Browse African Slang

Master à l'étranger

Cours magistral (Master class)

Attend masterclass (Attend masterclass)

ማስተሪንግ/ማስተሪንግ (Mastering) - mastering

Masters (Advanced degree)

Shahada ya pili (Second degree)

ሁለተኛ ዲግሪ/ሁለተኛ ዲግሪ (Huletegna degree) - masters degree

Entreprise énorme (Huge company) - metaphor

Péché (Sin)

Matatu (Public van)

Mat (Floor covering)

Utamaduni wa matatu (Matatu culture)

متنسانيش - Don't forget me

متقلقش - Don't worry

ماتش - Match

Coller, attacher (To stick, attach)

Matar fome (Kill hunger)

Deixar louco de amor (Drive crazy with love)

Pequeno-almoço, café da manhã (Breakfast, morning coffee)

Lanche rápido (Quick snack)

Eliminatórias (Playoffs)

Corruption (Corruption) - slang

Breakfast (literally “to kill the bug” meaning to kill the morning hunger).

Jogo tradicional de perseguição (Traditional chase game)

Matahotra / Kanosa (Afraid / Coward)

Matakwa/matarajio (Requirements/expectations)

Plage de Port-Gentil (Port-Gentil beach)

Three-day funeral

Matango bar (Palm wine bar)

Means big spending or living extravagantly. Implies throwing money around for a good time.

Traditional dish with cassava leaves (Origin: Mozambican Portuguese/Local)

Impressionar, arrasar (To impress, to kill it)

Beber álcool de manhã (To drink alcohol in the morning)

Passar o tempo (Kill time)

Trouble. (Famous from “Hakuna matata” = no troubles). Now used playfully.

Minibus taxi

ماتبقاش تسول - لا تبقى تسأل (stop asking)

مطبخ - Kitchen

Match de foot (Football match)

Match (Game/match)

Match de foot (Football match)

Combinação no Tinder (Tinder match)

Compétition sportive (Sports match)

Match (Mutual interest)

Match (Game)

Match de foot local

Jeu FIFA

Creole match

يوم المباراة (Match day)

Match entre équipes locales (Local derby match)