Useful Words and Phrases, South Africa, Africa

The Republic of South Africa has eleven official languages and prides itself on its diversity. Afrikaans has its roots in seventeenth century Dutch but was influenced by many languages. Afrikaans acted mainly as a spoken language for people living in the Cape and Dutch was used as the formal and written language

Over 1,000 languages are spoken in the continent of Africa. More than five languages are spoken in the country of South Africa alone!

Basic Words

Afrikaans: Basiese woorde	Sesotho: Mantswe
♦ Yes = Ja ♦ No = Nee ♦ Thank you = Dankie ♦ Thank you very much = Baie dankie ♦ You're welcome = Dis 'n plesier ♦ Please = Asseblief ♦ Excuse me = Verskoon my ♦ Hello = Hallo ♦ Goodbye = Totsiens ♦ So long = Totsiens ♦ Good morning = GoeiemÃƒÂ´re ♦ Good afternoon = Goeiemiddag ♦ Good evening = Goeienaand ♦ Good night = Goeienag	♦ Yes = Ee ♦ No = Tjhee ♦ Thank you = Ke a leboha ♦ Thank you very much = Ke a leboha haholo ♦ You're welcome = O amohelehile ♦ Please = Ako...hle ♦ Excuse me = Ntshwarele ♦ Hello = Helele ♦ Goodbye = Sala hantle ♦ So long = Tsamaya hantle ♦ Good morning = Dumela ♦ Good afternoon = Dumela ♦ Good evening = Fonane ♦ Good night = Fonane
isiZulu: Basic Words
♦ Yes = yebo ♦ No = cha ♦ Thank you = ngiyabonga ♦ Thank you very much = ngiyabonga kakhulu ♦ You're welcome = uyamukelwa ♦ Please = uxolo ♦ Excuse me = uxolo ♦ Hello = sawubona ♦ Goodbye = sala(ni) kahle (if you're leaving), hamba(ni) kahle (if you're staying) ♦ So long = sizobonana ♦ Good morning = sawubona ♦ Good afternoon = sawubona ♦ Good evening = sawubona ♦ Good night = lala(ni) kahle
South African Numbers by Breakaway
Afrikaans Syfers:
♦ zero = nul ♦ one = een ♦ two = twee ♦ three = drie ♦ four = vier ♦ five = vyf ♦ six = ses ♦ seven = sewe ♦ eight = agt ♦ nine = nege ♦ ten = tien	♦ eleven = elf ♦ twelve = twaalf ♦ thirteen = dertien ♦ fourteen = veertien ♦ fifteen = vyftien ♦ sixteen = sestien ♦ seventeen = sewentien ♦ eighteen = agtien ♦ nineteen = neÃƒÂ«ntien, negentien ♦ twenty = twintig ♦ twenty one = een en twintig
isiZulu Izinombolo:
♦ zero = iqanda ♦ one = ukunye, kunye ♦ two = isibili ♦ three = kuthathu ♦ four = okune ♦ five = isihlanu ♦ six = isithupha ♦ seven = isikhombisa ♦ eight = isishiyagalombili ♦ nine = isishiyagalolunye ♦ ten = ishumi	♦ eleven = ishumi nanye ♦ twelve = ishumi nambili ♦ thirteen = ishumi nantathu ♦ fourteen = ishumi nane ♦ fifteen = ishumi nesihlanu ♦ sixteen = ishumi nesithupha ♦ seventeen = ishumi nesikhombisa ♦ eighteen = ishumi nesishiyagalombili ♦ nineteen = ishumi nesishiyagalolunye ♦ twenty = amashumi amabili ♦ twenty one = amashumi amabili nanye
Sesotho Dinomoro:
♦ zero = Letho ♦ one = Nngwe ♦ two = Pedi ♦ three = Tharo ♦ four = Nne ♦ five = Hlano ♦ six = Tshelela ♦ seven = Supa ♦ eight = Robedi ♦ nine = Robong ♦ ten = Leshome	♦ eleven = Shonngwe ♦ twelve = Shopedi ♦ thirteen = Shotharo ♦ fourteen = Shonne ♦ fifteen = Shohlano ♦ sixteen = Shotshelela ♦ seventeen = Shosupa ♦ eighteen = Shorubedi ♦ nineteen = Shorobong ♦ twenty = Mashopedi, Mashome a mabedi ♦ twenty one = Mashome a mabedi a motso o mong

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