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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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Basic Afrikaans Words and Phrases: Learn how to say common words and phrases in Afrikaans.


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The Fine Print

I don't speak Afrikaans myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Afrikaans language learning journey!



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