Looking for practical Romani to Afrikaans phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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: when a Afrikaans phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Romani wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sastimos
Hallo
Dikhes
Dankie
Sar san o drom
Goeie more
Sar san o drom
Goeie middag
Sar san o večer
Goeie naand
Sar san o noć
Goeie nag
Sikav tuke na jekh
Sien jou later
Sastipen
Totsiens
So t'avel tiri navn?
Wat is jou naam?
Mande t'avel John
My naam is John
Soske tuke?
Hoe gaan dit?
Rromale tuke
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
Praat jy Engels?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Na sam tuke
Ek verstaan nie.(na sam tooke)
Sikav tuke buti
Praat asseblief stadig.(sikav tooke buti)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
Kan jy dit weer sê?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kade si o toalet?
Waar is die badkamer?(kade si o toalet)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Džanav levo
Draai links.(jhanav levo)
Džanav pravo
Draai regs.(jhanav pravo)
Džanav buti
Gaan reguit.(jhanav buti)
Sako si o tarifo?
Hoeveel is die tarief?(sako si o tarifo)
Eka tiketa, please
Een kaartjie, asseblief.(eka tiketa, please)
Si o baro katar here?
Is dit ver van hier?(si o baro katar here)
Me si na džanav
Ek is verlore.(me si na jhanav)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ja
Na
Nee
Možda
Miskien
Sukalav
Ek stem saam
Nesukalav
Ek stem nie saam nie
To so boro
Dit klink goed
So te phendav?
Wat dink jy?
Sako te mikerav?
Kan jy my help?
Me mangav miker
Ek het hulp nodig
Phirav kher
Wag 'n oomblik
Me som te bachtal
Ek is jammer
Na problem
Geen probleem
Sukalav tuke
Geluk
Sukal tuke kher
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
Sakona safar kher
Veilige reis
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
Waar is die treinstasie?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Waar is die busstop?
Kasa platform?
Watter platform is dit?
So kalo khera?
Watter tyd vertrek dit?
So si jekh pravas?
Is dit die regte pad?
So si buchi tu?
Dit is naby hier.
So si dikh le tu?
Dit is ver van hier.
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?
Sti le tu, please.
Stop hier, asseblief.
Kado kheras?
Hoe lank neem dit?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Sako kheres thaj?
Hoeveel kos dit?(sako kheres thaj)
Taj e bori drago
Dit is te duur.(taj e bori drago)
Aso tuke katar chede?
Het julle iets goedkoper?(aso tuke katar chede)
Sakava kade kerdan?
Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?(sakava kade kerdan)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.(mande sar o buchi for duj)
O bil, please
Die rekening, asseblief.(o bil, please)
Sar o servis included?
Is diens ingesluit?(sar o servis included)
Mande so vegetarian
Ek is 'n vegetariër.(mande so vegetarian)
Na spicy khana, please
Geen pittige kos, asseblief.(na spicy khana, please)
Taj e delikates
Dit is heerlik.(taj e delikates)
Sakava kade o menu?
Kan ek die spyskaart kry?(sakava kade o menu)
O buchi thaj, please
‘n Glas water, asseblief.(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Zhanav te policija
Bel die polisie
Zhanav te ambulanca
Bel 'n ambulans
Mane kaj doctoro
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Mane si mala
Ek voel siek
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Waar is die naaste hospitaal?
Sikav tut here
Dit seergemaak hier
Mane si zhalav my passport
Ek het my paspoort verloor
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Kan jy my hotel bel?
Pomoć!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Aven te kerdan o kher
Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Watter tyd werk vir jou?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Kan ons môre praat?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Dankie vir jou tyd
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Laat ek jou terugbel
O deadline si o Vrihda
Die sperdatum is Vrydag
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.