Browse African Slang

TID/msanii (TID/artist)

Muziki wa Zanzibar (Zanzibar music)

Muziki wa Zanzibar (Zanzibar music)

Baba wa Kihaya (Haya father)

Tabia/mwenendo (Character/behavior)

Kompyuta ya kubana (Flat computer)

Tabora/mji (Tabora/city)

Kuandikisha jina (Name registration)

Tai/mtu mwerevu (Eagle/smart person)

Taifa la umoja (Unity nation)

Mtu tajiri wa eneo (Rich person of area)

Tamasha/sherehe kubwa (Show/big celebration)

Tanga/mji wa pwani (Tanga/coastal city)

Wandering aimlessly (Tanga is a region, pori means bush – implying going off track).

Tangawizi/viungo (Ginger/spices)

Ala ya kupulizia (Blowing instrument)

Gari la kukodia (Hired car)

Tayari/imeandaliwa (Ready/prepared)

Timu/kikundi (Team/group)

Kazi ya pamoja (Work together)

Mjuzi wa teknolojia (Technology expert)

Textual/said representation of laughter (like “haha”).

Vifaa vya kiteknolojia vya hivi karibuni (Recent technological equipment)

Gari la kukodia (Hired car)

Programu ya mazungumzo (Chat application)

Tembo/mtu mkubwa (Elephant/big person)

Terrace/eneo la juu (Terrace/upper area)

Ukumbi wa sanaa (Art theater)

Theluji/baridi (Snow/cold)

Kutupa/kurudisha mpira (Throw in/return ball)

Nzuri sana (Very good)

Changamoto ya TikTok (TikTok challenge)

Timu/kikundi cha wachezaji (Team/group of players)

Timu ya kazi/kikundi cha kazi (Work team/work group)

Timu ya eneo (Neighborhood team)

Be content/satisfied. Often used in advice.

Wimbo/ngoma (Song/music)

Ya kitamaduni/ya kale (Traditional/old way)

Mafunzo ya kazi (Work training)

Transaction/shughuli za pesa (Transaction/money activities)

Transfer/kuhamishwa (Transfer/moving)

Sauti ya juu (High sound)

Mwenendo/mwelekeo (Trend/direction)

Trending/kimombo (Trending/popular)

Treni/gari la reli (Train/rail car)

Kweli/ukweli (True/truth)

Utulivu/subiri (Calm down/wait)

Hali ya kutarajia (Hope state)

Tumbo/kifua (Stomach/belly)

Tumbo la ukubwa (Big stomach)