This is the 710th most frequent Afrikaans word.
boodskappe
Messages or groceries.
In this sentence, 'boodskappe' is used to mean 'messages', referring to written or electronic communications received from others.
Ek het gister baie boodskappe ontvang.
I received many messages yesterday.
In this usage, 'boodskappe' refers again to 'messages', specifically formal or official ones being delivered by a messenger.
'n Voorloper het die boodskappe aan die generaal afgelewer.
A messenger delivered the messages to the general.
Here, 'boodskappe' is used in the sense of 'groceries', a common idiomatic usage in Afrikaans to refer to shopping items.