‘Yea nah, she’ll be right bro. I’m knackered as, gonna get a mean feed.’
‘Yea sweet as, choice cuz.’
If that sentence confuse you, have a read of these common Kiwi words and phrases and you’ll find understanding the locals a lot easier!
Popular kiwi words
- Kiwi: New Zealanders, also a native bird
- Chilly bin: Cooler/esky
- Wop wop’s: The middle of nowhere/the sticks
- Togs: Swimsuit
- Jandals: Flip flops/thongs
- Buggered/knackered: Really tired
- Jumper: Sweater/pull over
- Bach/crib: Holiday home
- Bro: Brother, friend
- Chur: Thanks
- Hokey-pokey: Ice cream flavour (definitely try this while in New Zealand)
- Stubbie: Bottle of beer
- Stubbies: Shorts (short shorts)
- Tramping: Hiking
- Mate: Friend or enemy (depending on the speakers tone)
Popular Kiwi phrases
- All good: That’s ok, never mind
- Sweet as: Great, good, fine
- Choice as: That’s great, awesome, sure
- Yeah nah: This has a large variety of meanings, the most common one’s being: an acknowledgment that you have spoken, but disagree with what you said; a space filler within a sentence
- Most common use example:
“Nick thought the show was rubbish, didn’t you Nick?”
“Yea, nah” - Bring a plate: Bring a shared dish of food to a party/gathering (if you get asked to ‘bring a plate’ do not just bring an empty plate, you will be judged harshly)
- She’ll be right: It will be fine, everything is ok, don’t worry about it
- No worries: You’re welcome, no problem
- You right?: Are you ok? Is everything ok?
from discovernewzealand.com
