Bloody oath o and that means like same or agreed or it can mean rich and o wait rich means like same to you or agreed or like hard o and hard means yea same or agreed again so yeah na you get the point aye
When kiwis use or say the word "hard" to us it means "for sure!" Or exactly! etc.... and us kiwis have been saying it for many decades so, therefore its ours in this context! 😛🤘😝
For everyone wondering, yes, this is 100% true. There are a few I haven't heard of, but all the others (and their definitions) are spot on. I never realised just how complicated our kiwi slang was until I heard it all in one video, aye.
Sad part is, we can't explain anything without the use of slang. Than we spend a good 15 minutes explaining what that word means, and than the rest that we will probably use. Us kiwis are awesome.
same - idk whats just NZ slang and whats just an English saying. I didn't realise that some of these terms are only used in NZ - I thought everyone in the world used them haha whoops
I thought everyone said these things till I traveled. Adding as to the end of a sentence was particularly confusing for people not from New Zealand. Also calling someone a Dick can be quite offensive in other parts of the world, who knew 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lynettehay2081 right! 🤣 I also didn’t realise that ‘damn’ is considered a swear word in some places.., I would say “dammit” all the time and get the side eye 😅
When I was a kid, I got a sunburn on my face and another Kiwi kid came up to me and said "Your face is red as!" I went to my mom and said, "Someone told me my face was red ass!" Was quickly corrected.
Rucha we pronounce ass like the Brits "arse", so no confusion. But I work with an American and every time I say "sweet as" to him he jokingly says "thank you!". He's a hard case.
I just spent nine months in NZ, I'm glad I didn't watch this video before I went but afterwards, otherwise I probably would've had a mental breakdown hahahaha
When you are a New Zealander born and raised and understand what he’s saying about everything but you don’t really use New Zealand slang in everyday life! 🤣
I do wonder how often kiwi slang slips into my daily vocab. I don't think I use a lot, but my fluent English speaking Malaysian friend occasionally stops our conversations to clarify words, so it must sneak in sometimes :P
You'll use it and not even realise, honestly. If someone told me I speak like a Kiwi I'd probably scoff - I don't say "taulet" for toilet, "woman" as both plural and singular, or think that grown and known are two syllables. But yeah, nah, I'll be buggered if I go through a day without saying heaps of things that are Kiwi as, and I'm sweet with that.
thank you for this. this really helped me a lot. I was actually planning on taking up a Medical Registration Exam to become a doctor there. I have heard from my relatives that live there that the New Zealanders are generally kind and amazing people. btw I'm from an asian country. lol
Oh just piss of, Thanos. You're ratshit as for snapping your fingers and killing half the universe. At frist I thought you were allgood but nah bro you're pretty stink........ but anyway chur for the korero I'm of to the nek video.
Dave McKenna..... HowToDad is bit o a dag! I'm far, far n away from NZ but it's within context of the conversation. So, what is cut cat? A ...umm female running?
In Kiwi Primary schools, we don't have a such thing as "Classes" Well we do but how it works here, is you have one class one teacher for the whole year then it switches around the next year, you have a different class different teacher and it keeps on going, we learn Science, maths, writing, handwriting and other subjects in the same class.. we don't switch class and teacher for every subject, also we don't have lockers, a bag cupboards are what we use.
That's the same in primary school here until grade 7-12 then it's all split up by subjects. Most teachers here aren't smart enough to teach all subjects into the higher grades. Pretty sad when you think about it.
You have just described my elementary school here in the US. That was in the '80s, but I assume it's still much the same. Middle school is when we started going to different rooms & teachers for different subjects.
I'm a kiwi but for the most part I grew up in the states and I have to say I really enjoyed this! You're a funny lovable guy! Glad to have found your channel ❤ my husband and I have a good laugh every time! 😄
I love this. We are Canadian 🇨🇦, next week our daughter is marrying a Kiwi, he sadly has lost his slang since living here. His whole family is coming over , so I'm learning my Kiwi slang to meet the group, so awesome, thx bro, eh!😉
Omg yes... I was talking to this guy from America and I asked “are you still keen to meet up with me” and he was like “what is keen mean” and i was thinking “hmmm how can he not know what that means.....wait........it might be a NZ slang “and I searched it up and it is LOL
I was talking to an American couple (mid twenties, very fit, trim, athletic and generally good looking, wrapped only in skin tight activewear) at Franz Josef glacier and exactly this happened while they were in the north island, somewhere between Auckland and Taupo. They ordered a meal and the waiter said "sweet as" once he had their order. They thought that he'd said "sweet ass" and complained to the manager when he came to see if they were happy with their meal. He had to explain what was going on there... apparently it was far from the first time. That said, I could understand completely if he had said what the Americans thought he had...
"Aye" "Bro" "Smoko" The three most important words in any New Zealander's vocabulary, and can be a standalone statement or any number of question: "Aye bro smoko!" "Aye bro smoko?" "Smoko, aye bro?" "Bro, smoko, aye?"
We use half of these in Australia. Also in the sheering shed we have some kiwis and at morning smoko (no idea how to spell it) so I hear loads of these all the time.
Me and my son have watched this heaps of time it’s far out bro only lived over NZ for 5 months now it’s sweet as love it keep the great videos coming bro catch ya later 👍👍🇳🇿🇳🇿
I've lived in Aus for the past 7 years and I just moved back home to Kiwiland and the literal day after I got off the plane I was having a yarn with my cousy and I couldn't understand a hint of the Uni slang she was throwing at me. Slang changes with the weather in NZ.
Love it! We got to travel to NZ for three weeks our first time this past Feb-March, and it is the prettiest country with the nicest people I have ever visited. All the Kiwis we met took interest of where from we have travelled, welcomed us, and wished us happy and safe travel. We camped at DOC's sites & holiday parks 50% of the time - my husband's choice. One of our B&B hosts called him "tough" after learning about how he loves to backpack for days here back at home. I think our equivalence is "rugged". We also noticed Kiwis say, "No worries," or "No problem" to respond to "Thank you," where as we respond, "You're welcome," or "My pleasure." We do say, "No worries," or "No problem," but these terms tend to respond to someone who has apologized for being a burden or for making a mistake. Learning how different nations use terms and slangs is so much fun.
Kiwi here, and yes, that’s a really good point. I have to remind our daughter to respond with “You’re welcome” etc, as technically you’re correct. Saying No problem, No worries is a reassurance after someone makes a mistake. Good point! 😄🇳🇿🌿
You also forgot: "Straight up" "Care" "One outs" "Nek minuet" "Dry" "G" "No worries" "Run it straight" "Kick back" . But everything in this video was spot on. I didnt know half of these words were slang. I thought everyone used them😂
I still remember the first time someone said 'Hard Out' to me when I moved to NZ. The meaning was perfectly understood, but I paused mid-sentence for what seemed like embarrassingly long. I live in Gizzy, and I notice this doesn't happen as much in other parts of NZ, but here its very common to have someone chuck a few bits to Te Reo in a sentence like its nothing. Between accents, slang and Maori, I was lost af for a few weeks - just a confused Aussie, shivering in my 7 jumpers in NZ's "summer" heat :p
Elle Cook I dont think people use ghost chips as slang... one thing that could be mentioned is that crisps are called chips and fries are called chips too. Also, chip sandwiches are a thing and can sometimes have either crisps or fries in them or both 😂
This was so helpful! 😜 I'm Aussie and my girlfriend is from New Zealand and her accent and slang has me so lost sometimes!! 😂😂 Who knew that 'jandals' was a real word!?
I'm an Aussie and I moved to NZ a few years back. I used to stand hard that 'thongs' was a totally normal word. Mate, living outside of Aussie, it takes about 2 minutes to feel like you've been an idiot your whole life about jandals. Jandals = japanese sandals. Legit.
This is so awesome. I was an exchange student in NZ a few years back and after a while I started talking just like the others using all that slang. I love the Kiwi accent and slang. And tbh I didn't even realize some of it is actually slang only Kiwis use 😂 Now my accent is pretty weird cause like it's a mixture of Kiwi and American and sometimes you still hear I'm not a native speaker. So yeah. Loved this! Brought me back to the good old days!
Actually pretty accurate, sometimes forget that some of these are actually slang. Love the way the cntent in these video are put together, kinda a mess, but it works so well
@@saltyspaceman5697 Naaa. Different kind of meaning. The hippies used it during the 70's, we use it for other things. Could be good, bad, shocked, unbelieving. Has about 5-10 different meanings now that I think about it....
I am coming to NZ for the first time end of this month. I am watching many videos and this is one of the best. :D great job with this one. Cant wait to hear this everywhere. :)
I have and it changes alot between the north and south Islands not just the rolling Rrr. North island also vacumes the floor but south island luxes the floor. Most of these are more north island, tea instead of dinner being more sth island and so is smoko. the north island in places lost "TH" and replaced it with "F" and lost "G" off the end of words so now they "Go get da fings out da car bro"
@@Coz-I-Can The losing the g is relatable. The luxxing bit, my great grandma called it luxxing because electrolux was the brand. Both my grandparents call it tea not dinner. And I roll my R's. I've only been to the South Island once, 2 years ago for 4 days.
Ok so as a kiwi I use most of these. Are they truly uniquely kiwi. Doesn't everyone talk like this??? No wonder people here in Malaysia don't understand me half the time. Oh well all good. Awesome vid "How to dad" you actually made me feel homesick so thanks for that.😊😀😁
The best way to get over the homesickness is to have a skype chat with your family in NZ at least once a week. That is why I have been doing for the last 8 years!!! I live in North America but was born and raised in NZL.
I so much like this video. When I was in high school we had a an exchange student from New Zealand. He and his friends performed what must have been the Haka to an assembly. I haven’t forgotten. Thank you for explaining it to us!
Oh wow! There is a lot going on down there in NZ ! Im from Austria - not Australia - Europe, and the only things we get to see about NZ are dokus about NZ animal life and border patrol NZ ! 😁 Now i understand Kiwis lifestyle better! Thanks & greets from Vienna, Austria - Europe 👋
Only discovered HTD about a month ago & gotta say this vid was SO funny. I'm Australian & have a kiwi friend who lives here who always says CHUR. He had to explain what it meant to me a while back. Great work HTD.
I’m an American so this was quite a lot of info to take in, but I still think it’s pretty cool that even within my own language, there’s still so much to learn. Sure I’ll never be able to keep track of it all, but it’s still interesting. Like I can’t think of any “American slang” off the top of my head. Another thing I think that’s interesting about New Zealand is the accent. When I try and imitate other accents, it’s usually simple in that there are bases to go off of. Like, for example, with a German accent: a “th” sound turns into an “s” or a “z” sound, and a “w” sound turns into a “v” sound. Anything else there is to learn, you just pick up by listening to someone speak with that accent. But it’s different with a Kiwi accent because they mess with vowels, not consonants. Like an “e” would sound like an “i” and an “a” would sound like an “e”. Every time I try to imitate it, it takes longer for my brain to process what I’m trying to say. There’s no particular reason for me to learn this skill other than it just being fun, but I’ll still try. Thanks for the video. Edit: a word
I think all our vowels basically tend towards sounding like a 'u'(for people with a strong kiwi accent) to foreigners. I think we also speak a little faster(probably cos we under-pronounce everything), which isn't very helpful. We do also use quite a bit of slang from overseas, probably more British than American.
HOW TO SPEAK NZ: 1) Pronounce the 'ER' sounds at the end of words as 'AH'. Because we're lazy af. 2) Never pronounce the 'R', like... ever. 3) Add 'as' at the end of things as a SPOKEN exclamation point... haha. Eg: Fast as. Slow as. Cool as. Dope as. 5) Add 'aye' at the end of things to have someone agree or disagree with you. Eg: That's cool as, aye? This smells good as, aye? This song is pretty dope, aye? 6) Add 'PRETTY' to the beginning of things, also as a spoken exclamation mark, like 'AS'. Not sure why this is, but it's a thing. Eg: This is pretty cool. This pie is pretty nice. That house is pretty flash (flash means really fancy looking). 7) Use a lot of slang. EG 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 NZ1: Yeeyur. This pie is nice as. NZ2: Gizz a taste. bites pie Oh yeah, hard. My pie is pretty munted. NZ1: Unluggyyyyyy. NZ2: Swapsies bro? NZ1: Yeah, nah. Gap it, g. NZ2: Aw guuuuhmon. here you go
Good as gold, no worries. Spent some time when I was a kid in New Zealand, always had people looking at me strange here in the US for some of my slang. Think I might use this video to explain some of it to them in the future. Chur.
As an immigrant this is such a great summary! Loved it. Did not even realise that it was slang. Heard heaps of it daily. Agree that Air NZ should show it on their in coming flights. Sweet as.
Lol I’m a kiwi and I didn’t realise that some of these words were slang words I thought everyone used them 😂 Eg. Run it up the gut Aww you egg Churr bro And lots more 🤣
I've been teaching English in South Korea for 10 months and have lost some of my kiwi slang. Thanks to this video its helping me prepare for leaving soon and heading to Europe. Cheers Kiwi dad!
Turo Tales yes! I said i was knackered on fb once, and all my american (and aussie i think!) friends were asking if i was ok lol! Apparently it means being extremely sick over there!
Aussie and Kiwi words are almost always shared. 85% of the things he said are just as common in Aus as NZ. It doesn't even matter where it originated, the point is, we share a lot in common. I think there were 4 things that aren't used in Aus. Skux, Egg, Stink and Choice.
Danny Vasquez Cuzzy is slang for cousin. Everyone is everyone else's cuzzy, Auntie, or Uncle. (It's a small island and it's often true, but even when it's not, still use it.)
I loved this! We had some friends from Christchurch, who were very prim and proper. They didn't teach us any of this awesome slang. Thank you! I'm from the American South and we have an expression: I tell you what But we don't follow it with anything. It's for emphasis and agreement. Many people think there should be something after that, to explain. There isn't. Example: "I just broke my fingernail pulling out that drawer. It needs to be fixed." "It sure does, I tell you what!"
Kiwi English has so much slang that you can't explain a slang word without saying more slang words 😂
Bloody oath o and that means like same or agreed or it can mean rich and o wait rich means like same to you or agreed or like hard o and hard means yea same or agreed again so yeah na you get the point aye
too true bro.
what does Hard mean? i hear people saying bro this is sick and the other guy is like "yeah hard"
@@tosh7989 saying "yeah hard" is the same as saying "yeah true"
When kiwis use or say the word "hard" to us it means "for sure!" Or exactly! etc.... and us kiwis have been saying it for many decades so, therefore its ours in this context! 😛🤘😝
This needs to be shown on every flight into New Zealand so that all the outsiders can understand what we're sort of on about. Chur 😂
Yes ahhaa
Yessss!
such a good idea!
Yeh na
Omfg please oh please
1:50 "heaps means lots"
and *lots* means *loads*
and *loads* means *a bunch*
and *a bunch* means *heaps*
Shane Rooney Bahahaha... So true... See Easy As... can't see why peeps get confused
Don’t forget a large amount is heaps and heaps.
And a bunch means shit tons
Well, anyone who can't come up with at least three words that can mean the same thing, just doesn't have an imagination.
When your actually a Kiwi and finds out that other people don't speak with this much Slang
Hey be quiet
This is not a place for you to say your meaning!
@@krankpool7575 what
Man you got a cool name for a kiwi
Instead of like
James
@@karislost9667 Thanks man
when your in the hood tons of people say that
iam a united states follower and i LOVED this one..i have a kiwi friend coming to visit and i needed to hear this so i can practice...
You follow the United States? Talk about confusing speech...
How did it go?
I didn't even know that half these words were slang, I thought everyone said it😂
Haha same bro!
legit same
i never realised putting 'as' after words for emphasis was a kiwi thing!! i thought everyone did that
River Kagamine, Aussies say it too
Same here.
For everyone wondering, yes, this is 100% true. There are a few I haven't heard of, but all the others (and their definitions) are spot on. I never realised just how complicated our kiwi slang was until I heard it all in one video, aye.
The only one I dont use is the wop wops lol
I know all of them
Yep I know all I live there
I feel like I’ve had a stroke. What’s happening!?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE. My brain hurts as well !!! lol
yes
not the goods bro
when your from nz 😩
my brain is hurting heaps, wtf is wrong with these Kiwis
I didn't choose the skux life, the skux life chose me
Majestical
Best kiwi movie there is
Damb that’s scum delux bro
Megan McMillan the lord of the rings is shaking
Aye bro yea nah that’s sick as
When you use slang to explain slang.....
Lol you kiwis are confusing
Sad part is, we can't explain anything without the use of slang. Than we spend a good 15 minutes explaining what that word means, and than the rest that we will probably use. Us kiwis are awesome.
We can’t talk without saying something that to everybody else is slang 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...true
Well we are not confusing we are just so intelligent that we have made up all the slang
Slang is just part of our vocabulary, pretty much every couple of sentences has at least one slang word.
Sometimes I forget that Kiwi slang words aren't everywhere else in the world 😂
Tutti Tfm all but a couple that were mentioned are used here in Aus.
same - idk whats just NZ slang and whats just an English saying. I didn't realise that some of these terms are only used in NZ - I thought everyone in the world used them haha whoops
Same and I always say algs and outsiders are like what?
Sane! I have an American friend and when I met her one time I said "Far out, " and she looked at me clearly confused
lol same
Ok.. hearing it all like this now makes me realise why people are confused at me a lot of the time when I travel 😂😂
I thought everyone said these things till I traveled. Adding as to the end of a sentence was particularly confusing for people not from New Zealand. Also calling someone a Dick can be quite offensive in other parts of the world, who knew 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lynettehay2081 right! 🤣 I also didn’t realise that ‘damn’ is considered a swear word in some places.., I would say “dammit” all the time and get the side eye 😅
Can other kiwis confirm this??
Chevy Chelios yes😂
Natasha Newell Chur 😁 I was confused
Yup, all ligit sayings.
Yeah Nah
Yeah nah hard out bro he's legit
Also..
1. Giz sum. = May I have some.
2. Faakin flash.= That looks nice.
3. All teko.= Nonsense.
4. Go hard.= Do your best.
5.Hey cuz.= Hello friend.
true that
Makes sense
Bro nah these are the bogan slang aye
And "aye" :)
@@liamharding1935 All is bogan? 'Teko' is literally a Maori word.
This guy is HILARIOUS. His comedic timing is perfection and his How To Dad videos are the best.
When I was a kid, I got a sunburn on my face and another Kiwi kid came up to me and said "Your face is red as!" I went to my mom and said, "Someone told me my face was red ass!" Was quickly corrected.
I was actually wondering don't non-Kiwis confuse as as ass 😁
KiaraStudios omg that's so FUNNY
But its more like as = az (the z sound is used figure if someone is saying as or ass)
Rucha we pronounce ass like the Brits "arse", so no confusion. But I work with an American and every time I say "sweet as" to him he jokingly says "thank you!". He's a hard case.
Alison Grant, in French if you pronounce _merci beaucoup_ incorrectly, it can sound like _merci beau cul_ , which means "thanks, nice ass".
There's a strong chance that he's not wearing any pants/shorts.
RIP
Or a good chance he is wearing some stubbies or gruds. Chur!
salty spaceman definitely at least his gruds.
STUBBIESSSSSS BRUH
I mean I totally wasn't raised on a dairy farm or anything what are stubbies😂crack up shite😂
As a professional New Zealander, I can confirm this is correct.
Edit: wth it's only been an hour and this has 30 likes
2nd Edit: WHAT
same
Ok that's the fastest I've ever got 15 likes.. sweet 😂
Same here haha
Think it's because how to dad read and pinned your comment so it's near the top of the comment section now :-)
Jeska Collings WHAT NO WAY
I'm Aussie but I use more of these new zealand slang than typical aussie slang.
its because little brothers always steal from their big brothers
some of this slang definitely originates in straya
@Krz Low no cap g that’s word as
@Krz Low Only a few, like mate and bugger. The rest (I think) is kiwi
@@S3verusMyG mate and bugger originate in Britain not Straya lol
Me being a Kiwi I went "Far out he's crack up! " thinking everyone says this.
It’s how to dad what you expect brother
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t from New Zealand just so that I could understand what people must think by watching this video 😂😂
Isabella McCormick easy, in the beginning it's easyish to follow but as time passes one thinks wtf man...how..why..calm down
hard!
I just spent nine months in NZ, I'm glad I didn't watch this video before I went but afterwards, otherwise I probably would've had a mental breakdown hahahaha
Bro sammeee
@@mollywilson477 hi molly
When you are a New Zealander born and raised and understand what he’s saying about everything but you don’t really use New Zealand slang in everyday life! 🤣
Nicole Roache probably do but dont realise it 😂
I do wonder how often kiwi slang slips into my daily vocab. I don't think I use a lot, but my fluent English speaking Malaysian friend occasionally stops our conversations to clarify words, so it must sneak in sometimes :P
You'll use it and not even realise, honestly. If someone told me I speak like a Kiwi I'd probably scoff - I don't say "taulet" for toilet, "woman" as both plural and singular, or think that grown and known are two syllables. But yeah, nah, I'll be buggered if I go through a day without saying heaps of things that are Kiwi as, and I'm sweet with that.
i use most of these, some i don't cause i have no need to
@@Lammington2 I don't do those things either but I've only just noticed the woman thing.
You can’t forget “Gap it!”
I heard that all throughout high school up until I graduated last year, lmao
Olivia Martin it’s gaps it, isn’t it?
No, "gap it!" is imperative, so no s.
He also for got 'hori' and 'taking the piss'
Harley Thornton ummm...'hori' is a derogatory term used against Maori so shouldn't be using it aye.
Tobirama_Senju 2nd Hokage whoops I didn't mean it in that way🤐 haven't you heard someone say, for example 'ohh that's so hori'?
As a New Zealander, with 19 years of experience, I can say this is all true. So shots
I’m 11, I’ve lived here my entire life
What do New Zealanders say (to friends) if they want to go to the toilet to pee?
I’m 12 and I have lived in New Zealand since I was born . I haven’t left New Zealand yet.
thank you for this. this really helped me a lot. I was actually planning on taking up a Medical Registration Exam to become a doctor there. I have heard from my relatives that live there that the New Zealanders are generally kind and amazing people. btw I'm from an asian country. lol
From my Kiwi Friend I heard also 'bout "Nek minute" and "tumeke". 😁 And intresting thing - in NZ everybody are cousins!
It was sweet as, cuz!
Cuzzies* :-)
Haha and brothers and sisters mean tumuch my bro, chur my sis
Tu meke is the same as too much, just in Te Reo
Cuzzie bro is another often used expression
next minute and too much!
This Kiwi video is all good! You're a crack up.
You collecting infinity stones or.....
How'd you know? Did the chin give it away (definitely not the name)?
Bugger off thanos
Oh just piss of, Thanos. You're ratshit as for snapping your fingers and killing half the universe. At frist I thought you were allgood but nah bro you're pretty stink........ but anyway chur for the korero I'm of to the nek video.
Thanos you killed me
Kiwi Slang! Made of english, but not! Sooo confusing. But so funny. I'll be watching this a few times to figure out what you said. 💚👍
that girl in okc yeah nah, you'll get it pretty soon😂😂 Chur🤙
i m a kiwi and if anyone from outside our beautiful country got all that the first time round , You are a bloody clever buggar lol
Dave McKenna. HowToDad talked a bit quick in vid. Is that how Kiwis talk? I mean, I understood everything but y'all need a pause button lol.
so he rattled his dags a bit and went like a cut cat , But i think that is what he was after lol
Dave McKenna..... HowToDad is bit o a dag!
I'm far, far n away from NZ but it's within context of the conversation.
So, what is cut cat? A ...umm female running?
I didn't realizes we spoke so different to the rest of the world.... 😅 (wait there's no kiwi or jandle emoji.. that's pretty stink)
🥝🇳🇿 only ones I could find
Nah man a lot of the slang at least I use over here in the US
Gutts
"Far out" used to be used in the U.S. 1960s maybe?
In Kiwi Primary schools, we don't have a such thing as "Classes" Well we do but how it works here, is you have one class one teacher for the whole year then it switches around the next year, you have a different class different teacher and it keeps on going, we learn Science, maths, writing, handwriting and other subjects in the same class.. we don't switch class and teacher for every subject, also we don't have lockers, a bag cupboards are what we use.
I remember how confused I was when I heard people had different teachers and have their own locker XD
That's the same in primary school here until grade 7-12 then it's all split up by subjects. Most teachers here aren't smart enough to teach all subjects into the higher grades. Pretty sad when you think about it.
You have just described my elementary school here in the US. That was in the '80s, but I assume it's still much the same. Middle school is when we started going to different rooms & teachers for different subjects.
I'm a kiwi but for the most part I grew up in the states and I have to say I really enjoyed this! You're a funny lovable guy! Glad to have found your channel ❤ my husband and I have a good laugh every time! 😄
Sheit, we should have four officials languages here in NZ I reckon:
1. English
2. Maori
3. NZSL
...... and....
4. NZ slang
😂😂😂😂🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
okay -_- %100 true
Sign language, how can you miss that bro.
Bloom ....NZSL = New Zealand Sign Language ^^^
Frankly, English is usually optional, most people speak Kiwi. She'll be right, though. GCs speak Kiwi.
Nah should be called fob
Bro..that was sweet as ..and i was gutted that it ended so quickly....mean that you explained everything..your a good fulla..Chur
You wouldn’t say chur then as it’s basically saying “hello as”
Helen Hectallica *you’re
slang is 100% on point bro
Implex chur has many meanings..i used it correctly
kookieswifuu thanks bro
I love this. We are Canadian 🇨🇦, next week our daughter is marrying a Kiwi, he sadly has lost his slang since living here. His whole family is coming over , so I'm learning my Kiwi slang to meet the group, so awesome, thx bro, eh!😉
one thing my american relatives are confused by is "keen"
"hey you want to get some pizza?"
"ooh yea i'm keen"
"what?"
Shauna Lane keen means like you want do it
wtf does keen mean in america?
WAIT IT'S A SLANG TOO
Omg yes... I was talking to this guy from America and I asked “are you still keen to meet up with me” and he was like “what is keen mean” and i was thinking “hmmm how can he not know what that means.....wait........it might be a NZ slang “and I searched it up and it is LOL
The correct NZ slang is "could be keen"
Don't tell me skux has come back. Yeah nah, let's leave that one in the past, aye.
Lantern Skyy Nahh people don't use it in school anymore
I didn't choose the skux life, the skux life chose me.
Nah, it never came back. Just dumb eggs who still use it
“I didn’t choose the skux life, the skux life chose me.”
-Ricky Baker
Only Ricky baker is allowed to say it in my books
I lived in New Zealand when I was a kid and this was fun to watch! I still use some of these kiwi slang leaving people around me confused 😂
what kind of kiwi slang did you use to get people so confused, but you could use pretty much any of it because its all confusing as
When I first moved here (Kiwi land), I thought I was pretty hot because people kept saying "sweet ass" to me......
Leah don't lie
I'm crying
I was talking to an American couple (mid twenties, very fit, trim, athletic and generally good looking, wrapped only in skin tight activewear) at Franz Josef glacier and exactly this happened while they were in the north island, somewhere between Auckland and Taupo.
They ordered a meal and the waiter said "sweet as" once he had their order. They thought that he'd said "sweet ass" and complained to the manager when he came to see if they were happy with their meal.
He had to explain what was going on there... apparently it was far from the first time.
That said, I could understand completely if he had said what the Americans thought he had...
"Aye" "Bro" "Smoko"
The three most important words in any New Zealander's vocabulary, and can be a standalone statement or any number of question: "Aye bro smoko!" "Aye bro smoko?" "Smoko, aye bro?" "Bro, smoko, aye?"
Do you want to have a cup of tea?
Yea bro , there is literally to many slang. I can’t explain bc there is way to many slang words . Yea nah I can’t explain them all.
We use half of these in Australia.
Also in the sheering shed we have some kiwis and at morning smoko (no idea how to spell it) so I hear loads of these all the time.
Kimberlea McCall so y’all use half maori words ?
This funny fella is a crack up. (Does that work?) Lol
Alex G sweet as mate 👍she'll be right
😂 Pretty spot on. Yeah nah, put the 'a' at the the end and we'd use it
This fulla is crck up ay?
Good job
Right on
Far this fulla is crack up az! 😂
I kinda wonder if that’s why they named the clone trooper hard case.
Being a New Zealander everything about this video is true 😂😂 this is so sick bro ahhah
Hey I wanna learn your accent since I will be hearing it a lot.
Yeah lol this video makes me laugh and this stuff is true 🤣
Me and my son have watched this heaps of time it’s far out bro only lived over NZ for 5 months now it’s sweet as love it keep the great videos coming bro catch ya later 👍👍🇳🇿🇳🇿
I'm from America and I like you kiwis my daughter married one and he treats her great!
I've lived in Aus for the past 7 years and I just moved back home to Kiwiland and the literal day after I got off the plane I was having a yarn with my cousy and I couldn't understand a hint of the Uni slang she was throwing at me. Slang changes with the weather in NZ.
Missed, "Oi" and "Aye"
I loved how explaining the slang words led to more slang words.. Brilliant humor!
Love it! We got to travel to NZ for three weeks our first time this past Feb-March, and it is the prettiest country with the nicest people I have ever visited. All the Kiwis we met took interest of where from we have travelled, welcomed us, and wished us happy and safe travel. We camped at DOC's sites & holiday parks 50% of the time - my husband's choice. One of our B&B hosts called him "tough" after learning about how he loves to backpack for days here back at home. I think our equivalence is "rugged". We also noticed Kiwis say, "No worries," or "No problem" to respond to "Thank you," where as we respond, "You're welcome," or "My pleasure." We do say, "No worries," or "No problem," but these terms tend to respond to someone who has apologized for being a burden or for making a mistake. Learning how different nations use terms and slangs is so much fun.
Kiwi here, and yes, that’s a really good point. I have to remind our daughter to respond with “You’re welcome” etc, as technically you’re correct. Saying No problem, No worries is a reassurance after someone makes a mistake. Good point! 😄🇳🇿🌿
You also forgot:
"Straight up"
"Care"
"One outs"
"Nek minuet"
"Dry"
"G"
"No worries"
"Run it straight"
"Kick back"
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But everything in this video was spot on. I didnt know half of these words were slang. I thought everyone used them😂
YouTrippin 1501 dry is everywhere
Alot of those words youd only use in the hood lols
gb and gc
For those that dont know "one outs" is like where you wanna step out and fight
What about hit the sack? I cracked up when I heard that the first time...
I still remember the first time someone said 'Hard Out' to me when I moved to NZ. The meaning was perfectly understood, but I paused mid-sentence for what seemed like embarrassingly long.
I live in Gizzy, and I notice this doesn't happen as much in other parts of NZ, but here its very common to have someone chuck a few bits to Te Reo in a sentence like its nothing. Between accents, slang and Maori, I was lost af for a few weeks - just a confused Aussie, shivering in my 7 jumpers in NZ's "summer" heat :p
Also you didn't explain 'ghost chips', every Kiwi is upset right now.
Elle Cook I dont think people use ghost chips as slang... one thing that could be mentioned is that crisps are called chips and fries are called chips too. Also, chip sandwiches are a thing and can sometimes have either crisps or fries in them or both 😂
If you don't make constant reference to ghost chips in your daily life then you're going it wrong :p
This was so helpful! 😜 I'm Aussie and my girlfriend is from New Zealand and her accent and slang has me so lost sometimes!! 😂😂 Who knew that 'jandals' was a real word!?
Says the Aussie who's country got completely confused and decided to call them 'thongs' :D
Lissie 😂😂😂
I'm an Aussie and I moved to NZ a few years back. I used to stand hard that 'thongs' was a totally normal word. Mate, living outside of Aussie, it takes about 2 minutes to feel like you've been an idiot your whole life about jandals.
Jandals = japanese sandals. Legit.
Yea na but they're flip flops
Kiwis knew
So happy I found this channel! We (Aussies) have more in common with you than you might think. Careful How to Dad - we'll claim YOU as ours next!
Like the pav
I didn’t actually realise we had so much slang😂
This is so awesome. I was an exchange student in NZ a few years back and after a while I started talking just like the others using all that slang. I love the Kiwi accent and slang. And tbh I didn't even realize some of it is actually slang only Kiwis use 😂
Now my accent is pretty weird cause like it's a mixture of Kiwi and American and sometimes you still hear I'm not a native speaker. So yeah. Loved this! Brought me back to the good old days!
This was a thing of beauty
Actually pretty accurate, sometimes forget that some of these are actually slang. Love the way the cntent in these video are put together, kinda a mess, but it works so well
Far Out! (I haven’t said that since the 70’s in the USA) This is Great!
Im sure thats where it came from ....it just never went away in NZ
@@saltyspaceman5697 Naaa. Different kind of meaning. The hippies used it during the 70's, we use it for other things. Could be good, bad, shocked, unbelieving. Has about 5-10 different meanings now that I think about it....
I am coming to NZ for the first time end of this month. I am watching many videos and this is one of the best. :D great job with this one. Cant wait to hear this everywhere. :)
This guy has convinced me I need visit New Zealand ASAP. NZ govt should hire you to do tourism commercials hahaha
You forgot "bro", as in "Yeah nah that's stink as bro"
And don't forget 'Cousie bro'.
Has anyone else realised the slang also changes around the country, like chur is 'chur au bro' in my town and also some of the others 😂
I have and it changes alot between the north and south Islands not just the rolling Rrr. North island also vacumes the floor but south island luxes the floor. Most of these are more north island, tea instead of dinner being more sth island and so is smoko. the north island in places lost "TH" and replaced it with "F" and lost "G" off the end of words so now they "Go get da fings out da car bro"
@@Coz-I-Can The losing the g is relatable. The luxxing bit, my great grandma called it luxxing because electrolux was the brand. Both my grandparents call it tea not dinner. And I roll my R's. I've only been to the South Island once, 2 years ago for 4 days.
Ok so as a kiwi I use most of these. Are they truly uniquely kiwi. Doesn't everyone talk like this??? No wonder people here in Malaysia don't understand me half the time. Oh well all good. Awesome vid "How to dad" you actually made me feel homesick so thanks for that.😊😀😁
A lot of these are used in Aussy too. But most are uniquely Kiwi
All but a couple are used here in Aus too.
Bugger me that sounds a bit stink.
There were like five things not used in Aus. Stink, Egg, Chur, Choice, Skux....
The best way to get over the homesickness is to have a skype chat with your family in NZ at least once a week. That is why I have been doing for the last 8 years!!! I live in North America but was born and raised in NZL.
I so much like this video. When I was in high school we had a an exchange student from New Zealand. He and his friends performed what must have been the Haka to an assembly. I haven’t forgotten. Thank you for explaining it to us!
I'm a Kiwi and this vid is 100% correct lmao I didn't realise how funny our slang sounds...I've been away too long. Tena rawa atu koe!
Quite comprehensive. Chur as.
You can't say 'chur as', ya bloody spoon.
Chur for that......as. :) BTW.... I'm not a spoon. I'm an egg.
Stupid Robot Fighting League Spoon/egg same diff cuz
Elle Cook yeah na as hard out.
Stupid Robot Fighting League yeah na as doesn't work 😂😂
Oh wow! There is a lot going on down there in NZ ! Im from Austria - not Australia - Europe, and the only things we get to see about NZ are dokus about NZ animal life and border patrol NZ ! 😁
Now i understand Kiwis lifestyle better! Thanks & greets from Vienna, Austria - Europe 👋
No worries, sweet as. Ah Docos on NZ wildlife and yeah border patrol NZ is pretty hardcase. Chur
Asdfghjkl mate you have our border patrol over there? Man didn't think any other places had any of our TV shows. Ka kite.
I guess "yeah na" finally made it to america bc u def here a lot of "yeah nah bruh"
I use "yeah no" but I mean it in a bitchy kind of way. As in yeah no, you're wrong.
Would've been our's to keep, if the bloody Aussies didn't steal it, and try to claim it as their own. Thieving buggers.
Only discovered HTD about a month ago & gotta say this vid was SO funny. I'm Australian & have a kiwi friend who lives here who always says CHUR. He had to explain what it meant to me a while back. Great work HTD.
As a Western Australian Aussie we share so much slang it's unbelievable! You got me stuck at skux but everything else was related 😂😂
This was crack up!! 😂😂😂😂 should defos do a part 2
I’m an American so this was quite a lot of info to take in, but I still think it’s pretty cool that even within my own language, there’s still so much to learn. Sure I’ll never be able to keep track of it all, but it’s still interesting. Like I can’t think of any “American slang” off the top of my head. Another thing I think that’s interesting about New Zealand is the accent. When I try and imitate other accents, it’s usually simple in that there are bases to go off of. Like, for example, with a German accent: a “th” sound turns into an “s” or a “z” sound, and a “w” sound turns into a “v” sound. Anything else there is to learn, you just pick up by listening to someone speak with that accent. But it’s different with a Kiwi accent because they mess with vowels, not consonants. Like an “e” would sound like an “i” and an “a” would sound like an “e”. Every time I try to imitate it, it takes longer for my brain to process what I’m trying to say. There’s no particular reason for me to learn this skill other than it just being fun, but I’ll still try. Thanks for the video.
Edit: a word
I think all our vowels basically tend towards sounding like a 'u'(for people with a strong kiwi accent) to foreigners. I think we also speak a little faster(probably cos we under-pronounce everything), which isn't very helpful.
We do also use quite a bit of slang from overseas, probably more British than American.
HOW TO SPEAK NZ:
1) Pronounce the 'ER' sounds at the end of words as 'AH'. Because we're lazy af.
2) Never pronounce the 'R', like... ever.
3) Add 'as' at the end of things as a SPOKEN exclamation point... haha.
Eg: Fast as. Slow as. Cool as. Dope as.
5) Add 'aye' at the end of things to have someone agree or disagree with you.
Eg: That's cool as, aye? This smells good as, aye? This song is pretty dope, aye?
6) Add 'PRETTY' to the beginning of things, also as a spoken exclamation mark, like 'AS'. Not sure why this is, but it's a thing.
Eg: This is pretty cool. This pie is pretty nice. That house is pretty flash (flash means really fancy looking).
7) Use a lot of slang.
EG 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
NZ1: Yeeyur. This pie is nice as.
NZ2: Gizz a taste. bites pie Oh yeah, hard. My pie is pretty munted.
NZ1: Unluggyyyyyy.
NZ2: Swapsies bro?
NZ1: Yeah, nah. Gap it, g.
NZ2: Aw guuuuhmon.
here you go
I am from the states and just spent two weeks in NZ. I wish I had seen this BEFORE the trip. HILARIOUS and so true.
Good as gold, no worries.
Spent some time when I was a kid in New Zealand, always had people looking at me strange here in the US for some of my slang. Think I might use this video to explain some of it to them in the future. Chur.
As an Englishman I understood yet was completed mind f*ck at the same time!
Well done mate, think you nailed it 👏
BAHAHHAHAHA LMAO 1:41 "It's like we're about to start a mean as simile but we get tired and stop"
As an immigrant this is such a great summary! Loved it. Did not even realise that it was slang. Heard heaps of it daily. Agree that Air NZ should show it on their in coming flights. Sweet as.
I was originally born in England and moved to NZ and let me tell you l have heard nearly all of these spot. Spot on!
crack me up we have so muj slang.that he still missed some crack up vid thou churr badda
Lol I’m a kiwi and I didn’t realise that some of these words were slang words I thought everyone used them 😂
Eg. Run it up the gut
Aww you egg
Churr bro
And lots more 🤣
Same aha
lmao I had a hunch what a lot of these meant but never used them 😂
My daughter has changed bugger to barnacles lol
Nicky Burns SpongeBob's swear word... "barnacles!" Lol
Too much SpongeBob
Kiwis are so adorable! Even their slangs haha I’m fall in love it 🤣
OMG..I had forgotten what a funny lot us Kiwis are!!..Thank you! 🤣❤
If some people reading this comment are from a different country, don't worry us kiwis get confused too.
Ashley Clifton straaaight up
nah, yea nah.
C'mon bro 😂😂
Not all of us 😂😂 depends on where you grew up I guess
I had to explain kiwi slang to another kiwi before.
Honestly if I wasn't a kiwi I would be lost.😂Great video though 👌🏼
Totally sending this to my back packer mate's because it's like me explaining shit and talking in nz slang while explaining
I've been teaching English in South Korea for 10 months and have lost some of my kiwi slang. Thanks to this video its helping me prepare for leaving soon and heading to Europe. Cheers Kiwi dad!
so sorry I couldnt finish the vid bc I was exhausted by the pace of learning new things but u did a great job, cheers!
I'm sensing someone has watched far too much Flight of the Conchords!
How is there no "How to survive the man flu" yet? I don't understand!
I think I can understand why people who aren't Kiwi find our slang confusing... Chur bro 🤙
Can I just say as an irishman, I am locked and also appreciate this talk of the langered,…
Thanks mate !!! Im starting using with my NZ friends in Japan.Sounds funny .
Knackered!
Turo Tales yes! I said i was knackered on fb once, and all my american (and aussie i think!) friends were asking if i was ok lol! Apparently it means being extremely sick over there!
as if the aussies did it's one of our words as well
Aussie and Kiwi words are almost always shared. 85% of the things he said are just as common in Aus as NZ. It doesn't even matter where it originated, the point is, we share a lot in common. I think there were 4 things that aren't used in Aus. Skux, Egg, Stink and Choice.
Chur, cuzzy bro!
What's cuzzy?
Danny Vasquez
Cuzzy is slang for cousin. Everyone is everyone else's cuzzy, Auntie, or Uncle.
(It's a small island and it's often true, but even when it's not, still use it.)
If you're not someone's cousin, you're their cuzzy. And if you're not their cuzzy you're their cuz 😂
JayzOned C
Tino Rangitiritangi!
What about calling dinner tea xD
Mr. Frogman99 who calls dinner tea
Almond Milk British people, older Aussies, and a fair few kiwis
Lily French I call dinner tea. It's just so much easier.
Dylan Muir na cuz, you still hear people calling it tea all over the place
I'm a Kiwi and we call dinner tea on a daily basis
I loved this! We had some friends from Christchurch, who were very prim and proper. They didn't teach us any of this awesome slang. Thank you!
I'm from the American South and we have an expression: I tell you what
But we don't follow it with anything. It's for emphasis and agreement. Many people think there should be something after that, to explain. There isn't.
Example:
"I just broke my fingernail pulling out that drawer. It needs to be fixed."
"It sure does, I tell you what!"