Browse African Slang

Quelle surprise! (Well then!)

Tsara daholo / All good

Ça remplit l'estomac (It fills well)

C'est tendu (It's tense)

Is it expensive? (French)

How much does it cost? (French)

C'est nul (It sucks)

Quoi de neuf (What's up)

Ça dit quoi? (How's it going?)

رائع، ممتاز (It rocks, it's awesome)

Ça fait longtemps (It's been a while)

Ça gate pas (It doesn't hurt - it's okay)

Ça gate pas (It doesn't hurt - it's okay)

Mandeha / Going fine

Ça se gâte (It's getting bad)

Does it work?/Is it ok? (French)

Je ne comprends pas (I don't understand)

J'ai de la compassion (I feel pity)

Ça m'agace (It irritates me)

Ça m'énerve (It annoys me)

It works/passes (French youth)

C'est acceptable (It's okay)

يمشي بسلاسة (Goes smoothly)

Ça passe crème (It goes smoothly)

Ça ne rassasie pas (It's not filling)

Tout va bien (Everything's rolling)

Is that enough? (French)

Ça tue (It kills/it's awesome)

How are you/It's okay (French)

Ça va aller (It'll be okay)

I'm fine (French)

Is it okay/good? (French-Somali)

French-Arabic mixed expression

Ça va marcher (It's going to work)

French-Arabic mixed expression

When asked 'How are you?', Guineans might modestly reply 'ça va un peu' meaning 'I'm okay/so-so'. It downplays 'I'm fine...

Qu'est-ce que ça signifie? (What does it mean?)