Afrikaans Word of the Day
geld
/GELD/ • noun — 12th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: money; currency used to buy goods and services
Examples
- Ek het nie genoeg geld nie.
(I don't have enough money.) - Betaal jy met kontant of kaart?
(Are you paying with cash or card?) - Ons moet geld spaar vir die vakansie.
(We need to save money for the holiday.)
Synonyms
- kontant
- munte
Geld is the general word for money in Afrikaans and is usually treated as an uncountable noun (you say 'veel geld' or 'geen geld nie'). It appears in common phrases like 'nie genoeg geld nie' (not enough money) and is used with currency units (e.g., R for rands). 'Kontant' specifically means cash and 'munte' refers to coins.
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