African Slang Words Starting With "H"

Hadir (Present)

Hadithi za jioni (Evening stories)

Evening stories

Old stories

Hadithi za kale (Old stories)

Pilgrimage title

Pèlerinage fait

Femme pèlerine

Fierté Hadjarai (Hadjarai pride)

Danse hadjaraï

Hadu' (Calm)

حضرة (Spiritual gathering)

Talk/speech

Hadweya (Hardware)

Fifaliana / Joy

Joie pour nous / Joy for us

Hafidhat (She memorized)

Barber

Hafi (Near)

Hafi (Near)

Hafidh (Memorizer)

Hafidhat (She preserved)

Literally “digging,” used to describe someone overthinking or overanalyzing. Usage: Stop hafir into every word she said ...

Hafiya (Barefoot)

Farah kbir (Big party/celebration)

Party/celebration

Bus kabeer (Big bus)

Cultural parties

ሓፍተይ - ሓፍተይ (My sister)

ሓፍተይ/እህት (Sister - Tigrinya)

Majnoon/mukhtal (Crazy/insane)

Something hot or very cool (lit. scorching).

Hagati (Middle/between)

Hagati yacu (Between us - confidentially)

ሐጋይ/ሐጋይ (Sunny season)

ሃገር ባስ - ሃገራዊ ኣውቶቡስ (Country bus - National bus)

Thing / stuff.

Rire (Laughter)

Hay el cinema (Cinema neighborhood)

Hay el arab (Arab quarter)

Haibo (Expression of shock)

Expression ya shock (Expression of shock)

Astonishment: "What?!"

A phrase expressing surprise, disapproval, or disbelief. "Haibo" (from Zulu/Xhosa) is an exclamation akin to "no way!" o...

Traditional women's garment

በረዶ/በረዶ (Hail)

To greet or praise (To acknowledge)

Desperate attempt (Last try)

ኃይሌ/ኃይሌ ገብረሥላሴ (Haile Gebrselassie)

No problem; it's fine.