Engleză geografică și culturală - South African English

Here you will find slang from South African English, highlighting regional expressions, accents, and cultural terms used across South Africa.

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dop [substantiv]

(South African) a drink, especially alcoholic

Ex:

boet [substantiv]

(South African) a close friend or brother

Ex: How's it going, boet?

gatvol [adjectiv]

(South African) completely fed up or very upset

Ex: I'm absolutely gatvol with this nonsense.

sarmie [substantiv]

(South African) a sandwich

Ex: I packed a sarmie for lunch.

babalaas [substantiv]

(South African) a severe hangover

Ex: I had a terrible babalaas after the party.

bakgat [adjectiv]

(South African) great, excellent, or very good

Ex: The party was absolutely bakgat!

blesser [substantiv]

(South African) a wealthy man who supports a younger female companion, often in exchange for favors

Ex: She said her blesser bought her a car.

to chow [verb]

(South African) to eat

Ex: We chowed down on burgers at the braai.

dankie [interjecție]

(South African) used to say thank someone

Ex: Dankie for helping me with the groceries.

to donner [verb]

(South African) to beat up or thrash someone

Ex: He donnered him after the argument.

entjie [substantiv]

(South African) a cigarette

Ex: He asked for an entjie after lunch.

gwaai [substantiv]

(South African) a cigarette

Ex: He stepped outside for a gwaai.

haibo [interjecție]

(South African) an expression of surprise, shock, or disbelief

Ex: Haibo! I can't believe they won!

ja [interjecție]

(South African) used to affirm or agree

Ex: Ja, I'll help you with that.

jol [substantiv]

(South African) a party or social gathering

Ex: We went to a jol last night.

to klap [verb]

(South African) to strike, hit, or smack someone or something

Ex: He klapped the ball across the field.

kwaai [adjectiv]

(South African) great, fantastic, cool, or excellent

Ex: That new song is kwaai!

heita [interjecție]

(South African) a casual greeting

Ex: Heita! How's it going?

laaitie [substantiv]

(South African) a young person or youth, especially a boy

Ex: That laaitie is very talented.

laanie [substantiv]

(South African) a smart, well-off, or stylish person

Ex: He's a real laanie with his designer clothes.

maat [substantiv]

(South African) a friend, buddy, or companion

Ex: He's my best maat.

mampara [substantiv]

(South African) someone who behaves in a foolish or ridiculous way

Ex: He acted like a real mampara during the meeting.

pap [adjectiv]

(South African) weak or lacking substance

Ex: The argument was pap and didn't change anyone's mind.

sif [adjectiv]

(South African) foul, disgusting, or unpleasant

Ex: The food smelled sif and I couldn't eat it.

skollie [substantiv]

(South African) someone who engages in minor criminal or antisocial behavior

Ex: That skollie tried to steal my bike.

skyf [substantiv]

(South African) a cigarette

Ex: He stepped outside for a skyf.

to smaak [verb]

(South African) to like someone or something

Ex: I really smaak that new song.

stukkie [substantiv]

(South African) a girlfriend or female romantic partner

Ex: He took his stukkie out for dinner.

zak [substantiv]

(South African) money

Ex: I'm a bit short on zak this month.

tackie [substantiv]

(South African) a casual or sports shoe

Ex: I need to buy new tackies for the gym.

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