Word for the Travel Wise (03/11/06)

In addition to the big cats
and other wild game found on the vast plains of South Africa the country is also popular for its numerous beautiful
sparkling beaches. Often referred to as the Sunshine Coast, the Riviera, the Wild Coast and Garden Coast no matter
which one you choose to use during and after your stay you’ll surely want to remember this item when making your way
down for a dip in the cool blue.

Today’s word is an Afrikaans word used in South Africa:

plakkies

flip-flops

For learning Afrikaans online check out this Afrikaans.us site and Ominglot guide with additional links. Aviva has a nice list of words with their translations you may
hear most commonly during your visit in the country. Parties with some knowledge of the language may wish to do some
reading over at this blog all in Afrikaans. I haven’t a clue what the content is
about, but it could come in handy. Note that the name Afrikaans is simply
the Dutch word for African where Afrikaans is the African form of the Dutch
Language.

Past Afrikaans words: bly stil