Ukuba uceba uhambo oluya eMzantsi Afrika, yinto efanelekileyo yokufunda encinci yeengcinga zendawo. UMzantsi Afrika unamaelwimi angama- 11 aseburhulumenteni , kodwa indawo elula ukuqala yiNgesi yaseMzantsi Afrika. Njengoko ilifa leelwimi elizityebi lizwe, i-slang yaseMzantsi Afrika iboleka kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zempembelelo, kubandakanya isiBhulu, isiZulu nesiXhosa.
Ukwazi nokuba ambalwa ala magama anganceda ukuphula iqhwa leenkcubeko, ukwenza imisebenzi enokuyingozi njengokuba uqeshisa imoto okanye ulawule ukutya kwendabuko okulula.
I-AZ ye-Essential South African Slang
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Uhlazo luka-Ag (olubizwa ngokuhlazeka): lusetyenziswa ukubonisa uvelwano okanye ububele, umz: "Uhlazo luka-Ag, wayengenako ukuza ngenxa yokuba uyagula".
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Babelas (ebizwa ngokuba yi-buh-be-las): i-hangover, umz. "Saphuma ngobusuku obudlulileyo kwaye ngoku ndinabo babela".
I-Bakkie (ebizwa ngokuba yi-key-buh-key): i-pick-up, umz. "Imayini ibhaki emhlophe ngaphaya".
I-Biltong (ebizwa nge-bil-tong): inyama eyomileyo, efana ne-jerky, umz: "Ngaba awuyi kundikhela enye i-biltong esitolo".
UBliksem (ebizwa ngokuba yi-blik-sem): ukubetha umntu, umz: "Ndiya kubhalela".
I-Boet (echazwe kwisingeniso nge 'put'): isiBhunu ngomzalwana, isetyenziselwa nayiphi na umhlobo wesilisa umzekelo "Ndiyazi yena, ibhotile yam".
Izibhengezo (ezibizwa ngokuba yi-bor-e-vors): i-sausage yaseMzantsi Afrika, iguqulela ngokusuka kwi-Afrikansi ukuba i-'suster's sausage ', umz: "Ngaba uke walingela i-warthog boerewors?".
I-Braai (ebizwa ngokuthi yi-bry): i-barbecue, zombini isibizo kunye nesenzi isib. "Yiza ngaphaya, sinebrayi", okanye "Yiya ngaphaya, siya ku-braai".
I-Bru (ebizwa ngokuba yi-brew): efana ne- boet , nangona ingasetyenziswa ngokungaqhelekanga kumadoda nabasetyhini, umz: "Hey bru, yintoni na?".
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I-China (eyabizwa i-china): umhlobo, umzekelo, "Hayi china, bekude ixesha elide".
I-Chow (ebizwa ngokuba yi-chow): ukutya, umz. "Ndiza kukubona kamva nge-chow".
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I-Dof (eyaziwa ngokuthi dorf): isisithakazelo, umz: "Musa ukwenza njalo, indoda".
I-Dop (ebizwa ngokuba yi-dop): isiselo esinxilisayo, umz: "Unomdaka omkhulu kakhulu".
I-Doss (ebizwa ngokuba yi-doss): ubuthongo, umz: "Awufuni ukubuyela endaweni yam ebusuku?".
I-Droëwors (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-droy-vors): i-dryer boerewors , efana ne-biltong, umzekelo "Andiyidingi isidlo sakusihlwa, ndagcwalisa kwi-droëwors".
I-Dwaal (eyaziwa ngokuthi dw-ul): indawo, ingagxininisi, umz: "Ndandisoloko ndingazange ndimbone".
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U-Eina (bhengeza i-ey-na): i-ouch, kokubili isimemo kunye nesibizo, umzekelo "Eina! Oku kuhlungu!", Okanye "Ndinayo i-eina".
I-Eish (i-eyun pronunced): isikhalazo, esivame ukusetyenziswa ukubonakalisa ukuphazamiseka, umzekelo, "Hayi, loo mthetho-mali uyabiza".
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I-Gatvol ( isichazi- hat-fol, esinezandi zomsindo ekuqaleni): isondliwe, umz: "Ndiyinto engenaziqhamo".
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I-Hectic (eyaziwa ngokuthe tye): ngokugqithiseleyo, ngokuqhelekileyo uxinzelelo, umz: "Le ngxoxo yayinzima".
I-Howzit (ebizwa ngokuba yintoni-it): isetyenziselwa ukubuza umntu ukuba wenza njani, umz. "Hamba i- china yami?".
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Ja (ebizwa ngokuthi yah): isiBhunu ngo-ewe, umz: "Ja, ndifuna ukuya kwibrayi".
I-Jislaaik (ebizwa ngokuba yi-yis-like): isimangalo sokutshatyalaliswa okanye ukungakholelwa (ingaba nesimo esiphumelelayo okanye esingathandekiyo) umz. "Jislaaik, sinexesha elifanelekileyo".
I-Jol (ivakaliswe i-jol): iqela okanye ixesha elihle, linokuba sisibizo okanye isenzi, umz. "Yayiyi-jol" enjalo, okanye "Uza ku-jol namhlanje ebusuku"?
Okwangoku (ekuthethwa kwangoku): ngexesha elithile, naliphi na ixesha, ngokukhawuleza, umzekelo "Ndiza kujikeleza kuwo ngoku nje".
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Kak (eyaziwa ngokuba yik kuk): u-crap, umz. "Loo mdlalo wek".
I-Kif (ebizwa ngokuba yi-kif): ipholile, iyothusayo, umz: "Amagagasi ayimfuneko namhlanje".
U-Koeksister (obizwa ngokuba ngu-cook-sister): ubeka intlama enzulu ebiwe ngesiraphu, umz: "Ndiya kuzinyamekela kwi-koeksister)
I-Klap (eyaziwa ngokuthi klup): i-slap, umzekelo "Ufanelwe i-klap yelo".
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ULallie (obizwa ngokuba yi-lallie): ukuhlala ngokungekho mthethweni, ilokishi , indawo, umzekelo "Uhlala e-lallie".
I-Lank (ebizwa nge-lank): amaninzi, umz. Umzekelo "Kwakukho imithwalo yamanxweme elunxwemeni", okanye "It's cold today".
I-Larny (ebizwa ngokuba yi-lar-nee): fancy, posh umz: "Le hotele iyimilala".
Lekker (eyaziwa ngokuba yi lak-kerr): enkulu, epholile, emihle umz. "Ingumhla wama-lekker namhlanje", okanye "Ukhangele i-lekker kweso sigqoko".
ULus (unqamle u-lis): ukukhanga, umz: "Ndiyilungele ibhiya epholileyo ngoku".
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I-Mal (eyaziwa ngokubanzi): i-crazy, umz. "Jonga loo mntu, unobungozi".
I-Moer (ebizwa ngokuba yi-ur-urr): hit, yitshiswe, umz: "Qaphela ukuba akayikukuhlekisa".
I-Muthi (ebizwa apho-tee): iyeza, umz: "Ungcono uthabathe i-muthi kulabo babela".
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Ngoku-ngoku (ekuthethwa ngoku ngoku-ngoku): kufana noku nje ngoku, kodwa ngokuqhelekileyo kusondele ngakumbi, umzekelo "Ndihamba endleleni, ndiya kukubona ngoku-ngoku".
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I-oke (ebizwa ngokuba yi-oki): umntu wesilisa, ngokuqhelekileyo ungumfokazi umz: "Ndilinde ngokuhambelana neqela lezinye okes".
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I-Padkos (ebizwa ngokuba yi-pat-kos): i-snacks ye-roadtrip, umz: "Ungalibali i-padkos, yindlela ende eya eKapa".
Ipap (i-pup eyaziwayo): i-porridge ye-corn, umzekelo "iPap isisiseko sokupheka kwe-Afrika".
Potjie (ebizwa ngokuba yi-poi-key): inyama yenyama, umz. "Sonke sihlangana ndawonye ngegusha potjie kamva"
I-Posie (ebizwa ngokuba yi-pozzie): ikhaya, umz. "Yiza ku-posie xa usulungele".
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I-Robot (i-robot eyaziwayo): umbane wendlela, umzekelo "Musa ukuma kuma robot emva kobumnyama".
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Isilinganisi (isixa esichazwe): ukuba okanye ukuthatha into ethile, umz: "Andiyi kukholwa ukuba uphinde wanyuka umlenze wam" kwakhona.
I-Shebeen ( ekuthiwa yi-sha-been): isiseko sokusela esekishini, umz. "Ivenkile ye-aqor ivaliwe kodwa unako ukuthenga ubhiya kwi-shebeen".
Shot (esichazwe ngombhozo): jabulela, mbulela, umz. "Shot for tickets, bru".
I-Sies (ebizwa ngokuthi sis): inkolelo yokunyaniseka, ingaba isichazi-mali, isib. "Indoda ye-Sies, ungakhethi impumlo yakho", okanye "Lelo sidlo sasingumngcipheko".
Ijojo (i-shoh esichazwayo): isikhalazo, isib. "Sjoe, ndivuyiswe kukubona!".
I-Skinner (isikhankqalazi esichazwayo): ukuhleba, umz: "Ndivile ukukhanda ngam ubusuku obunye".
I-chip chips (ebizwa ngokuthi i-slup chips): i-fries, umzekelo, "Ngaba ndingayifumana i-tomato sauce kunye ne-chips"?
I-Smaak (ivakaliswe i-smark): i-fancy, umz. "Ndiyakuchukumisa ngokwenene, uya kuphuma kunye nam ngosuku?
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Takkies (ezichaziweyo): izinebe, umz: "Ndandinxibe iingubo kunye namaqhosha ami kwaye wonke umntu wayemnyama."
U-Tsotsi (obizwa ngokuthi ts-otsi): isela, umz: "Gcina iso kwiphulo lakho".
Tune (ityunjiweyo): xelela, uthetha, umzekelo, "Musa ukundibamba, kwakungeyena iposiso yam", okanye "Yintoni endiyilungisayo?"
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I-Vetkoek (ebizwa ngokuba yi-fet-cook): isiBhunu 'seqhekeza e-mafutha', ibhola edibeneyo yenhlama idla ngokuzaliswa, umz. "IiVetkoeks yiphilisi yokugqibela yababelas ".
I-Voetsek (eyaziwa ngeenyawo-sek): isiBhulu se-expletive eguqulela kwi-f ** k, umz: "Ukuba kukho umntu ophazamisayo, xelela ukuba bavezek".
UVuvuzela (obizwa nge-vuvuzela): uphondo lweplastiki okanye ixilongo, esetyenziselwa kumdlalo webhola, umzekelo, "Abo vu vuzela benza isihogo somsindo".
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UYussus (obizwa nge-yas-sus): isimemo, umzekelo "Yussus bru, ndikhumbula wena".
I-Article ihlaziywe nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Agasti 11 ka-2016.