Afrikaans Vocabulary: Staple Foods

Discover essential staple foods in Afrikaans to enhance your culinary adventures in South Africa.

Introduction

Embark on a culinary journey through the diverse flavors of Afrikaans cuisine with this essential vocabulary set on staple foods. Whether you’re exploring the markets of Cape Town or simply wanting to expand your language skills, you’ll learn the names of traditional dishes and ingredients. Plus, with native speaker audio included, you’ll be able to confidently navigate local menus and communicate with ease.

Vocabulary List

English Afrikaans Pronunciation

Rice

Rys

Bread

Brood

Pasta

Potatoes

Aartappels

Beans

Bone

Lentils

Linzele

Oats

Hawer

Flour

Meel

Cornmeal

Mieliepap

Noodles

Noedels

Couscous

Quinoa

Barley

Gars

Tortillas

Cereal

Ontbytgraan

Sugar

Suiker

Salt

Sout

Cooking oil

Kookolie

Eggs

Eiers

Milk

Melk

Language Tip: Plurals in Afrikaans

In Afrikaans, to form the plural of a noun, you typically add -e to the singular form. For example, ‘apple’ is appel in singular and appels in plural. This rule applies to many staple foods in Afrikaans as well!

Test Your Knowledge

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