Afrikaans Adjectives

Welcome to the second Afrikaans lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Afrikaans to help you practice your daily phrases.

black swart

grey grys

white wit

blue blou

green groen

yellow geel

red rooi

brown bruin

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Afrikaans
my house is white [noun + adjective] My huis is wit
your country is big [noun + adjective] Jou land is groot
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] Nuwe boeke is duur
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] Ons is gelukkig hier
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] Sy het drie klein hondjies
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] Hierdie taal is baie maklik
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] Ek het 'n klein groen huis

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold koud

hot warm

cloudy bewolk

rainy reёn

snowy sneeu

sunny sonnig

windy winderig

warm warm

Conversation in Afrikaans

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Afrikaans
hi Hi / Hallo
how are you? Hoe gaan dit met jou?
I'm good, thank you Dit gaan goed dankie
and you? en met jou?
what is your name? Wat is jou naam?
my name is Maya My naam is Maya
nice to meet you Aangename kennis

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