African Slang Words Starting With "A"

Juba Arabic for 'I like it/I love you.' From Arabic 'ushku' (to like)

Ashuu (Expression of surprise)

Àsì (Femme/Wife)

Dude, guy (casual address to a male (Origin: like “bro”))

Main (Hand)

Doigt (Finger)

Asibiti (Hospital)

عصيدة (Traditional porridge)

Akil taqil (Heavy porridge food)

Acidente (Accident)

Nine

آسف - Sorry

Storm

Marché (Market)

No retreat | Geen terugtog

Rich person

Obrigado em lomwe (Thank you in Lomwe)

Asili/chanzo (Origin/source)

Our origin

Asima (Capital)

أسيوطي - From Assiut

Asira (Female prisoner)

Mungu kwa Kikalenjin (God in Kalenjin)

Vente au détail (Retail sales)

Mtu asiyekubali kushindwa hana ushindani (One who doesn't accept defeat is not a competitor)

Voiture (Car)

A euphemism for soliciting a small bribe. In some contexts (like a traffic stop), a person in authority might say "Can I...

The phrase 'Don't ask me' can literally mean 'I don't know.' (Not in a rude way, just a direct translation from local la...

Askari (Soldier)

Soldier

Askari/mlinzi (Soldier/guard)

Soldier/police (Somali/Swahili)

Askari (Security guard)

Shurta/haras (Police/guard)

Askari (Military)

An Afrikaans-derived way to say "sorry" or "excuse me." It's a casual apology, often used after bumping into someone or ...

Tšoarelo / Ntšoarele (Sorry / Forgive me)

Ngiyacolisa / Uxolo (I'm sorry / Excuse me)

Askip (Apparently)

اصل وفصل (Origin and lineage)

Aslan/malik (Lion/king)

Literally original, this is slang for someone authentic or exceptional in character

Hello; peace be upon you

Original; authentic

Asma'/ism (Listen/name)

ኣስመራ ብሪዝ - ንፋስ ኣስመራ (Asmara breeze)

ኣስመራ ስታይል - ኣገባብ ኣስመራ (Asmara style - The Asmara way)

Presidential villa (Presidential villa)

Traditional woven cloth (Traditional woven cloth)

Aso-ebi (Uniform fabric)