The Afrikaans course
Learn Afrikaans ten words at a time
Afrikaans
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Afrikaans words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Afrikaans challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Afrikaans · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- HalloHAH-loh
- Hello
- HiHEE
- Hi
- Goeie môreHOO-ee MAW-reh
- Good morning
- Goeie nagHOO-ee NAHKH
- Good night
- Baie dankieBY-ee DAHN-kee
- Thank you very much
- DankieDAHN-kee
- Thanks
- Dit is 'n plesierdit is n pleh-SEER
- You're welcome
- Assebliefah-suh-BLEEF
- Please
- Verskoon myfer-SKOOHN may
- Excuse me
- TotsiensTOT-seens
- Goodbye
Afrikaans · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Een bier assebliefayn BEER ah-suh-BLEEF
- One beer, please
- Een van dié assebliefayn vahn DEE ah-suh-BLEEF
- One of these, please
- Een koffie assebliefayn KOH-fee ah-suh-BLEEF
- One coffee, please
- Twee assebliefTRAY ah-suh-BLEEF
- Two, please
- Nog een assebliefNOKH ayn ah-suh-BLEEF
- One more, please
- Hoeveel kos dit?HOO-fayl KOS dit
- How much is it?
- Die rekening assebliefdee REK-eh-ning ah-suh-BLEEF
- The bill, please
- Dit is allesdit is AHL-us
- That's everything
- Gesondheid!kheh-ZON-hait
- Cheers!
- Gesondheidkheh-ZON-hait
- Bless you
Afrikaans · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- JaYAH
- Yes
- NeeNAY
- No
- OukeiOH-kay
- Okay
- Geen probleemKHAIN proh-BLAME
- Sure, no problem
- Ek weet nieek VAYT nee
- I don't know
- Ek verstaan nieek fer-STAHN nee
- I don't understand
- Praat jy Engels?PRAHT yay ENG-uls
- Do you speak English?
- N Bietjien BEE-chee
- A little
- Natuurliknah-TOO-lik
- Of course
- Alles is oukeiAHL-us is OH-kay
- Everything is fine
Afrikaans · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Eenayn
- One
- TweeTRAY
- Two
- DrieDREE
- Three
- VierFEER
- Four
- TienTEEN
- Ten
- VyftigVAYF-tikh
- Fifty
- HonderdHOHN-dert
- One hundred
- RandRAHNT
- Rand
- Met kaartmet KAHRT
- By card
- Kontantkon-TAHNT
- In cash
Afrikaans · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- BroodBROHD
- Bread
- MelkMELK
- Milk
- KaasKAHS
- Cheese
- WaterWAH-ter
- Water
- N Sak?n SAHK
- A bag?
- Het jy...?het yay
- Do you have...?
- Waar is...?VAHR is
- Where is...?
- Dié eenDEE ayn
- This one
- Niks meerNIKS MARE
- Nothing else
- Goeie dagHOO-ee DAHKH
- Have a nice day
Afrikaans · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- N Tafel vir tween TAH-fell vir TRAY
- A table for two
- Die menu assebliefdee meh-NOO ah-suh-BLEEF
- The menu, please
- Een espressoayn es-PRES-oh
- One espresso
- N Glas wynn KHLAS VAIN
- A glass of wine
- Vers bierFERS BEER
- Draft beer
- BoereworsBOO-reh-VORS
- Boerewors
- Dit is lekkerdit is LEK-er
- It's delicious
- Sonder ysSON-der ICE
- Without ice
- Om saam te neemom SAHM teh NOME
- To take away
- Hou die kleingeldHOO dee KLINE-khelt
- Keep the change
Afrikaans · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Hoe gaan dit met u?HOO KHAHN dit met OO
- How are you? (polite)
- Hoe gaan dit met jou?HOO KHAHN dit met YOH
- How are you? (casual)
- Dit gaan goed met mydit KHAHN KHOOT met may
- I'm fine
- En jou?en YOH
- And you?
- Wat is nuus?vat is NOOH-us
- What's new?
- Mooi weer, jé?MOH-ee VAIR, yeh
- Nice weather, huh?
- Tot sienstot SEENS
- See you soon
- Goeie aandHOO-ee AHNT
- Have a nice evening
- Groet die familieKHROOT dee fah-MEEL-yuh
- Say hi to the family
- SterkteSTER-kteh
- All the best
Afrikaans · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Waar is die toilet?VAHR is dee toy-LET
- Where is the toilet?
- LinksLINKS
- Left
- RegsREKHS
- Right
- ReguitREH-khait
- Straight ahead
- HierHEER
- Here
- DaarDAHR
- There
- BasBAHS
- Bus
- TreinstationTRAYN-stah-shohn
- Train station
- Een kaartjie assebliefayn KAHRT-chee ah-suh-BLEEF
- One ticket, please
- Stop hier assebliefstop HEER ah-suh-BLEEF
- Stop here, please
Afrikaans · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Vandagvan-DAHKH
- Today
- MôreMAW-reh
- Tomorrow
- GisterKHIS-ter
- Yesterday
- NouNOW
- Now
- LaterLAY-ter
- Later
- Hoe laat is dit?HOO LAHT is dit
- What time is it?
- MaandagMAHN-dahkh
- Monday
- SaterdagSAH-ter-dahkh
- Saturday
- SondagSON-dahkh
- Sunday
- Die naweekdee nah-WAKE
- The weekend
Afrikaans · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Help!HELP
- Help!
- Bel n dokterbel n DOK-ter
- Call a doctor
- Polisiepo-LEE-see
- Police
- Apteekahp-TAYK
- Pharmacy
- Hospitaalhos-pee-TAHL
- Hospital
- Ek is verdwaalek is fer-DVAHL
- I'm lost
- Ek voel nie goed nieek FOOL nee KHOOT nee
- I don't feel well
- My foonmay FOHN
- My phone
- Dit is gesteeldit is kheh-STAYL
- It was stolen
- Dit is dringenddit is DRING-ent
- It's urgent