| Hello!
Hi! |
Hoi! |
| Welcome! |
Kom d’r in. |
| Good
morning! |
Goeie mèrrege! |
| Good
day! |
Goeiendag! |
| Good
evening! |
Goeien aovend! |
| Good
night! |
Goeie nâcht! Truste! |
| Good
bye! |
Houdoe! ~ Tot kiêk war! |
| How
are you? |
Hoe gùgget? |
| I’m
well. And you? |
Mi mien gùgget goêd. En mit ow? |
| See
you later! |
Tot kiêk war! |
| Thank
you! |
Bedankt war! |
| Thank
you for everything! |
’k Dank oe vör alles! |
| You’re
welcome. (Don’t mention it!) |
Gén dank! ~ Niks te danke (war)! |
| Excuse
me ... [requesting attention] |
Di’k p’r ongeluk. |
| I
beg your pardon. Sorry. [apologizing] |
Nim me nie kwellek. |
| What’s your name? |
Hoe schriêfde géj? ~ Hoe hiete géj? |
| My
name is ... |
Ik hiet ... |
| Where
are you from? |
Waor komde géj vandán? |
| I’m
from ... |
Ik kom uut ... |
| This
is ... |
’t Is ... |
| I
have ... |
’k Héb ... |
| I
am ... |
’k Bin ... ~ ’k zie ... |
| He/
she is ... |
Héj is ... ~ z’is … |
| We
are ... |
Wéj zien ... |
| They
are ... |
Zullie zien ... |
| Pleased
to make your acquaintance! |
Bléj dè’k oe zie! |
| I
want to learn ... |
’k Wil ... leëre. |
| I
don’t understand. |
Wa? ’k Verstoi (begriep) ’t nie. |
| Not
so fast! |
Rùstig/ kalm án! |
| I
don’t speak ... |
’k Praot nie … |
| Do
you speak ...? |
Prótte géj …? ~ Zégde géj …? |
| Where
can one hear people speak ... around here? |
Waor kunde hier minse heûre ... praote? |
| I’m
lost. We’re lost. |
’k Bin (zie) de wég kwiet. Wéj zien de wég kwiet. |
| Can
you help me/ us? |
Kunde mien hèllepe? ~ Kund’ons hèllepe? |
| Where
is ...? |
Waor is ...? |
| There
is no ... here. |
Hier is gén ... ~ D’r is hiër gén ... |
| I
am looking for a room /hotel/ pension/ restaurant/ pub. |
’k Zuuk ’n kaomer/ ’n hotel/ ’n pesjon/ ’n résterânt/ ’n kefeej. |
| Do
you have a vacant room? |
Hédde ’n lezjeerkaomer? |
| How
many? |
Hoevel? ~ Hoe veûl? |
| How
much? |
Hoevel? ~ Hoe veûl? |
| How
much does it/ this/ that cost? |
Wa kôst dè? Wa vraogde daor vör? |
| Too
much. |
Te veul! |
| That’s
too expensive. |
Dè’s te duur. |
| That’s
enough. |
Dè’s zat. |
| More! |
Meër! |
| I’ll
take/ buy it. |
’k Vat / koop ’t. |
| What
is this? |
Wá’s dè (nou)? |
| What
is this called? |
Hoe hiet di? |
| This
one. |
Di hiër. |
| That
one. |
Dè daor. |
| These
ones. |
Deez’ hiër |
| Those
ones. |
De die daor. |
| Do
you take credit cards? |
Nimd’ ok kredietkaorten án? |
| Now. |
Nou. |
| Later. |
Látter. |
| Yes. |
Jao. |
| No. |
Neë. |
| Yes,
please. |
Jao asteblief. |
| No,
thanks. |
Neë, danke. ~ Neë, bedankt! |
| OK.
All right. |
OK! ~ In orde! ~ Goêd! |
| All
(of it). |
Alles (d’r van). |
| Nothing.
None of it. |
Niks (d’r van). ~ Gaar niks. |
| I
don’t want it. |
’k Wil ’t nie hébbe. ~ Dè mot ik nie! |
| Take
a seat! |
Vat ’ne stoêl. ~ Vat ’ne zit! ~ Gao zitte! |
| I
am hungry/ thirsty/ exhausted/ sick. |
’k Héb honger/ dôrst. ’k Bin (zie) kepot/ ziêk. |
| I
like it. |
Dè meug ik wel. ~ Dè bevélt me! |
| I
don’t like it. |
Dè bevélt me niks! |
| It’s
delicious. |
Dè’s lekker. ~ Dè smékt (goêd)! |
| It’s
beautiful. |
’t Is moi. |
| It’s
terrible. |
’t Is bar en beus. |
| That’s (very) ... |
’t Is (bar/ gruwelek/ èrg) … |
| Is
there ...? Do you have any ...? |
Is ’r ...? ~ Hédde ...? |
| I
don’t know. |
’k Weët nie. |
| One
moment, please. |
’n Ogenblik asteblief. Hédde éfkes? |
| I’m not interested. |
Det interseert me nie (niks). |
| This
is mine/ ours. |
Dè’s van mien/ ons. |
| Watch
out! Be careful! |
Kiek uut! ~ Pas op! ~ Vörzichtig! |
| Leave
me alone! |
Lomme mi rûst! ~ Lomme mar! |
| Go
away! |
Mak dè ge wég komt! ~ Laozer op! |
| Stop
that! |
Schei uut! ~ Hoû op! ~ Lót dè! |
| Let
(me) go! |
Lomme los! |
| Stop!
Halt! |
Hu! ~ Stop! ~ Halt! |
| Help! |
Hèlp! |
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