Die kers bly weg van die muurprop en die verlengkoord.

Bly weg van means stay away from or keep away from.

• bly = stay / remain
• weg = away
• van = from

So Afrikaans uses these three words together to express the idea of keeping a distance from something.

Because bly in Afrikaans often means stay or remain, not just live.

In this sentence, Die kers bly weg van ... means the candle stays away from something, not that it simply is away from it.

Compare:

• Die kers is op die tafel. = The candle is on the table.
• Die kers bly weg van die muurprop. = The candle stays away from the wall plug.

So is describes a state, while bly can suggest continuing in that state.

Kers means candle. Yes, it is a normal, common Afrikaans word.

Be careful not to confuse it with English-looking words. It does not mean something electrical. In this sentence, it literally refers to a candle.

Muurprop means wall plug, usually what English speakers might call a plug socket, power outlet, or electrical outlet, depending on dialect.

It is made up of:

• muur = wall
• prop = plug

Compound nouns are very common in Afrikaans, so two words are often joined into one.

Verlengkoord means extension cord.

It is also a compound noun:

• verleng = extend / lengthen
• koord = cord

So the word literally has the idea of a cord used to extend reach.

Afrikaans often repeats the definite article before each noun in a list, especially when each item is being clearly identified.

So:

• die muurprop en die verlengkoord

means:

• the wall plug and the extension cord

You will often see this repetition in Afrikaans. It sounds natural.

Yes. The phrase means the candle stays away from both the wall plug and the extension cord.

The structure is:

• weg van
  • item 1 + en
    • item 2

So van applies to both nouns here.

Because Afrikaans often has straightforward word order in simple main clauses.

This sentence follows a very common pattern:

• Die kers = subject
• bly = verb
• weg van die muurprop en die verlengkoord = rest of the sentence

So it is quite close to English:

• The candle stays away from the wall plug and the extension cord.

Afrikaans and English are both Germanic languages, so basic sentence structure can feel familiar.

Yes, in this meaning it is written as two separate words:

• weg
• van

Together they function as a phrase meaning away from.

Do not write it as one word.

A more direct command would usually be:

• Hou die kers weg van die muurprop en die verlengkoord.

Here:

• hou ... weg van = keep ... away from

That is often the more natural choice if someone is giving an instruction. The original sentence with bly still works, but it sounds more like describing the candle’s position or a safety rule.

Approximate pronunciations for an English speaker:

• die ≈ dee
• kers ≈ kairs or kairs with a short, crisp r
• bly ≈ something like blay, but with the Afrikaans y sound
• weg ≈ vekh or wekh, depending on accent; the final sound is a hard throat sound, not a soft English g
• van ≈ fun or vuhn, depending on how clearly it is said
• muurprop ≈ meer-prop
• verlengkoord ≈ fur-LENG-koort

Pronunciation varies by speaker, but these approximations can help you get started.

Yes, it is understandable and grammatical. It sounds like a safety-related sentence.

Depending on context, a native speaker might also say something more direct such as:

• Hou die kers weg van die muurprop en die verlengkoord.

But the given sentence is still a valid Afrikaans sentence.