Relationships

Verloof

To be engaged

My ouer suster was ‘n maand gelede verloof.

My older sister was engaged a month ago.

Geskei

To be divorced

Sy het drie jaar gelede geskei.

She divorced three years ago.

Uitmekaar

To separate

Hulle is twee weke gelede uitmekaar uit.

They separated two weeks ago.

Breek op

Break up

Ons hey vyf doe gelede opgebreek.

We broke up five days ago.

Meisie

Girlfriend

Hy het reeds met sy meisie opgebreek.

He broke up with his girlfriend alreay.

Enkel

To be single

Getroud

To be married

my ouers is al meer as dertig jaar getroug.

My parents have been married for over thirty years.

Ken

To know

Kêrel

Boyfriend

Weduwee

Widow

Sy is al meer as vyf jaar ‘n weduwee.

She has been a widow for more than five years.

Voortsel

To propose

Huil

To cry

Sy het gisteraand so baie gehuil.

She cried so much last night.

Argumenteer

To argue

Hoor

To hear

Trek

To move

Wittebrood

Honeymoon

Ons het op ons wittebrood gegaan nadat ons drie dae lank getroud was.

We went on our hpneymoon after we had been married for three days.

Waarheid

The truth

Lieg

To lie

Uit gaan

To date

Sy was vyf jaar lank alleen voor sy met hom uit gegaan het.

She had been single for five years before she dated him.