Afrikaans–English dictionary

aand

time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight

aanhê

to have on (clothes or accessories)

aankom

to reach

aartappel

plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable

aartshertog

rank

af

prepared for immediate action or use

afdeling

subdivision of organization

afgaan

to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position

afgesonder van

followed by "from": not together with

afgod

idol

afrikaans

something not expected

afstand

(countable, uncountable) amount of space between points

agter

at the back of

akademie

specialized school

akkordeon

a small, portable, keyed wind instrument

Algerië

country

alkohol

organic chemistry sense

ambassade

organization representing a foreign state

ambassadeur

representative

angelier

flower

antwoord

response

apart van

followed by "from": not together with

appelbier

alcoholic beverage

appelliefie

fruit

appelwyn

alcoholic beverage

Arabiese alfabet

alphabet

arbeid

work

argeologie

scientific study of past remains

argitek

designer of buildings

aristokratiese

of or pertaining to an aristocracy

Armenië

ancient kingdom and country

arriveer

to reach

as

supposing that

Asiaat

person from Asia

Asiër

person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent

asseblief

interjection to make a polite request

asseblief tog

expression of annoyance or impatience

astronout

member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose — see also cosmonaut

ateïs

a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist

ateïsme

lack of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)

atoom

historical: theoretical particle of matter

Australiër

person from the country of Australia

baba

very young human being — see also child

babbelas

negative effects caused by heavy drinking

baccalaureaat

bachelor's degree

baccalaureusgraad

bachelor's degree

badkamer

a room with a bathtub

band

wheel covering

basislaag

layer of cosmetic substance

bataljon

army unit

battery akkumlator

device storing electricity

been

material

beer

large mammal of family Ursidae

begrawe

to inter a corpse in a grave or tomb

bepaal

to exercise a determining influence on

berg

large mass of earth and rock

besien

perceive with the eyes

beslissing

result arrived at by the judges

besoek

social visitors

besoekers

social visitors

bespreek

to reserve

beste

formal way of addressing

beton

building material

bevel

order

bevry

to allow or cause (someone or something) to be free — see also set free, release

biljoen

a million million, 1012 — see also billion

biskop

church official, supervisor of priests and congregations

blaf

short, loud, explosive utterance

bles

having little or no hair

bloos

to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment

blou

blue-coloured — see also dark blue, light blue

bly

contented, joyous

boei

moored float

boerkool

edible plant: Brassica oleracea acephala

boetie

male sibling

bolletjie

a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced

Bosnië

short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina'

bottel

container

botter

soft foodstuff made from milk

boude

buttocks

braai

cooking instrument

breek

intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces

breekbare

likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged

brein

organ

breiwerk

knitted fabric

Britte

citizens or inhabitants of Britain

broer

male sibling

brood

baked dough made from cereals

broodrolletjie

a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced

brug

construction or natural feature that spans a divide

bruin

colour

Bruyn

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

Bruyns

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

buig

to cause to shape into a curve

buis

rigid tube

by

insect

bynaam

familiar, invented given name

Christus

messiah predicted in Jewish prophecy

chronologies

in order of time from the earliest to the latest

daar

in or at that place

daardie

that thing

dag

period of 24 hours

dag-en-nag-ewening

one of the two times in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth

dagga

plant

Dawid

male given name

de Bruin

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

de Bruins

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

de Bruyn

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

de Bruyns

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

definisieversameling

(mathematics) the set on which a function is defined

departement

subdivision of organization

depressie

psychology: state of mind

derm

alimentary canal

deur

indicates a means

diamant

uncountable: mineral

diarree

medical condition

die

article

dienaar

someone who serves others

diereriem

twelve signs in astrology

diersoort

group of plants or animals having similar appearance

distrik

administrative division

dit

the (thing) here

doen

to cause to do

dolfyn

aquatic mammal

donker

having an absolute or relative lack of light

dood

no longer alive

doodberig

brief notice of a person’s death, especially one published in a newspaper

doodgaan

to stop living

doring

sharp protective structure of a plant

dosyn

twelve

dra

to have on (clothes or accessories)

draadtrekker

person who masturbates

draak

mythical creature

drank

type of beverage

drankie

type of beverage

dubbelsinnigheid

something liable to more than one interpretation

Duits

the German language

eekhorinkie

rodent

eenhoring

mythical beast

eenvoudig

uncomplicated

eier

approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development

eierdop

object

ek

personal pronoun

ekonomie

study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production; application of this study to a particular domain

ekskuus

request to repeat

elektroniese

pertaining to electrons

elikser

alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold

elpebeen

material

en

used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera