Say it in Afrikaans | Learn to speak Afrikaans

Want to impress people with your Afrikaans language skills? In this course you will learn how to pronounce traditional names, surnames and words as well as mastering basic sentences and slang. You'll learn about informal and formal greetings and know when it is time to braai (because that is the most important thing to know). I'll teach you how to say lekker and when that Tjom, jy moet lekker wees isn't cool. I'll even teach you about traditional food and animals.

At the end of this course you should be able to throw a few Afrikaans sentences around and pick us out of a crowd when you hear us.

In this Afrikaans course I cover:

• Alphabet and 'G' sound in Afrikaans

• Phonics of aai, aa, ei, ui, ee, oo, oe (added 8 February 2026)

• Pronouns in Afrikaans (added 13 December 2023)

• Greetings in Afrikaans

  • All new practice lessons to say Hallo and GOEIEMôRE (added 5 May 2024)

• Know your body in Afrikaans

• Timeframes, days and more in Afrikaans

  • Days of the week

  • Yesterday, today and tomorrow

  • Tomorrow morning/afternoon/night

  • Time frames in which it can happen

• Money Matters in Afrikaans

  • Currency and Costs

• Geography in Afrikaans

  • Provinces and main cities of South Africa

• Food, fruit, vegetables and drinks in Afrikaans

• Meal times in Afrikaans

  • Meals and getting invited for a meal (updated July 2025)

  • Saying thanks after a meal

• Colours in Afrikaans

• Animal names in Afrikaans

  • Pets

  • Farm animals

  • Predators

  • Big and tall animals

• Afrikaans slang

• Dates, Relationships & Feelings in Afrikaans

• Family in Afrikaans
  ...and we don't have a 'single' word that encompasses male and female cousins

• Afrikaans Phrases for Travellers (added 13 December 2023)

• Clothing & accesories for Women (added 16 February 2026)

• Technology in Afrikaans

  • Internet Terminology in Afrikaans (added 14 December 2023)

• Names and Surnames

  • Traditional Afrikaner names for men and women

  • Traditional Afrikaner surnames

PS. Be ready to pronounce words with a 'G' very differently than you are used to!

Afrikaans is one of the youngest languages in the world and spoken by millions of people in South Africa, Namibia and even some *Saffas overseas.

*South African Far From African Soil

1. South African language courses

2. South Africa languages