Browse African Slang

N'importe comment (Anyhow)

Style de Koumra (Koumra style - southern way)

Tête dure / têtu (Hard head/stubborn)

Be a man

Voiture de luxe (Luxury car)

Chef de famille en Dioula (Family head in Dioula)

Court, petit (Short, small)

Argent (Money)

الكتبية - مسجد الكتبية (Koutoubia mosque)

Alcool local (Local alcohol)

Débit de boisson locale (Local liquor bar)

A vulgar but common slang (from French couillon) meaning 'idiot' or 'dumbass'. It can be an insult or used playfully amo...

Sous-groupe Mbochi (Mbochi subgroup)

One (Somali)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Maison (House)

Venir, arriver (To come, to arrive)

Venir, arriver (To come, to arrive)

Venir près (To come close) - Lingala

Savoir, connaître (To know)

Connaître les choses (To know things) - Lingala

Apprendre, étudier (To learn, to study)

Apprendre (Learn)

Chanter (To sing)

Voler (Steal)

Haïr, détester (To hate) - Lingala

A koyita le (It's finished)

Entendre, sentir (To hear, to feel)

Entendre, sentir (To hear, to feel)

Feel good

Avoir des sentiments (To have feelings)

Avoir envie, désirer (To feel like, to desire)

Avoir honte, être timide (To be ashamed, to be shy)

Faire entendre (To make hear) - Lingala

Être avec vous (To be with you) - Lingala

Literally “to have an animal,” slang for being HIV positive (very sensitive slang, literally saying someone “caught the ...

Avoir du niveau (Be educated/sophisticated)

Avoir honte (To be ashamed)

Sans intelligence (Without intelligence)

Attendre (To wait) - Lingala

Attendre le bon partenaire (To wait for the right partner)

Wait for rain

Tu attends quoi? (What are you waiting for?)

Wait for time

Embrasser (To kiss)

Se laver, se baigner (To wash, to bathe)

Retourner, revenir (To return, to come back)

Rentrer au village (To return to the village)

Reculer (To go back) - Lingala

Répéter (To repeat) - Lingala