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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Afrikaans
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Afrikaans words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Afrikaans phrases in this lesson
- Hoe gaan dit met u?HOO KHAHN dit met OO
- How are you?
- Dit gaan goed met my, dankiedit KHAHN KHOOT met may DAHN-kee
- I'm fine, thanks
- En met u?en met OO
- And you?
- Wat is u naam?vat is OO NAHM
- What's your name?
- My naam is...may NAHM is
- My name is...
- Waar kom u vandaan?VAHR kom OO fun-DAHN
- Where are you from?
- Ek kom van...ek KOM fun
- I'm from...
- Ek hou daarvanek HOH dahr-FUN
- I like it
- Dit is pragtigdit is PRAKH-tikh
- It's beautiful
- WelkomVEL-kom
- Welcome
U is a respectful form of you. Jou is used in the equivalent question with friends.