Apile

Apile is the Xhosa term for an apple.

Ndifuna ukutya i-apile.

I want to eat an apple.

Tembisa

Tembisa or Thembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.

Tembisa is my Kasi. 1632 for life.

Laduma

Laduma is a South African phrase that is generally spoken (or screamed) when a goal is scored in soccer.

What a goal... Laduuuuuuumaaaa!!!

Chakalaka

A spicy vegetable dish traditionally served as a sauce or relish with bread, pap, samp, stews or curries

A braai is not complete without chakalaka.

Atchar

A spicy relish of Indian origin, much like a mix between chutney and a pickle and usually made from green mangoes.

I eat everything with atchar 🤞🏽

Nyhori

Inyhori is a Xhosa slang term that’s used to refer to someone with one eye.

They stabbed him in the eye, now yinyhori.

Pronunciation:

Robot

How South Africans say “traffic lights” because “traffic lights” is too long and doesn’t sound futuristic enough.

No one:

Passenger in a taxi: After robot, driver.

011

011 is the Johannesburg dialling code. It can also used to refer to Johannesburg.

I rep 011 till I die!

Jiva

Jiva is a kasi term for dancing. It can also be spelt as Jaiva.

Ey wena uyathanda uku jiva.
You like dancing

Coco

Another term that refers to Covid-19.

This coco has made things difficult for everyone.