Afrikaans Cheatsheet
Basic Phrases
- Hello: Hallo (Hu-llo)
- Goodbye: Totsiens (Tote-see-ens)
- Yes: Ja (Ya)
- No: Nee (Nay)
- Please: Asseblief (Ah-suh-bleef)
- Thank you: Dankie (Dun-kee)
- Sorry: Jammer (Yah-muh)
- Excuse me: Verskoon my (Fur-skoon may)
- I don’t understand: Ek verstaan nie (Ehk fur-staan nee)
- Do you speak English?: Praat jy Engels? (Praht yay Eng-uls?)
Numbers
- 1: Een (Een)
- 2: Twee (Twee)
- 3: Drie (Dree)
- 4: Vier (Fur)
- 5: Vyf (Fayf)
- 6: Ses (Says)
- 7: Sewe (Seh-weh)
- 8: Agt (Ahgt)
- 9: Nege (Nay-guh)
- 10: Tien (Teen)
Days of the Week
- Monday: Maandag (Marn-dahg)
- Tuesday: Dinsdag (Dins-dahg)
- Wednesday: Woensdag (Vurns-dahg)
- Thursday: Donderdag (Dohn-duhr-dahg)
- Friday: Vrydag (Fr-ay-dahg)
- Saturday: Saterdag (Sah-tur-dahg)
- Sunday: Sondag (Sohn-dahg)
Months of the Year
- January: Januarie (Yahn-wah-ree)
- February: Februarie (Feh-bru-ah-ree)
- March: Maart (Marrt)
- April: April (Ah-pril)
- May: Mei (May)
- June: Junie (Yoo-nee)
- July: Julie (Yoo-lee)
- August: Augustus (Ow-guh-stus)
- September: September (Sep-tem-ber)
- October: Oktober (Ok-toh-ber)
- November: November (Noh-vehm-ber)
- December: Desember (Des-em-ber)
Directions
- Left: Links (Links)
- Right: Regs (Rex)
- Straight: Reguit (Ruh-gh-it)
- Backward: Agteruit (Ahg-tuh-ruh-it)
- Up: Bo (Boh)
- Down: Af (Ahf)
Food and Drink
- Water: Water (Vah-tur)
- Bread: Brood (Broo-t)
- Cheese: Kaas (Kahs)
- Meat: Vleis (Flay-s)
- Chicken: Hoender (Hoon-duhr)
- Fish: Vis (Fis)
- Coffee: Koffie (Kaw-fee)
- Tea: Tee (Tay)
- Beer: Bier (Beer)
- Wine: Wyn (Vain)
Resources