South African words that don’t translate so lekker
Updated | By Carla Mackenzie
There are a few South African words that don’t translate well to anyone abroad. Carla says she got into an Uber yesterday and the minute the driver asked her how she was, she answered without hesitation: ”Lekker! And you, Peter?”

We have a ridiculous amount of slang words in SA, some I don’t even know.
Here are some of the South African slang words The Late Show listeners sent Carla.








This is what listeners Zodwa and Marius had to say.
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Add yours in the comment section if you have some lekke’ ones!
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