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How Swedish and Afrikaans compare

Shared writing system

Swedish 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 Swedish 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

Swedish: Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland. Afrikaans: Approximately 7.2 million first-language speakers as of the latest estimates, total 13 million speakers worldwide

Common Swedish phrases in Afrikaans

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

Greetings

Hej!
Hallo
God morgon
Goeie môre
God eftermiddag
Goeie middag
God kväll
Goeienaand
God natt
Goeie nag
Adjö
Totsiens
Vi ses senare
Sien jou later
Vi ses imorgon
Sien jou môre
Välkommen
Welkom
Hur mår du?
Hoe gaan dit met jou?
Jag mår bra, tack
Dit gaan goed met my, dankie
Ha en bra dag
Lekker dag

Courtesy

Snälla
Asseblief
Tack
Dankie
Tack så mycket
Baie dankie
Du är välkommen
Jy is welkom
Ja
Ja
Nej
Nee
Ursäkta mig
Verskoon my
Jag är ledsen
Ek is jammer
Inga problem
Geen probleem nie
Självklart
Natuurlik
Grattis
Baie geluk
Lycka till
Sterkte

Introductions

Vad heter du?
Wat is jou naam?
Trevligt att träffa dig
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Var kommer du ifrån?
Waar kom jy vandaan?
Hur gammal är du?
Hoe oud is jy?
Jag är student
Ek is 'n student
Jag är här på semester
Ek is hier met vakansie
Jag är här för jobbet
Ek is hier vir werk
Det här är min vän
Dit is my vriend

Numbers

En
Een
Två
Twee
Tre
Drie
Fyra
Vier
Fem
Vyf
Sex
Ses
Sju
Sewe
Åtta
Agt
Nio
Nege
Tio
Tien
Hundra
Honderd
Ett tusen
Een duisend

Time and dates

Idag
Vandag
Imorgon
Môre
Igår
Gister
Nu
Nou
Senare
Later
Vad är klockan?
Hoe laat is dit?
På morgonen
In die oggend
På kvällen
In die aand
Måndag
Maandag
Fredag
Vrydag
Nästa vecka
Volgende week
En timme
Een uur

Directions and travel

Var är badrummet?
Waar is die badkamer?
Var ligger tågstationen?
Waar is die treinstasie?
Var ligger flygplatsen?
Waar is die lughawe?
Hur tar jag mig dit?
Hoe kom ek daar?
Sväng vänster
Draai links
Sväng höger
Draai regs
Gå rakt fram
Gaan reguit vorentoe
Det är nära
Dit is naby
Det är långt
Dit is ver
Jag är vilse
Ek is verlore
Jag behöver en taxi
Ek het 'n taxi nodig
Var kan jag köpa en biljett?
Waar kan ek 'n kaartjie koop?
Hur mycket kostar biljetten?
Hoeveel is die kaartjie?
Är det säkert att gå?
Is dit veilig om te loop?

Food and restaurants

Jag är hungrig
Ek is honger
Jag är törstig
Ek is dors
Vatten, tack
Water, asseblief
Ett bord för två, tack
'n Tafel vir twee, asseblief
Menyn, tack
Die spyskaart, asseblief
Vad rekommenderar du?
Wat beveel jy aan?
Jag skulle vilja ha det här
Ek wil dit graag hê
Det är utsökt
Dit is heerlik
Notan, tack
Die rekening, asseblief
Jag äter inte kött
Ek eet nie vleis nie
Jag har en matallergi
Ek het 'n voedselallergie
Kaffe
Koffie
Te
Tee
Bröd
Brood

Shopping and money

Hur mycket kostar detta?
Hoeveel kos dit?
Det är för dyrt
Dit is te duur
Accepterar du kreditkort?
Aanvaar jy kredietkaarte?
Jag bara tittar
Ek soek net
Jag tar det
Ek sal dit vat
Öppna
Maak oop
Stängt
Gesluit
Entré
Ingang
Avsluta
Verlaat
Var är marknaden?
Waar is die mark?

Emergency and health

Hjälp
Help
Ring en läkare
Bel 'n dokter
Ring polisen
Bel die polisie
Jag behöver hjälp
Ek het hulp nodig
Jag är sjuk
Ek is siek
Var är sjukhuset?
Waar is die hospitaal?
Var är apoteket?
Waar is die apteek?
Det gör ont här
Dit maak seer hier
Jag behöver en läkare
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Finns det ett sjukhus i närheten?
Is daar 'n hospitaal naby?

Getting help with language

Talar du engelska?
Praat jy Engels?
Jag förstår inte
Ek verstaan nie
Jag förstår
Ek verstaan
Vänligen tala långsamt
Praat asseblief stadig
Vänligen upprepa det
Herhaal dit asseblief
Skriv ner det
Skryf dit asseblief neer
Vad betyder detta?
Wat beteken dit?
Hur säger du detta?
Hoe sê jy dit?
Jag lär mig
Ek leer
Jag pratar lite
Ek praat 'n bietjie
Kan du hjälpa mig?
Kan jy my help?
Jag vet inte
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 Swedish Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Sweden and Finland (as co-official language), with communities in Estonia and Swedish 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, Å, Ä, Ö

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'å - pronounced like 'aw'ä - pronounced like 'ah' (front)ö - pronounced like 'ö'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features 17 vowel phonemes with length distinctions, pitch accent system, and distinctive consonant-vowel relationships.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, verb-second (V2) rule. Two-gender system (common/neuter) and relatively simple case system.

Loanwords

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

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch, closely related to Norwegian and Danish.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (å, ä, ö).

Writing System History

Evolved from Old Norse runic script to Latin script during Christianization, modern orthography standardized in 19th-20th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland.

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