Thursday, January 5, 2012

Kiwi expressions

Heaps (lots)

Bach (beach house or cabin)

That's flash (fancy-looking)

The weather'll turn to custard (be bad)

Tiki tour (little wander around, by boat or car)

Rangi (poorly-made, poorly-done. Similar to 'ghetto'? Far from politically correct, since it's from Maori mythology and used in Maori names).

Mm (yes)

I reckon (I think)

It's good, eh. (Different than the Canadian 'eh', I reckon. The Canadian 'eh' seems more like a legitimate question. Here I've heard it used for emphasizing or softening a claim).

Sweet as (cool. Great. Preferably used in the expression, "Sweet as, bro.")

Hard-out (hard-core)

She's a hard case. (harder to translate this one. It's positive. I means she's got a good, strong character, and she probably doesn't care what people think.)

Chur (thanks or yeah. Not used by everyone. Again, preferably used in conjunction with 'bro'.)

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