Afrikaans Vocabulary: Common Nouns

Expand your Afrikaans vocabulary with essential common nouns for everyday conversation.

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Vocabulary List

English Afrikaans Pronunciation
time
tyd
person
persoon
year
jaar
day
dag
thing
ding
man
man
world
wêreld
life
lewe
hand
hand
child
kind
eye
oog
woman
vrou
place
plek
work
werk
week
week
government
regering
company
maatskappy
number
getal
group
groep
problem
probleem
fact
feit

Wizard’s Wisdom: Definite Articles in Afrikaans

In Afrikaans, there are no definite articles like ‘the.’ Instead, the definite article is shown by adding a suffix to the end of the noun. For example, ‘cat’ is ‘kat,’ but ‘the cat’ is ‘die kat.’ Pay attention to these suffixes to indicate specificity!

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