With just days to go before the G20 Summit kicks off in Johannesburg, it's the perfect time to embrace South Africa's vibrant culture and maybe sound like a true local! Known as the Rainbow Nation for its diversity, South Africans have created a lively vocabulary that's as colorful as the country itself. 🎉
Ready for a crash course? Check out the A-Z of South African slang and impress your new friends at #G20Johannesburg:
- A – Aweh: A versatile greeting, from 'hey' to 'cool'! 😎
- B – Braai: The ultimate South African BBQ—time for some boerewors and burgers! 🍖
- C – China: Friend or mate (short for 'china plate'). 'My china is coming over.' 🤝
- D – Dop: A drink or bar tab. 'Buy me a dop?' 🍻
- E – Eish: Expresses surprise or disbelief. 'Eish, that's hectic!' 🤯
- F – Fundi: Someone who's an expert. 'She's a coding fundi.' 💻
- G – Gogo: Grandmother, or a respectful title. 'Gogo cooks the best stews.' 👵
- H – Howzit: How are you? 'Howzit, bru?' 👋
- I – Imali: Money. 'Got any imali?' 💸
- J – Jol: Party or have fun. 'Weekend jol starts Friday!' 🎉
- K – Kiff: Cool or nice. 'This track is kiff!' 🎶
- L – Lekker: Great, tasty, or cool. 'Lekker vibes tonight.' 🌟
- M – Mzansi: A proud nickname for South Africa. 'Mzansi rocks!' 🌍
- N – Now-now: Soon, in a little while. 'I'll be there now-now.' ⏳
- O – Oh shaw: Really? or okay! 'Oh shaw, I see.' 👀
- P – Pachanga: Huge party (from Spanish). 'Big pachanga tonight!' 🎊
- Q – Qha!: Wow! or shock. 'Qha! Look at that sunset!' 🌅
- R – Robot: Traffic light. 'Stop at the robot.' 🚦
- S – Sharp: Cool or goodbye. 'I'm off, sharp!' 👍
- T – Tekkies: Sneakers. 'Lace up your tekkies.' 👟
- U – Ubuntu: Humanity and community spirit. 'Ubuntu connects us all.' ❤️
- V – Vleis: Meat (Afrikaans). 'This vleis is 🔥.' 🍖
- W – Wors: Sausage, usually boerewors. 'Grill some wors.' 🌭
- X – uHawu: Exclamation of surprise. 'uHawu, that's awesome!' 😲
- Y – Yak: To chatter. 'Stop yakking and listen.' 🗣️
- Z – Zol: A joint (weed). 'Pass the zol.' 🌿
Now you're all set to chat like a true Jozi native at the G20 Summit. Go on, drop an 'Aweh' or two and watch the smiles roll in! 😁
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
