How Do You Say This In Afrikaans?

Learn how to ask "How do you say this?"

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INTRODUCTION

The South Africans are famous for their barbecues, so let's assume that you want to go to one but have no idea what to call it in Afrikaans! What do you do now? Of course, you ask with a Survival Phrase!

In this lesson, we're going to need a word, as we're going to cover, "How do you say so-and-so in Afrikaans?

BODY

In Afrikaans, "How do you say ‘barbecue’ in Afrikaans?" is Hoe sê jy “barbecue” in Afrikaans?

Let's break it down by syllable.

(slow) Hoe sê jy “barbecue” in Afrikaans?

Hoe sê jy “barbecue” in Afrikaans?

The first word hoe, means, "how."

(slow) Hoe.

Hoe

Then we have the verb sê, meaning, “to say."

(slow) sê

sê

The following word is jy, which we have learned before and is an informal "you."

(slow) jy

Then we have the phrase in Afrikaans, which means "in Afrikaans."

(slow) in Afrikaans.

in Afrikaans.

So all together, we have Hoe sê jy “barbecue” in Afrikaans? It means, "How do you say barbecue in Afrikaans?"

Not to leave you hanging, "barbecue" in Afrikaans is braai.

(slow) braai

braai

You can also use this expression without using any English. To accomplish this, say Hoe sê jy dit in Afrikaans? which means ”How do you say this in Afrikaans?"

(slow) Hoe sê jy dit in Afrikaans?

Hoe sê jy dit in Afrikaans?

Let’s break it down. We again start the question with hoe which means ”how.”

(slow) hoe

hoe

Then we have the verb sê, meaning, “to say."

(slow) sê

sê

Next, we have dit, which means, "this."

(slow) dit

dit

We end our question with in Afrikaans which means ”in Afrikaans"

(slow) in Afrikaans

in Afrikaans

So the whole phrase is Hoe sê jy dit in Afrikaans? ”How do you say this in Afrikaans?"

This is a phrase you can use while pointing at something.

But wait, it's your South African friend's birthday and you want to wish him or her a happy birthday, but you don't know how to say it. In that case, you can ask… Hoe vertaal jy happy birthday na Afrikaans?

It means "How do you translate 'happy birthday' into Afrikaans?"

(slow) Hoe vertaal jy “happy birthday” na Afrikaans?

Hoe vertaal jy “happy birthday” na Afrikaans?

Let's break this down. It starts with the word hoe meaning ”how.”

(slow) hoe

hoe

Then we have the verb vertaal, which means, "to translate."

(slow) vertaal

vertaal

Next, you can add the expression you want someone to translate. Then, you can finish the phrase with na Afrikaans, which is, "into Afrikaans."

(slow) na Afrikaans

na Afrikaans

So all together, we have Hoe vertaal jy “happy birthday” na Afrikaans? ”How do you translate 'happy birthday' into Afrikaans?"

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