Browse African Slang

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Morontsiraka / Coast

Atsinanana / East coast

Andrefana / West coast

Développement ivoirien (Ivorian development)

Amour (Love)

Cœur (Heart)

Attachement au Bénin (Heart in country)

Cœur battant (Beating heart)

Fo malagasy / Malagasy heart

Cœur-brisé (Heartbroken)

Sira min bɛ cɛw bolo, cɛya sira (Man's path, the way of manhood)

Cɛw ka cogoya, masculinité (Men's way, masculinity)

French for “it’s good,” adopted in Darija to mean “enough” or “stop.”

Literally “it’s spoiled/rotten,” Togolese use this phrase to say “it’s messed up” or “things are getting bad.”

Health center

Excuse me friend

Intensified emotion - aad u cabsi

Intensified emotion - darajada ugu cabsi

Fear and hope together

Great fear

Intensified emotion - xad dhaaf cabsi

Assento móvel para deficientes (Wheelchair)

Livro de anotações (Notebook)

Anger that has heated up

Much complaining, expressing sadness

Máquina de calcular (Calculator)

Peça masculina curta (Shorts)

Área premium (Premium area)

Torneio esportivo (Sports tournament)

Acampar (Camping)

Cultura do cancelar (Cancel culture)

Pessoa que se candidata (Applicant)

Drible por baixo das pernas (Nutmeg)

Spongy canjeero (flatbread)

Escanteio (Corner kick)

Recursos financeiros (Financial resources)

Arte marcial angolana (Angolan martial art)

Transporte gratuito (Free ride)

To carry wahala (Action phrase)

Carteira de motorista pesada (Heavy vehicle license)

Jogo de baralho (Card game)

Mesa de estudante (Student desk)

Education expression - baro cashir

Education expression - dhigo cashir

Education expression - ka bax cashir

Education expression - ka dhac cashir

Education expression - ku guulayso cashir

To catch problem (Action phrase)

Great shame