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How Afrikaans and Danish compare

Shared writing system

Afrikaans and Danish are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Afrikaans and Danish belong to the Indo-European language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Afrikaans: Approximately 7.2 million first-language speakers as of the latest estimates, total 13 million speakers worldwide Danish: Approximately 6 million speakers worldwide, with about 5.6 million in Denmark.

Common Afrikaans phrases in Danish

Everyday phrases translated from Afrikaans to Danish — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Hallo
Hej
Goeie môre
Godmorgen
Goeie middag
God eftermiddag
Goeienaand
God aften
Goeie nag
Godnat
Totsiens
Farvel
Sien jou later
Vi ses senere
Sien jou môre
Vi ses i morgen
Welkom
Velkommen
Hoe gaan dit met jou?
Hvordan har du det?
Dit gaan goed met my, dankie
Jeg har det fint, tak
Lekker dag
Hav en god dag

Courtesy

Asseblief
Venligst
Dankie
Tak
Baie dankie
Mange tak
Jy is welkom
Du er velkommen
Ja
Ja
Nee
Nej
Verskoon my
Undskyld mig
Ek is jammer
Jeg er ked af det
Geen probleem nie
Intet problem
Natuurlik
Selvfølgelig
Baie geluk
Tillykke
Sterkte
Held og lykke

Introductions

Wat is jou naam?
Hvad er dit navn?
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Dejligt at møde dig
Waar kom jy vandaan?
Hvor er du fra?
Hoe oud is jy?
Hvor gammel er du?
Ek is 'n student
Jeg er studerende
Ek is hier met vakansie
Jeg er her på ferie
Ek is hier vir werk
Jeg er her for arbejde
Dit is my vriend
Det her er min ven

Numbers

Een
En
Twee
To
Drie
Tre
Vier
Fire
Vyf
Fem
Ses
Seks
Sewe
Syv
Agt
Otte
Nege
Ni
Tien
Ti
Honderd
Et hundrede
Een duisend
Et tusind

Time and dates

Vandag
I dag
Môre
I morgen
Gister
I går
Nou
Nu
Later
Senere
Hoe laat is dit?
Hvad er klokken?
In die oggend
Om morgenen
In die aand
Om aftenen
Maandag
Mandag
Vrydag
Fredag
Volgende week
Næste uge
Een uur
En time

Directions and travel

Waar is die badkamer?
Hvor er badeværelset?
Waar is die treinstasie?
Hvor er togstationen?
Waar is die lughawe?
Hvor er lufthavnen?
Hoe kom ek daar?
Hvordan kommer jeg dertil?
Draai links
Drej til venstre
Draai regs
Drej til højre
Gaan reguit vorentoe
Gå ligeud
Dit is naby
Det er tæt på
Dit is ver
Det er langt
Ek is verlore
Jeg er fortabt
Ek het 'n taxi nodig
Jeg skal bruge en taxa
Waar kan ek 'n kaartjie koop?
Hvor kan jeg købe en billet?
Hoeveel is die kaartjie?
Hvor meget koster billetten?
Is dit veilig om te loop?
Er det sikkert at gå?

Food and restaurants

Ek is honger
Jeg er sulten
Ek is dors
Jeg er tørstig
Water, asseblief
Vand, tak
'n Tafel vir twee, asseblief
Et bord til to, tak
Die spyskaart, asseblief
Menuen, tak
Wat beveel jy aan?
Hvad anbefaler du?
Ek wil dit graag hê
Jeg vil gerne have dette
Dit is heerlik
Det er lækkert
Die rekening, asseblief
Regningen, tak
Ek eet nie vleis nie
Jeg spiser ikke kød
Ek het 'n voedselallergie
Jeg har fødevareallergi
Koffie
Kaffe
Tee
Te
Brood
Brød

Shopping and money

Hoeveel kos dit?
Hvor meget koster dette?
Dit is te duur
Det er for dyrt
Aanvaar jy kredietkaarte?
Accepterer du kreditkort?
Ek soek net
Jeg kigger bare
Ek sal dit vat
Jeg tager den
Maak oop
Åbn
Gesluit
Lukket
Ingang
Indgang
Verlaat
Afslut
Waar is die mark?
Hvor er markedet?

Emergency and health

Help
Hjælp
Bel 'n dokter
Ring til en læge
Bel die polisie
Ring til politiet
Ek het hulp nodig
Jeg har brug for hjælp
Ek is siek
Jeg er syg
Waar is die hospitaal?
Hvor er hospitalet?
Waar is die apteek?
Hvor er apoteket?
Dit maak seer hier
Det gør ondt her
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Jeg har brug for en læge
Is daar 'n hospitaal naby?
Er der et hospital i nærheden?

Getting help with language

Praat jy Engels?
Taler du engelsk?
Ek verstaan nie
Jeg forstår det ikke
Ek verstaan
Jeg forstår
Praat asseblief stadig
Tal langsomt
Herhaal dit asseblief
Gentag det venligst
Skryf dit asseblief neer
Skriv det venligst ned
Wat beteken dit?
Hvad betyder det?
Hoe sê jy dit?
Hvordan siger du det?
Ek leer
Jeg lærer
Ek praat 'n bietjie
Jeg taler lidt
Kan jy my help?
Kan du hjælpe mig?
Ek weet nie
Jeg ved det ikke

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Danish Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Denmark, with communities in Greenland, Faroe Islands, northern Germany (South Jutland), and Danish diaspora worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 29 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'y - pronounced like 'ü'æ - pronounced like 'ah' (open)ø - pronounced like 'ö'å - pronounced like 'aw'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features 16 vowel phonemes (including length distinctions) and unique 'stød' (glottal stop) that affects word meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Simplified case system compared to other Germanic languages, with definite articles as suffixes.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Low German, French, English, and Latin, with recent heavy influence from English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch along with Swedish and Norwegian.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (æ, ø, å).

Writing System History

Evolved from Old Norse runic writing to Latin script during Christianization, with modern orthography standardized in the 16th-18th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 6 million speakers worldwide, with about 5.6 million in Denmark.

About Afrikaans Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa and Namibia. It is also found in Botswana, Zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent in other countries where Afrikaner and Namibian communities reside.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet. Includes the following letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. Also includes diacritic marks on vowels such as é, ë, î, ô, and û.

Vowels

a, e, i, o, uVowel length can affect meaning and is indicated by diacritics.

Consonants

b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, zIncludes voiced and voiceless sounds, with some variation depending on dialect.

Phonetics

Characterized by its use of both vowel length and tonal qualities, which are less prominent than in some other languages but still present.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order is typical. Features a simplified grammar compared to Dutch, with less inflection of verbs and nouns.

Loanwords

Includes words borrowed from Dutch, Malay, Portuguese, the indigenous Khoi and San languages, and later English due to historical and colonial influences.

Language Family

Part of the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family, closely related to Dutch and German.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script, adapted to include several additional characters for vowels.

Writing System History

Evolved from the Dutch used by settlers at the Cape of Good Hope during the 17th century, transitioning into a distinct written form by the 19th century.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 7.2 million first-language speakers as of the latest estimates, total 13 million speakers worldwide

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