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Greetings Groete · 10
- hallohello
- goeiemôregood morning
- goeienaandgood evening
- totsiensgoodbye
- dankiethank you; thanks
- assebliefplease
- jammersorry
- verskoon myexcuse me
- hoe gaan dit?how are you?
- my naam is…my name is…
Food and drink Kos en drinkgoed · 11
- waterwater
- broodbread
- melkmilk
- koffiecoffee
- teetea
- kaascheese
- appelapple
- eieregg
- visfish
- ek is hongerI'm hungry
- lekkertasty; nice
Home and family Huis en gesin · 12
- huishouse; home
- deurdoor
- vensterwindow
- tafeltable
- stoelchair
- bedbed
- sleutelkey
- mamum; mother
- padad; father
- honddog
- katcat
- skoenshoe
Getting around Op pad · 9
- busbus
- treintrain
- stasiestation
- kaartjieticket
- motorcar
- linksleft; on the left
- regsright; on the right
- waar is…?where is…?
- hotelhotel
Time and days Tyd en dae · 9
- vandagtoday
- môretomorrow
- gisteryesterday
- nounow
- oggendmorning
- aandevening
- weekweek
- MaandagMonday
- hoe laat is dit?what time is it?
Feelings Gevoelens · 8
- gelukkighappy
- hartseersad
- moegtired
- kwaadangry
- ek hou van…I like…
- ek hou nie van… nieI don't like…
- bangscared; afraid
- blyglad; pleased
Weather Die weer · 7
- dit is koudit's cold
- dit is warmit's hot; it's warm
- dit reënit's raining
- sonsun
- windwind
- sneeusnow
- wolkcloud
Standard Afrikaans as used in South Africa, spelt according to the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS). Written for Testera; the example sentences are original. On 18 October 2026 every headword was looked up in English Wiktionary: 53 of 66 have an entry of their own in Afrikaans, and for 7 phrases without one every word has an entry; the other 6, such as goeienaand, have no entry there. Words, glosses and example sentences have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker. Spotted something to fix? Tell us.