African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Team (Somali)

Lift up (crane operation)

What time is electricity?

One (Somali)

A lot/much (Arabic-French)

Repeat it

Work hard on

Add to it

Happy with/pleased

Happy with/about

Excited about

Return to

Satisfied with

Enjoy/relax with

Add more to it

Say it again/repeat

Step on

Got crazy about

Ball/football (Somali)

Football/soccer (Somali)

Terrible heat

Hot (Somali) - very common due to climate

Soft chair

Fresh sea fish

Intensified emotion - aad u kalsoon

Intensified emotion - darajada ugu kalsoon

Intensified emotion - xad dhaaf kalsoon

Full confidence

Quarantine (checkpoint)

Big warehouse

Alone place (quiet spot)

That's it, finished

Khat market

Stirred up emotions, excitement

Big heavy book

Broken tea cup

Climb up

Electricity compound

New wooden chair