Word/Phrase |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
"Ag!" |
ah-gh |
"Oh, no!" |
"Are you sooking for a hooking?" |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
"are you looking for a fight?" |
Baff/Baffed |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
flatulent |
Bakkie |
baa-key |
pickup truck |
Blind |
blaaand |
poor, lousy, as in "Blind, Man!" |
Boet |
boot |
an Afrikaans word meaning "brother" which is shared by all language groups |
Boffin |
bohf-fin |
highly intelligent person; someone who excels in school |
Bra/Brew |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
friend or brother |
Braai |
br-eye |
barbecue |
Boney |
bone-e |
motorcycle |
Bring and come |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
either a threat or passive; e.g. "Come here" (from resident Indians) |
"Chips! Chips Out!" |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
"Hey! Look Out!" |
My China |
Mah chah-nah (originally British Cockney) |
person you are insulting; e.g. "What are you looking at, my China?" |
Classic |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
very funny, hilarious |
Cramming |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
studying for an exam at the last minute |
Donner |
dorhn-nah |
to beat up vigorously; e.g. "I'm going to Donner you!" |
Dop |
dohp |
usually an alcoholic beverage |
"Eina!" |
eye-nah |
expression of pain; e.g. "Eina!" |
Gif |
(like a throat-clearing 'gif') |
"Cool!" |
Graze |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
to eat; e.g. "let's graze" |
Hey? |
(as shown but with South African accent, and always phrased as a question) |
"excuse me?" or "I beg your pardon?" |
Hosed myself |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
to laugh so hard you are soaked with your own tears |
Howzit? |
how-zit? |
slur of "How's it?" standard greeting, identical to "What's up?" |
Izit? |
izit? |
slur of "is" and "it?" a response used to express boredom |
Ja-nee |
yah-knee |
literally means "yes no"; used when one is required to respond, but would rather not choose to agree or disagree |
Jawellnofine |
yah-well-no-fine |
stands for "Yes Well No Fine" a term used in boredom |
Jislaaik |
yus-lahk |
surprise, amazement |
Johl |
jole |
party, good time (see also "Rave") |
Klap |
klahp |
an Afrikaans word meaning smack, whack, or spank |
Lekker |
lehk-kah |
very good, excellent |
"Let's Chuck" |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
"Let's Go" |
Made a big stab |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
to make a big mistake or blunder |
Naai |
nigh |
to do someone in |
Now now |
(as shown but with South African accent |
used to say "Just wait, I'll be there now now" |
"Ooa, Gatz!" |
ooh-ah-ghatz! |
"Uh oh!" or "Dang it!" |
Para |
Pear-uh |
fighting, or to fight |
"Pasop!" |
pahs-ohp |
"Watch out!" or "Beware!" |
Plugged |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
fail an exam |
Prang |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
crash a car or vehicle |
"Pull In!" |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
challenge to a fight |
Rave |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
excellent party |
Raw |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
When something is really lousy |
Rock up |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
(a.k.a. "gate crash") just show up unannounced or uninvited somewhere |
Rubber |
ru-bah |
eraser |
Sammie |
sah-mie |
sandwich |
Scale |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
to steal |
"Shot; thanks!" |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
"thanks a lot!" or "cool; thanks!" |
Skop, Skiet en donner |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
Literally "kick, shoot and thunder", used by many South African speakers to describe action movies |
Stuffed it up |
(as shown but with South African accent) |
messed it up |
Takkies |
tah-keys |
sneakers |
Tune grief |
chune-grief |
"are you looking for a fight?" |
Tuning |
chew-ning |
threatening someone; e.g. "trying to tell me how it is?" |
Vrot |
frot |
an Afrikaans word meaning "rotten" or "putrid" |
Vuil |
fail |
rotten or gross |