Browse African Slang

Timu ya taifa ya Kenya (Kenya national team)

Working together success (Unity progress)

Roho ya kuchangiana (Fundraising spirit)

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)

الحراطين أقوياء (Haratine strong)

فخر الحراطين (Haratine pride)

ሓርበኛ/ተዋጊ (Warrior - Tigrinya)

Very good / intense.

Very good / intense.

Omunhu omudiladhile / fit person (Physically fit person)

Tough person/Gangster (Tough guy)

Hard hard (Very hard)

Stubborn/Difficult (Won't listen)

Tough experiences/Difficult times (Hard experiences)

هارد لانش - الإعلان المباشر (direct announcement)

Impilo enzima / Ukukhathazeka (Difficult life / Struggling)

A firm refusal (adopted from global slang).

Compétences techniques (Hard skills)

Hard soft (Texture)

Creyente en trabajo duro (Hard work believer)

ሃርድ ወርከር - ጻዕራም (Hard worker)

Diligent individual (Go-getter)

Mgumu (Hardcore / tough)

هاردكور مود - وضع صعب (hardcore mode)

Stubborn person; someone who doesn’t listen

هاردستاك - عالق (stuck at level)

Tintfo letiphathekako (Physical things)

Vifaa vya kompyuta (Computer equipment)

ሃርድዌር ሱቅ/ሃርድዌር ሱቅ (Hardware suk) - hardware store

Hardworking (Diligent)

Bohareng / Middle (In between / Center)

Eau en dendi (Water in Dendi)

Hari igihe (There's a time - sometimes)

Légumineuse (Bean)

حريرة، شوربة مغربية (Moroccan soup)

حريرة رمضان - شوربة رمضان (Ramadan soup)

Suma harit (My true friend)

حرقوص هاندز - أيدي الحرقوص (traditional hand care)

Harlem shake (Viral dance)

Harmattan (Dry season wind)

Dry dusty season (Dry season)

L'harmattan arrive (Harmattan arrives)

Poussière de l'harmattan (Harmattan wind dust)

Dry season dust

Bruma del Harmattan (Harmattan haze)

Dry season chapped lips (Seasonal dryness)