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South African Accents

South African Accents

These materials cover South African accents, including those of Afrikaans, Xhosa, and other language speakers when they speak South African English - over 6 hours of audio!
$30.00
$30.00

South African Accents Learning Materials

  • The South African materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through the basics of various South African accents using the text, including Jim leading you through a monologue in the accents.
  • There are also recordings of native speakers - over 6 hours of recordings in total - with transcripts of their conversations so that you can follow along as you listen.
  • You'll get immediate access to the audio and written materials, plus a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accents.
  • These materials focus on native English speaking South Africans, and then go into details on speech elements of various other South Africans that may carry over into South African English (SAE), touching specifically on Afrikaans South African (ASA) and Black South African variations (BSA). Depending on their fluency, they may speak straight South African English, or they may speak with elements of their first language carrying over into their English pronunciation. 
  • You'll have instant access to the materials on your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free! 



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South African: Learning the Accents

  1. History & Social Context
  2. Sound Placement
  3. Intonation
  4. Helpful Hints
  5. Consonants
  6. Vowels
  7. Diphthongs
  8. Practice Sentences: South African English
  9. Practice Sentences: Afrikaans South African
  10. Practice Sentences: Black South African
  11. Practice Monologue

Native Speakers Vol 1: South African English

  1. Johannesburg SAE White Female
  2. Johannesburg SAE White Female
  3. Johannesburg SAE White Male
  4. Johannesburg SAE White Male
  5. Johannesburg SAE Coloured Female
  6. Johannesburg SAE Coloured Female
  7. Durban SAE White Male
  8. Durban SAE White Male
  9. Cape Town SAE White Female
  10. Port Elizabeth SAE White Female
  11. Cape Town SAE White Female
  12. KwaMhlanga SAE White Male
  13. Pretoria SAE White Female
  14. East London SAE White Male
  15. Woodbank Coloured Two Females
  16. Cape Town White Female
  17. Durban Indian-South African Female
  18. Johannesburg SAE Indian Male

Native Speakers Vol 2: Afrikaans South African

  1. Polokwane Afrikaans White Female
  2. Krugersdorp Afrikaans White Male
  3. Johannesburg Afrikaans White Male
  4. Springbok Afrikaans White Male
  5. Cape Town Afrikaans White Male
  6. Pretoria Afrikaans White Male
  7. Cape Town Afrikaans White Female
  8. Johannesburg & Krugersdorp Afrikaans White Female
  9. Northern Cape Afrikaans White Male
  10. Durban Afrikaans White Female
  11. Cape Town Afrikaans Coloured Male
  12. Port Elizabeth Afrikaans Coloured Male
  13. Cape Town Afrikaans Coloured Female
  14. Springbok Afrikaans Coloured Male
  15. Johannesburg Afrikaans Black Male
  16. Durban Afrikaans Coloured Male
  17. Free State Afrikaans White Male
  18. Pretoria Afrikaans White Female
  19. Pretoria Afrikaans White Female
  20. Port Elizabeth SAE Afrikaans Coloured Female
  21. Vereeniging Afrikaans White Male
  22. Vredefort Afrikaans White Male
  23. Wynberg Cape town Afrikaans White Female
  24. Pretoria Afrikaans White Male
  25. Cape Town Afrikaans SAE White Male
  26. Cape Town Afrikaans White Male
  27. Nigel Afrikaans White Female
  28. Pietermaritzburg Afrikaans White Female
  29. Stellenbosch Afrikaans SAE White Female
  30. Cape Town Afrikaans Coloured Male
  31. Free State Afrikaans Female

Native Speakers Vol 3: Black South African

  1. Johannesburg Afrikaans & Setswana Black Male
  2. Cape Town Xhosa Black Male
  3. Cape Town Xhosa Black Female
  4. Randburg Zulu Black Female
  5. Nelspruit Black Male
  6. Umtata Black Female
  7. KwaZulu-Natal Xhosa Black Female
  8. Johannesburg Xhosa Black Male
  9. Benoni Zulu Black Female
  10. Boksburg Sesotho Black Female
  11. Effingham Durban Black Female
  12. Cape Town Xhosa Black Male
  13. Cape Town Xhosa & Tsonga Black Male


Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list of words and The Rainbow Passage.

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