Afrikaans Phrases
Linguata Afrikaans contains the following Afrikaans phrases (and more), and allows you the freedom to learn to speak Afrikaans words and phrases in a modern, practical and fun way with an emphasis on rapid vocabulary development.Screenshots from our Afrikaans Language Software (click to enlarge)
Afrikaans Phrases from Linguata Afrikaans
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
