24/08/2020
Hi, fam.
How's it going?
Hope this finds you lot well.
Today I'm back to hit you up with some American slang adjectives so as to shape up your English.
These words are commonly used in real life situations in the States. So use 'em and enrich your vocab.
1- Awesome or Wicked - amazing.
E.g. That was an awesome / a wicked movie.
2- Beat- tired
E.g. Ndiapanga is beat today because he didn't sleep much last night.
3- Blue or down- sad, depressed.
E.g. Mafuta is feeling depressed because her cat died / Mafuta is down because her cat died.
4- Brainy - very intelligent, like a genious.
E.g. Ndembo always does well on tests because she's brainy.
4- Broke - without money.
E.g. Ndaundaku spent all his money at the casino, so now he's broke.
5- Fishy - suspicious.
E.g. Matondo thought it was fishy that her neighbor had so many visitors at night.
6- Hammered - drunk.
E.g. Popotchive had nine beers, so now he's hammered.
7- Hot- sexy or stolen.
E.g. Kapita says his new girlfriend is hot (sexy).
- That stereo is hot (stolen).
8- Hungover - tired from drinking too much the day before.
E.g. Kassala's bachelor party was last night. He's really hungover.
9- Loaded- rich.
E.g. Loads of politicians in Angola are loaded.
10- Nuts or Nutty - crazy.
E.g. That lady keeps talking to herself. Do you think she's nuts?
11- On cloud nine - very very happy.
E.g. Nkezi just won a million dollars, so he's on cloud nine!
12- Super - great.
E.g. Bonga is a super singer.
13- Ticked - angry.
E.g. He's really ticked because his friend had a party but didn't invite him.
14- Upbeat - positive.
E.g. Mbenza is very upbeat.
Be on the lookout for mo' to come.
