Comments on: Leer Afrikaans

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:21:22 +0000

Natalie, dit klink asof julle terug Londen toe kom! Daar’s dikwels ma’s wat op Gumtree skryf wat ander Afrikaanstalige ma’s en kinders soek sodat die jongs Afrikaans onder mekaar kan leer en praat. SOAS loop ook ‘n Afrikaanse kursus naby Russell Square en ek het op een keer met die onderwyseres gepraat. Ek daar veel geleenthede gaan wees om Afrikaans te oefen so kom terug!

By: Eben

Eben — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:01:55 +0000

Hallo Alexander, dis ek…Natalie! Goeie werk met die site!
Gaan dit daar met jou?
Kan jy of iemand uitvind of daar is ‘n Afrikaans naveek skool in London? Ek wonder as ons london terug kom kan Elsa speel en leer die taal met ander kinders. Ek dink dit kan baie belangrik vis vir haar om Afriakaans vriende to ontmoet en vir ons ook. Ek weet daar is baie Afrikaans mense of mense wat Afrikaans praat (soos Ek) in London, maar dit kan baie moelik vis om toe ontmoet. Misken kan Eben kry werk daar.
Veet jy Cambridge Uni het ‘n Afrikaans for 2nd language speakers he? Dit is op die site.
Liedfe,
Natalie

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:07:32 +0000

@Paul, thanks for your comment. I think you’re best bet would be to contact either SOAS and talk to the tutor for the Afrikaans course there or alternatively try the Language Studies Institute which I’ve linked above. If you’d just like to chat and practise Afrikaans then I’d be more than happy to meet you as I’m always looking for an opportunity to speak it

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:51:10 +0000

Great website! I have recently returned to the UK from living in Cape Town and I am looking to get one-to-one tuition in Afrikaans. Do you know of any Afrikaans tutors in London at all? The web doesn’t seem to throw up much. Baie dankie.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:47:38 +0000

Tianyi, dis goed om van jou af te hoor, ek stuur nou ‘n e-pos aan jou en dan miskien kan ons ietsie in Londen reël. Dis altyd goed om uit te vind dat daar ander nie-Suid-Afrikaners is wat die taal wil leer.

By: Tianyi

Tianyi — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:47:33 +0000

Hi, Alexander.
I am learning Afrikaans. And I feel very interesting when people ask me why I learn this language. I always say nothing ‘cos I’ve always liked it.

For me Afrikaans is not hard to learn and I suppose it’s a language that bears the history and legend of the Afrikaners. I’m quite interested in those white Africans’ life and culture.

Of course, no languages are easy and neither is Afrikaans. It takes more time to get accustomed to its word order and it’s quite a challenge to hear it, ‘cos native speakers always eat the final consonant and seldom do they pronounce the “h” sound.

Anyway, hou on altyd van die taal, die mooiste taal in die wêreld.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:21:51 +0000

@Lawrence, thanks for visiting and for pointing out the typo, that must have been there for years! Good luck with your Afrikaans and if you find out about any courses let me know and I’ll add them.

By: Lawrence McLeod

Lawrence McLeod — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:30:55 +0000

Hi, I’m an English speaking South African who speaks Afrikaans, however I do not write it well – I have been browsing Afrikaans speaking/writing sites to source improvement, I find your site great and am sorry to nitpick, there is a small typo on your introductory home page, the “OF” in this sentance should surely be “OR”

“Let me know how you find these courses of if you know of anywhere else and I’ll add a link.”

Thanks again for a good site,
Lawrence

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:04:41 +0000

Josh, it’s good to hear from you and that you’re enjoying it. Let me know if you’re like any help with anything.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:35:53 +0000

I am an american studying afrikaans and it is proving to be a fun language to work with.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:47:28 +0000

Sjoe, Lex, wat ‘n heerlike blog het jy hier, hoor! Werklik ‘n vonds vir ‘n Afrikaans-buff soos myself Knap gedaan! Nee, fantasties! Ditsem, Lex!
Baie dankie en al die beste–
Eugene

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:14:58 +0000

David, it’s great to hear from you. Afrikaans is a fantastic language and it’s really encouraging to hear English speakers wanting to speak it. I’ve sent you an email.

By: David Coombs

David Coombs — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:15:01 +0000

Hi there i am an english speaking 19 year old south african who moved here to the uo before i was 10. I would love to learn afrikaans again as i feel its something important to me. I wouldnt be starting completely from scratch as i know a bit already. My problem is that i cant speak it and remeber all the words to use in order to have a conversation but i do understand when people are talking to me most of the time (i get the general idea of what they are saying). I live in cambridge, sorry i know its not london. Thank you.

ps woo the boks are awesome at the moment hay