From English
English words bent into Sheng, often with the Swahili 'ku-' in front of a verb: kukam, kubuy, kucheki.
- Bob shilling, shillings
- Wantam one term
- Kucheki to look, to check, to see
- Mathe mother, mum
- Tao town, the city centre
- Hao house, home
- Kuboeka to be bored, to be fed up
- Kukam to come
- Kushow to tell
- Bundles mobile data
- Fathe father, dad
- Hustler someone who works hard to get by
- Jobo job, work
- Bash party
- Campo university, campus
- Comrade university student
- Dishi food, meal
- Kubet to bet
- Kubuy to buy
- Mob lot, many
- Soja security guard, soldier
- Sponsor sugar daddy
- Supuu pretty girl, something very good
- Chizi crazy person
- Eastlando Eastlands, Nairobi
- Kudoz to sleep
- Kuflash to beep, to give a missed call
- Maboyz the boys, male friends
- Mechi match, game
- Plot block of rental houses
- Tuchekiane see you later, let's keep in touch
- Tutam two terms
- Wash wash fake money scam, money laundering
- Brathe brother
- Coasto the Coast, Mombasa
- Digs house, home
- Gengi gang, crew
- Jela jail, prison
- Konkodi bus conductor
- Kudedi to die
- Kuhang to hang out
- Maparo parents
- Moti car
- Raba sneakers, rubber shoes
- Ben 10 younger man dating an older woman
- Blue 20 shillings
- Bodi body, build
- Buu bus
- Fegi cigarettemature
- Fresha first-year student
- Handshake political truce
- Kubant to lose, to get stuck
- Anko uncle
- Keg cheap draught beer