The Alphabet
| Eng & Afr : Similar Pronunciation | Eng & Afr : Differing Pronunciation | Not used in Afrikaans |
| A | Short (A) Long (AA) | N | Similar to English |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Similar to English | O | Short (O) Long (OO) |
| C | Either S or K, e.g. SirKel | P | Similar to English |
| D | Similar to English | Q | KW used, eg. KWART = 1/4 |
| E | Short (E) Long (EE) | R | Like in Spanish |
| F | Similar to English | S | Similar to English |
| G | Two sound possible, soft and gutteral | T | Similar to English |
| H | Similar to English | U | Short (U) Long (UU) |
| I | Short (I) Long (IE), and not (II) | V | Same as the F in English/Afrikaans |
| J | Like English Y, e.g. JES (afr) = YES (eng) | W | Unique sound |
| K | Similar to English | X | Used in loan words only |
| L | Similar to English | Y | Like English "ay" e.g. YL (Afr) = ALE (Eng) |
| M | Similar to English | Z | S is often used, otherwise like English |