Wednesday, June 02, 2010

More speaking Kiwi

  • 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.”

2 comments:

Dad said...

Thanks for this latest dictionary. Very interesting.

I especially like the "poor sausage".

Autnie Kathie said...

I love it! LOL