African Slang Words Starting With "E"

إمتى؟ - When?

امتحان - امتحان (Exam)

Emwanvu (Long)

Bad tin we apin kwik → Bad thing that happens quick

Early

En bas (Down/downstairs)

Literally 'a good bit.' Used to mean 'a lot' or 'plenty.' A common Creole quantifier in informal speech

A uniquely Guinean French expression meaning 'if need be' or 'if the case arises.' Often used instead of 'au cas échéant...

Dans une relation (In a relationship)

En haut (Up/upstairs)

Online

Online (French)

Dans le style de (In the mode of)

Late

A hanya, tafiya (On the way, traveling)

French for 'in any case,' but Guineans use it often as a filler or to emphasize certainty. It can start or end statement...

Vers l'avant (Forward)

Là-bas (Over there)

Sous, inférieur (Below, inferior)

Haut de page (Header)

A Creole phrase meaning 'there's a problem here' or 'things are messed up'. Literally bézé came from 'beating,' but now ...

Enanga (Harp)

እናትህ ቤት/እናትህ ቤት (Your mother's house)

Encadrement (Supervision)

Supporter (To endure)

Combinar bem como casal (To match well as a couple)

Encens traditionnel

Pleased to meet you (French)

Áuga dimás (Água demais) (Flood)

Bebe muitu (Beber muito) (Drink a lot)

Comprar muito (Buy a lot)

Abastecer completamente (Fill up tank)

Território separado (Separated territory)

Levanta ombru (Levantar ombro) (Shrug)

Mostrar indiferença (Show indifference)

Pedido / ordem (Order / request)

Date sem conhecer antes (Blind date)

Encore (Again/still)

Kurudia tena (Encore)

Nog een (One more)

Extra performance (Additional show)

Hape / Ho boela (Again / To repeat)

Encore (Encore)

Extra performance (Encore)

Encouragement (Encouragement)

Encouragement mutuel (Mutual encouragement)

Soutenir (To encourage)

Guhisha (Encryption)

Criptografia de dados (Data encryption)

End end (Coming to an end)