African Slang Words Starting With "H"

Forbidden; shame

Haram (Forbidden/Pity)

Forbidden not good (Arabic-French)

ሃራማያ/ሃራማያ (Haramaya) - Haramaya University

Trabalho conjunto (Working together)

Pull together (Work together)

Harambee/kukusanya pamoja (Fundraising/collecting together)

Timu ya taifa ya Kenya (Kenya national team)

Working together success (Unity progress)

Roho ya kuchangiana (Fundraising spirit)

Saamwerk gees (Together spirit)

Harambee ya jamii (Community fundraising)

Literally “thief,” but youth might call a sly friend “harami” jokingly if they sneak something.

حرامي - Thief (joking)

Discours passionné (Passionate speech)

ሐረር/ሐረር (Harar)

حرارة (Heat / temperature)

Heat/temperature

Harasha (Roughness)

Harath (I plowed)

الحراطين أقوياء (Haratine strong)

فخر الحراطين (Haratine pride)

Harb (War)

Harba (Halberd)

ሓርበኛ/ተዋጊ (Warrior - Tigrinya)

Harbor (Harbor)

Very good / intense.

Very good / intense.

Hard body (Tough/Strong)

Omunhu omudiladhile / fit person (Physically fit person)

Dollar wa euro (Dollars and euros)

Storage device

Person wey no dey show emotion (Someone who acts tough)

A tough or unemotional person (often a facade).

Hard hard (Very hard)

Safety helmet

Stubborn/Difficult (Won't listen)

Tough experiences/Difficult times (Hard experiences)

هارد لانش (Hard launch)

Openly show relationship (Openly show relationship)

Bophelo bo thata / Struggle (Hard life / Difficulty)

Impilo enzima / Ukukhathazeka (Difficult life / Struggling)

A firm refusal (adopted from global slang).

Compétences techniques (Hard skills)

Abilidadi tékniku (Habilidade técnica) (Hard skills)

Hard soft (Texture)

Creyente en trabajo duro (Hard work believer)

ሃርድ ወርከር - ጻዕራም (Hard worker)

Diligent individual (Go-getter)

Mgumu (Hardcore / tough)