Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Kiwi Phrases;

Here are some phrases and/or words that are different than in america, i'll probably be adding more as i go along:


  • togs- swimsuit "Grab your togs and lets go."
  • jandles- flip-flops "Don't wear your jandles for such a long hike, evelyn."
  • petrol- gasoline "We need to fill the car up, the petrol is low."
  • buggered- tired out; lazy "i can't be buggered."
  • brekkie- breakfast "C'mon then, lets get some brekkie going."
  • rubbish- trash; unbelievable "That can't be right. That's rubbish"
  • bush- forest/undergrowth area "Don't get lost in the bush."
  • pakeha- non-maori person "She is such a pakeha."
  • quite nice- often used with sarcasm or as a compliment "Your hair is quite nice."
  • justin bieber- the ultimate insult. "Your hair reminds me of Justin Bieber." 
  • hammies- upper leg muscles "Your hammies tired yet, from all this walking?"
  • bloke- friend (see also mate) "My bloke and i are going into town."
  • torch- flashlight "Grab the torch for camp."
  • eh- used at the end of questions "The weather's a bit shitty, eh?"
  • oy- an exclamation "Oy! What the hell do you think you're doing?"
  • dairy- think of a tiny grocery store that's really expensive "Go down to the dairy and get some lollies."
  • cuppa- a cup of tea, coffee, etc. "Make me a cuppa, will yah?"
  • brilliant- used quite often as an exclamation "That was just brilliant beyond words."
  • mate- friend "and how are you, mate?"
  • lollies- candy "Go buy some lollies, yeah?"

I'll continue adding more when i hear them, but a lot of them i have forgotten. :\

2 comments:

Mum said...

Oh my gosh Evelyn! You're talking my English now! Growing up, I always had a cuppa with my brekkie, wore my togs to go swimming, and to this day, I put petrol in my vehicle, when everyone else puts in "gas" it is fun jotting down the differences. Okay, well have a good time in school today "mate" and keep up the good work on your blog, it's fairly brilliant! Love you! Mum xx

Evelyn said...

haha people have a lot weirder of expressions, its just i always forget them before i have time to right them down or something :\ miss you!