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.
Ozzy Rsa is just a humbled boy
“Bafazi Abanangcondo outy yami”
Whuzet nawe nalamntana uMbali?
Daii man ke letsetse ophela annyaka dilo
Igali lam liyavuza.
Have you seen my wife? Hosh Karamaima!
Cassper Nyovest ke star!
Okes were having fun last night at the rugby game.
He speaks that Model C English.
South African slang: How are you doing?
The word is borrowed from the Afrikaans language - Hoe is dit. Direct translate: How is it.
Hi my friend, huzit?
ah mfanaka ko botsa nka kreya dai Golf, fetsa kere Sosh 'plata ah ema nyana joh!"
(boy I am telling you, if I get that Golf, then put that illegal plata on it, its gonna break necks!)