Browse African Slang

Soft chair

ቁርጥ/ጥሬ ስጋ (Raw meat)

Curtição (Fun/Party)

Tulonkɛ ton, kamalennin ka ton (Youth group, young people's association)

Kurudi/kusafiri kurudi (Returning/traveling back)

Returning to village

Return of customs

Kurudia somo (To repeat a course)

Kufanya kitu (To do something)

كرسي (Chair)

Kurwanya ikinyoma (To fight lies)

Kurwara (To be sick)

Kurya (To eat)

Kurya buhoro (To eat slowly)

Kurya hamwe (To eat together - to be close friends)

Kurya imitima (To eat hearts - to worry)

Kurya n'umuryango (To eat with family)

Kurya neza (To eat well)

Kurya saa sita (To eat at noon)

Kurya ubusabane (To eat in sharing)

'to eat childhood.' Means to live it up or be spoiled while young. If someone is always partying or pampered

Kurya ubwenge (To eat intelligence - to be very clever)

Kuryama (To betray)

Kuryama hakiri kare (To sleep early)

Cleaning ocean

Grinding grain

Kupoteza kumbuko (To lose memory)

To chill; relax

Kusankha bwino / Kusankha wabwino (To choose well / pick the best)

Shona for “to be left behind.” In slang, used to say someone is *out of touch or missing out*.

Amanhecer (Dawn)

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)

Khisir (Lose - Swahili)

Kushindwa/kupoteza (Defeat/losing)

Kukosa kushinda (To fail)

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)