African Slang Words Starting With "T"

Tsaya tebogo (Take it easy/Relax)

ጸበል/የተቀደሰ ውሃ (Holy water)

ጸብሒ ላቭ - ፍቕሪ ጸብሒ (Stew love)

ጽቡቕ - ብሉጽ (Good/Nice)

ጽቡቕ/ጥሩ (Good - Tigrinya)

ፀደይ/ፀደይ (Tsedey) - spring

Rabuwa, kashe zuciya (Breakup, heartbreak)

ጸሐይ/ጸሐይ (Sun)

Crazy / wild person.

Tsela (Road)

Tseleng (On the road)

ጸሎት/ጸሎት (Prayer)

Tsena (Come in/Enter)

Wait

Gudu (Race)

Tsessebe (Tsessebe antelope)

Slang for “tea” (from “chakula” mix or just fun word). Often used when inviting someone for gossip over tea.

Tshameka (Play)

تشرفنا (Honored to meet)

Tshega (Laugh)

Tshegofatso (Blessing)

Check / verify.

Tsheko (Judgment)

Pour (drink) / tell.

Masheleni (Money)

Tshenyo (Destruction)

Tshiamo (Justice)

Fhethu ha u guda (Place of learning)

Tshikona (Venda dance)

Classic Tshiluba

Ancestral Tshiluba

Tshimo (Field)

Tshimologo (Beginning)

U tshina (To dance)

Switch sides / change stance.

Tshipa (Springhare)

Tshireletsego (Protection)

Tshireletso (Defense)

Erreur, faute (Error, mistake) - slang

Tshomarelo (Perseverance)

Tshukudu (Rhino - aggressive)

Tshukuru (Donkey foal)

Pretoria identity | Pretoria identiteit

Tshwanelo ya motho (Person's right)

Ke kopa tshwarelo (Forgiveness)

Tshwene (Baboon - troublemaker)

Tshwene ya dikgang (Baboon of issues - troublemaker)

Water

Lève-toi (Stand up)

Tsibogo (Knowledge/Awareness)