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Average rating 5 ⭐ from 117+ reviews. Cape Town families love their Afrikaans lessons!

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Great news: 99% of our Afrikaans tutors offer the first lesson free! And a private Afrikaans lesson costs on average R157/h.

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🗣️ What do people mean when they talk about the Afrikaans language?

Afrikaans is one of South Africa's 11 official languages, rooted in Dutch but shaped by African, Malay, and other cultural influences.

 

  • Origins: Afrikaans descends from the Dutch spoken by early Cape settlers and was officially recognised as a language in the 20th century.
  • Speakers: With more than 20 million speakers, Afrikaans is the fourth most-spoken Germanic language in the world.
  • Grammar: Afrikaans has a simplified grammar with no verb conjugations by person, no grammatical gender, and phonetic spelling.
  • Vocabulary: English speakers will recognise a surprising number of Afrikaans words, speeding up vocabulary acquisition significantly.

A private tutor can help you understand Afrikaans in its cultural context, building real conversational ability from the very first lesson.

💰 How much does an Afrikaans lesson cost in Cape Town?

In Cape Town, you can expect to pay around R157/h for a private Afrikaans lesson.

 

This rate depends on:

  • Student level: Beginner lessons often require more preparation from the tutor and may be priced accordingly.
  • Tutor experience: A highly qualified or experienced tutor will generally charge more, but tends to deliver faster results.
  • Lesson frequency: Committing to a regular schedule can unlock discounted rates with many tutors.
  • Format: In-person sessions at the tutor's home, your home, or online, each option carries a different price point.

Some tutors provide discounted bundles for multiple lessons, making regular study more affordable.

💬 Can an English speaker learn Afrikaans quickly?

Afrikaans is genuinely accessible for English speakers, though mastering pronunciation and idiomatic expression still takes dedicated effort.

 

  • Grammar: Verbs in Afrikaans do not change by person, you simply put a pronoun in front and you are ready to go.
  • Spelling: Phonetic spelling means pronunciation is predictable once you learn a handful of sound rules.
  • Pronunciation: The trilled Afrikaans "r" and the guttural "g" are the main sounds that take practice for English speakers to master.
  • Time to fluency: Learners with a Dutch or German background may progress faster, while total beginners can expect around 600 hours to reach a solid conversational level.

A private tutor helps you target your specific weak points, whether that's pronunciation, listening comprehension, or building everyday vocabulary.

⭐ What rating do students give Afrikaans tutors in Cape Town?

The average score awarded to Afrikaans tutors in Cape Town is 5/5.

 

This average comes from 117 authentic reviews left by students after their lessons.

 

All ratings on Superprof are submitted by confirmed students, so you can trust the feedback when choosing your tutor.

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✅ Average price:R157/h
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Afrikaans Lessons in Cape Town

The learning of a new language can be a daunting task, especially if one is seeking a high degree of proficiency. Pronunciation, grammatical structure and vocabulary will all be different and have to be learned from scratch. This is not always easy, especially when you habitually try to decode or translate from the point of view of your mother tongue. Yet, learning an additional language will prove to be an extremely enriching experience and will expand your worldview exponentially.

Whether you want to improve your ability to speak Afrikaans simply because you love it or it sounds interesting, to help you communicate better with people in your working environment or improve your chances of acing an examination, a language course is an absolute necessity. You will find no shortage of tutors in the country as Afrikaans is spoken in all of the nine provinces of South Africa.

One of the most spoken languages in the country, it has a large footprint in South Africa with many people preferring to use Afrikaans when transacting business. It is also still taught in schools across the breadth of the country and has many speakers of indigenous languages who revert to it as a second or third language. All in all, it is the third most spoken language in SA.

Afrikaans Classes in Cape Town

Type “Afrikaans classes Cape Town” into an Internet search and a host of sites offering you lessons will be displayed. Cape Town, as a premier academic destination, has a plethora of options to offer any prospective student. It boasts several universities, such as UCT (University of Cape Town), UWC (University of the Western Cape), CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) and the University of Stellenbosch, which is less than an hour’s drive from the city. All of these institutions offer degree- and short courses in Afrikaans to varying degrees. CPUT offers Afrikaans as a subject when students study for a B.Ed (Bachelor of Education) degree. Some of the country’s top schools are located in the Mother City and some boast a strong, rich Afrikaans legacy.

The city is dotted with an array of schools, private and public, where the study of Afrikaans is accommodated and actively promoted as a language of study and communication. Afrikaans extra classes are also offered by private tutors, face-to-face or via the Internet. Your amount of choice is as limitless as your imagination!

Where Can I Find Afrikaans Tutors Near Me?

Afrikaans tutors advertise their services across a range of media, from flyers handed out at robots or stuck under windshield wipers, notices handed out at schools, newspaper or Gumtree advertisements to the Internet, where schools and institutions host sites. There tutors who offer online lessons or face-to-face sessions. Some do both and are willing to travel to your home if you are situated in a certain radius. Others are available at an institution like a language school or learning centre which students travel to for their lessons. These are favoured by parents who are available to drop their children off after school and collect them later.

Afrikaans language tutors are available all across Cape Town: from central Cape Town all the way across the Cape Flats to Gordon’s Bay; from Durbanville to the southern reaches of the peninsula, taking in picturesque Simonstown.

So, wherever you are in Cape Town, a tutor is never far away!

An Internet search entitled “Afrikaans tutors Cape Town” or “Afrikaans tutor Cape Town” will bring up a whole host of possible sites to browse through. Your search would bring up no less than ten pages of sites related to Afrikaans in varying degrees. You could throw your lot in with UCT’s best students who tutor learners from grade 7 to 12 and beyond. They offer small classes and a free trial lesson, to boot. These tutors are passionate about the teaching and learning of Afrikaans and will systematically take you through your paces no matter your proficiency level.

Some teachers are specialised language tutors who are highly qualified, vetted and can tutor at all levels. One service offers support from pre-primary grades through to matric, with some centres only closing at 6 p.m. and one running a 24 hour service.

Tutors avail themselves for all kinds of interaction with students; from home-schooling or face-to-face interaction to online tutoring. You’re actually spoiled for choice!

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Afrikaans Study in Cape Town: Why Superprof?

Taking Afrikaans classes online can offer you a great amount of flexibility and convenience. You will be able to schedule lessons in time-slots that suit you and conduct them in the comfort of your own home; not in some strange environment, where a bunch of strangers are listening to your feeble attempts to master a language which is very different to your own. This is also a safe option for you and it has the added benefit of negating any need for you to leave home and travel to and from a class.

Superprof has hundreds of Afrikaans tutors who have verified profiles and a response time of between 1 and 2 hours. Superprof tutors have a wide range of experience, ranging from university students and graduates to teachers who have more than 40 years of teaching experience. These tutors can accommodate learners from grade R all the way through to matric and even university.

Reviews bear testimony to their effectiveness as one parent attests to her son’s grades improving from 40% in June to 62% at the end of his matric year. That’s a massive jump on any scale!

Another parent loved her child’s tutor so much that she wrote, “Her unique way of working with kids creates a safe and comforting environment and makes it fun and easy to learn.”

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