What your child practises
Grade R
Greetings, numbers, colours, animals, family, feelings, shapes and animal sounds.
Grade 1
School, the classroom, weather, the farm, goggas, 11 to 20, days of the week, one and many.
Grade 2
Food, the house, people who help, money, the shop, telling the time, little words (hond → hondjie).
Grade 3
Months, describing words, opposites, numbers to 100, South African food, and building longer sentences.
A real Afrikaans voice
Every word is spoken with a natural South African Afrikaans voice, not a robot.
Words, then sentences
Picture games for little ones; matching, opposites, plurals and sentence building for readers.
How Whyzies teaches it
- Each topic starts with picture cards: tap the Afrikaans word to hear it, or the English to hear what it means. Then a round of games.
- Little ones hear the word and tap the picture. Readers match words both ways, pick the right plural (kat → katte), find opposites and build sentences word by word (Ek is nie moeg nie).
- The first 80 words are free. Whyzies Plus opens the full Grade R to 3 track.
Try it at home
- Use one new word a day at home: “Pass the melk, please!”
- Count stairs or toys in Afrikaans: een, twee, drie…
- Label a few things around the house (deur, venster, stoel) with sticky notes.
- Ask what Afrikaans words came home from school this week, and play that topic together.
Questions parents ask
Does it follow what my child learns at school?
It follows the themes South African schools use for Afrikaans First Additional Language in Grades R to 3: myself, family, school, food, animals, weather, the home and so on, grouped by grade so you can match it to homework.
Does it read the words aloud?
Yes. Every Afrikaans word and sentence is spoken with a natural South African Afrikaans voice, on any phone, tablet or computer.
What age can children start learning Afrikaans?
Any age. Young children pick up new sounds easily, and the picture-and-sound games work from about 4.
Is it free?
Yes, the first 80 Afrikaans words and their games are free, with no ads and no sign-up. The full Grade R to 3 track comes with Whyzies Plus.
Ready to play?
Free for every family, with no ads and no sign-up. Grown-ups can set time limits and bedtime.
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