Browse African Slang

Lengoma (Drum)

Lenong (Vulture)

لنز (Lens)

Très lent (Slow as a snail)

Lentswe (Stone)

An African term starting with the prefix 'le', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'nug' ...

Lenyalo (Wedding)

Lenyalo la Setswana (Traditional wedding)

Lenyora (Thirst)

Today

“Today is the day” implying now’s the moment or it’s going down today.

“Today is today, whoever says tomorrow is a liar,” meaning seize the day. Often abbreviated to **Leo ni leo**.

Sebaka se kotsi / Dangerous place

Lep (To date/go out with)

Lepanta (Pants)

Lephokojwe (Jackal)

Lepokole (Hills)

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

An African term starting with the prefix 'le', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'qerit...

Sethoto / Motho e mohlanya (Fool / Crazy person)

Lequel (Which one)

Lerago (Love)

Lerapo (Bone)

Lerato (Love)

Maikutlo a Leribe / Leribe feeling

Lerole (Dust)

Lerotse (Sorghum porridge)

Lerumo (Spear)

Groupe musical mythique (Legendary music group)

La jeunesse prend les commandes (Youth in power)

Le père et la mère (Father and mother)

Les enfants (The children)

La période est difficile (Times are hard)

Les anciens (The elders)

Équipe nationale de football (National football team)

Lesego (Blessing)

Licence/Permis (License)

Why like that? (Arabic)

Means a hidden relationship or side affair. Used to describe a lover kept secret.

Lesilo (Fool)

A cheeky Kenyan term referring to the practice of stashing money in a lesso (wrapper cloth) at home, as some grandmother...

Wedding wrapper

Regular wrapper

Colored wrapper

Sefaha sa Basotho / Basotho hat (Basotho hat)

Let's go

الأقل أكثر (Less is more)

Less sugar

Less than (Below)

لسه - Still/Not yet