Looking for practical Afrikaans to Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans phrase first, then the Gujarati translation (ગુજરાતી) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Gujarati.
Tip: read the Gujarati line out loud three times, then cover the Afrikaans side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Hallo
નમસ્તે(namaste)
Dankie
આભાર(aabhar)
Goeie more
શુભ સવાર(shubh savar)
Goeie middag
શુભ બપોર(shubh bapor)
Goeie naand
શુભ સાંજ(shubh saanj)
Goeie nag
શુભ રાત(shubh raat)
Sien jou later
પછી મળીએ(pachhi malie)
Totsiens
અલવિદા(alvida)
Wat is jou naam?
તમારું નામ શું છે?(tamaru naam shu chhe?)
My naam is John
મારું નામ જ્હોન છે(maru naam John chhe)
Hoe gaan dit?
તમે કેમ છો?(tame kem cho?)
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
તમને મળીને આનંદ થયો(tamne maline aanand thayo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Praat jy Engels?
શું તમે અંગ્રેજી બોલો છો?(shun tame angreji bolo cho?)
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
હું હિન્દી સારી રીતે બોલી શકતો નથી(hu hindi saari rite boli shakto nathi)
Ek verstaan nie.
મને સમજાતું નથી(mane samajatu nathi)
Praat asseblief stadig.
કૃપા કરીને ધીમે બોલો
Kan jy dit weer sê?
શું તમે ફરીથી કહી શકો છો?(shun tame fari thi kahi shako cho?)
Waar is die badkamer?
બાથરૂમ ક્યાં છે?(bathroom kyaan chhe?)
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
હું શહેરના કેન્દ્રમાં કેવી રીતે પહોંચી શકું?(hu sheherna kendra ma kevi rite pahunchi shaku?)