Afrikaans Vocabulary
Learning the Afrikaans Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Afrikaans language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Afrikaans.
Afrikaans vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Afrikaans Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Woordeskat |
| Countries | Lande |
| Australia | Australië |
| Cambodia | Kambodia |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Egipte |
| England | Engeland |
| France | Frankryk |
| Germany | Duitsland |
| Greece | Griekeland |
| India | Indië |
| Indonesia | Indonesië |
| Italy | Italië |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spanje |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | Verenigde State van Amerika |
| |
| Languages | Tale |
| Arabic | Arabies |
| Chinese | Chinees |
| English | Engels |
| French | Frans |
| German | Duits |
| Greek | Grieks |
| Hebrew | Hebreeus |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italiaans |
| Japanese | Japannees |
| Korean | Koreaans |
| Latin | Latyns |
| Russian | Russies |
| Spanish | Spaans |
| Urdu | Oerdoe |
| |
| Days | Dae |
| Monday | Maandag |
| Tuesday | Dinsdag |
| Wednesday | Woensdag |
| Thursday | Donderdag |
| Friday | Vrydag |
| Saturday | Saterdag |
| Sunday | Sondag |
| |
| time | tyd |
| hour | uur |
| minute | minuut |
| second | sekonde |
List of Vocabulary in Afrikaans
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Afrikaans placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Afrikaans vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Afrikaans Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | kleure |
| black | swart |
| blue | blou |
| brown | bruin |
| gray | grys |
| green | groen |
| orange | oranje |
| purple | pers |
| red | rooi |
| white | wit |
| yellow | geel |
| |
| sizes | groottes |
| big | groot |
| deep | diep |
| long | lank |
| narrow | nou |
| short | kort |
| small | klein |
| tall | lank |
| thick | dik |
| thin | dun |
| wide | wyd |
| |
| tastes | smaak |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | vars |
| salty | sout |
| sour | suur |
| spicy | pikant |
| sweet | soet |
| |
| qualities | kwaliteite |
| bad | slegte |
| clean | skoon |
| dark | donker |
| difficult | moeilik |
| dirty | vuil |
| dry | droog |
| easy | maklik |
| empty | leeg |
| expensive | duur |
| fast | vinnig |
| foreign | buitelands |
| full | vol |
| good | goed |
| hard | hard |
| heavy | swaar |
| inexpensive | goedkoop |
| light | lig |
| local | plaaslike |
| new | nuwe |
| noisy | lawaaierig |
| old | oud |
| powerful | kragtig |
| quiet | stil |
| correct | korrek / reg |
| slow | stadig |
| soft | sag |
| very | baie |
| weak | swak |
| wet | nat |
| wrong | verkeerd |
| young | jonk |
| |
| food | voedsel / kos |
| almonds | amandels |
| bread | brood |
| breakfast | Ontbyt |
| butter | botter |
| candy | lekkers |
| cheese | kaas |
| chicken | hoender |
| cumin | komyn |
| dessert | nagereg |
| dinner | aandete |
| fish | vis |
| fruit | vrugte |
| ice cream | roomys |
| lamb | lam |
| lemon | suurlemoen |
| lunch | middagete |
| meal | maaltyd |
| meat | vleis |
| oven | oond |
| pepper | peper |
| plants | plante |
| pork | vark |
| salad | slaai |
| salt | sout |
| sandwich | toebroodjie |
| sausage | wors |
| soup | sop |
| sugar | suiker |
| supper | aandete |
| turkey | kalkoen |
| apple | appel |
| banana | piesang |
| oranges | lemoene |
| peaches | perskes |
| peanut | grondboonjie |
| pears | pere |
| pineapple | pynappel |
| grapes | druiwe |
| strawberries | aarbeie |
| vegetables | vrugte |
| carrot | wortel |
| corn | mielie |
| cucumber | komkommer |
| garlic | knoffel |
| lettuce | blaarslaai |
| olives | olywe |
| onions | uie |
| peppers | pepers |
| potatoes | aartappels |
| pumpkin | pampoen |
| beans | bone |
| tomatoes | tamaties |
| |
| alligator | krokodil |
| alligators | Alligators |
| bear | beer |
| bears | bere |
| bird | voël |
| birds | voëls |
| bull | bul |
| bulls | bulle |
| cat | kat |
| cats | katte |
| cow | koei |
| cows | koeie |
| deer | bok |
| many deer | bokke |
| dog | hond |
| dogs | honde |
| donkey | donkie |
| donkeys | donkies |
| eagle | arend |
| eagles | arende |
| elephant | olifant |
| elephants | olifante |
| giraffe | kameelperd |
| giraffes | kameelperde |
| goat | bok |
| goats | bokke |
| horse | perd |
| horses | perde |
| lion | leeu |
| lions | leeus |
| monkey | aap |
| monkeys | ape |
| mouse | muis |
| mice | muise |
| rabbit | haas / konyn |
| rabbits | hase / konyne |
| snake | slang |
| snakes | slange |
| tiger | tier |
| tigers | tiere |
| wolf | Wolf |
| wolves | wolwe |
| |
| objects | voorwerpe |
| bathroom | badkamer |
| bed | bed |
| bedroom | slaapkamer |
| ceiling | plafon |
| chair | stoel |
| clothes | klere |
| coat | jas |
| cup | beker |
| desk | Balie |
| dress | rok |
| floor | vloer |
| fork | vurk |
| furniture | meubels |
| glass | glas |
| hat | hoed |
| house | huis |
| ink | ink |
| jacket | baadjie |
| kitchen | kombuis |
| knife | mes |
| lamp | lamp |
| letter | brief |
| map | kaart |
| newspaper | koerant |
| notebook | nota boek |
| pants | broek |
| paper | papier |
| pen | pen |
| pencil | potlood |
| pharmacy | apteek |
| picture | prent, foto |
| plate | bord |
| refrigerator | yskas |
| restaurant | restaurant |
| roof | dak |
| room | kamer |
| rug | mat |
| scissors | skêr |
| shampoo | sjampoe |
| shirt | hemp |
| shoes | skoene |
| soap | seep |
| socks | sokkies |
| spoon | lepel |
| table | tafel |
| toilet | toilet |
| toothbrush | tandeborsel |
| toothpaste | tandepasta |
| towel | handdoek |
| umbrella | sambreel |
| underwear | onderklere |
| wall | muur |
| wallet | beursie |
| window | venster |
| telephone | telefoon |
| |
| this | hierdie |
| that | dit |
| these | hierdie |
| those | daai / daardie |
| |
| Questions | |
| how? | hoe? |
| what? | wat? |
| who? | wie? |
| why? | hoekom? / waarom? |
| where? | waar? |
| |
| different objects | verskillende voorwerpe |
| art | kuns |
| bank | bank |
| beach | strand |
| book | boek |
| by bicycle | op die fiets / met die fiets |
| by bus | per bus / met die bus |
| by car | met die motor |
| by train | per trein |
| cafe | kafee |
| country | land |
| desert | woestyn |
| dictionary | woordeboek |
| earth | aarde |
| flowers | blomme |
| football | sokker |
| forest | bos |
| game | spel |
| garden | tuin |
| geography | aardrykskunde |
| history | geskiedenis |
| house | huis |
| island | eiland |
| lake | meer |
| library | biblioteek |
| math | wiskunde |
| moon | maan |
| mountain | berg |
| movies | films / flieks |
| music | Musiek |
| ocean | oceaan |
| office | kantoor |
| on foot | te voet |
| player | speler |
| river | rivier |
| science | wetenskap |
| sea | see |
| sky | hemel / lug |
| soccer | sokker |
| stars | sterre |
| supermarket | supermark |
| swimming pool | swembad |
| theater | teater |
| tree | boom |
| |
| weather | weer |
| bad weather | slegte weer |
| cloudy | bewolk |
| cold | koue |
| cool | koel |
| foggy | mistig |
| hot | warm |
| nice weather | mooi weer |
| pouring | gietende reën |
| rain | reën |
| raining | reën |
| snow | sneeu |
| snowing | sneeu |
| ice | ys |
| sunny | sonnig |
| windy | winderig |
| spring | lente |
| summer | somer |
| autumn | herfs |
| winter | winter |
| |
| people | mense |
| aunt | tante |
| baby | baba |
| brother | broer |
| cousin | neef |
| daughter | dogter |
| dentist | tandarts |
| doctor | dokter |
| father | vader |
| grandfather | oupa |
| grandmother | ouma |
| husband | man |
| mother | moeder |
| nephew | neef |
| niece | nig |
| nurse | verpleegster |
| policeman | polisieman |
| postman | postbode |
| professor | professor |
| son | seun |
| teacher | onderwyser |
| uncle | oom |
| wife | vrou |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Afrikaans, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Afrikaans Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Afrikaans lessons here: Learn Afrikaans. Don't forget to bookmark this page.