Browse African Slang

الله يبارك فيك - God bless you

الله يكثر خيرك (May God increase your goodness)

الله يخليك (May God keep you)

الله يسهل (May God ease)

الله يسلمك (May God keep you safe)

الله يشافيك (May God heal you)

الله يستر - الله يحفظ (God protect us)

Expression religieuse (Religious expression)

الله أكبر - الله أكبر (God is greatest)

To school someone or impress them (from “to teach”).

Dance style

May God bless you all (Somali)

May God ease everything

Louange à Dieu (Praise God)

Mandeha / Go

Départ (Going)

Paradoxically, in Guinea 'aller à la toilette' means 'to take a shower/bath,' not to use the toilet. (The literal toilet...

አለርጂ/አለርጂ (Allergy) - allergy

Allez (Come on - French)

Alliance de mariage (Wedding ring)

Alliance consolidée (Consolidated alliance)

Alliance formée (Alliance formed)

Alliance éternelle (Eternal alliance)

Benefit

Banane plantain frite (Fried plantain)

Lieu de vente d'alloco (Place selling fried plantain)

Allow me (Permit me)

Posho (Allowance)

Posho/malipo ya ziada (Allowance/extra payment)

Séduire puis rejeter (To lead on then reject)

Fou (Lit/crazy)

Supporter/Advocate (Movement supporter)

الاي شيب (Ally ship)

Apoio a minorias (Support for minorities)

Guinea soul

Collective soul

Pessoa perfeita pra ti (Soulmate)

Hybrid soul

Canoa tradicional (Traditional canoe)

الماز (Diamond)

Almost there (Nearly done)

Aloalo / Funeral art

Arche d'Aloba

Vahona / Aloe

Aloe vera (Aloe vera)

Écouteur d'histoires (Story listener)

Banane plantain frite (Fried plantain)

Local gin/Alcoholic bitters (Local alcoholic beverage)

Alors (So/then)

Maître coranique (Quranic teacher)