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.
Someone saying something about a 2K/2000: “Ama2000 don’t know their home languages.” or “Ama2K love listening to amapiano.”
He rented the property before he was given the tender. Surely he is a prophet. He is a tender prophet.
Mzala o na le snokonoko
You don't randomly say it, as it can be very vulgar, "Toko yao" which means "Your asshole".
As it is vulgar and generally considered an insult,you don't randomly use it, however You can say "Toko yao" which means "Your asshole/anus".
I was born and bred in Dube.
You sound like a alhoshnability kind of a person
Azanka ka bona ntho e so.
I have never seen something like this.
"Ke bea Bomma pele"
Pronunciation
"Makhi o hlokofetsi, ijoh modimo mara!"
Pronunciation
"Chomi o mpethile ka hit/run and ke cachitse"