- Chokka: As in chock-a-block, meaning full or busy. “I’m tired. My day was chokka!”
- College: A private or upscale high school. “I’m in year ten at Queen’s College.”
- Ta: Bye. or OK. or Yep.
- You sneeze. The other person says: " ."
- Diary: Schedule book or calendar. “OK, I’ll meet you next Tuesday at 3 PM. I’ve written it in my diary so I won’t forget.”
- It suits you: Wow, you look really nice!
- Good on you: Good for you.
- Uni: Where you study after high school. “I’m going to uni at Auckland University.”
- That's all right: You're welcome.
- Are you happy to...: Please do this task for me.
- Aircon: A heatpump with both heating and cooling functions. “It’s a [chilly/hot] morning, shall we turn on the aircon?”
- Aye: I agree—“Aye, let’s go to the store.” Or Do you agree?—“Let’s go to the store, aye?”
- Poor sausage: Pitiable wretch. “The computer just crashed and you lost your document? You poor sausage.”
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
More speaking Kiwi
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Thanks for this latest dictionary. Very interesting.
I especially like the "poor sausage".
I love it! LOL
Post a Comment