help! Translation Afrikaans-English needed

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help! Translation Afrikaans-English needed

Postby aksel07 » 2008-01-26, 11:19

Hi!
I'm reading a book for children in Afrikaans but i really don't understand some words (i don't find them even in a dictionary). Can someone help me??

- van 'n moewiese saal
- .. en sowaar as nannies, ja, sowaar as vet, my sussie kou net daar 'n gat regdeur haar bed. (is the first part a pun? In the dictionary i found only the expression 'so waar as vet')
- ..eers toe di tandarts sussie se tande kom wys (what does 'wys' mean in this sentence? Does it mean 'show'?)

Thanks in advance!

Aksel

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Re: help! Translation Afrikaans-English needed

Postby Lewell » 2008-03-06, 9:24

Hey
ok "van n mowiese saal" You need to give me the whole sentence. Mowiese/Masive and "saal" have two meanings,hall or saddle.
Yep "wys" mean show. Again i need a longer sentence.




aksel07 wrote:Hi!
I'm reading a book for children in Afrikaans but i really don't understand some words (i don't find them even in a dictionary). Can someone help me??

- van 'n moewiese saal
- .. en sowaar as nannies, ja, sowaar as vet, my sussie kou net daar 'n gat regdeur haar bed. (is the first part a pun? In the dictionary i found only the expression 'so waar as vet')
- ..eers toe di tandarts sussie se tande kom wys (what does 'wys' mean in this sentence? Does it mean 'show'?)

Thanks in advance!

Aksel

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Re: help! Translation Afrikaans-English needed

Postby andre » 2008-03-26, 20:36

aksel07 wrote:Hi!
I'm reading a book for children in Afrikaans but i really don't understand some words (i don't find them even in a dictionary). Can someone help me??

- van 'n moewiese saal


Slang Afrikaans for very big.

- .. en sowaar as nannies, ja, sowaar as vet, my sussie kou net daar 'n gat regdeur haar bed. (is the first part a pun? In the dictionary i found only the expression 'so waar as vet')


Old Afrikaans expressions, seldom used now. You're right, it should be "so waar" (two words) in both cases.
- ..eers toe di tandarts sussie se tande kom wys (what does 'wys' mean in this sentence? Does it mean 'show'?)


Yes, it means show. I assume that "my sussie" (my little sister) had toothache, and the dentist pulled the achy tooth (or teeth)


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