26 May Learn some “South African Slang”
Here is my list of important South African slang words and phrases.
Are we braaing boerewors tonight ma bru?
If that question has your eyes glaring with question marks, then you should carry on reading to learn some South African slang. The South African slang is influenced by the country’s 11 official languages and to get you chatting the truly South African way, I have put together a list of words that will make your South African conversations much easier. P.S – Don’t be shy to mix it up.
Lekker
expression used for great, tasty
Yebo
means “Yes” in Zulu (Zulu is one of the 11 official languages you are going to find in South Africa)
Shap Shap
means everything is cool, ok
Zamalek
is a synonym for a “Black Label” (South African beer brand)
Howzit?
stands for: How are you? and is Afrikaans (one of the 11 official languages spoken in South Africa)
Braai
South African expression for BBQ
Boerewors
a sausage originated in South Africa
Molo?
means “Hello how are you?” in Xhosa if you speak to 1 person (Xhosa is one of the 11 official languages in South Africa)
Would you like to learn a bit of Xhose? Then check out my post!
Aweh
means “hey”
robot
South African expression for traffic light
just now
can mean in 1 hour or 2 days or never
Bra/ Bru
expression used for friend
Chommie
expression used for friend
Hayibo!
expression used for “no way” or “I can´t believe that”
Eish
a phrase of exclamation
Is it?
expression used for “oh wow”
Jasis
a phrase of exclamation / the equivalent of “damn”
Dop
alcoholic drink
Hello, hoe gaan dit?
means “How are you?” in Afrikaans (one of the 11 official languages in South Africa)
entjie
cigarette
Kak
means “bullshit”
Babbelas
expression used for a hangover
Chow
expression for food
Check out my video and let my South African family teach you some South African slang:
Language Lesson:
Here you find all my language lesson posts/videos:
iSiXhosa (one of the 11 official languages of South Africa)
Chichewa (most spoken language in Malawi)
Shona (most spoken language in Zimbabwe)