Questions & Answers about Ons kry ná elke rondte punte.
What does kry mean here, and is it the same as English get?
Why does the sentence start with Ons?
Punte is the plural of punt, meaning points.
Afrikaans often leaves out an article when speaking about things in a general sense. Here, punte simply means points as a general object:
If you said die punte, that would mean the points, referring to specific points already known from context.
If you said 'n punt, that would mean a point, singular, which would change the meaning.
To some extent, yes. Afrikaans often allows a time phrase to move to the front, but then the verb must stay in the second position.
For example:
Both are correct.
Notice what happens in the second version:
A rough guide for an English speaker is:
A more important learning point than perfect pronunciation is noticing that Afrikaans spelling is often quite consistent, so once you learn the common sounds, pronunciation becomes easier.