This is a blog to all the things you might hear in Uganda and a translation of what it actually means.
“You will not go to church because the Lord is sleepy today.” really translates to “You will not go to church because the road is slippery today.”
African children are adorable
“A mzungu! A mzungu!” technically means “A whitey! A whitey!” but it could mean a few things:
1) “Look at me I am a cute African child who really wants you to wave to me!”
2) “A white person! Run! Hide! They have scary skin color!”
3) “Look at how cute I am but please don’t come over here.”
4) “White people let’s follow them and see what they are up to.”
“They fear your color.” meaning “You should have been born black if you want to hold this adorable small child.”
1 year old twin girls!!
"Girl you got figure!" is like saying "For a white girl you have a body that every African woman wants; small waist with hips and a booty."
“Everywhere you went you left droppings.” is equal to “You are so heavily anointed that everywhere you go and preach you bring the Holy Spirit and the Word of God and it leaves an impact on the people.”
feeding wild monkeys on prayer mountain
“Are you stable?” means “This road is very bumpy is it too much for you to ride in the taxi van?”
“You are most welcome.” this is said by you contact when you both arrive to your place of residence for the month. “You are most welcome in your own home.”
“Can you feel it penetrating?” means “Something is poking into your back is it bothering you?”
“Are you fun?” translates best to “Are you fine?
riding a tortoise
“Yes please.” this is said in response to you calling someone’s name.
“You are so smart today.” is equal to “You look nice today.”
“Surely?!” is equivalent to “Seriously?!”
llistening to a childrens sermon
You say ‘Today is a good day.” the response is always “Is it?” meaning “Are you sure today is a good day?”
Words are also pronounced differently:
We say “milk” they say “mil-lick”
We say “clothes” they say “clothe-theys”
We say “twins” they say “twinies”
We say “testimony” they say “testimone”
We say “help” they as “hel-lep”
my real hair and all the hair that was on my head for a week. (I had to take it out, it was becoming a nuscence and it was starting to smell funky)
