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South Africa Holidays, Vacations Safari Travel
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Tell us about your South Africa vacations - write a African safari tour story or hotel vacation review
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South Africa Travel Phrases
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South Africa is a multilingual country. Besides the 11 officially recognised languages, scores of others - African, European, Asian and more - are spoken here, as the country lies at the crossroads of southern Africa.
These are:
* Afrikaans - 13.3%
* English - 8.2%
* IsiNdebele - 1.6%
* IsiXhosa - 17.6%
* IsiZulu - 23.8%
* Sepedi - 9.4%
* Sesotho - 7.9%
* Setswana - 8.2%
* SiSwati - 2.7%
* Tshivenda - 2.3%
* Xitsonga - 4.4%
* Others - 0.5%
Below are few travel pharases to get you started:
Afrikaans
Hi! Haai! / Hallo!
Good morning! Goeiemôre!
Good evening! Goeienaand!
Welcome! (to greet someone) Welkom!
How are you? Hoe gaan dit met jou? Hoe gaan dit met u? (polite
I'm fine, thanks! Goed, dankie!
And you? En jou? En u? (polite
Good/ So-So. Goed / so-so.
Thank you (very much)! Dankie!
You're welcome! (for "thank you") Nie te dankie!
Hey! Friend! Haai! Vriend!
I missed you so much! Ek het jou soveel verlang!
What's new? Wat is die nuus?
Nothing much Niks besonders nie.
Good night! Goeienag!
See you later! Totsiens!
Good bye! Totsiens!
IsiXhosa
Greeting
Hello - Bhota
How are you? - Unjani?
I am fine. - Ndiyaphila.
I am fine, thank you. - Ndiyaphile, enkosi.
Goodbye - Hamba kakuhle (go well) / Sala kakuhle (stay well)
Good luck - Yanga ungaphumelela
Expressions
yes - ewe
no - hayi
please - nceda
thank you - ndiyabulela
help - nceda
danger - ingozi
emergency - ungxamiseko
Excuse me - Uxolo
I am sorry. - Ndicela uxolo.
I love you. - Ndiya kuthanda.
Questions / sentences
Do you accept (credit cards/traveler's cheques)? - Ingaba wamkela (amakhadi okuhlawula/litsheki zebhanki)?
How much is this? - Yimalini?
I want ... - Ndifuna ...
What are you doing? - Wenzani?
What is the time? - Ngubani ixesha ngoku?
Where are you going? - Uyaphi?
IsiZulu
Greeting
Hello - Sawubona (First person singular) / Sanibona (First person plural)
How are you? - Unjani?
I am well. - Ngisaphila.
I am fine, thank you. - Ngisaphila ngiyabonga.
Goodbye - Hamba kahle (go well) / Sala kahle (stay well)
Good luck - Ngikufisela inhlanhla
Have a safe journey. - Ube nohambo oluhle.
Expressions
yes - yebo
no - cha
please - ngiyakucela
thank you - ngiyabonga
help - siza
danger - ingozi
emergency - kuyaphuthuma
Excuse me - Uxolo
I am sorry. - Ngiyaxolisa.
I love you. - Ngiyakuthanda.
Questions / sentences
Do you accept (credit cards/traveler's cheques)? - Uyawamukela (amakhredithi khadi/amasheke ezivakashi)?
How much is this? - Kuyimalini lokhu?
I want ... - Ngifuna ...
What are you doing? - Wenzani?
What is the time? - Yisikhathisini manje?
Where are you going? - Uyaphi?
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