🇿🇦 Afrikaans from 🇬🇧 English All Words
melk
A1 noun Kos & Drank
🇬🇧 English: milk
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Definisie

🇿🇦 Afrikaans
noun

melk

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A white liquid produced by cows (and other animals) that is used as a drink and to make products like cheese, butter, and yoghurt.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Uncountable noun. Do not say 'a milk'. Say 'some milk', 'a glass of milk', 'a litre of milk'. Common collocations: full-fat milk, skimmed milk, milk chocolate, dairy milk.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

In Britain, milk is traditionally delivered to homes in glass bottles by a 'milkman'. The phrase 'no use crying over spilt milk' means there is no point worrying about something that has already happened and cannot be fixed.

Voorbeeldsinne

Die seun het 'n glas melk gedrink.

"Die seun het 'n glas melk gedrink."

🇬🇧 "The boy drank a glass of milk."

Hy voeg melk by die graanvlokkies.

"Hy voeg melk by die graanvlokkies."

🇬🇧 "He adds milk to the cereal."

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