How to say Hello to every South African
Say "Hello" in all 11 official South African languages
English will reach less than 10% of South Africans in their home language. The first thing every South African should learn at school is how to say "hello" to every other South African they'll meet. It's not so hard.
English
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Hello
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Afrikaans
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Goeiedag
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IsiNdebele
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Lotjha
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isiXhosa
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Molo
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IsiZulu
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Sawubona
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Siswati
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Sawubona
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Sesotho
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Dumela
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Sepedi
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Dumela
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Setswana
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Dumela
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Tshivenḓa
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♂Ndaa / ♀Aa
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Xitsonga
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Avuxeni
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Those are the basics. Most South African languages also have different greetings for depending on the time of the day or when meeting or saying goodbye to groups or individual people.
Click on any of the languages below to get dedicated resources for the South African language you would like to learn.
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