Browse African Slang

C'est incomparable (It's incomparable)

يا رب - Oh Lord

Oh my Lord

Ô mon Dieu

Oh Lord help me (Arabic-French)

Man; dude

Chief or skipper (also taxi driver).

Oh my God

يا ريت - I wish

Oh my friend

“My friend/buddy.” “Sahbi” is used to address a close friend, equivalent to “bro.”. Usage: Siro, ya sahbi, we’ll catch u...

Oh wow; expression of amazement

Oh my/wow

Oh my/wow

Oh sir listen (Arabic-French)

Ya sõma (It's good - Mooré)

Ya tuudu (It's hot - Mooré)

Hey boy!

Boy; kid

My son (affectionate)

C'est à toi (It's yours)

Ya yɩɩl (It's cold - Mooré)

Lucky you (Annaba)

Oh man (Arabic) - casual address

يا زين (Oh beautiful)

Hey person; casual way to address someone

Ya rajul (Hey man)

An expression loosely meaning 'Oh, you're in trouble now' or 'Poor you (you're about to get it)'. Said when someone's ab...

Despair

يأس - Despair

يا عم - يا رجل (Oh man)

Literally “may you live,” used to say “thank you” (similar to “bless you”).

يعني (I mean / like)

Bless you; thank you

Yaa (Is/to be - Mooré)

Yaa ka tõndo (Market has unity - commerce brings people together)

Who taught you? (Somali)

Who's with you? (Somali)

Who told you?

Yaa la fin (That's the end)

Yaa-raogo yiib kaam (Market gossip spreads fast)

Amazing/strange (Somali)

Yaab n pa maan sore (Troubles don't announce arrival)

Yaab-neda (Problem person - troublemaker)

Yaab-poko (Grandfather)

Yaab-raare (Trouble coming)

Yaaba (Grandmother)

Who are you?

ذهب (Went)

Oh you (calling)