Learn Afrikaans-English-Afrikaans

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Contents
Language Note 3
Alphabet & Pronunciation 4
Vocabulary 6
Afrikaans- English Dictionary 8
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Language note
Afrikaans
- previously known asCape DutchorKitchen Dutch
History
The language Afrikaans has its roots in seventeenth century Dutch but it has been influenced
by many languages including: English, Malay, German, Portuguese, French and some
African languages. Up until the 19th century Afrikaans acted only as the spoken language
and Dutch was used as the formal and written language. On 14 August 1875 the GRA, an
organization that promoted the Afrikaans language, was formed by Rev. S.J. Du Toit. The
first complete translation of the Bible into Afrikaans was made in 1933. According to Act 8 of
1925 of South Africa it became the official language (incorporated into Dutch) together with
English. The language was promoted alongside Afrikaner nationalism after 1948 and played
an important role in minority white rule in Apartheid South Africa. With the new constitution of
South Africa (1996) it was again accepted as one of the official languages of South Africa.
It is important to note that Afrikaans is spoken by all races and ethnic groups in South Africa
and much has been done in recent years to promote varieties of this language that were
suppressed during the years of Apartheid.
CLASSIFICATION:
Family: Indo-European
Group: Germanic
Subgroup: West Germanic
VARIETIES: Eastern Cape Afrikaans (Oosgrensafrikaans - which became Standard
Afrikaans), Cape Afrikaans (Kaapse Afrikaans) and Orange River Afrikaans
(Oranjerivierafrikaans).
Speakers
Around 5 811 547 people use Afrikaans as their home language in South Africa. The
language is also spoken in the Republic of Namibia.
Alphabet
Pronunciation Guide
Example of use in Afrikaans placed in brackets.
a - asu in cup (kap)
aa - asu in cup but longer likeah(daad)
aai - asy in why (laai)
ae - asu in dust but longer likeah, followed by article a (dae)
b - similar tob in English
c - ask in kitten (Calvinis)
c - ass in size (celcius)
ch - guttural sound likech in loch (chemie)
ch - ask in kitten (chloor)
ch/sj - assh in shot (China/Sjina)
d - asd in donkey (daar)
d - ast in hat (bed)
e - asee in deer (edel)
e - ase in hen (ken)
e - ase in angel (bevat)
ê - asai in hair (hê)
ee - asee in deer (een)
eë/ië - asea in fear, pronounced as two sounds (leër/skiër)
eeu - asew in few (leeu)
ei - asay in play (seil)
eu - asee in deer with lips pouted (deur)
eu - asew in few (euforie)
f - similar tof in English
g - gutteral sound likech in loch (geld)
gh - asg in golf (gholf)
h - similar toh in English
i - ase in angel (sit)
ie - asee in breed (dier)
ie - asi in sick (siek)
j - asy in you (jaar)
kn - asc in cat +n in no (knoop)
ng - asng in sing (vang)
o - asoo in loot followed by rapidw with pouted lips (bode)
o - asoo in loot, but shorter (euforie)
o - aso in fort but shorter (oggend)
o - asoy in boy (potjie)
ô - asau in cause (môre)
oe - asoo in loot (voer)
oe - asoo in loot, but shorter (voet)
oë - asoe in doer (vermoë)
oei - asooey in phooey but preceded with rapidw (koei)
oo - asoo in loot followed by rapidw with pouted lips (soom)
ooi - asoi in oil but preceded with rapidw (strooi)
ou - asoa in coat (hout)
p - similar top in English
r - asr in very, but lightly rolled (duiker)
r - strongly rolledr, almost Scots (rooi)
s - similar tos in English
t - similar tot in English
tj - asch in chunk (tjank)
u - asi in sick with lips pouted (u)
ui - asay in play but longer with pouted lips (lui)
uie - asaye in player but longer with pouted lips (beduie)
uu - asee in breed but with lips pouted (duur)
v - asf in fun (vul)
w - asw in sweep (swem)
w - asv in visit (water)
y - asay in play (yster)
z - similar toz in English
General Words and Phrases
Greeting
Hello - Hallo
Good morning - Goeiemôre
Good afternoon - Goeiemiddag
Good evening - Goeienaand
Good day (sir/madam/ladies and gentlemen/Jan) - Goeiedag (meneer/mevrou/dames en
here/Jan)
How are you? - Hoe gaan dit met jou? (More respectful: Hoe gaan dit met u?)
I am fine. - Dit gaan goed met my.
Fine, thank you. - Goed dankie.
Goodbye - Totsiens
Nice to meet you. - Aangename kennis.
Good luck - Voorspoed
Have a safe journey. - Veilige reis.
Expressions
yes - ja
no - nee
please - asseblief
thank you - dankie
help - help
danger - gevaar
emergency - noodgeval
excuse me - verskoon my
I am sorry. - Ek is jammer.
I love you. - Ek is lief vir jou.
Questions / sentences
Do you accept (credit cards/traveler's cheques)? - Aanvaar u (kredietkaarte/reisigerstjeks)?
How much is this? - Hoeveel kos dit?
I want ... - Ek wil ... hê.
I'm looking for ... - Ek is opsoek na ...
What are you doing? - Wat doen jy?
What is that? - Wat is dit daardie?
What is the time? - Hoe laat is dit?
What is this? - Wat is dit?
Where are you going? - Waarheen gaan jy?
Where is ...? - Waar is ...?
(bank - bank / doctor - dokter / dentist - tandarts / garage - motorhawe / hotel - hotel /
pharmacy - apteek / police station - polisiestasie / post office - poskantoor / railway station -
spoorwegstasie / restaurant - restourant / toilets - toilette / winkel - shop)
Numbers
1 - one - een
2 - two - twee
3 - three - drie
4 - four - vier
5 - five - vyf
6 - six - ses
7 - seven - sewe
8 - eight - agt
9 - nine - nege
10 - ten - tien
11 - eleven - elf
12 - twelve - twaalf
13 - thirteen - dertien
14 - fourteen - veertien
15 - fifteen - vyftien
20 - twenty - twintig
21 - twenty one - een en twintig
22 - twenty two - twee en twintig
50 - fifty - vyftig
100 - hundred -honderd
1000 - thousand - duisend
Computers and Internet terms
computer - rekenaar
e-mail - e-pos
e-mail address - e-posadres
Internet - Internet
Internet café - Internetkafee
Internet service provider - Internetdiensverskaffer
website - webwerf
website address - webwerfadres
web page - webblad
Expressions and Idioms
The Afrikaans language is very rich in idiomatic expressions. Many of the idioms used in
Afrikaans were inherited from Dutch or loaned from English.
The expression is listed, followed by a literal translation (or English equivalent). In the next
line the explanation of the idiom is provided in Afrikaans, followed by an English explanation.
Vyfde wiel aan die wa wees.(To be the fifth wheel on the wagon.)
Oorbodig wees. (To be redundant.)
'n Naald in 'n hooimied soek. (Look for a needle in a haystack.)
Onbegonne taak onderneem.(To undertake an impossible task.)
Hy kan nie bokkem (or bokkom) braai nie. (He cannot fry a whole dried and salted mullet.)
Hy is onbevoeg vir sy taak. (He does not have the know-how.)
Afrikaans (cid:177) English Dictionary
A
aal - eel
aalmoes - alms
aambeeld - anvil
aambei - haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, pile
aambeie - haemorhoids
aan - to, toward, towards
aan die brand steek - kindle, light
aanbeveel - recommend, register
aanbeveling - recommendation
aanbod - offer
aanbrand - burn
aandag - attention
aandenking - keepsake, memento, souvenir
aandete - evening meal, supper
aandoen - affect, call at, cause, give rise to
aandoening - affection, emotion
aandring - insist
aandui - indicate, suggest, point out, show
aangee - give, pass, spend
aangenaam - agreeable, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant
aangesien - because, for the reason that, since
aangry - move, stir, affect
aanhaal - cite, quote
aanhou - breed, keep, raise, rear
aankom - arrive, get
aankoms - arrival
aankweek - cultivate, grow
aanmoedig - encourage
aanneem - accept, receive, take, take in
aanpak - attempt, test, try
aanpas - try on
aanraai - advise, counsel
aansien - esteem, regard, respect
aansienlik - considerably
aansit - put on
aanskakel - put on, start, switch on, turn on
aanslag - assault
aansluit - join, associate, come together, pool
aansluiting - joining, junction
aansoek doen - aspire, aspire to, hope for, run for election
aanspreeklik - responsible
aanstaande - close, near, nearby, next
aanstel - appoint
aanstelling - appointment, appointment to office
aanstoot - commotion, scandal
aantal - amount, number
aantas - corrode
aantrek - put on
aantrekkingskrag - attraction
aantreklik - attractive
aanvaar - accept, receive, take, take in
aanvaarding - acceptance
aanval - assault, attack
aanvul - complete
aap - ape, monkey
aar - vein
aarbei - strawberry
aarde - earth, land, soil
aardgas - natural gas
aartappel - potato
abakus - abacus
abattoir - abattoir, slaughterhouse
Abessiniër - Abyssinian
ach - oh
Achilles - Achilles
Achilleshiel (cid:177) Achilles(cid:182) heel
Adam - Adam
adamsappel (cid:177) Adam(cid:182)s apple
adder - viper
Aden - Aden
administrasie - administration, management
admiraal - admiral
Adonis - Adonis
adres - address
adresseer - address
Adriatiese See - Adriatic, Adriatic Sea
adverteer - advertise, announce, give notice
advertensie - ad, advertisement
advies - notification, notice, advice, counsel
advokaat - advocate, lawyer
afdeling - branch, compartment, department, pigeonhole
afdelingswinkel - department store, warehouse, bazaar
afdwaal - go astray, stray off
afgaan - descend, get off, go down
Afganistan - Afghanistan
afgee - spread
afgelope - last
Afghaan - Afghan
Afghanistan - Afghanistan
afhaal - take off, put off
afklim - get out, get out of a car
afkondig - issue, proclaim, promulgate, publish, reveal
aflewer - deliver, furnish, supply
aflewering - delivery
afmeting - dimension, measurement
Afrika - Africa
Afrikaan - African
Afrikaans - African, Afrikaans, Afrikaans language
Afrikaner - Afrikaner, Afrikander
Afro-Asiaties - Afro-Asian
afsender - sender
afskakel - cut, cut a connection
afskeid neem - say goodbye, take leave
afskryf - amortize, deaden, write off
afslag - abatement, discount, rebate
afsny - cut off
afsonderlik - apart, particular, separate, special
afspraak - accommodation, agreement, appointment, date
afstaan - cede, give in, give up, give way, relinquish
afstand - distance, offset
afsweer - abjure, abnegate
aftree - retire
afval - drop, fall, remainder, rest, debris, rubbish
afwyk - turn
ag - eight
agste - eighth
agter - behind, after, aback, backwards
Agter-Indië - Indo-China
agter wees - be late
agterent - backside, rump, behind, bottom, buttocks
agtergrond - background, bottom, foundation
agterlik - backward, mentally deficient, retarded
agtien - eighteen
ah - woe
ai - ouch
akkomodasie - equipment
akroniem - acronym
aksie - action, activity
akteur - actor
aktivis - activist
aktrise - actress
akwarium - aquarium
al - already, by now, yet
al die - all
Albaans - Albanian
Albanees - Albanian
Albanië - Albania
Albanies - Albanian, Albanian language
Albaniese taal - Albanian, Albanian language
albei - both
Aleoete - Aleutian Islands
Alexandrië - Alexandria
alfabet - alphabet
algemeen - general, usual
Algerië - Algeria
Algeryn - Algerian
Algeryns - Algerian
Algiers - Algiers
alibi - alibi
alkohol - alcohol
alledaags - commonplace, dismal, trite, daily
alleen - alone, only, sole, solitary
allerhande - every kind of
Allerheilige - All Hallows, All Saints(cid:182) Day
Allersiele - All Souls(cid:182) Day
alles - altogether, everything, all of it
almal - all, each, every, everyone
almal se (cid:177) everyone(cid:182)s
Alpe - Alps
alreeds - already, by now, yet
altwee - both
altyd - always
aluminium - aluminium, aluminum
Amasone - Amazon
amateur - amateur, fancier, dabbler, dilettante
Amerika - America, United States of America, USA
Amerikaans - American