Tanzania's bustling port city and gateway to Zanzibar.
Example
Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market is the busiest in East Africa.
Is a general term used to refer to "around people" or ween there are people present.
Example
Imagine, they were busy kissing during the people.
South African slang-term used as a direct substitute for the words “I’m sorry”. Pronounced as Hah-deh.
Example
Big Bro: Who ate the mnyanelis I left in fridge?!
You: It was me big bro, hade.
The act of breaking someone's heart either through cheating or any malpractice that automatically leads the end of a relationship. Often used in a phrase "ba tlao hurda" meaning they will hurt you
Example
Ba tlao hurda, banunur!
A popular Tswana/Sotho phrase on social media that means "I would scream". It's used as an expression when something shocking happens.
Example
Imagine if ISIS would come to South Africa. Yhuu nka screama gore.
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example
They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.
Sotho or Sesotho is a language spoken in Lesotho and South Africa. It is similar to Sepedi and Setswana.
Example
I met a beautiful girl who was speaking Sotho.
Example
I just need 2 drata then I'll be fine.
A fat woman who looks like an idiot.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
Example
The fattest woman is Ngwije.
Even God himself can't reduce her weight.
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