2006-10-18 21:54:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You mean 'Baie Dankie'.. It's 'Thank you' in Afrikaans.
'Baie Dankie' is pronounced very similar to 'buy a donkey'
2006-10-18 21:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by amzalama 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Buy A Donkey
2016-11-13 11:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by mozie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not South African but I have many friends from S. Africa and what sounds like "Buy a donkey" to us actually means "Thank you" in Afrikaans.
2006-10-18 22:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by BarbKor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A donkey is a must have fashion accessory in South Africa. Perhaps they were just concerned you weren't keeping up with current fashion trends.
2006-10-18 21:57:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe having a donkey cures AIDS. They assume everyone has AIDS there. Its the AIDS capital of the world.
2006-10-18 22:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by instant M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Means thankyou. not quite buy a donkey. baie dankey
2006-10-18 21:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They wanted to sell you a donkey !
2006-10-18 21:58:23 · answer #7 · answered by SilverSurfer 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hahahahahaha ok then buy a donkey!
2006-10-19 04:33:41 · answer #8 · answered by cactus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good
2006-10-18 22:02:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny! Thanks for the laugh.
BTW it's pronounced closer to "dunkie" than "donkey".
2006-10-18 22:06:17 · answer #10 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋