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English to Afrikaans translation

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English to Afrikaans: the words people look up most

Hello

Hallo

/ha-LOH/

Thank you

Dankie

/DAHN-kee/

Goodbye

Totsiens

/tot-SEENS/

Yes

Ja

/YAH/

No

Nee

/NEE-uh/

Please

Asseblief

/AH-suh-bleef/

How are you?

Hoe gaan dit?

/hoo GHAAN dit/

My name is Amara

My naam is Amara

/my NAAM is a-MA-ra/

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English to Afrikaans: everyday phrases

Common phrases from the Afrikaans course, each with a respelling — capitals mark the stressed syllable.

  • HelloHallo
    Hello/ha-LOH/
  • Thank youDankie
    Thank you/DAHN-kee/
  • WelcomeWelkom
    Welcome/VEL-kom/
  • GoodbyeTotsiens
    Goodbye/tot-SEENS/
  • YesJa
    Yes/YAH/
  • NoNee
    No/NEE-uh/
  • PleaseAsseblief
    Please/AH-suh-bleef/
  • SorryJammer
    Sorry/YAH-mer/
  • My name is AmaraMy naam is Amara
    My name is Amara/my NAAM is a-MA-ra/
  • What is your name?Wat is jou naam?
    What is your name?/vut is yo NAAM/
  • How are you?Hoe gaan dit?
    How are you?/hoo GHAAN dit/
  • I am fineDit gaan goed
    I am fine/dit GHAAN khoot/
  • WaterWater
    Water/VAH-ter/
  • FoodKos
    Food/KOHS/
  • FriendVriend
    Friend/FREENT/
  • HouseHuis
    House/HAUS/
  • OneEen
    One/AYN/
  • TwoTwee
    Two/TVEE-uh/
  • ThreeDrie
    Three/DREE/
  • FourVier
    Four/FEER/
  • FiveVyf
    Five/FAYF/
  • How much is it?Hoeveel kos dit?
    How much is it?/hoo-FEEL kos dit/
  • MarketMark
    Market/MARK/
  • WaterWater
    Water/VAH-ter/
  • MoneyGeld
    Money/KHELT/

What to know before you translate

About Afrikaans

South Africa and Namibia — around 17 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Latin alphabet.

  • Verbs barely change form — ek is, jy is, hy is.
  • Double negatives are standard: ek het nie geld nie.
  • Vocabulary overlaps heavily with Dutch, with Malay and Khoi influences.

How accurate is it?

Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.

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