mother tongue oor Afrikaans

mother tongue

naamwoord

The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

moedertaal

naamwoord

one's native tongue

The family still maintained a grasp of the parents’ mother tongue and reaped rich rewards.
Die gesin kon nog steeds hulle ouers se moedertaal praat en dit het baie voordele meegebring.

huistaal

one's native tongue

voorbeelde

• Why is it helpful to preach to people in their mother tongue?
• Waarom is dit voordelig om vir mense in hulle moedertaal te getuig?

In 2006 she began to read The Watchtower in her mother tongue.
In 2006 het sy Die Wagtoring in haar moedertaal begin lees.

He spoke confidently in his mother tongue, Afrikaans.
Hy het met selfvertroue in Afrikaans, sy moedertaal, getuig.

in your mother tongue so as to retain your spirituality.
in julle moedertaal sodat julle jul geestelikheid kan behou.

Our mother tongue is Tulu, a language spoken by about two million people.
Ons moedertaal is Tulu, wat deur omtrent tweemiljoen mense gepraat word.

Reading it in your mother tongue would no doubt bring you additional joy.
Dit sal jou ongetwyfeld bykomende vreugde verskaf om die tydskrif in jou moedertaal te lees.

As a result, millions are able to read the Bible in their mother tongue.
Gevolglik kan miljoene die Bybel in hulle moedertaal lees.

True, it has not always been possible for people to have Bible publications in their mother tongue.
Dit is weliswaar nie altyd moontlik vir mense om Bybelpublikasies in hulle moedertaal te hê nie.

Their mother tongue was either a Galilean dialect of Aramaic or a dialectal form of Hebrew.
Hulle moedertaal was óf ’n Galilese dialek van Aramees óf die een of ander Hebreeuse dialek.

Hearing the good news in their mother tongue has encouraged many honesthearted people to respond gratefully.
Talle opregtes van hart reageer met dankbaarheid wanneer hulle die goeie nuus in hulle moedertaal hoor.

Those Jews saw the value of translating the Sacred Scriptures into Greek, which was then their mother tongue.
Daardie Jode het die waarde daarvan gesien om die Heilige Geskrifte in Grieks te vertaal, wat toe hulle moedertaal was.

While the inhabitants likely spoke Greek, their mother tongue was Lycaonian.
Hoewel die inwoners waarskynlik Grieks gepraat het, was hulle moedertaal Likaonies.

They agree: “We think it is very important that our children speak our mother tongue while learning German.
Hulle stem saam: “Ons dink dis baie belangrik dat ons kinders ons moedertaal praat terwyl hulle Duits leer.

When people get a publication in their mother tongue, it has great impact.”
Wanneer mense ’n publikasie in hulle moedertaal ontvang, het dit groot trefkrag.”

Although Dalmatin studied abroad, he was encouraged by Trubar to value and cultivate his mother tongue, Slovenian.
Hoewel Dalmatin in die buiteland gestudeer het, het Troebar hom aangemoedig om sy moedertaal, Sloweens, te koester en sy kennis daarvan te verbreed.

She just had to see for herself the message in her mother tongue!
Sy wou die boodskap in haar moedertaal met haar eie oë sien!

“When we read Bedell’s Bible, we heard the words of the Bible in our mother tongue.
“Wanneer ons Bedell se Bybel gelees het, het ons die Bybel se woorde in ons moedertaal gehoor.

The hearts of the listeners were touched by the vital truths that they heard in their mother tongue.
Die hart van hulle toehoorders is geraak deur die lewensbelangrike waarhede wat hulle in hulle moedertaal gehoor het.

But after Brother Henschel’s visit, the brothers began teaching students to read and write in their mother tongue.
Maar ná broer Henschel se besoek het die broers begin om studente in hulle moedertaal te leer lees en skryf.

How thrilled they were to follow the program in their mother tongue!
Hoe verheug was hulle tog om na die program in hulle moedertaal te luister!

Speaking only in your mother tongue at home gives your children a basic knowledge of that language
As ’n mens net jou moedertaal by die huis praat, gee dit jou kinders ’n basiese kennis van daardie taal

All Mingrelian-speaking publishers were deeply touched when they started to have meetings in their mother tongue.
Al die verkondigers wat Mingrelian praat, is diep geraak toe daar vergaderinge in hulle moedertaal gehou word.

It was the first time she had read any printed literature in her mother tongue, Bunak.
Dit was die eerste keer dat sy enige gedrukte leesstof in haar moedertaal, Bunak, gelees het.

Many, though, preferred their mother tongue.
Maar baie het hulle moedertaal verkies.

The family still maintained a grasp of the parents’ mother tongue and reaped rich rewards.
Die gesin kon nog steeds hulle ouers se moedertaal praat en dit het baie voordele meegebring.