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Afrikaans Gender

Welcome to the fifth Afrikaans lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Afrikaans to help you practice your daily phrases.

man
man Audio man
woman
woman Audio vrou
husband
husband Audio man
wife
wife Audio vrou
boy
boy Audio seun
girl
girl Audio meisie
father
father Audio pa/vader
mother
mother Audio ma/moeder

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Afrikaans
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] My seun is 'n student Audio
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] Haar dogter is 'n student Audio
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] Hy het 'n lang broer Audio
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] Sy het 'n lang suster Audio
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] Sy broers is jonk Audio
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] Sy susters is jonk Audio

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio seun
daughter
daughter Audio dogter
brother
brother Audio broer
sister
sister Audio suster
grandfather
grandfather Audio oupa
grandmother
grandmother Audio ouma
child
child Audio kind
children
children Audio kinders

Expressions in Afrikaans

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Afrikaans, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Afrikaans
What do you mean? Wat bedoel jy? Audio
I don't understand Ek verstaan nie! Audio
I don't know Ek weet nie! Audio
What is that called in Afrikaans? Wat noem jy dit in Afrikaans? Audio
What is this? Wat is dit? Audio
What does that word mean in English? Wat beteken daardie woord in Engels? Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) Jammer Audio

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