Afrikaans

The English word ‘no’ is translated into Afrikaans as nee. Nee is used as a particle to express disagreement or to provide a negative answer to a question.

The English phrase “things” is translated into Afrikaans as dinge.

South Africa in Afrikaans is Suid-Afrika.

In Afrikaans, “good morning how are you” is said as Goeiemôre, hoe gaan dit?

The English word ‘in’ translates to in in Afrikaans. in is a preposition used to indicate that something is contained by something else.

Ek het jou so baie lief is the Afrikaans way to say “I love you so much”.

geseënde Kersfees is the Afrikaans way to say Merry Christmas. The phrase is used to offer good wishes during the Christmas season.

The English phrase “welcome back” is translated into Afrikaans as welkom terug.

The English word ‘pig’ is translated into Afrikaans as vark. vark refers to the mammal of the family Suidae.

To say “shut up” in Afrikaans, you use bly stil. The phrase is used to tell someone to stop talking.