[geasurpacerma]

Being an english South african I have adopted alot of Afrikaanse words in my Vocab and use them without thinking . Now I used Nogal while talking to my eldest duaghter and she asked me what it meant . Tried as I may I could not conjure the english equiivalant .

Plese could some kind soul give me an english equiivalant so I can save some face.

[tinetttstation]

lol, it doesn't have a meaning does it?

I have always just assumed that it is one of those slang terminologies that one uses in certain circumstances... but of course I wouldn't have a clue...

Will sit and wait for the wise to enlighten us both piglet

[Kennypor]

I am not claiming to be one of those wise ones... , I did a google and this is what it came up with...

Results for 'nogal'
Afrikaans English
nogal- a little, some, to some extend, rather, enough

I did not realise that it had the above translation.
I thought it meant as well , or if you wish to do a literal translation nog = yet
al = all



(I am a 'soutie' who grew up in SA)

[oneliRafmeene]

Right on CF.

It's a perfectly normal word in Afrikaans and Dutch no slang about it.

[T1ivuQGS]

Good one Crannie!

I would translate it to : "to some extend"

[Thunderzee]

I am not claiming to be one of those wise ones... , I did a google and this is what it came up with...

Results for 'nogal'
Afrikaans English
nogal- a little, some, to some extend, rather, enough

I did not realise that it had the above translation.
I thought it meant as well , or if you wish to do a literal translation nog = yet
al = all



(I am a 'soutie' who grew up in SA)

thanks CF , Yip agree I didn't think it meant all that . 'But as a 'soutie' myself I just used it becuase I like the sound of the word . Probably used it out of context on many occassions. It seems just the word to cover a variety of things .

Must learn to use that google button . But on second thoughts it is so much better getting everybody to enlighten the query .

But on a serous note I think there are some afrikaans words that are so expressive that it is difficult to get an engligh equivalent .

[freeringtonesioo]

..,. I think there are some afrikaans words that are so expressive that it is difficult to get an engligh equivalent .

Lekker & moer, the first two that springs to mind....

[rvadipoldkov]

Lekker & moer, the first two that springs to mind....

Verspot for me