English–Afrikaans Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ek	I am ready now. Ek is nou gereed.
you	pronoun	jy	You look very happy today. Jy lyk vandag baie gelukkig.
he	pronoun	hy	He works in the city. Hy werk in die stad.
she	pronoun	sy	She reads every morning at home. Sy lees elke oggend by die huis.
we	pronoun	ons	We live near the river. Ons woon naby die rivier.
they	pronoun	hulle	They are waiting outside now. Hulle wag nou buite.
what	pronoun	wat	What is your name? Wat is jou naam?
where	adverb	waar	Where do you live now? Waar woon jy nou?
when	adverb	wanneer	When does school start tomorrow? Wanneer begin skool môre?
who	pronoun	wie	Who is at the door? Wie is by die deur?
why	adverb	hoekom	Why are you so late? Hoekom is jy so laat?
how	adverb	hoe	How do you know that? Hoe weet jy dit?
to be	verb	wees	They will be here soon. Hulle sal gou hier wees.
to have	verb	hê	I have a new book. Ek het 'n nuwe boek.
to do	verb	doen	We do our work well. Ons doen ons werk goed.
to go	verb	gaan	They go to school early. Hulle gaan vroeg skool toe.
to come	verb	kom	Please come to my house. Kom asseblief na my huis.
to see	verb	sien	I see the moon tonight. Ek sien vanaand die maan.
to know	verb	weet	I know the right answer. Ek weet die regte antwoord.
to think	verb	dink	We think about the problem. Ons dink oor die probleem.
to want	verb	wil	I want some hot tea. Ek wil warm tee hê.
to need	verb	nodig hê	We need more water today. Ons het vandag meer water nodig.
to make	verb	maak	She makes good bread daily. Sy maak elke dag goeie brood.
to take	verb	neem	Please take this book home. Neem asseblief hierdie boek huis toe.
to give	verb	gee	They give food to children. Hulle gee kos vir kinders.
to say	verb	sê	Please say your name slowly. Sê asseblief jou naam stadig.
to tell	verb	vertel	Tell me the whole story. Vertel my die hele storie.
to ask	verb	vra	I ask a simple question. Ek vra 'n eenvoudige vraag.
to find	verb	vind	We find the lost key. Ons vind die verlore sleutel.
to look	verb	kyk	Look at the blue sky. Kyk na die blou lug.
to use	verb	gebruik	We use this table daily. Ons gebruik hierdie tafel daagliks.
to work	verb	werk	They work in the morning. Hulle werk in die oggend.
to eat	verb	eet	Children eat rice and fish. Kinders eet rys en vis.
to drink	verb	drink	I drink coffee every morning. Ek drink elke oggend koffie.
to sleep	verb	slaap	The child sleeps at night. Die kind slaap in die nag.
to walk	verb	loop	We walk along the street. Ons loop langs die straat.
to run	verb	hardloop	Boys run in the park. Seuns hardloop in die park.
to read	verb	lees	She reads a good book. Sy lees 'n goeie boek.
to write	verb	skryf	I write my name here. Ek skryf my naam hier.
to speak	verb	praat	They speak the same language. Hulle praat dieselfde taal.
to listen	verb	luister	Please listen to the music. Luister asseblief na die musiek.
to hear	verb	hoor	I hear the wind outside. Ek hoor die wind buite.
to buy	verb	koop	We buy fresh bread daily. Ons koop daagliks vars brood.
to sell	verb	verkoop	They sell fruit at market. Hulle verkoop vrugte by die mark.
to pay	verb	betaal	I pay with cash today. Ek betaal vandag kontant.
to help	verb	help	Friends help each other often. Vriende help mekaar dikwels.
to love	verb	liefhê	I love my family deeply. Ek het my familie baie lief.
to live	verb	woon	We live in a small house. Ons woon in 'n klein huis.
to die	verb	sterf	Old trees die very slowly. Ou bome sterf baie stadig.
to learn	verb	leer	Children learn new words quickly. Kinders leer nuwe woorde vinnig.
to teach	verb	leer	They teach music at school. Hulle leer musiek by die skool.
to open	verb	oopmaak	Please open the door now. Maak asseblief nou die deur oop.
to close	verb	toemaak	Please close the window gently. Maak asseblief die venster saggies toe.
person	noun	persoon	Each person has a name. Elke persoon het 'n naam.
man	noun	man	The man walks home slowly. Die man loop stadig huis toe.
woman	noun	vrou	The woman reads every evening. Die vrou lees elke aand.
child	noun	kind	The child drinks warm milk. Die kind drink warm melk.
boy	noun	seun	The boy runs very fast. Die seun hardloop baie vinnig.
girl	noun	meisie	The girl has a book. Die meisie het 'n boek.
family	noun	familie	My family lives in town. My familie woon in die dorp.
mother	noun	moeder	My mother makes good food. My moeder maak goeie kos.
father	noun	vader	Her father works at home. Haar vader werk by die huis.
friend	noun	vriend	My friend knows the answer. My vriend weet die antwoord.
house	noun	huis	Their house is very big. Hulle huis is baie groot.
home	noun	tuis	I feel happy at home. Ek voel gelukkig tuis.
school	noun	skool	The school opens very early. Die skool maak baie vroeg oop.
city	noun	stad	This city never sleeps early. Hierdie stad slaap nooit vroeg nie.
country	noun	land	The country needs more water. Die land het meer water nodig.
world	noun	wêreld	The world is very big. Die wêreld is baie groot.
street	noun	straat	The street is long and busy. Die straat is lank en besig.
room	noun	kamer	This room feels cold today. Hierdie kamer voel vandag koud.
time	noun	tyd	Time goes very quickly now. Tyd gaan nou baie vinnig.
day	noun	dag	Today is a good day. Vandag is 'n goeie dag.
night	noun	nag	The night is very quiet. Die nag is baie stil.
morning	noun	oggend	The morning air feels fresh. Die oggendlug voel vars.
evening	noun	aand	We walk every evening together. Ons loop elke aand saam.
week	noun	week	This week feels very long. Hierdie week voel baie lank.
month	noun	maand	Next month will be busy. Volgende maand sal besig wees.
year	noun	jaar	This year brings new hope. Hierdie jaar bring nuwe hoop.
today	adverb	vandag	I am busy today. Ek is vandag besig.
tomorrow	adverb	môre	We will leave tomorrow morning. Ons sal môre oggend vertrek.
yesterday	adverb	gister	She was here yesterday evening. Sy was gisteraand hier.
now	adverb	nou	Please come here now. Kom asseblief nou hierheen.
sun	noun	son	The sun is very bright. Die son is baie helder.
moon	noun	maan	The moon looks very full. Die maan lyk baie vol.
star	noun	ster	That star shines all night. Daardie ster skyn die hele nag.
sky	noun	lug	The sky is clear tonight. Die lug is vanaand helder.
earth	noun	aarde	The earth moves around the sun. Die aarde beweeg om die son.
fire	noun	vuur	The fire keeps us warm. Die vuur hou ons warm.
water	noun	water	Clean water is important here. Skoon water is hier belangrik.
rain	noun	reën	The rain falls all day. Die reën val die hele dag.
wind	noun	wind	The wind feels cold today. Die wind voel vandag koud.
tree	noun	boom	That tree is very old. Daardie boom is baie oud.
flower	noun	blom	This flower smells very sweet. Hierdie blom ruik baie soet.
mountain	noun	berg	The mountain is very high. Die berg is baie hoog.
river	noun	rivier	The river flows to the sea. Die rivier vloei na die see.
sea	noun	see	The sea looks blue today. Die see lyk vandag blou.
food	noun	kos	The food smells really good. Die kos ruik baie lekker.
bread	noun	brood	Fresh bread tastes very good. Vars brood smaak baie lekker.
rice	noun	rys	We eat rice with fish. Ons eet rys met vis.
meat	noun	vleis	The meat is hot now. Die vleis is nou warm.
fish	noun	vis	We cook fish for dinner. Ons kook vis vir aandete.
egg	noun	eier	I eat one egg daily. Ek eet daagliks een eier.
milk	noun	melk	The milk is still warm. Die melk is nog warm.
fruit	noun	vrugte	Fresh fruit is good food. Vars vrugte is goeie kos.
tea	noun	tee	She drinks hot tea nightly. Sy drink elke aand warm tee.
coffee	noun	koffie	He drinks coffee every morning. Hy drink elke oggend koffie.
head	noun	kop	My head hurts a little. My kop pyn 'n bietjie.
eye	noun	oog	Her eye is very blue. Haar oog is baie blou.
ear	noun	oor	My ear hears that sound. My oor hoor daardie geluid.
mouth	noun	mond	Open your mouth wide, please. Maak asseblief jou mond wyd oop.
nose	noun	neus	My nose feels cold outside. My neus voel koud buite.
hand	noun	hand	Her hand feels very warm. Haar hand voel baie warm.
foot	noun	voet	My foot hurts after running. My voet pyn ná hardloop.
heart	noun	hart	His heart beats very fast. Sy hart klop baie vinnig.
name	noun	naam	Your name sounds very familiar. Jou naam klink baie bekend.
book	noun	boek	This book is very interesting. Hierdie boek is baie interessant.
word	noun	woord	That word is hard to spell. Daardie woord is moeilik om te spel.
language	noun	taal	Language connects people across borders. Taal verbind mense oor grense.
money	noun	geld	I need more money today. Ek het vandag meer geld nodig.
work	noun	werk	My work starts very early. My werk begin baie vroeg.
love	noun	liefde	Love makes life more beautiful. Liefde maak die lewe mooier.
music	noun	musiek	The music sounds very beautiful. Die musiek klink baie mooi.
story	noun	storie	That story is very sad. Daardie storie is baie hartseer.
way	noun	manier	This way works very well. Hierdie manier werk baie goed.
thing	noun	ding	That thing looks very strange. Daardie ding lyk baie vreemd.
life	noun	lewe	Life can change very quickly. Die lewe kan baie vinnig verander.
door	noun	deur	The door is still open. Die deur is nog oop.
table	noun	tafel	The table is made of wood. Die tafel is van hout gemaak.
chair	noun	stoel	The chair feels quite strong. Die stoel voel nogal sterk.
car	noun	motor	Their car is very new. Hulle motor is baie nuut.
good	adjective	goed	This is a good book. Hierdie is 'n goeie boek.
bad	adjective	sleg	That was a bad idea. Dit was 'n slegte idee.
big	adjective	groot	They live in a big house. Hulle woon in 'n groot huis.
small	adjective	klein	The room is very small. Die kamer is baie klein.
new	adjective	nuut	I bought a new car. Ek het 'n nuwe motor gekoop.
old	adjective	oud	That tree is very old. Daardie boom is baie oud.
long	adjective	lank	The road is very long. Die pad is baie lank.
short	adjective	kort	The story is very short. Die storie is baie kort.
high	adjective	hoog	The mountain is very high. Die berg is baie hoog.
low	adjective	laag	The table is too low. Die tafel is te laag.
hot	adjective	warm	The tea is very hot. Die tee is baie warm.
cold	adjective	koud	The water feels very cold. Die water voel baie koud.
happy	adjective	gelukkig	She feels happy today. Sy voel vandag gelukkig.
sad	adjective	hartseer	He looks very sad today. Hy lyk vandag baie hartseer.
beautiful	adjective	mooi	The flower is very beautiful. Die blom is baie mooi.
easy	adjective	maklik	This question is very easy. Hierdie vraag is baie maklik.
hard	adjective	hard	This work is very hard. Hierdie werk is baie hard.
fast	adjective	vinnig	That car is very fast. Daardie motor is baie vinnig.
slow	adjective	stadig	The river moves very slow. Die rivier beweeg baie stadig.
right	adjective	reg	Your answer is right. Jou antwoord is reg.
wrong	adjective	verkeerd	That answer is completely wrong. Daardie antwoord is heeltemal verkeerd.
important	adjective	belangrik	Water is important for life. Water is belangrik vir die lewe.
true	adjective	waar	That story is certainly true. Daardie storie is beslis waar.
free	adjective	vry	All people should be free. Alle mense behoort vry te wees.
full	adjective	vol	The glass is completely full. Die glas is heeltemal vol.
empty	adjective	leeg	The room feels strangely empty. Die kamer voel vreemd leeg.
young	adjective	jonk	The child is still young. Die kind is nog jonk.
strong	adjective	sterk	That man is very strong. Daardie man is baie sterk.
weak	adjective	swak	I feel weak today. Ek voel vandag swak.
red	adjective	rooi	The flower is bright red. Die blom is helder rooi.
blue	adjective	blou	The sky looks very blue. Die lug lyk baie blou.
green	adjective	groen	The tree has green leaves. Die boom het groen blare.
yellow	adjective	geel	The sun looks yellow today. Die son lyk vandag geel.
black	adjective	swart	The cat is completely black. Die kat is heeltemal swart.
white	adjective	wit	The milk is pure white. Die melk is spierwit.
yes	interjection	ja	Yes, I can help. Ja, ek kan help.
no	interjection	nee	No, that is not true. Nee, dit is nie waar nie.
not	adverb	nie	I am not ready yet. Ek is nog nie gereed nie.
and	conjunction	en	Tea and coffee are ready. Tee en koffie is gereed.
or	conjunction	of	Tea or coffee is fine. Tee of koffie is reg.
but	conjunction	maar	He is tired but happy. Hy is moeg maar gelukkig.
if	conjunction	as	If it rains, we stay. As dit reën, bly ons.
because	conjunction	omdat	I stayed because it rained. Ek het gebly omdat dit gereën het.
with	preposition	met	She came with her friend. Sy het met haar vriend gekom.
without	preposition	sonder	He left without his book. Hy het sonder sy boek vertrek.
for	preposition	vir	This gift is for you. Hierdie geskenk is vir jou.
from	preposition	van	They came from the city. Hulle het van die stad gekom.
to	preposition	na	We walked to the river. Ons het na die rivier geloop.