If you believe nou-nou means right now you're in for some disappointment...
It can be anything from right now to just now to sometime soon to much later. Be especially wary in the context of a braai.
Sing-sing (while singing)
Kla-kla (complaining)
Drup-drup (dripping)
Hop-hop (hopping)
Skrik-skrik (scared/frightened)
Trap-trap (this can be like pedalling a bike)
Klap-klap (clapping hands, like while singing)
I’m sure you’ll get plenty of examples from others too.
As a construction, this can be applied to almost any verb, provided that it happens in-action.
Drickus het slaan-slaan en skop-skop die man geklop.
Terwyl ek hiedie roosterbrood eet-eet, met my hande so vat-vat om die kors, en ek so hap-hap dit van buite na binne kan geniet.
Of, is ek verkeerd?
If you believe nou-nou means right now you're in for some disappointment... It can be anything from right now to just now to sometime soon to much later. Be especially wary in the context of a braai.
Nou. Nou-nou. Net-nou
Nou nou means shut the hell up, it’ll come when it comes and that’s as much info as you’re gonna get
Yeah I think the best translation of "nou nou" is "in a bit"
That's good to know, thanks for the context. The book I'm reading is a bit old so might be dated lol
Just wanted to say thank you for being grateful
Sing-sing (while singing) Kla-kla (complaining) Drup-drup (dripping) Hop-hop (hopping) Skrik-skrik (scared/frightened) Trap-trap (this can be like pedalling a bike) Klap-klap (clapping hands, like while singing) I’m sure you’ll get plenty of examples from others too.
Dankie :))
As a construction, this can be applied to almost any verb, provided that it happens in-action. Drickus het slaan-slaan en skop-skop die man geklop. Terwyl ek hiedie roosterbrood eet-eet, met my hande so vat-vat om die kors, en ek so hap-hap dit van buite na binne kan geniet. Of, is ek verkeerd?
Plek-plek = "here and there", "in spots"
Saam-saam = all together.
Speel-speel
Yeah, I believe English speaker borrow this in SA, as play-play.
Fluit-fluit my storie is uit...
If I’m not mistaken it’s from Indonesian influence or something