Days, months and a few other time related phrases.
Neither days nor months in Afrikaans present any particular difficulty to English speakers.
| Monday | Maandag |
| Tuesday | Dinsdag |
| Wednesday | Woensdag |
| Thursday | Donderdag |
| Friday | Vrydag |
| Saturday | Saterdag |
| Sunday | Sondag |
| January | Januarie |
| February | Februarie |
| March | Maart |
| April | April |
| May | Mei |
| June | Junie |
| July | Julie |
| August | Augustus |
| September | September |
| October | Oktober |
| November | November |
| December | Desember |
| this week | hierdie week |
| next week | volgende week |
| yesterday | gister |
| today | vandag |
| tomorrow | môre |
| now | nou |
| later | later |
| this morning | vanoggend |
| this afternoon | vanmiddag |
| tonight | vanaand |
These sentences also show how similar many aspects of Afrikaans grammar are to English grammar in terms of word order when using simple sentences.
| Yesterday was Sunday | Gister was Sondag |
| Tomorrow is Monday | Môre is Maandag |
| Today is Tuesday | Vandag is Dinsdag |
| Yesterday was Wednesday | Gister was Woensdag |
| Tomorrow is Saturday | Môre is Saterdag |
| Today is Thursday | Vandag is Donderdag |