| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| geleentheid | facility; function; occasion; opening; opportunity; room; scope; way |
| by die eerste geleentheid | at the earliest occasion |
| by geleentheid | as opportunity serves |
| by geleentheid van | on the occasion of |
| die geleentheid aangryp | take occasion to; snatch the opportunity; take the tide at the flood; take time by the forelock |
| die geleentheid aangryp om | seize the opportunity to |
| die geleentheid maak die geneentheid | opportunity makes the thief |
| met dié geleentheid | on this occasion |
| ’n geleentheid aangryp | seize an opportunity |
| van elke geleentheid gebruik maak | use every opportunity |
| bakgeleentheid | messing |
| bootgeleentheid | passage‐accommodation |
| dienstgeleentheid | employment |
| geleentheidstafel | occasional table |
| geleentheidsverlof | occasional leave |
| geleentheidswoord | nonce‐word |
| hawegeleenthede | port‐facilities |
| staatsgeleentheid | state occasion |
| stalgeleentheid | stabling |
| tafelgeleentheid | messing |
| wasgeleentheid | lavatory |