Afrikaans
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AFRIKAANS
pronunciation afrikaans
Vowels Consonants
introduction
Symbol English sound Symbol English sound
You don t need to look hard for evidence of Afrikaans in English: aardvark, the
arunb bed
name of a termite-eating mammal native to Africa, is one of the first words in
aa father ch cheat
any English dictionary. English has also borrowed the Afrikaans words commando
and trek, among others. Afrikaans (Afrikaans a�free�kans) belongs to the Germanic
ai aisle d dog
branch of the Indo-European language family  just like English. It s closely related
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to the 17th-century Dutch brought to South Africa from 1652 onward, when The
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Dutch East India Company established the first European settlement at the Cape
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of Good Hope. Afrikaans derives from the dialect that developed among these
settlers, most of whom were from the Netherlands. Until the late 19th century,
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Afrikaans was considered a Dutch dialect and was known as  Cape Dutch 
as the  ch in the
eu nurse kh in fact, it wasn t until 1925 that it became one of the official languages of South
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Africa. Today, it s the first language of some six million people, and is spoken in
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Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia as well as South Africa.
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afrikaans (native language) afrikaans (generally understood)
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DEMOCRATIC
TANZANIA
Luanda
REPUBLIC
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Malawi
(ZA�RE)
COMOROS
oo poorr run (trilled) MALAWI
ANGOLA
MAYOT TE
ZAMBIA Lilongwe
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Lusaka
MOZAMBIQUE
uputsh shot Kariba
Harare
uh ago t top
ZIMBABWE
NAMIBIA
In this chapter, the Afrikaans v very
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BOTSWANA
pronunciation is given in blue
Windhoek
w win Tshwane
after each phrase. Gaborone
MADAGASCAR
(Pretoria)
y yes
Maputo
Mbabane
Each syllable is separated by a
SWAZILAND
z zero
S O U T H
dot, and the syllable stressed in
I N D I A N
Bloemfontein
Maseru
each word is italicised.
A T L A N T I C
zh pleasure LESOTHO
SOUTH O C E A N
For example:
O C E A N
AFRICA
0 500 km
Cape Town
Dankie. dang�kee 0 250 mi
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AFRIKAANS  pronunciation
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numbers
language difficulties
0 nul neul 16 sestien ses�teen
1 een eyn 17 sewentien sey�vin�teen
Do you speak English?
2 twee twey 18 agtien akh�teen
Praat jy Engels? praat yay eng�ils
3 drie dree 19 negentien ney�khin�teen
Do you understand?
4 vier feer 20 twintig twin�tikh
5 vyf fayf 21 een en twintig eyn en twin�tikh
Verstaan jy? vir�staan yay
6 ses ses 22 twee en twintig twey en twin�tikh
I (don t) understand.
7 sewe see�vi 30 dertig der�tikh
Ek verstaan (nie). ek vir�staan (nee)
8 agt akht 40 veertig feyr�tikh
9 nege ney�khi 50 vyftig fayf�tikh
Could you please & ? Kan jy asseblief & ? kan yay a�si�bleef &
10 tien teen 60 sestig ses�tikh
repeat that dit herhaal dit her�haal
11 elf elf 70 sewentig sey�vin�tikh
speak more slowly stadiger praat staa�di�khir praat
12 twaalf twaalf 80 tagtig takh�tikh
write it down dit neerskryf dit neyr�skrayf
13 dertien der�teen 90 negentig ney�khin�tikh
14 veertien feyr�teen 100 honderd hon�dirt
15 vyftien fayf�teen 1000 duisend day�sint
time, dates & numbers
What time is it? Hoe laat is dit? hu laat is dit
It s one o clock. Dis een-uur. dis eyn�ewr
It s (two) o clock. Dis (twee-)uur. dis (twey�)ewr
Quarter past (one). Kwart oor (een). kwart oor (eyn)
Half past (one). Half (twee). half (twey)
border crossing
Quarter to (eight). Kwart voor (agt). kwart voor (akht)
At what time & ? Hoe laat & ? hu laat &
I m here & Ek is hier & ek is heer &
At & Om & om &
in transit onderweg on�dir�wekh
It s (15 December). Dis (vyftien Desember). dis (fayf�teen dey�sem�bir)
on business vir besigheid fir bey�sikh�hayt
yesterday gister khis�tir
on holiday met vakansie met fi�kan�see
today vandag fin�dakh
I m here for & Ek is hier vir & ek is heer fir &
tomorrow m�re mo�ri
(10) days (tien) dae (teen) daa�i
Monday Maandag maan�dakh
(three) weeks (drie) weke (dree) vey�ki
Tuesday Dinsdag dins�dakh
(two) months (twee) maande (twey) maan�di
Wednesday Woensdag wuns�dakh
I m going to (Johannesburg).
Thursday Donderdag don�ir�dakh
Ek gaan na (Johannesburg). ek khaan naa (yu�ha�nis�birkh)
Friday Vrydag vray�dakh
Saturday Saterdag sa�tir�dakh I m staying at the (Ritz).
Sunday Sondag son�dakh Ek bly in die (Ritz). ek blay in dee (rits)
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AFRIKAANS  language difficulties
How much is it to & ?
tickets
Hoeveel kos dit na & ? hu�fil kos dit naa &
Please take me to (this address).
A & ticket Een & kaartjie eyn & kaar�kee
Neem my asseblief na (hierdie adres). neym may a�si�bleef naa (heer�dee a�dres)
(to Cape Town), please. (na Kaapstad), asseblief. (naa kaap�stat) a�si�bleef
I d like to hire a car/4WD (with air conditioning).
one-way eenrigting eyn�rikh�ting
Ek wil  n motor/4-by-4 ek vil i moo�tir/feer�bay�feer
return retoer ri�tur
(met lugre�ling) huur. (met likh�rey�ling) hewr
I d like to & my Ek wil my kaartjie, ek vil may kaar�kee
How much is it for (three) days/weeks?
ticket, please. asseblief & a�si�bleef &
Hoeveel kos dit vir (drie) dae/weke? hu�fil kos dit fir (dree) daa�i/vey�ki
cancel kanselleer kan�si�leyr
change verander fir�an�dir
directions
collect afhaal af�haal
I d like a (non)smoking seat, please.
Where s the Waar s die vaars dee
Ek wil asseblief  n ek vil a�si�bleef i
(nearest) & ? (naaste) & ? (naas�ti) &
(nie-)rook-sitplek hę. (nee�)rook�sit�plek he
internet caf� Internet-kafee in�tir�net�ka�fey
market mark mark
Is there a toilet/air conditioning?
Is daar  n toilet/lugre�ling? is daar i toy�let/likh�rey�ling
Is this the road to (Cape Town)?
How long does the trip take?
Is dit die pad na (Kaapstad)? is dit dee pat naa (kaap�stat)
Hoe lank neem die reis? hu langk neym dee rays
Can you show me (on the map)?
Is it a direct route?
Kan jy my (op die kaart) wys? kan yay may (op dee kaart) vays
Is dit  n direkte roete? is dit i dee�rek�ti ru�ti
What s the address?
Wat is die adres? vat is dee a�dres
How far is it?
transport
Hoe ver is dit? hu fer is dit
How do I get there?
Where does flight (MN367) arrive?
Hoe kom ek daar? hu kom ek daar
Waar kom vlug (MN367) aan? vaar kom flikh (em en dree ses sey�vi) aan
Turn left/right.
Where does flight (MN367) depart?
Draai links/regs. drai lings/rekhs
Waar vertrek vlug (MN367)? vaar fir�trek flikh (em en dree ses see�vi)
It s & Dis & dis &
How long will it be delayed?
behind & agter & akh�tir &
Hoe lank sal dit vertraag word? hu langk sal dit fir�traakh vort
in front of & voor & foor &
Is this the & Is dit die & is dit dee &
near (to) & naby & naa�bay &
to (Durban)? na (Durban)? naa (dir�ban)
next to & langs & langs &
boat boot boot
on the corner op die hoek op dee huk
bus bus bis
opposite & oorkant & oor�kant &
plane vliegtuig flikh�tayg
straight ahead reguit aan rekh�ayt aan
train trein trayn
there daar daar
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AFRIKAANS  tickets
accommodation banking & communications
Where s a & ? Waar s  n & ? vaars i &
I d like to & Ek wil asseblief & ek vil a�si�bleef &
camping ground kampeerplek kam�peyr�plek
arrange a transfer  n oorplasing re�l i oor�plaa�sing reyl
guesthouse gastehuis khas�ti�hays
cash a cheque  n tjek wissel i chek vi�sil
hotel hotel hu�tel
change a travellers  n reisigerstjek wissel i ray�si�khirs�chek vi�sil
youth hostel jeugtuiste yeykh�tays�ti
cheque
change money geld ruil khelt rayl
Can you recommend somewhere cheap/good?
withdraw money geld trek khelt trek
Kan jy  n goedkoop/goeie kan yay i khut�koop/khoy�i
plek aanbeveel? plek aan�bi�feyl
I want to & Ek wil asseblief & ek vil a�si�bleef &
I d like to book a room, please.
buy a phonecard  n foonkaart koop i foon�kaart koop
Ek wil  n kamer bespreek, asseblief. ek vil i kaa�mir bi�spreyk a�si�bleef
call (Singapore) (Singapoer) skakel (seeng�ga�pur) skaa�kil
I have a reservation.
reverse the  n kollekteeroproep i ko�lek�teyr�op�rup
Ek het  n bespreking. ek het i bi�sprey�king
charges maak maak
use a printer  n drukker gebruik i dri�kir khi�brayk
Do you have Het jy het yay
use the internet die Internet gebruik dee in�tir�net khi�brayk
a & room?  n & kamer? i & kaa�mir
single enkel eng�kil
How much is it per hour?
double dubbel di�bil
Hoeveel kos dit per uur? hu�fil kos dit pir ewr
twin dubbelkamer met di�bil�kaa�mir met
How much does a (three-minute) call cost?
twee enkelbeddens twey eng�kil�be�dins
Hoeveel kos  n oproep (van drie minute)? hu�fil kos i op�rup (fan dree mi�nee�ti)
(One rand/cent) per minute/hour.
(Een rand/sent) per minuut/uur. (eyn rant/sent) pir mi�newt/ewr
tours
How much is it per night/person?
When s the Wanneer is die va�nir is dee
Hoeveel kos dit per nag/ hu�fil kos dit pir nakh/
next & ? volgende & ? fol�khin�di &
persoon? pir�soon
day trip dagrit dakh�rit
tour toer tur
I d like to stay for (two) nights.
Ek wil vir (twee) nagte bly. ek vil fir (twey) nakh�ti blay
Is & included? Is & ingesluit? is & in�khi�slayt
What time is check-out?
accommodation verblyf fir�blayf
Hoe laat moet ek uit my hu laat mut ek ayt may
the admission die toegangsgeld dee tu�khangs�khelt
kamer wees? kaa�mir veys
charge
Am I allowed to camp here?
food kos kos
Mag ek hier kampeer? makh ek heer kam�peyr
transport vervoer fir�fur
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AFRIKAANS  accommodation
How long is the tour? Could you & ? Kan jy & ? kan yay &
Hoe lank is die toer? hu langk is dee tur burn a CD from  n CD van my i sey�dey fan may
my memory card geheuekaart brand khi�hee�i�kaart brant
What time should we be back?
develop this film hierdie film ontwikkel heer�dee fi�lim ont�vi�kil
Hoe laat sal ons terug wees? hu laat sal ons trig veys
making conversation
shopping
Hello. Hallo. ha�loh
I m looking for &
Good night. Goeienag. khoy�i�nakh
Ek soek na & ek suk naa &
Goodbye. Totsiens. tot�seens
I need film for this camera.
Mr Meneer mi�neyr
Ek het film vir my kamera nodig. ek het fi�lim vir may ka�mi�ra noo�dikh
Mrs Mevrou mi�froh
Can I listen to this?
Miss Juffrou yi�froh
Kan ek hierna luister? kan ek heer�naa lays�tir
How are you?
Can I have my & repaired?
Hoe gaan dit? hu khaan dit
Kan ek my & laat regmaak? kan ek may & laat rekh�maak
Fine, and you?
When will it be ready?
Goed dankie, en jy? khut dang�kee en yay
Wanneer sal dit rekh wees? va�nir sal dit rekh veys
What s your name?
How much is it?
Wat s jou naam? vats yoh naam
Hoeveel kos dit? hu�fil kos dit
My name s &
What s your lowest price?
My naam is & may naam is &
Wat is jou laagste prys? vat is yoh laakh�sti prays
I m pleased to meet you.
I ll give you (five) rand. Bly te kenne. blay ti ke�ni
Ek sal jou (vyf) rand gee. ek sal yoh (fayf) rant khey
This is my & Dit is my & dit is may &
There s a mistake in the bill.
boyfriend kęrel ke�ril
Daar s  n fout op die rekening. daars i foht op dee rey�ki�ning
brother broer brur
daughter dogter dokh�tir
It s faulty.
father pa paa
Dis stukkend. dis sti�kint
friend vriend m freend
I d like a & , please. Ek wil asseblief  n & ek vil a�si�bleef i &
vriendin f freen�din
receipt kwitansie hę kwi�tan�see he
girlfriend meisie may�see
refund my geld terug hę may khelt trikh he husband man man
mother ma maa
Do you accept & ? Aanvaar jy & ? aan�faar yay &
partner maat maat
credit cards kredietkaarte kri�deet�kaar�ti
sister suster sis�tir
debit cards debietkaarte di�beet�kaar�ti
son seun seyn
travellers cheques reisigerstjeks ray�si�khirs�cheks
wife vrou froh
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AFRIKAANS  shopping
Here s my & Hier s my & heers may & Could you prepare Kan julle  n maaltyd kan yi�li i maal�tayt
What s your & ? Wat s jou & ? vats yoh & a meal without & ? sonder & bedien? son�dir & bi�deen
address adres a�dres eggs eiers ay�irs
email address e-posadres ey�paws�a�dres meat stock vleisaftreksel flays�af�trek�sil
phone number foonnommer foon�no�mir
(cup of) coffee & (koppie) koffie & (ko�pee) ko�fee &
Where are you from?
(cup of) tea & (koppie) tee & (ko�pee) tey &
Waarvandaan kom jy? vaar�fan�daan kom yay
with milk met melk met melk
without sugar sonder suiker son�dir say�kir
I m from & Ek kom van & ek kom fan &
Australia Australi� oh�stra�lee�i
boiled water kookwater kook�vaa�tir
Canada Kanada ka�na�da
New Zealand Nieu-Seeland new�sey�lant
the UK Brittanje bri�tan�yi
the USA die VSA dee fey�es�aa
I m (not) married.
Ek s (nie) getroud (nie). eks (nee) khi�troht (nee)
Can I take a photo (of you)?
Kan ek  n foto (van jou) neem? kan ek i foo�tu (fan yoh) neym
emergencies
Help! Help! help
Call & ! Kry & ! kray &
an ambulance  n ambulans i am�bew�lans
a doctor  n dokter i dok�tir
the police die polisie dee pu�lee�see
eating out
Could you help me, please?
Kan jy my help, asseblief? kan yay may help a�si�bleef
Can you Kan jy  n & kan yay i &
I m lost.
recommend a & ? aanbeveel? aan�bi�feyl
Ek is verdwaal. ek is fir�dwaal
bar kroeg krukh
dish gereg khi�rekh
Where are the toilets?
place to eat eetplek eyt�plek
Waar is die toilette? vaar is dee toy�le�ti
I want to report an offence.
I d like & , please. Ek wil asseblief & hę. ek vil a�si�bleef & he
the bill die rekening dee rey�ki�ning Ek wil  n misdaad aanmeld. ek vil i mis�daat aan�melt
the menu die spyskaart dee spays�kaart
I have insurance.
a table for (two)  n tafel vir (twee) i taa�fil fir (twey)
Ek het versekering. ek het fir�sey�ki�ring
that dish daardie gereg daar�dee khi�rekh
I want to contact my consulate/embassy.
Do you have Het julle het yi�li
Ek wil my konsulaat/ ek vil may kon�sew�laat/
vegetarian food? vegetariese kos? fe�gee�taa�ree�si kos
ambassade kontak. am�ba�saa�di kon�tak
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AFRIKAANS  eating out
I ve been & Ek is & ek is &
english afrikaans dictionary
assaulted aangerand aan�khi�rant
raped verkrag fir�krakh
In this dictionary, words are marked as n (noun), a (adjective), v (verb), sg (singular), pl (plural), inf
robbed beroof bi�roof
(informal) and pol (polite) where necessary.
I ve lost my & Ek het my & verloor. ek het may & vir�loor
breakfast ontbyt awnt�bayt
My & was/were My & is gesteel. may & is khi�steyl
bronchitis bronchitis brawn�khee�tis
A
stolen.
accommodation akkommodasie a�kaw�maw�daa�see
A
bags bagasie bi�khaa�see adaptor adaptor i�dep�tir
C
after na naa
credit card kredietkaart kri�deet�kaart
caf� kafee ka�fey
airport lughawe leukh�haa�vi
handbag handsak hant�sak
cancel kanselleer kan�si�leyr
alcohol alkohol al�ku�hawl
can opener blikoopmaker blik�oop�maa�kir
jewellery juwele yu�vee�li all alle a�li
cash n kontant kawn�tant
allergy allergie a�ler�khee
money geld khelt
cell phone selfoon sel�foon
and en en
passport paspoort pas�poort
centre n sentrum sen�treum
ankle enkel eng�kil
cheap goedkoop khut�koop
antibiotics antibiotika an�tee�bee�oo�tee�ka
travellers reisigerstjeks ray�si�khirs�cheks
check (bill) rekening rey�ki�ning
anti-inflammatories anti-inflammatoriese middels
cheques
check-in n aanmeld aan�melt
an�tee�in�fla�ma�too�ree�si mi�dils
wallet beursie beyr�see chest bors bawrs
arm arm a�rim
child kind kint
aspirin aspirien as�pi�reen
cigarette sigaret see�kha�ret
asthma asma as�ma
city stad stat
ATM OTM oo�tey�em
medical needs
clean a skoon skoon
closed toe tu
codeine kode�en koo�dey�heen
B
Where s the Waar s die vaars dee
cold a koud koht
baby baba baa�ba
nearest & ? naaste & ? naas�ti & collect call kollekteeroproep kaw�lek�teyr�awp�rup
back (body) rug reukh
condom kondoom kawn�doom
dentist tandarts tant�arts
backpack rugsak reukh�sak
constipation hardlywigheid hart�lay�vikh�hayt
bad sleg slekh
doctor dokter dok�tir
contact lenses kontaklense kawn�tak�len�si
baggage claim bagasiebewys bi�khaa�see�bi�vays
hospital hospitaal hos�pee�taal cough n hoes hus
bank bank bank
currency exchange valutawinkel va�lew�ta�ving�kil
pharmacy apteek ap�teyk
bathroom badkamer bat�kaa�mir
customs (immigration) doeane du�haa�ni
battery battery ba�ti�ray
beautiful mooi moy
I need a doctor (who speaks English).
bed bed bet
Ek het  n dokter nodig (wat ek het i dok�tir noo�dikh (vat D
beer bier beer
Engels praat). eng�ils praat) dairy products suiwelprodukte soy�vil�pru�dik�ti
bees bye bay�i
dangerous gevaarlik khi�faar�lik
before voor foor
Could I see a female doctor?
date (time) datum daa�tim
bicycle fiets feets
day dag dakh
Kan ek  n vroulike dokter sien? kan ek i froh�li�ki dok�tir seen
big groot khroot
diaper doek duk
blanket kombers kawm�bers
It hurts here.
diarrhoea diarree dee�ha�rey
blood group bloedgroep blut�khrup
dinner aandete aant�ey�ti
bottle bottel baw�til
Dis hier seer. dis heer seyr
dirty vuil vayl
bottle opener botteloopmaker baw�til�oop�maa�kir
I m allergic to (penicillin). disabled gestremd khi�stremt
boy seun seyn
double bed dubbelbed di�bil�bet
brakes (car) remme re�mi
Ek s allergies vir (penisillien). eks a�ler�khees fir (pi�ni�si�leen)
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AFRIKAANS  medical needs
have het het
drink n drankie drang�kee love (romantic) v lief hę leef he
he hy hay P
drivers licence bestuurderslisensie bi�stewr�dirs�li�sen�see lunch middagete mi�dakh�ey�ti
head kop kawp
drug (illicit) dwelm dwe�lim
package pakkie pa�kee
headache hoofpyn hoof�payn
pain pyn payn
heart hart hart M
paper papier pa�peer
E heart condition harttoestand hart�tu�stant
man man man park (car) v parkeer par�keyr
heat n hitte hi�ti
ear oor oor matches vuurhoutjies vewr�hoh�kees passport paspoort pas�poort
here hier heer
east oos oos meat vleis vlays pay betaal bi�taal
high hoog hookh
economy class ekonomiese klas e�ku�noo�mee�si klas medicine medisyne mi�di�say�ni pen pen pen
highway hoofpad hoof�pat
elevator hysbak hays�bak message boodskap boot�skap petrol petrol pe�trawl
homosexual n homoseksueel hoo�mu�sek�see�heyl
EM
email n e-pos ey�paws mobile phone selfoon sel�foon pharmacy apteek ap�teyk
homosexual a homoseksuele hoo�mu�sek�see�hey�li
English (language) Engels eng�ils
month maand maant plate plaat plaat
hot warm va�rim
exchange rate wisselkoers vi�sil�kurs
morning oggend aw�khint postcard poskaart paws�kaart
hungry honger hawn�gir
exit n uitgang ayt�khang post office poskantoor paws�kan�toor
motorcycle motorfiets moo�tir�feets
expensive duur dewr pregnant swanger swang�ger
mouth mond mawnt
eye oog ookh
movie fliek fleek
I
MSG MSG em es khey
I ek ek Q
museum museum mee�zeym
F
identification (card) identifikasie ee�den�ti�fee�kaa�see
music musiek meu�seek
quiet stil stil
ill siek seek
fast vinnig fi�nikh
important belangrik bi�lang�rik
fever koors koors
internet Internet in�tir�net N
R
finger vinger fing�ir
interpreter tolk tawlk
first-aid kit noodhulpkissie noot�hilp�ki�see
name naam naam
rain n re�n reyn
first class eerste klas eyr�sti klas
napkin servet sir�vet
razor skeermes skeyr�mes
fish n vis fis
nappy doek duk
registered mail geregistreerde pos
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food kos kaws
national park nasionale park na�shu�naa�li park
khi�re�khi�streyr�di paws
foot voet fut job werk verk
nausea naarheid naar�hayt
rent v huur hewr
fork vurk firk
neck nek nek
repair v herstel her�stel
free (of charge) gratis khra�tis
new nuut newt
reservation bespreking bi�sprey�king
K
fruit vrugte frikh�ti
news nuus news
restaurant restaurant res�toh�rant
funny snaaks snaaks
newspaper koerant ku�rant
key sleutel sley�til
return v terugkeer ti�reukh�keyr
kilogram kilogram kee�lu�khram night nag nakh
road pad pat
kitchen kombuis kom�bays nightclub nagklub nakh�kleup
room kamer kaa�mir
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