Browse African Slang

Hatua za densi (Dance moves)

Filamu/sinema (Movie/cinema)

ሙቪ/ፊልም (Movie)

عاشق الأفلام (Movie buff)

የፊልም ቀጠሮ/የፊልም ቀጠሮ (Yefilm ketero) - movie date

Film evening (Cinema time)

Film evening

Organizar noche de películas (Movie night organize)

Reveals movie endings

Film actor/Actress (Movie star)

Movies (Films)

Kuhama (Moving)

موفينغ داي - يوم الانتقال (moving day)

Cohabitation start (Living together)

Acting crazy

Kuphuma ekhaya (Leaving home)

Stres van trek (Stress of moving)

Moving up (Progressing)

Acting suspicious

Operadora móvel vietnamita-moçambicana (Vietnamese-Mozambican mobile operator)

Cut / delete / remove quickly.

موج (Waves)

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

Middle class

Région Moyen-Chari

Average grade

Soleil (Sun)

Soleil (Sun)

Voleur (Thief)

Voleur d'électricité (Electricity thief)

Cœur, courage (Heart, courage)

Cœur (Heart)

Moyo/chombo cha damu (Heart/blood organ)

Kind heart

Mtu wa moyo (Heart person)

Moyoni/sehemu ya kati (In heart/middle part)

Very pretty girl (lit. banana).

Orgulho moçambicano (Mozambique pride)

Mozika fialamboly / Playful music

Musique (Music) - Lingala

Mozzarella (Pizza cheese)

Amor pela pátria (Love for homeland)

Mpa (Stomach)

Quartier de Pointe-Noire (Pointe-Noire neighborhood)

Mpanao politika / Tia resaka (Politician / Talker)

Day planning

Swahili phrase meaning 'side arrangement', i.e. a side-chick or side-guy (extramarital partner). Widely used in Kenya to...

Development plan

Birth planning

Mpanjono / Fisher