- dodgie = kind of like sketchy or questionable. mostly used in sentences like "the weather is looking a bit dodgie" or "that part of town is a bit dodgie"
- Kiwi = those from New Zealand.
- Footy = football, but not American. this refers to Ausie Rules Football (AFL). its like rugby, soccer and football all into one. this is the main pro sport in OZ
- Rugby league/ rugby union- these are two different leagues with different rules, but i cant remember which is which, but dont confuse them because to people here they are so different.
- Football= soccer. simple.
- Mate- yea, they really say this all the time. "thats my mate", "thanks mate", "no worries mate", seriously all the time.
- brilliant- no translation neccesary, but they say this all the time! its great!
- Booking= a reservation. they are so common here. we have been turned down a few times because we didnt have a bookings and this was at little cafe type places.
- Tomato Sauce- justins favorite = Ketchup. and they certainly dont use it like we do back home. justin feels jipped when he has to ask for packets and they give him one.
- "easy as"= very simple. they say this all the time and i always get stuck waiting for them to finish. im like "easy as WHAT? finish the thought people!" in NZ they say "sweet as" and for the longest time i could not figure out why they were saying sweet ass, what could it possibly mean? now i know.
- heaps= alot, but i giggle everytime someone says it. it sounds so funny to me.
- Chips = not Lays, but french fries.
im sure ill have more, but this is a good start
1 comment:
Ahhh that makes me homesick for England. Clearly, they share some vocab! We also liked "bin" for trashcan, "toilet" for bathroom (just always seemed a bit blunt for us) and of course "zed" for the letter Z. Love it!
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