Browse African Slang

زمن، وقت (Time, period - Soninke)

Slang phrase meaning “to skip bathing” (mix of Nyanja/Chewa *jamba* for skip and *bhavhu* for bath).

Ranjo / Leg

Hujambo (Hello)

A ka jambur le ti (He/she is a warrior/brave)

Jameson (Irish whiskey)

N jamfa le (I'm sorry)

Hisia za siku ya Jamhuri (Independence day vibes)

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

Familia (Family)

Beautiful/handsome

سلام فقط (Peace only)

Improviser musique (Jam music)

Hier (Yesterday) - Swahili

Hier (Yesterday)

To put it bluntly , is cooler than penguin snot. From afar if you are fucked up , sometimes resembling a bean pole - or ...

Abertura para luz (Window)

Jang? (How?)

Praia de Jangamo (Jangamo Beach)

تعلّم، دراسة (Learning, studying)

Jangwa/mahali pakavu (Desert/dry place)

Came to me

Old colonial expressions

A janjoo le (It's scattered)

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

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)

Jarida/gazeti (Publication/newspaper)

Filet de pêche (Fishing net)

Partie de viande (Meat part)

Jase (Jacket)

Parfum jasmin (Jasmine perfume)