[Pagoda One] Slang Words of America, Australia, England and South Africa Part 2

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How much do you know about slangs of your own country?
We've talked about some good slangs that might represent our countries.
(England, America, South Africa and Australia)
And we are certain that you guys would know a lot more slangs than we do.
So feel free to share your slangs via comment.
Enjoy!
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[@melissas6208]

Chantelle needed at least an hour to do this segment.

[@TheRjvds]

Maybe she'll do it just now, or now now

[@lucillemarais700]

Totally agree eish that would be a hectic segment

[@zaramia2280]

And the way we say "Heeecticc bru" 😂😂😂😂 And when a dog is chasing you and you just naturally shout "Voetsek" 😂🤣🤣

[@pagodaone_5697]

I can easily imagine the situation! Thank you Zara.

[@sunkissed9081]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mrs.allergetic9350]

my worst fear is to go to a anther country where the dogs do not know what voetsek means

[@michaeldamon7500]

@@zaramia2280 lies all dogs understand what voetsek means 😅😅 it's universal amongst animals

[@zaramia2280]

@@michaeldamon7500 sure 😂😂😂

[@tamarynmalgas5442]

I'm South African and am so suprised she didn't say "Aweh"...It can translate to Hii, Cool, Yes etc.

[@skyepeterson5389]

According to statistics "Aweeehhh" is definately used a lot more these days💁‍♀️

[@livingaschantelle2997]

I could only choose 2 and I ended up choosing 2 I would use more 😁 It was a very tough decision haha

[@acca1461]

@@livingaschantelle2997 the most important one is "now now"

[@pagodaone_5697]

now now? like "right now?"

[@acca1461]

@@pagodaone_5697 yes As in I'll be the now now (real quick) Especially used when someone is been waiting for you and you keep saying I'm coming

[@Amor_y_Alma]

"ja no" (yes no) and "no ja" (no yes) - which would confuse the life out of others but makes perfect sense to us South Africans 😂😂😂

[@pagodaone_5697]

it's really confusing!

[@xolisakoyana5763]

Ja no that's true bra

[@michaelvanmolendorff9114]

Ja nee thats so true

[@joshuawood4630]

Would that be similar to how we say "yeah nah" or "nah yeah" in Australia?

[@Amor_y_Alma]

@@joshuawood4630 yes - when i was there in Aus it was yes 😂

[@damianreddy4897]

South Africa has MANY slang words that have become normal everyday speech... Some include: Ag man (to show disappointment or shock); boet (referring to a male friend); fundi (when you know something well); bliksem (to hit someone); howzit (as a greeting)...and MANY more. South Africans also like to say "shame" a lot - for all types of situation, e.g. "he's in hospital, shame"; "that girl is so pretty, shame", etc. Great episode!

[@minnienhle21]

We definitely have a lot and they make communication colourful.

[@Smiley123ization]

When I go overseas the one thing I notice that almost no other countries use is the word "robot" - which we South Africans usually use for traffic lights.

[@livingaschantelle2997]

I struggled so much to choose only two! I ALMOST chose ‘shame’ hahaha because I use it SO much haha!

[@damianreddy4897]

@@livingaschantelle2997 "Shame" is literally a standard a response - perfectly used and perfectly understood!

[@ameliasoobramoney6607]

Watch Sandhira Chetty's recent video about South African's using the word Shame as an expression

[@becomingbless]

South Africa: “Haibo”, “tense”, “tough times”, “lekker”, “Vibe”, “Ag man”, “boet”, “yerrrr”, “hai kona”, “bruh”, “lit”, “now now” and “yeah no” . But “eish” and “hectic” are pretty commonly used

[@line6424]

HEY GIRL!!!😁😁❤

[@nokukunaka1953]

and “mize”

[@nepotism333]

"Ku rough"

[@LaMaria1025]

"Uzoba strong" and "moghel" 😂

[@Nedzani]

I’m South African and you should’ve told them the difference between “now” and “now now” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mishqa_henecia_cpt]

LMAO, I like this one.

[@pagodaone_5697]

She only get to choose 2, we will cover some more on next video :)

[@decktator]

Dont forget just now

[@decktator]

Or even juuuuuussst now

[@mariechenanthony370]

@@decktator literally neh😂so South African

[@sphamandlahlela5900]

Eish, almost forgot to click the like button.

[@pagodaone_5697]

if you don't, that would be devo. lol

[@sphamandlahlela5900]

@@pagodaone_5697 Hectic

[@rausagesaw]

Jinne man, that must've been hard to choose Chantelle. But thanks skattebol, you represent us so well 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@pagodaone_5697]

Isn't she so good? :) Thank you for your comment, Chole.

[@eideanbotha8655]

My selection of staple slang that I use from South Africa is: Lekker - used to descibe how awesome stuff is. Yoh! / Yoh mawe - used to describe shock or dissappointment or sympathy Haai wena - When asking someone to stop doing something. Jol - a party or clubbing night. A good time e.g. Yoh! We had a lekker jol last night, it got pretty hectic. Haai wena, you musn't party too much.

[@Amor_y_Alma]

Your example though - that's exactly it! 😂😂👏👏

[@eideanbotha8655]

@@Amor_y_Alma Thanks my china, I appreciate you

[@pagodaone_5697]

I would love to go to Jol :)

[@letishagirdhari8914]

@@pagodaone_5697 Jol can be used as a verb too. So it would be "I would love to jol"

[@carringtonbybee4876]

As an American viewer this was really hard to understand even with an answer key

[@GeraldineJD]

One of my favorite afrikaans slang to use is "kwaai", depending on the context it could either mean good / okay .

[@RaulGarcia-en3le]

it looks like a japanese word which means pretty.

[@GeraldineJD]

@@RaulGarcia-en3le oh? That's interesting

[@RaulGarcia-en3le]

@@GeraldineJD sure it is!

[@arnovandenheever8386]

Everybody forgets about "Awe"

[@GeraldineJD]

@@arnovandenheever8386 true!

[@sisiwemathebula6594]

I'm surprised u didn't use 'yohh'😂😂😂😂😂 that's a common one is south Africa

[@kimgibson6022]

YOHHH

[@mun0u0]

Yohh, eish, they should’ve

[@michaeldamon7500]

Their are 2 South African slang words that have become so essential to sentences that not using them makes the sentence seem incomplete. They are “mos” and “neh”. On their own they mean absolutely nothing

[@pagodaone_5697]

mos? what would that be? because in Korea "Mos" stands for "Microsoft Office Specialist" lol

[@Amor_y_Alma]

Ja mos 💁‍♀️

[@Amor_y_Alma]

@@pagodaone_5697 "mos" basically means "hey" with a little attitude - but not "hey" like "hello". For eg "you're being irritating mos" or "ja, it's your problem, you must fix it mos" 💁‍♀️😂

[@michaeldamon7500]

@@Amor_y_Alma 😂😂 Ja neh

[@michaeldamon7500]

@@Amor_y_Alma a classic " I mos told you" 😅😅

[@aminam2281]

If you come to durban and hear my indian brother speak english "durban slang" with his friends...its like your are listening to another language altogether. I just heard him say: "Bra I wanna vai to my mas pozie to chow a lekker biryani"

[@zahrahmoolla6343]

This is so relatable I think this type of slang is used alot by the Indians around the KZN area and wat about the words like lighty (son), bally (father), vrou (wife)

[@pagodaone_5697]

I have no idea what that means.... :) but good to know about durban slangs. lol

[@pagodaone_5697]

lighty = son? and vrou = wife? wow good to know!

[@SJokes]

@@zahrahmoolla6343 In Cape Town we have coloured slang "laatie" which means small child

[@urnie_burnie_bjj]

@@pagodaone_5697 Translation : Bra (Friend) I wanna vai (go to) my ma's (mother's) pozie (house) to chow (eat) a lekker (nice) briyani (a very delicious type of curry dish)

[@luthand0]

Gotta tell them about the (I think) Afrikaans slang "Somma". Can't even explain it but it's definitely in my top 5 Mzansi terms. The most widely used by everyone are probably "Now-Now"/"Just-Now", "Tsotsi", "China" and "Fundi".

[@skyepeterson5389]

Somma is also a response used in shock,disbelieve or surprise like if your friend tells you an unbelievable story, then you'll be like "somma!😲" but it can also be used to describe something that's happened out of the blue/suddenly like "she somma shouted at me" or "they somma started to dance on the tables"

[@mhlave2440]

I think we got 'somma' from Dutch via Afrikaans. Zomaar (Zonder reden), somaar (sonder 'n rede), meaning Just, without a reason, Nje! 🤷🏾‍♂️😂

[@Amor_y_Alma]

Any other South Africans bothered by the way she's pronouncing EISH?? It's deeper than she's saying it 😂😂

[@seanc2078]

Glad someone pointed it out😂

[@SJokes]

Yes oml. When they kept on saying "esh"🤭. Its "aysh"

[@talitha7994]

Triggered.

[@muneeblevendal4032]

Joh!

[@reneshkemorkel6981]

Botherd me soo much!

[@Amor_y_Alma]

What about HAIBO in South Africa? 😆

[@pagodaone_5697]

what does that mean, Cal?

[@urnie_burnie_bjj]

@@pagodaone_5697 You can use it in similar situations as eish. It's more of a word than a sound and comes down to the feeling of disappointment or discuss. eg. Friend: I'm failing my college classes Me: Haibo! You should study more. Eish!

[@Amor_y_Alma]

@@pagodaone_5697 it's used as an expressive term for shock or surprise.

[@sally-ann9106]

It's from the Zulu language.

[@thejdmguru621]

Haibo, how dare she!

[@Fortune_Masha]

"yoh yoh yoh🔥"

[@puseletsodiketane8120]

"Eish" and "Yoh!". These two words are part of the words that will never die in South Africa, lol. Some words come and go but these two, I promise they've been passed on from generation to generation, lmao.

[@mishka3284]

Is it weird that in Mongolia we say EISH and YOHHH the exact same way?

[@puseletsodiketane8120]

@@mishka3284 Really? Cool! Not weird at all, just interesting.

[@kerankezzfynn6033]

Chantelle should've taught them about we use the word "Shame" 😂😂 ... "South Africa is truly something special, shame" 😂😂😂

[@damiensoane6080]

You're right shame😂😂

[@riekiefakude1978]

That's true, sham

[@soundsoftheheart3164]

She missed a good opportunity, shem

[@daleenmare3892]

😂😂

[@jhumamitra8366]

In "Bengali" (its one of the Indian languages) we have this expression "eish" and it means the same as the South African slang.......languages are amazing....

[@katrienvandermerwe1889]

Some more South African slang: "now-now" - doing something later "shame" - a response to bascially anything "lekker" - somethig is nice or good "aweh" - a greeting, or to describe something "howzit" - greeting (how is it) "bra" - my brother "boet" - also my brother "skruff" - someone/somewhere seems off "kommin" - someone/something is simple (in a bad way) "voetsek" also just "tsek"- go away/stop it I do think that slang in SA also depends on where you are from. But this is some used frequently in my area.

[@damiensoane6080]

You forgot I'm sure= I'm not sure😂😂

[@nguyentriminhhien]

I heard the word 'shame' so many times but still have no clue how to respond

[@dxrlxb]

I'm an asian living in Botswana and since I was 6yrs old when we moved, I have also grown up using Chantelle's slang words and more hahah. Eg ijoo, awe bru, now now, voetsek, sies

[@lebo9010]

In South Africa "I'm sure" means "I think so." "Ya no" means "Yes" "Double up" means shortcut "Now now" means eventually

[@elsiemarian2074]

Isn't it yeah neh?

[@thulanimbatha5458]

Lets not forget we sometimes say "I'm around the corner" when we are actually far away.

[@african_sweethart4838]

I kinda wished she said ‘Awe’ cause that’s my most used slang 😂

[@PLMoraba]

Traffic cop pulls you over.... Eish!

[@skyepeterson5389]

That one is the pits

[@pagodaone_5697]

that is devo :)

[@world9806]

It’s funny how I thought eish and hectic is a world wide thing 😂

[@nomfihlomutale3329]

This might sound a bit wied, but this group inspired me to write a story, I always watch them for inspiration they are characters in this novel of mine. So everytime I get stuck I watch their videos over and over till I get ispired to direct that particular character towards the imagination of what would they do. Its not for publication I am not an author my English is terrible, its just how I cope with stress. Whenever my life gets to serious I escape to my imaginary world and turn things around there because I can always control the outcome there. By the time I zoom back to reality I usually find the answers easier. For a while I lacked inspiration for new stories my old ones would drive me back to reality. But this group they can play in my head a lot longer.

[@thejdmguru621]

Im South African and I usually use the word Miff, meaning, rotten/ going rotten, also I use the word Flip, as an alternative to all the swear words, in context: 'Flippen hell", "Oh Flip", ect

[@shelbyfries8304]

We have some small town slang in the The Great Northwest.🙂 The only useful one I can think of is "Nuhn-ya." It's the shortened form for, "It's none of your business." Because it sounds a little sassy, we only use it amongst friends. Example Friend asks: "Hey, where were you last night?" You respond: "Nuhn-ya." Or Friend asks: "Can I eat some of your chips?" You respond: "Nuhn-ya." It can be used basically whenever you don't want to share something. P.S. I'm enjoying your content. 🙂

[@Cassxowary]

What great northwest? Because I feel like that’s accurate in many :p

[@pagodaone_5697]

Wow Shelby! Thank you so much! "Nuhn-ya." I never heard of it myself. I should try to use it sometime soon. Thank you again!

[@emmafenn2089]

We use ae-na a lot as a form of saying something is painful.(I might of spelt it wrong though) pronounced a-naaaa (this is in South Africa)

[@livingaschantelle2997]

Ahhh you mean ‘eina’? Haha yes true! We say it for so many ‘painful’ situations.

[@emmafenn2089]

Yes lol just didn't know how to spell it thanks

[@urnie_burnie_bjj]

@@livingaschantelle2997 Yes like when the restaurant bill is a bit steeper than what you anticipated... EINA!

[@danieledwards9751]

I use this so much I didn't realise it was unique to us :/

[@jasminejansen9999]

Well that is the English equivalent of ouch or oww

[@gillianjones6493]

Favourite slang words : Shame,Now now,Hello (depending on who is saying it and how) , Dinges(Used to describe person or object) , Yoh

[@khanyi8512]

Awe bru ,this was a lekker video to watch👌🏾

[@iknowthatimtoohardtofind7427]

It also differs from town to town. In my hometown a 'mot' (pronounced moht) is a girl, 'blom' (Afrikaans for the verb flower, and pronounced blohm) is used as another word for chilling or relaxing. And then nationally, I'm sure, a lot of people use 'even me' as agreeing with something someone said, good or bad. Bok (Afrikaans for buck), bar (not the english word for a place you get drinks at) zar and mok (pronounced mohk) are all used interchangeably as an exclamation or an adjective. So say you were just blomming with a mot and see that someone stole your tires, you go: "O Bok (or mok, zar or bar(r))! This is mok (or bok, zar or bar(r))!" The mot might then go:"Even me."

[@theeshaansataar2675]

Tell them what is "ima go skuit a bok"👏😂😂

[@sevaratolibaeva8865]

I think it is quite possible to film ur videos not less than 10 mins, as for me i would like to see you more and learn useful expressions and info in an authentic atmosphere 😍

[@pagodaone_5697]

We will try to create videos more than 10 mins from now on:) Thank you!

[@thulanimbatha5458]

"Ja no! I'm around the corner, be there now now. Yoh! This traffic is hectic ey! And there's a cute baby in the car next to me, agg shame man!" 😅

[@ntsakobaloyi233]

Some SAn Slang words eKasi- township Spani- work/job Magreza- granny Sgila/sgele(not sure of pronunciation) - school Diski- soccer Manyora- boys Tyma- dad Five bob- 50 cents Belas- phone Sabawel'-craving Achuzi-friend Oledi- mom Chankura/nyuku- money Tiger - R10 Cherry/mtwana/mama😂- girlfriend Awty - boyfriend Transi- car Vaya- go Bev- drink Trapa- beat up/hit Chuna- do something Danyani- prison Vrestan(sp) - understand Correct me if I'm wrong and add more to the list

[@pagodaone_5697]

oh my! so many! Thank you. we should do another version of this video :)

[@urnie_burnie_bjj]

verstaan, not vrestan. (u)mama - mother/older lady (sign of respect in the xhosa culture) (u)tata - father/older gentleman (sign of respect in the xhosa culture) sisi - girl boeta - boy oh jinne/uho lelo - exclamation of surprise/shock/disbelieve

[@siphumondemonqo215]

I'm Xhosa actually and our slangs For mother/ Nozala or Oledi and for Father/Tayma, We use mama/meydi/tender for girlfriends nawadays

[@urnie_burnie_bjj]

@@siphumondemonqo215 I didn't know that. Thanks for telling us

[@thebrokecheeseboi]

tiger is R50

[@paprikash-GenerationnextSpice]

I like the way we uniquely use "Hello" in a lot of different ways

[@mbuleli3459]

Eish!, I forgot my wallet

[@pagodaone_5697]

That would be devo :)

[@minnienhle21]

Awesome, Chantelle. You picked good ones.

[@pagodaone_5697]

She really had a hard time to choose 2 :)

[@damiensoane6080]

I think she should've picked "shame"

In Peru we use the word 'Papaya' as slang to refer to something that is really easy. For example, an exam "My exam was very papaya" which means 'super easy' I love your videos guys, keep up the good work. Cheerio

[@inadia001]

Papaya..........love it....I am adding that to my vocabulary.

[@VivaCohen]

Like the fruit??? lol

[@godsbabeborn-again5945]

I love papaya already!

[@pagodaone_5697]

Getting to know about new system was papaya :) so cute lol

[@_mweli_24]

🇿🇦"Exre!" It's used as hello or calling out to someone. "Shame" can be used to sympathise, when you're excited or even complementing depending on the sound "Smart and grand" used to greet and sometimes as a response to the greeting. 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@imraandalway9804]

Depending on where in south Africa you are slang is different I'm from cape Town our slang is completely different

[@imraandalway9804]

We don't use eish that much or hectic we use jas for both terms

[@pagodaone_5697]

Jas? wow! Thank you for the info.

[@doinkydeano2226]

Eish is also used for things like if you see someone get hit by a car then its, "Eish eish eish.."

[@damannaidoo3467]

Ekse...bra...hows it vying here guzi... This is SA, by the way this was reallllly great, well done!!

[@jessisbored2206]

Hectic is definitely common in Australia, it’s also said as ‘heckers’

[@ZakPooe]

Hi guys, 'howzit'?, I love your videos. Please do greetings, too.

[@jasminejansen9999]

I see a lot of South African English speakers I take it pointing out the "Ya No" word usage. I think they derive that from the Afrikaans saying "Ja Nee" which means the same thing "Yes No", that is used to signify a sort of agreement to a statement almost like the English, exactly!

[@erinhildebrand3284]

Lekker, for good Agh shame man, for literally everything like cute and bad Just now, means later Braai, barbeque Chapi chapi, toffee or gum Other than that I think your two were the best

[@pagodaone_5697]

Wow, I love Braai! Thank you, Erin.

[@demistoffels3457]

I dont know if this is considered slang but a lot of internationals get confues with the good old "now-now"

[@wilvin2627]

What is interesting as an American we also use Suss, Gander, and Eish. Suss has been slang for Suspect or suspicious for a long time in the US. We also use the word, Gander though that is used more in the south than the rest of the country. Now Eish does not have the wide meaning as South Africa, it is used a lot in Minnesota and areas around there to mean something is gross or bad. An example would be " You Like liver and onions? Eish!'

[@pagodaone_5697]

Hi Wilvin, Thank you so much for your info. We should do another one of these!

[@tamalam]

That is so interesting 😅 Never imagined Americans would use eish 😊

[@streetname5438]

Is SA we say Siis! For disgusting or yhak!

[@_jaimejac]

Popular one in SA now is SBWL

[@sabakes]

Love Chantelle. You're representing us well. 🇿🇦

[@sairavisagie8792]

Chantelle should’ve told them about how we call traffic lights, “robots” 😂

[@BleachBrownie]

i lived in Pakistan for uni and a classic is "scene" or "scene on hai", which literally means "the scene is on", and it's kinda just used as you'd expect. it's like saying something's lit, just means that they environment/crowd/vibe was cool

[@Nick-jt2xn]

Weldone Chantelle!! Heres some SA slang Boot (as in the car boot) Boet (as in brother ) Tsek!! Wena Bra (not the clothing )

[@klaasdemega4741]

She's right. Most of the time we use hectic as a response to something either good, bad, nd surprising.

[@amahletookborough1552]

When it's Chantelle's turn there always going like 'aahh' and 'oohh' and I find it really funny🤣

[@madimadon]

Thank you~

[@sarahmoellenberg]

This video series was great! In the Midwest of America we use ope to the point where it's now made its way into meme culture. It's basically a recognition of a person, animal, or object and can be used in positive, negative, or apologetic situations.

[@lifeofjohn3993]

Man that's a good one, I haven't heard/seen that since moving here and I almost forget about it! O_o

[@sarahmoellenberg]

@@lifeofjohn3993 ope! I think you should be the one to make it catch on in Korea. :)

[@mirindablignaut1164]

I worked on a cruise ship and people were really surprised at how many times I used the word "hey" out of contexts according to them. For example: " that's where we're supposed to be, hey?" OR "bad day, hey?" Kind of like the stigma around the Canadian "ey" 🤣

[@pootii_a1380]

Rewatching these videos because I miss Walter. I love all of you but Walter *chefs kiss*

[@mishqa_henecia_cpt]

Some Cape Town slang used by Cape coloureds, Jislaaik bra!! It's been a while neh! (Oh my word, i haven't seen you in a while) Howzit (How are you?) Duidelik!, (cool, awesome) Babbelas - I'm babbelas.... (I have a hangover) Eish! expression derived from the Zulu language. Exclamation of surprise similar to “oh wow!” or “oh my!” Example: “Eish! That must have hurt.” "Eina"! Exclamation used when in pain. Example: “Eina! That hurt!” "Entjie"! Cigarette.Example: “Come smoke an entjie with me.” Tjommie" Friend. Example: “There’s my tjommie!” Dop - Alcohol. Example: “Don’t forget to bring the dop.” Enjoy learning Cape Town slang. :)

[@pagodaone_5697]

We should create a separate video on Cape town slang ^^ Thank you~

[@theeshaansataar2675]

Hozaaa😂👏👏👏 we use this in the Eastern Cape as well

[@kgosimompe6647]

😂😂 I thought she would have started with "YOH" like 'Yoh!! Where do I start?!"

[@bertinanathasha8662]

You guys are awesome

[@kanehardy9065]

I know for sure in some places (like where I grew up) in Australia we say hectic to mean "good" and can even be modified to "heckers" as an intensifier like "heckers good".

[@pagodaone_5697]

like hella good?^^

[@wynandmalan5855]

I'm not surprised. You guys seem to only care about the first part of a word. Barbie, footy, maccas, lol

[@Lcngopher]

Gander is definitely used in the us especially in the south and midwest

[@Celestecass]

I'd like to hear more slang. I've heard a few of them before.

[@franisthebest1234]

I’m English and Ayup means hello in my dialect . We use words like “rate” as an intensifier instead of really or we can use it instead of alright . Another slang word is jammy which means you’re lucky for example if you score lots of time in a row when playing a game . example sentence would be “you’re rate jammy you are mate”.

[@kerankezzfynn6033]

"Eish ... It was hectic hey" 😅😅😅

[@waldtkotze9765]

Lekker!!

[@ayanda2201]

I am South African and OMG I can't believe you left out "Haibo" or "sho"

[@aquietgirlcalledsoph739]

I’m from the West Midlands in England and here’s some of my favourite slang: Striped Oss Never in a rain of pigs pudding Budge up Belt up Jammy sod/buggar Bikkie/Brekkie/Choccy (I know Aussies say these too, don’t come at me mate 😱😂) Bog Standard Bob’s your uncle/Fanny’s your aunt. It’s all swings and roundabouts.

[@pagodaone_5697]

Thank you!!!! so many of them!

[@aquietgirlcalledsoph739]

PAGODA ONE_파고다원 not a problem at all! Sending love and I hope you’re doing well :)

[@naledimahloane8488]

Chantelle please do a segment about the food we eat in South Africa 🇿🇦 like liver,chicken feet etc.

[@caydyn5]

I'm from south africa and my two favorite slang words are howzit (how is it) and Haaibo (say when you're surprised or shocked)

[@anneviviers3648]

Yebo (yeah-boh) It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".

[@lucthin6245]

" Take a gander" is also in American English as well. It mean to look at or to glance.

[@jcthomet1059]

SA: Now now or just now, lekka, kiff. AUS: Stoked, Barbie. USA: Y'all, Swag. UK: Tosser, Kip.

[@hanruwatkins7300]

I am South African and one of things we say the most is Tekkies, Braai, Koukies(markers) Hoezit

[@whatevermate8241]

Never forget the 'agh shame man' Haibo, now now, just now and ja no definitely 😂💀 EDIT I forgot alot of kids in my high school and just in my general area say 'eh' when we are shocked or confused 😂

[@sladeroux2788]

One of the most used ones are also awe and bru

[@Lulu-ih9by]

I wish you were able to do more like “mxm”, “now now” “aweh” and the iconic “voetsek” even though voetsek isnt really slang

[@sve5543]

My sister loves using Hectic. We from South Africa

[@sammilne6241]

I was waiting for fam, or bruv to come up, but I defo use bare

[@denislihle4877]

I am South African and I use this alot

[@kwillz2003]

Awe

[@skyepeterson5389]

I'll say what everyone's thinking... Ayy, John is back😁

[@pagodaone_5697]

he is back!

[@1_chilled_guy595]

Chantelle would need the entire segment to cover all the slang used in SA lol

[@cu3660]

"Zol" has become quite popular in recent times. 😭😂 It is slang for a hand-rolled cigarette / weed. Our minister used it while enforcing the tobacco ban and then became a meme, as well as a song. 😂

[@PLMoraba]

June July : going through the most

[@joey6177]

Lekker 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@danielgoosen2518]

Segments with a piece of Durban, Cape Town, Cape Town informal and Joburg please

[@thaakiyahessa7115]

Korean people use eish as well and in a similar context it’s obviously just spelled differently

[@GrootManEiniqua]

My favourite South African slang words are "Babalaz" and "Kiff"

[@8701025060083]

Explain to people how South Africans use the word NOW. Like in the business space: 1)Now now - no priority, no time line 2)Just now - no priority, but on my things to do 3)Now - no priority, maybe in the next few hours

[@phutimoabelo4815]

Awe! 😊 1 of south african slang

[@yaqeenlangeveldt]

I'm South African and I normally use mybru like "aweh mybru" as in my friend and I like to use ekse like "That's heccctic ekse" as in I say

[@nononono8777]

In indian english, we generally have an equivalent for "mate" with regional language substitutions. "Yaar" would be commonly used by people who speak hindi as well, and the way you say it can either convey the deepest disappointment (stretch out the 'a's lmaooo) or use it as a placeholder for the next sentence. The english slangs I can think of are "pass out" (graduation, not the fainting kind lol) and "mugging up" (rote memorization) or "timepass" (literally fool around to pass the time). lol we have an "eish" too in some of our languages, usually our mothers or aunts saying it with the oomph of someone wondering how on earth they are related to someone so stupid haha. I heard it a lot growing up whenever my mother stepped into my messy room

[@myusikah]

Chantal's been helping me understand Trevor Noah's comedy better 😂😂😅😅😅