South African English is a braai of languages. With Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and nine other official languages stirring the pot, the slang here is absolutely lekker. From "just now" meaning anything between five minutes and never, to "robot" meaning traffic light, this is English with its own rules.
South Africa
The gems of local lingo
"My chommie pitched up at my flat with pap and wors after my breakup, now we are watching rugby in our pyjamas like absolute heroes"
"After finishing that big project at work she said forget saving, time to chop life, booked a beach holiday that same evening."
"I will fix the gate now now, he said on Saturday morning. By Wednesday evening the gate was still broken and he was watching rugby with a beer in hand."
"Ag man, this vetkoek is lekker. Chuck me another one before the cousins get here and finish the whole pot"
"Eish, you heard the boss cancelled the year-end party? The whole office is lank gatvol right now"
Voices of the people
Theory is all well and good... but what we Magikitos really love is hearing the people of South Africa in their natural flow. If you know a typical expression from there, record it in the Studio using it with a real example. We will add it to the voices of your area!
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