What your child practises
Hello!
hallo, asseblief, dankie, ja…
Numbers
een, twee, drie, vier…
Colours
rooi, blou, groen, geel…
Animals
hond, kat, koei, perd…
Family
ma, pa, baba, seun…
Let’s talk
goeie môre, goeie middag, goeie naand, totsiens…
Feelings
bly, hartseer, kwaad, bang…
Shapes
sirkel, vierkant, driehoek, ster…
Let’s play
bal, teddiebeer, ballon, vlieër…
Animal sounds
Die hond blaf, Die kat miaau, Die koei bulk, Die skaap blêr…
Good habits
Was jou hande, Borsel jou tande, Maak jou bed op, Pak jou speelgoed weg…
How Whyzies teaches it
- 11 topics for Grade R, the same themes children meet in Afrikaans at school, so you can match it to homework.
- Tap the Afrikaans word on a picture card to hear it, or the English to hear what it means. Then play a quick round of games.
- Little ones hear the word and tap the picture; no reading needed.
Try it at home
- Sing a counting song in Afrikaans while you tidy up: een, twee, drie…
- Use one new word a day at home, and ask your child to teach it to someone else.
- Ask what Afrikaans came home from school this week, and play that topic together.
Every word in Grade R
👋 Hello!
- hallo
- hello
- asseblief
- please
- dankie
- thank you
- ja
- yes
- nee
- no
- goeie nag
- good night
- vriend
- friend
🔢 Numbers
- een
- one
- twee
- two
- drie
- three
- vier
- four
- vyf
- five
- ses
- six
- sewe
- seven
- agt
- eight
- nege
- nine
- tien
- ten
🎨 Colours
- rooi
- red
- blou
- blue
- groen
- green
- geel
- yellow
- oranje
- orange
- pers
- purple
- swart
- black
- wit
- white
- bruin
- brown
🐶 Animals
- hond
- dog
- kat
- cat
- koei
- cow
- perd
- horse
- vis
- fish
- voël
- bird
- skaap
- sheep
- vark
- pig
- muis
- mouse
- leeu
- lion
- olifant
- elephant
- aap
- monkey
👪 Family
- ma
- mother
- pa
- father
- baba
- baby
- seun
- boy
- meisie
- girl
- ouma
- grandma
- oupa
- grandpa
💬 Let’s talk
- goeie môre
- good morning
- goeie middag
- good afternoon
- goeie naand
- good evening
- totsiens
- goodbye
- Hoe gaan dit?
- How are you?
- Dit gaan goed, dankie
- I’m fine, thank you
- jammer
- sorry
- Ek is lief vir jou
- I love you
- lekker slaap
- sleep well
- mooi so!
- well done!
😀 Feelings
- bly
- happy
- hartseer
- sad
- kwaad
- angry
- bang
- scared
- moeg
- tired
- siek
- sick
- honger
- hungry
- verbaas
- surprised
- skaam
- shy
🔺 Shapes
- sirkel
- circle
- vierkant
- square
- driehoek
- triangle
- ster
- star
- hart
- heart
- ruit
- diamond
- ovaal
- oval
🧸 Let’s play
- bal
- ball
- teddiebeer
- teddy bear
- ballon
- balloon
- vlieër
- kite
- legkaart
- puzzle
- dobbelsteen
- dice
- trom
- drum
- kitaar
- guitar
🐮 Animal sounds
- Die hond blaf
- The dog barks
- Die kat miaau
- The cat meows
- Die koei bulk
- The cow moos
- Die skaap blêr
- The sheep bleats
- Die leeu brul
- The lion roars
- Die voël sing
- The bird sings
- Die vark knor
- The pig grunts
- Die perd runnik
- The horse neighs
- Die hoender kekkel
- The hen clucks
- Die eend kwaak
- The duck quacks
- Die by zoem
- The bee buzzes
- Die slang sis
- The snake hisses
🧼 Good habits
- Was jou hande
- Wash your hands
- Borsel jou tande
- Brush your teeth
- Maak jou bed op
- Make your bed
- Pak jou speelgoed weg
- Pack away your toys
- Eet jou vrugte
- Eat your fruit
- Gaan slaap
- Go to sleep
- Sê asseblief
- Say please
- Sê dankie
- Say thank you
- Kyk links en regs
- Look left and right
- Deel met jou maats
- Share with your friends
Questions parents ask
What Afrikaans do children learn in Grade R?
In Grade R (Graad R) children usually learn the first Afrikaans words: saying hello, counting to ten, colours, animals, family and feelings. The full list is below.
Does it follow the school curriculum?
It follows the themes South African schools use for Afrikaans First Additional Language (Eerste Addisionele Taal) in the Foundation Phase, grouped by grade.
Does it read the words aloud?
Yes. Every word and sentence is spoken with a natural South African Afrikaans voice.
Is it free?
The first topics are free, with no ads and no sign-up. The rest of the grade comes with Whyzies Plus.
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