Afrikaans

The English phrase ‘is’ is translated into Afrikaans as is.

The English phrase “thank you god” is translated into Afrikaans as Dankie Here. The phrase is used as an expression to show gratitude to God.

baie dankie is the Afrikaans way to say thank you very much. This phrase is used to express a greater level of gratitude than the standard dankie.

The English phrase “hey” is translated into Afrikaans as haai. haai is used as an informal greeting.

The English verb stop is stop in Afrikaans.

The Afrikaans word for lion is leeu. The word leeu refers to the big cat *Panthera leo*.

The Afrikaans word for ‘Mrs.’ is mev. mev. is used as a title before a woman’s name.

Maandag is the Afrikaans word for Monday.

The Afrikaans word for ‘to’ (in the sense of movement towards a destination) is na.

To go away in Afrikaans is to say gaan weg. The phrase gaan weg is used when a person or animal departs or leaves a place.