Browse African Slang

Me yare (I'm sick) - Expression of illness

I'm with you/I understand (I get you)

Health examination/Body test (Health test)

(Twi) Meaning 'I love you.' It's the basic phrase for expressing love in Akan. Ghanaians often strengthen it: Medɔ wo pa...

(Twi) Meaning 'I love you very much.' Adding paa intensifies the expression. It's used to reassure someone of deep love.

Megyae mabo (I'm tired) - Exhausted with life

Mema wo akye (Good morning) - Morning greeting

Menim saa (I know that) - I'm aware

Mepa wo kyɛw (Please) - Polite request

Mepɛ sika (I want money) - Need for money

Mepɛ wo (I like you) - Expression of affection

Mese saa (I said so) - I told you so

Errand person/Courier (Office runner)

(Ga) Meaning 'I love you' in the Ga language of Ghana (spoken in Accra). It's an intimate expression among Ga speakers.

See you later (Goodbye)

Subtle discrimination (Small prejudice)

Controlling boss/Overbearing supervisor (Excessive controller)

Midweek break - Wednesday relaxation

I'm going (I'm leaving)

Millennial broke - Financial struggles of millennials

Lowest pay/Basic salary (Base pay)

I know you (I know you)

Missing script - Lost exam paper scandal

Drink diluter/Soft drink (Alcohol mixer)

I have money (I have cash)

MoMo fraud - Mobile money scam

Mobile payment

MoMo operator (Digital payment vendor)

Contemporary Black/New age (Current African)

Modern girl palava - Issues with contemporary women

Modern youth palava - Contemporary youth problems

Mobile money

Monday blues cure - Overcoming Monday sadness

Wealth silences critics (Money ends foolishness)

Being exploited/Working for others (Being used)

Monnfa ho (Don't worry) - Reassurance

Mosquito net - Bed protection

Mosquito season - Period of many mosquitoes

Talk can't kill (Words aren't weapons)

To approach someone (often for confrontation or to flirt).

(Onomatopoeia) The sound of a annoyed hiss or teeth-suck, spelled 'mtchew' or 'tsw'. In Ghana (and Nigeria), doing 'mtch...

Various income sources (Different revenues)

Post-workout pain/DOMS (Exercise pain)

Beat maker/Sound creator (Track producer)

Song marketer/Artist publicist (Music publicist)

Mɛbrɛ ase (I'll humble myself) - Show humility