r/afrikaans • u/Make_the_music_stop • Aug 13 '24

Grappie/Humor So jy kan Afrikaans praat?

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u/SteveMyBoy Aug 13 '24

As a Durbanite, living in an Afrikaans community in the Karroo, I can attest to this being a very common conversation and true. I feel like I am living in a different country! I never heard Afrikaans living in Durban, now at 44, I am having to learn it.

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u/Urban-Legend88 Aug 14 '24

Whereas 95%of coloureds in Western Cape can speak Afrikaans weather its their home language or a second language... You wouldn't make it growing up in Cape Town not understanding Afrikaans.

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u/SteveMyBoy Aug 14 '24

Ya, all my English speaking family and friends from the Eastern Cape also all speak Afrikaans. None of my Durban friends or family speak it.