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Afrikaans Useful Phrases

Click and hear our useful phrases with audio file to help you with pronunciation. We also recommend the following websites that can provide you with extra phrases and help. Scroll down to the bottom to see our resource recommendations

Explore South Africa brings you additional information to help you on your journey, however no audio files
http://www.exploresouthafrica.net/phrasebook.htm

Easy Afrikaans brings you some more additional useful phrases
http://www.easyafrikaans.com/easyafrikaans/Useful_Phrases.html

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person)

English

Afrikaans

Welcome

My Name is….

I’m from..

Good Morning

Good Evening

Good Night

Good Luck
Congratulations

Cheers/Good Health!

Have a nice day!

I don’t understand

Please speak more slowly

Please write it down

Do you speak English?

Praat jy Engels? (sg/inf)
Praat julle Engels? (pl/inf)
Praat U Engels? (frm/sg)
Praat Meneer Engels? (frm/>m)
Praat Mevrou Engels? (frm/>f)

Yes a little

Excuse me!

Sorry

Thank you
Response

Merry Christmas and
Happy new Year