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The Planets in Afrikaans and Other Space Vocabulary

If you're into space themes or other astronomy topics and are wanting to talk about such themes with others in Afrikaans, then this is the page for you! By scrolling below, you'll find all sorts of Afrikaans space vocabulary ranging from general space words like asteroid, universe, and black hole, to named objects like the sun, moon, and all the planets of our solar system.

The first list you'll find when scrolling below is the general list of space terms in Afrikaans. After this, you'll find the list of all the planets in our solar system, translated from Afrikaans to English (many of which are in fact the same spelling-helpful!). Toward the bottom of the page you'll find a third list of vocabulary that gives the translations for quite a few other named objects of space.

To help you navigate this page, we've added some quick links below to bring you to the specific vocabulary you are most interested in. Or you can just scroll down as normal and learn it all as it comes up!

Afrikaans Planet Names and Other Space Terms:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planets and space words from English to Afrikaans.


General List of Space Terms in Afrikaans

Here is a list of several general space terms in Afrikaans. (If you are looking for translations for named space objects or planets, those are further down the page.)

Asteroïed ➔ Asteroid

Asteroïedgordel ➔ Asteroid belt

Astronomie ➔ Astronomy

Astronomiese eenheid (AE) ➔ Astronomical unit (AU)

Bruindwerg ➔ Brown dwarf (star)

Donker materie ➔ Dark matter

Donkermaan (lit. Dark moon) ➔ New moon

Dubbelster ➔ Binary star

Dwergplaneet ➔ Dwarf planet

Dwergster ➔ Dwarf star

Eksoplaneet ➔ Exoplanet

Gasreus ➔ Gas giant (Uranus & Saturn)

Geeldwerg ➔ Yellow dwarf (star)

Heelal ➔ Universe

Komeet ➔ Comet

Kwark ➔ Quark

Kwasar ➔ Quasar

Ligjaar ➔ Light year

Maan ➔ Moon

Maansverduistering ➔ Lunar eclipse

Meteoor ➔ Meteor

Meteoorreën ➔ Meteor shower

Meteoriet ➔ Meteorite

Meteoroïde ➔ Meteoroid

Newel ➔ Nebula

Nova ➔ Nova

Planeet ➔ Planet

Rooidwerg ➔ Red dwarf (star)

Rooireus ➔ Red giant (star)

Ruimtevaarder ➔ Astronaut

Satelliet ➔ Satellite

Sonnestelsel ➔ Solar system

Sonsverduistering ➔ Solar eclipse

Spiraalsterrestelsel ➔ Spiral galaxy

Ster ➔ Star

Sterrebeeld ➔ Constellation

Sterrekunde ➔ Astronomy

Sterrestelsel ➔ Galaxy

Sterreswerm ➔ Star cluster

Supermassiewe swartkolk ➔ Supermassive black hole

Supernova ➔ Supernova

Swartkolk ➔ Black hole

Teleskoop ➔ Telescope

Volmaan ➔ Full moon

Weesplaneet ➔ Orphan planet

Wentelbaan ➔ Orbit

Witdwerg ➔ White dwarf (star)

Ysreus ➔ Ice giant (Neptune & Uranus)


Planet Names in Afrikaans

Interesting to note that Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto are spelled the same in both Afrikaans and English. This makes this particular list much easier to remember. Most of the other planet names are pretty close too.

Mercurius ➔ Mercury

Venus ➔ Venus

Aarde ➔ Earth

Mars ➔ Mars

Jupiter ➔ Jupiter

Saturnus ➔ Saturn

Uranus ➔ Uranus

Neptunus ➔ Neptune

Pluto ➔ Pluto (dwergplaneet / dwarf planet)


Afrikaans Words for Other Named Space Objects

These are the named space objects from around the universe. Many of them can be found within our solar system, plus there's also some translated constellation names.

Andromeda-sterrestelsel ➔ Andromeda Galaxy

Barnard se Ster ➔ Barnard's Star

Die Maan ➔ The Moon

Die Son ➔ The Sun

Groot Beer (lit. Big Bear) ➔ Ursa Major / Big Dipper (constellation)

Groot Rooi Vlek ➔ Great Red Spot (on Jupiter)

Halley se Komeet ➔ Halley's Comet

Hubble-ruimteteleskoop ➔ Hubble Space Telescope

Internasionale Ruimtestasie (IRS) ➔ International Space Station (ISS)

Jagter ➔ Orion / The Hunter (constellation)

James Webb-ruimteteleskoop (JWRT) ➔ James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Kassiopeia ➔ Cassiopeia (constellation)

Klein Beer (lit. Little Bear) ➔ Ursa Minor / Little Dipper (constellation)

Krapnewel ➔ Crab Nebula

Kuipergordel ➔ Kuiper Belt

Melkweg ➔ Milky Way (galaxy)

Oerknal ➔ Big Bang (theory)

Oortwolk ➔ Oort Cloud

Saturnus se ringe ➔ Saturn's rings

Tweeling ➔ Gemini (constellation)


This list of Afrikaans planets and space terms was first created on July 29, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Afrikaans myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Afrikaans language learning journey!



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