| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| keel | ⇆ barrel; ⇆ gorge; ⇆ gules; ⇆ gullet; ⇆ swallow; ⇆ throat |
| die woorde het in my keel bly steek | ⇆ the words stuck in my throat |
| iemand na die keel spring | ⇆ spring at somebody’s throat |
| mekaar na die keel vlieg | ⇆ fly at one another’s throats |
| ’n keel opsit | ⇆ start crying |
| ’n knop in ’n mens se keel hê | ⇆ have a lump in one’s throat |
| sy hart het in sy keel geklop | ⇆ his heart was in his mouth |
| keelband | ⇆ throat‐lash |
| keelgorrel | ⇆ throttle |
| keelholte | ⇆ pharynx |
| keelklank | ⇆ guttural |
| keelkleppie | ⇆ epiglottis |
| keelklier | ⇆ tonsil |
| keelontsteking | ⇆ laryngitis; ⇆ pharyngitis |
| keeloperasie | ⇆ laryngotomy |
| keelsiekte | ⇆ garget; ⇆ prunella |
| keelspieël | ⇆ laryngoscope |
| keelstem | ⇆ falsetto |
| keelvel | ⇆ jowl |
| keelvlek | ⇆ gorget |
| luidkeels | ⇆ at the top of one’s voice |
| vulkaankeël | ⇆ volcanic cone |