Greetings and Goodbyes in Afrikaans
Need to greet someone in Afrikaans? This page should help! After reading below, you'll be able to answer questions like, How do you say hello in Afrikaans? and How do you say good morning in Afrikaans?
See below for some hellos and goodbyes in Afrikaans, plus a few timely greetings (good morning, afternoon, evening) which can be said during certain hours of the day. You'll also find a section for exchanging pleasantries for first meetings.
Afrikaans Greetings:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to Afrikaans.
Hello in Afrikaans
Haai ➔ Hi
Hallo ➔ Hello
Welkom ➔ Welcome
Timely Greetings in Afrikaans
Goeie môre ➔ Good morning
Goeie middag ➔ Good afternoon
Goeie naand ➔ Good evening
Afrikaans for Nice to Meet You
Aangename kennis. ➔ Pleased to meet you. (Formal)
Lekker om jou te ontmoet. ➔ Pleased to meet you. (Informal)
Goodbye in Afrikaans
Tot siens ➔ Good bye
Voerspoort ➔ Farewell
Lekker dag! ➔ Have a nice day!
*Afrikaans greetings last updated: March 14, 2018.
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