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

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

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

cow
cow Audio koei
goat
goat Audio bok
donkey
donkey Audio donkie
horse
horse Audio perd
dog
dog Audio hond
cat
cat Audio kat
mouse
mouse Audio muis
bird
bird Audio 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? Audio
I'm from the U.S Ek is van Amerika Audio
I'm American Ek is Amerikaans Audio
Where do you live? Waar woon jy? Audio
I live in the U.S Ek woon in Amerika Audio
What do you do for a living? Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? Audio
I'm a student Ek is 'n student Audio

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