The ultimate guide to New Zealand slang and phrases and speaking kiwi! In this video I speed through ANOTHER 110 New Zealand slang words in my New Zealand accent in just 5 minutes so that you can speak like a real kiwi (New Zealander)! Part one HERE: If you would like another kiwi slang or kiwi accent video or for me to show you some funny kiwi phrases or classic New Zealand sayings to help you with understanding New Zealand english, please let me know by commenting below!
To go further, a great NZ English dictionary with more nz slang can be found here:
THE WORDS LIST
Haere Mai – welcome
"Gap it" - to leave/exit the situation
Piker – someone who backs out of doing something
Back in the day - an undetermined amount of time in the past
Tukka - food
To the days - to a very high level
Fairy bread - sprinkles on white bread
Scroggin: Commonly known as Trail Mix. A collection of nuts and raisins used as a snack on a hike (also very expensive!). “Have you got some scroggin for our hike?”
Dunny - toilet
Durrie - cigarette
Chook - a term of endearement
Crook - To feel sick or unwell. “I felt so crook after all those Pineapple Lumps.”
Hard yakka – hard work
Rapt - very pleased
Whanau - family
Pash - french kiss
Big bickies - a lot of money
Bung - not working anymore
Box of budgies - in a very good mood
Bust a gut - work hard at something
Nigel no mates - someone with no friends
Twink - white out or correction fluid
Ropeable - furious
Drongo - idiot
Dropkick - loser
Dummy - pacifier
Rubber – eraser
Flattie – someone you flat with
Fortnight - once every two weeks
Muppet - idiot
full tit - go very fast
Shit a brick - be extremely angry or shocked
Stoked - happy or enthusiastic
Fully – totally – I was fully impressed
You’re the ant’s pants - you’re awesome
Earbash - to rant or shout
Feral - rough person
Half pie - imperfect or mediocre
Ice block - ice lolly or popsicle
Jack up - organise
Chuffed - very happy with something
Mongrel - rough or ugly person
OE - Overseas experience (gap year)
On to it - smart person
Rark up - confront or provoke
Kai - food
Pissing down - raining a lot
Rough as guts - very run down, unsophisticated
Tinny – a tin foil wrap which contains marijuana
Flash / flash guy - fancy
Gone to the dogs - deteriorated in standard
Hacked off - annoyed
Get off the grass - no way, I don’t believe you
Ka pai - good work
Don’t know them from a bar of soap! - I don’t know them or recognize them
Random - unexpected / strange person
Scarfie - student at the University of Otago
Bugger all - hardly anything
Keen as - really in
The man - a great guy
Cheesy - cringe worthy
Fizzy drink - soda / soft drink
Hokey pokey - honeycomb
Tea - evening meal / dinner
Shout – to treat, to buy something for someone, as in “lunch is my shout”
Skite – to boast, boasting, bragging
Sook / Sookie bubba – cry baby, wimp
Sprog – child
Spud – potato
Wally – clown, silly person
Sick - awesome
Sparkie – electrician
Granny flat - self contained unit out the back
Pong - bad smell
You beauty - you good thing = go you beauty
Serviette - Napkin
Flannel - Face Cloth
Skivvy - high-necked long-sleeved garment
Hottie - hot water bottle
Kindy - kindergarten / crèche
Mozzie - mosquito
Chrissy pressies - Christmas presents
Cuppa – Cup of tea
Bikkie – Biscuit
Avo - avocado
Devo - devastated
Bevvie - beverage
Rellies - relatives
Ambo - Ambulance
Bikie - a motorbike
Arvo - Afternoon
Sammie - sandwich
Brickie - Bricklayer
Sickie - sick day
Sunnies - sunglasses
Veggies - vegetables or vegetarians
Softie - someone who is soft hearted
Bring a plate - bring a dish of choice
Sparrow’s fart – very early in the morning, sunrise
Shoot through – pass through quiCkly
Get the willies - become frightened
Rattle ya dags - hurry up
Home and hosed - reach your target or be successful
Good as gold - perfect
Bugger off - go away
Up the duff - pregnant
Queen street farmer – sarcastic term for investor in rural land with no knowledge of land use
Sausage sizzle - BBQ outside retail stores
Gas guzzler - large car that will use a lot of petrol
Ra ra ra - etc.
This video is about how to speak like a new zealander, how to talk like you're from new zealand, how to speak like a kiwi, kiwi slang, New Zealand slang and phrases.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can join me, Rosie, for even more adventures on Not Even French! If you are interested in French culture, life in Paris, or tales from a New Zealander (kiwi) living a long way from home, please ❤SUBSCRIBE❤ for new videos released each WEDNESDAY! ✌✌
▼ ▽ FOLLOW ME
📱Facebook -
📷Instagram -
📱Snapchat -
Музыка
Фильмы
ТВ Шоу
Категории видео
