Afrikaans

Simple phrases and their meanings in afrikaansPhrases used in greeting people

Hello - Hallo Good morning - Goeiemôre
Good afternoon - Goeiemiddag
Good evening - Goeienaand
Good day (sir/madam/ladies and gentlemen/Jan) - Goeiedag meneer/mevrou/dames en here/Jan) How are you? - Hoe gaan dit met jou? (More respectful: Hoe gaan dit met u?
I am fine. - Dit gaan goed met my.Fine,
thank you. - Goed dankie.
Goodbye - Totsiens
Nice to meet you. - Aangename kennis.
Good luck - Voorspoed
Have a safe journey. - Veilige reis.

Expressing your opinion or Expressions in Afrikaans
Yes - ja
no - nee
please - asseblief
thank you - dankie
help - help
danger - gevaar
emergency - noodgeval
excuse me - verskoon my
I am sorry. - Ek is jammer.
I love you. - Ek is lief vir jou.

phrases which are more of Questions ,sentences and answers
Do you accept (credit cards/traveler's cheques)? - Aanvaar u (kredietkaarte/reisigerstjeks)?
How much is this? - Hoeveel kos dit?
I want ... - Ek wil ... hê.
I'm looking for ... - Ek is opsoek na ...
What are you doing? - Wat doen jy?
What is that? - Wat is dit daardie?
What is the time? - Hoe laat is dit?
What is this? - Wat is dit?
Where are you going? - Waarheen gaan jy?
Where is ...? - Waar is ...?

Description of Places :
bank - bank
doctor - dokter
dentist - tandarts
garage - motorhawe
hotel - hotel
pharmacy - apteek
police station - polisiestasie
post office - poskantoor
railway station - spoorwegstasie
restaurant - restourant
toilets - toilette
winkel - shop

Here you will come to know on how to speak Numbers in Afrikaans
1 - one - een
2 - two - twee
3 - three - drie
4 - four - vier
5 - five - vyf
6 - six - ses
7 - seven - sewe
8 - eight - agt
9 - nine - nege
10 - ten - tien
11 - eleven - elf
12 - twelve - twaalf
13 - thirteen - dertien
14 - fourteen - veertien
15 - fifteen - vyftien
20 - twenty - twintig
21 - twenty one - een en twintig
22 - twenty two - twee en twintig
50 - fifty - vyftig
100 - hundred -honderd
1000 - thousand - duisend

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