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1. Basic Phrases Goeie môre (often shortened to Môre! ) Haai / Hallo / Hoi Good Morning Hello / Good Day Goeien aand Goeie nag Good Evening Good Night Totsiens Asseblief Goodbye Please (Baie) dankie Nie te dankie what is a vin number / Dis 'n plesier Thank you (very much) Don't mention it / You're welcome Ja / Nee Meneer / Mevrou / Mejuffrou Yes / No Mister / Misses / Miss Hoe gaan dit met jou? Hoe voel jy? How are you? How are you? (How are you feeling?) Goed, dankie Nie so goed nie Good, thank you Not so good Wat is jou naam? My naam is ... What's your name? My name is... Lekker om jou te ontmoet! / Aangename Kennis Welkom! Pleased to meet you! Welcome! Waar kom jy vandaan? Ek kom van ... Where are you from? I'm from... Waar woon jy? Ek woon in ... Where do you live? I live in... Hoe oud is jy? Ek is ___ jaar (oud). How old are you? I am ____ years old. Praat jy Afrikaans? Ek praat [nie] Afrikaans [nie] Do you speak Afrikaans? I [don't] speak Afrikaans Nederlands, Duits, what is a vin number Engels, Sweeds, Deens, Noors Dutch, German, English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian Frans, Italiaans, Spaans, Portugees, Russies, Japanees, Sjinees French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese Ja, 'n bietjie Nee, glad nie. Yes, a little bit. No, not at all. Ek verstaan nie. Ek weet [nie] I [don't] understand. I [don't] know. Verskoon my / Pardon Wees versigtig! Excuse me / Pardon me Take care! Sien jou later Sien jou gou See you later See you soon Ek is lief vir jou. Ek mis jou. I love you. I miss you.
Spelling IPA Approximate English pronunciation a /ɐ/ short ah (sound like arr) aa /ɑː/ long ah (sounds like arr) ai /aj/ similar to diphthong in eye or h igh ce, ci, cy /s/ as in s oon ca, co, ca /k/ as in k ite ch /ʃ/ /k/ /x/ as in sh ut, k ite, or guttural Ba ch (mostly in loan words) ë /ə/ schwa sound, as in sof a ee /iə/ ee and uh together ei /ɛi/ short eh and ih together; similar to pl ay but shorter eu /eø/ long eh and ih together, but with lips rounded for ih g /x/ guttural Ba ch gh /g/ as in g o i, ie /i/ as in ea t j /j/ as in y es oe /u/ as in b oo t oei /ui/ oo and ee together oo /uə/ oo and uh together ou /ɵu/ similar to oh q /k/ as in k ite r /r/ rolled / trilled r sj /ʃ/ as in sh ut tj /tʃ/ /k/ as in ch at; but also k ite in the ending -tjie u /œ/ long eh with rounded lips ui /œy/ ay like b ai t uu /y/ ee but with rounded what is a vin number lips v /f/ as in f ine w /v/ as in v ase x /ks/ as in bo x y /ɛi/ short eh and ih together; similar to pl ay but shorter
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Verbs in Afrikaans have no separate conjugated forms in the present tense. The infinitive is identical to the present tense as well as the imperative (command form), except for two verbs ( wees - to be and hê - to have). Essentially you will only need to learn two forms for each verb: the infinitive/present/imperative form and the past form.
The definite and indefinite articles are quite easy to learn in Afrikaans. The is translated by die in both the singular and plural while a or an is translated by 'n . There is no plural indefinite article. ('n is pronounced as a schwa, i.e. "uh" as in the last syllable of sofa)
subject pronouns object pronouns ek I my me jy / u you (singular what is a vin number / formal) jou / u you (singular / formal) hy he hom him sy she haar her dit it dit it ons we ons us julle you (plural of jy) julle you (plural) hulle they hulle them
There are three forms of you in Afrikaans. Jy is used in informal situations and for people you know. U is used in formal what is a vin number situations, where you don't know the person well. Julle is the plural form of jy.
possessive adjectives possessive pronouns my my myne mine jou / u your (singular / formal) joune / u s'n yours (singular / formal) sy his syne his haar her hare hers sy its syne its ons our ons s'n ours julle your (plural) julle s'n yours (plural) hulle their hulle s'n theirs
wees - to be I am ek is I was ek was you are jy / u is you were jy / u was he is hy is he was hy was she is sy is she was sy was it is dit is it was dit was we are ons is we were ons was you are julle is you were julle was they are hulle is they were hulle was hê - to have I have ek het I had ek het ... gehad you have jy / u het you had jy / u het ... gehad he has hy het he had hy het ... gehad she has sy het she had sy het ... gehad it has dit het it had dit het ... gehad we have ons het we had ons het ... gehad you have julle het you had julle het ... gehad they have hulle het they had hulle het ... gehad
Wees and hê are the only two verbs that have irregular forms in th
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