| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| vriend | ⇆ boyfriend; ⇆ brother; ⇆ buddy; ⇆ friend; ⇆ mate; ⇆ well‐wisher |
| dik vriende | ⇆ great chums |
| in die nood leer ’n mens jou vriende ken | ⇆ a friend in need is a friend indeed |
| vriende maak | ⇆ make friends |
| bevriend | ⇆ friendly; ⇆ pally |
| boesemvriend | ⇆ boon companion; ⇆ bosom friend; ⇆ chum; ⇆ confidant; ⇆ crony; ⇆ familiar; ⇆ gremial; ⇆ intimate |
| damesvriend | ⇆ ladies’ man |
| mensevriend | ⇆ philanthropist; ⇆ humanitarian |
| negervriend | ⇆ negrophil; ⇆ negrophile; ⇆ negrophilist |
| sielsvriend | ⇆ soulmate |
| vriendekring | ⇆ circle of friends |
| vriendelik | ⇆ affable; ⇆ amicable; ⇆ benign; ⇆ benignant; ⇆ bland; ⇆ boon; ⇆ bounteous; ⇆ friendly; ⇆ decent; ⇆ facile; ⇆ fair‐spoken; ⇆ amicably; ⇆ gentle; ⇆ gently; ⇆ good; ⇆ with a good grace; ⇆ kind; ⇆ kindly; ⇆ mild; ⇆ natural; ⇆ polite; ⇆ sociable; ⇆ soft‐spoken; ⇆ smooth; ⇆ suave; ⇆ sweet‐natured |
| vriendin | ⇆ friend; ⇆ female friend; ⇆ lady friend; ⇆ woman friend |
| vriendskap | ⇆ amity; ⇆ favour; ⇆ friendship |