Middle Africa
Video Chat with People from Angola
If you meet someone from Angola, ask what they're listening to. Semba and kizomba grew up there, kuduro's fast beats came out of Luanda, and music fills nights out from the capital's seafront Marginal to Benguela and Lobito on the coast and Huambo and Lubango in the highlands. Portuguese is the official language and the one most people use every day, especially in cities, alongside languages such as Umbundu, Kimbundu and Kikongo.
Angola is on West Africa Time (UTC+1) all year, sharing a clock with Lagos and, in winter, with Paris and Berlin. That puts 8 PM in Luanda in the middle of the afternoon in New York. English is less common than Portuguese, so a few words of Portuguese go a long way. Beyond music, try basketball, which has a strong following, football, beach days on the Ilha de Luanda, and food: muamba de galinha with funge, calulu, or grilled fish with spicy jindungo sauce.
Angola at a glance
| Flag | 🇦🇴 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Republic of Angola |
| Capital | Luanda |
| Region | Africa · Middle Africa |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Currency | Angolan kwanza (Kz, AOA) |
| Calling code | +244 |
| Time zone | West Africa Time (Africa/Luanda) |
How to say hello
A few words of Portuguese make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Olá, tudo bem? | oh-LAH, TOO-doo bayn | Hi, all good? |
| Portuguese | Boa tarde! | BOH-ah TAR-deh | Good afternoon! |
| Portuguese | Boa noite! | BOH-ah NOY-teh | Good evening! |
Tips for chatting with people from Angola
- Ask for a song or artist recommendation instead of quizzing them about the country; music talk gets a conversation moving fast.
- European evenings and Angolan evenings line up closely, which makes them an easy match; from the Americas, try your morning or early afternoon.
- Listen for local words in Angolan Portuguese, like "kamba" for friend, and ask what they mean.
- Speak a little slower and type names in the chat if you're mixing Portuguese and English.
Only meet people from Angola
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Angola, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Angola and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Angola, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Angola are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Angola borders 4 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: