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Afrikaans and Venda 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.
Afrikaans belongs to the Indo-European family while Venda belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
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.
Afrikaans: Approximately 7.2 million first-language speakers as of the latest estimates, total 13 million speakers worldwide Venda: Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
Everyday phrases translated from Afrikaans to Venda — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Hallo | Lotsha |
| Goeie môre | Ndi matsheloni |
| Goeie middag | Ndi masiari avhudi |
| Goeienaand | Ndi madekwana |
| Goeie nag | Vhusiku havhudi |
| Totsiens | Ni sale zwavhudi |
| Sien jou later | Ri do vhonana nga murahu |
| Sien jou môre | Ri do vhonana matshelo |
| Welkom | Ro tanganedzwa |
| Hoe gaan dit met jou? | Vho vuwa hani? |
| Dit gaan goed met my, dankie | Ndi khwine, ndo livhuwa |
| Lekker dag | Duvha lavhudi |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Asseblief | Ndi khou humbela |
| Dankie | Ndo livhuwa |
| Baie dankie | Ndo livhuwa nga maanda . |
| Jy is welkom | Vho tanganedzwa . |
| Ja | Ee |
| Nee | Hai |
| Verskoon my | Vha mpfarele |
| Ek is jammer | Ndi khou humbela pfarelo . |
| Geen probleem nie | Ahuna thaidzo . |
| Natuurlik | Ngoho |
| Baie geluk | Ri a vha fhululedza |
| Sterkte | Mashudu mavhuya |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Wat is jou naam? | Dzina lawe ndi nnyi? |
| Lekker om jou te ontmoet | Ndo takala u ni divha |
| Waar kom jy vandaan? | Ni bva ngafhi? |
| Hoe oud is jy? | Ni na miṅwaha mingana? |
| Ek is 'n student | Ndi mutshudeni |
| Ek is hier met vakansie | Ndi hafha nga holodei . |
| Ek is hier vir werk | Ndi hafha nga mushumo . |
| Dit is my vriend | Hoyu ndi khonani yanga . |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Een | Muthihi |
| Twee | Zwivhili |
| Drie | Vhuraru |
| Vier | Nṋa |
| Vyf | Vhuṱanu |
| Ses | Rathi |
| Sewe | Sumbe |
| Agt | Malo |
| Nege | Fusumbe |
| Tien | Fumi |
| Honderd | Ḓana . |
| Een duisend | Tshigidi tshithihi |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Vandag | Namusi |
| Môre | Matshelo |
| Gister | Mulovha |
| Nou | Zwino |
| Later | Nga murahu |
| Hoe laat is dit? | Ndi tshifhingade? |
| In die oggend | Nga matsheloni . |
| In die aand | Nga madekwana . |
| Maandag | Musumbuluwo |
| Vrydag | Lavhutanu |
| Volgende week | Vhege idaho |
| Een uur | Awara nthihi |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Waar is die badkamer? | Lufhera lwa u ṱambela lu ngafhi? |
| Waar is die treinstasie? | Tshiṱitshi tsha tshidimela tshi ngafhi? |
| Waar is die lughawe? | Vhuimazwikepe vhu ngafhi? |
| Hoe kom ek daar? | Ndi swika hani henefho? |
| Draai links | Kha vha rembuluwe kha tsha monde |
| Draai regs | Kha vha rembuluwe kha tshauḽa |
| Gaan reguit vorentoe | Iyani phanḓa no livha . |
| Dit is naby | Ndi tsini na . |
| Dit is ver | Ndi kule . |
| Ek is verlore | Ndo xela . |
| Ek het 'n taxi nodig | Ndi khou toda thekhisi . |
| Waar kan ek 'n kaartjie koop? | Ndi nga renga ngafhi thikhithi? |
| Hoeveel is die kaartjie? | Thikhithi ndi vhugai? |
| Is dit veilig om te loop? | Zwo tsireledzea u tshimbila? |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ek is honger | Ndi na ndala . |
| Ek is dors | Ndi na ḓora . |
| Water, asseblief | Maḓi, ndi khou humbela |
| 'n Tafel vir twee, asseblief | Ṱafula ya vhavhili, ndi khou humbela |
| Die spyskaart, asseblief | Menyu, ndi khou humbela |
| Wat beveel jy aan? | Ni themendela mini? |
| Ek wil dit graag hê | Ndi nga takalela hezwi |
| Dit is heerlik | Zwi a ḓifha . |
| Die rekening, asseblief | Mulayotibe, ndi khou humbela |
| Ek eet nie vleis nie | A thi ḽi ṋama . |
| Ek het 'n voedselallergie | Ndi na allergy ya zwiliwa |
| Koffie | Gofhi |
| Tee | Tie |
| Brood | Vhurotho |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Hoeveel kos dit? | Hezwi zwi ḓura vhugai? |
| Dit is te duur | I khou dura vhukuma . |
| Aanvaar jy kredietkaarte? | Naa ni ṱanganedza garaṱa dza tshikolodo? |
| Ek soek net | Ndi khou tou sedza . |
| Ek sal dit vat | Ndi do i dzhia . |
| Maak oop | Vula |
| Gesluit | Zwo valwa |
| Ingang | Muṋango |
| Verlaat | U bva |
| Waar is die mark? | Makete u ngafhi? |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Help | Thuso |
| Bel 'n dokter | Kha vha founele dokotela |
| Bel die polisie | Kha vha founele mapholisa . |
| Ek het hulp nodig | Ndi khou toda thuso . |
| Ek is siek | Ndi khou lwala . |
| Waar is die hospitaal? | Vhuongelo vhu ngafhi? |
| Waar is die apteek? | Khemisi i ngafhi? |
| Dit maak seer hier | Zwi khou vhavha hafha . |
| Ek het 'n dokter nodig | Ndi khou toda dokotela . |
| Is daar 'n hospitaal naby? | Huna vhuongelo tsini? |
| Afrikaans | Venda |
|---|---|
| Praat jy Engels? | Ni a amba Luisimane? |
| Ek verstaan nie | A thi khou pfesesa . |
| Ek verstaan | Ndi khou pfesesa . |
| Praat asseblief stadig | Ndi khou humbela u amba nga u ongolowa . |
| Herhaal dit asseblief | Ndi khou humbela uri ni dovholole zwenezwo . |
| Skryf dit asseblief neer | Ndi khou humbela uri ni zwi nwale fhasi . |
| Wat beteken dit? | Zwenezwi zwi amba mini? |
| Hoe sê jy dit? | Ni zwi amba hani zwenezwi? |
| Ek leer | Ndi khou guda . |
| Ek praat 'n bietjie | Ndi amba nyana . |
| Kan jy my help? | Ni nga nthusa? |
| Ek weet nie | A thi ḓivhi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the Limpopo Province, and in some areas of Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script, with additional characters such as ḓ, ṅ, ṋ, ṱ, and ḽ to represent specific Venda phonemes.
Venda includes implosive and aspirated consonants, prenasalized stops, and vowel length distinctions. It features tonal patterns that affect meaning.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. Uses noun class systems typical of Bantu languages, with extensive concordial agreement and derivational morphology.
Includes vocabulary from Afrikaans, English, and other South African Bantu languages due to contact and multilingual environments.
Niger-Congo language family, Bantu branch, Southern Bantu subgroup.
Latin script with extended orthographic characters.
Orthography developed during the colonial and missionary period, standardized in the 20th century. Used in schools, media, and official contexts.
Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
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.
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.
Characterized by its use of both vowel length and tonal qualities, which are less prominent than in some other languages but still present.
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order is typical. Features a simplified grammar compared to Dutch, with less inflection of verbs and nouns.
Includes words borrowed from Dutch, Malay, Portuguese, the indigenous Khoi and San languages, and later English due to historical and colonial influences.
Part of the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family, closely related to Dutch and German.
Currently uses the Latin script, adapted to include several additional characters for vowels.
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.
Approximately 7.2 million first-language speakers as of the latest estimates, total 13 million speakers worldwide
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