Ingwa

Chalk

How many chalks do you have?
Ufise Ingwa zingahe?

Fede

Fede may be used to say "alright" or "okay" and it is mainly used that way in the southern townships of Johannesburg and many parts of Gauteng.

Fede, I'll sort it out.

Spinza

Word meaning drink, any type of drink and mostly biased towards alcohol drinks.

uspinza ini? What are you drinking?

Batlao Hurda

A social media term that means they will hurt you.

You think he loves you... Batlao hurda mntase.

Xwala

Understand

Ke a xwala

Skyf

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

Please skyf nkawza

Thesha

To work; To get up against all odds and stand on business

U Cisha no Gawst basathesha e studio;
Besithesha murtu e spani vandaag

Bafana Bafana

The South African national soccer team. The team that only qualifies by default (when they host).

Bafana Bafana plays shit!

Ghanaian Cedi

Currency of Ghana (GHS) issued by the Bank of Ghana. 1 Cedi = 100 pesewas.

The current cedi was introduced in 2007 with a revaluation of 10,000:1.

Mfowethu

Mfowethu is a Nguni term for "my brother". It can be used to refer to any male, it doesn't have to be your biological brother. It's like saying "bro".

Sure mfowethu, I will see you tomorrow.

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