Afrikaans

The English phrase ‘good luck’ can be translated into Afrikaans as sterkte or voorspoed.

To ask “do you speak Afrikaans?” in Afrikaans, you say Praat jy Afrikaans?

The English phrase “are” is translated as is in Afrikaans. is is the present tense plural form of the verb to be.

The Afrikaans word for the English adjective ‘good’ is goed. goed is used to describe something that is pleasant or enjoyable.

The Afrikaans word for elephant is olifant. The word is used to refer to the large mammal.

Hello in Afrikaans is hallo. hallo is the direct equivalent of the English greeting hello and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

The English phrase “my brother” is translated into Afrikaans as my broer. This phrase is used to refer to a male sibling of the speaker.

The Afrikaans word for “something” is iets. iets is a pronoun used to refer to an unspecified object or thing.

Ek is meer lief vir jou is the Afrikaans phrase for “I love you more”.

The English phrase child is translated into Afrikaans as kind. The word kind refers to a son, a daughter or someone’s offspring.