English / Afrikaans Dictionary

  • English / Afrikaans Dictionary

Afrikaans is spoken throughout South Africa and Namibia. The language is mainly derived from Dutch. However, most Afrikaans speakers in the workplace have some knowledge of English.

This bi-lingual dictionary contains 17,000 word pairs in English and Afrikaans. You will note that approximately 10% of the words are the same in both languages.

Also included is a guide to the English and Afrikaans alphabet and pronunciation.

Additional Resources in Afrikaans