# Afrikaans Cheatsheet ## Basic Phrases - Hello: Hallo (Hu-llo) - Goodbye: Totsiens (Tote-see-ens) - Yes: Ja (Ya) - No: Nee (Nay) - Please: Asseblief (Ah-suh-bleef) - Thank you: Dankie (Dun-kee) - Sorry: Jammer (Yah-muh) - Excuse me: Verskoon my (Fur-skoon may) - I don't understand: Ek verstaan nie (Ehk fur-staan nee) - Do you speak English?: Praat jy Engels? (Praht yay Eng-uls?) ## Numbers - 1: Een (Een) - 2: Twee (Twee) - 3: Drie (Dree) - 4: Vier (Fur) - 5: Vyf (Fayf) - 6: Ses (Says) - 7: Sewe (Seh-weh) - 8: Agt (Ahgt) - 9: Nege (Nay-guh) - 10: Tien (Teen) ## Days of the Week - Monday: Maandag (Marn-dahg) - Tuesday: Dinsdag (Dins-dahg) - Wednesday: Woensdag (Vurns-dahg) - Thursday: Donderdag (Dohn-duhr-dahg) - Friday: Vrydag (Fr-ay-dahg) - Saturday: Saterdag (Sah-tur-dahg) - Sunday: Sondag (Sohn-dahg) ## Months of the Year - January: Januarie (Yahn-wah-ree) - February: Februarie (Feh-bru-ah-ree) - March: Maart (Marrt) - April: April (Ah-pril) - May: Mei (May) - June: Junie (Yoo-nee) - July: Julie (Yoo-lee) - August: Augustus (Ow-guh-stus) - September: September (Sep-tem-ber) - October: Oktober (Ok-toh-ber) - November: November (Noh-vehm-ber) - December: Desember (Des-em-ber) ## Directions - Left: Links (Links) - Right: Regs (Rex) - Straight: Reguit (Ruh-gh-it) - Backward: Agteruit (Ahg-tuh-ruh-it) - Up: Bo (Boh) - Down: Af (Ahf) ## Food and Drink - Water: Water (Vah-tur) - Bread: Brood (Broo-t) - Cheese: Kaas (Kahs) - Meat: Vleis (Flay-s) - Chicken: Hoender (Hoon-duhr) - Fish: Vis (Fis) - Coffee: Koffie (Kaw-fee) - Tea: Tee (Tay) - Beer: Bier (Beer) - Wine: Wyn (Vain) ## Resources - [Afrikaans Language Learning Resources](https://www.afrikaanspod101.com/) - [Afrikaans Language Learning Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learn-afrikaans-with-heinrich-els/id1526317482) - [Afrikaans Language Learning Apps](https://www.lingoda.com/en/afrikaans-language-learning-resources)