Three-page-late reply because I'm back-reading, and couldn't resist.
Yes, I can read Afrikaans, somewhat. The trick is to read it out loud. I'm Dutch, and the similarities are quite large. In Dutch it's simply spelled 'allemaal'.
And no, I meant QI. A program on the BBC hosted by Stephen Fry, discussing anything and everything that has the potential to be Quite Interesting. All with a bunch of comedians thrown in.