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Coffee koffie

Milk melk

Breakfast ontbyt

Lunch middagete

Dinner aandete

Bread brood

Cheese kaas

Chicken hoender

Eggs eiers

Fish vis

Food voedsel / kos

Fruit vrugte

Meat vleis

Sandwich toebroodjie

Sugar suiker

Tea tee

Tomatoes tamaties

Vegetables groente

Water water

Belt gordel

Clothes klere

Coat jas

Dress rok

Glasses bril

Gloves handskoene

Hat hoed

Jacket baadjie

Pants (Trousers) broek

Ring ring

Shirt hemp

Shoes skoene

Socks kouse

Suit pak

Sweater trui

Tie das

Umbrella sambreel

Underwear onderklere

Wallet beursie

Watch horlosie

Do you like my dress? Hou jy van my rok?

Book boek

Books boeke

Chair stoel

Desk lessenaar

Dictionary woordeboek

Languages Tale

Library biblioteek

Laptop skootrekenaar

Page bladsy

Paper papier

Pen pen

Question vraag

School Skool

Student student

Teacher onderwyser

University universiteit

I have a question Ek het ’n vraag

What's the name of that book? Wat is die naam van daardie boek?

Arm arm

Back rug

Ear oor

Eye oog

Face gesig

Feet voete

Fingers vingers

Hair hare

Hand hand

Head kop

Heart hart

Leg been

Mouth mond

Neck nek

Nose neus

Teeth tande

She has beautiful eyes Sy het pragtige oë

Airplane vliegtuig

Airport lughawe

Bus bus

Bus station bushalte

Car motor / kar

Flight vlug

Help Desk inligtingstoonbank / inligtingskantoor

Hotel hotel

Passport paspoort

Taxi huurmotor or taxi

Ticket kaartjie

Tourism toerisme

Train (noun) trein

Train station (trein)stasie

By train met die trein

By car met die motor

By bus met die bus

By taxi in 'n huurmotor/taxi

By airplane met die vliegtuig

Do you accept credit cards? Aanvaar julle kredietkaarte?

How much will it cost? Hoeveel (Wat) sal dit kos?

I have a reservation Ek het 'n bespreking

I'd like to rent a car Ek wil 'n motor huur

I'm here on business /on vacation. Ek is hier vir sake / met vakansie

Is this seat taken? Kan ek hier sit?

Good luck! Voorspoed!

Happy birthday! Baie geluk met jou verjaarsdag

Happy new year! Voorspoedige nuwe jaar

Merry Christmas! Geseënde Kersfees

Baby baba

Boy seun

Brother broer

Child (female) kind (vroulik)

Child (male) kind (manlik)

Cousin (female) niggie (vroulik)

Cousin (male) nefie (manlik)

Daughter dogter

Father vader

Girl meisie

Grandfather oupa

Grandmother ouma

Husband man

Man man

Mother ma/moeder

People mense

Sister suster

Son seun

Wife vrou

Woman vrou

How old is your sister? Hoe oud is jou suster?

What's your brother called? Wat is jou broer se naam?

Actor akteur

Actress aktrise

Artist kunstenaar

Businessman sakeman

Doctor dokter

Nurse verpleegster

Policeman polisieman

Singer sanger

Student student

Teacher onderwyser

Translator vertaler

He is a policeman Hy is ’n polisieman

I'm an artist Ek is 'n kunstenaar

I'm looking for a job Ek soek werk

Days Dae

Monday Maandag

Tuesday Dinsdag

Wednesday Woensdag

Thursday Donderdag

Friday Vrydag

Saturday Saterdag

Sunday Sondag

January Januarie

February Februarie

March Maart

April April

May Mei

June Junie

July Julie

August Augustus

September September

October Oktober

November November

December Desember

Autumn herfs

Winter winter

Spring lente

Summer somer

Time tyd

Hour uur

Minute minuut

Second tweede

I was born in July Ek is in Julie gebore

I will visit you in August Ek sal in Augustus vir jou kom kuier

Cold koud

Hot warm

Rain reën

Snow sneeu

Spring lente

Summer somer

Sun son

Sunny sonnig

Warm warm

Wind wind

Windy winderig

Winter winter

It is raining dit reën

It is sunny die son skyn

It is windy dis winderig

It's cold Dit is koud

It's hot Dit is warm

Bed bed

Bedroom slaapkamer

Computer rekenaar

Door deur

Furniture meubels

House huis

Kitchen kombuis

Refrigerator yskas

Room kamer

Television televisie

Toilet toilet

Window venster

Can you open the window? Kan jy die venster oopmaak?

I need to use the computer Ek moet die rekenaar gebruik

Arabic Arabies

Moroccan Marokkaans

Morocco Marokko

Chinese (language) Chinees

Chinese (nationality) Chinees

China China

English Engels

British Brits

Britain Brittanje

American Amerikaans

America Amerika

French (language) Frans

French (nationality) Frans

France Frankryk

Italian (language) Italiaans

Italian (nationality) Italiaans

Italy Italië

Japanese (language) Japannees

Japanese (nationality) Japans/Japanees

Japan Japan

Russian (language) Russies

Russian (nationality) Russies

Russia Rusland

Spanish (language) Spaans

Spanish (nationality) Spaans

Spain Spanje

I don't speak Korean Ek kan nie Koreaans praat nie

I speak Italian Ek praat Italiaans

I want to go to Germany Ek wil Duitsland toe gaan

I was born in Italy Ek is in Italië gebore

Black swart

Blue blou

Brown bruin

Colors kleure

Green groen

Orange oranje

Red rooi

White wit

Yellow geel

I have black hair Ek het swart hare

Your cat is white Jou kat is wit

Far ver

Here hier

Left links

Right regs

Near naby

Straight reguit

There daar

Can I help you? Kan ek u help? 'U' here is the formal form of address. Could also use 'jou'

Can you help me? Kan u mey help?

Can you show me? Kan u my wys?

Come with me! Kom saam (met my)

I'm lost Ek het verdwaal

I'm not from here Ek is nie van hier nie

Turn left Draai links

Turn right Draai regs

Can you take less? Sal jy minder aanvaar?

Do you accept credit cards? Aanvaar julle kredietkaarte?

How much is this? Hoeveel kos dit?

I'm just looking Ek kyk net

Only cash please! Net kontant, asseblief

This is very expensive Dit is baie duur

I'm vegetarian Ek is ’n vegetariër

It is very delicious! Dit smaak uitstekend!

May we have the check please? Kan ek asseblief die rekening kry?

The bill please! Rekening asseblief!

Waiter / waitress! Kelner!

What do you recommend? (to eat) Wat sou jy aanbeveel?

What's the name of this dish? Wat is hierdie dis se naam? /Wat noem mens hierdie dis?

Menu spyskaart

Spoon lepel

No problem! Als reg / Geen probleem

Accident ongeluk

Ambulance ambulans

Doctor dokter

Headache hoofpyn

Heart attack Hartaanval

Help me help my

Hospital hospitaal

Medicines medisyne

Pharmacy apteek

Poison gif

Police polisie

Stomach ache maagpyn

Are you okay? Is jy okei?

Call a doctor! Bel ’n dokter!

Call the ambulance! Bel die ambulans!

Call the police! Bel die polisie!

Calm down! Kalmeer!

I feel sick Ek voel siek

It hurts here Dis hier seer

It's urgent! Dit is dringend

Stop! Stop

Thief! Dief

Animal dier

Cat kat

Dog hond

Horse perd

Do you have any animals? Het jy/julle enige diere?

I have a dog Ek het ’n hond

Small klein

Big groot

Tall lank

Short kort

Cheap goedkoop

Expensive duur

Good Goed

Bad Sleg

Wrong verkeerd

Right (correct) korrek / reg

New nuut

Old (opposite of new) oud

Young jonk

Old (opposite of young) oud

Difficult moeilik

Easy maklik

This is too expensive Dis te duur

Am I right or wrong? Is ek reg of verkeerd

Here hier

There daar

Quickly gou / vinnig

Really werklik / regtig

Slowly stadig

Always altyd

Never nooit

Sometimes soms

Next week volgende week

Now nou

Soon binnekort

Today vandag

Tomorrow môre

Tonight vanaand

Yesterday gister

Do you like it here? Hou jy daarvan hier?/Is dit vir jou lekker hier?

See you later! Sien jou later!

Thank you very much! Baie dankie!

Woman vrou

Women vroue/vrouens

Man man

Men mans

Boy seun

Boys seuns

Girl meisie

Girls meisies

Country land

Countries Lande

We speak two languages Ons praat twee tale

Cat kat

Dog hond

Woman vrou

Women vroue/vrouens

Mother moeder

Sister suster

I have a dog Ek het ’n hond

I speak Italian Ek praat Italiaans

A French teacher is here ’n Franse onderwyser(es) is hier

The French teacher is here Die Franse onderwyser(es) is hier

Some languages are hard Sommige tale is moeilik

Many languages are easy Baie tale is maklik

The student speaks Korean Die student praat Koreaans

A student speaks Korean ’n Student praat Koreaans

Some students speak Korean Sommige studente praat Koreaans

In front of voor

Behind agter

Before voor / voordat

After ná

Inside binne

With met

Without sonder

Outside buite

On top of bo-op

Under onder

And en

Between tussen

But maar

For vir

From van / vanaf

In In

Near naby

Or of

Can I practice Italian with you? Kan ek Italiaans (saam) met jou oefen?

I speak French but with an accent Ek praat Frans, maar met ’n aksent

Boy seun

Girl meisie

Man man

Woman vrou

Father pa/vader

Mother ma/moeder

Brother broer

Sister suster

Cat (Masc.) Mannetjieskat

Cat (Fem.) Wyfiekat

He is tall Hy is lank

She is tall Sy is lank

He is a short man Hy is ’n kort man

She is a short woman Sy is 'n kort vrou

One een

Two twee

Three drie

Four vier

Five vyf

Six ses

Seven sewe

Eight agt

Nine nege

Ten tien

I Ek

You jy

He hy

She sy

We ons

You (plural) julle

They hulle

I love you Ek is lief vir jou

Me my

You jou

Him hom

Her haar

Us ons

You (plural) julle

Them hulle

Give me your phone number Gee my jou telefoonnommer

I can give you my email Ek kan jou my e-pos gee

My my

Your jou

His sy

Her haar

Our ons

Your (plural) julle

Their hul/hulle

His email is … Sy e-pos is

My phone number is … My telefoonnommer is

How? Hoe

What? Wat?

When? Wanneer

Where? Waar

Who? Wie

Why? Hoekom

Can I help you? Kan ek u help? 'U' here is the formal form of address. Could also use 'jou'

Can you help me? Kan u mey help?

Do you speak English? Praat jy Engels

How much is this? Hoeveel kos dit?

What is your name? Wat is jou naam?

What time is it? Hoe laat is dit

When can we meet? Wanneer kan ons ontmoet?

Where do you live? Waar woon jy?

Who is knocking at the door? Wie klop aan die deur?

Why is it expensive? Hoekom is dit duur?

No Nee

Nothing Niks

Not yet Nog nie

No one Niemand

No longer nie meer nie

Never nooit

Cannot kan nie

Should not moenie / moet nie /behoort nie

Don't worry! Moenie jou bekommer nie

I cannot remember the word Ek kan nie die woord onthou nie

I do not speak Japanese Ek praat nie Japannees nie

I don't know! Ek weet nie!

I'm not fluent in Italian yet Ek is nog nie vlot in Italiaans nie

No one here speaks Greek Niemand hier praat Grieks nie

No problem! Als reg / Geen probleem

To drive ry

To drive Om te bestuur

To give om te gee

To have Om te hê

To know Om te weet/te ken

To understand Om te verstaan

To work Om te werk

To write om te skryf

He understands me Hy verstaan my

He understood me Hy het my verstaan

He will understand me Hy sal my verstaan

I see you Ek sien jou

He reads a book Hy lees ’n boek

He understands me Hy verstaan my

She has a cat Sy het ’n kat

She knows my friend Sy ken my vriend

We want to learn Ons wil leer

We think Spanish is easy Ons dink Spaans is maklik

They drive a car Hulle bestuur ’n motor

They smile Hulle glimlag

I saw you Ek het jou gesien

I wrote with a pen Ek het met 'n pen geskryf

You loved apples Jy het van appels gehou

You gave money Jy het geld gegee

You played tennis Jy het tennis gespeel

He understood me Hy het my verstaan

She had a cat Sy het 'n kat gehad

She knew my friend Sy het my vriend geken

We wanted to learn Ons wou leer

They smiled Hulle het 'n motor bestuur

I will see you Ek sal jou sien

I will write with a pen Ek sal met 'n pen skryf

He will read a book Hy sal 'n boek lees

He will understand me Hy sal my verstaan

We will think about you Ons sal aan jou dink

Go! Gaan!

Stop! Stop

Don't Go! Moenie gaan nie!

Stay! Bly!

Come here! Kom hier!

Be quiet! Bly stil!

Go straight Gaan reguit (aan)

Wait! Wag!

Let's go! Kom ons gaan! (waai)

Sit down! Sit!

Good goed

Better beter

Best beste

Bad sleg

Worse slegter

Worst slegste

Taller langer

Shorter korter

Younger jonger

Older ouer

As tall as so lank soos

Taller than langer as

Shorter than Korter as

More beautiful Mooier

Less beautiful minder mooi

Most beautiful Mooiste

Happy Bly

Happier gelukkiger

Happiest gelukkigste

You are happy jy is gelukkig

You are as happy as Maya Jy is so gelukkig soos

You are happier than Maya Jy is gelukkiger as Maya

You are the happiest jy is die gelukkigste

Hi! Haai!

Good morning! Goeiemôre!

Good afternoon! Goeiemiddag!

Good evening! Goeienaand!

How are you? (polite) Hoe gaan dit met jou?

How are you? (friendly) Hoe gaan dit?

What's up? (colloquial) Wat doen jy?

I'm fine, thank you! Dit gaan goed, dankie!

And you? (polite) En met jou?

And you? (friendly) En jy?

Good Goed

Do you speak English? Praat jy Engels

Just a little Net ’n bietjie

What's your name? Wat is jou naam?

My name is (John Doe) My naam is

Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... Mnr, Mev, Mej

Nice to meet you! Bly te kenne!

You're very kind! Jy is baie dierbaar!

Where are you from? Waar kom jy vandaan?

I'm from the U.S Ek is van Amerika

I'm American Ek’s ’n Amerikaner

Where do you live? Waar woon jy?

I live in the U.S Ek woon in Amerika

Do you like it here? Hou jy daarvan hier?/Is dit vir jou lekker hier?

How old are you? Hoe oud is jy?

I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old Ek’s (twintig/dertig) jaar oud

Are you married? Is jy getroud?

Do you have children? Het jy kinders?

I have to go Ek moet gaan

I will be right back! Ek is nou terug

Nice to meet you! Bly te kenne!

Can I practice Italian with you? Kan ek Italiaans (saam) met jou oefen?

My French is bad My Frans is swak

I need to practice my French Ek moet my Frans oefen

Would you like to go for a walk? Wil jy gaan stap

Can I have your phone number? Kan ek jou telefoonnommer kry

Can I have your email? Kan ek jou e-posadres kry?

Are you married? Is jy getroud

I'm single Ek is enkellopend

Are you free tomorrow evening? Is jy môre-aand beskikbaar?

I would like to invite you for dinner Ek wil jou graag nooi vir aand ete

Where do you live? Waar woon jy?

When can we meet? Wanneer kan ons ontmoet?

Do you like it? Hou jy daarvan

I really like it! Ek hou baie daarvan

I love you Ek is lief vir jou

Would you marry me? Sal jy met my trou

Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.

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