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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Afrikaans
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. Play the ten Afrikaans words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Afrikaans phrases in this lesson
- JaYAH
- Yes
- NeeNAY
- No
- OukeiOH-kay
- Okay
- Ek verstaan nieek fer-STAHN nee
- I don't understand
- Praat jy Engels?PRAHT yay ENG-uls
- Do you speak English?
- Kan jy dit herhaal?kan yay dit her-HAHL
- Can you repeat that?
- Stadig, assebliefSTAH-dikh ah-suh-BLEEF
- Slowly, please
- Wat is dit?VAHT is dit
- What is this?
- Ek het... nodigek het... NOO-dikh
- I need...
- Kan jy my help?kan yay may HELP
- Can you help me?
A standard short response. Longer negative sentences commonly end with a second nie.