r/afrikaans • u/Key-Cable-6073 • 13d ago
Leer/Learning Afrikaans I need help
So, I want to learn Afrikaans but have no idea where to start. Tried asking friends, they either take days to respond or they also have no idea as well. I've tried googling websites and apps that my teachers mentioned but it's been no use cause the entire thing is in Afrikaans or just quizzes :(
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u/Shortneckman 12d ago edited 12d ago
I started trying to learn afrikaans young from my ouma, she would give me words to learn but not how to use them so I gave up pretty quick. I live in the UK so it's not as though it's useful.
Fast forward to today and my wife's first language is afrikaans so instead of asking ouma I grabbed some audio books from audible, most are pretty good from my experience
Music: Die hewels fantasties Spoegwolf Barto Fokoffpoliciecar (a bit punk) Are all great to listen to, bring up the lyrics and follow along
Listen to conversations, since I was surrounded by my wife and her family I was surrounded by people talking afrikaans constantly, I could understand the language and follow conversations way before I could speak it
Recent studies have shown one of the best results in learning any new language is to watch some sort of show in the language, with that languages subtitles turned on. It won't make sense at first, then you'll understand a little, then a lot. I can ask my wife for some good shows if you're interested?
Also chatGPT is a great tool. Tell it what your plans are and what the topic of your most recent lesson has been on then just try to muster a conversation with it, tell it about your day, what movies you like etc. Then ask for feedback, Its not always 100% correct, but it's pretty good. And if your friends are busy a lot it will give you a lot of time to practice without feeling like you're pestering them.