Part 1 (a) - Basic Sounds (🔊)

Basic Sounds in Afrikaans - Please Use Audio

a

aah sound

e

ehhh sound

i

similar to i in ‘sit’ sound

o

o as in ‘four’ sound

u

uh sound

aa

aah sound

ee

the name of the letter ‘E’ and uhh combined. ee uhh

ie

the name of the letter ‘E’ but soft and slightly cut off

oo

oo as in ‘food’ combined with ‘uh’. oo uhh

uu

name of the letter ‘E’ but dull

oe

‘oo’ as in ‘food’

ou

the name of the letter ‘o’

ui

the name of the letter ‘a’ but with a slight ‘u’ sound at the start

ei

ayy / name of the letter ‘a’ - same as the ‘y’ sound

y

ayy / name of the letter ‘a’ - same as the ‘ei’ sound

aai

aah + name of the letter ‘e’ sound. aah ee. similar to the name of the letter ‘i’ or ‘eye’

oei

ooh + name of the letter ‘e’ sound. oo ee

eeu

eww sound in english

eu

name of the letter ‘e’ sound, with more closed mouth + uhh sound. ee uhh

ooi

‘oi’ sound in english, lengthened slightly

e (end of word)

‘uh’ or ‘ah’ sound - mid central vowel

r

rolled r / voiced alveolar trill

g

guttural g sound

ng

same as ng in english - ‘bang’

‘n

sounds like ‘uh’. same as ‘a dog’ or ‘a cat’

v

english f sound

w

english v sound

j

english y sound