Browse African Slang

Boire un verre (To have a drink) - slang

Se vanter (To boast) - Lingala slang

Vivre la vie (To live life) - slang

Faire un live (To go live) - slang

Faire du bruit (To make noise) - Lingala

Gagner sa vie (To earn a living) - slang

Marcher (To walk) - slang

Jouer le match (To play the match) - slang

Faire une réunion (To have a meeting) - slang

Imiter les blancs (To imitate white people) - Lingala slang

Être à la mode (To be fashionable) - slang

Faire des mouvements (To make moves) - slang

Jouer de la musique (To play music) - slang

Bird hunting game

Faire style (To show off) - slang

Donner des nouvelles (To give news) - slang

Faire la fête (To party) - slang

Prendre une photo (To take a photo) - slang

Faire un plan (To make a plan) - slang

Prendre position (To take position) - slang

Faire un projet (To make a project) - slang

Prendre rendez-vous (To make appointment) - slang

Battre le record (To break the record) - slang

Faire du réseau (To network) - slang

S'habiller avec élégance (To dress elegantly) - slang

Marquer (To score) - slang

Faire du shopping (To go shopping) - slang

Faire le show (To put on a show) - slang

Faire du sport (To do sports) - slang

To dance/step

Faire du stock (To stock up) - slang

Raconter une histoire (To tell a story) - slang

Faire une stratégie (To make a strategy) - slang

Stresser (To stress) - slang

Avoir du style (To have style) - slang

Avoir du swag (To have swag) - slang

Utiliser le système (To use the system) - slang

Marcher lentement (To walk slowly) - Lingala slang

Être tendance (To be trendy) - slang

Avoir le bon timing (To have good timing) - slang

Écouter aux portes (To eavesdrop) - Lingala slang

Faire le tour (To go around) - slang

Faire une vente (To make a sale) - slang

Faire sortir (To bring out) - Lingala

Dance hip movement

Dance competition

Dance in the dark

To drink alcohol (literally “to beer”).

Kill time

Cacher (To hide) - Lingala