Browse African Slang

Pozi (Positive/Good)

Fonte de água (Water well)

Poésie du cœur (Heart poetry)

Chatting; talking nonsense (having a casual talk)" ("Afrikaans (Namlish slang)")

Mazoezi (Practical)

Ateliers formation pratique (Practical training workshops)

Repetition improves (Training helps)

Motor tricycle/Three-wheeler (Motorized tricycle)

Pragya driver - Tricycle operator

Ir à praia/divertir-se (Go to beach/have fun)

Famosa praia de Benguela (Famous Benguela beach)

Bar na praia (Beach bar)

Praia bonita (Beautiful beach)

Polluted coastline

Praia bonita e limpa (Beautiful clean beach)

Virgin beach

Kudumisa nekuhlabelela (Praising and singing)

Worship singers/Musicians (Church band)

Pig/Dirty person (Pig - insult)

To crash (usually a vehicle) – common in Zambian and Zimbabwean slang.

مقلب - Prank

Divided plate

Sharing scarce food

Pray (To pray)

Pray pray (Keep praying)

Supplication/Worship (Prayer)

መቁጠሪያ/መቁጠሪያ (Mekuteria) - prayer beads

استراحة الصلاة (Prayer break)

Spiritual retreat center (Religious camp)

Prayer camp wahala - Issues at prayer camps

Iqembu lekuthandaza (Prayer group)

Política de grupo de oración (Prayer group politics)

Creyente en sanación por oración (Prayer healing believer)

የጸሎት ምንጣፍ/የጸሎት ምንጣፍ (Yetselot mintaf) - prayer mat

Umhlangano wekuthandaza (Prayer gathering)

Specific prayer topic (Prayer focus)

ፕረየር ፓወር - ሓይሊ ጸሎት (Prayer power)

Sicelo sekuthandaza (Prayer request)

Person wey dey pray well well (Someone who prays a lot)

Economía de guerreros de oración (Prayer warrior economy)

Prayer warrior levels - Different stages of prayer intensity

Guerrera de oración bruja (Prayer warrior witch)

Mercado (Market)

Square politics

Esquenta antes da festa (Pre-party warmup)

Kuphuza ngaphambi kokuphuma (Drinking before going out)

Economía del pre-copeo (Pre-game economics)

بري أوردر - طلب مسبق (pre order)

Before performance anxiety (Pre-stage jitters)

Engagement photos (Couple photography)