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Ja

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 4 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Ja definition 1

Imediatamente (Immediately)

"Já venho (I'll be right back)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 05, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Ja definition 2

He came

"Finally ja"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 05, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Ja definition 3

Yes (Afrikaans “yes,” commonly used in SA English).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Ja definition 4

Ja (Eat)

"Ja dijo tse di siameng (Eat good food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025

Word Details

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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4 community definitions
Added
July 2025

↻ Similar Words

Ja 🇩🇿 Algeria

He came

"Finally ja"
Já 🇦🇴 Angola

Imediatamente (Immediately)

"Já venho (I'll be right back)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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🌍 "Ja" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ja 🇩🇿 Algeria

He came
Já 🇦🇴 Angola

Imediatamente (Immediately)
Ja 🇧🇼 Botswana

Ja (Eat)

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