Greetings in Afrikaans

Find common greetings and phrases in Afrikaans, and how to pronounce them.

Greetings

Term/Phrase

Translation

Pronunciation

Recording

Hello (formal)

Hallo

Huh-loh

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Hello (informal)

Hi

Hi-eh

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Greetings everyone

Goeie dag almal

Goo-uh-dagh-al-mal

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How are you? (formal)

Hoe gaan dit

Hoo-gahn-det 

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Thank you

Dankie

Dahn-key

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Good morning

Goeie môre 

Goo-uh-moo-ruh

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Good afternoon

Goeie middag

Goo-uh mu-dagh

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Good evening

Goeienaand

Goo-uh-naand

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Good night

Goeie nag

Goo-uh nagh

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Other useful words and phrases

Term/Phrase

Translation

Pronunciation

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Goodbye

Totsiens

Toh-t-seens

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Blessings

Seënwense

Seen-wehn-se

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Until we meet again

Tot wedersiens

Tot-weeder-seens

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