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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Name | | Afrikaans term or phrase: Boetie | I am translating a little story about a dog. I don't know how to pronounce his name, Boetie, in English (or Russian). I guess it means something like 'little brother'.
Thanks in advance! :) |
| Natalia ZakharovaKudoZ activityQuestions: 109 ( 7 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 13 closed without grading) Answers: 78
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| | English translation:Little brother | Explanation:
You're quite right, it means 'little brother'.
Pronunciation: booh'tee
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-12-15 16:00:22 GMT)
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On this excerpt from 'Boetie gaan border toe' (Boetie goes to the army), he tells his name to the sergeant. Slide to time 0:30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G12oajp1J-o |
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Mariènne Botha
Local time: 23:59
| Grading comment Thank you! :)
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3 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 see text
Explanation:
In Afrikaans it means my brother (mostly younger brother).
In your context I would not translate it as it is used as a name.
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20 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 Booty
Explanation:
You are asking how to pronounce it, right? It will be pronounced as above, but you are quite right, it translates to the diminitive of brother, being little brother. However, in Afrikaans, people often carry a name like Boetie like they would a name like John or Peter. So be careful!
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20 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1 Little Brother or Mate or Pal
Explanation:
It is a term that can be translated in many ways, as indicated above. It can also be used to indicate a term of endearment, sarcasm or to emphasise what the person is saying. In this context I think that Little Brother would be the best translation. Pharos Afrikaans -Engels / English Afrikaans Dictionary
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 Little brother
Explanation:
You're quite right, it means 'little brother'.
Pronunciation: booh'tee
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-12-15 16:00:22 GMT)
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On this excerpt from 'Boetie gaan border toe' (Boetie goes to the army), he tells his name to the sergeant. Slide to time 0:30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G12oajp1J-o
| Mariènne Botha
Local time: 23:59
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Native speaker of:  Afrikaans, English
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Asker: So, it must be a long 'oh'? Like, say, in French 'beauté', or it rhymes with English 'naughty'?
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