Learn Afrikaans Vocabulary: Contrary words

– 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 contrary words. Ideal to help you boost your Afrikaans vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	AFRIKAANS
young	jonk
old	oud
empty	leeg
full	vol
vertical	vertikaal
horizontal	horisontaal
useful	nuttig
useless	nutteloos
a city	n stad
a village	n dorp
a question	n vraag
an answer	n antwoord
sad	hartseer
happy	gelukkig
all	almal
nothing	niks
a teacher	n onderwyser
a student	n student
early	vroeg
late	laat
open	oopmaak
closed	gesluit
first	eers
last	laaste
secure	veilig
dangerous	gevaarlik
near	naby
far	ver
sugar	suiker
salt	sout
dry	droog
wet	nat
often	dikwels
rarely	selde
always	altyd
never	nooit
same	dieselfde
different	anders
dirty	vuil
clean	skoon
the evening	die aand
the morning	die oggend
small	klein
large	groot
rich	ryk
poor	arm
the ceiling	die plafon
the floor	die vloer
animal	dier
human	mens
guilty	skuldig
innocent	onskuldig
here	hier
there	daar
hunger	honger
the thirst	die dors
the sun	die son
the moon	die maan
the sister	die suster
the brother	die broer
slow	stadig
fast	vinnig
before	voor
after	na
heavy	swaar
light	lig
old	oud
new	nuut
easy	maklik
difficult	moeilik
start	begin
finish	klaarmaak
friend	vriend
enemy	vyand
yesterday	gister
tomorrow	môre
cold	koud
hot	warm
right	reg
left	links
a woman	n vrou
a man	n man
inside	binne
outside	buite
strong	sterk
weak	swak
soft	sag
hard	hard
a lot	baie
a little	n bietjie
up	op
down	af
exactly	presies
probably	waarskynlik
married	getroud
single	enkellopend
noisy	raserig
quiet	stil
complicated	ingewikkeld
simple	eenvoudig
now	nou
later	later
long	lank
short	kort
interesting	interessant
boring	vervelig
normal	normaal
strange	vreemde
outside	buite
inside	binne
the entrance	die ingang
the exit	die uitgang
white	wit
black	swart
expensive	duur
cheap	goedkoop
USEFUL VERBS
to walk	te loop
to run	om te hardloop
to attach	om aan te heg
to detach	los te maak
to go up	om op te gaan
to go down	om onder te gaan
to increase	om te verhoog
to decrease	om te verminder
to stop	te stop
to continue	om voort te gaan
to take off	opstyg
to land	te land
to put on	aan te trek
to remove	te verwyder
to move forward	om vorentoe te beweeg
to move back	om terug te beweeg
to forget	om te vergeet
to remember	onthou
to show	om te wys
to hide	om weg te steek
to save	om te spaar
to spend	om te spandeer
to build	om te bou
to destroy	om te vernietig
to arrive	om te arriveer
to leave	om te verlaat
to enter	in te gaan
to go out	om uit te gaan
to laugh	om te lag
to cry	om te huil
to sell	te verkoop
to buy	te koop
to break	om te breek
to repair	herstel
to lend	te leen
to borrow	te leen
to earn	te verdien
to lose	om te verloor
to slow down	om stadiger te gaan
to speed up	te versnel
to search	om te soek
to find	te vind
to pull	te trek
to push	te druk
to take	te neem
to give	om te gee
to wake up	wakker te word
to fall asleep	om aan die slaap te raak
to hold	te hou
to let go	om te laat gaan
to turn on	om aan te sit
to turn off	om af te sit
to sell	te verkoop
to buy	te koop
to send	te stuur
to receive	te ontvang

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