Uma uhlela uhambo oluya eNingizimu Afrika, umqondo omuhle ukufunda kancane ukukhuluma kwendawo. INingizimu Afrika inezilimi ezingu-11 ezisemthethweni , kodwa indawo elula ukuqala i-English South Africa. Njengoba inikezwe ifa lelimi elicebile lezwe, i-slang yaseNingizimu Afrika iyaboleka emathonjeni ahlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nesiBhunu, isiZulu nesiXhosa.
Ukwazi ngisho nambalwa alawa magama kungasiza ekuqedeni iqhwa lamasiko, okwenza imisebenzi engase ibe yinkimbinkimbi njengokuqasha imoto noma ukuhlela ukudla kwendabuko okulula kakhulu.
I-AZ ye-Essential South African Slang
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Uhlazo lwama-Ag (olubizwa ngokuthi yihlazo): lusetshenziselwa ukuveza uzwela noma isihawu, isb "Ag uhlazo, akakwazi ukuza ngoba ugula".
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I-Babelas (ebizwa ngokuthi i-buh-be-las): i-hangover, isb "Saphuma ebusuku ebusuku futhi nginabo babela".
I-Bakkie (ebizwa ngokuthi i-buh-key): i-pick-up, isb "I-Mine ibhaki emhlophe ngaphesheya".
I-Biltong (ebizwa ngokuthi i-bil-tong): inyama eyomile, efana ne-jerky, isb "Ngeke ungithathele enye ibiltong esitolo".
I-Bliksem (ebizwa ngokuthi yi-blik-sem): ukushaya umuntu, isib. "Ngizokubhalela".
I-Boet (ebizwa ngokuthi i-rhyme ne-'beka '): isiBhunu ngomfowethu, ingasetshenziswa kunoma yimuphi umngane wesilisa isib "Ngiyamazi, uyisiphephelo sami".
Ama-boerewors (okubizwa ngokuthi yi-bor-e-vors): isobho laseNingizimu Afrika, elihunyushwe ngokuqondile kusukela ngesiBhunu ukuze 'umsizi womlimi', isib. "Uke wazama yini ama-warthog boerewors?".
I- Brayayi (ebizwa ngokuthi i-bry): ijebe, kokubili isabi nesenzo isib. "Woza phezu, sinesibindi", noma "Woza phambili, siya ku-brayra".
I-Bru (ebizwa ngokuthi i-brew): efana ne- boet , nakuba ingasetshenziswa ngokungajwayelekile kubantu nabesifazane, isib. "Hey bru, up up up?".
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I-China (ebizwa ngokuthi i-china): umngani, isib. "Hey china, sekuyisikhathi eside".
I-chow (okukhethiwe): ukudla, isb "Ngizokubona kamuva nge-chow".
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I-Dof (ebizwa ngokuthi i-dorf): isiphukuphuku, isib. "Ungabi njalo, umuntu".
I-Dop (ebizwa ngokuthi i-dop): isiphuzo sokuphuza ngokweqile, isib. "Unesibindi esikhulu kakhulu".
I-Doss (i-dossi ehlonishwayo): ukulala, isib. "Awufuni ukufaka indawo endaweni yami kulobubusuku?".
I-Droëwors (ebizwa ngokuthi i-droy-vors): ama- boerewors omisiwe, afana ne-biltong, isb "Angidingi isidlo sakusihlwa, ngigcwalise ama-droëwors".
I-Dwaal (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-dw-ul): i-spacey, hhayi ukugxila, isb "Nganginjalo ngingazange ngiyimbone ngisho".
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I-Eina (yabiza i-ey-na): i-enchant, kokubili isimemezelo kanye nesabizo, isb "Eina! Okulimazayo!", Noma "Nginayo i-eina".
I-Eish (i-eysh pronunced): isimemezelo, esivame ukusetshenziselwa ukuveza amandla, isib. "Hhayi, lelo bhilikhithi libiza kakhulu".
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I-Gatvol (ebizwa ngokuthi i-hat-fol, ngenomsindo wokuqala we-guttural): isondliwe, isib. "Ngingumgogodla wezinkinga zakho".
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I-Hectic (eyaziwa kakhulu): ngokweqile, ngokuvamile ecindezelayo, isib. "Leyo ngxoxo yayiyinkimbinkimbi".
I-Howzit (ebizwa ngokuthi kanjani-it): isetshenziselwa ukubuza othile ukuthi yenza kanjani, isib. "Hamba i- china yami?".
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I-Ja (ebizwa ngokuthi yah): isiBhunu yebo, isib. "Ja, ngifuna ukuya ku- bray".
I-Jislaaik (ebizwa ngokuthi yi-yis-like): isimemezelo sokumangala noma ukungakholwa (kungaba nesimo esihle noma esingalungile) isib. "Jislaaik, sasijabule".
I-Jol (ebizwa ngokuthi i-jol): iqembu noma isikhathi esihle, kungaba nesabi noma isenzo, isib. "Lokho kwakuyi-jol" enjalo, noma "Uza e-jol kulobubusuku?".
Njengamanje (okwakushiwo manje): isikhathi esithile, noma nini, ngokushesha, isib. "Ngizozungezela khona manje".
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Kak (eshiwo kuk): crap, isib "Lokho kwakungumdlalo we-kak".
I-Kif (ebizwa ngokuthi i-kif): ipholile, iyesabeka, isib. "Amagagasi ayengaphansi kwamanje".
U-Koeksister (obizwa ngokuthi umpheki opheka): inhlama ekhonjiwe ejulile ethosiwe ngesiraphu, isb "Ngizoziphathisa umqeqeshi)
I-Klap (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-klup): i-slap, isb "Ufanelwe i-klap yalokho".
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ULallie (obizwa ngokuthi i-lallie): indawo yokuhlala engahlelekile, ilokishi , indawo, isb "Uhlala e-lallie".
I-Lank (ebizwa ngokuthi i-lank): eziningi, isibonelo isib "Kwakukhona imigoqo emanzini ebhishi", noma "Kuyabanda namhlanje".
I-Larny (ebizwa ngokuthi i-lar-nee): fancy, posh isib. "Leli hhotela liyi-larny".
I-Lekker (ebizwa ngokuthi lak-kerr): enhle, epholile, enhle isib isib. "Usuku lwama-lekker namuhla", noma "Ubheka i-lekker kuleso sigqoko".
U-lus (ukhonjiswe u-lis): ukulangazelela, isib. "Ngingu-lus for ubhiya obupholile okwamanje".
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I- mal (eyaziwa kakhulu): i-crazy, isib. "Qaphela lowo mfana, u-mal kabi".
I-Moer (ebizwa ngokuthi i-mo-urr): shaya, shaya, isib. "Qaphela ukuthi akakuboni".
I-Muthi (ebizwa lapho-tee): imithi, isb "Kungcono ukuthi uthathe umuthi othile kulabo babela".
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Manje-manje (okukhulunywe manje-manje): kufana nalokhu okwamanje, kepha ngokuvamile kuvame kakhulu, isibonelo "Ngisendleleni, ngizokubona manje-manje".
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Oke (oak oak): umuntu wesilisa, ngokuvamile engaziwa isib. "Ngilinde ngokuhambisana neqembu lama-okes".
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I-Padkos (ebizwa ngokuthi i-pat-kos): ukudla okulula okuyi-roadtrip, isb "Ungakhohlwa i-padkos, yindlela ende eya eKapa".
I-Pap (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-pup): i-porridge egumbini, isib. "Ipap yisisekelo sokupheka kwe-Afrika".
I-Potjie (i-poi-key) ebizwa ngokuthi: inyama yesobho, isb "Sonke sihlangana ndawonye nge-potjie yegundane"
I-Posie (ebizwa ngokuthi i-pozzie): ikhaya, isb "Woza ku posie yami uma usulungile".
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I- robot (ebizwa ngokuthi i-robot): ukukhanya kwethrafikhi, isb "Ungabeki ema robots emva kokunyama".
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Isikali (isikali esichazwe): ukweba noma ukuthatha okuthile, isib. "Angikholwa ukuthi uphinde wamisa isibani sami".
I-Shebeen (ebizwa ngokuthi yi-sha-be): isakhiwo sokuphuza elokishi, isb "I-store ye-aqor ivaliwe kodwa usengayithenga ubhiya kusuka ku-shebeen".
Ukudubula (ukukhishwa kwesibhamu): cheers, sibonga, isib. "Shot for the tickets, bru".
Ama-Sies (okubizwa ngokuthi u-sis): inkulumo yokuzonda, ingaba isichazamagama esiphezulu, isib. "Indoda ye-Sies, ungakhethi impumulo yakho", noma "Leso sidlo sasinobuhle".
I-Sjoe (ebizwa ngokuthi shoh): isimemezelo, isb "Sjoe, ngiyajabula ukukubona!".
Isikhumba (isikhumba esibikiwe): inhlebo, isb "Ngikuzwile ukukhukhuza ngami ngobunye ubusuku".
I-chip chips (ebizwa ngokuthi i-slup chips): amafriji, isb "Ngingayithola yini i-sauce ye-utamatisi nama-chip chips?".
I-Smaak (ebizwa ngokuthi i-smark): fancy, isib "Ngiyakuthinta ngempela, uzophuma nami ngosuku ?.
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Ama-Takkies ( okushiwo okubhaliwe ): amasinki, isb " Ngangigqoke ama jeans nama-takki ami futhi wonke umuntu wayemnyama".
I -tsotsi (ebizwa ngokuthi ts-otsi): isela, isb "Hlalani nibheke i-tsotsis endleleni yenu".
Tune (umsindo ochaziwe): cisha, ukhulume, isib "Ungangiboni, kwakungeyena iphutha lami", noma "Yini ongilungisa yona?"
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I-Vetkoek (ebizwa ngokuthi i-fet-cook): isiBhunu 'sekhekhe lamafutha', ibhola elibiwe ngokujulile inhlama livame ukugcwaliswa, isib. "Ama-Vetkoeks yiwona ukwelashwa okuphelele kwabantwana ".
I-Voetsek (ebizwa nge-foot-sek): i-Afrikaans expletive ehunyushwa ku-f ** k off, isib. "Uma kukhona okukukhathazayo, batshele ukuthi baveze".
UVuvuzela (obizwa nge-vuvuzela): uphondo lwepulasitiki noma icilongo, elisetshenziselwa imidlalweni yebhola, isib. "Labo vuvuzela benza isihogo somsindo".
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Yussus (okukhulunywe ngaye): isikhalazo, isb "Yussus bru, ngikukhumbula".
Isihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Agasti 11, 2016.