Browse African Slang

National holiday

Caminho/Estrada em Mandinka (Path/Road in Mandinka)

سايلنس - صمت إجباري (forced silence)

Silence éloquent (Eloquent silence)

Not speaking (Ignoring punishment)

سيليكون الصحراء (Silicon Sahara)

Siling (Ceiling)

ሐር/ሐር (Har) - silk

Silmi-mossé (Muslims)

Silmi-wende (Muslim God)

Peaceful

Beautiful Lozi (Nice language)

ሥልጣኔ/ሥልጣኔ (Siltane) - civilization

Born rich/Privileged birth (Born wealthy)

Stop; stand

Semana que vem (Next week)

I don't know

Simba/mtu mkali (Lion/fierce person)

Tenir/garder (Hold/keep)

Timu ya mpira (Football team)

Simba na panya (Lion and mouse)

Means “metal” in Shona – used to describe someone who is tough or fit.

ስሜን/ስሜን (Simien) - mountains

Kama (Similar)

Similar to (Like)

Rahisi (Simple)

حياة بسيطة (Simple life)

Creyente en vida simple (Simple life believer)

عيش بسيط (Simple living)

Plain speech (Clear language)

Simples (Simple)

Simply simply (Very simple)

Agradável / amável (Nice / kind)

Árvore sagrada (Sacred tree)

Simusiga (Joking/fun)

“I don’t have time” (with a Sheng flair).

Since (For a long time)

Hace tiempo (Long time ago)

All morning/Long time (From morning)

Since then (From that time)

Since when (Long time)

Slang for being sharp or stylish (like “umepigwa sindano ya ushamba” means you’ve been injected with style – sarcastical...

Sindicato (Union)

Haqiqa/sahih (Truth - Bari)

Cinema (Movies - Swahili)

Sinemaa/filamu (Cinema/movie)

Sing sing (Keep singing)

Primate (Primate)

Muziki wa mdundo wa haraka (Fast-paced music)

مغني - Singer