Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Afrikaans phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin 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 Tok Pisin 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.
Halo
Hallo
Tenkyu
Dankie
Gutpela moning
Goeie more
Gutpela apinun
Goeie middag
Gutpela nait
Goeie naand
Gutpela nait
Goeie nag
Lukim yu bihain
Sien jou later
Gudbai
Totsiens
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Wat is jou naam?
Mi nem em John
My naam is John
Yu stap gut?
Hoe gaan dit?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Praat jy Engels?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
Mi no save.
Ek verstaan nie.
Plis, tok liklik.
Praat asseblief stadig.
Yu ken tokim gen?
Kan jy dit weer sê?
Wea toilet?
Waar is die badkamer?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Draai links.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Draai regs.
Go stret.
Gaan reguit.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Hoeveel is die tarief?
Wan tiket, plis.
Een kaartjie, asseblief.
Em i long long wanem?
Is dit ver van hier?
Mi lus.
Ek is verlore.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Ja
No
Nee
Baibe
Miskien
Mi agri
Ek stem saam
Mi no agri
Ek stem nie saam nie
Em i gut
Dit klink goed
Yu ting wanem?
Wat dink jy?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Kan jy my help?
Mi nidim help
Ek het hulp nodig
Wai liklik
Wag 'n oomblik
Mi sori
Ek is jammer
No problem
Geen probleem
Tenkyu
Geluk
Hapi baisde
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
Lukaut long trip
Veilige reis
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Waar is die treinstasie?
Wea em bus stop?
Waar is die busstop?
Wea em platform?
Watter platform is dit?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Watter tyd vertrek dit?
Dispela em stret rot?
Is dit die regte pad?
Em i klostu hia
Dit is naby hier.
Em i longwe long hia
Dit is ver van hier.
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?
Stap hia, plis
Stop hier, asseblief.
Hao long em i tek?
Hoe lank neem dit?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Hoeveel kos dit?(hamamas = how much)
Dispela i tu mipela
Dit is te duur.(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Het julle iets goedkoper?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.
Bil, plis
Die rekening, asseblief.
Service i stap insait?
Is diens ingesluit?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
Ek is 'n vegetariër.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Geen pittige kos, asseblief.
Dispela i naispela
Dit is heerlik.
Inap mi kisim menu?
Kan ek die spyskaart kry?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
‘n Glas water, asseblief.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Bel die polisie
Kolim ambulans
Bel 'n ambulans
Mi nidim dokta
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Mi sik
Ek voel siek
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies
Wea hospital i klostu?
Waar is die naaste hospitaal?
I penim hia
Dit seergemaak hier
Mi lusim paspot
Ek het my paspoort verloor
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Kan jy my hotel bel?
Help!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Makim wanpela miting
Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Watter tyd werk vir jou?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Kan ons môre praat?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg
Tenkyu long yu taim
Dankie vir jou tyd
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Laat ek jou terugbel
Deidlain i Fraida
Die sperdatum is Vrydag
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.