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Afrikaans Quiz
Study the words (211)
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | een |
| Two | twee |
| Three | drie |
| Four | vier |
| Five | vyf |
| Six | ses |
| Seven | sewe |
| Eight | agt |
| Nine | nege |
| Ten | tien |
| First | eerste |
| Second | tweede |
| Monday | Maandag |
| Tuesday | Dinsdag |
| Wednesday | Woensdag |
| Thursday | Donderdag |
| Friday | Vrydag |
| Saturday | Saterdag |
| Sunday | Sondag |
| Now | nou |
| Yesterday | gister |
| Today | vandag |
| Tonight | vanaand |
| Tomorrow | môre |
| Fruits | vrugte |
| Apples | appels |
| Bananas | piesangs |
| Tomatoes | tamaties |
| Potatoes | aartappels |
| Onions | uie |
| Red | rooi |
| Green | groen |
| Blue | blou |
| White | wit |
| Black | swart |
| Grey | grys |
| Breakfast | Ontbyt |
| Lunch | Middagete |
| Dinner | Aandete |
| Milk | melk |
| Coffee | koffie |
| Bread | brood |
| Sunny | sonnig |
| Windy | winderig |
| Rainy | reёn |
| Snowy | sneeu |
| Cold | koud |
| Hot | warm |
| 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 |
| House | huis |
| Toilet | toilet |
| Room | kamer |
| Bedroom | slaapkamer |
| Kitchen | kombuis |
| Table | tafel |
| Cat | kat |
| Dog | hond |
| Mouse | muis |
| Bird | voël |
| Cow | koei |
| Horse | perd |
| Socks | sokkies |
| Shoes | skoene |
| Trousers | broek |
| Shirt | hemp |
| Sweater | trui |
| Coat | jas |
| English | Engels |
| French | Frans |
| German | Duits |
| Spanish | Spaans |
| Italian | Italiaans |
| Portuguese | Portugees |
| Greek | Grieks |
| Russian | Russies |
| Arabic | Arabies |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Chinese | Chinees |
| Japanese | Japannees |
| Taxi | taxi |
| Bus | bus |
| Hotel | hotel |
| Reservation | bespreking |
| Airport | lughawe |
| Passport | paspoort |
| Student | student |
| Teacher | onderwyser |
| Pen | pen |
| Books | boeke |
| Page | bladsy |
| Dictionary | woordeboek |
| Hand | hand |
| Feet | voete |
| Hair | hare |
| Eye | oog |
| Mouth | mond |
| Nose | neus |
| Ambulance | ambulans |
| Doctor | dokter |
| Hospital | hospitaal |
| Pharmacy | apteek |
| Police | polisie |
| Stomach ache | maagpyn |
| And | en |
| Under | onder |
| Before | voordat |
| After | na |
| Inside | binne |
| Outside | buite |
| With | met |
| But | maar |
| For | vir |
| From | van |
| To | tot |
| In | In |
| What? | wat? |
| Who? | wie? |
| How? | hoe? |
| Why? | hoekom? |
| Where? | waar? |
| Never | nooit |
| Rarely | selde |
| Sometimes | soms |
| Usually | gewoonlik |
| Always | altyd |
| Very | baie |
| I | Ek |
| You | jy |
| He | hy |
| She | sy |
| We | ons |
| They | hulle |
| My | my |
| Your | jou |
| His | sy |
| Her | haar |
| Our | ons |
| Their | hul |
| I speak English | Ek praat Engels |
| You speak French | Jy praat Frans |
| He speaks German | Hy praat Duits |
| She speaks Italian | Sy praat Italiaans |
| I visited France | Ek het Frankryk besoek |
| I will drink milk | Ek sal melk drink |
| I understand you | Ek verstaan jou |
| I don't understand you | Ek verstaan jou nie |
| I don't speak French | Ek praat nie Frans nie |
| This is my house | Dit is my huis |
| That restaurant is far | Daardie restaurant is ver |
| No problem | geen probleem |
| Hi | Hi / Hallo |
| What is your name? | Wat is jou naam? |
| Nice to meet you | Aangename kennis |
| How are you? | Hoe gaan dit met jou? |
| I'm good, thanks | Dit gaan goed dankie |
| And you? | en met jou? |
| Do you speak (English/Afrikaans)? | Praat jy (Engels/Afrikaans)? |
| Does she speak Chinese? | Praat sy Chinees? |
| A little bit | Net 'n bietjie |
| How old are you? | Hoe oud is jy? |
| I'm 33 years old | Ek is 33 jaar oud |
| It was nice talking to you | Dit was lekker om met jou te gesels |
| What do you mean? | Wat bedoel jy? |
| I don't understand | Ek verstaan nie! |
| I don't know | Ek weet nie! |
| Sorry | Jammer |
| What is that called in Afrikaans? | Wat noem jy dit in Afrikaans? |
| What does that word mean in English? | Wat beteken daardie woord in Engels? |
| Where are you from? | Waar kom jy vandaan? |
| I'm from the U.S | Ek is van Amerika |
| I'm American | Ek is Amerikaans |
| Where do you live? | Waar woon jy? |
| I live in the U.S | Ek woon in Amerika |
| What do you do for a living? | Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? |
| I'm a student | Ek is 'n student |
| Can I help you? | Kan ek jou help? |
| Can you help me? | Kan jy my help? |
| Where is the airport? | Waar is die lughawe? |
| Go straight | Gaan reguit |
| Then | dan |
| Turn left | draai links |
| Turn right | draai regs |
| Happy birthday | Geluk met jou verjaarsdag |
| Happy New Year | Gelukkige Nuwejaar |
| Merry Christmas | Geseёnde Kersfees |
| Good luck | Voorspoed |
| Congratulations | Veels geluk |
| I have a reservation | Ek het 'n bespreking |
| Do you have rooms available? | Het julle kamers beskikbaar? |
| I would like a non-smoking room | Ek soek 'n nierook kamer |
| How much it costs per night? | Wat is die koste vir 'n aand? |
| Waiter | Kelder / Kelderin! |
| How much is this? | Hoeveel is hierdie? |
| What is this? | Wat is dit? |
| Are you okay? | Is jy okay? |
| I need a doctor | Ek het 'n dokter nodig |
| Help | Help! |
| Call the ambulance | Bel die ambulans! |
| Call the police | Bel die polisie! |
| I am sick | Ek is siek |
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