English To Afrikaans Mathematics Dictionary Guide

The challenge arises in the "translation gap." Many students are taught in a language that is not their home language. A student might speak a third language at home, learn mathematics in Afrikaans at school, but rely on English textbooks or online resources for extra help. Conversely, a student might be enrolled in an English school but come from an Afrikaans-speaking household, finding the nuances of "English math" difficult to grasp.

| English | Afrikaans | Example Phrase (English) | Afrikaanse Sin | |---------|-----------|--------------------------|----------------| | Addition | Optelling | “Solve the addition problem.” | “Los die optellingsom op.” | | Hypotenuse | Skuinssy | “Square the hypotenuse.” | “Kwadreer die skuinssy.” | | Function | Funksie | “Graph the linear function.” | “Teken die lineêre funksie.” | | Remainder | Res (or Oorblyfsel) | “The remainder is 3.” | “Die res is 3.” | english to afrikaans mathematics dictionary