Trial Lesson 1 · Greetings
South African EnglishYou can take this lesson without an account. Register free to save your score and unlock the placement test.
Step 1 · Listen and repeat
Tap “Hear it” on each phrase, then say it out loud three times.
Howzit
Informal hello
HOW-zit
Audio caption: “Howzit” — Informal hello
Sharp-sharp
All good / agreed
shahp shahp
Audio caption: “Sharp-sharp” — All good / agreed
Just now
Soon, but not immediately
just now
Audio caption: “Just now” — Soon, but not immediately
Robot
Traffic light
ROH-bot
Audio caption: “Robot” — Traffic light
Full lesson transcript
Howzit — Informal hello (say it: HOW-zit)
Sharp-sharp — All good / agreed (say it: shahp shahp)
Just now — Soon, but not immediately (say it: just now)
Robot — Traffic light (say it: ROH-bot)
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Howzit
Informal hello
HOW-zit
Sharp-sharp
All good / agreed
shahp shahp
Picture words
See the thing, then say the phrase. Pictures make new words stick far faster than word lists.
A greeting
Two people meeting and shaking hands
Family
The people you greet at home
Home
A house with an aloe in the garden
Food
A plate of pap and vegetables
Money
Coins and a wallet at the market
Water
A glass of clean water