🇦🇴 Angola
Portuguese slang from Angola · 67 phrases
- buéa lot, very
- kambafriend, buddy
- kotaelder, older person
- bazarto leave
- mambothing, matter
- kumbúmoney
- bodaparty
- candongueiroshared minibus taxi
- zungueirafemale street vendor
- gasosabribe
- mujimborumor, gossip
- kandenguekid, youngster
- mwangoléAngolan (person)
- damagirlfriend, girl
- bradabro, mate
- dreadbuddy, close friend
- Como é que é?how's it going?
- Tudo nice?all good? (with English "nice")
- Tás bom?you good? (hello)
- Paz!peace! (hello or bye, among young people)
- Fica bemtake care
- Até logosee you later
- Abraçohugs (sign-off)
- kizombakizomba: Angola’s slow, close couple dance
- kudurokuduro: fast, wild Luanda dance music
- sembasemba: the classic Angolan dance music
- farraa party, a night out
- a Ilhathe Ilha, Luanda’s beach and nightlife strip
- estar grossoto be drunk
- um kwanzaa kwanza (Angola’s currency)
- estar a zeroto be broke
- kinguilastreet money-changer
- esquemaa scheme, a hustle
- biscatoan odd job
- um trocoa bit of cash
- zungarto sell in the street, walking
- a bumbawork, the job
- o patrãothe boss
- candongablack market, informal trade
- o serviçothe job, work
- desenrascarto get by, to work it out somehow
- namorarto be going out (as a couple)
- curtirto have a fling, to make out
- amorzinhosweetheart
- dar um toqueto give a missed call (to say "call me" or "I like you")
- ter um casoto have an affair
- bué fixereally cool
- estar na boato be chilled, all fine
- estar chateadoto be upset, annoyed
- que maka!what a mess! what a problem!
- estar nervosoto be angry, worked up
- matar saudadesto catch up after missing someone
- é brincadeira?are you kidding?
- estar bem dispostoto be in a good mood
- fungecassava or corn porridge, the staple
- muamba de galinhachicken stew in palm oil
- caluludried fish and vegetable stew
- kissânguafermented corn drink
- gingubapeanuts
- bombódried cassava (often roasted with peanuts)
- mangonheirolazy, a slacker
- fala-baratoblabbermouth, all talk
- chatoannoying, a pain
- parvosilly, an idiot
- pelintraa poser: broke but showing off
- lambãogreedy (about food)
- cagãocoward (crude)
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