Browse African Slang

Eish/kumbe (Eish/surprise)

Mild scolding "you, really?"

Eish work / tough job (Tough work)

Another exclamation borrowed from South Africa, expressing dismay or disbelief (like “geez!”).

Eish! (Disappointment)

An exclamation for surprise, dismay, or disbelief. Widely used by Namibian youth

Using "Eish" (an exclamation for surprise, dismay, or exasperation) followed by "sorry" is a way to express sympathy or ...

Greeting "hey" / acknowledging.

An urban greeting equivalent to "Hey!" or "Hi!" used to get someone's attention or as a casual hello, especially in town...

إيجار - Rent

Ejo (Yesterday/tomorrow)

Ejo bundi (Another tomorrow - procrastination)

Ejo hashize (Yesterday - past)

Ejo hazaza (Future)

Jambo kwa Kiturkana (Hello in Turkana)

Traditional cake (Millet cake)

እከክብኝ/እከክብኝ (Hide and seek)

Ethnie Fang (Fang ethnic group)

Means 'in the township' in local slang (from 'kasi' = township). People use ekasi to refer to the street-smart way of li...

Adeus em makhuwa (Goodbye in Makhuwa)

Get in / enter.

اختيار (Choice)

Mwanaume kwa Kiturkana (Man in Turkana)

Equipa ganhou (Team won)

Night

Ekié (Exclamation of surprise)

Mongo dance

Traditional drum

Traditional hat (Head wear)

Ecoturismo (Ecotourism)

Tela rachada (Cracked screen)

From 'ek sê,' meaning 'I say.' Used as 'yo!' or to get attention. Starting a sentence with ekse is like saying 'Listen u...

From 'ek sê,' meaning 'I say.' Used as 'yo!' or to get attention. Starting a sentence with ekse is like saying 'Listen u...

Salutation respectueuse (Respectful greeting)

Dinero, plata (Money, cash)

Bendición ekuele (Ekuele blessing)

እኩል ቀን/እኩል ቀን (Ekul ken) - midday

Ekwang (Grated cocoyam dish)

Búsqueda de perfección del ekwang (Ekwang perfection seek)

Ekwe (Market)

A pretty girl/young lady (literally “a young one”).

A bar or pub (slang, literally a small wooden shack originally).

العين بصيرة واليد قصيرة (The eye sees but the hand can't reach)

Algiers suburb reference

El Jimador (Tequila)

الدنيا دوارة (Life goes in circles)

الغربة صعبة (Exile is hard)

الصبر مفتاح الفرج (Patience is key to relief)

Promesse (Promise) - Lingala

There's promise