7.6 Unassimilated loanwords
Even highly educated speakers of Afrikaans are likely to use any number of English words in their Afrikaans in the course of a day, and such words defy listing. Nevertheless, there are some words which recur with surprising regularity in the speech of many individuals. The following is a list of such words, very few of which are ever likely to be found in writing:
adenoids |
alright |
anyway |
army |
bioscopeGa naar eind1. |
bloody |
bloomin(g) (cf. p. 282) |
bother |
brag, bragger (cf. p. 203) |
bunk |
bye bye |
ceiling |
clue |
cope |
cubbyhole |
cute |
fancy |
flippin(g) (cf. p. 282) |
flirt (n. and v.) |
garageGa naar eind2. |
gasket |
gentleman |
genuine |
grand |
image |
in any case |
issue |
job |
lapel |
likeGa naar eind3. |
lot (die hele lot) |
mango |
mind you |
moan (cf. p. 202) |
never mind |
nice |
no ways |
organise |
paint(er)Ga naar eind4. |
panic (verb) |
plain |
polonyGa naar eind5. |
radiatorGa naar eind1. |
settle |
skip |
slangGa naar eind2. |
speedcops |
(uit) spite |
stupid |
ta ta |
tan (n. and v.) |
time (v.) |
township |
trifle |
uncle, auntie |
watch |
worry (v.) |