Where can I learn Afrikaans for free online?

Easy Points - What would be the easiest for my to learn? Dutch or German - Im Afrikaans?

• 10 Points to best answer, I heard Dutch is similar to Afrikaans,since Afrikaans descends from Dutch. Also what should I do to learn it and how long wil it take,give me all your hints and tips.

• Answer:

  Dutch would probably be easier for you because you can recognize a lot of words and know how to pronounce them. But keep in mind that some words they use in Dutch are also used in Afrikaans but have a totally different meaning. If it's easy for you to learn another language you can probably learn Dutch very fast, because you know a lot of words already and know how to pronounce them. Some words are almost similar, like Afrikaans = Lekker slaap, Dutch = Slaap lekker. Afrikaans = Nie, Dutch = nee But in Afrikaans you are using the word nie twice in a sentence, In Dutch you are using the word nee only once. Afrikaans = Baie dankie Dutch = Dank u wel or Dank je wel But some words have a different meaning in Dutch. Like the word 'Douche' its a normal word in Dutch in Afrikaans it's Stort. (you know what douche means in Afrikaans) A very normal word for cat in Dutch is poes, You can't say that in Afrikaans people would look very strange if you were calling your poes on the street. I once told my driver that Het is erg aardig van jou = it was very kind of him, I used the Dutch word aardig (kind) and he was very upset. I had no idea why, until I found out that the Dutch word 'Aardig' (kind) had a diffrent meaning in Afrikaans. So from that point on I talked English with him if I wanted to explain something. On the internet you can find some excamples how to pronounce Dutch, I searched ' Nederlands les op you tube" and found some examples like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ChofQnY3PE&feature=related But you can probably find more examples.