Looking for practical Swati to Afrikaans phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Afrikaans-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Hallo
Ngiyabonga
Dankie
Siyaphila
Goeie more
Siyaphila
Goeie middag
Siyaphila
Goeie naand
Lalani kahle
Goeie nag
Sizobonana
Sien jou later
Hamba kahle
Totsiens
Ubani igama lakho?
Wat is jou naam?
Igama lami nguJohn
My naam is John
Unjani?
Hoe gaan dit?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Praat jy Engels?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
Angiqondi.
Ek verstaan nie.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Praat asseblief stadig.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Kan jy dit weer sê?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Waar is die badkamer?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Draai links.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Draai regs.
Hamba phambili.
Gaan reguit.
Kubiza malini?
Hoeveel is die tarief?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Een kaartjie, asseblief.
Kude lapha?
Is dit ver van hier?
Ngilahlekile.
Ek is verlore.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ja
Cha
Nee
Mhlawumbe
Miskien
Ngiyavuma
Ek stem saam
Ngiyaphikisa
Ek stem nie saam nie
Lokho kuhle
Dit klink goed
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Wat dink jy?
Ungangisiza?
Kan jy my help?
Ngidinga usizo
Ek het hulp nodig
Linda umzuzu
Wag 'n oomblik
Ngiyaxolisa
Ek is jammer
Akukho nkinga
Geen probleem
Siyabonga
Geluk
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
Uhambe kahle
Veilige reis
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Waar is die treinstasie?(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Waar is die busstop?(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Watter platform is dit?(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Watter tyd vertrek dit?(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Is dit die regte pad?(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)
Kusondela lapha
Dit is naby hier.(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
Dit is ver van hier.(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?(oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)