| Afrikaans | English |
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| asem | ⇆ breath; ⇆ breathe; ⇆ halitus; ⇆ spirit |
| asem skep | ⇆ respire; ⇆ gather breath |
| die asem ophou | ⇆ hold one’s breath |
| die laaste asem uitblaas | ⇆ breathe one’s last |
| in een asem | ⇆ at a breath |
| in een asem noem | ⇆ bracket |
| kort van asem | ⇆ short‐breathed |
| lank van asem | ⇆ long‐breathed |
| na asem snak | ⇆ gasp for breath |
| op asem kom | ⇆ get one’s breath |
| snak na asem | ⇆ gasp for air; ⇆ gasp for breath |
| uit asem | ⇆ out of breath |
| asemmeter | ⇆ spirometer |
| asemnood | ⇆ dyspnoea |
| asemsak | ⇆ respiratory bag |
| inasem | ⇆ inhale; ⇆ draw breath; ⇆ respire; ⇆ inspire; ⇆ inbreathe |
| langasem | ⇆ cicada; ⇆ cicala |
| langasemdans | ⇆ non‐stop dance |
| lewensasem | ⇆ breath of life |
| spookasem | ⇆ candy‐floss |
| uit‐asem | ⇆ puffed; ⇆ puffy |
| uitasem | ⇆ blown; ⇆ breathe; ⇆ breathless; ⇆ exhale; ⇆ expire; ⇆ respire |