Afrikaans Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Afrikaans lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Afrikaans to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Afrikaans
one een
first eerste
two twee
second tweede
three drie
third derde
four vier
fourth vierde
five vyf
fifth vyfde
six ses
sixth sesde
seven sewe
seventh sewende
eight agt
eighth agtste
nine nege
ninth negende
ten tien
tenth tiende
eleven elf
eleventh elfde
twelve twaalf
twelfth twaalfde
thirteen dertien
thirteenth dertiende
fourteen veertien
once een keer
fifteen vyftien
twice twee keer
sixteen sestien
Monday Maandag
seventeen sewentien
Tuesday Dinsdag
eighteen agtien
Wednesday Woensdag
nineteen negentien
Thursday Donderdag
twenty twintig
Friday Vrydag
seventy one een-en-sewentig
Saturday Saterdag
one hundred honderd
Sunday Sondag

Numbers Grammar Rules

Afrikaans cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Afrikaans. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Afrikaans
I have three dogs [number + noun] Ek het drie honde
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] My dogter het twee katte
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] Sy praat sewe tale
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] My broer het een seun
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] Dit is my tweede les
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] Het jy die derde boek gelees?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow koei

goat bok

donkey donkie

horse perd

dog hond

cat kat

mouse muis

bird voël

Conversation in Afrikaans

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Afrikaans
Where are you from? Waar kom jy vandaan?
I'm from the U.S Ek is van Amerika
I'm American Ek is Amerikaans
Where do you live? Waar woon jy?
I live in the U.S Ek woon in Amerika
What do you do for a living? Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe?
I'm a student Ek is 'n student

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