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Hey linguaphiles ( Read more... )

I'm trying to create a fictional character for one of my fantasy worlds and I am trying to come up with an Afrikaans name.  His character is a young King, actually and I was thinking that he would be "from" or "of" a place.  The region he's king of consists of Alpine covered mountains where the lower regions are enveloped in fog/mist most of the ( Read more... )

I bought a T-shirt at a winery in Franschhoek a few years ago that says “Shiraz met my!” and I'm wondering if there's a play on words here or if the only intended meaning is "Shiraz with me!" The typesetting leads me to believe there might be a double entendre in the Afrikaans, but it could be a purely aesthetic decision:

SHIRAZ
met my!(And yes, I ( Read more... )

I'm German and I'd like to teach myself Afrikaans from September on. I speak English (obviously :p) and Spanish, too. I've never tried to teach myself a language, is it possible, especially with Afrikaans?

For those interested, here's something I came across on YouTube. It's Charlize Theron being interviewed by a Belgian fellow in Dutch, while responding in Afrikaans. I don't understand much of either languages, but it's cool how they manage to have a completely natural conversation.

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Can somebody who speaks the language or who lives in South Africa possibly tell me--what is the state of Afrikaans? I'm looking for personal observations rather than standard Wiki pages ( Read more... )

I'm just checking, because I don't want to write the wrong thing.

Gelukkige Verjaarsdag is "Happy Birthday" in Afrikaans, right?

I know a similar question was just asked. However, I am intrested in which colleges offer courses in Afrikaans, besides BYU that is.

Thanks for whatever help you can provide.