English→Afrikaans (South Africa)

Translate English to Afrikaans (South Africa) like a local.

Afrikaans in Suid-Afrika herken jy aan direkte jy/jou-aanspreekvorme en alledaagse woorde soos hoezit, kuier, lekker en né.

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What locals actually say

Hi, are you still coming over tonight?

Hoezit, kom kuier jy nog vanaand?

“Hoezit” is ’n Suid-Afrikaanse informele groet, terwyl “kuier” ’n gewone plaaslike manier is om by iemand te gaan sosialiseer.

Can you pick me up at the airport?

Kan jy my by die lughawe kom haal?

“Kom haal” is die natuurlike Suid-Afrikaanse konstruksie vir iemand met ’n voertuig gaan optel.

That was really nice, hey.

Dit was baie lekker, né.

“Lekker” dra hier die gewone Suid-Afrikaanse gevoel van aangenaam of goed, en “né” aan die einde vra instemming op ’n informele manier.

Can you lend me fifty rand?

Kan jy my gou vyftig rand leen?

Rand names South Africa’s currency, while gou is a warm conversational softener meaning briefly or quickly.

Which way is the taxi rank?

Waar’s die taxistaanplek?

Taxistaanplek is the Afrikaans compound for taxi rank, and Waar’s is a common informal contraction of Waar is.

Please pass the chutney.

Kan jy asseblief die blatjang aangee?

Blatjang is the South African Afrikaans word for chutney, and aangee means to pass something along.

My little brother is still at school.

My jonger boetie is nog by die skool.

Boetie is the affectionate Afrikaans diminutive for younger brother, signalling a warm family register.

I’ll send the report before lunch.

Ek stuur die verslag voor middagete.

Afrikaans commonly uses the present tense for a planned near-future action, giving this workplace phrase a direct, natural tone.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Afrikaans. Jy/jou informal, u formal-respectful; warm direct register; lekker, baie where natural.

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