African Slang Words Starting With "K"

To smile

To play

Bul kush xaalis (Don't hide money)

Kutsvaga musikana (To look for girls)

Ukumangala (surprise)

Kushamisika (surprised)

Kushanda nesimba (To work hard)

To use money

Kusaka / Kufunafuna (To search / look for)

Kutoa ushauri kwa kila mmoja (To give advice to each other)

To lack money

Kuridhika (To be satisfied)

To have money

Kuwa imara (To stand firm)

To 'catch the radar' means to understand or get what's happening.

Kuelewa (To understand / get it)

While it means 'to win/defeat,' in slang it's used to mean hanging out somewhere frequently.

Kasab (Win - Swahili)

Kushinda bahati nasibu (To win a bet)

Kukosa kushinda (To fail)

Kushindwa/kupoteza (Defeat/losing)

Khisir (Lose - Swahili)

Kupoteza mchezo (To lose a game)

Kufanya kazi pamoja (To work together)

Kushona/kuunganisha nguo (Sewing/clothing joining)

Kukatika kwa mtandao au simu (To go offline or lose network)

Kupungua nguvu (To lose energy / come down)

Kunetseka (worried)

Kudandaula / Kukalipa (To complain / get angry)

Kulankhula zambiri / Kukalipa (To talk angrily / complain a lot)

Hello. A warm Krio greeting equivalent to 'hi' or 'welcome'. When you arrive, people might say 'Kushɛ!' to greet you

Éventail (Fan)

La mousson arrive (Monsoon arrives)

Kusiiba (Fasting)

To hide

To pound

Cultivar, semear (To cultivate, sow)

Dança Balanta (Balanta dance)

Kutamba (dancing)

Processing fruits

Kuchita zinthu zokumbukiridwa / Kusiya chizindikiro (To leave a legacy / make history)

Kutilia maanani (To be impressed)

Kuingia DM (To slide into DMs)

Kugcoka indzabuko (Traditional circumcision)

Kusoma (To study)

Reading prayers

Kujifunza kwa juhudi kubwa (To learn with great effort)

Reading waves

Kusoma usiku kucha (To study overnight)

Reading rosary