Howzit! Learn South African English
Our English track focuses on workplace communication, report writing and pronunciation clarity for multilingual professionals, plus local idiom.
South African English absorbs words from Afrikaans, isiZulu and Cape Malay — braai, lekker, indaba, robot, sharp-sharp.
~5 million first-language, most South Africans as a second language
Course levels
Beginner A1
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Elementary A2
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Intermediate B1
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Business B2
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Professional C1
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Starter phrases with pronunciation
Howzit
Informal hello
HOW-zit
Sharp-sharp
All good / agreed
shahp shahp
Just now
Soon, but not immediately
just now
Robot
Traffic light
ROH-bot
Lekker
Nice, enjoyable
LEK-uh
Indaba
A meeting or matter for discussion
in-DAH-bah
Included learning materials
Learner workbook
Printable PDF and Word workbook per level, styled like this site.
Children's book
Illustrated story set in the provinces where the language lives.
Phrase dictionary
Thematic dictionary with pronunciation for every entry.
Audio pack
Downloadable pronunciation drills for offline practice.
Enrolled students download every South African English workbook, children's book and dictionary from their dashboard.