People start to experience the world in a totally different way, having to carefully consider what they’re saying and, in particular, their choice of words. Afrikaans-speakers are able to enjoy drama, music (musiek), poetry (poësie), literature ( literatuur), drama, TV-series ( TV-reekse), magazines ( tydskrifte), newspapers ( koerante/nuusblaaie) and nowadays, websites ( webwerwe).įor many learners of a foreign language, like Afrikaans, the experience is instructional rather than merely a pastime or hobby. It is regarded by many as an easy language to learn, is a language used in business and has many adherents who love the way it rolls off the tongue.

Learning to speak Afrikaans can be very beneficial as Afrikaans is widely spoken throughout South Africa. In recent times, more high-school learners have migrated towards the learning of Afrikaans as a second language, as they deem it easier to learn than some of South Africa's indigenous languages, a fact that can be attested to by anyone who has ever attempted to read or write anything in a language, for example, like isiXhosa. You may have signed up for conversational classes at a school or a private institution or enrolled for an online course, of which there are many. If you have joined the growing crowd of individuals who are learning Afrikaans, then ‘Well done’ to you.

Afrikaans spelling words