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ሽሮ ፓወር - ሓይሊ ሽሮ (Chickpea stew power)

ሽሮ ተራ/ሽሮ ተራ (Shiro tera) - spice section

قميص - Shirt

Burn / make hot / spicy.

Braai spot / meat hangout.

Shisa nyama (Burn meat/BBQ place)

Eningizimu yelive (South of country)

مكان الشيشة (Shisha spot)

Pluie

Rain

Spicy Ghanaian pepper sauce.

Shito sense (Pepper sense) - Being smart/sharp

Lugha ya Kizungu kwa Kiluhya (English language in Luhya)

Express cargo

Sort cargo

Cargo handler

Many shipments

ሽኮር ሓቢብቲ - ጥዕምቲ ፍቕረይተይ (Sweet my love - female)

Who; asking about person

Left direction (Arabic-French)

Shmoney dance (Money dance)

Means “what?” in Darija. Usage: Shnu kat-dir? (What are you doing?) – a very common phrase.

“What?” (common way to say *what* in Tunisian).

Sho (Okay/Expression)

A common Sesotho exclamation (like 'wow!'). Also Ao! for surprise or 'oh no!'.

Another minibus taxi term: "short right" – indicating a requested stop shortly ahead on the right side. Like sho't left,...

Surprise/Stunned (Shocked)

An electric extension outlet (Ghanaian term); used humorously to mean something shocking.

Mkusanyiko wa viatu (Shoe collection)

Literally 'shoe like a sandal,' a playful phrase meaning something is obvious or a sure deal. If someone says 'imeweza, ...

ጫማ ጥገና/ጫማ ጥገና (Chama tigena) - shoe repair

Polish shoes (Shoe cleaning)

جزمة - Shoes

See how?

شغلانة - Job/Gig

شغل - عمل (Work)

شكر - Thanks/Gratitude

Thanks

ሾላ/ሾላ (Shola area)

Twende wewe (Get lost)

شوق - Longing

شوكيث - Very shocked

Shoot dance (Hip hop dance)

Make move/Try (Shoot shot)

Shoot your shot (Take a chance)

Shooter (Small strong drink)

Shooter (To shoot/try)

Photo shoot

Photo shoot

شوتنج يور شوت - Shooting your shot