Browse African Slang

Memory fish

Vendedora de peixe (Fish seller - female)

Pecado (Sin)

Small boy/Young person (Child/Kid)

Parents, vieux (Parents, old folks)

Pele (Before/In front)

Cor de pele escura (Dark skin color)

Peleka (Take/send)

Ondoa hiyo (Take that away)

Ethnie de l'Ouest (Western ethnic group)

Pelo (Heart)

Pelo ga e na meno (Heart has no teeth)

Pelo ya me (My heart)

Pelonomi (Kindness)

Situación tensa (Tense situation)

Blanc, européen (White person, European)

Rest in peace

Giz ritual / cal (Ritual chalk)

Pemba/kisiwa (Pemba/island)

Praias de Pemba (Pemba beaches)

Blanc, clair (White, clear)

Beside the road

Commercial bus/Transport (Public transport)

Penalty roubado (Stolen penalty)

Penalty kick

Coup de pied de réparation (Penalty kick)

Penalty (Penalty kick)

Penalty (Penalty)

Adhabu/kifungo (Penalty/punishment)

Never misses penalties

Penalty shootout - Decisive moment

Love; like

(Swahili verb) 'To love each other.' When describing a mutually loving couple, one might say wanapendana ('they love one...

Force du travail (Strength of work)

Parc national (National park)

Return well (Come back)

Com dívidas (With debts)

Près (Near)

Passar pela peneira (To sift)

Attractive (UK)

Shona for “crazy”, used to mean awesome or insane. Can be positive like “lit.”

Shona for crazy, used to mean awesome or insane

Zona mineira (Mining area)

Penja (Plantain variety)

Minibus/Shared taxi (Public transport)

Common typo for penis

The party or celebration after finishing final exams (literally dropping one’s pen).

Retraite (Pension)

Retraite digne (Dignity pension)

Fantasía de pensión (Pension fantasy)