# Anyone Speak Afrikaans/Dutch - Can I get a translation please? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 17, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220 "2011-11-17T12:21:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/1 "2011-11-17T12:21:47Z")
[http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=30018&fb\_ref=.TsR\_j--ATe8.like&fb\_source=home\_multiline](http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=30018&fb_ref=.TsR_j--ATe8.like&fb_source=home_multiline) SFW, lasts about 15 seconds. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/2 "2011-11-17T14:25:17Z")
sorry cant watch movies at work, maybe when I get home ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/3 "2011-11-17T16:21:11Z")
Well, the first thing the two kids say is their names. And that is one funny video! ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/4 "2011-11-17T16:39:55Z")
Too quick for me - I think it may even be German rather than Dutch, it’s not Afrikaans. ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/5 "2011-11-17T16:45:29Z")
> [@grimpixie](#): > > Too quick for me - I think it may even be German rather than Dutch, it’s not Afrikaans. Agreed - pretty sure that’s German. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/6 "2011-11-17T17:01:55Z")
I was expecting it to be _Miiiiiiiieeeeeeeeelies_! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/7 "2011-11-17T17:06:39Z")
> [@ctnguy](#): > > Agreed - pretty sure that’s German. Yes, it sounded German to me, too, even though it had some Dutch notes written below. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/8 "2011-11-17T20:00:11Z")
It’s a Dutch site sponsored by Grolsch; the kids are speaking German. First they introduce themselves (Sven and Michael) and then they announce that they are going to do their ultimate trick. They then proceed to perform said trick. The German is not standard so I’m sure someone will be along to identify more precisely what region these boys might be from. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/9 "2011-11-17T21:22:09Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > It’s a Dutch site sponsored by Grolsch; the kids are speaking German. First they introduce themselves (Sven and Michael) and then they announce that they are going to do their ultimate trick. They then proceed to perform said trick. The German is not standard so I’m sure someone will be along to identify more precisely what region these boys might be from. Definitely German, they spoke very fast though. I tried 4 times, but couldn’t catch the word that turns out to be ‘ultimate’. Funny video… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/10 "2011-11-17T23:15:23Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > It’s a Dutch site sponsored by Grolsch; the kids are speaking German. First they introduce themselves (Sven and Michael) and then they announce that they are going to do their ultimate trick. They then proceed to perform said trick. The German is not standard so I’m sure someone will be along to identify more precisely what region these boys might be from. Not standard? If there would be something called standard German that is used by kids irl this is it. As German accents go its pretty close to ‘Hochdeutch’. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-speak-afrikaans-dutch-can-i-get-a-translation-please/603220/11 "2011-11-20T06:52:17Z")
> [@ctnguy](#): > > Agreed - pretty sure that’s German. German without a doubt. I usually have a hard time understanding the language spoken by youngsters, but after they introduce themselves, one of them says they’re going to show us their (_something_) trick, but I can’t quite catch the adjective. ETA: The logo in the beginning, though, is Dutch.