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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.”