English to Afrikaans Translations for Beginners
Looking for somewhere to kick off your basic Afrikaans learning? You've come to the right place! Below you'll find 25 beginner translations to help you better communicate in Afrikaans. Includes English to Afrikaans translations for phrases like "please", "thank you", and "you're welcome", plus, "what is your name?" and "do you speak Afrikaans?"
To learn all these translations, plus so many other important phrases, scroll down. If you find these translations helpful, feel free to visit our other pages for additional words to add to your vocabulary.
Beginner's Phrases from English to Afrikaans:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of basic phrases from Afrikaans to English.
English to Afrikaans for Yes and No
Yes ➔ Ja
No ➔ Nee
Maybe ➔ Miskien
Please and Thank you from English to Afrikaans
Please ➔ Asseblief
Thank you. ➔ Dankie.
Thank you very much. ➔ Baie dankie.
You're welcome. ➔ Jy is welkom.
You're very welcome. ➔ Jy is baie welkom.
Asking How Are You? from English to Afrikaans
How are you? ➔ Hoe gaan dit?
I'm fine. ➔ Ek gaan goed.
I'm okay. ➔ Ek is oke.
Fine, and you? ➔ Goed, en met jou?
Exchanging Names from English to Afrikaans
What is your name? ➔ Wat is jou naam?
My name is (name). ➔ My naam is (name).
Her name is (name). ➔ Haar naam is (name).
English to Afrikaans for Do You Speak English?
I don't understand you. ➔ Ek verstaan jou nie.
Can you speak slowly? ➔ Kan jy langsaam praat?
Do you speak English? ➔ Praat jy Engels?
Can you speak Afrikaans? ➔ Kan jy afrikaans praat?
My Afrikaans is bad. ➔ My Afrikaans is sleg.
Other Useful Vocabulary from English to Afrikaans
How old are you? ➔ Hoe oud is jy?
I don't know. ➔ Ek weet nie.
I come from... ➔ Ek kom uit...
What is the time? ➔ Hoe laat is dit?
Where is the bathroom? ➔ Waar is die badkamer?
*Basic word list last updated: March 14, 2018.
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