Looking for practical Malayalam (മലയാളം) to Afrikaans phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Malayalam phrase first, then the Afrikaans translation (Afrikaans) — 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 Afrikaans.
Tip: read the Afrikaans line out loud three times, then cover the Malayalam 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.
നമസ്കാരം
Hallo(namaskaram)
നന്ദി
Dankie(nandi)
ശുഭോദയം
Goeie more(shubhodhayam)
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം
Goeie middag(shubha vaikunneram)
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ
Goeie naand(shubha sandhya)
ശുഭ രാത്രി
Goeie nag(shubha raathri)
ശേഷം കാണാം
Sien jou later(shesham kaanam)
വിട
Totsiens(vida)
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?
Wat is jou naam?(ninte per enthanu?)
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്
My naam is John(ente per John aanu)
സുഖമാണോ?
Hoe gaan dit?(sukhamaano?)
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം
Lekker om jou te ontmoet(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?
Praat jy Engels?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)