Afrikaans Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Afrikaans language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Afrikaans with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Afrikaans vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	AFRIKAANS
the great-grandfather	die oupagrootjie
the great grandmother	die oumagrootjie
the grandfather	die oupa
the grandmother	die ouma
the grandson	die kleinseun
the granddaughter	die kleindogter
the grandchildren	die kleinkinders
the father	die vader
the mother	die ma
the parents	die ouers
the child	die kind
the children	die kinders
the son	die seun
the daughter	die dogter
a baby	n baba
a teenager	n tiener
the adults	die volwassenes
the brother	die broer
the sister	die suster
half-brother	halfbroer
half-sister	halfsuster
a twin	n tweeling
the uncle	die oom
the aunt	die tannie
the cousin	die neef
the cousin	die neef
the nephew	die neef
the niece	die niggie
a friend	’n vriend
the boyfriend	die kêrel
the girlfriend	die vriendin
the fiancé	die verloofde
the groom	die bruidegom
the husband	die man
the wife	die vrou
the parents-in-law	die skoonouers
father-in-law	skoonpa
the mother-in-law	die skoonma
the brother-in-law	die swaer
the sister-in-law	die skoonsuster
the son-in-law	die skoonseun
the daughter-in-law	die skoondogter
a family member	n familielid
adopted	aangeneem
only son	enigste seun

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