Basic Afrikaans words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Afrikaans easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Afrikaans, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Afrikaans by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Afrikaans vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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| ENGLISH | AFRIKAANS |
| Please | Asseblief |
| Thank you! | Dankie! |
| Sorry! | Jammer! |
| What? | Wat? |
| Who? | WHO? |
| When? | Wanneer? |
| Why? | Hoekom? |
| Which? | Watter? |
| How? | Hoe? |
| Where ? | Waar ? |
| How much ? | Hoeveel ? |
| Yes | Ja |
| No | Geen |
| Maybe | Kan wees |
| Of course | Natuurlik |
| something | iets |
| nothing | niks |
| somebody | iemand |
| nobody | niemand nie |
| before | voor |
| after | na |
| far | ver |
| near | naby |
| here | hier |
| there | daar |
| today | vandag |
| tomoorow | môre |
| now | nou |
| man | man |
| woman | vrou |
| friend | vriend |
| more | meer |
| less | minder |
| always | altyd |
| later | later |
| never | nooit |
| same | dieselfde |
| different | anders |
| small | klein |
| large | groot |
| difficult | moeilik |
| easy | maklik |
| hot | warm |
| cold | koud |
| yesterday | gister |
| after | na |
| beautiful | pragtige |
| broken | stukkend |
| free | vry |
| a pharmacy | n apteek |
| money | geld |
| a bag | n sak |
| a lighter | n aansteker |
| a cigarette | n sigaret |
| a bottle | n bottel |
| soap | seep |
| clean | skoon |
| dirty | vuil |
| a trash can | n asblik |
| a trash bag | n vullissak |
| the silence | die stilte |
| a tool | n hulpmiddel |
| pregnant | swanger |
| sick | siek |
| a baby | n baba |
| a little bit | n bietjie |
| a doctor | n dokter |
| a dentist | n tandarts |
| a medicine | n medisyne |
| a book | n boek |
| a story | n storie |
| a phone | n foon |
| a computer | n rekenaar |
| a car | n motor |
| a plane | n vliegtuig |
| the name | die naam |
| the adress | die adres |
| the age | die ouderdom |
| the nationality | die nasionaliteit |
| a choice | n keuse |
| an answer | n antwoord |
| the key | die sleutel |
| the light | die lig |
| the television | die televisie |
| the bed | die bed |
| the house | die huis |
| the shower | die stort |
| the window | die venster |
| the door | die deur |
| the table | die tafel |
| tired | moeg |
| water | water |
| open | oopmaak |
| closed | gesluit |
| clothes | klere |
| coffee | koffie |
| tea | tee |
| lunch | middagete |
| dinner | aandete |
| a fruit | n vrug |
| a vegetable | n groente |
| a beverage | n drankie |
| a child | n kind |
| rain | reën |
| the entrance | die ingang |
| the exit | die uitgang |
| music | musiek |
| a smile | n glimlag |
| the world | die wereld |
| the sky | die lug |
| a river | n rivier |
| the sea | die see |
| the mountain | die berg |
| the lake | Die meer |
| the island | die eiland |
| the beach | die strand |
➡️ More Afrikaans vocabulary lists:
- Greetings
- 100 most common Afrikaans verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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