Here are a few first words that every Afrikaans beginner ought to learn.
| Hello | Hallo |
| Goodbye | Totsiens |
| Good morning | Goeie môre |
| Good afternoon | Goeie middag |
| Good evening | Goeie naand |
| Yes | Ja |
| No | Nee |
| Please | Asseblief |
| Thanks | Dankie |
| My name is .. | My naam is ... |
| What is your name? | Wat is jou naam? |
| How are you? | Hoe gaan dit? |
| Fine, and you? | Goed, en met jou? |
| Pleased to meet you | Aangename kennis |
Some words are so common that you will definitely hear and have opportunities to use them.
Leaning vocabulary is a necessary, tedious and often time consuming task. Learning Afrikaans Vocabulary has a few suggestions on how to make this more efficient.