Greetings
Hallo/Totsiens - Hello/Goodbye
Go well/Stay well - Good bye, good luck
Asseblief/dankie - Please/thankyou
Howzit? - Hi, how are you?
Hoe gaan dit? - How are you?
Goed Dankie - Good TY
Ekskuus/versoon my - Pardon/excuse me
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Agree/Disagree
Ja/nee - Yes/no
Bakgat - Great, excellent
Kwaai - Great, fantastic
Mooi - Great, wonderful
Yebo - Yes, I agree
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Abbreviations
ANC - African National Congress
CBD - Central Business District
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Adjectives
Klein - Small
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Food
Biltong - Stips of sundried meat
Boerewors - Traditional sausage
Braai - BBQ, structure for BBQ
Padkos - Food for a trip
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People
Afrikaner - Non-English European
Baas - Boss, master, superior person
Boer - SA framer of Dutch desent
Bok - Buck, a macho man, athelete, antelope
Charah - Negative term for Indian
Inkosi - Chief or a god
Kaffer - Negative term for Blacks
Meneer/Mevrou - Mr/Mrs
Oobaas - Affectionate term for elderly Afrikaner
Rooinek - Redneck, derogatory for British
Uitlander - Foreigner
Voortrekkers - Boer's in Great March (Trek)
Kraal - A social grouping of people
Tsotsi - A urban black crimminal
Volk - People in general, Afrikaners
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Cities/Towns
Franschoek - French Corner
Stellenbosch - Van der Stel's Bush
Paarl - Pearl
Kimberley - Town that sparkles
Witwatersrand - Ridge of white waters
Durban - Sir Benjamin D'Urban
Johannesburg - The city of Johannes
Kaapstad - Cape Town
Cabo de Boa Esperanca - Cape of Good Hope
Overberg - Over the mountians
Jbay - Jeffery's Bay
Jo'Burg - Johannesburg
Drakensberg - Dargon mountain
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Geography
Donga - Eroded gully, dry river bed
Berg - Mountain
Drift - Ford
Fontein - Spring
Karoo - dry
Kloof - River gorge or Valley
Kop - High hill (head)
Kopje,D (koppei,A) - Small hill (hat)
Krans - Cliff
Nek - Saddle between two hills
Rand - Ridge, gold fields, currency
Spruit - Water course usually dry
Veld(t) - open grassy country
Poort - Mountain pass
fynbos - fine bush
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Misc
Sjambok - Rhinoceros-hide whip
Indaba - Meeting, discussion
Juju - Black magic
Mootie - Medicine
Sangomas - witch doctor (usually a woman)
Babalaas - Hangover
Dagga - Marijuana
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Places
Bakkie - Small truck or container
Robot - Traffic light
Dorp - Small town
Burg - Town
Rondavel - Round thatched hut
Kraal - Housing compound, village
Stad - Town
Huis - House
Moederkerk - mother (main) church
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Group 2
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Group 3
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