South Africa
Southern Africa
noun, proper noun
This combines south and アフリカ, the word for "Africa." Put them together to get South Africa.
南アフリカ will almost always mean the country of South Africa, but in some contexts it'll occasionally refer to the wider region of Southern Africa.
The reading uses the kun'yomi for 南, which you've already learned. Yay for geography! Now which continent was South Africa on again…?
南アフリカ人
South African
南アフリカそだち
raised in South Africa
南アフリカ生まれ
born in South Africa
南アフリカの人々
people of South Africa
南アフリカのくらし
life in South Africa
南アフリカの国
a country of Southern Africa
南アフリカに行く
to go to South Africa
南アフリカに来る
to come to South Africa
南アフリカに住む
to live in South Africa
南アフリカではラグビーがとても人気です。
Rugby is very popular in South Africa.
南アフリカに行ったら、ライオンが見たいです。
If I go to South Africa, I want to see lions.
イーロン・マスクは南アフリカのプレトリアで生まれました。
Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa.
バックパッカーをしていた時、ヒッチハイクで南アフリカの国々をまわりました。
When I was backpacking, I traveled around the countries of Southern Africa by hitchhiking.