LEARN AFRIKAANS

To study Afrikaans there are fortunately many resources available for you across many different learning methods. Afrikaans is one of the principal languages of South Africa but is also spoken in Namibia. See below for more details on the core aspects of the Afrikaans language and then A TON of links to all the best learning products and methods available to you!

Interesting Info About Afrikaans

Afrikaans Fact Sheet

Countries that speak Afrikaans

South Africa, Namibia

# of Afrikaans Speakers

Native Speakers: 15 - 23 Million

Language Family

Indo-European

Writing System

Latin Alphabet

Ease of learning Afrikaans

Afrikaans is listed as a CATEGORY I language by the Foreign Service Institute meaning that it is one of the EASIEST languages to learn from English. Their experience has indicated that “professional working fluency” can be achieved in 23-24 weeks (575-600 Hours of study).

But what exactly is easy and what is hard?
On a scale of 1 – 5. Where 1 is EASIEST and 5 is MOST DIFFICULT.

Grammar

Pronunciation

Reading & Writing