| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| verhaal | ⇆ account; ⇆ fable; ⇆ history; ⇆ kedge; ⇆ narrate; ⇆ narration; ⇆ narrative; ⇆ recital; ⇆ recount; ⇆ recourse; ⇆ recover; ⇆ redress; ⇆ relate; ⇆ relation; ⇆ remedy; ⇆ story; ⇆ tale; ⇆ tell |
| aaneengeskakelde verhaal | ⇆ connected story |
| daaraan is ’n verhaal verbonde | ⇆ thereby hangs a tale |
| in regte te verhaal | ⇆ recoverable at law |
| geskiedverhaal | ⇆ history |
| jagverhaal | ⇆ hunting‐story |
| kortverhaal | ⇆ short story |
| ouwyweverhaal | ⇆ old wives’ tale |
| prentverhaal | ⇆ comic strips; ⇆ comics |
| reisverhaal | ⇆ travel; ⇆ travel‐book |
| ridderverhaal | ⇆ tale of chivalry |
| sensasieverhaal | ⇆ hair‐raiser; ⇆ thrill; ⇆ thriller |
| speurverhaal | ⇆ detective story |
| spookverhaal | ⇆ ghost‐story |
| strokiesverhaal | ⇆ comic strips; ⇆ comics |
| tussenverhaal | ⇆ episode |
| verhaalbaar | ⇆ recoverable |
| verhalend | ⇆ epic; ⇆ narrative |
| verhaler | ⇆ storyteller; ⇆ narrator; ⇆ relator |
| vervolgverhaal | ⇆ serial; ⇆ serial story |