The English-SiSwati/SiSwati-English Bilingual Dictionary is part of the Pharos entry-level series of bilingual dictionaries for English and the nine official African languages in South Africa. The dictionary is suitable for English or siSwati first or second-language speakers
wishing to learn an additional language. It is easy to use and will help users build their vocabulary, improve grammar and use common phrases correctly, whether at school level, in the workplace, as a tourist, or just for anyone wishing to learn siSwati.

The Pharos series of bilingual dictionaries supports the Department of Basic Education’s Language-in-Education Policy to develop and maintain all the official languages, to promote multilingualism in SouthAfrica, and to support the teaching and learning of all the official
languages.

SiSwati is part of the Nguni subfamily of languages with 2.5% (1.3m) of the population as mother-tongue speakers and 2.4m secondlanguage users, 3.7m in total (Stats SA 2011).

Die Pharos Grondslagfasewoordeboek Afrikaans–Engels/English–Afrikaans is geskik vir leerders in graad 1 tot 4. Die woordeboek bevat die sigwoorde en spelwoorde wat in die taalkurrikulums vir Afrikaans en Engels in die Grondslagfase gespesifiseer word.

Hierdie splinternuwe woordeboek is ’n volwaardige eerste tweetalige woordeboek wat jong leerders met woordeboekwerk sal help. Met dié woordeboek kan Engelse leerders stelselmatig met Afrikaans vertroud raak, en Afrikaanse leerders met Engels.

Konvensionele woordeboekkenmerke soos woordsoorte, lettergreepverdeling, sinonieme, teenoorgesteldes, verlede tyd, meervoude en verkleining word aangedui. Daarby help frases, voorbeeldsinne en illustrasies met begrip en om te onderskei tussen homonieme, homofone en woorde wat dikwels verwar word.

Leerders raak op ’n eenvoudige manier vertroud met hoe ’n vertalende woordeboek werk, sodat hulle later met selfvertroue woordeboeke vir die Intermediêre Fase en Senior Fase sal kan gebruik.

Children can explore their world with this fun first dictionary and learn the names of various things around them. Each page is packed with pictures and things to find and talk about. These books are hard back with full colour illustrations.

Kinders kan hulle wêreld met hierdie prettige eerste woordeboek verken en die name van allerlei dinge rondom hulle leer. Elke bladsy is vol prente en dinge om te soek en oor te praat. Dié boeke is hardeband met volkleur illustrasies.

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The English-Afrikaans-Northern Sotho-Tswana Aid is a handy reference work for those wishing to improve their knowledge of one or more of the four languages included.

Translations for commonly used words and phrases are given in the four languages at a glance. The words and phrases are arranged in different themes such as days of the week, the months of the year, shopping, religion, food and drink.

Ideal for use in the classroom, office or for self-study at home.

Hierdie woordeboek spog met meer as 11 000 inskrywings waarvan elkeen 'n bondige, treffende vertaling bevat. Waar nodig, is voorbeelde en grammatikale verduidelikings ingesluit. Steeds die ideale hulpmiddel by die aanleer van of Afrikaans of Xhosa en vir vlotter kommunikasie.

It is essential, particularly in this period of constitutional and administrative transformation, that everybody should know how to speak and write accurately about public administration. This glossary contains English and Afrikaans words and terms commonly used by politicians, officials in the civil service, and members of the public adminstration. Terms and words are explained briefly in English to make them understandable in official as well as everyday usage.

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