Kana uri kuronga rwendo rwekuSouth Africa, chinhu chakanaka kuti udzidze zvishoma zvekutsvaga kwako. South Africa ine mitauro 11 yepamutemo , asi nzvimbo inonyanya kutanga kutanga ine South African English. Zvichipa ruzivo rwenyika ruzhinji rwekurima, Slang yeSouth Africa inokwereta kubva mumhando dzakasiyana-siyana, kusanganisira Afrikaans, Zulu uye Xhosa.
Kuziva kunyange mamwe mashoma emashoko aya kunogona kubatsira kuputsa tsika yemagariro, zvichiita mabasa anonyangadza sekubhadhara motokari kana kurayira kudya kwechikafu zvinowedzera nyore.
An AZ of Essential South African Slang
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Ag kunyadzisa (kutaurirwa achinyadziswa): kushandiswa kuratidza tsitsi kana tsitsi, semu "Ag kunyadziswa, aisagona kuuya nokuti anorwara".
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Babelas (pronounced buh-be-las): muchengeti, semuenzaniso "Takabuda usiku huno uye zvino ndine vana vakaberekwa".
Bakkie (pronounced buh-key): a-pick-up, semu "Mine ndeyevha yakachena uko".
Biltong (pronounced bil-tong): nyama yakaomeswa, yakafanana neyakasviba, semuenzaniso "Haunganditoreri bendong rimwe kubva muchitoro".
Bliksem (zvinonzi blik-sem): kurova mumwe munhu, semuenzaniso "Ndiri kuenda kune bliksem iwe".
Boet (inonzi chirevo nechirevo chokuti 'put'): Afrikaans muchidimbu, inogona kushandiswa kune shamwari chero ipi zvayo yega yega, "Ndinomuziva, ndiye chikepe changu".
Bhuku rekushandisa (rinonzi bor-e-vors): masizi e South Africa, anonyatsoshandura kubva kuAfrikansi nokuda kwe "sausage" wekurima, semuenzaniso "Wakamboedza warthog boerewors?".
Bhiai (inonzi pronounced bry): bhayiko, mbiri neshoko sekuti "Huyai, tine bhiza", kana kuti "Uyai mberi, tichaenda ku braai".
Bru (akadudzwa brew): yakafanana nebhoti , kunyange zvazvo inogona kushandiswa pasina varume nevakadzi, semuenzaniso "Hey bru, chii?".
C
China (pronounced china): shamwari, semuenzaniso "Hey china, yava nguva refu".
Chow (pronounced chow): zvokudya, semuenzaniso "Ndichakuona gare gare pane chimwe chinhu".
D
Dof (zvinonzi dorf): benzi, semuenzaniso "Usadaro iwe, munhu".
Dop (pronounced dop): doro rinodhaka, semuenzaniso "Akanga ane dops akawanda kwazvo".
Doss (pronounced doss): kurara, semuenzaniso "Hausi kuda kutora panzvimbo yangu manheru ano here?".
Droëwors (inonzi pronounced droy-vors): mhepo yakaoma yakafanana, yakafanana neyekuita, semuenzaniso "Handifaniri kudya kudya, ndakazadza pamusoro pemvura".
Dwaal (pronounced dw-ul): spacey, kwete kuisa pfungwa, somuenzaniso "Ndakanga ndiri mukutambudzika kwakadaro handina kumutomuona".
E
Eina (kureva kuti ey-na): chechi, mbiri uye zita, eg "Eina! Izvozvo zvinokuvadza!", Kana kuti "Ndine eina".
Eish (pronunced eysh): chirevo, kazhinji chinoshandiswa kuratidza kuvhiringidzika, semuenzaniso "Eish, iyo mari inodhura".
G
Gatvol (pronounced hat-fol, nezwi romuviri pakutanga): akadyiswa, sekuti "Ndiri chikwata chezvisina maturo".
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Hectic (inonzi chirevo chekare): kunyanya, kazhinji kunetseka, semuenzaniso "Kukurukurirana uku kwakanga kwakanyanya".
Howzit (chirevo chekuti sei-it): yaishandiswa kubvunza mumwe munhu kuti vari kuita sei, sekuti "Howzit yangu china ?".
J
Ja (zvinonzi zvakah yah): Afrikaans kune hongu, semuenzaniso "Ja, ndinoda kusvika kune braai".
Jislaaik (akatumidzwa kuti aka-so): chirevo chekushamisika kana kusatenda (chinogona kuva chakanaka kana chakaipa) semu "Jislaaik, takava nenguva yakanaka".
Jol (chirevo chekuti jol): chikamu kana nguva yakanaka, inogona kuva nezita kana chiito, semuenzaniso "Izvozvo zvakanga zvakaita jol", kana kuti "Uri kuuya kune jol manheru ano here?".
Ikozvino (yakataurwa zvino iye zvino): imwe nguva, nguva ipi zvayo, nokukurumidza, semuenzaniso "Ndichatsvaga kwariri ikozvino".
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Kak (pronounced kuk): crap, semuenzaniso "Icho chaiva kamu yekare".
Kif (pronounced kif): inotonhora, inotyisa, semuenzaniso "Mafungu akanga ari chechi nhasi".
Koeksister (akadudzwa cook-sister): akaisa gorosi yakadzika-yakabikwa muhurasi, semuenzaniso "Ndiri kuzozvibata kune koeksister)
Klap (pronounced klup): kurohwa, semuenzaniso "Iwe unofanirwa kuita klap yeiyo".
L
Lallie (pronounced lallie): kusagadzikana kwekugara, karikiti , nzvimbo, sekuti "Anogara mu lallie".
Lank (pronounced lank): zvakawanda, zvikuru kwazvo "Kwakange kune mabhanji emhenderekedzo yegungwa", kana kuti "Kwakatonhora nhasi".
Nhamba huru (pronounced lar-nee): fancy, posh eg "Iri hotera iri maperembudzi".
Lekker (akadudzwa lak-kerr): akanaka, akazonaka, akanaka eg "Ndiwo zuva rek lekker nhasi", kana kuti "Unotarisa lekker mupfeko iyoyo".
Lus (inotsanangurwa): kuda, semuenzaniso "Ndine lus for boro rakanaka ikozvino".
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Mal (chirevo chemukuru): mapenzi, semuenzaniso "Chenjererai munhu uyo, iye achinetsa".
Moer (akadudzwa mum-urr): kurohwa, kurohwa, semuenzaniso "Chenjerera haaiti iwe".
Muthi (akatumidzwa ikoko-tee): mishonga, semuenzaniso "Iwe unotora muthu mumwe kune avo vanaamai".
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Iye zvino-ikozvino (zvinonzi zvino-zvino): zvakafanana nezvino, asi kazhinji zvinowedzera, semuenzaniso "Ndiri munzira, ndichakuona iwe zvino-zvino".
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Oke (pronounced oak): murume wemurume, kazhinji semusingazi seenzaniso "Ndakanga ndakamirira maererano neboka reimwe okes".
P
Pepkos (inonzi pat-kos): kudya zvokudya zvekudya, eg "Usakanganwa padkos, inzira yakareba yeKapa".
Pap (pronounced pup): maizi porridge, semuenzaniso "Pap ndiyo huru yekubika kweAfrica".
Potjie (pronounced poi-key): nyama yekudya, sekuti "Tose tiri kuungana pamwechete negwayana potjie gare gare"
Posie (pronounced pozzie): kumba, sega "Uyai ku posie yangu kana wagadzirira".
R
Robot (inonzi pronounced robot): chiedza chemugwagwa, semuenzaniso "Usamira pamabhobhoti mushure mesiku".
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Nhamba (pronounced scale): kuba kana kutora chimwe chinhu, semuenzaniso "Handigoni kutenda kuti akawedzera chiedza changuzve".
Shebeen (pronounced sha-ye): nzvimbo yekudhakwa mukoroti, semuenzaniso "Chekuvha yeqor yakavharwa asi iwe unogona kutenga doro kubva shebeen".
Shot (chirevo chakatemerwa kupfura): cheer, thank, eg "Shot for the tiketi, bru".
Sies (inonzi sachizivikanwa sis): kureva kushorwa, kunogona kuva chirevo chekunyanyisa, sekuti "Sies murume, usasarudza mhino dzako", kana kuti "Kudya uku kwaiva maziso".
Sjoe (akadudzwa shoh): chirevo, semuenzaniso "Sjoe, ndinofara kukuona!".
Skinner (chirevo chinonzi chivara): makuhwa, semuenzaniso "Ndakanzwa iwe uchigunzva pamusoro pangu humwe husiku".
Slap chips (pronounced slup chips): fries, somuenzaniso "Ndingawana tomato mutsva nemapupa angu?".
Smaak (pronounced smark): fancy, semuenzaniso "Ndinokutambudza, iwe uchaenda neni pazuva?
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Takkies (akatumidzwa takkies): sneakers, eg "Ndaipfeka jeans nematkies angu uye vamwe vose vakanga vari mutsvuku".
Tsotsi (pronounced ts-otsi): mbavha, semuenzaniso "Ramba uchichenjerera tsotsis paunenge uchienda kumba".
Tune (chirevo chakataurwa): taurira, taura, semuenzaniso "Usanditeerera, handizvo mhosva yangu", kana kuti "Chii chauri kundigadzirira?"
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Vetkoek (inonzi pronounced fet-cook): Afrikaans ye 'mafuta keke', bhora rakadzika-fried yehupfu rinowanzoshandiswa nekuzadza, sekuti "Vetkoeks ndiyo yekupedzisira kurapa vana ".
Voetsek (pronounced foot-sek): chiAfrika expletive chinoshandura ku f ** k kubva, somu "Kana pane munhu anokutambudza, vaudze kuti vaonek".
Vuvuzela (pronounced vuvuzela): runyanga rwepurasitiki kana hwamanda, rinowanzoshandiswa pamakwikwi ebhora, sv. "Avovvuzela avo ivavo vanoita gehena yemubvumo".
Y
Yussus (akadudzwa se-sus): chirevo, semuenzaniso "Yussus bru, ndakakanganwa".
Nyaya yakarongwa naJessica Macdonald musi waAugust 11th 2016.