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.
"Makungangeni mgqakhwe ebandleni likaYehova; nesizukulwana sawo seshumi masingangeni ebandleni likaYehova." - deuteronomy 23
"No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even down to the tenth generation."
If you get the girl your friends can say to you
Tse Nziiiiiiiima.
In Tswana
- Agang ntlo.
In English
- Build a house.
They speak Xhosa, Zulu, Swati and Ndebele.
We should unite as Nguni people and stop this tribalism.
Who lied to Wendy Williams about Wendy Williams Day?
1. UMa'am ufuna ichogo.
2. How much do you want? Nginechogo
Limpopo is one of my favourite places to visit.
I would rather starve than to eat masonja.
I only have R3.50 in my bank account. Ku bird!
Heh Ngeku dula fase.
*You girl, Sit down*