Days of the Week

• What common ending do most days of the week in Afrikaans share?


  • dag
• What does the prefix "Sater-" in Saterdag relate to?

  It comes from Saturn, similar to English.
• What does the prefix "Son-" in Sondag relate to?


  It relates to "sun", similar to English "Sunday".
• What does the prefix "Maan-" in Maandag relate to?


  It relates to "moon", similar to English "Monday".
• What does the prefix "Vry-" in Vrydag mean?


  It means "free", similar to English "Friday".
• What is the Afrikaans word for "day"?


  dag
• How is "aa" pronounced in Afrikaans?


  Like the "a" in "father"
• How is "oe" pronounced in Afrikaans?


  Like the "oo" in "book"
• How is "g" pronounced at the end of words in Afrikaans?


  Like a soft "ch" in "loch"
• How is "y" pronounced in Afrikaans?


  Like the "ay" in "day"
• How would you pronounce "Maandag" in Afrikaans?


  MAHN-dakh
• How would you pronounce "Woensdag" in Afrikaans?


  VOONS-dakh
• How would you pronounce "Vrydag" in Afrikaans?


  FRAY-dakh
• How would you say "Today is Monday" in Afrikaans?

  Vandag is Maandag.
• How would you say "I'll see you on Friday" in Afrikaans?


  Ek sien jou op Vrydag.
• How would you say "Every Sunday" in Afrikaans?


  Elke Sondag.
• What are some common phrases using the days of the week in Afrikaans?

  1. "Vandag is..." (Today is...)
  2. "Môre is..." (Tomorrow is...)
  3. "Gister was..." (Yesterday was...)
  4. "Ek sien jou op..." (I'll see you on...)
  5. "Elke..." (Every...)