| SLANG [boodskap #9665] |
Mon, 02 June 1997 00:00  |
Richard McRae
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Hi! I am looking for some SA and/or Afrikaaner slang or
everyday phrases. I am from America, and I am afraid that
I don't know much about the culture, but I would love to learn
as much as I can. The differences in expressions is also
very facinating to me, but cheifly it is to be used in email
correspondence. I have a very good friend who lives in SA,
and I would like to be able to use some of the SA slang and
phrases. If any of you could help me out, I know a _little_
Afrikaaner. I would appreciate translations, as languages are
my poor suit. Since talking to my friend I have felt that the
SA accent is very beautiful. Pretty much the whole culture
fascinates me. Well, I have rambled long enough. Thanks
in advance!
P.S. I LOVED the post telling about what different words
meant to Africans and Americans.
EX: Globe=lightbulb
Dam=Lake
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| Re: SLANG [boodskap #9743 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #9665] |
Sun, 08 June 1997 00:00  |
Nick Roux
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E:Hi Richard,
A:Hozit Richard,
E:I am no culture fundi, but this might be interresting.
A:Ek is nie 'n kultuur fundi nie, maar hierdie kan interresant wees.
Afrikaans sentence structure works a bit different than that of
English as I noted when I wanted to make the following statement:
I will try to keep the sentence structure the same to allow you to
match English and Afrikaans words. This might make the English look a
bit funny though.
A:Ek sal probeer om die sin struktuur dieselfde te hou om jou toe te
laat om Afrikaans en Engelse woorde bymekaar te pas. Dit mag dalk die
Engels 'n bietjie snaaks laat lyk.
E:I will try to the sentence structure the same to keep to you allow
to Afrikaans and English words together to match. That might maybe the
English a bit funny let look.
E:OK, lets forget about that idea.
A:OK, kom ons vergeet van daardie idee.
E:It's rather interresting that one can use both English and Afrikaans
on a daily basis and never notice that the two languages are so
completely different.
A:Dis nogal interresant dat 'n mens Engels en Afrikaans op 'n daaglike
basis kan gebruik sonder om agter the kom dat die twee tale so totaal
en al verskil.
E:If you want you may eMail me and I will translate your message
before sending it back to you. I will also give you some updates on
South African News happenings or some snippets from our history if you
are interrested.
A:As jy wil kan jy my eMail en ek sal jou bootskap vertaal voordat ek
dit vir jou terug stuur. Ek sal jou ook op hoogte hou met nuus gebeure
in Suid Afrika of stukkies van ons geskiedenis as jy belang stel.
E:Do not expect to more that one or two eMail's a week though.
A:Moet egter nie meer as een of twee eMails 'n week verwag nie.
E:A bit about myself. I am a 26 year old male. My family is Afrikaans.
I went to a mixed Afrikaans/English school, speak mostly English at
work and have a Portuguese girlfriend.
A:'n Bietjie omtrend myself. Ek is 'n 26 jaarige man. My familie is
Afrikaans. Ek het 'n gemengde Afrikaans/Engelse skool bygewoon, praat
meestal Engels by die werk en het 'n Portugeese meisie.
E:Later, Nick
A:Later, Nick
mailto:Roux...@Lilly.Com
http://www.oocities.org/siliconvalley/lakes/9011/
PS:I am not going to attempt to spell check this in either English or
Afrikaans, so I suppose a couple of errors might slip thru.
On 2 Jun 1997 21:43:51 GMT, "Richard McRae"
wrote:
> Hi! I am looking for some SA and/or Afrikaaner slang or
> everyday phrases. I am from America, and I am afraid that
> I don't know much about the culture, but I would love to learn
> as much as I can. The differences in expressions is also
> very facinating to me, but cheifly it is to be used in email
> correspondence. I have a very good friend who lives in SA,
> and I would like to be able to use some of the SA slang and
> phrases. If any of you could help me out, I know a _little_
> Afrikaaner. I would appreciate translations, as languages are
> my poor suit. Since talking to my friend I have felt that the
> SA accent is very beautiful. Pretty much the whole culture
> fascinates me. Well, I have rambled long enough. Thanks
> in advance!
>
> P.S. I LOVED the post telling about what different words
> meant to Africans and Americans.
> EX: Globe=lightbulb
> Dam=Lake
>
> --
> Richard McRae -
> -------------------------
> This is a shameless advertisement for my website:
> VISIT IT!!! YOU WILL LIKE IT!!! The home of the One and Only
> Original Psychic Web-Page.
> http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Acropolis/3702
> -------------------------
> If you don't know how to reply by now, I'M not going to
> tell you.....
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| Re: SLANG [boodskap #9744 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #9665] |
Sun, 08 June 1997 00:00 |
Darrin Speegle
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Nick Roux wrote:
> On 2 Jun 1997 21:43:51 GMT, "Richard McRae"
> wrote:
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>> Hi! I am looking for some SA and/or Afrikaaner slang or
>> everyday phrases. I am from America, and I am afraid that
>> I don't know much about the culture, but I would love to learn
>> as much as I can. The differences in expressions is also
>> very facinating to me, but cheifly it is to be used in email
>> correspondence. I have a very good friend who lives in SA,
>> and I would like to be able to use some of the SA slang and
>> phrases. If any of you could help me out, I know a _little_
>> Afrikaaner. I would appreciate translations, as languages are
>> my poor suit. Since talking to my friend I have felt that the
>> SA accent is very beautiful. Pretty much the whole culture
>> fascinates me. Well, I have rambled long enough. Thanks
>> in advance!
>
Richard,
Check out
http://www.mainstreet.t5.com/
it is sure to give you many chuckles!
Darrin.
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