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How Danish and Afrikaans compare

Shared writing system

Danish and Afrikaans 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 Danish and Afrikaans 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

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

Common Danish phrases in Afrikaans

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

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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

Emergency and health

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

Getting help with language

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

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

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

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.

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