pronunciation varies by speaker and region, but those approximations will help you get started.