ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about the way of meeting and greeting other peoples in Afrikaans language with some examples. It also explains personal pronouns, the indefinite article, the definite article, expressing nationality and profession, expressing possession. The indefinite article in Afrikaans is n, which is usually pronounced much the same as English, even when the word that follows begins with a vowel. Afrikaans does not distinguish between masculine, feminine and neuter nouns like many European languages do it is the same as English in this respect. Consequently, the definite article is die for all nouns whether singular or plural. Nationalities and professions are expressed as in English. As in English there is no specifically feminine form of nationalities. But when it comes to expressing the feminine of professions, the situation is a little more complex. Where the profession is dominated by females there is no problem as the feminine form is more usual than the masculine.
