Teach Yourself Afrikaans

This completely revised and updated edition of Teach Yourself Afrikaans is for all those who seek to communicate in Afrikaans It has been written for students with no previous experience or knowledge of the language, and is especially aimed at those who wish to study at home. The grammar, syntax and vocabulary of Afrikaans are introduced in carefully graded stages, and are illustrated with examples and exercises. Spoken Afrikaans is also given close attention, with examples of everyday conversations, and a detailed section on pronunciation. By working through the exercises and examples in this book, the student will gain a good basic knowledge of Afrikaans as it is spoken every day.

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Introduction; pronunciation key; in the office/in die kantoor; let me introduce you/laat ek u voorstel; how big is your family/hoe groot is u gesin; how do I get to...?/hoe kom ek by...?; careers/beroepe; travel and accommodation/reis en verblyf; at the hotel/by die hotel; what is the time?/hoe laat is dit?; where do you live?/waar woon u?; food and shopping/kos en inkopies; pay/betaal; in the city/in die stad; what should we do tonight?/wat maak ons vanaand; the post office and bank/die poskantoor en bank; are you looking for work?/soek u werk?; driving a car/motorbestuur; health/gesondheid; out of doors/in die buitelug; agriculture, mining and industry/landbou, mynbou en nywerheid; culture/kultuur; key to the exercises; Afrikaans-English vocabulary; index to grammar notes.