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February 24th 2008
Hallo! Goeiemiddag, my naam is Ashley. Hoe gaan dit met jou? Ek leer Afrikaans. Aangename kennis! (Hello! Good afternoon, my name is Ashley. How are you? I am learning Afrikaans. Pleased to meet you!) These are some of the phrases that I use as much as I can. Also I have decided that my favorite word to say in Afrikaans is "gogga" which means "bug". Speaking afrikaans is a lot like german - th ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more