hamba kakuhle totsiens goeie dag gepraat met jou gelater,

15:32 Jul 19, 2006

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Afrikaans term or phrase: hamba kakuhle totsiens goeie dag gepraat met jou gelater,

a signature in a letter included this

Dunkenator

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

Go well, goodbye, talk to you later.

Folio Online

4 +2

Go well, good bye, good day, catch you later

Samuel Murray

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27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Go well, goodbye, talk to you later.

Explanation:
"Hamba kahle" is Zulu for "Go well". "Totsiens" is Afrikaans for "goodbye". The rest is gibberish Afrikaans - seems like "praat later met jou" - talk to you later.

Folio Online
South Africa
Local time: 17:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Afrikaans,

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you very much. Your awnser was very quick. Hamba kahle

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47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Go well, good bye, good day, catch you later

Explanation:
Hamba kakuhle is Xhosa for "go well". If you're interested, the difference between the Xhosa and the Zulu is more than just the spelling -- it's the pronunciation as well: Zulu = HAM-ba GHA-hle, Xhosa = HAM-ba ka-KOO-hle. Totsiens is normal Afrikaans for "good bye". Goeie dag means "good day" and can be used as both a coming and going greeting. Gepraat met jou gelater is probably a way of poking fun at "praat met jou later", which literally means "talk to you later".

Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 17:54
Native speaker of:

Afrikaans
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you very much for your awnser. You did very well explaining the awnser too. My friend was very suprised when i signed a letter "pratt met jou later"! Thanks

Asker: im not sure if this is where i select the best awnser or not, but i defenitly think yours is, thanks

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