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VocabularySouth Africanisms
Instructions
1. Look at the vocabulary word on the top of the page.
2. Try to figure out which definition matches the South African definition of the word.
3. Go on to the next slide to get the correct answer!
Zebra Hump
A large striped speed bump.
A zebra with a camel hump.
A camel with zebra stripes.
A large striped road barrier.
Zebra Hump
A large striped speed bump.
Slow down, you do not want to hit the zebra hump too hard!
Boot
Footwear
Trunk of a car
Kicked out of a place (as in: “give them the boot!”)
Kick the soccer ball hard
Boot
Trunk of a car Please put the groceries in the
boot!
Trolley
A train
A cart full of sweets
A grocery cart
A form of transportation
Trolley
A grocery cart Put the groceries in the trolley, then you don’t
have to carry them!
Stop sign
An octagon shaped sign, that if no one is around you can drive right through. Stopping is optional.
An octagon shaped sign that means stop.
An octagon shaped sign that is only in America, meaning stop.
They don’t have stop signs in South Africa.
Stop Sign
An octagon shaped sign, that if no one is around you can drive right through. Stopping is optional.
Okayfine
Two words put together meaning everything is okay.
Two words put together meaning that everything is fine.
Two words put together meaning everything is alright.
Two words put together meaning it is not really okay.
Okayfine
Two words put together meaning it is not really okay.
“Okayfine,” you can go to your friends house,” said the dad. “But, you had better not be late coming home!”
Geyser (pronounced, “gee-zer”)
Water heater
Thermal spray like ‘old faithful’
A wrinkly old man (“What an old geyser!”)
Garden hose
Geyser
Water heater
Robot(pronounced “row-boat”)
A machine that walks
A small boat using oars
A stoplight
The name of a children’s movie
Robot
A stoplight
“Take a right at the third robot,” said the policeman.
Transport
A taxi
A car
A bus
A train
Transport
All of the answers are correct, but the word is used interchangeably with any mode of transportation to get from one place to another.
The student said, “I go to school by transport.”
Just now
I will take care of that later.
I will take care of that much later.
I will take care of that immediately.
I will take care of that in a little bit.
Just now
I will take care of that immediately.
The clerk behind the counter said, “I will take care of that just now.” She went and got the package.
Now
I will take care of that later.
I will take care of that much later.
I will take care of that immediately.
I will take care of that in a little bit.
Now
I will take care of that later.
The clerk behind the counter said, “I will take care of that now.” She left to take care of another customer. I will come back later to get my package.
Now now
I will take care of that later.
I will take care of that much later.
I will take care of that immediately.
I will take care of that in a little bit.
Now now
I will take care of that much later.
The clerk behind the counter said, “I will take care of that now now.” She left to take care of another customer and then headed home from work. I will be back tomorrow to get the package.
Porridge
Any type of breakfast cereal
Food only eaten by the 3 bears
A hot food made of water and oats
A cold food made of milk and wheat
Porridge
Any type of breakfast cereal. This includes cold cereal or hot cereal made with either warm or cold milk (or water).
Cheers
A toast
Rhymes yelled by cheerleaders
Sounds heard at a football game
Good-bye
Cheers
Good-bye
Tommy opened the door, turned and said, “Cheers,” before closing the door behind him.
Cubby hole
A mailbox
Glove compartment
A locker
A small hole for animals
Cubby hole
Glove compartment
Pigeon Hole
A place for keys
Mail box
A place where a pigeon hides
The 18th hole in miniature golf
Pigeon Hole
Mail box
Bonnet
An old hat worn by girls
The seat of a bicycle
The hood of a car
The cover of a baby carriage
Bonnet
The hood of a car
Nice
Referring to the look of a cool car
Referring to the feel of soft velvet
Referring to the good taste of food
Referring to a fantastic soccer goal
Nice
Referring to the good taste of food
After dipping his chips into the salsa, the man replied, “That’s nice!”
Izzit
A bug
Really?
Cool!
Wow!
Izzit
Really?
Julie said, “It will begin to snow soon!”
Rachel replied, “Izzit?”
Pleasure
A word meaning, ‘Great feeling.’
A word meaning, ‘Great job.’
A word meaning, ‘It’s an honor.’
A word meaning, ‘You’re welcome.’
Pleasure
A word meaning, ‘You’re welcome.’
Tom said, “Thank you for helping me with my homework.”
Steve replied, “Pleasure.”
Shame
To put down (to shame someone)
A type of clothing worn when it is cold
An expression meaning, “Oh, that’s too bad!”
The changing of a flat tire
Shame
An expression meaning, “Oh, that’s too bad.”
“I dropped my books on my foot!” exclaimed Luke.
“Shame,” replied Fred.
Chips
Potato Chips
Game pieces
French Fries
Wood Chips
Chips
French Fries
Jill said, “I would like a burger and chips please.”
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