User:Pi Delport/Task list
- afskuwelik (hideous, grotesque)
- almal, elkeen (all of them, every one, everyone/everybody)
- arbeid (labor, work)
- asem (breath, breathe)
- baba (baby)
- baie (lots, very, much)
- bak
- bakgat
- bar (crude)
- bedruk
- begryp (understand, grasp), begrip (understanding, grasp), begripsvermoeë/begripsvermoë (ability to understand)
- behoorlik (properly)
- bekeer (repent), bekering (repentance)
- belowe (promise)
- bereid (willing)
- betaal (pay), betaling (payment)
- beteuel
- beton (concrete)
- bewaar (conserve, preserve), bewaring (conservation, preservation)
- bewus (knowing, aware), bewussyn (consciousness), bewustelik (conscious), bewusteloos (unconscious)
- bietjie (slightly, a little bit)
- bladsy (page)
- blatjang
- bliksem
- blom (flower)
- bobotie
- boeppens/boepens, boep
- boete (fine)
- boos (malevolent, evil)
- brandmerk, gebrandmerk (brand)
- brom, brommer
- bros (brittle, crumbly)
- buit (bait, benefit?)
- buite (outside), buitendien (besides (conversationally))
- bydra (contribute, bydrag (contribution)
- dê
- diens, bedien (service, serve)
- dof (dim)
- dom (dumb)
- dompel (dunk crudely)
- doos (box, cunt)
- dwaal, dwalende
- eerlik, eerlikheid
- ellende, ellendig, ellendige
- flou, (dim, weak, dilute)
- gaaf (kind, nice)
- gat (hole, ass), gatvol (fed up, tired of)
- gemors (junk, waste), gemorskos (junkfood)
- gesels (chat, talk), gesellig (homely), geselskap/geselsskap (fellowship)
- gesprek (conversation, talk)
- geweld (violence)
- gewoonte (habit)
- gooi (throw)
- goor (unpleasant, disagreeable)
- graaf (shovel, spade)
- haai (shark)
- hardloop (run)
- huiwer (hesitate, waver)
- kaap (cape), (hijack)
- karfoefel
- keper
- kletter (clatter, as of chains)
- klouter (clamber, scamper, scramble)
- knaap (lad)
- knap (tidy, neat?)
- knoei
- knor (grumble, growl)
- koester (care for, tend to)
- kolk, kolkend
- kosbaar (precious, valuable)
- krag (power, force)
- kwes (injure or wound non-fatally), kwesbaar (vulnerable), kwessie (issue, matter, question of)
- lelik (ugly)
- letsel (scar)
- likkewaan (lizard)
- loer (peep)
- lol [1]
- maal (grind, mince, churn), malend (churning, twisting, turning, as of violent weather sea or wind)
- maaltyd (meal)
- maklik (easy), gemaklik (comfortable)
- mal (mad), malligheid (madness), malle, malhuis
- metaal (metal)
- misdaad (crime)
- misgis (misjudge, or make a mistake)
- misluk (fail), mislukking (failure)
- mistroostig
- moeilik (difficult), moeilikheid (trouble, difficulty), moeite (effort, trouble)
- moeg
- moes
- moker (pummell, beat up)
- mos
- musiek (music)
- nar (clown)
- naar (nauseated, queasy, sickish) (unpleasant, offensive)
- navors (research (verb)), navorsing (research (noun)), navorser (researcher)
- neuk/neek, verneuk/verneek
- omstandighede (surroundings, conditions)
- ontdooi (thaw)
- oop (open)
- opdrag (command)
- padda (frog)
- pateties (pathetic), pateet (pathetic person)
- peuter
- peusel (nibble)
- piesang (banana)
- pikkewyn (penguin)
- pletter (be crashed or smashed utterly), neerpletter
- plooi (wrinkle)
- praat (talk)
- pragtig, prag
- pronk (show off, flaunt)
- pruik (wig)
- pyl (arrow)
- ratel
- regtig (really)
- regverdig (just, fair), onregverdig (unjust, unfair)
- reken (reckon, compute), rekenaar (computer)
- roof (rob, steal, rooftog (robbery)
- rou (raw)
- ruik (to smell)
- se (possessive particle)
- sê (say)
- sierlik (elegant, graceful)
- skilpad (tortoise, turtle)
- skoenlapper (butterfly)
- skottel (dish)
- skut (shot (person))
- slag (slaughter)
- sloer (move, act, or happen slothfully, without enthusiasm)
- slordig (untidy, messy)
- slu, sluwe
- sondebok (culprit)
- sopstorie (sob story)
- spog (to proudly exhibit)
- standpunt (standpoint)
- stem (voice, vote)
- stout (naughty)
- strik (trap, snare)
- strompel (stagger (walk))
- stront (crap)
- struikel (stumble)
- stry (argue), stryd (conflict, battle)
- stuifmeel (pollen)
- sweer (swear) (boil/sore, abscess)
- telkens (often)
- tjank, getjank
- toe (closed, stupid)
- vennoot (associate or partner, in business)
- verruklik (extremely attractive/delicious/enjoyable)
- versamel (collect), versameling (collection)
- verstaan (understand), verstand (understanding), misverstand (misunderstanding)
- verwar (confuse), verward (confused), verwarring (confusion)
- vestig (establish)
- vlak (shallow, plane)
- vlink, vlinkdink
- vlooi (flea)
- voeter
- volwaardig (truly, really) (fully-fledged)
- vrees (fear), vreeslik (fearful, very)
- vreet (feed, eat (animals), or eat gluttonously (humans), vraat (glutton)
- vrek (die, dead), gevrek (indolent, slothful, lazy)
- vroetel
- vrot (rotten)
- vyand (enemy)
- waansin (insane), waansinnig (insanity)
- waarskynlik (probably), waarskynlikheid (probability)
- weer (again), weereens, alweer (once again, yet again)
- weermag (army)
- witwarm (white-hot)
Afrikaans sources
[edit]English words to translate
[edit]- Wiktionary:Translations of the Week
- Wiktionary:Frequency lists
- Wiktionary:Swadesh lists for Afrikaans and Dutch
- Category:100 English basic words, Category:200 English basic words, Category:1000 English basic words