South Africa Slang Dictionary
South African slang is a rich, multilingual mix that borrows freely from the country's eleven official languages - isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sesotho and more - plus street languages like tsotsitaal and Sepitori. It's the language of the townships, the taxi rank, kwaito and amapiano, and everyday Mzansi life from Joburg to Cape Town to Durban. Words like eish, howzit, lekker, sharp sharp and yebo are woven into how South Africans speak every day. Explore the community-built dictionary of South African slang below - and add the words you know.
Umkhwetha has to eat food without salt for the first few days
Haisuka ngu stokoloko lo, inja engenamazinyo.
Ubhuti wakho linxila lokwenyani.
Translation: Your brother is a real drunkard.
It's Wednesday today, bo rra madumbu ba tla.
Outta disappointment : "yah neh,that boy really turned out to be a skrr skrr"
When seeking attention :
you : yah neh😒
Her : what
You : so you just gonna ignore me like that
You need to stay away from that skhebereshe.
Yeer usisbhanxa ke khona wena ufunda lewey lol
Ungothandiwe kakhulu .
Bafo uyali bona leli tsekeni eligqoke icrop top.