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An ancient language only spoken by those with the highest societal standing (or anyone who’s gone to virginia).
Do you speak taal, my friend?
My mother is taking my portable electronic device, only speak to me in taal from now on.
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Abbreviation for "turn around and laugh".
Command to someone sitting somewhere else in the same room.
Foo: *something damn funny*! taal!
Bar reads the joke, turns around to Foo and laughs...
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Translated from Afrikaans, this means "Thief/Thug language" in other words it is simply "slang" as it implies a colloquial manner of speaking.
Often used in townships and communities of colour, tsotsi taal is a unique way in which South Africans have incorporated many languages into their everyday slang. There are variants as per region/language groups but this way of speaking is often very swag and shows off the diverse influence South Africa has.
'Ola, hoe zit?' *pronounced: Who Zet*
(Some would rather say 'Ola, howzit). The meaning is: Hello, how's it going? Although South Africa doesn't have Spanish roots- this is an example of how South Africans can adopt literally any word into their slang.
"Ek se!" This is another way of saying hello or what's up. Sometimes it can be used as a reaction to something shocking/surprising. The direct Afrikaans translation is "I say"
Examples of tsotsi taal include:
-klipa/klipper: refers to money in hundreds (5 klipa= R500)
-dingus: refers to a thing/thingy
-acus/atshus: a friend/ homie
-bhudda: equivalent of dude
-lightie/lighty: refers to a young person
-oke(s): equivalent of dude
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HE is handsome kind and racist sometimes ripped and he does sports
Oh look taale the really athletic kid
He is ripped kinda handsome he definitely does sports. He acts stupid sometimes but he has a lot of friends. he gets girls that are taller than him.
taale oh look over there it's him the boxer