Katrina Sandra

To ask “how was your day” in Afrikaans, you say hoe was jou dag. This phrase is used to inquire about the events and the quality of someone’s day.

The English phrase pleasure is translated into Afrikaans as plesier. plesier refers to a state of being pleased.

The English word ‘sweetheart’ can be translated into Afrikaans as Skatjie. Terms like these are used to refer to a person who is very much liked or loved.

The English phrase “what do you mean?” is translated into Afrikaans as wat bedoel jy?

The English phrase “my baby” is translated into Afrikaans as my baba. This phrase is used to refer to one’s own infant or very young child.

The phrase “hello beautiful” in Afrikaans is Hallo pragtige. Note that beeldskone vrou is another way to say “beautiful woman” in Afrikaans.

In Afrikaans, the verb to call (in the sense of contacting someone by telephone) is bel. The word bel is used specifically for telephonic contact.

The English verb ‘to die’ is expressed in Afrikaans as sterf, doodgaan or sterwe. The verbs in this group describe the act of stopping living.

The English phrase ‘blue’ is translated into Afrikaans as blou. The word blou is used to describe something that is blue-coloured.