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Afrikaans Phrases

A few first words. 1

Hello Hallo
Goodbye Totsiens
Good morning Goeie môre
Good afternoon Goeie middag
Good evening Goeie naand
Yes Ja
No Nee
Please Asseblief
Thanks Dankie

A Few First Phrases
My name is .. My naam is ...
What is your name? Wat is jou naam?
How are you? Hoe gaan dit?
Fine, and you? Goed, en met jou?
Pleased to meet you Aangename kennis
How much does this cost? Hoeveel kos dit?
See you later Sien jou later
Sorry Jammer
Excuse me Verskoon my
Can you help me please Kan jy my help asseblief?
I am trying to learn Afrikaans Ek probeer Afrikaans leer

Bathroom. Items found in the bathroom
bath bad
soap seep
toilet paper toiletpapier
toothbrush tandeborsel
toothpaste tandepasta
towel handdoek
washbasin wasbak

Bedroom. Items found in the bathroom
alarm clock wekker
bed bed
bedroom slaapkamer
blanket kombers
mattress matras
pillow kussing
pillow case kussingsloop
sheet laken

Buying Things. General phrases
I want to buy .. Ek wil ... koop
I'm just looking Ek kyk net 'n bietjie
How much is it? Hoeveel kos dit?
It's too expensive Dit is te duur
Do you accept credit cards? Aanvaar julle kredietkaarte?
That's all, thanks! Dis al, dankie!
It is faulty Dit is gebreek
Will you change it? Kan ek dit omruil
I'd like a refund Ek wil graag my geld terughê

Buying Things. Clothes
I would like to try this on Ek wil hierdie graag aanpas
Do you have a larger size? Het julle 'n groter nommer?
Do you have a smaller size? Het julle 'n kleiner nommer?
Do you have another colour? Het julle dit in 'n ander kleur?

Buying Things. Useful words
coffee koffie
milk melk
map kaart
phone telefoon
phone card telefoonkaart
postcard poskaart
souvenir aandenking
souvenir soewenier
stamp seël
toilet paper toiletpapier

Countries and where I´m from
I'm from .. Ek kom van ..
England Engeland
Ireland Ierland
France Frankryk
Germany Duitsland
Italy Italië
Spain Spanje
Scotland Skotland
Wales Wallis
Australia Australië
Canada Kanada
New Zealand Nieu-Seeland
South Africa Suid-Afrika
America Amerika

Communication Problems

Do you speak English? Praat jy Engels?
I don't speak Afrikaans Ek praat nie Afrikaans nie
Could you write it down? Kan jy dit asseblief neerskryf?
Does anyone speak english? Praat iemand hier Engels?
Can you repeat that? Kan jy dit asseblief herhaal?
I don´t understand Ek verstaan nie
Pardon? Ekskuus?
What is it called in Afrikaans? Wat is dit in Afrikaans?
Please speak more slowly Praat asseblief stadiger
What does .. mean? Wat beteken .. ?

Conversation. Introductions
This is my wife Dit is my vrou
This is my husband Dit is my man
This is my son Dit is my seun
This is my daughter Dit is my dogter
This is .. Dit is ..
This is Mr Smith Dit is mnr. Smith
This is Mrs Smith Dit is mev. Smith

Conversation. Small talk. 1
Where are you from? Waar kom jy vandaan?
I'm from England Ek kom van Engeland
I'm from America Ek kom van Amerika
Have you been to my country? Was jy al in my land?
I live in (the city of) .. Ek bly in (die stad) ..
I like your country a lot Ek hou baie van jou land
What do you think of the city? Wat dink jy van die stad
Are you married? Is jy getroud?
I'm single Ek is nie getroud nie

Conversation. Small talk. 2
Where are you staying? Waar bly jy?
Do you have children? Het jy kinders?
What do you do? Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe?
I'm retired Ek is afgetree
I'm a student Ek is 'n student
I'm travelling Ek reis
I'm here on holiday Ek is met vakansie
I'm here on business Ek is hier vir besigheid
Have you been to ..? Was jy al by ..?
I've been to .. Ek was al by ..

Conversation. Small talk. Filler words and e-mail
OK OK
Yes, of course! Ja, natuurlik!
Of course not! Natuurlik nie!
You're joking! Jy speel!
How's it going? Hoe lyk dinge?
No way! Daar is geen manier nie!
My e-mail address is .. My e-posadres is ..
What is your e-mail address .. ? Wat is jou e-posadres?
Here is my address Hier is my adres

Conversation. Small talk. Sport
Do you like football? Hou jy van sokker?

Do you like rugby? Hou jy van rugby?
Who do you support? Vir watter span skree jy?
Who is your best player? Wie is jou gunstelingspeler?
I support .. Ek skree vir ..
He's a great player Hy is 'n goeie speler
He's no good Hy speel nie goed nie
The coach is .. Die afrigter is ...

Conversation . Small talk. The weather
What's the weather like? Hoe is die weer?
Is it going to rain? Gaan dit reën?
It's hot Dit is warm
It's cold Dit is koud
It's nice Die weer is lekker
It's freezing Dit is yskoud
It's windy Dit is winderig
It's rainy Dit is reënerig

Describing things. Colours
It is red Dit is rooi
It is blue Dit is blou
black swart
blue blou
green groen
orange oranje
purple pers
red rooi
yellow geel
white wit

Describing things. Adjectives

good goed
bad sleg
hot warm
cold koud
young jonk
old oud
fast vinnig
slow stadig
clean skoon
dirty vuil

Directions. 1
Where is ..? Waar is ..?
Where is the beach? Waar is die strand?
Where are ..? Waar is ..?
How do I get to ..? Hoe kom ek by ..?
Can I walk there? Kan ek soontoe stap?
Is there a bus? Is daar 'n bus?
Is there a train? Is daar 'n trein?
Is it far? Is dit ver?
Can you show me on the map? Kan jy my op die kaart wys?
Is there a .. nearby? Is daar 'n ... naby?
left links
right regs

Directions. 2
To the left Na links
To the right Na regs
here hier
there daar
On the right hand side Aan die regterkant
On the left hand side Aan die linkerkant
At the end of the street Aan die einde van die straat
The first on the right Eerste straat regs
The first on the left Eerste straat links
Straight on Reguit aan

Days. General
this week hierdie week
next week volgende week
yesterday gister
today vandag
tomorrow môre
now nou
later later
this morning vanoggend
this afternoon vanmiddag
tonight vanaand

Days of the week
Monday Maandag
Tuesday Dinsdag
Wednesday Woensdag
Thursday Donderdag
Friday Vrydag
Saturday Saterdag
Sunday Sondag

Eating. Phrases. 1

Can we eat? Mag ons eet?
Can we have breakfast? Mag ons ontbyt kry?
Is there a table free? Is daar 'n tafel beskikbaar?
A table for four, please 'n Tafel vir vier, asseblief
I'd like to book a table for two Ek wil graag 'n tafel vir twee bespreek
The menu, please Die spyskaart, asseblief
For the first course Vir die eerste gereg
For the second course Vir die tweede gereg
For dessert Vir poeding
Have you any vegetarian dishes? Het julle enige vegetariese geregte?

Eating. Phrases. 2
I'll have .. Ek wil graag ... hê

That was delicious Dit was heerlik
It's delicious! Dis heerlik!
It is delicious, but I'm full! Dit is heerlik, maar ek is versadig!
That's enough, thanks Dis genoeg, dankie
Enjoy your meal! Geniet die ete!
This isn't properly cooked Die kos is nie gaar nie
We didn't order this Ons het dit nie bestel nie
We ordered .. Ons het ... bestel
I don't eat meat Ek eet nie vleis nie

Eating. Items
knife mes
fork vurk
spoon lepel
serviette servet
salt sout
pepper peper
sugar suiker
vinegar asyn
sauce sous
mustard mosterd

Emergencies

Where is the toilet, please? Waar is die toilet, asseblief?
Where is the police station? Waar is die polisiestasie?
I need a Doctor Ek soek 'n dokter
I am lost Ek het verdwaal
I need help Ek het hulp nodig
Help! Help!
Leave me alone! Los my uit!
Watch out! Pasop!
I've lost my passport Ek het my paspoort verloor
Call the police! Bel die polisie!
Call an ambulance! Bel die ambulans!

Family
father(informal) pa
father(formal) vader
mother(informal) ma
mother(formal) moeder
husband man
wife vrou
brother broer
sister suster
son seun
daughter dogter
girlfriend meisie
boyfriend ou

Food and Drink. General Phrases
I'll have .. Ek wil graag ... hê
Is there .. ? Is daar ...?
For me Vir my
For him Vir hom
For her Vir haar
The bill, please Die rekening, asseblief
Keep the change Hou die kleingeld

Food and Drink. At the Bar or Café. 1

It´s my round Die rondte is op my!
What would you like to drink? Wat wil jy drink?
Cheers! Gesondheid!
I'm feeling drunk! Ek voel dronk!
I feel ill Ek voel naar
The wine list, please Die wynlys, asseblief
Same again, please Dieselfde, asseblief
Is food available here? Is hier kos te koop?
What sandwiches do you have? Watter toebroodjies het julle?

Food and Drink. At the Bar or Café. 2
A black coffee, please 'n Swart koffie, asseblief
A white coffee, please 'n Koffie met melk, asseblief
Two white coffees, please Twee koffies met melk, asseblief
A tea with milk 'n Tee met melk
A lemon tea 'n Suurlemoentee
A lemonade, please 'n Lemonade, asseblief
A beer, please 'n Bier, asseblief
Two beers Twee biere
A glass of red wine 'n Glas rooiwyn
A glass of white wine n Glas witwyn

Food and Drink. At the Bar or Café. 3
A bottle of house white wine 'n Bottel wit huiswyn
A bottle of house red wine 'n Bottel rooi huiswyn
A gin and tonic, please 'n Gin en tonic, asseblief
An orange juice, please Lemoensap, asseblief
With ice Met ys
A mineral water mineraalwater

Getting around. General phrases
Do you have a map of ..? Het julle 'n kaart van ..?
How long does it take to get to ..? Hoe lank vat dit om by ... uit te kom?
Is this seat free? Is die sitplek oop?
Do I need to change? Het ek kleingeld nodig?
A single ticket 'n Enkelkaartjie
A return ticket 'n Retoerkaartjie
Is there a discount for children? Is daar afslag vir kinders?
Is there a discount for pensioners? Is daar afslag vir pensioenarisse?
A ticket for .. 'n Kaartjie vir ..?

Getting around train and bus
Is this the train for ..? Is hierdie die trein na ..?
When does the train leave? Wanneer vertrek die trein ..?
What platform does the train leave from? Van watter platform vertrek die trein ..?
The bus stop Die busstop
When is the next bus? Wanneer loop die volgende bus?
When is the last bus? Wanneer loop die laaste bus?
What time does it leave? Hoe laat vertrek dit?
When does it arrive? Hoe laat kom dit?

Getting around by taxi
Is this taxi free? Is hierdie taxi verniet?
I want to go to .. Ek wil ... toe gaan
How much to go to ..? Hoeveel kos dit om ... toe te gaan?
It's near here Dis naby
Will you slow down Sal jy asseblief stadiger ry?
Stop here Stop hier
Please turn the meter on Sit asseblief die meter aan

Getting around by car
I would like to hire a car Ek wil graag 'n motor huur
Do you have a road map? Het julle 'n padkaart?
Please fill the tank Maak die tenk vol, asseblief
Will you check the tyre pressure? Sal jy asseblief die bande nagaan?
Will you check the headlights? Sal jy asseblief die kopligte nagaan?

My car's broken down My motor is stukkend
Can you repair the it? Kan julle dit regmaak?
I've got a puncture Ek het 'n pap wiel
I've run out of petrol Die petrol het opgeraak
I´ve had an accident Ek was in 'n motorongeluk

General Phrases
Is there a bed and breakfast nearby? Is daar 'n bed-en-ontbyt-plek naby?
Is there a station nearby? Is daar 'n stasie naby?
Is there a campsite nearby? Is daar 'n kampeerplek naby?

Can I camp here? Kan ek hier kampeer?
Can you help me please? Kan jy my asseblief help?
Where can I check my e-mail? Waar kan ek my e-pos kyk?
Where can I get internet access? Waar kan ek Internettoegang kry?
Is it safe to swim here? Is dit veilig om hier te swem?

Health
I have a headache Ek het 'n kopseer
I have a sore throat Ek het 'n keelseer
My chest hurts My bors pyn
I feel sick Ek voel siek
I have a cold Ek het 'n verkoue
I have diarrhoea Ek het diarree
I've been stung by a bee 'n By het my gesteek
I have sunstroke Ek het sonsteek
I have dizzy spells Ek raak duiselig

Household items
bookcase boekrak
camera kamera
chair stoel
clock muurhorlosie
computer rekenaar
cupboard kas
light lig
key sleutel
picture portret
radio radio
sofa rusbank
table tafel
television televisie

Money

The money Die geld
The credit card Die kredietkaart
Where can I change money? Waar kan ek geld omruil?
Is there a bank nearby? Is daar 'n bank naby?
What is the exchange rate? Wat is die wisselkoers?
I'd like to change some pounds Ek wil graag ponde omruil
I'd like to change some dollars Ek wil graag dollars omruil
Please give me some small change Gee asseblief vir my bietjie kleingeld
Please will you give me a receipt Gee asseblief vir my 'n kwitansie

Months of the year

January Januarie
February Februarie
March Maart
April April
May Mei
June Junie
July Julie
August Augustus
September September
October Oktober
November November
December Desember

Numbers. 1 to 10

one een
two twee
three drie
four vier
five vyf
six ses
seven sewe
eight agt
nine nege
ten tien

Numbers. 11 to 20
eleven elf
twelve twaalf
thirteen dertien
fouteeen veertien
fifteen vyftien
sixteen sestien
seventeen sewentien
eighteen agttien
nineteen negentien
twenty twintig

Numbers. 30 to 1000
thirty dertig
forty veertig
fifty vyftig
sixty sestig
seventy sewentig
eighty tagtig
ninety negentig
one hundred een honderd
one thousand een duisend

Parts of the body
arm arm
finger vinger
face gesig
foot voet
head kop
leg been
mouth mond
stomach maag
thumb duim