Browse African Slang

Jadi/kitamaduni (Heritage/cultural inheritance)

Jahazi/meli kubwa (Dhow/big ship)

Wimbo mzuri (Good song)

Mtu/kijana (Person/guy)

Hello (tourist greeting)

Jamii/kikundi cha watu (Community/group of people)

Yesterday

Jangwa/mahali pakavu (Desert/dry place)

Jarida/gazeti (Publication/newspaper)

Jasho la kutenda (Work sweat)

Jehanamu/motoni (Hell/in fire)

Jengo/nyumba (Building/house)

Jijini/mjini (In the city)

Jiko/mahali pa kupikia (Kitchen/cooking place)

Jikoni/chumba cha kupikia (Kitchen/cooking room)

Jini/kiumbe cha ajabu (Genie/mysterious being)

Neighbor

Jirani wa pembeni (Close neighbor)

Jitihada/bidii (Endeavor/effort)

Jogoo/mtu mwenye kiburi (Rooster/proud person)

Hot; heat

Know

Joto la jua (Heat of the sun)

Juhudi za pamoja (Joint efforts)

Juisi/kinywaji cha matunda (Juice/fruit drink)

Kinywaji cha matunda (Fruit drink)

Juma Nature/msanii (Juma Nature/artist)

Juzi/siku za hivi karibuni (Recently/recent days)