English to Afrikaans Greetings and Goodbyes
Ever wondered how to properly greet someone in Afrikaans? This page should help! There's all sorts of greetings and goodbyes to help you greet whoever you happen to run across.
First up in the translations are some ways to say hello. Then you'll find a section with a few timely greetings to be used during certain parts of the day, before a section with some ways to say nice to meet you. Finally, toward the bottom of the page, you'll find several ways to say goodbye once the conversation is coming to a close.
Greetings from English to Afrikaans:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from Afrikaans to English.
English to Afrikaans Words for Hello
Hello ➔ Hallo
Hi ➔ Haai
Welcome ➔ Welkom
Timely Greetings from English to Afrikaans
Good morning ➔ Goeie môre
Good afternoon ➔ Goeie middag
Good evening ➔ Goeie naand
Good night ➔ Goeie nag
Nice to Meet You from English to Afrikaans
Nice to meet you. ➔ Goed om jou te ontmoet.
Pleased to meet you. ➔ Aangename kennis. (Formal)
Pleased to meet you. ➔ Lekker om jou te ontmoet. (Informal)
English to Afrikaans Words for Goodbye
Farewell ➔ Voerspoort
Good bye ➔ Tot siens
Have a nice day! ➔ Lekker dag!
See you later! ➔ Sien jou later!
See you tomorrow! ➔ Sien jou môre!
Take care of yourself! ➔ Pas jouself op!
This list of English to Afrikaans greetings was last updated on March 24, 2025.
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