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mambo
🇦🇴 Portuguese slang from Angola
What does “mambo” mean?
thing, matter
Example
“Qual é o mambo?”
What's the deal?
Good to know
Used for almost anything; also common in Portugal.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: coisa
Heard in a conversation
The phone left on the minibus
Yuri Sim, já estou a sair para lá. Emprestas-me 1000 kwanzas? Depois devolvo, juro.
yeah I'm heading there now. can you lend me 1000 kwanzas? I'll pay you back later, swear 🙈
Cláudia Claro, amigo, já te mando. Mas a questão é: da próxima vez o telemóvel fica no bolso da frente.
of course buddy, sending it now. but here's the thing: next time the phone stays in your front pocket 😂
Yuri Obrigado! És a maior. Depois conto-te tudo.
thanks!! you're the best 🙌 I'll tell you everything later
📦 How other countries say “thing, stuff”
More from Angola
- buéa lot, very
- bazarto leave
- candongueiroshared minibus taxi
- zungueirafemale street vendor
- kandenguekid, youngster
- mwangoléAngolan (person)
- dar um toqueto give a missed call (to say "call me" or "I like you")
- kambafriend, buddy
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