A Mabena is a person who is always making mistakes and who is a disappointment.
Example
Disappoint me again, Mabena.
A Xhosa term for 'You are shitting'. It can also mean 'she or he is taking a shit', depending on the context.
Example
Man 1: Where is he?
Man 2: Uyanya (He is taking a shit)
Woman 1: I will beat you!
Woman 2: Uyanya (You are shitting)
South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent.
Example
I was born and bred in South Africa.
Comot is a Nigerian pidgin term that means 'go', 'leave', or 'get out!'
Example
Make we comot (Let us go out)
Comot from dia ( leave)
Comot! (Get out!)
The nickname for township of Alexandra in Johannesburg., also known as Alex. It has been compared to the Gomora in the Bible.
Example
If you value your safety, don't drive in Gomora at night
Pardon me. Particularly in an official and formal setting e.g. in a meeting or when asking for forgiveness from the elderly.
Example
"Ngxe, bantakwethu." - Pardon me, my kin.
Is a term used in South Africa to refer to a situation where two people who are not married are living together.
Example
Those ones will never get married. They've been doing vat n sit for more than 5 years.
This word can be used in any context. You can use it to greet, to say goodbye, to indicate you are happy. Etc.
Isgaxa or isigaxa means Big news, like WOW, like Yhoo, like I don't believe it.
Example
Everyday is a new sgaxa, I've run out of haibos.
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