This is the 76th most frequent Afrikaans word.
vandag
"Vandag" means "today" in English.
The word 'vandag' is used here to refer to the current day in general and acts as the subject of the sentence.
Vandag is 'n pragtige dag.
Today is a beautiful day.
Here, 'vandag' specifies the timing of when the decision will take place, providing a timeframe for the action.
Ek sal vandag besluit wat om te doen.
I will decide today what to do.
In this sentence, 'vandag' is used to specify the current day for context in a comparison to the past (yesterday).