Browse African Slang

Yesterday

Embaarih (Yesterday - from Swahili)

Abertura para luz (Window)

Jang? (How?)

Praia de Jangamo (Jangamo Beach)

تعلّم، دراسة (Learning, studying)

Jangwa/mahali pakavu (Desert/dry place)

Came to me

ጃኖ/ባህላዊ ቦርሳ (Traditional bag)

جنط (Rims)

Kazi (Job)

Almoço (Lunch)

Air dinner

Refeição especial a dois (Special meal for two)

Broke wees in Januarie (Being broke in January)

Januworry (January financial stress)

Janoary / January

To flee or escape quickly

Perroquet, bavard (Parrot, chatterbox)

Neighbor

To back down when confronted. (Origin: Sudanese Arabic, lit. "pulled a low light")

Meaning 'free extra' – the little bonus you ask for at the market. It's common for youth to playfully demand jara when b...

Meaning "extra," jara (from Hausa) is used when you get a little bonus – whether extra food at a market or a bit more ch...

شكراً (Thank you - Pulaar)

Garden

Kindergarten

Soigneur jardin (Gardener)

A casual “please/forget it” or added for emphasis at sentence end meaning “just” (to soften a statement).

Tšimo / Serapa (Field / Garden)

Jarrib (Try - Swahili)

Jarida/gazeti (Publication/newspaper)

Partie de viande (Meat part)

Jase (Jacket)

Jasho la kutenda (Work sweat)

Parler, discuter (To talk, chat)

Kiongozi kwa Kiluo (Leader in Luo)

Maliden ka laada min b'u dɛmɛ ka dununw mabɔ (Malian tradition that helps them welcome guests)

Jaune (Yellow)

Maladie du foie (Liver disease)

Langage de programmation (Programming language)

Langage de programmation web (Web programming language)

Langage de programmation (Programming language)

Bleach

Atmosphere; mood

Atmosphere/vibe

جو جميل (Beautiful weather)

Rude phrase meaning 'weather of a dog', used to curse bad weather (very hot or unpleasant). It's like saying 'what a dog...

Correct answer

ثروة، ماشية (Wealth, livestock)

A fun modern phrase meaning “You’ve got a cool vibe” – literally “Your atmosphere is fesfes.”