Informele Brief (Informal Letter)- Grade 12

 ✉️ 1. Informal Letter (Informele Brief)

Use this to write to friends, family, or someone you know well.

📌 Format:

Top right corner:

• Plek (Place)
• Datum (Date)

e.g.
Bellville
29 April 2025

Greeting (Groet):

• Liewe [Naam]

e.g. Liewe Jana,

Introduction (Inleiding):

Start with something friendly:

• Hoe gaan dit met jou?
• Ek hoop alles gaan goed aan jou kant.
• Dit was lanklaas wat ons mekaar gesien het.

Body (Middel):

• Tell your story, describe events, share feelings.
• Use informal tone (e.g. Ek, jy, lekker, wow!)

Ending (Slot):

• Ek hoop om jou gou te sien.
• Skryf gou weer terug!
• Gee groete aan almal.

Farewell (Groet):

• Liefde,
• Groete,
• Jou vriendin/vriend,
• Your name

✅ Example Closing:

Liefde,
Maheen

📬 INFORMAL LETTER: CAPS EXAM-TYPE EXAMPLES (GRADE 12)

These themes are commonly asked in exams:

🔹 1. Write to a friend about your school holiday

✉️ Topic:

Skryf ‘n brief aan jou beste vriend/vriendin waarin jy vertel hoe jy jou vakansie deurgebring het.

✅ Useful Sentences + Translation:

Afrikaans Sentence	English Translation
Hoe gaan dit met jou?	How are you?
Ek het ‘n wonderlike vakansie gehad.	I had a wonderful holiday.
Ek het by die strand gerus.	I relaxed at the beach.
Ons het elke dag roomys geëet.	We ate ice cream every day.
Ek hoop jou vakansie was ook lekker.	I hope your holiday was also nice.

🗝️ Key Words to Learn:

• vakansie – holiday
• strand – beach
• roomys – ice cream
• gerus – relaxed
• geniet – enjoy

🔹 2. Write to a cousin telling them about your birthday party

✉️ Topic:

Skryf aan jou niggie/neef en vertel haar/hom van jou verjaarsdagpartytjie.

✅ Useful Sentences + Translation:

Afrikaans Sentence	English Translation
Ek het ‘n partytjie by my huis gehad.	I had a party at my house.
Al my vriende was daar.	All my friends were there.
Ons het koek geëet en speletjies gespeel.	We ate cake and played games.
Ek het baie geskenke gekry.	I got lots of gifts.
Ek wens jy was daar!	I wish you were there!

🗝️ Key Words to Learn:

• verjaarsdag – birthday
• geskenk – gift
• speletjies – games
• koek – cake
• huis – house

🔹 3. Write to a friend giving advice about stress or exam pressure

✉️ Topic:

Skryf aan jou vriend wat stres oor eksamen. Gee hom raad.

✅ Useful Sentences + Translation:

Afrikaans Sentence	English Translation
Moet asseblief nie te veel stres nie.	Please don’t stress too much.
Probeer om genoeg te slaap.	Try to get enough sleep.
Maak ‘n studierooster en hou daarby.	Make a study timetable and stick to it.
Jy kan dit doen!	You can do it!
Ek glo in jou.	I believe in you.

🗝️ Key Words to Learn:

• eksamen – exam
• stres – stress
• slaap – sleep
• studierooster – study timetable
• glo – believe

🔹 4. Write to a friend who moved away / emigrated

✉️ Topic:

Skryf aan jou vriend wat na ‘n ander land getrek het. Vertel hom hoe jy voel.

✅ Useful Sentences + Translation:

Afrikaans Sentence	English Translation
Ek mis jou baie.	I miss you a lot.
Dis nie dieselfde sonder jou nie.	It’s not the same without you.
Ek hoop jy hou van jou nuwe huis/skool.	I hope you like your new house/school.
Ek hoop ons sien mekaar weer eendag.	I hope we see each other again one day.
Bly in kontak!	Stay in touch!

🗝️ Key Words to Learn:

• mis – miss
• nuwe – new
• huis – house
• skool – school
• kontak – contact

📝 STRUCTURE RECAP: Informele Brief

Bellville

29 April 2025

Liewe [Naam],

[Inleiding: Groet en gesels oor iets persoonlik]

[Hoofdeel: Verduidelik die storie of situasie]

[Slot: Sluit vriendelik af en gee groete]

Liefde,

[Naam]