Browse African Slang

Danse moderne guinéenne (Urban Guinean dance)

Ancestral dance

Danse pour oublier (Dance to forget)

Bouger en rythme (To dance)

Faire la fête toute la nuit (Dance until morning)

Celui qui danse (Dancer)

Danseur (Dancer)

Muziki wa mdundo (Dance music)

Village dance

Michezo ya kimila (Traditional dances)

Coastal residential area (Beach suburb)

Grand marché de Cotonou (Cotonou's big market)

Movimento ritmado (Dance)

Danças culturais locais (Local cultural dances)

Life dance

Sheng for 'ten shillings.' Comes from 'kumi na dao' (ten cents in old currency) or 'dollar' in some context. Also Ashu o...

Just a minute

Muito em breve (Very soon)

Em breve (Soon)

Dar (Cool/great)

More than house - it's sanctuary, identity, and inheritance; 'dar' holds family memories, mother's cooking smells, and g...

Superar dificuldades (Overcome difficulties)

Aparecer (To show up)

Dar atenção (Give attention)

Ter sucesso (To succeed)

Adular, lisonjear (To flatter, sweet talk)

Falhar (To fail)

دار جديدة - بيت جديد (new house)

دار جدودي، بيت الأجداد (Grandparents' house)

Demonstrar interesse romântico (To show romantic interest)

Facilitar / descuidar (Make easy / be careless)

Fugir (To flee)

Ir embora / terminar (Leave / break up)

Terminar relacionamento (To end a relationship)

Esforçar-se ao máximo (Give it all)

Arranjar solução criativa (Find creative solution)

Dar uma volta (Take a walk)

Fingir ser (Pretend to be)

Ajudar (To help)

Ver sem compromisso (Browse)

Passear de carro (Go for a ride)

Deixar de seguir (Stop following)

Apreciar (To value)

Literally “give a turn,” slang for to outsmart or evade (like get around rules).

Daraba spécial (Special okra sauce)

درجة - Grade/Mark

درجة (Grade / degree)

Big bridge

Gendarme

Gendarmerie; rural police force that controls checkpoints - encounters range from helpful to harassment based on appeara...