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Summary Grade 11 Afrikaans FAL Bilingual Poem Pack: "Sterrekyker" + "Testament" For English-Speaking Learners with Limited Afrikaans Vocabulary.

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Perfect Grade 11 Afrikaans FAL exam preparation for two core poems — "Sterrekyker" (Franci Greyling) and "Testament" (Kobus Lombard)! This complete bilingual study guide is specially designed for English-speaking learners with limited Afrikaans vocabulary. It includes simple Afrikaans→English line-by-line translations, clear vocabulary and pronunciation support, short Afrikaans/English summaries, 30 exam-style Q&As per poem. Created by Shani Morris, an experienced bilingual Afrikaans tutor who has successfully taught over 100 school-going learners online.

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,“Sterrekyker” (Star Gazer) written by Franci
Greyling

, (English meaning + Afrikaans — simple pronunciation tips added)

Poem lines (bilingual)


I write a letter to the man on the moon. Ek skryf ’n brief aan die man op
die maan.
Pages and pages full. Bladsye en bladsye vol.
I roll it and put it in a quiver. Ek rol dit op en sit dit in ’n koker.
I tie it to an arrow. Ek bind dit aan ’n pyl.
I shoot it with a willow bow. Ek skiet dit met ’n wilgerboog.
It flies high into the sky. Dit inseil hoog in die lug.
I watch it pass through the stars. Ek sien hoe dit deur die sterre trek.
It goes round and round the moon. Dit draai om die maan.
It keeps going through the dark sky. Dit beweeg verder deur die donker
lug.
It scatters a thousand letters. Dit saai ’n duisend briewe.
Now I wonder Nou wonder ek and do you wonder? en wonder jy?
Did he ever get his mail? Het hy ooit sy pos gekry?
Or is there someone else Of is daar iemand anders
who might read all the letters now? wat al die briewe dalk nou lees?



Pronunciation notes

• Double vowels (aa, ee, oo) are long: maan = “mahn” (long a).
• g = throaty sound (like Scottish “loch”): gedig = “guh-dik”.
• w in Afrikaans sounds like English v: wonder = “VOHN-der”, wilger = “VIL-
her”.
• w = v sound in many words (wonder, wilger); b = mostly like English b; k
= hard k.

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