Colloquial Afrikaans: The Complete Course for Beginners

by Bruce Donaldson, B.C. Donaldson, Bruce C. Donaldson

Colloquial Afrikaans is the ideal introduction the modern language as spoken in South Africa and Namibia
Written by an experienced teacher of the language, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Afrikaans. No previous knowledge of the language is required.
What makes Colloquial Afrikaans your best choice for language learning? * designed for both independent study and class use
* lots of exercises with full answer key
* clear, concise grammar notes
* comprehensive Afrikaans-English and English-Afrikaans glossaries
By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Afrikaans on a broad range of everyday topics.
These two 60-minute CDs are recorded by native speakers, and will help you perfect your pronunciation, listening and speaking skills.

Genres: Language, Linguistics

272 pages, Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really the only comprehensive grammar of the Afrikaans language that I could find. It offers a lot of brilliant examples, along with understandable explanations of Afrikaans grammar. However, I felt that the pronunciation section was a bit subpar (it bases pronunciation on British English rather than IPA or some other phonetic alphabet), and some grammar points were a bit fuzzy at times. Overall a good reference book though.