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VOKALE (Klinkers)
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| IPA | AFRIKAANS | ENGLISH | NEDERLANDS | |
| VOKALE | VOWELS | VOKALE | ||
| [a] | A (kort) | tak, takke | Askhenasi | tak, dak, plat |
| [aɪ] | AI (kort) + I | kaia | thai, tie | |
| [ɑː] | A/AA (lang) | taak, take | after (British accent), awesome (American accent) | taak |
| [aːɪ] | AAI (lang) + I | raai | cry, dry | raai |
| [ɛ] | E (kort) | bed | effort | bed |
| [iˑǝ] | E/EE (lang) | skeep, skepe | eerie | sleep |
| [ɔ] | O (kort) | dof, bokke | Austria (British accent) | dof |
| [ɔɪ] | OI (kort) + I | oi | poise | oievaar |
| [oˑǝ] | O / OO (lang) | doof, dowe | wisdom, twin | doof |
| [ɔˑɪ] / [oˑɪ] | OOI (lang) + I | mooi | loyal | mooi |
| [ǝ] / [ɪ] | I (kort) | kis, klip, klippe | curse | klip |
| [i?] | I / IE (lang) | misie, kies | East | kies |
| [?] | U (kort) | mus, musse | Urn | mus |
| [œʏ] | UI (kort) + I | muis, muise | Urn+East | muis |
| [y>ː] | U/UU (lang) | nuwe, nuut | mûr (French) | minuut |
| [ɔʊ] | OU | mou | tow | mouw |
| GERONDE VOKALE | ROUNDED VOWELS | |||
| [ʊ] / [u] | OE | boek | book | boeken |
| [uˑɪ] | OEI | koei | phooey, boey | koeien |
| [iˑʊ] | EEU | leeu | East + took | leeuw |
| [iˑǝ] > [øˑǝ] | EE > EU | lees > leus | eerie > neuro | geuse |
| [ǝɪ] > [œʏ] | EI/Y > UI | ly/lei > lui | ain't >>rn+Easter | mijn > muisen |
| [iː] > [yː] | I(IE) > U | miere > mure | east > mûr | mier > muur |
KONSONANTE (Medeklinkers)
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| IPA | AFRIKAANS | ENGLISH | NEDERLANDS | |
| KONSONANTE | CONSONANTS | KONSONANTEN | ||
| [b] | B | bok | bike | bok |
| [d] | D | dof | deaf | dof |
| [f] | F/V | fel / vel | fell | vel |
| [ɦ] [j] | H (+ kort vokaal) H+EE (lang E) | hok heel | hawk yearn | hok heel |
| [k] | K | klim | king | klim |
| [l] | L | las | least | las |
| [m] | M | mamma | most | mamma |
| [n] | N | nonnie | nose | non |
| [p] | P | pappa | pen | pappa |
| [s] | S | sussie | sense | suiker |
| [t] | T | tatta | tense | taak |
| [z] | Z | zoeloe | Zulu | Zoeloe |
| [rː] | R | kar, karre | (no English equivalent) the R is rolled like in Spanish PERRO | recht |
| [g] | G (sag) | berge | go, get | genot |
| [x] | G (gutteral) | berg | No English equivalent | gewoon |
| C (not in Afrikaans) s or k - sirkel (Afr), circle (Eng) | Not in Afrikaans | cirkus | ||
| [kv] [kw] | Q = (not in Afrikaans) kw kwart | quart | quota | |
| [ks] | X = (not in Afrikaans) ks ekstra | (X) ekstra | extra | Xavier |
| [j] | J | jas | yes | jas |
| [v] | W (hard) | wat | vast | wat |
| [w] | W (soft: when preceded by T, D, K, or S) | twak, dwars, kwart, swart | when | wie |
VOORVOEGSELS
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| IPA | AFRIKAANS | ENGLISH | NEDERLANDS | |
| VOORVOEGSELS | PREFIXES | VOORVOEGSELEN | ||
| [fǝr] | VER | verstaan | fur,>st (rolled R) | verstaan |
| [xǝ] | GE | gestaan | girl, Gertrude (Gutteral R) | gestaan |
| [bǝ] | BE | bestaan | birth, biscuit | bestaan |
| [hæ rː] | HER | herhaal | Harry | herhaal |
| [ɔnt] | ONT | onthaal | Ontology | onthaal |





