Welcome to the world of Wordwise!
At WordWise, we value making learning simple, clear, and easy to understand for children learning Afrikaans as a second language.
About Wordwise
WordWise was created to solve a real problem: students struggle with Afrikaans not from lack of ability, but because traditional teaching methods feel overwhelming and disconnected. Founder Annabel identified a gap — no learning solution was breaking Afrikaans down into simple, practical, confidence-building steps — while parents increasingly needed support that delivers real results.
Drawing on a background in teaching, WordWise takes a different approach: simplifying Afrikaans, turning confusion into clarity, and building not just better marks, but genuine understanding and long-term academic confidence.
About me
I am a freelance translator, wife and mom to a busy 13 year old boy.
Where it all started
Our home language is Afrikaans. When my son went to school, he could not speak a word of English.
After attending an English school for the past 8 years, my son can no longer speak any Afrikaans. We still speak Afrikaans to him, but he replies in English. You would think he would still do well in Afrikaans at school, right?
WRONG!!
He homeschools, so I get to see what he has to learn. I have come to realise that he does not know the basic rules of plurals, conjunctions etc. in Afrikaans. Upon speaking to some of his friends’ parents, I realised that this is the common thread.
Since I have been a full-time freelance translator for the past 22 years, my friends started prompting me to create this course.
I tried, and will continue to try, to make it as comprehensible to teens and tweens as possible. I had a lot of fun with the creation (and had to LEARN a lot!!), so I hope the learners enjoy it as much.
I will continue to update the website, later maybe sorting by grade and I am definitely going to add more quizzes. If you need more material in the meanwhile, please feel free to contact me, I will gladly assist!
