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Die ALFABET

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COLOR INDICATORS: Pronunciation similar in Afrikaans and English and Letter not native to Afrikaans

A Short (A) Long (AA) N Similar to English
B Similar to English O Short (O) Long (OO)
C Either S or K, e.g. SirKel P Similar to English
D Similar to English Q KW used, eg. KWART = 1/4
E Short (A) Long (AA) R Like in Spanish
F Similar to English S Similar to English
G Two sound possible, soft and gutteral T Similar to English
H Similar to English U Short (U) Long (UU)
I Short (I) Long (IE), and not (II) V Similar to English F
J Like English Y, e.g. JES (afr) = YES (eng) W Unique sound
K Similar to English X Used in loan words only
L Similar to English Y Like English "ay" e.g. YL (afr) = ALE (eng)
M Similar to English Z S is often used, otherwise like in English