Africa@Night meets Africa On Mars Series. Yes yes African house music lovers, It's a new dawn,a day and a new life with the podcast shows as this sadly will be the. Welcome to one of our most exciting projects to date: our innovative online JukeBox featuring the finest South African music. Simply plug in your speakers or. SAmp3.com is a portal for South African music downloads, an online presence for musicians and a platform for the promotion of South African music in all its many. Official web site of the African National Congress, the governing party. Frequently updated, press statements and Daily News briefing. List of South African slang words. Afrikanerisms. Typical users include people with Afrikaans as their first language but who speak English as a second language and people living in areas where the population speaks both English and Afrikaans. Many of these terms also occur widely amongst ethnic/native South Africans, and others living in neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia etc. These terms do not occur in formal South African English. Note when the letter . Note, in most cases of plurals ending in - onde & - ande, the . For example: Tande (plural of tand; . In singular words' syllables ending in . For example: . Note, the English term . Fanakalo in Zulu literally means . Originally refers to any person who behaves similarly to an ape or an idiot, i. Can be considered racist. Despite the overwhelmingly negative image created by Apartheid: Afrikaans music forms a large part of the South African music scene, with Jacaranda FM being the most prominent Afrikaans- English radio station; the weekly Afrikaans family magazine Huisgenoot is the highest circulating magazine in the country beating its Black counterpart Drum, even beating its English counterpart YOU; Beeld and Rapport are the two highest- circulating newspapers in the country. The formerly Afrikaans South African Broadcasting Corporation noted that the daily prime Afrikaans News broadcast on SABC 2, the Afrikaans soapie 7de Laan and the Afrikaans music trivia game shows Noot vir Noot and Musiek Roulette are the highest rated shows on the network. They also noticed a boost in viewership when Afrikaans- programming debuted on the primarily English channel, SABC 3; the rise of the Afrikaans DStv channel Kyk. NET also heavily impacted SABC's dwindling viewership. Naspers (short for . Headquartered in Cape Town, Naspers owns several major South African news- outlets and multiple newspapers as well as Media. Multi. Choice, DStv, etc. Afrikaans is shown as a force to be reckoned with in the media. Afrikaans equivalent to ! Means when an opportunity presents itself, you must take it. Similar to . Literally calling out a person for talking too much bullshit. Derived from the English . Same as the English pop culture slang 'yas'. The word has many meanings or uses: . Also associated with prison use. Similar: howzit, yooit, hoesit, yo. Zulu origin)bakgat – cool; expression of appreciation for something very well accomplishedbakkie – a utility truck or pick- up truck, now a mainstream word in South African English. Can also refer to a small plastic container/bowl. Bakkies Bothabakuzzi – a portmanteau of the words . Refers specifically to the scrotum. It also refers to truancy, also called . Can also mean . Often referring to a person who is extremely angry. Literally referring to a person . This translates well into British English as . English equivalent is . Someone who will lovingly do something tough no matter if the odds are stacked against him. Derived from the folk song . Which describes a man (Jan) who is willing to do any form of hard labour with a smile on his face. Refers to a person who wants to close their eyes and sleep as soon as possible. Originally from the British English phrase . It derives from the Dutch word for . Daai weerlig was hard! That lightning- strike was loud!) Used as a curse in Afrikaans: . The less violent version of . Refers to the blue/purple hue visible on a bruised area of the skin. In some cases, the object of the fear develops into a fully fledged phobia, while in most cases, the child outgrows it. The expression is based on the fact that the child goes blue in the face while screaming, and that it is as if a murder has been committed. For example: Die klein laaitie het blou moord geskree toe hy op Kersvader se skoot sit. Refers to both the colour of the iris as well as a bruised and swollen eye (black eye). Also refers to the Blue Train, a luxury train that travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town via the Trans Karoo rail- line aka . Refers to any person who has broken a law and got away with it. Derived from the Afrikaans word of the same spelling for . The plural . Considered outdated as . Boere (the plural form) can also refer to the police. Derivatives are: Boervrou (farmer's wife), Boeremeisie (farmer's daughter) and Boerseun (farmer's son). Often times these creative solutions are very low- cost and also rather innovative. This also applies to DIY- projects. For example: The Boer is preparing to braai, but he can't find a BBQ grill anywhere near- hand (which is necessary for a braai), so he looks around and spots an all- aluminium shopping trolley nearby, which he decides to use as a substitute for the grill. May also be applied to DIY projects. South Africa. In Afrikaans, literally . Due to the large variety of home recipes for the sausage, a local commission was set up to ensure the meat was labelled correctly by butchers as . Usually the term is primarily used by Southern Coastal regions to refer to the inland provinces that form a part of the plateau. Another meaning for the word bokkie is for a style of beard which is short and stylish and surrounds just the mouth and chin in a circle. I suspect that origins of this word are due to the visual similarity to the characteristic circle of neat white hair that is found around the mouths of many different buck in South Africa such as the Waterbuck, Impala and Kudu. Americans use the slang word goatee probably because that beard style looks similar to like the tuft of hair found on the chin of a goat. Literal translation is . Also a term for one who has shell shock. Refers to the time of the South African Border War where soldiers spent time in the bush (. Can also be used to refer to chicken drumsticks, i. They literally sit on the sidewalk and wait for an accident to happen, and sometimes they cause the accident as well. When you break down, they come fetch you. A sign of masculine pride. From Afrikaans: broek, meaning . Common usage: . All words are variations of the word . Boetie (Pronounced 'Boet - tea') specifically means little brother in Afrikaans because of the . You could say, . When you refer to another male as bro is it because you consider that person to be such a good friend he is like a brother, a family member. Bro can also be used for strangers but only also if you wish to show a welcoming and friendly attitude towards them or when you want to deescalate tension in a friendly way as in . However you would certainly not walk around calling every man you see, bro, because in South Africa the term is not used as loosely as it is in the USA for example. Bring- en- Braai – Contrary to the original traditions of the Braai, Bring- en- Braai allows the guests to bring their own food and drink items (usually pre- prepared, except for the meat) to the gathering and to cook it themselves or to have it prepared by the main chef if requested. Fellow guests must first ask permission to eat a food- item that was brought by another guest. In this case, it is similar to a . Etiket also states that, unless pre- prepared in a personal container (like Tupperware or an oven pan), any leftovers (including unfinished bottles of soft drinks) will be left with the hosts as guests are supposed to . Big bucks bro. Bucks should not be confused with The Boks which is the short version of . The team is commonly referred to using the Afrikaans . Specifically to grill meat on an open fire. As a noun, it is also the literal area/object used for the grilling of the meat (in that case, the barbecue grill and stand) as well as the social gathering around it. The most popular types of meat used are lamb chops, pork chops, Sosaties, Boerewors, rump steak, T- bone steak, spare ribs and snoek. Usually served as a side- dish to braaivleis. South Africa, the term mostly refers to the supermarket chain of the same name. French for . The series has enjoyed consistently strong ratings since its debut and has won numerous journalism awards. It also became the subject of a meme where long- time presenter Derek Watts is depicted saying . Also used as a goodbye greeting: ? Likely origin: Cockney rhyming slang . Also used as a variation to bru and bra. English . Also spelled tjommie. If you can call someone a chop it means they are being irritating or an acting like an idiot, . Calling someone a piece of meat is not a compliment it is a light insult but this word is sometimes used in a friendly way. Is used when a person has had something done, or wants to have something done in a short amount of time. Christian music mainly features; a combination of the words . Casual Fridays are encouraged annually due to the public school system's dress code employing a uniform, similar to European school dress codes. So once a year, students are encouraged to come to school in their civvies. Is considered a more playful sounding name. It has a similar meaning to the word cunt in the English language. Finish Line on public roads. Often considered to be a part of illegal street racing, dicing under the legal limit though is usually permitted. Can be a derogatory term for being overweight, similar to . Derogatory term for overweight people, used in conjunction with . Dutch – dinges. djou Ma se poes! Used as a strong disagreement. Dog het gedog hy plant 'n veer en 'n hoender kom op – lit. Translates as . Depending on context, the slang/derogatory version can mean prat, twat,idiot but most commonly understood as a translation of . Dumbhead), same as German . Used together with . Derived from . Amounts to an ancient curse. Often used in frustration with another person or thing: . Based on a rhyme of the same name, which satirically describes why a donkey should be considered . It can be used to describe any undesirable object/situation that may have its benefits as well. For example: . Refers to someone who is uninterested in choosing a side in an argument and therefore remains neutral. Besides its literal meaning, it also refers to masturbation among men. A crude but humorous way to say .
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