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| 1. | werk |
Ek sal liewer bedank as vir hom werk.
I would rather quit than work under him. |
| 2. | lewe |
Die manier waarop sy lewe kortgeknip is, is tragies.
The way his life was cut short is tragic. |
| 3. | mense |
Daar is mense van baie verskillende rasse wat in Amerika woon.
There are people of many different races living in America. |
| 4. | wag |
Hoe lank moet ons wag?
How long should we wait? |
| 5. | altyd |
I het altyd gewonder of jy gaan terug kom.
I always wondered if you'd come back., I always wondered whether you'd come back. |
| 6. | voor |
Ek is nie die Christus nie, maar ek is voor Hom uitgestuur.
I am not the Christ but I am sent ahead of him. |
| 7. | tot |
Die skade is tot 'n minimum beperk.
The damage was held to a minimum. |
| 8. | nooit |
Ek was nog nooit self daar nie.
I have never been there myself. |
| 9. | bietjie |
Tom was 'n bietjie gegril deur dit.
Tom was a bit freaked out by it. |
| 10. | help |
Daarbenewens kan ek jou nie help nie.
Beyond that I cannot help you. |
| 11. | wou |
Sy wou wegkom van die alledaagse lewe.
She wanted to get away from everyday life. |
| 12. | almal |
Sy vertel haar verhaal van ellende aan almal wat sy ontmoet.
She tells her tale of misery to everyone she meets. |
| 13. | mag |
Mag ek na die spyskaart kyk?
May I look at the menu? |
| 14. | terug |
Welkom terug.
Welcome back. |
| 15. | hê |
Ons wil graag hê jy moet by ons maatskappy aansluit.
We would like you to join our company. |
| 16. | asseblief |
Champagne, asseblief.
Champagne, please. |
| 17. | dood |
Die man het haar aangeval met die doel om haar dood te maak.
The man attacked her with the intention of killing her. |
| 18. | iemand |
Iemand het Tom vermoor.
Somebody killed Tom. |
| 19. | ken |
Tom het 'n dubbele ken.
Tom has a double chin. |
| 20. | liefde |
Liefde is die essensie van die lewe.
Loving is the essence of life. |
| 21. | vra |
Gaan voort en vra Tom.
Go ahead and ask Tom. |
| 22. | lyk |
Dit lyk waardeloos.
It seems worthless. |
| 23. | mooi |
Al die dorpe was mooi.
All the villages were beautiful. |
| 24. | gesê |
Dit kan van die mensdom as geheel gesê word.
That can be said of mankind at large. |
| 25. | saam |
Tom en Maria knik albei saam.
Tom and Mary both nod in agreement. |
| 26. | tyd |
Van tyd tot tyd bel hy my nog.
He still rings me from time to time. |
| 27. | twee |
Felipe het twee motors en een motorfiets.
Felipe has two cars and one bike., Felipe has two cars and one motorcycle. |
| 28. | vrou |
Die goeie vrou maak 'n sop.
The good woman is making a soup. |
| 29. | miskien |
Miskien was ek te hard op Tom.
Perhaps I was too harsh on Tom. |
| 30. | gedoen |
Ek sal doen wat gedoen moet word.
I'll do what must be done. |
| 31. | seker |
Tom is seker Marie se kêrel.
Tom must be Mary's boyfriend. |
| 32. | elke |
Ek werk elke dag hard by 'n hotel.
I work hard at a hotel every day. |
| 33. | hoor |
Ek wil nie van hulle hoor nie.
I don't want to hear about them. |
| 34. | los |
Hy het gesê: "Los my alleen!"
He said: "Leave me alone!" |
| 35. | môre |
Kan jy my môre dieselfde tyd wakker maak?
Could you wake me up at the same time tomorrow? |
| 36. | luister |
Luister jy na my?
Are you listening to me? |
| 37. | speel |
Bob en Maria speel die blokfluit.
Bob and Mary play the recorder. |
| 38. | mens |
'n Mens kan nie die verlede uitvee nie.
One cannot erase the past. |
| 39. | huis |
Ek wil nie huis toe gaan nie.
I don't want to go home. |
| 40. | reg |
Almal het die reg om te lewe.
Everyone has a right to live. |
| 41. | ag |
Ag, ek was voorheen hier!
Ah, I have been here before! |
| 42. | gesien |
Ek het hom maar een keer gesien.
I saw him but once. |
| 43. | lief |
Maria is lief vir Kung Fu.
Mary loves kung fu. |
| 44. | staan |
Waarvoor staan VN?
What does UN stand for? |
| 45. | vind |
Vind uit alles wat jy kan oor haar.
Find out all you can about her. |
| 46. | groot |
Tom is regtig groot.
Tom is really big. |
| 47. | probeer |
Ek het jou probeer bel, maar ek kon nie.
I tried to call you but I couldn't. |
| 48. | jaar |
Hulle huwelik het verlede jaar opgebreek.
Their marriage broke up last year. |
| 49. | voel |
Ek weet hoe jy oor haar voel.
I know how you feel about her. |
| 50. | glo |
Ek glo in vriendskap.
I believe in friendship. |
| 51. | seun |
Augustus is my geliefde seun.
Augustus is my most beloved son. |
| 52. | soek |
Tom weet nie waarvoor Mary soek nie.
Tom doesn't know what Mary is looking for. |
| 53. | daardie |
Daardie voorval het reg voor hom gebeur.
That incident happened right in front of him. |
| 54. | want |
Maak hulle dood, want die Here ken die wat syne is.
Kill them, for the Lord knows those who are His. |
| 55. | verstaan |
Ek verstaan nou.
I understand now. |
| 56. | naam |
Iemand het my naam in die donker geroep.
Somebody called my name in the dark. |
| 57. | af |
Kom ons sit die televisie af.
Let's turn off the television. |
| 58. | hart |
Duitsland is in die hart van Europa.
Germany is at the heart of Europe. |
| 59. | ma |
Sy ken jou ma baie goed.
She knows your mother very well. |
| 60. | beter |
Tom beter dit nie gedoen het nie.
Tom had better not do that. |
| 61. | sonder |
Tom het daarin geslaag om die werk sonder enige hulp te voltooi.
Tom managed to finish the work without any help. |
| 62. | teen |
Hierdie werk moet teen Maandag klaar wees.
This work has to be finished by Monday. |
| 63. | natuurlik |
Jy kan natuurlik doen wat okal jy wil doen.
You can do whatever you want to, of course., You can do whatever you want to do, of course. |
| 64. | meneer |
Jy mag nou maar gaan meneer.
You can go now, sir. |
| 65. | eerste |
Dit is die eerste keer dat ek hier is.
This is the first time that I have been here. |
| 66. | onder |
Hierdie gewoonte word stewig gevestig onder die Japannese.
This custom has become firmly established among the Japanese. |
| 67. | ou |
Tom is 'n verskriklike sjarmante ou.
Tom is an extremely charming guy. |
| 68. | plek |
Bly weg van daardie plek.
Stay away from that place. |
| 69. | vriend |
Hou jou vriend van tee?
Does your friend like tea? |
| 70. | gelukkig |
Ek is baie gelukkig in Georgië.
I'm very happy in Georgia., I am very happy in Georgia. |
| 71. | moes |
Ek moes Warskou verlaat en êrens anders woon.
I had to leave Warsaw and make my living somewhere else. |
| 72. | geweet |
Sy het voorgegee dat sy niks daarvan geweet het nie.
She pretended that she knew nothing about it. |
| 73. | baas |
My baas was tevrede met wat ek gedoen het.
My boss was satisfied with what I did. |
| 74. | nuwe |
Hy het 'n nuwe formule uitgewerk.
He worked out a new formula. |
| 75. | wêreld |
Ons moet saamwerk om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.
We need to work together in order to make the world a better place. |
| 76. | niemand |
Ek sal niemand van haar vertel nie.
I won't tell anyone about her. |
| 77. | hoekom |
Hoekom was ek verban?
Why was I banned? |
| 78. | gebruik |
Hy het voortgegaan om te demonstreer hoe om die masjien te gebruik.
He went on to demonstrate how to use the machine. |
| 79. | vader |
My vader is besig.
My dad is busy., My father is busy. |
| 80. | drink |
Ek wil niks hê om te drink nie.
I don't want anything to drink. |
| 81. | bring |
Dit sal enige iemand in die verleentheid bring.
This would embarrass anyone. |
| 82. | vandag |
Dit is winderig vandag.
It's windy today., It is windy today. |
| 83. | slaap |
Die geluid het my slaap versteur.
The noise disturbed my sleep. |
| 84. | dalk |
Dalk moet ek nie so verdag wees nie.
Maybe I shouldn't be so suspicious. |
| 85. | leer |
Tom leer 'n nuwe tegniek.
Tom is learning a new technique. |
| 86. | alle |
Met alle respek.
With all due respect. |
| 87. | gedink |
Ek het gedink ek kan dit telefonies regstel.
I thought I could settle it by phone. |
| 88. | kind |
Ons het gaan kamp toe ek 'n kind was.
We used to go camping when I was a kid. |
| 89. | lees |
Kan jy my brief lees en die foute korrigeer, as daar is.
Would you read my letter and correct the mistakes, if any? |
| 90. | pa |
My pa het onlangs na Japan teruggekeer.
My father has recently returned to Japan. |
| 91. | dae |
In daardie dae het hy alleen in die huis gewoon.
In those days, he lived in the house alone. |
| 92. | gehad |
Hy het hoofpyn gehad.
He had a headache. |
| 93. | oë |
U moet u oë teen direkte sonlig beskerm.
You should protect your eyes from direct sunlight. |
| 94. | gekom |
Dit was Jane wat eerste gekom het.
It was Jane who came first. |
| 95. | kinders |
Alby kinders was gestraf.
Both children were punished. |
| 96. | klein |
Ja 'n klein bietjie.
Yes, a little bit. |
| 97. | watter |
Watter voorwerpe is in die kamer?
Which objects are in the room? |
| 98. | hoop |
Ek hoop regtig dat ek egte Chinese kan praat.
I really hope that I can speak authentic Chinese. |
| 99. | pas |
Hierdie bout pas hierdie moer.
This bolt fits this nut. |
| 100. | laaste |
Die laaste keer dat ek haar geroep het, het sy my gesê dat sy Italië toe wil terugkeer.
The last time I called her she told me that she wants to get back to Italy. |
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