- a bit ʼn bietjie
- a couple ʼn paar
- a few enkeles
- a little det., pron. klein bietjie
- a.m. abbr. vm.
- abandon v. verlaat
- abandoned adj. verlate
- abduct ontvoer
- ability n. vermoë
- able adj. kan
- abortion aborsie
- about adv., prep. omtrent
- above prep., adv. bostaande
- abroad adv. oorsee
- absence n. afwesigheid
- absent adj. afwesig
- absolute adj. totaal
- absolutely adv. totale
- absorb v. opneem
- Abuse misbruik
- abuse n., v. mishandel
- academic adj. akademies
- accent n. klem; uitspraak
- accept v. aanvaar
- acceptable adj. aanvaarbaar
- access n. toegang
- accident n. ongeluk
- accidental adj. per ongeluk
- accidentally adv. per ongeluk
- accommodation n. behuising
- accompany v. saamgaan
- according to prep. volgens
- account n., v. rekening/reken
- accurate adj. akkuraat
- accurately adv. akkurate
- accuse v. beskuldig
- achieve v. bereik
- achievement n. prestasie
- acid n. suur
- acknowledge v. erken
- acquire v. aanvra
- across adv., prep. dwars
- act n. toneelspel
- act v. toneelspeel
- action n. aksie
- active adj. aktief
- activity n. aktiwiteit
- actor, actress n. akteur, aktrise
- actual adj. eintlik
- actually eintlik
- actually adv. eintlike
- adapt v. aanpas
- add v. byvoeg
- addiction verslawing
- additional adj. addisioneel
- address n., v. adres
- adequate adj. genoeg
- adequately adv. genoegsaam
- adjust v. aanpas
- admiration n. bewondering
- admire v. bewonder
- Admit erken
- admit v. erken
- adopt v. aanneem
- adult n., adj. volwassene
- advance n. voordeel
- advance v. bevorder
- ask v. vra
- asleep adj. slaap
- aspect n. aspek
- assist v. hulp verleen
- assistance n.; help n hulp
- assistant n., adj. assistent
- associate v. assosieer
- associated with assosieer met
- association n. assosiasie
- assume v. neem aan
- assure v. versekering
- at first aan die begin
- at least ten minste
- at prep. by
- athletics atletiek
- atmosphere n. atmosfeer
- atom n. atoom
- attach v. aangeheg
- attached adj. aangehegde
- attack n., v. aanval
- attempt n., v. Poging
- attend v. bywoon
- attention n. aandag
- attitude n. houding
- attorney n. prokureur
- attract v. aantrek
- attraction n. aantrekking
- attractive adj. aantreklik
- audience gehoor
- audience n. toeskouers
- August n. (abbr. Aug.) Augustus
- aunt n. tannie
- author n. skrywer
- authority n. gesag
- automatic adj. outomaties
- automatically adv. outomatiese
- autumn n. ( herfs
- available adj. beskikbaar
- average adj., n. gemiddeld
- avoid v. vermy
- awake adj. ontwaak; wakker
- award n. toekenning
- award v. toeken
- aware adj. bewus
- away adv. weg
- awful adj. aaklig
- awfully adv. aaklige
- awkward adj. ongemaklik
- awkwardly adv. ongemaklike
- baby n. baba
- back n., adj., adv., v. agter, terug, rug
- background n. agtergrond
- backyard agterplaas
- bacon spek
- bacteria n. bakterie
- bad adj. sleg
- bad-tempered adj. slegte bui; buierig
- bag n. sak