NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH - 5 THINGS YOU WILL DEFINITELY HEAR IN KIWI ENGLISH

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  • Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
  • Welcome to Kiwi Culture - your guide to New Zealand English and New Zealand life!
    Today's Kiwi clip: 5 things you will hear in Kiwi (New Zealand) English.
    00.13 - Uptalking
    01.57 - Sweet as
    03.34 - -ie
    04.53 - Eh
    6.35 - Yeah nah
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Комментарии • 74

  • @isaacpoharama5836
    @isaacpoharama5836 3 года назад +103

    Don't know why I'm watching this.....I'm a kiwi....I already know how I talk 😂

    • @Erebu5_
      @Erebu5_ 2 года назад +1

      same

    • @MPBG62
      @MPBG62 Год назад +1

      Yeah same, but the videos are very interesting!!

    • @davisgladwin318
      @davisgladwin318 Год назад +1

      yeah nah, that's okay

    • @pamelamilanesuy1433
      @pamelamilanesuy1433 Год назад

      😂 you're cute and funny, yeh ur right haha

    • @cvyvis
      @cvyvis Год назад

      SAME BUT IM HALF KIWI

  • @RoyCousins
    @RoyCousins 3 года назад +15

    The origin of "Sweet as" is the English phrase, "Sweet as a nut", which is also sometimes shortened to "Sweet as."

  • @nghecung5265
    @nghecung5265 3 года назад +17

    i'm not a new zealander but one of my pen friends is. so since we knew each other, i've been more concerned about kiwi english. it's very interesting ^^ so thank for your video, i can understand my New Zealand friend more and more. and btw, i just wanna say NZers are very friendly, helpful and nice ^^ love this country and people in here

    • @kiwiculture5264
      @kiwiculture5264  3 года назад +3

      Thanks heaps, Bang Khanh. ^^ That's very kind of you. Pen friends are such a great way to build friendships and learn about places and cultures. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you have a great weekend.

  • @bizzlebasil1
    @bizzlebasil1 2 месяца назад

    Up talking is really a rising inflection

  • @thp8485
    @thp8485 3 года назад +8

    Watching as a Kiwi haha the uptalking and eh were funny to hear even though it's normal

  • @MsPacManPacker
    @MsPacManPacker 3 года назад +14

    As a Southern Californian, I noticed we also have "yeah nah" and uptalking with our infamous Valley Girl accent. As someone that studied Japanese for several years, the "eh" is similar to when Japanese people end their sentences with "ne," so like when saying "kakkouii, ne?"  (「かっこういい、ね?」), it would translate to "that's cool, eh?" Both similarly seek a response or validation. For "sweet as" and ending words in -ie, that seems more of an English-speaking Oceania phenomenon, so mainly Aussies and Kiwis. It's all really interesting and I'm glad you made this video!

    • @giselek215
      @giselek215 3 года назад +2

      Great comment! I could get the meaning of "eh" since I speak some Japanese as well... I lived in Japan for 11 years and studied Japanese by myself... Same with English.. I've been studying by myself for a while... I lived in Australia for 10 months and a year and a half in the United States... and there is chance to go to NZ next year... Lol... I love learning languages and at least understand natives accents...

    • @officialtigerfish7633
      @officialtigerfish7633 Год назад

      Same here! SoCal native and can definitely attest to that. Thought it was super interesting

  • @fernandomilicich8160
    @fernandomilicich8160 4 года назад +4

    Wonderful and so beauty kiwi accent you get !!!

  • @NoirL.A.
    @NoirL.A. 2 года назад +4

    i'm american but i also speak spanish and the whole making a statement sound like a question inflection deal is found throughout spanish speaking countries too. i don't personally think it has anything to do with the individual's self esteem i think it is simply an inflection like any other. and either way even if it mite have a questioning ring to it you can almost always tell that it's not actually a question. and that's true in new zealand or mexico.

  • @mariadolorespaula
    @mariadolorespaula 2 года назад +2

    Could I give two thumbs up? This video is awesome...Sweet as!

  • @LureThosePixels
    @LureThosePixels 3 года назад +4

    I don't think it's quite "as nothing", it's more "as it can be", or like, as sweet as possible

  • @helendeanart
    @helendeanart 4 года назад +8

    Thanks for making this, I used it with my students today who are here in NZ .Good for me too as I'm not KIWI myself and never quite got the yeah nah...:)

    • @kiwiculture5264
      @kiwiculture5264  4 года назад

      Thanks very much for the feedback, Dawn. 'Yeah nah' is such a law unto itself. There is no rhyme or reason for some of its uses, but I'm glad my attempt to give some loose rules for when it is used came in handy. 😊

    • @soul4saken
      @soul4saken 10 месяцев назад

      OK kids, I hear you want a day without homework. Yeah nah, that ain't happening!

  • @corkwijk9
    @corkwijk9 Год назад +2

    I’m a Dutch speaking Irishman. Yeah nah reminds me of how the Dutch often say “ja, nee”. Which means yes, no. I wonder if the Dutch introduced yeah nah to kiwi English….?.

  • @leandromarquez9257
    @leandromarquez9257 Год назад +1

    I can't believe it, Kiwis use the "eh" exactly the same as here in Argentina, same phonetic.

  • @np3828
    @np3828 Год назад

    Your content is amazing.

  • @theherdsmansjourney831
    @theherdsmansjourney831 Год назад +1

    Thank you very much for making and sharing your videos on youtube. Im asian and I really wanna learn kiwi accent. I used to learn american accent. it's really help to understand kiwi accent step by step.

  • @gonzalovalenzuela5959
    @gonzalovalenzuela5959 4 года назад +5

    It was a great video. It clarified me about some expressions, maybe most used expressions that I´ve listened to. It will be useful because I´ll be moving to NZ next year. Thanks a lot .Cheers

    • @kiwiculture5264
      @kiwiculture5264  4 года назад +1

      Hi, Gonzalo. That's great to hear. Those expressions are quite unique to New Zealand and used a lot here, so I'm sure you will hear them next year. I will start to make new videos in the new year. If you have any questions about NZ or NZ English, do let me know and I can make a video on that. Happy New Year.

    • @gonzalovalenzuela5959
      @gonzalovalenzuela5959 4 года назад +1

      @@kiwiculture5264 let me think about a topic for new videos and I'll contact to you. But everything about your beautiful and lovely country will be great. I'm anxious to be there.

    • @kiwiculture5264
      @kiwiculture5264  4 года назад +1

      @@gonzalovalenzuela5959 It's fun to plan adventures. Hope you're learning a lot about NZ. And thanks. I have heaps of ideas for videos, but it would be great to know I'm main ones that would be most helpful/interesting for subscribers. Have a good weekend.

  • @soul4saken
    @soul4saken 10 месяцев назад

    Us kiwis are so efficient with our metaphors we drop the metaphor example entirely and only give the context.

  • @yuchan7824
    @yuchan7824 4 года назад +5

    This was an interesting lesson that I really wanted to know.

    • @kiwiculture5264
      @kiwiculture5264  4 года назад +1

      Hi, Yuchan. Thanks very much for your feedback and sorry about the late reply. I'm glad the video has helped. If there are any other things you'd like to know, feel free to tell me and I can create a video on that as well. Take care.

    • @francisrebutiaco8888
      @francisrebutiaco8888 3 года назад

      @@kiwiculture5264 hi

  • @garymclean765
    @garymclean765 Год назад +3

    Kiwi accent is unique. I remember the first kiwi I ever met was back in the 70s at primary school in Aussie prior to the mass migration over here. He came up with a catch phrase we all loved. The teacher tried to confiscate his yo yo ( yo-yos were huge at the time) the teacher said give me that yoyo he said " guv me fufty sints" we all said this after that day and I still do " fufty" years later!!!! Kiwis are kool!!!!!!

  • @cedricbauer2025
    @cedricbauer2025 2 года назад +1

    I went to nz for 6 months after school. Now I study English and use thingie a lot I didn’t realize where it’s from it just happens subconsciously 😂

  • @nexturtle4281
    @nexturtle4281 4 года назад +5

    This helped me understand my boyfriend and the way he talks

    • @kiwiculture5264
      @kiwiculture5264  4 года назад +2

      Hi, Zoe. I'm really glad the vid helped. Hope things make a bit more sense now. 'Yeah, nah,' in particular, has got to be one of the most confusing things about, LOL.

  • @hohaia01
    @hohaia01 8 часов назад

    Yees and no questions.

  • @malaching8143
    @malaching8143 Год назад

    yeah uptalking is also often not in questions... in fact it's in most sentences.

  • @puresoul1472
    @puresoul1472 3 года назад

    Thanks .. Very much informative 😍 Eh ! 😅

  • @noodlelicious.
    @noodlelicious. Год назад +1

    I am kiwi but I live abroad for over 10 years and I've lived in many countries. I noticed my accent is dissapearing when talking but when I go back home, the accent just came back. It's strange.

  • @titouyou1
    @titouyou1 10 месяцев назад

    I have noticed something else, you prononce the letter e the same way we do with the letter i in France

  • @nathaliepatriarca-gallener2992

    Sweet as! Chur!

  • @RogerBarraud
    @RogerBarraud 3 года назад +2

    Uptalking usually indicates an impending continuation... or that the speaker is expecting further questions, e.g. for the bus station directions.
    Indicates incompletion in either case.

  • @elenagrebenyuk8597
    @elenagrebenyuk8597 3 года назад +1

    I soooo much love kiwi accent!!

  • @rifkiabdinegara3807
    @rifkiabdinegara3807 3 года назад +1

    I have ever seen Newzealang throgout map but I think that NZ is a fabulous Islang and Thanks so much for video

  • @user-tx9gs5ef8o
    @user-tx9gs5ef8o 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’m watching this because I just met a guy on online dating and he’s from New Zealand (on his profile). So when he called I don’t understand him and assumed that he’s from Africa (another scammer) lol😂

  • @user-mg3dg2ek8s
    @user-mg3dg2ek8s 3 года назад

    Brilliant and very helpful, he?!!

  • @wyattstevens8574
    @wyattstevens8574 Месяц назад

    #4: is "eh" just another form of "hey/huh/ok?"

  • @genatzvalee
    @genatzvalee 10 месяцев назад

    See you nEExt time, dEEfEEnEEtly! ;))

  • @RogerBarraud
    @RogerBarraud 3 года назад +2

    "Sweet as ..." ==> fill in the blank as you will.
    Think of it as a meta-simile.

    • @jonathangriffin1120
      @jonathangriffin1120 Год назад +1

      It's an abbreviation of the Olde English 'Sweet as a nut'.

  • @BrandonLeeBrown
    @BrandonLeeBrown Год назад

    New Zealand and South Africa are about the only two English-speaking countries that pronounce short, "I" like a short, "u."

  • @krmarak9619
    @krmarak9619 3 года назад +1

    Wow

  • @kirill2974
    @kirill2974 Год назад

    Yeah nah is an analog of "да нет" in Russian.
    - Ты приболел? выглядишь уставшим.
    - Да нет, просто много работы в последнее время.

    • @kirill2974
      @kirill2974 Год назад

      *translation*
      - Are you sick? You look tired
      - Yeah nah, I've just been working very much recently.

  • @queendee8207
    @queendee8207 7 месяцев назад

    I don't understand where they get this information from, this is mostly Australia not nz and if nz changed to this within the 11 years that I haven't been back that's crazy

  • @remittanceman4685
    @remittanceman4685 2 года назад

    "Yeah, Nah?"
    We've got the same in SA; "Ja-nee"
    But we go one further. Try, "ja, nee, fok!" (and yes, it means exactly the same in English as Afrikaans).
    As in: "Howzit, bru?" "Ja, nee, fok."
    We have "Ja nee fok brandy"

  • @victoriaa2281
    @victoriaa2281 3 года назад

    *tramping in the afternoon 😂

  • @jbrregious585
    @jbrregious585 Год назад

    Im comfused with the pronounciation Pen and Pin.
    May i borrow your pin(pen) i will write something..

  • @ebonylarge7994
    @ebonylarge7994 2 года назад

    I’m sorry but do only people in NZ call the little finger a pinky

  • @hohaia01
    @hohaia01 8 часов назад

    I don't uptalk

  • @titahibayflier3160
    @titahibayflier3160 5 дней назад

    we say "Aye" not "Eh"

  • @AdamEwart
    @AdamEwart 3 года назад

    Thus vudeo was stunk ez, ow! 😉

  • @kathy54shea
    @kathy54shea 2 года назад +1

    You don’t need the music

  • @jomamma8272
    @jomamma8272 2 года назад

    This ls hard

  • @SpotNFlo
    @SpotNFlo 2 года назад +1

    I am a happy 76 year old New Zealander Born and bred .... but if you address me please say " Hello ". My wife and my children ,Grandchildren , great Grandchildren etc . are my "Family" .....I would prefer my "family" to grow up with a good understanding of the English language , and be able to express their feelings and desires, properly ....... Just Saying !!

  • @tonymorgan9240
    @tonymorgan9240 Год назад

    ITS AYE NOT EH