Word of the Day [05 Jul 2026]

Ndza ku rhandza

Tsonga romantic language words used to refers to "I LOVE YOU💚".

Ndza ku rhandza my wife/husband/ and so on.....

NB: It is used at any person whom you want her/(...) to express your love.

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Nka screama gore

A popular Tswana/Sotho phrase on social media that means "I would scream". It's used as an expression when something shocking happens.

Imagine if ISIS would come to South Africa. Yhuu nka screama gore.

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Shibobo

A soccer skill/move where a player puts the ball in between another player's legs.

Did you see that shibobo from Messi?

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Gborku

Plenty; surplus; many

I get et gborkuWe have ri to our house gborku

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Kraal

An enclosure for livestock, or a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.

Make sure the kraal is clean before the elders come back.

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Igali

Igali is a term used in parts of the Eastern Cape to refer to a shack.

Igali lam liyavuza.

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Zali

A Zambian slang term for money, specifically a hundred Kwacha note.

I need to go to the bank to get some zali.

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Lobola

The down-payment paid by the groom to the family of the bride before they can get married. It can be in the form of money or livestock.
I believe they call it a dowry in other parts of the world.

My family expects R200k lobola for you to marry me.

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Cupcake

The nickname for the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Cupcake is opening the country again.

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Mpesu

A name given to people of high status

Mpesu

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Amandala

The word is used as an intentional misspelling and pronunciation of the word ‘amandla’ which means strength.

The word was popularised on social media after Naomi Campbell said ‘amandala’ instead of the correct ‘amandla’ at the Global Citizen Festival in 2018.

You'll be strong. Hayi wethu Amandala to you.

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