Can you answer these questions?
1) Is "boks" (box) an Afrikaans word?
2) What is "podcast" in Afrikaans?
3) What is the longest Afrikaans word?
4) Why is "bliksem" a swearword?
5) How many Afrikaans words are used throughout the world? And what are they?
2006-12-14 11:33:54 · 12 answers · asked by Porgie 7 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Yes, lets try:
1. BOKS is accepted Afrikaans. ONLY the pretentious use doos/kartondoos
2. Would love to see the word for PODCAST. There will be one, there is a committee that 'creates' new techncal jargon as it appears. Used to work with one of the guys on the committee.
3. Kafferwaatlemoenkonfytbotteldeksel is one word, and possibly the longest. It refer to the cap of the jam made of a specific african melon.
4. Bliksem is not really a swearword. It is a KRAGWOORD. Somwhere in the same area ad DONDER
5. I have no clue, but everyone seems to know AARDVARK
2006-12-14 16:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well I hope so, I've been speeking Afrikaans all my life & got some awards in school for the subject.... lets give it a try, lol
1. Yes, boks is the afrikaans word for a box or it can be used as the sport boxing: box
2. don't think there is a afrikaans word for podcast... lol
3. :-( ek weet regtig nie
4. entlik is dit nie 'n vloek woord nie, It actully means very fast or in afrkaans: to be mad at someone :-)
5. Lekker, braai, some swearwords, ohh hel vrikkadel - lol
hope I did ok :-) jesse ;)
2006-12-16 05:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
On nr 5: apart from the mentioned trek and aardvark, there are also wildebeest (old Afrikaans), springbok, koppie, fynbos, rooibos (the tea), duiker (the antelope), snoek (I think), dassie (limited international use; some also call it a hyrax), Boer, Afrikaner, Afrikaans.
Then there are those mainly used in Southern Africa (often by not only Afrikaans speakers), and for which there is no real translation, like: braai (not quite the same as a BBQ), droewors, biltong, boerewors, lekker, sommer, nogal.
I'll probably think of more. You got my mind going on this now.
2006-12-15 04:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by Vango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answers to any of your questions, but I do know that when Jim Reeves was alive back in the early 60's he recorded alot of music in Afrikaans because he was really popular in South Africa. And you did spell it correctly.
2006-12-14 19:43:54 · answer #4 · answered by Nelly Wetmore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ashley A you are another woord for "boks" hahaha
African and Afrikaans are not the same jou ou Engelse wyfiehond!
2006-12-15 08:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by waygook 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
HEHE...not anymore!
1) I dunno...we all use 'boks' as slang!
2) doesn't 'podcast' stay the same?
3)Longest word? AH, me not know!
4) who knows, but it's funny!
5) I know of 'trek' used by everyone in the world! That's all I know of! hehe
2006-12-14 20:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thought I knew my Afrikaans,until I read your question!!!!
2006-12-15 03:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly enough the one word that was widely used and really gave us a bad rap was Apartheid anyway thank goodness it's history now.
Bliksem is quite acceptable and not a swear word.
2006-12-15 06:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL! waygook you made me laugh tonight!
My afrikaans is swak!
2006-12-16 17:17:35 · answer #9 · answered by glynis18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got me on all 5
2006-12-15 01:41:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋