Ons snuffel by die vlooimark rond.

Here ons means we because it is the subject of the sentence.

A useful extra point: ons can also mean our in Afrikaans, depending on how it is used. But in Ons snuffel by die vlooimark rond, it clearly means we.

In this context, snuffel means something like browse, look around, or nose around.

Literally, snuffel can also mean sniff. But when talking about a place like a flea market, it usually has the more figurative sense of casually looking through things.

Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• vlooi = flea
• mark = market
• vlooimark = flea market

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes similar combinations as two words, but Afrikaans usually joins them.

Here by means at.

So by die vlooimark means at the flea market.

Afrikaans often uses by for being at a place or location.
Using in would sound more like being physically inside something.
Using op would usually not be the normal choice here, and op die mark can also suggest on the market / for sale, which is a different idea.

Die is the definite article, meaning the.

Afrikaans is simpler than languages that have different forms for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns. Die does not change for gender. It is also used for both singular and plural nouns in many cases.

So:

• die vlooimark = the flea market
• die markte = the markets

Because snuffel ... rond works like a separable verb expression, meaning browse around or nose around.

In a main clause, the finite verb usually comes early, while the particle or second part often goes to the end:

• Ons snuffel by die vlooimark rond.

This is similar to how Afrikaans handles many verb-particle combinations. The rond belongs with snuffel, even though it is separated in the sentence.

The basic pattern is:

• Ons = subject
• snuffel = finite verb
• by die vlooimark = place phrase
• rond = particle/adverb belonging with the verb

Afrikaans main clauses usually follow a verb-second pattern. That means the finite verb comes in the second main position.

So this sentence is structured very naturally for Afrikaans.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Afrikaans present tense often covers both:

• We browse around at the flea market
• We are browsing around at the flea market

If the wider context is about what is happening right now, English would often translate it as are browsing around.

Yes. It usually suggests casual, curious, or aimless browsing rather than shopping for one specific item.

So it gives the feeling of wandering around and seeing what is there, rather than going straight to buy something specific.

That makes it a very natural verb choice for a flea market.

The dictionary form is typically rondsnuffel.

In a main clause, it is split:

• Ons snuffel by die vlooimark rond.

In a subordinate clause, it is usually written together again:

• Ek weet dat ons by die vlooimark rondsnuffel.
• I know that we are browsing around at the flea market.

That split-vs-joined pattern is very common with this kind of Afrikaans verb.

Yes. Snuffel can literally refer to sniffing with the nose.

So Afrikaans speakers may use it both:

• literally, for actual sniffing
• figuratively, for browsing or nosing around

In this sentence, because the setting is die vlooimark, the figurative meaning is the natural one.