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Order anything by pointing in Afrikaans

I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. Play the ten Afrikaans words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

Vineyards on the Meerlust estate near Stellenbosch, South Africa
Order anything by pointing
11 words · 20 seconds each · 9 of 11 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Dfmalan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

All 11 Afrikaans phrases in this lesson

Ek wil graag... hêek vil KHRAHKH... HEH
I would like...
Dié eenDEE ayn
This one
Hoeveel kos dit?HOO-fayl KOS dit
How much is it?
Die rekening assebliefdee REK-eh-ning ah-suh-BLEEF
The bill, please
Met kaartmet KAHRT
By card
Kontantkon-TAHNT
In cash
WaterWAH-ter
Water
KoffieKOF-fee
Coffee
TeeTAY
Tea
BierBEER
Beer
Sonder...SON-der
Without...

Where Afrikaans is spoken

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