Why not increase your vocabulary in Afrikaans by learning the names of the countries?
This essential vocabulary will help you in many different situations and will also help improve your comprehension of the language.
To make things easy for you, this post will tell you how to say the names of different countries in Afrikaans and includes pronunciation.
List Of Country Names In Afrikaans
On the left, you have the English and on the right you have the Afrikaans. The countries are listed in alphabetical order.
Click on the sound link to hear how to pronounce the country name in Afrikaans.
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan |
| Albania | Albanië |
| Algeria | Algerië |
| Andorra | Andorra |
| Angola | Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua en Barbuda |
| Argentina | Argentinië |
| Armenia | Armenië |
| Australia | Australië |
| Austria | Oostenryk |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbeidjan |
| Bahamas | Bahamas |
| Bahrain | Bahrein |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesj |
| Barbados | Barbados |
| Belarus | Wit-Rusland |
| Belgium | België |
| Belize | Belize |
| Benin | Benin |
| Bhutan | Bhoetan |
| Bolivia | Bolivië |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnië en Herzegowina |
| Botswana | Botswana |
| Brazil | Brasilië |
| Brunei | Broenei |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarye |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Kambodja |
| Cameroon | Kameroen |
| Canada | Kanada |
| Cape Verde | Kaap Verde |
| Central African Republic | Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek |
| Chad | Tsjad |
| Chile | Chili |
| China | Sjina |
| Colombia | Colombia |
| Comoros | Comore-eilande |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast | Ivoorkus |
| Croatia | Kroasië |
| Cuba | Kuba |
| Cyprus | Siprus |
| Czechia/Czech Republic | Tsjeggië |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo |
| Denmark | Denemarke |
| Djibouti | Djiboeti |
| Dominica | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Dominikaanse Republiek |
| Ecuador | Ecuador |
| Egypt | Egipte |
| El Salvador | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Ekwatoriaal-Guinee |
| Eritrea | Eritrea |
| Estonia | Estland |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | Swaziland |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopië |
| Fiji | Fidji |
| Finland | Finland |
| France | Frankryk |
| Gabon | Gaboen |
| Gambia | Gambië |
| Georgia | Georgië |
| Germany | Duitsland |
| Ghana | Ghana |
| Greece | Griekeland |
| Grenada | Grenada |
| Guatemala | Guatemala |
| Guinea | Guinee |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guinee-Bissau |
| Guyana | Guyana |
| Haiti | Haïti |
| Honduras | Honduras |
| Hungary | Hongarye |
| Iceland | Ysland |
| India | Indië |
| Indonesia | Indonesië |
| Iran | Iran |
| Iraq | Irak |
| Ireland | Ierland |
| Israel | Israel |
| Italy | Italië |
| Jamaica | Jamaika |
| Japan | Japan |
| Jordan | Jordanië |
| Kazakhstan | Kasakstan |
| Kenya | Kenia |
| Kiribati | Kiribati |
| Kuwait | Koeweit |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kirgisië |
| Laos | Laos |
| Latvia | Letland |
| Lebanon | Libanon |
| Lesotho | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Liberië |
| Libya | Libië |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Litaue |
| Luxembourg | Luxemburg |
| Madagascar | Madagaskar |
| Malawi | Malawi |
| Malaysia | Maleisië |
| Maldives | Maledive |
| Mali | Mali |
| Malta | Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Marshalleilande |
| Mauritania | Mauritanië |
| Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Mexico | Meksiko |
| Micronesia | Mikronesië |
| Moldova | Moldowa |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Mongolië |
| Montenegro | Montenegro |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Mozambique | Mosambiek |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | Mianmar |
| Namibia | Namibië |
| Nauru | Nauru |
| Nepal | Nepal |
| Netherlands | Nederland |
| New Zealand | Nieu-Seeland |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Niger |
| Nigeria | Nigerië |
| North Korea | Noord-Korea |
| North Macedonia | Noord-Macedonië |
| Norway | Noorweë |
| Oman | Oman |
| Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Palau | Palau |
| Palestine | Palestina |
| Panama | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Papoea-Nieu-Guinee |
| Paraguay | Paraguay |
| Peru | Peru |
| Philippines | Filippyne |
| Poland | Pole |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| Qatar | Katar |
| Republic of the Congo | Republiek van die Kongo |
| Romania | Roemenië |
| Russia | Rusland |
| Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | St. Kitts en Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | St. Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincent en die Grenadines |
| Samoa | Samoa |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé en Príncipe |
| Saudi Arabia | Saoedi-Arabië |
| Senegal | Senegal |
| Serbia | Serwië |
| Seychelles | Seychelle |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Singapoer |
| Slovakia | Slowakye |
| Slovenia | Slowenië |
| Solomon Islands | Salomonseilande |
| Somalia | Somalië |
| South Africa | Suid-Afrika |
| South Korea | Suid-Korea |
| South Sudan | Suid-Soedan |
| Spain | Spanje |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Soedan |
| Suriname | Suriname |
| Sweden | Swede |
| Switzerland | Switserland |
| Syria | Sirië |
| Tajikistan | Tadjikistan |
| Tanzania | Tanzanië |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| Timor-Leste/East Timor | Oos-Timor |
| Togo | Togo |
| Tonga | Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad en Tobago |
| Tunisia | Tunisië |
| Turkey | Turkye |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | Uganda |
| Ukraine | Oekraïne |
| United Arab Emirates | Verenigde Arabiese Emirate |
| United Kingdom | Verenigde Koninkryk |
| United States of America | Verenigde State van Amerika |
| Uruguay | Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | Oesbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Viëtnam |
| Yemen | Jemen |
| Zambia | Zambië |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe |
Thanks for reading this post on the country names in Afrikaans.
This new vocabulary should come in useful in a range of different situations and is essential to help you become fluent in Afrikaans.
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