Browse African Slang

Ho tantša hampe / To tantša hampe

Tany masina / Sacred land

Tante paternelle (Paternal aunt)

Tanàna manga / Blue city

Ten shillings

Taolo (Control)

Frapper légèrement (To tap lightly)

Style tapas (Tapas style)

Travailler avec acharnement (Work relentlessly)

Bien manger (Eat well)

Rester longtemps quelque part (Stay somewhere long)

Taper position (Stand around idly)

Aller vite (Go fast)

Perles de manioc (Cassava pearls)

Plugged in / crazy (context).

Transport surchargé (Overloaded transport)

تقليد (Tradition)

Moqueur (Teasing)

Plaisanter gentiment (To tease gently)

Estar doente ou indisposto (To be sick or unwell)

Estar estressado ou preocupado (To be stressed or worried)

Tara (Friend - Southwest)

Luxury / high class.

The latest news or updates (what’s going on).

Ramadan night prayers

Prières du Ramadan (Ramadan prayers)

تراويح نايتس - ليالي التراويح (Tarawih nights)

Très tard (Very late at night)

Tired afternoon

Tarde demais (Too late)

Target (Target/goal - from English)

Público-alvo (Target audience)

Walengwa (Target audience)

Bantfu lositama kubafikela (People we aim to reach)

Target practice (Shooting game)

Prix fixé (Rate)

History

Tubercule taro (Taro root)

Rede circular de pesca (Circular fishing net)

A slow Angolan dance (derivative of kizomba). Also used to hint at intimate dancing or flirting.

Competition (Somali)

Heavy traffic

Ala ya kupulizia (Blowing instrument)

Fou (Crazy)

Measure/pile

تقسيط - Installments

Prayer beads

Payment

تسجيل - Scoring

Honored to meet you (Arabic)