Afrikaans is a South African language originating from the Dutch spoken by settlers in Africa in the seventeenth century. Despite the fact that Afrikaans developed in Africa and is unique to the region, it is classified as Low Franconian West Germanic due to the fact that it originates from Dutch. Aside from English, Afrikaans deviates the furthest from the grammars of the other Germanic languages. It is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia, with smaller populations of speakers living in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Lesotho, Malawi, New Zealand, Swaziland, the United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Due to emigration and migrant labour, there are possibly over 100,000 Afrikaans speakers in the United Kingdom. It is the primary language used by two ethnic groups in South Africa: the Afrikaans people and the Coloureds. You can learn to speak it in less than 5 minutes! And the best thing of all, it's not a difficult language to learn! =)
Comments on "Learn to Speak Afrikaans in 5 minutes!"
Awesome vid! ... To ... Awesome vid! ... To be honest I kinda? find Afrikaans to be easier than English (Yes, English isn't my first language. I speak 4 languages English, Spanish, French? and Portuguese =] ).
"settlers", is that ... "settlers", is that what they call? it now?
why? would you ever ... why? would you ever need to say "i am cold" if you live in south africa?
@AbbyCrotz WHAT ... @AbbyCrotz WHAT THE HELL DUDE? THATS WHAT SOME OF THOSE SOUTHIES TOUGHT ME TO SAY WHEN I MET THEM IN THE BAR. APARANTLY THEY COME OVER HERE TO WORK OR SOMETHING. I? CANT REMEMBER WHAT THAT ALL MEANS...
@JediMaster08021 ... @JediMaster08021 WHAT THE HELL DUDE? THATS WHAT SOME OF THOSE SOUTHIES TOUGHT ME TO SAY WHEN I MET THEM IN THE BAR. APARANTLY THEY COME OVER HERE TO WORK OR SOMETHING.? I CANT REMEMBER WHAT THAT ALL MEANS...
@sachavn Its ... @sachavn Its Neanderthal? Dutch.
Why learn to speak ... Why learn to speak Afrkaans in 5? minutes.
This is weird if? ... This is weird if? you're from Holland.
@basseftw1 lol? @basseftw1 lol?
Thank you!
I am ... Thank you!
I am now fluent in Afrikaans.?
mooi video? gavin, ... mooi video? gavin, afrikaans sounds so different when spoken slower
@TheGavinleRoux ... @TheGavinleRoux also the english speaking kan nie die r and g roll? nie so its hard ahah
@TheGavinleRoux ... @TheGavinleRoux Same with me you have a different accent to Jo berg where im from and i have? also come out of an afrikaans household although we live in Austral;ia now we still speak it at home :)
@TheGavinleRoux ... @TheGavinleRoux Thank you. Is one accent considered? more "correct" than another?
loving the? accent! loving the? accent!
I would like to ... I would like to further my knowledge of Afrikaanse and am interesting? in knowing, do you teach it.
@AshMazingGG? WRONG ... @AshMazingGG? WRONG... AND RIGHT.... Ack is normal afrikaans accent... but eck is also right because that is the way the dudes from the norther, western and eastern cape says it... dont forget them... RAAK WYS BRA!
Shall be ---------- ... Shall be ----------->Gaan wees
Will be -------------> Sal wees
soos in:
I shall be the best.
Ek gaan? die beste wees
en...
I will be the best.
Ek SAL die beste wees.
Raak wys ou!
Thank you? a lot ... Thank you? a lot man.You're helping me out major.Baie dankie!! ^_ ^
@redheadcover no? ... @redheadcover no? s**t
how many people? ... how many people? would you say speak Afrikaans?
holy s**t ... holy s**t Afrikaans? is sooooo similar to Dutch
Afrikaans is 'n ... Afrikaans is 'n baie mooie taal. ek is baie? trots op Suid Afrika.
Groete van 'n Hollander
@AshMazingGG I'm ... @AshMazingGG I'm from Cape Town where we? say Eck in comparison with people in Johannesburg that say Ack. Afrikaans has different accents in different parts in South Africa as well as Namibia. ;) Afrikaans is my First Language so my Afrikaans is pronounced correctly since I come out of an Afrikaans household.
Hmm.. Ek is ... Hmm.. Ek is actually pronounced Ack.? Not Eck.
USAID Helps THRASS British Phonics Programme Expand into Namibia
The THRASS phonics programme, pioneered by British Educational Psychologist Alan Davies, has already enjoyed considerable success in many parts of Africa and is being welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. Now, with the help of USAID, and following the recent THRASS Accredited Certificate course in Okahandja, THRASS could soon be implemented in every school in Namibia.
South Africa's Absa Bank to Fund British Literacy Programme THRASS
The THRASS phonics programme, pioneered by British Educational Psychologist Alan Davies, has already been welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. Now Absa, a member of the Barclays Group, are set to announce the corporate sponsorship of THRASS though the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Project. The primary aim of the project is to increase literacy in South Africa, through the improved teaching and learning of English, that will be achieved by partnering universities, primary schools and other organisations. The secondary aim is to provide a platform to celebrate South Africa's eleven national languages, through free interactive software and printable calendar charts.
