Sy skommel die pak en deel vyf kaarte uit.

In this sentence, sy means she because it is the subject of the sentence:

• Sy skommel ... = She shuffles ...

Afrikaans often uses the same form where English distinguishes between she/her or they/them in some contexts, so you usually work it out from sentence position and function.

Also note the capital letter difference:

• sy = she / her
• Sy = the same word, just capitalized because it starts the sentence

Skommel means to shuffle here, as in shuffling a deck of cards.

Depending on context, skommel can also suggest a shaking or rocking motion, but in a card-playing sentence, shuffle is the natural meaning.

So:

• Sy skommel die pak = She shuffles the deck/pack

Yes. Pak literally means pack, and in card contexts it can mean a pack/deck of cards.

So:

• die pak = the pack / the deck

This is one of those cases where the most natural English translation is deck, even though the Afrikaans word is closer to pack in form.

Afrikaans often leaves that implicit when the context is clear.

If you are already talking about cards, die pak naturally means the pack/deck of cards. You do not always need to say the full phrase.

A fuller version could be something like die pak kaarte, but in everyday use die pak is often enough when the meaning is obvious.

That is a very common question. Deel does often mean share or divide, but it also means deal in card-playing contexts.

So the meaning depends on context:

• kos deel = share food
• kaarte deel = deal cards

In this sentence, because kaarte appears, deel is understood as deal.

Because uitdeel is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

The full verb is:

• uitdeel = to hand out / deal out

But in a main clause, the prefix often separates and moves to the end:

• Sy deel vyf kaarte uit.
• literally: She deals five cards out.

This is very similar to separable verbs in Dutch and somewhat like English phrasal verbs.

Compare:

• infinitive: uitdeel
• main clause: deel ... uit

It is best understood as one separable verb: uitdeel.

In a dictionary, you would usually look up uitdeel, not just uit.

In the sentence:

• deel is the verb stem in second position
• uit is the separated prefix placed later in the clause

So even though it appears in two parts, it functions as a single lexical verb.

Afrikaans often omits the second subject when it is the same as the first one and the clauses are joined by en.

So:

• Sy skommel die pak en deel vyf kaarte uit.

means:

• She shuffles the deck and deals five cards.

You could repeat sy, but it is often unnecessary if the subject is clearly the same.

Kaarte is the plural of kaart.

• kaart = card
• kaarte = cards

So:

• vyf kaarte = five cards

Afrikaans nouns commonly form the plural with -e or -s, depending on the word. Kaart becomes kaarte.

Because the sentence is talking about specific or directly counted things:

• die pak = the deck
• vyf kaarte = five cards

With numbers, Afrikaans usually does not add an indefinite article:

• een kaart = one card
• vyf kaarte = five cards

And die is the definite article meaning the.

Yes. It is in the present tense:

• Sy skommel ... en deel ... uit.

Afrikaans present tense can be used for:

• a normal present meaning: She shuffles the deck and deals five cards
• a narrative or step-by-step description: She shuffles the deck and deals out five cards

That kind of present-tense description is very natural when explaining rules, giving instructions, or narrating actions.

You would use the full separable verb uitdeel in its joined form:

• om die pak te skommel en vyf kaarte uit te deel

Notice what happens:

• main clause: Sy deel vyf kaarte uit
• infinitive: uit te deel

That split around te is normal for separable verbs in Afrikaans.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• Sy ≈ sigh
• skommel ≈ SKOM-ul
• die ≈ dee
• pak ≈ puck
• en ≈ en
• deel ≈ deal but with a clear long vowel
• vyf ≈ something like vafe / fayf (this vowel can be tricky for English speakers)
• kaarte ≈ KAAR-tuh
• uit ≈ ate or owt, depending on accent and how roughly you approximate it

A more important takeaway than exact imitation is the structure:

• Sy skommel die pak / en deel vyf kaarte uit.

Yes. Pak can mean different things depending on context, such as pack, suit, or related ideas.

But in this sentence, because we also have skommel and kaarte, the card-game meaning is clearly intended:

• die pak = the deck / pack of cards

So context is doing a lot of the work here.