Die geur kom van die vleis.

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article meaning the.

It appears before both nouns:

• die geur = the smell / the scent
• die vleis = the meat

Afrikaans uses die for all genders, and also for both singular and plural definite nouns, so it is very common to see it repeated like this.

Geur usually means scent, aroma, or smell, often with a slightly pleasant or appealing sense.

So:

• geur = often scent / aroma
• reuk = often more neutral, and sometimes odour / smell

In many contexts, geur suggests a nice smell, such as food, flowers, or perfume. In this sentence, it likely means the aroma or the smell of the meat.

Kom van literally means comes from.

So:

• Die geur kom van die vleis = The smell comes from the meat

This is a very normal way in Afrikaans to say that something originates from a source.

Examples:

• Die geluid kom van buite. = The sound comes from outside.
• Die lig kom van die venster. = The light comes from the window.

No. Just like English come, Afrikaans kom can be used both:

• literally, for movement
• figuratively, for origin or source

So in this sentence, kom does not mean the smell is walking somewhere. It means the smell originates from the meat.

Because this is a simple main clause, and Afrikaans often has the same basic word order as English in sentences like this:

• Die geur = subject
• kom = verb
• van die vleis = prepositional phrase

So the structure is:

Subject + Verb + Prepositional phrase

That gives: Die geur kom van die vleis.

In more complex sentences, Afrikaans word order can differ more from English, but this one is straightforward.

Here, van means from.

So:

• van die vleis = from the meat

Afrikaans van can also mean of in other contexts, depending on the phrase.

For example:

• die geur van die vleis = the smell of the meat
• Die geur kom van die vleis = The smell comes from the meat

So the meaning of van depends on how it is used in the sentence.

Because vleis usually works like meat in English: it is often treated as an uncountable or mass noun.

So:

• die vleis = the meat

If you wanted to talk about different kinds of meat, that would be a different context, but in this sentence vleis simply means the meat as a substance or food item.

Approximate pronunciations:

• geur: something like khur or ghur, with a guttural g sound typical of Afrikaans
• vleis: roughly like flays

A few notes:

• g in Afrikaans is not like the English g in go. It is usually a throaty, back-of-the-mouth sound.
• eu in geur can be tricky for English speakers; it does not match a simple English vowel exactly.
• ei in vleis sounds like the vowel in day or say, though Afrikaans pronunciation can be a bit sharper.

Yes, you could.

That would mean something like The smell comes from the meat too. The difference is mainly nuance:

• geur often sounds more pleasant, like aroma or scent
• reuk is more neutral and can sometimes suggest a stronger or less pleasant smell

So if the meat smells delicious, geur is a very natural choice.

You probably could be understood, but Die geur kom van die vleis is more natural if you want to say the smell originates from the meat.

Why?

• is van can sound like belongs to or is associated with
• kom van clearly expresses comes from / originates from

So for source or origin, kom van is the better choice here.

Yes, it is a complete, natural, and grammatically correct sentence.

It sounds simple and idiomatic. A native speaker would understand it immediately as saying that the scent or aroma is coming from the meat.