Browse African Slang

Saco cheio (Full sack)

Divisão de estar (Living room)

Divisão de estar (Living room)

Sala/maombi (Prayer/requests)

Fais bien (Do well)

Act like a white person

Work with joy

Do it quickly

Sala sentle (Stay well/Goodbye to person staying)

Friday prayer

Night prayer

Salam (Peace)

Peace (Arabic) - short greeting

Paz esteja convosco (Peace be with you)

Prayer (Arabic/Somali)

Prayer (Somali/Arabic)

A colloquial term for someone (usually from the city) who is soft, picky, or overly Westernized/posh. (Implying they onl...

Salade fraîche

صلاة - Prayer

Salary/wage

Salaire (Salary)

Salaire insuffisant (Insufficient salary)

Minimum wage

Salaire en retard (Late salary)

Salaire très bas (Very low salary)

Shona slang for a westernized, upper-class person – one who is flashy or from a posh suburb.

Salam (Peace - Arabic greeting)

Peace/hello/goodbye

السلام عليكم Paix sur vous (Peace be upon you)

Handshake greeting

Paix famille (Peace family)

سلام فاينل - سلام نهائي (final peace)

Hi brothers (Arabic-French mix)

سلام سلام Salutations (Greetings)

Salam alaiki ya bint (Peace be upon you, girl)

Tsara / Tsy marary (Healthy / Not sick)

Wote salama (All are well)

Salutation respectueuse

Paix du Salamat (Salamat peace)

Esprit du Salamat

سلامتك - Get well/Welcome back

Morning greetings

Sincere greetings

Salário de fome (Hunger salary/Low wage)

Salary (Salary)

Moputso o potlakisitsoeng / Chelete pele ho nako (Early salary / Money before time)

Ciclo de adelanto de salario (Salary advance cycle)

Siku ya mshahara (Payday)

Salary delay - Late payment of wages

Nyongeza ya mshahara (Salary increase)