Afrikaans

Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia by about 6 million people. Afrikaans speakers are also found in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Germany, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Afrikaans is a descendant from Dutch but also shows many influences from various Bantu and Khoisan languages and also from Portuguese and Malay.

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Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases in Afrikaans with Jack, Lisa and Pete the Parrot.
Numbers...
een, twee, drie, vier, vyf, ses, sewe, agt, nege, tien, elf, twaalf.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
	drie frambose three raspberries
	Hoeveel appels is daar? Daar is net een appel. Dit is heerlik! How many apples are there? There is only one apple. How delicious!
Colours...
	Hierdie blom is oranje. Dit is mooi! This flower is orange. How beautiful!
	Die sneu is wit en koud. Brrr... The snow is white and cold. Brrr...
geel .......... oranje .......... pienk ........... rooi ............ pers .......... groen
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
blou .......... bruin .......... grys ......... swart ............ wit
Meeting Pete...
	Hallo! My naam is Piet. Wat is jou naam? Hello! My name is Pete. What is your name?
Going on a picnic...
	Waarheen gaan ons vandag? Ons gaan na die meer toe om piekniek te hou. Where are we going today? We're going to the lake for a picnic.
	Stop, Piet! Ons het verdwaal! Waar is die pad? Ons kan dit nie vind nie. Stop, Pete! We're lost! Where is the path? We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
	Ek is baie honger. I am very hungry.
	Dankie. Thank you.
	Ek is ook dors. I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
	Eina!! Help! Help my! Gaan weg! Ow!! Help! Help me! Go away!
Goodbye...
	Totsiens! Goodbye!
Extra words...
	Ja. Yes. Nee. No. Asseblief. Please. Dit is 'n plesier. You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers, Colours and more Simple Phrases. Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!