African Slang Words Starting With "T"

Teach them

Apprends-moi (Teach me)

ጥያቄ/ጥያቄ (Teyake) - question

Means “wise” or “clever,” but youth use it ironically for a friend acting like a know-it-all or goody-goody. Usage: Alri...

Apple remedy

Children

Tfala (Kids)

Tfali (My children)

I remembered

Kid; child

Expression of disgust or rejection

تفو عليك - أتفو عليك (spit on you - disgust)

Bake

Thaalab (Fox/Cunning)

Thaba / Maluti (Mountain / Maluti mountains)

Thaba (Mountain)

Maikutlo a Thaba-Tseka / Thaba-Tseka feeling

Old man; father (from “old timer” – used like ‘dad’)" ("Setswana-English slang")

Thalatha (Three)

Thamaga (Bakgatla village)

Thamar (Fruits)

Thamariya (Fruit female)

Berber language; with pride

Ukuthanda (To love)

Gratitude to deity (Praise God)

Thank God (Grateful to deity)

Praise Allah

ثانك يونيفرس - اشكر الكون (thank universe)

አመሰግናለሁ/አመሰግናለሁ (Amesegnalehu) - thank you

Ngiyabonga (I thank)

Obrigado irmão (Thank you brother)

Publication de remerciement (Thank you post)

ثانكفول (Thankful)

Grateful Thursday

Remersye tou lazour (Thankful daily)

قلوب شاكرة (Thankful hearts)

Shukr (Gratitude ceremony)

Gratitude celebration (Thanks day)

Thanya (Second)

One thousand shillings

Thapama (Midday)

Thapelo (Prayer)

Thaqafa (Culture)

Tharo (Three)

ثروة (Fortune / wealth)

Everything/Complete (That's everything)

That’s how it is; thus

Exactly/Correct (That's it)

That place (There)

Finished/Complete (That's all)