Friday, July 15, 2005

Kiwi Speak

Ibang klase ang 'english' ng mga kiwi. It's unique. Not comparable to american, british nor australian english. They have their own way of pronouncing things. Sa una kailangan mo talagang ulit-ulitin yung word/sentence, nakaka-confuse kasi talaga.

Nakuha ko tong list of kiwi words dun sa isang Brit sa emigratenz forum. Yup, kiwis use long 'e' but not sure if everything else is true. But it's definitely hilarious.

Jungle Bills - Christmas Carol
Ear rowbucks - what alot of women do to loose weight (aerobics).
a medgen - Visualize, conjure up mentally, John Lennon's first solo album.
Brist - part of human anatomy between "nick" and "billy"
Booger - as in "mine's booger than yours"
Choolly Bun - "Chilly Bin", as in Esky (chiller)
Fooshenchoops. "Fish and Chips"
Bedtimeyeradyeraircudiznit. - " It's about time you had your hair cut, isn't it?"
Dimmer Kretz - those who believe in democracy and "Libbernon".
Ekka Dymocks - University staff
Guess - Flammable vapour used in stoves.
Buzniss - Common type of degree
Chick Out Chucks - Supermarket point of sale operators
Jendles - Sandals, thongs, open shoes
Colour - Terminator, violent forecloser of human life
Cuss - Kiss
Phar Lap - NZ's famous horse was christened "Phillip" but was incorrectly written down as "Phar Lap" by an Australian racing official who was not well versed in Kiwi-ese.
Milbun - Capital of Victoria
Peck - To fill a suitcase
Pissed aside - Chemical which kills insects
Pigs - For hanging out washing
Pug - Large animal with curly tail
Nin tin dough - Computer game
Min - Male of the species
Mess Kara - Eye makeup
McKennock - Person who fixes cars
Mere - Mayor
Leather - Foam produced from soap
Lift - Departed
Inner me - Enemy
Guess - Vapour
Fush - Marine creatures
Fitter cheney - Type of pasta
Ever cardeau - Avocado
Fear hear - Blonde
Ear - Mix of nitrogen and oxygen
Ear roebucks - Exercise at gym
Duffy cult - Not easy
Day old chuck - Very young poultry
Bug hut - Popular recording
Bun button - 'Been bitten' by an insect
Beard - A place to sleep
Sucks peck - Half a dozen beers
Ear New Zealand - An extinct airline
Beers - Large savage animals found in U.S. forests
One doze - Well known computer program
Iggs ecktly - Precisely
Beggage chucken - Place to leave your luggage at the earport

4 comments:

Ka Uro said...

jinks,
gleng-gleng. tama lahat ito, saan mo na-gets? kakatuwa.

jinkee said...

Naluha nga ako kakatawa nung nabasa ko yan? I got it from emigratenz.org forum (before pinoyz2nz, yung ang aking bahay). It was a contribution from some members.

Flex J! said...

Jinkee,

Tsk,tsk,tsk....napakahigpit nila sa IELTS tapos pwede rin palang inglis-kalabaw(!) Di hamak na magaling pa palang mag-inglish si Juan De la Cruz dito...LOL!

jinkee said...

Bisaya si tatay, ilokana si nanay. Malamang di ako mahirapang umintindi ng kiwi speak.