uma nilahla uDSD nina nizoshonaphi
Ey wena the way you like to town, you will get sick.
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).
I can't wait for the exams to finish so that sizokuhlamba iphepha.
Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for βplentyβ or βenoughβ. Used in Xhosa as a term for βThatβs enoughβoften in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for βewβ.
In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence βa place of milkβ. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambusheβs nickname: Rharhabe meaning βMinister of Plentyβ.
In Xhosa it varies:
In a Dismissal Manner
Someone: Iβm going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.
To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say βStop it. Rha! Thatβs enoughβ
In a Disgusting Manner
When a child see poop usually they used to say βRha! Pooβ
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say βRha!β
In an Elated Manner
A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say βRha! I out did myselfβ
Feeling pretty? βRha! Iβm beautifulβ
They are all lovey dovey now but it will end in tears.
Molweni bantu abadala.
Guy 1: How much did you pay for a box of cigarettes during lockdown.
Guy 2: I got this 20s for 2 klipa.
Kaizer Chiefs fans are Mamparas.
I met a beautiful girl who was speaking Sotho.
Slang
NEWDonβt use slang terms when writing formal letters, my child.