General travel related phrases.
| Do you have a map of ..? | Het julle 'n kaart van ..? |
| Is this seat free? | Is die sitplek oop? |
| A single ticket | 'n Enkelkaartjie |
| A return ticket | 'n Retoerkaartjie |
| A ticket for .. | 'n Kaartjie vir ..? |
| When is the next bus? | Wanneer loop die volgende bus? |
| When is the last bus? | Wanneer loop die laaste bus? |
| What time does it leave? | Hoe laat vertrek dit? |
| What time does it arrive? | Hoe laat kom dit? |
| Is this the train for ..? | Is hierdie die trein na ..? |
| When does the train leave? | Wanneer vertrek die trein ..? |
| What platform does the train leave from? | Van watter platform vertrek die trein ..? |
| The bus stop | Die busstop |
| When is the next bus? | Wanneer loop die volgende bus? |
| When is the last bus? | Wanneer loop die laaste bus? |
| What time does it leave? | Hoe laat vertrek dit? |
| When does it arrive? | Hoe laat kom dit? |
| Is this taxi free? | Is hierdie taxi verniet? |
| I want to go to ... | Ek wil ... toe gaan |
| How much to go to ..? | Hoeveel kos dit om ... toe te gaan? |
| It's near here | Dis naby |
| Will you slow down? | Sal jy asseblief stadiger ry? |
| Stop here | Stop hier |
| Please turn the meter on | Sit asseblief die meter aan |
Learning 'get by' phrases is a good start, but if you spend more time and look at the sentences in detail you can improve your grammatical knowledge and increase your Vocabulary.
These sentences are great for learning more about question words.
Some Afrikaans question words function more or less identically to the English for example waneer when as in the sentence Wanneer loop die volgende bus?.
Others like what are used slightly differently. Hoe laat although translated as what time literally means how late.