Andre from South Africa presents: "The Afrikaner Language Thread"

Sander   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:21 GMT
=>But remember this happened over a span of 300 years<=

Yes...tell me is humour inexistent in South-Africa ?!
andre in south africa   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:24 GMT
Yes Sander we have humour and did catch what you meant :))

So relax!!!
Sander   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:31 GMT
Hahahaha....yes well its getting late here (22.30) better go in the direction of my bed.
evil nerd   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:35 GMT
And next time, Sander, be sure to use a spell ckecker and a grammar book.
Sander   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:39 GMT
evil nerd,

And why would I do that?!
Sander   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:42 GMT
evil nerd,

And whats a "ckecker" ?!
Sander   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:43 GMT
Anyway...

Goodnight / Goedennacht
andre in south africa   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:44 GMT
evil nerd

Leave Sander alone :(

incidently, could you explain to us what a *spell ckecker* is?
andre in south africa   Saturday, April 09, 2005, 20:45 GMT
lekker slaap sander goeienag
evil nerd   Sunday, April 10, 2005, 05:55 GMT
A spell ckecker is what Sander currently uses to check his spelling.
Travis   Sunday, April 10, 2005, 06:03 GMT
You don't mean to ckeck his spelling, do you?
Sander   Sunday, April 10, 2005, 07:55 GMT
Whaaghgrr......Goodmorning....goeie 's morreges (s'morgens)

I had the biggest nightmare ever...someone must have wished my goodnight in Afrikaans.....

Anyway....Evil Nerd in the future when you have a problem just say it and don't twist around it....

Andre,

Could you explain the verb endings in the futur tense and past tense

So...I am going to school next week.
You are
He is
etc.

And...I have went to school last year.
You have
He has
etc.

In Afrikaans of course.....oh...please ;)
andre in south africa   Sunday, April 10, 2005, 08:32 GMT
Goeiemore Sander


I am going to school next week. = Ek gaan volgende week skool toe.
You are = Jy gaan.....
He is = Hy gaan.... Sy gaan.... Ons gaan etc.
etc.

And...I have went to school last year. = Ek het verlede jaar skool toe gegaan
You have = Jy het verlede jaar skool toe gegaan.
He has = Hy het....
And so on
Tyrone   Sunday, April 10, 2005, 08:48 GMT
Andre, thanks for your post! I spent July-December 2004 living and studying in Pietermartizburg, KZN. I'm an American of multiracial background, so whenever i found myself in Durbs or Cape Town people would automatically assume I was a coloured and speak to me in Afrikaans, particularly in Bo-kaap =).

Where are you from in SA?
andre in south africa   Sunday, April 10, 2005, 08:51 GMT
Tyrone

Yeh, could imagine that would happen!!

I live in Bloemfontein