Learn Afrikaans with these useful resources from around the web.
There’s never been a better time to learn a language. No matter your age or experience, a plethora of tools and resources are available to get you started or help you improve your language skills.
Best of all, many of these resources are completely free.
Check out the links below to jump-start your Afrikaans.
Contents
General
| Omniglot - Basic overview of Afrikaans with alphabet and useful links |
| Wikipedia - Overview of the Afrikaans language |
| Open Languages - Grammar and vocab |
| Easy Afrikaans - Lessons on grammar and vocab |
| Reddit - /r/afrikaans - discussions and native material |
Free Courses
| Colloquial Afrikaans - Download PDF |
| Teach Yourself Afrikaans - Download PDF |
Paid Courses
| Amazon - Afrikaans language learning materials |
Phrases
| Surface Languages - Basic Afrikaans phrases with audio |
| Wikivoyage - Afrikaans travel phrases (no audio) |
Dictionaries and Translation
| Google Translate - Translate to and from Afrikaans |
| Rieme.co.za - Die Afrikaanse soekmasjien |
Grammar and Vocabulary
| Forvo - Collection of Afrikaans words pronounced by native speakers |
| Wikipedia - Afrikaans grammar |
| Memrise - Spaced repetition site and app for learning Afrikaans vocabulary |
| Verbix - Afrikaans verb conjugation tool |
| Open Languages - Grammar and vocab |
| Easy Afrikaans - Lessons on grammar and vocab |
| Grammar of Afrikaans - PDF with exercises |
| Digital Dialects - Games to learn vocab |
Video
| Easy Languages - Learn Afrikaans from authentic street interviews |
| TED - Watch TED talks with Afrikaans subtitles and transcripts |
| YouTube - Search videos for learning Afrikaans |
| Learn Afrikaans - YouTube channel with lessons |
Radio and Podcasts
Social Media
| Meetup - List of Afrikaans language meetups worldwide |
Books
| Children's Books Forever - Free children's books in Afrikaans |
| Children's Library - Children's books in Afrikaans |
| Project Gutenberg - Download or read Afrikaans language books online for free |
| Wikivoyage - Afrikaans travel phrases (no audio) |
News
| Netwerk24 - South African news |
| Republikein - Namibian news |
Other Resources
| Digital Dialects - Games to learn vocab |
Articles and Opinion
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