Afrikaans Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Afrikaans easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Afrikaans for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Afrikaans by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Afrikaans vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	AFRIKAANS
Hello	Hallo
Good morning!	Goeie more!
Good afternoon!	Goeie middag!
Hi	Hi
Good evening	Goeienaand
Good night	goeie nag
Sleep well	lekker slaap
How are you?	Hoe gaan dit?
I’m fine, thank you.	Dit gaan goed dankie.
How about you?	Wat van jou?
Nice to meet you.	Aangename kennis.
Nice to meet you too.	Lekker om jou ook te ontmoet.
Likewise	eweneens
It’s good to see you.	Dis goed om jou te sien.
Nice to see you again.	Lekker om jou weer te sien.
Pleased to meet you.	Bly te kenne.
How nice to see you!	Hoe lekker om jou te sien!
What’s up?	Wat is aan die gang?
What brings you here?	Wat bring jou hier?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	Totsiens
I hope we’ll meet again.	Ek hoop ons ontmoet weer.
I’ve got to go.	Ek moet gaan.
It was good meeting you.	Dit was goed om jou te ontmoet.
It was great seeing you again.	Dit was wonderlik om jou weer te sien.
It was great to catch up!	Dit was wonderlik om in te haal!
See you again sometime.	Sien jou weer een of ander tyd.
See you in the morning	Sien jou in die oggend
See you later	Sien jou later
See you soon	Sien jou binnekort
See you tomorrow	Sien jou môre
See you tonight	Sien jou vanaand
Sleep well	lekker slaap
Take care.	Pas jou op.
Other greetings
Bless you	Gesondheid
Cheers!	Cheers!
Farewell	Vaarwel
Good luck!	Sterkte!
Talk to you soon	Praat gou weer met jou
Welcome	Welkom
Well done!	Wel gedaan!

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