Afrikaans Vocabulary

The Afrikaans vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: een	Two: twee	Three: drie
Four: vier	Five: vyf	Six: ses
Seven: sewe	Eight: agt	Nine: nege
Ten: tien	First: eerste	Second: tweede

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: Maandag	Tuesday: Dinsdag	Wednesday: Woensdag
Thursday: Donderdag	Friday: Vrydag	Saturday: Saterdag
Sunday: Sondag	Now: nou	Yesterday: gister
Today: vandag	Tonight: vanaand	Tomorrow: môre

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: vrugte	Apples: appels
Bananas: piesangs	Tomatoes: tamaties
Potatoes: aartappels	Onions: uie

Red: rooi	Green: groen	Blue: blou
White: wit	Black: swart	Grey: grys

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: Ontbyt	Lunch: Middagete
Dinner: Aandete	Milk: melk
Coffee: koffie	Bread: brood

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: sonnig	Windy: winderig	Rainy: reёn
Snowy: sneeu	Cold: koud	Hot: warm

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: seun	Girl: meisie
Son: seun	Daughter: dogter
Brother: broer	Sister: suster
Man: man	Woman: vrou
Father: pa/vader	Mother: ma/moeder
Grandfather: oupa	Grandmother: ouma

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: huis	Toilet: toilet	Room: kamer
Bedroom: slaapkamer	Kitchen: kombuis	Table: tafel

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: kat	Dog: hond	Mouse: muis
Bird: voël	Cow: koei	Horse: perd

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: sokkies	Shoes: skoene	Trousers: broek
Shirt: hemp	Sweater: trui	Coat: jas

Most popular languages in the world:

English: Engels	French: Frans	German: Duits
Spanish: Spaans	Italian: Italiaans	Portuguese: Portugees
Greek: Grieks	Russian: Russies	Arabic: Arabies
Hindi: Hindi	Chinese: Chinees	Japanese: Japannees

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taxi	Bus: bus
Hotel: hotel	Reservation: bespreking
Airport: lughawe	Passport: paspoort

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: student	Teacher: onderwyser	Pen: pen
Books: boeke	Page: bladsy	Dictionary: woordeboek

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: hand	Feet: voete	Hair: hare
Eye: oog	Mouth: mond	Nose: neus

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambulans	Doctor: dokter
Hospital: hospitaal	Pharmacy: apteek
Police: polisie	Stomach Ache: maagpyn

As you can see, this Afrikaans vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.