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Afrikaans Word practice
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| 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 |
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