It’s chai is a South African slang term for it’s over.
Example
The game is almost over and the score 5-0. Ay it’s chai for for that team.
The best soccer player South Africa has ever produced.
Example
Teko Modise played for Orlando Pirates.
A term that is used to refer to a beautiful woman.
Can also be spelt as chandapha.
Can also be spelt as chandapha.
Example
yoh this girl ke shandapha.
Is a popular Xhosa slang which means What's going on. It's most popular in the Eastern Cape streets.
Example
Whuzet nawe nalamntana uMbali?
A plastic horn/trumpet that is mostly blown in soccer matches. It produces a loud monotone note. It became very popular in South Africa in the 1990s. A fan of the Kaizer Chiefs named Freddie "Saddam" Maake says that he invented the vuvuzela.
Example
Don't forget your vuvuzela when we go to the stadium.
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a major African language, a cultural group, and a widely used trade tongue spoken by over 150 million people mostly in East Africa
Example
She is learning to speak Swahili before her trip to Tanzania.
A term used to refer to a bribe, usually given to cops or traffic officers.
Example
I gave him some tjotjo and he let me go.
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