A white person or foreigner. Twi word, used descriptively, not offensively.
Example
The obroni dey learn Twi.
Something cool, awesome, or impressive. Also used to mean ' a lot' or 'big time'
Example
We had bhoo fun at the party yesterday.
Tanzania's bustling port city and gateway to Zanzibar.
Example
Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market is the busiest in East Africa.
It’s chai is a South African slang term for it’s over.
Example
The game is almost over and the score 5-0. Ay it’s chai for for that team.
An emphatic filler adding urgency or emphasis, like "please" or "just". From Yoruba.
Example
Come here jare!
A hit song by the legendary Mandoza and it almost became the National Anthem but Sister Betina overtook it.
Example
Can you please play the Nkalakatha song.
South Africa's scenic coastal city beneath Table Mountain.
Example
Cape Town's Robben Island held Nelson Mandela for 18 years.
One of the most popular name in textbook examples. This is the guy who always buy a lot of unnecessary things in the textbook.
Example
No one:
Maths textbook: Thabo bought 20 watermelons and 16 condoms, how many cousins does Thabo have?
Example
Born and bred eQonce, chief.
A South African slang term that means a guy, a friend or even a young boy.
Example
Zthini boyzen?
How’s it going my boy?
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