Andizi

I'm not with it


You want me to sacrifice my time for something that won't work out? Andizi shame

Letsetse

A person who is always after everyones money, food etc


Daii man ke letsetse ophela annyaka dilo

Abeg

Abeg simply means Please. Its a word derived from "I beg"


Abeg, give me money.

Skyf

Skyf is the moment you pass the cigarette from the owner to the parasite.


Please skyf nkawza

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia. 


I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you. 

Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.


I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.

Stina

This is a slang word for R1000, that is 1 thousand South African rands.
The literal meaning of Stina is brick (in Zulu)


I only need 2 stina then I’ll be fine.

Maskandi

Maskandi is a kind of Zulu folk music / genre that is dominant amongst the Zulu population of South Africa.


I enjoy listening to Maskandi
My favourite Maskandi artist is Mgqumeni

Nyashlessness

Having no hemispheres Nyash at the back side of the girls back but only bones. Being wakanda


Nyashlessness is for wakanda

Ikati

Ikati is a Nguni name for a cat.


Xhosa: Ndifuna ikati.
Zulu: Ngifuna ikati.



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