{"id":4057,"date":"2019-11-18T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2024-07-23T07:47:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T05:47:21","slug":"afrikaanse-vergelykings-afrikaans-simile-your-comprehensive-fun-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/afrikaanse-vergelykings-afrikaans-simile-your-comprehensive-fun-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrikaanse Vergelykings – Afrikaans Simile – Your Comprehensive & Fun Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welkom by Afrikaanse Vergelykings – Afrikaans simile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often use similes without realizing, when we desire to emphasize the meaning of an idea or an image. But similes allow us insight into a different culture<\/a>, as you can notice from these Afrikaans similes and their English translations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ons gebruik gereeld vergelykings, somtyds sonder dat ons dit besef, om ‘n idee of beeld te versterk. Vergelykings gee ons ook insig in ander kulture, soos jy kan opmerk van herdie Afrikaanse vergelykings en hulle (direkte) Engelse vertalings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

so arm <\/strong>soos ‘n kerkmuis <\/strong>= as poor as a church mouse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Afrikaanse<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This simile is probably deriving from an older one, as hungry as a church mouse<\/em> – illustrating how the Catholic and the Orthodox priests were careful not to mess the smallest crumb of the sacramental bread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die vergelyking het heelwaarskynlik sy oorsprong van ‘n ouer een, “so honger soos ‘n kerkmuis”, wat illustreer hoe versigtig die Katolieke en Ortodokse priesters was om nie die kleinste krummel van die heilige nagmaalbrood te mors nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hulle baklei <\/strong>soos kat en hond = they fight like cat and dog
bewe <\/strong>soos \u2018n riet<\/strong> = tremble like a reed
so bitter <\/strong>soos gal <\/strong>= as bitter as bile<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so bleek <\/strong>soos ‘n laken <\/strong>= as pale as a sheet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In English we would rather say as pale as death<\/em>, as pale as a ghost<\/em>, as white as a sheet<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so blind <\/strong>soos ‘n mol <\/strong>= as blind as a mole
so blou <\/strong>soos die hemel <\/strong>\/ die berge <\/strong>= as blue as the sky \/ as blue as a mountain
so dapper <\/strong>soos ‘n leeu <\/strong>= as brave as a lion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so dood <\/strong>soos ‘n mossie <\/strong>= as dead as a sparrow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This simile might derive from as dead as a dodo<\/em> (referring to the dodo being an extinct species), although I think that as dead as a door nail<\/em> is more used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so doof soos ‘n kwartel = as deaf as a quail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"so
Afrikaanse vergelykings Afrikaans simile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Quails are widespread in South Africa and very easy to catch. The expression is based on a misunderstanding between Dutch and German. In German \u201cdoof\u201d means \u201cdumb\u201d. Because quails<\/strong> are easy to catch or be lured with simple tricks, the Germans called them \u201cdoof\u201d and the word entered Dutch and then Afrikaans.
In English we would say as deaf as a post<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so dom <\/strong>soos ‘n esel <\/strong>= as stupid as a donkey
so donker <\/strong>soos die nag <\/strong>= as dark as the night
so dronk <\/strong>soos ‘n matroos <\/strong>= as drunk as a sailor
so droog <\/strong>soos kurk <\/strong>\/ strooi <\/strong>= as dry as cork \/ as dry as straw (as dry as a bone<\/em> is used in English)
so dun <\/strong>soos ‘n plank <\/strong>= as thin as a plank (rather as thin as a rail<\/em> in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so fris soos ‘n perd = as healthy as a horse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"so
Afrikaanse vergelykings Afrikaans simile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is an interesting Afrikaans idiom as the English equivalent originates in the NE of the USA and is best used in summer. In English we would rather say as healthy \/ as fit as a butcher’s dog<\/em>. This makes sense as a butcher’s dog would have a diet based on meat and other scraps, thus keeping him healthier than the stray dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so geduldig <\/strong>soos Job <\/strong>= as patient as Job
so geel <\/strong>soos goud <\/strong>= as yellow as gold
geld <\/strong>soos bossies <\/strong>= money like weeds (has a lot of money)
so gereeld <\/strong>soos klokslag <\/strong>= as regular as clockwork
so giftig <\/strong>soos ‘n slang <\/strong>= as poisonous as a snake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so goed <\/strong>soos goud <\/strong>= as good as gold (completely genuine)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"so<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This simile most probably draws from the end of the 19th century when banknotes were first introduced in the USA. These were actually IOUs, written promises for a later payment, in gold and silver. Thus the expression, IOUs were “as genuine as gold”, as good as gold. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“And how did little Tim behave?” asked Mrs. Cratchit…
“As good as gold,” said Bob, “and better.” <\/p>\n Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, 1843 <\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

so glad <\/strong>soos seep <\/strong>= as smooth as soap
so groen <\/strong>soos gras <\/strong>= as green as grass
so groot <\/strong>soos ‘n reus <\/strong>= as big as a giant
so hard <\/strong>soos klip <\/strong>= as hard as stone
so helder <\/strong>soos kristal <\/strong>= as clear as crystal
so honger <\/strong>soos ‘n wolf <\/strong>= as hungry as a wolf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so koel <\/strong>soos ‘n komkommer <\/strong>= as cool as cucumber<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"so
Afrikaanse vergelykings Afrikaans simile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As cool as a cucumber dates back to the beginning of the 18th century. Cool here does not refer to low temperature, but rather to someone unruffled. As cool as a cucumber<\/em> was first recorded in 1732, in John Gay’s New Song on New Similes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so koud <\/strong>soos ys <\/strong>= as cold as ice
so krom <\/strong>soos ‘n hoepel <\/strong>= as crooked as a hoop
so kwaai <\/strong>soos ‘n tierwyfie <\/strong>= as vicious as a tigress
so lelik <\/strong>soos die nag <\/strong>= as ugly as the night
so lig <\/strong>soos ‘n veer <\/strong>= as light as a feather
so lui <\/strong>soos ‘n donkie <\/strong>= as lazy as a donkey
so maer <\/strong>soos ‘n kraai <\/strong>= as thin \/ skinny as a crow
so mak <\/strong>soos ‘n hond <\/strong>\/ lam <\/strong>= as tame as a dog \/ lamb
so maklik <\/strong>soos pyp opsteek <\/strong>= as easy as lighting a pipe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so moeg <\/strong>soos ‘n hond <\/strong>= as tired as a dog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"so<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As tired as a dog<\/em> draws back to the 9th century, originating in the adjectival phrase dog-tired<\/em>. It is said that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex and King of the Anglo-Saxons used to send his sons, Athelbrod and Edwin, out hunting accompanied by their dogs. Whichever son would catch more game would be seated at their father’s right hand side at the dinner table that evening. The hunt would leave both young princes as tired as a dog<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so siek <\/strong>soos \u2018n hond<\/strong> = as sick as a dog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

so nat <\/strong>soos ‘n kat <\/strong>= as wet as a cat
so nuuskierig <\/strong>soos ‘n aap <\/strong>= as curious as a monkey
so oud <\/strong>soos die berge <\/strong>= as old as the mountains
so plat <\/strong>soos ‘n pannekoek <\/strong>= as flat as a pancake
pronk <\/strong>soos ‘n pou <\/strong>= shows off like a peacock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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so reg <\/strong>soos ‘n roer <\/strong>= as straight as a barrel (of a gun)
so rond <\/strong>soos ‘n koe\u00ebl <\/strong>= as round as a bullet
so rooi <\/strong>soos bloed <\/strong>= as red as blood
so regop <\/strong>soos ‘n kers = as upright as a candle
rook <\/strong>soos ‘n skoorsteen <\/strong>= smokes like a chimney
so sag <\/strong>soos sy <\/strong>= as soft as silk
so seker <\/strong>soos twee <\/strong>maal twee vier is = as sure as knowing two times two is four
sing <\/strong>soos ‘n nagtegaal <\/strong>= sings like a nightingale
so skerp <\/strong>soos ‘n lemmetjie <\/strong>= as sharp as a razor blade
so skraal <\/strong>soos ‘n riet <\/strong>= as slim as a reed
so skurf <\/strong>soos ‘n padda <\/strong>= (skin) as scabby \/ dry as a toad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

slaap <\/strong>soos ‘n klip <\/strong>= sleeps like a stone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"slaap<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The former version of sleep like a stone<\/em> would be sleep like a log<\/em> – metaphorically mentioned in English as early as the 17th century:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“foundering is when she will neither veere nor steare, the sea will so ouer rake her, except you free out the water, she will lie like a log<\/em>, and so consequently sinke.”<\/p>\n John Smith, A Sea Grammar, 1627<\/em>
<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

so soet <\/strong>soos suiker <\/strong>\/ stroop <\/strong>= as sweet as sugar \/ syrup
so stadig <\/strong>soos ‘n trapsuutjies <\/strong>= as slow as a chameleon
so stadig <\/strong>soos \u2018n skilpad<\/strong> = as slow as a turtle<\/em>
so steeks <\/strong>soos ‘n donkie <\/strong>= as stubborn as a donkey
so sterk <\/strong>soos ‘n os <\/strong>= as strong as an ox
so sterk <\/strong>soos ‘n leeu = as strong as a lion<\/em>
so stil <\/strong>soos ‘n muis <\/strong>= as quiet as a mouse
stink <\/strong>soos ‘n muishond <\/strong>= stinks like a skunk
so slim <\/strong>soos ‘n jakkals <\/strong>= as clever, crafty as a jackal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read: Die Fennek of Woestynjakkals – the Fennec or Desert Jackal and a Story<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

so suur <\/strong>soos asyn <\/strong>= as sour as vinegar
so swaar <\/strong>soos lood <\/strong>= as heavy as lead
so swak <\/strong>soos ‘n lammetjie <\/strong>= as weak as a lamb
so swart <\/strong>soos die nag <\/strong>= as black as the night
swem <\/strong>soos ‘n vis <\/strong>= swims like a fish
sweet <\/strong>soos ‘n perd <\/strong>= sweats like a horse
so taai <\/strong>soos ‘n ratel <\/strong>= as tough as a honey badger
so trots <\/strong>soos ‘n pou <\/strong>= as proud as a peacock
so vas <\/strong>soos ‘n rots <\/strong>= as steady as a rock
so vinnig <\/strong>soos ‘n windhond <\/strong>= as fast as a greyhound
so vinnig <\/strong>soos blits <\/strong>= as fast as lightening <\/em>
so vry <\/strong>soos \u2018n vo\u00ebl<\/strong> – as free as a bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n

waggel <\/strong>soos \u2018n eend = waddle like a duck
het weggeraak <\/strong>soos \u2018n speld<\/strong> = disappeared like a pin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so wit <\/strong>soos sneeu <\/strong>= as white as snow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Afrikaanse
Afrikaanse vergelykings Afrikaans simile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Imagine the pure, pristine snow of a sunny winter’s morning. Shakespeare was one of the first to use this powerful simile: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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… What if this cursed hand
Were thicker than itself with brother’s blood,
Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens
To wash it white as snow? … <\/p>\nShakespeare, Hamlet, 1602<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

‘n Metafoor, nie ‘n Vergelyking nie:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Die dromedaris is die skip van die <\/em>woestyn = the dromedary is the ship of the desert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40 + Incredible Afrikaans Idioms with English Equivalents and Meaning<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lees: Die Woestyn Dromedaris – the Desert Dromedary<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nou<\/a>
Nou in Afrikaans – geliefde kinderboeke deur Patricia Furstenberg – Amazon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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