BACK TO BASICS
Let’s go back to the basics of Afrikaans. The basics are so important to understand the
language.
Sv1TOMPv2I : (Stompi)
When we talk about stompi, we are referring to word order. Word order in Afrikaans is not
the same as in English. We use stompi to remember word order. Fill in what each letter in
Stompi stands for and then fill in the Afrikaans word for it in the right column.
S-
v1 -
T-
O-
M-
P-
v2 -
I-
Examples: Change the order of the words to follow stompi rules.
1. (hardloop)(Die hond)(in die tuin.)
Created by Alison Seymour
Let’s go back to the basics of Afrikaans. The basics are so important to understand the
language.
Sv1TOMPv2I : (Stompi)
When we talk about stompi, we are referring to word order. Word order in Afrikaans is not
the same as in English. We use stompi to remember word order. Fill in what each letter in
Stompi stands for and then fill in the Afrikaans word for it in the right column.
S-
v1 -
T-
O-
M-
P-
v2 -
I-
Examples: Change the order of the words to follow stompi rules.
1. (hardloop)(Die hond)(in die tuin.)
Created by Alison Seymour
