Afrika
/ˈa(ː)fʁika/neuter
The German word for Africa is Afrika.
Afrika is the name of the continent.
Meaning: continent (name)
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈa(ː)fʁika/
Did you know?
- The German word for 'African' is Afrikaner. In a global context, this specifically refers to people of African descent or citizens of Africa, but in South Africa, it refers to the descendants of Dutch settlers.
- German speakers use the word Afrika to describe the 'Afrikakorps', the expeditionary force of the German Army during World War II.
- In German, all nouns are capitalized, so you must always write Afrika with a capital 'A' regardless of its position in a sentence.
Examples in context
- Ich war in Afrika.I was in Africa.This sentence is useful for stating that you have been to Afrika.Tatoeba #10063346 by wolfgangth, translation #8775208 by deniko
- Ich bin aus Afrika.I'm from Africa.This sentence is useful for stating that you are from Afrika.Tatoeba #10346483 by Yorwba, translation #5769775 by mailohilohi
- Kommst du aus Afrika?Are you from Africa?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is from Afrika.Tatoeba #3322222 by al_ex_an_der, translation #9934846 by ddnktr
- Ich träume davon, Afrika zu bereisen.I dream of traveling to Africa.
- Unsere Schule organisiert einen Vortrag über Afrika.Our school is organizing a lecture about Africa.
- 120 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Julian and Julia are discussing a geography documentary.
- JulianIn der Doku geht es um Afrika.The documentary is about Africa.
- JuliaIst das ein interessanter Kontinent?Is that an interesting continent?
- JulianJa, Afrika ist sehr vielfältig.Yes, Africa is very diverse.
- JuliaDas klingt wirklich spannend.That sounds really exciting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “africa” translations and entries Afrika, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
