Uitspraak!!!

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Uitspraak!!!

• (Pronunciation)

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Afrikaans have a unique pronunciation rule for
most of their words and letters.
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a - as u in cup (kap) aa - as u in cup but
longer like ah (daad)aai - as y in why
(laai)ae - as u in dust but longer like ah,
followed by article a (dae)
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b - similar to b in Englishc - as k in
kitten (Calvinis)c - as s in size (celcius)ch
- guttural sound like ch in loch (chemie)ch
- as k in kitten (chloor)ch - as sh in shot
(China) d - as d in donkey (daar)d - as t in
hat (bed)
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e - as ee in deer (edel)e - as e in hen
(ken)e - as e in angel (bevat)ê - as ai in
hair (hê)ee - as ee in deer (een)ië - as
ea in fear, pronounced as two sounds
(skiër)eeu - as ew in few (leeu)ei - as ay
in play (seil)eu - as ee in deer with lips
pouted (deur)eu - as ew in few (euforie)
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f - similar to f in Englishg - gutteral
sound like ch in loch (geld)gh - as g
in golf (gholf)h - similar to h in Englishi
- as e in angel (sit)ie - as ee in breed
(dier)ie - as i in sick (siek)j - as y in
you (jaar)kn - as c in cat n in no
(knoop)ng - as ng in sing (vang)
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o - as oo in loot followed by rapid w with
pouted lips (bode)o - as oo in loot, but
shorter (euforie)o - as o in fort but
shorter (oggend)o - as oy in boy (potjie)ô
- as au in cause (môre)oe - as oo in loot
(voer)oe - as oo in loot, but shorter
(voet)
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oë - as oe in doer (vermoë)oei - as ooey in
phooey but preceded with rapid w (koei)oo -
as oo in loot followed by rapid w with pouted
lips (soom)ooi - as oi in oil but preceded
with rapid w (strooi)ou - as oa in coat
(hout)
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p - similar to p in Englishr - as r in very,
but lightly rolled (duiker)r - strongly
rolled r, almost Scots (rooi)s - similar to
s in Englisht - similar to t in Englishtj -
as ch in chunk (tjank)
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u - as i in sick with lips pouted (u)ui - as
ay in play but longer with pouted lips
(lui)uie - as aye in player but longer with
pouted lips (beduie)uu - as ee in breed but
with lips pouted (duur)v - as f in fun
(vul)w - as w in sweep (swem)
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w - as v in visit (water)y - as ay in play
(yster)z - similar to z in English
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Goeie môre Good morning Goeie middag Good
afternoon Goeienaand Good eveningGoeie nag
Good night Hallo HelloTotsiens Bye Sien
jou later See you later Ja Yes Nee No
Praat jy Afrikaans? Do you speak Afrikaans?
Jy is goed! You are good!
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Ek is lief vir jou I love you Ek is jammer I
am sorry Ek gaan nou I am going now Ek kom
nou-nou terug I will be right back Hoe gaan dit
met jou? How are you? Dit gaan goed met my I
am fine Goed dankie Fine thank you asseblief
please dankie thank you Baie dankie Thank
you very much Wat is jou naam? What is
your name?