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Common Afrikaans to Latin phrases

100 practical Afrikaans to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Afrikaans to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: read the Latin 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.

  1. Hallo

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Dankie

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Goeie more

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Goeie middag

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Goeie naand

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Goeie nag

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Sien jou later

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Totsiens

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Wat is jou naam?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. My naam is John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Hoe gaan dit?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Lekker om jou te ontmoet

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Praat jy Engels?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ek verstaan nie.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Praat asseblief stadig.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Kan jy dit weer sê?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Waar is die badkamer?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Draai links.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Draai regs.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Gaan reguit.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Hoeveel is die tarief?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Een kaartjie, asseblief.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Is dit ver van hier?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ek is verlore.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ja

    Ita

  2. Nee

    Non

  3. Miskien

    Fortasse

  4. Ek stem saam

    Consentio

  5. Ek stem nie saam nie

    Non consentio

  6. Dit klink goed

    Bene sonat

  7. Wat dink jy?

    Quid censes?

  8. Kan jy my help?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ek het hulp nodig

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Wag 'n oomblik

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ek is jammer

    Me paenitet

  12. Geen probleem

    Nullum problema

  13. Geluk

    Felicitaciones

  14. Gelukkige verjaarsdag

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Veilige reis

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Waar is die treinstasie?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Waar is die busstop?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Watter platform is dit?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Watter tyd vertrek dit?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Is dit die regte pad?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Dit is naby hier.

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Dit is ver van hier.

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Stop hier, asseblief.

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Hoe lank neem dit?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Hoeveel kos dit?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Dit is te duur.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Het julle iets goedkoper?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Die rekening, asseblief.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Is diens ingesluit?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ek is 'n vegetariër.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Geen pittige kos, asseblief.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Dit is heerlik.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Kan ek die spyskaart kry?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. ‘n Glas water, asseblief.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Bel die polisie

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Bel 'n ambulans

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ek het 'n dokter nodig

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ek voel siek

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Waar is die naaste hospitaal?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Dit seergemaak hier

    Hic dolet

  8. Ek het my paspoort verloor

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Kan jy my hotel bel?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Help!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Lekker om jou te ontmoet

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Watter tyd werk vir jou?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Kan ons môre praat?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Dankie vir jou tyd

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Laat ek jou terugbel

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Die sperdatum is Vrydag

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Hoe laat is dit?

    Quot hora est?

  2. Dit is drie uur.

    Tertia hora est.

  3. Vandag

    Hodie

  4. Môre

    Cras

  5. Gister

    Heri

  6. Maandag

    Dies Lunae

  7. Dinsdag

    Dies Martis

  8. Woensdag

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Een

    Unus

  10. Twee

    Duo

  11. Drie

    Tres

  12. Tien

    Decem

  13. Een honderd

    Centum

  14. Half

    Dimidium

  15. Meer

    Plus

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