Browse African Slang

Blessing/enough (Arabic-French)

Baraka za Kenya (Blessings of Kenya)

God's blessings

Barani/nchi kavu (On mainland)

Baraqué (Built)

Pechinchar (To bargain)

Belles paroles pour séduire (Sweet words to seduce)

Discours creux (Empty rhetoric)

Muito barato (Very cheap)

Baraza/mkutano wa kiongozi (Council/leadership meeting)

Night council

Beard

Barbe (Beard)

Barbecue (BBQ party)

BBQ

BBQ party

Barber (Barber)

Coiffeur hommes (Barber)

Men's salon/Cutting center (Men's grooming)

Hair cutting salon (Barber shop)

Barbie (Pretty girl)

Mpanety / Barber

A lot; very

Cold

برد جامد - Very cold

Fazer confusão (To cause trouble/mess around)

برضه - Also/Still

Cold/cool

Jow helw (Cool weather)

Froid

بارد - Cold (personality)

ባሬዱ/ቆንጆ (Beautiful - Oromo)

Barely barely (Just manage)

ባረንቱ ስፒሪት - መንፈስ ባረንቱ (Barentu spirit)

Kubarganya (To bargain)

بارڭين هانتر - صياد الصفقات (deal hunter)

Caza de gangas (Bargain hunting)

Ethnie du nord Bénin (Northern Benin ethnic group)

Cold

Cool or chilled. Tanzanian youth also use “poa kichizi kama ndizi” (cool crazy like a banana in a fridge – meaning *supe...

Frais/Froid (Cool/Cold)

Cold

Bard (Cold - from Swahili)

Extreme cold

Baridi ya mwezi wa saba (July cold)

Baridi kali (Intense cold)

Rice (Somali) - Staple food often mentioned

White rice

Cook rice

Baril vendu (Barrel sold)