Browse African Slang

Logiquement aller (To logically go) - mixed

Aller loin (To go far) - mixed

Aller là-bas (To go there) - mixed

Aller maintenant (To go now) - mixed

Aller au pays (To go home) - Lingala

Aller avec eux (To go with them) - Lingala

Aller à l'école (To go to school) - slang

Go on foot

Aller rapidement (To go quickly) - slang

Aller vite (To go fast) - mixed

Naturellement aller (To naturally go) - mixed

Aller normalement (To go normally) - mixed

Aller nulle part (To go nowhere) - mixed

Parfois aller (To sometimes go) - mixed

Aller partout (To go everywhere) - mixed

Peut-être aller (To maybe go) - mixed

Pratiquement aller (To practically go) - mixed

Probablement aller (To probably go) - mixed

Aller quelque part (To go somewhere) - mixed

Rarement aller (To rarely go) - mixed

Réellement aller (To really go) - mixed

Aller en sécurité (To go safely) - slang

Aller seul (To go alone) - mixed

Aller souvent (To go often) - mixed

Aller sûrement (To go surely) - slang

Aller sûrement (To surely go) - mixed

Théoriquement aller (To theoretically go) - mixed

Aller toujours (To always go) - mixed

Aller tout droit (To go straight) - mixed

Aller tranquillement (To go peacefully) - mixed

Aller tranquillement (To go peacefully) - mixed

Aller vite (To go fast) - mixed

Aller rapidement (To go quickly) - mixed

Vraiment aller (To really go) - mixed

Évidemment aller (To obviously go) - mixed

Run from trouble

Circumcision ceremony

Become a witch

Faire entrer (To bring in) - Lingala

Rencontrer au checkpoint (To meet at checkpoint) - mixed

Tomber lourdement (To fall heavily) - Lingala

Révéler (To reveal) - Lingala

Go to bed hungry

Both mean “to kill someone” (literally “pass someone” or a variation). Usage: Ba faux medicament e koleka bato na mboka ...

Faire passer (To let pass) - Lingala

Cry a lot

“To run away” (eat corner). Usage: Ba policiers bakómaki, bateki mayi bakoliá coin (The cops came, the street vendors ra...

Slang for “lift weights” (literally “eat iron”).

Literally “to eat the microphone,” meaning to sing passionately (especially into a mic). Usage: Chant en direct – ye ako...

Pardonner (To forgive) - Lingala