SkydivingNurse 0 #1 July 1, 2005 I have a patient today who is South African, very cool accent btw. Anyone know how to say stuff like hello and how are you feeling? He speaks English better than I do, I just thought it might make him smile a bit if I could do something like that for him. Any help is greatly appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EAerodyne 0 #2 July 1, 2005 Howzit, is the most universal way to say hello. hoe gaan dit? is how are you doing. Pronounced "who, ggg (like you are trying to cough something up) aahhn as in say ah at the Dr. ... dit as in zit. that'll keep you going for right now. :-) Bushman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #3 July 1, 2005 Sweet. Thanks. Gotta big smile out of him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites arlo 0 #4 July 2, 2005 suuuuuuuuure bushman. what did you REALLY tell her to say, chom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydivingNurse 0 #5 July 2, 2005 He had to correct me on the gaan part, I don't even know how to describe it. Anyhoo, my thanks for helping me make a patient smile. Edit: I'm not a her!! I have a pee pee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jraf 0 #6 July 2, 2005 Dude...to aproach a patient with an unknown yet cool accent you need to say: FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING FUCK! Then they will immediately understand!jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydivingNurse 0 #7 July 2, 2005 Ek wens jou vingers verander in vishoeke, en jou balle begin te jeuk. Siug aan my aambeie en wag vir beter dae. Online translators usually aren't too reliable, but these seem funny. BTW, I would NEVER say anything mean to a patient. That's just not nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Candy 0 #8 July 2, 2005 QuoteAnyhoo, my thanks for helping me make a patient smile.Edit: I'm not a her!! I have a pee pee. That was funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #9 July 2, 2005 The only thing I ever learned how to say in Afrikaans is "Des prat dat kak." Translate it to english and it'll make sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pawl 0 #10 July 2, 2005 It's amazing when I think how FEW people out of the worlds population can speak Afrikaans, yet i take it for granted .... Ja, natuurlik kan ek die taal praat ..... met 'n van soos van der Merwe !!!!"Africa is not for sissies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Beverly 1 #11 July 2, 2005 ok, a lesson on South Africa. We do not have one language, so speaking South African does not exist. Afrikaans, which many people are referring to, is only one of the 11 official languages. English is the official language and what most white South Africans speak. Afrikaans (Which is quite similan to Dutch or Flemmish) is the other language that the other half of the white poplulation speak. So if the guy is Afrikaans (brought up with that as his first language) then it is a different aspect completely. I am English, born and raised. So South African would be my first language. aka English. The nasty bit about his balls would be a problem really. BTW, mI understand Afrikaans as well and can speak limited Sotho and Zulu. So say Sawubona (Zulu for hello, emphasis on the w, u and n) Or Dumela (Sotho for Hello) Aangename Kennis (Happy to meet you in Afrikaans.) Or just Howzit like Bushman said! I think true friendship is under-rated Twitter: @Dreamskygirlsa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #12 July 2, 2005 QuoteIt's amazing when I think how FEW people out of the worlds population can speak Afrikaans Yep............one I always wanted to learn. If nothing else just so I can rap with the HOT South African chicks! However...........I kinda have my plate full trying to get down some VERY basic Arabic and even more useful now Kurdish. The Kurdish is a much nicer language. You never have to sound like you are coughing anything up. One of these days I'll get to Afrikaans. Why did they have to put South Africa so far from the rest of the world? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydivingNurse 0 #13 July 3, 2005 I was talking to the guy tonight, asking him about what it was like over there, one thing stuck in my craw, he said that a popular drink is brandy and coke. Is this true? If so, is it any good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pawl 0 #14 July 4, 2005 Yep it's true...especially popular with the Afrikaans speaking sector ! Klippies and coke. (Klippies = Klipdrift, which is a popular brand of brandewyn ) Ja bru, gooi nog 'n dop....met yse"Africa is not for sissies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Erroll 80 #15 July 4, 2005 Quote met 'n van soos van der Merwe !!!! Reminds me of that old 'Van der Merwe' joke (told here in English for the benefit of the majority). Koos van der Merwe goes to the Dept of Home Affairs and requests that his name be changed. Seems that he has been teased all his life and he wants to put an end to it. The official assures Koos that there is no problem and all he has to do is fill in a few forms, indicating what he would like his new name to be. A few weeks later an important looking mail arrives for Koos. He rips it open, reads it and exclaims: "At last! No more teasing! From now on my name is Poepol van Der Merwe!". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverton 0 #16 July 4, 2005 Quoteok, a lesson on South Africa. We do not have one language, so speaking South African does not exist. Afrikaans, which many people are referring to, is only one of the 11 official languages. English is the official language and what most white South Africans speak. Afrikaans (Which is quite similan to Dutch or Flemmish) is the other language that the other half of the white poplulation speak. So if the guy is Afrikaans (brought up with that as his first language) then it is a different aspect completely. I am English, born and raised. So South African would be my first language. aka English. The nasty bit about his balls would be a problem really. BTW, mI understand Afrikaans as well and can speak limited Sotho and Zulu. So say Sawubona (Zulu for hello, emphasis on the w, u and n) Or Dumela (Sotho for Hello) Aangename Kennis (Happy to meet you in Afrikaans.) Or just Howzit like Bushman said! Correct, I'm dutch and I can understand afrikaans rather well. Very funny 2 people from a different country (10.000 miles apart) both speaking a different language and still understanding each other. By the way Flemmisch is a deviation from dutch. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #17 July 4, 2005 1 litre Brandy, 2 litre Coke, 3 litre Ford. It's a staple down here... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JPV 0 #18 July 4, 2005 QuoteEk wens jou vingers verander in vishoeke, en jou balle begin te jeuk. Siug aan my aambeie en wag vir beter dae. 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arlo 0 #4 July 2, 2005 suuuuuuuuure bushman. what did you REALLY tell her to say, chom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #5 July 2, 2005 He had to correct me on the gaan part, I don't even know how to describe it. Anyhoo, my thanks for helping me make a patient smile. Edit: I'm not a her!! I have a pee pee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #6 July 2, 2005 Dude...to aproach a patient with an unknown yet cool accent you need to say: FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING FUCK! Then they will immediately understand!jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #7 July 2, 2005 Ek wens jou vingers verander in vishoeke, en jou balle begin te jeuk. Siug aan my aambeie en wag vir beter dae. Online translators usually aren't too reliable, but these seem funny. BTW, I would NEVER say anything mean to a patient. That's just not nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Candy 0 #8 July 2, 2005 QuoteAnyhoo, my thanks for helping me make a patient smile.Edit: I'm not a her!! I have a pee pee. That was funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 July 2, 2005 The only thing I ever learned how to say in Afrikaans is "Des prat dat kak." Translate it to english and it'll make sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pawl 0 #10 July 2, 2005 It's amazing when I think how FEW people out of the worlds population can speak Afrikaans, yet i take it for granted .... Ja, natuurlik kan ek die taal praat ..... met 'n van soos van der Merwe !!!!"Africa is not for sissies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beverly 1 #11 July 2, 2005 ok, a lesson on South Africa. We do not have one language, so speaking South African does not exist. Afrikaans, which many people are referring to, is only one of the 11 official languages. English is the official language and what most white South Africans speak. Afrikaans (Which is quite similan to Dutch or Flemmish) is the other language that the other half of the white poplulation speak. So if the guy is Afrikaans (brought up with that as his first language) then it is a different aspect completely. I am English, born and raised. So South African would be my first language. aka English. The nasty bit about his balls would be a problem really. BTW, mI understand Afrikaans as well and can speak limited Sotho and Zulu. So say Sawubona (Zulu for hello, emphasis on the w, u and n) Or Dumela (Sotho for Hello) Aangename Kennis (Happy to meet you in Afrikaans.) Or just Howzit like Bushman said! I think true friendship is under-rated Twitter: @Dreamskygirlsa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 July 2, 2005 QuoteIt's amazing when I think how FEW people out of the worlds population can speak Afrikaans Yep............one I always wanted to learn. If nothing else just so I can rap with the HOT South African chicks! However...........I kinda have my plate full trying to get down some VERY basic Arabic and even more useful now Kurdish. The Kurdish is a much nicer language. You never have to sound like you are coughing anything up. One of these days I'll get to Afrikaans. Why did they have to put South Africa so far from the rest of the world? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #13 July 3, 2005 I was talking to the guy tonight, asking him about what it was like over there, one thing stuck in my craw, he said that a popular drink is brandy and coke. Is this true? If so, is it any good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pawl 0 #14 July 4, 2005 Yep it's true...especially popular with the Afrikaans speaking sector ! Klippies and coke. (Klippies = Klipdrift, which is a popular brand of brandewyn ) Ja bru, gooi nog 'n dop....met yse"Africa is not for sissies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #15 July 4, 2005 Quote met 'n van soos van der Merwe !!!! Reminds me of that old 'Van der Merwe' joke (told here in English for the benefit of the majority). Koos van der Merwe goes to the Dept of Home Affairs and requests that his name be changed. Seems that he has been teased all his life and he wants to put an end to it. The official assures Koos that there is no problem and all he has to do is fill in a few forms, indicating what he would like his new name to be. A few weeks later an important looking mail arrives for Koos. He rips it open, reads it and exclaims: "At last! No more teasing! From now on my name is Poepol van Der Merwe!". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #16 July 4, 2005 Quoteok, a lesson on South Africa. We do not have one language, so speaking South African does not exist. Afrikaans, which many people are referring to, is only one of the 11 official languages. English is the official language and what most white South Africans speak. Afrikaans (Which is quite similan to Dutch or Flemmish) is the other language that the other half of the white poplulation speak. So if the guy is Afrikaans (brought up with that as his first language) then it is a different aspect completely. I am English, born and raised. So South African would be my first language. aka English. The nasty bit about his balls would be a problem really. BTW, mI understand Afrikaans as well and can speak limited Sotho and Zulu. So say Sawubona (Zulu for hello, emphasis on the w, u and n) Or Dumela (Sotho for Hello) Aangename Kennis (Happy to meet you in Afrikaans.) Or just Howzit like Bushman said! Correct, I'm dutch and I can understand afrikaans rather well. Very funny 2 people from a different country (10.000 miles apart) both speaking a different language and still understanding each other. By the way Flemmisch is a deviation from dutch. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #17 July 4, 2005 1 litre Brandy, 2 litre Coke, 3 litre Ford. It's a staple down here... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPV 0 #18 July 4, 2005 QuoteEk wens jou vingers verander in vishoeke, en jou balle begin te jeuk. Siug aan my aambeie en wag vir beter dae. I hope your fingers change into fishhooks when your balls start to itch. Suck my hemroids and wait for a better day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
