Browse African Slang

Shule za jamii (Community schools)

Shuleni/chuoni (At school)

Stop or leave it.

Danse traditionnelle (Traditional dance)

ሹሩባ/ሹሩባ (Shuruba) - hair braiding

Zima (Shut down)

Dominate the party/event (Take over the event)

شتر سبيد (Shutter speed)

Campus transport (School bus)

Slang for “all good” or “okay.” Often used in greetings like “Mambo?” – “Shwari” (“How are things?” – “Peaceful”).

شوي شوي - ቁሩብ ቁሩብ (Little by little)

A little; slowly

Bi rahaat (Slowly slowly/take it easy)

A little bit (Arabic-French)

A little bit, slightly.

Grill

A little bit

Timid/Bashful (Reserved)

Enfant de la rue (Street child) - slang

Sira nama, poulet (Road meat, chicken)

Si c'est la volonté divine (If God wills)

Properly/well (Somali)

Live well

Otherwise/alternatively

To put it another way

Si ukweli (Not true)

Ni maisha tu (It's just life)

Unaona? (Don't you see?)

Si vyo (Not that - disagreement)

Badly/poorly (Somali)

Worthless/Useless (Worthless)

Siasa (Politics)

Litshe lelikhulu (Big rock)

Sibling rivalry (Brothers/sisters competition)

Expression de Sibut (Sibut expression)

Nzuri sana (Very good)

Sick (Ill)

Sick (Cool)

Mareed/ajib (Sick/amazing)

Sick leave (Medical leave)

Sid-paga (Truth woman - honest girlfriend)

Sida (Husband)

SIDA (AIDS)

For that reason

Therefore/because of that

Because of that

Mzuri kwa Kimaasai (Good in Maasai)

ሲዳማ/ሲዳማ (Sidama) - Sidama people

A place or part of town.

سايد كاراكتر إنرجي - طاقة شخصية ثانوية (secondary character vibes)