yeah her kiwi accent's good but her Aussie one is a bit plastic and is the east coast version which is not the same as the southern Australian accent. Our accent changes region to region just like the UK's does
she seriously got me there, i was wondering if she was an Aussie or a Kiwi or an American at the beginning, because she did all three accents flawlessly, , but soon realized that she was an American, Ok wow she really pulled off both accents well, I was most impressed by your Nz accent because I couldn't hear a foreign accent among it, and i'm also a kiwi myself :D other than you saying New "Zilind" incorrectly lol, you still did a great job! well done :p
Yea she is great but my mum is from Australia and my dad is from nz and Amy just rollllllles her "I" s a bit much in Australian and and Aussies don't say fush and chups we just sometime mock them but we know it's the fish and chips but she is great at them
Really! Australian and New Zealand accents are really hard for non native speakers. Being australian myself I always cringe at an attempt to mimic my accent, but she honestly sounded like a dinky di aussie girl! And that kiwi accent was flawless too. She transitions through all the accents she does so fluidly you can barely tell which one is her native accent.
Amy that was brilliant. Coming from NZ myself, and hearing you shift between speaking with your natural American and NZ accents really tripped me out. It sounds like a perfect native NZ accent, all except when you say 'New Zealand' something just sounds off, I think its the EA in zEAland being transcribed to too harsh a U sound.
Well, I guess I can be proud of myself as an American for also noticing that that was one bit that didn't sound right. I have to credit "Lord of the Rings" commentary tracks and Flight of the Conchords. 😁
:/ Her "Please enter your pin" for a New Zealand example sounded Australian. The E sound was all wrong. and she said Pin like how NZers would say Pen. Her Mister and Mrs. smith was good though.
+Smoates it's actually in the Netherlands,which is not in Scandinavia,the Netherlands is also where Dutch people come from,New Zealand is called that because it was originally a Dutch Colony like New Holland was in Australia.
Pretty much certain that New Zealand and Australia were never Dutch colonies. They were both "discovered" by Dutchmen, though. I see where I was mistaken; Zealand, or Sealand is the largest island of Denmark. Whereas Zeeland is a province in the Netherlands and is New Zealand's namesake. Ugh, I should know this, being a half-Dutch New Zealander.
Amy, it's not only the unfettered pronunciation of vowels and word combos, but so important in conversation is the inflection (subtle raising and lowering using tonal emphasis) in the sentence, which you already know! I love your videos, they are so much more instructive than most of the others in "how to" accents.
Crushing it over there, Amy. This is the singular most informative video on the New Zealand accent that I've found so far. I think identifying the differences between an Australian accent and a New Zealand accent is almost more effective for Americans than a video on the New Zealand accent alone at least, it was for me lol. So, smart move and thank you!
Wow, you are amazing. Totally spot on. Congratulations for actually doing it right. Not many Americans can do it, but you definitely proved how talented you are. Well done.
My friend from NZ (I am from the US, WI to be exact) were talking about accents and I explained the difference between my accent, elongated o's and other areas of the country. I asked him the difference between AUS and NZ and he couldn't quite explain it but insisted it was different so we found your video. Thank you for doing it. New subscriber earned
Nice work Amy, I love how you can alternate between the 2 so well. I am guessing this is because you have a conscious understanding of how the accents work rather than just doing it intuitively as many people do... as an Aussie (who is not very good at doing a Kiwi accent - pff why would I waste my time) I can hear the difference between them when you are explaining the words but I imagine someone who doesn't already have a strong understanding may have gotten a little lost trying to follow you in this one.
Great work on those accents! As a kiwi that lived in Aus for 15 years you did such an awesome job, especially on the NZ vowels. I always tell Aussies to just drop the 'i' most of the time and they're so surprised because they've somehow convinced themselves we turn the 'i' into a 'u'. F'sh and ch'ps is a much better way to sound like us than changing it into fush and chups. The only critique I'd have is how you say Zealand like Zillund, most people pronounce zeal like seal (and it definitely doesn't sound like sill lol) but the odd kiwi does say it like zillund or even zeeland. Everything else is pretty spot on 😁
I'm a New Zealander and man oh man did I get trapped in Australia (our nearest neighbour!) asking for a plaster, then a pen, and then trying to hold a conversation about data. ugh...didn't realise how difficult we were lol spot on accent btw. Some New Zealanders are likely to not agree with it but they also don't realise that inflections in the accent change depending on whether you are in the far north, the centre, or down south. Your accent sounds like what you'd find in Wellington (where I live), and I'm extra sure that's how you obtained it given that in your other video you mention working at the Reading Cinemas Gold Lounge in Wellington - so that's the answer for all my doubtful New Zealand siblings;-)
This. I grew up in North Canterbury and the other day I was with someone from near Warkworth, her accent was very noticeable. Reminded me of the Top Twins.
Yeah, that's something that should be noted for those not so familiar with NZ. Personally I live in Auckland, and up in this region usually words are very clear with little room for interpretation, often I get asked by fellow kiwis new to Auckland if I'm a foreigner because the accent is quite different from their familiar.
@@truckcompany Is that where crowded house lives? Because they're not suppose to live there. They're Australian, according to their Australian supporters.
Some Kiwi words sound so much like my Scottish accent.. Pin, Fish and Chips sounds like Glasgow accent.. Mr and Mrs Smith, Chilly Bin.. Six.... Omg you sound so Scottish saying them! Similarities are quite amazing!
First time viewer. Planning to visit New Zealand soon and a young lady warned me that my American ear may make it hard to understand them. This video helped open my mind to more of it. I have an Australian friend but he has lived in California for quite a long time and has picked up on some of our... habits. I look forward to watching more of your videos to help me be a little more prepared.
So clear and precise with the differences of both accents. I've only just come back to NZ after a 12yr stint in Aus and it took quite a while to pick up their accents and vice versa and as I moved to different states it was like a learning curve all over again lol Now that I'm back I can understand their difficulty. It's clear as mud now he he
Actually I thought she did a really great New Zealand accent!! I couldn't detect much of an accent at all, she sounded pretty much like a native kiwi to me - great job Amy!!! :)
Wow your accent is rather impressive. Except there is more than one accent in NZ. South Islanders like myself speak a little different to North Islanders.
***** Hahah yeah I'm from the bottom of the south island and tbh north islanders sound pretty close to Australians. Even people from Otago sound different than southlanders especially when they pronounce an "er" sound
It's the rolling 'r'. It gets more prevalent the further down south you travel. It's attributed to the distribution of nationalities when New Zealand was first being settled, with island cultures heading further up north for the warmer climate and the extended uk colonies heading down south for similar conditions to their home countries. The rolling 'r' is common in the extended uk countries such as Ireland, so that's why it appears down south, whereas the i and ea = u sound (eg. "fush and chups", "new zulland") is more prevalent at the north because of the inflections in polynesian languages.
Damon242 Lol No one in New Zealand pronounces the i and ea sounds as a u. That is complete bullshit. And yeah we get the heavy R sound from the scottish.
Jude K it isn't bullshit. If you actually travel north you will discover its prevalence. Or do you believe that the "fush and chups" joke that is carried throughout our country just came out of nowhere? You can't self-parody unless you make a parody of yourself.
2 minutes 6 seconds in and I actually said out loud while chuckling: "I'm subscribing to you. You're amazing." I hope to learn lots more from you in the future! This is the first video I've seen of yours and I got it by searching "Australian accent vs New Zealand accent." ^_^
I am both kiwi and Aussie, I was born in NZ for 5 years and Australia for 5 years, I guess I have an accent which people tell me I do but I can't hear it, lol! I can't say I like one better then the other but I feel very proud when I'm in Australia to say I'm a kiwi and when I'm in sew Zealand to say I'm Australian😊
This is great! I loved how you didn't make fun of either dialect in any way. The only time where ya got it a little off was at 2:29 w/your 'New Zilland/Zulland' that didn't sound so right to me. Love from New Zealand, & Good on ya Mate
Aussies love messing with Kiwis and the way they say 'Six'. To us it sounds like sex. I remember hearing a story where one Kiwi woman staying in Australia: she went to donut king to order half a dozen donuts. She asked pretty much this: "can I have six please?" The man serving here then said: "cool, you want it on or behind the counter?" XD oh Kiwis we love you
+Lana Gabrielle hahaha she must of not been a kiwi cause we dont say six like that. if you talk to a Maori you wouldn't hear six that way. i get what you mean though cause I've heard one 1 or 2 people say six like that before but there accent was kinda new zealand and kinda not.
Ayyyy? Aussies say “sex” for 6, not Kiwis 😂😂 That’s literally the main difference that she described in the video: Australians make a long “e” sound, while New Zealanders make a very short “ih” sounds.
I'm from New Zealand and I remember when I first used a phone in the USA and it asked me to push the pound key I was like what is that took me a good 15 mins to work it out that it was the hash key #
I have seen a few Kiwis in Canada, and a few Aussies as well. Still can't tell the difference, and I know that I shan't remember this video when I really need to. My apologies in advance to members of both countries.
Theres a better and easier way to tell. Kiwi guys call each other bro sll the time where as aussies usually call each other cunt. Or mate. Or ask them to say fish n ships. If it sounds like fush n shups. Theyre kiwi.
Haha, not bad at all! I'm a linguist-in-training from New Zealand. Your kiwi /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ are spot on! And yip, I totally saw through the "twenty-six" "twenty-seven" thing on your 21 accents! ;-) I suppose I can't really talk because you're the expert here - but I would say if anything, your NZ accent is possibly a tad over-accentuated? Don't get me wrong, there ARE people who speak like this. But most wouldn't say "New Zilland" - contrary to popular belief! I was reading an article about "functional load" the other day - talking about the smooshing of diphthongs /ɛə/ (bear) vs. /ɪə/ (beer) in Kiwi. This DOES happen - and there are Kiwis who swear that these two words are homophonous! If you have time, I am writing a paper on "how to teach accents" at the moment. Do you know of any excellent resources that might help me in my research? Thanks heaps, you've been an inspiration!
I am a colombian guy living in Australia and going through different accents just to understand English better - Thanks for your video, very informative!
I'm a South African obsessed with learning a Kiwi accent just because it's so little known. And the South African English home-language accent has some similarities. In fact, you can almost spread them out with South African and Australian at either end with Kiwi in the middle with similarities to both. Like, we use those same i and e vowels that make Kiwi different to Australian, but we don't use the ones that Kiwi has in common with Australian really.
Very good Amy. I have lived in both countries for a number of years and you are very close to the way most New Zealanders speak. There are regional differences in both countries too which are very interesting, especially Queenslanders and South Australians and Southern New Zealanders.
Hello Amy. Your brilliant. Love it. Im an Aussie and a Kiwi Lady told me that we do the short "i" sound aswell and I thought we didnt at all, but we do. (sometimes). When an Aussie says "Davis", (like the Davis cup of tennis), we dont pronounce it "Dave-iss". We will say it like Kiwis' do and most people don't realise it. But we say "it" differently. Kiwis' will continue the "davis sound on through all the "i" sounds. But every now and then it's the same. I had a kiwi bloke asking me if we have "bats" in Australia and I thought he wanted to gamble on something. Sounded like "bets".
Yes indeed. My most vivid memory of the NZ accent is probably of the moment when I was on the ferry Wellington - Picton and they announced that there was food to be had on 'dick sivin'. Um...? ^^ It's an awesome accent!
Still not quite nailing chilly bin heh. Perhaps the Scottish thing is due to the settlement of some areas of the south by the Scots - see Dunedin. That particular vowel sound is actually more emphasized by the South Islanders too.
Aw, Amy, I remember watching a couple of your videos doing accents years ago, and here you are still at it! Just as beautiful, charming, and youthful. :) Cheers to you, girl, you have a niche!!
Adela Narazi Very true Adela. My theory is the influence is Dutch. Both countries were significantly Dutch colonies. The old Zealand is in The Netherlands.
+Bible Gematria Ummm, nope! We were never a Dutch colony. Dutch captain Abel Tasman was the first European to come across this land, but he and his crew stuffed up the first encounter with Maori, and fled the scene, never to return. New Zealand was a British colony until the turn of last century. Then we became a dominion.
Aussie here. I dated a kiwi girl for a month and I'll admit I probably only understood around 40% of what she said. Like "going to git my het and scaf" Or "fush and shups" They'll deny this this till they are blue in the face but its what they sound like!!!
You're right about it being a very Scottish vowel. Based on the huge Scottish heritage in NZ, I'm not surprised. You sounded almost exactly the same as me when saying Mr and Mrs Smith. I'm from Edinburgh.
A very accurate analysis of the two accents. Well Done!!! Being a Kiwi living in Sydney for a while, I was accused of having a speech impediment, until they found out I was from the Shakey Isles.
As a Kiwi I’m so impressed by your accent. Good job, I always give people the example of “dance, prance and chance’ to illustrate the difference between Aussie and Kiwi.
Wonderful explanation of Kiwi/Aussie accents. I'm a Kiwi, but have lived in the UK for 10 years, and people still don't understand me. Considering I tend to be a bit of a mimic it shows how strong my accent is. lol
+HIV Aladeen ...It's a Scandanavian name...from Scandanavia..that is in England too..:John'son'...Son of John..Johnsonson..Grandson of John..etc,etc..As is Scanda...I think we agree...And Hamish is fro...let's leave that one eh?
Well if you're from New Zealand of course its going to seem easy lol How good are your American, Russian, or French accents? I could say that the American accent is super easy but there are plenty of actors from australia, uk, and new zealand who have have terrible ones. Accents are tricky.
It seems hard enough to define the Australian for so many, but I hadn't even thought about New Zealand being that different. Wow... Now to see if you have a video on Geordie or Minnesotan accents.
That last tip reminded me of when I used to live in New Zealand. I lived there from when I was 2 (maybe?) until I was 10. I had a really strong accent- I mean, like really strong... When I was about 5 or 6, my sister from Australia was looking after us... I got home from school and it was a relatively sunny day, so I went inside and told my sister that I was going to take my after school snack outside and sit on the deck... Yeah... she was very shocked and told me to go to my room... After a different sibling explained what I had said, she let me go outside lol
***** Most of it was wrong lol. Didn't really want to watch again but skipped and got the word pen and pin. We don't say it like that. Australians emphasize the e vowel. Americans emphasize the a vowel. That's why Aaron and Erin sound the same when Americans speak it. Even Eggs sound like aggs. Don't get me wrong I love the American and Australian accent but it does make me cringe when people attempt our accent and get it wrong. I was only looking for our accent to share a video to my American friends who were curious about our accent. I didn't share this one lol :D
***** We don't have a squeaky accent lol. That's a first. We also have different dialects here as well depending where you live or your ethnicity. I like the Southern American accent and the thick Aussie accent too. Accents are cool.
I don't know what everyone else is saying but in my opinion this is the best accent video I have seen so far. I'm from Auckland in New Zealand, and honestly you sounded more kiwi than I probably do. Heaps of people who talk about the New Zealand accent always get it wrong and make a mockery out of us, but everything you said was 100% true! Only thing I noticed is you said New Zealand a bit weird haha :P and also your Australian accent was pretty good, but the Aussies might have a different comment on that :)
I'm a kiwi and I am floored by how good your accent is, I've never heard a non-kiwi pull it off before!
Occasionally an Aussie can do a decent one. But an American? Absolutely mind blown.
yeah her kiwi accent's good but her Aussie one is a bit plastic and is the east coast version which is not the same as the southern Australian accent. Our accent changes region to region just like the UK's does
I'M A KIWI
Rachael Thomas She still floored both whether or not they come from one region.
Doesn't sound anything like a kiwi accent ??
People think New Zealanders and Australians hate eachother but we are actually very happy with eachother
Can't tell from the comments
we're are u from
+Ms Awesomeaz New Zealand
me to
Don't you share an army? Or are the ANZACs something different, please forgive my ignorance.
This lady changes accents while she's talking in between examples. It's a bit confusing in a 'keep you interested' type of way.
she seriously got me there, i was wondering if she was an Aussie or a Kiwi or an American at the beginning, because she did all three accents flawlessly, , but soon realized that she was an American, Ok wow she really pulled off both accents well, I was most impressed by your Nz accent because I couldn't hear a foreign accent among it, and i'm also a kiwi myself :D other than you saying New "Zilind" incorrectly lol, you still did a great job! well done :p
She's Aussie bro
Nano Alfonso This is mindfking me..
+Nano Alfonso She's American lol but shes so good it can be hard to tell
Yea she is great but my mum is from Australia and my dad is from nz and Amy just rollllllles her "I" s a bit much in Australian and and Aussies don't say fush and chups we just sometime mock them but we know it's the fish and chips but she is great at them
Maya Isabelle it really weird my friend calls herself mya Isabelle I really miss her
This is the first of your videos I've seen and bloody hell at the start I legit thought you were Aussie. Flawless accent. Great work.
+et de stellis She is from Seattle, WA ♡
I was honestly confused as to where she was from because she was changing accents so rapidly
Really! Australian and New Zealand accents are really hard for non native speakers. Being australian myself I always cringe at an attempt to mimic my accent, but she honestly sounded like a dinky di aussie girl! And that kiwi accent was flawless too. She transitions through all the accents she does so fluidly you can barely tell which one is her native accent.
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yo same, and then i got hecka confused when she started talking with an american accent
Wow she's really good at accents.
No she's not. She assumes when say fush n' chups, but really... We say fuckin FIIISH.
+Gizzy GBHS Did you watch the video? she doesn't say that - she debunks it
you really need to watch the video again. she says Australians think NZDERS say Fush and Chups. but they really don't.
Norton Flintoff Sorry, I guess I don't notice because I'm not good at accents either.
+Norton Flintoff I think NZders' "fish and chips" really sounds "fush and chups" to others
Amy that was brilliant. Coming from NZ myself, and hearing you shift between speaking with your natural American and NZ accents really tripped me out. It sounds like a perfect native NZ accent, all except when you say 'New Zealand' something just sounds off, I think its the EA in zEAland being transcribed to too harsh a U sound.
I agree, she sounds like shes saying new zilland .. but the rest of it sounds on point
Well, I guess I can be proud of myself as an American for also noticing that that was one bit that didn't sound right. I have to credit "Lord of the Rings" commentary tracks and Flight of the Conchords. 😁
I still can’t tell the difference lol prolly takes a lot more time they are so similar
WOW you Kiwi accent is fantastic!
Ectually, thet's fantestic.
:/ Her "Please enter your pin" for a New Zealand example sounded Australian. The E sound was all wrong. and she said Pin like how NZers would say Pen. Her Mister and Mrs. smith was good though.
My friend thought New Zealand was in Scandinavia.. .-.
She/He needs to go back to school then
Zealand is in Scandinavia. That might be why they got mixed up
Ah, smart thinking! That could've been why
+Smoates it's actually in the Netherlands,which is not in Scandinavia,the Netherlands is also where Dutch people come from,New Zealand is called that because it was originally a Dutch Colony like New Holland was in Australia.
Pretty much certain that New Zealand and Australia were never Dutch colonies. They were both "discovered" by Dutchmen, though.
I see where I was mistaken; Zealand, or Sealand is the largest island of Denmark. Whereas Zeeland is a province in the Netherlands and is New Zealand's namesake. Ugh, I should know this, being a half-Dutch New Zealander.
Great job! the only thing I think sounded off was the way you pronounce "New Zealand" - "New Zulland"
I know right. I'm a kiwi and i've never heard anybody pronounce it like she did.
new zulland....lo. it was cool.
63841ggg yes,,,she fluffed around too much and waffled...not a good job at all...
Yep I am a Kiwi and I never hear anyone say it like that.
Nikki Piława I listened to it a few times and to me it sounded like "New Zillind" and I've actually pulled Kiwi's up on it too lol
Amy, it's not only the unfettered pronunciation of vowels and word combos, but so important in conversation is the inflection (subtle raising and lowering using tonal emphasis) in the sentence, which you already know! I love your videos, they are so much more instructive than most of the others in "how to" accents.
Wow, you nailed this. I'm a Kiwi who has also lived in Aussie for years. It's so great to see you flawlessly do the switch. Amazing job..well done.
Crushing it over there, Amy. This is the singular most informative video on the New Zealand accent that I've found so far. I think identifying the differences between an Australian accent and a New Zealand accent is almost more effective for Americans than a video on the New Zealand accent alone at least, it was for me lol. So, smart move and thank you!
Wow, you are amazing. Totally spot on. Congratulations for actually doing it right. Not many Americans can do it, but you definitely proved how talented you are. Well done.
My friend from NZ (I am from the US, WI to be exact) were talking about accents and I explained the difference between my accent, elongated o's and other areas of the country. I asked him the difference between AUS and NZ and he couldn't quite explain it but insisted it was different so we found your video. Thank you for doing it. New subscriber earned
Im from new zealand and I have never heard anyone foreign do a good new zealand accent but you did really well
Would you like to teach me?
I know you've done this quite a while ago, but it was very helpful to me today, so I thank you!
Nice work Amy, I love how you can alternate between the 2 so well. I am guessing this is because you have a conscious understanding of how the accents work rather than just doing it intuitively as many people do... as an Aussie (who is not very good at doing a Kiwi accent - pff why would I waste my time) I can hear the difference between them when you are explaining the words but I imagine someone who doesn't already have a strong understanding may have gotten a little lost trying to follow you in this one.
Wow! As an Australian, your accents are spot on. Absolutely flawless!
Wow! You are amazing! You switch between American English, Kiwi, & Aussie seamlessly! I'm so impressed.
Great work on those accents! As a kiwi that lived in Aus for 15 years you did such an awesome job, especially on the NZ vowels. I always tell Aussies to just drop the 'i' most of the time and they're so surprised because they've somehow convinced themselves we turn the 'i' into a 'u'. F'sh and ch'ps is a much better way to sound like us than changing it into fush and chups. The only critique I'd have is how you say Zealand like Zillund, most people pronounce zeal like seal (and it definitely doesn't sound like sill lol) but the odd kiwi does say it like zillund or even zeeland. Everything else is pretty spot on 😁
ever since i saw this video,,specifically the part where you said we say pin like pn i haven't been able to stop thinking about it
These are so great Amy! I love voices and find these so helpful
I just happened upon your video and I could just listen to your kiwi/aussie accent all day. Lovely voice.
I'm a New Zealander and man oh man did I get trapped in Australia (our nearest neighbour!) asking for a plaster, then a pen, and then trying to hold a conversation about data.
ugh...didn't realise how difficult we were lol
spot on accent btw. Some New Zealanders are likely to not agree with it but they also don't realise that inflections in the accent change depending on whether you are in the far north, the centre, or down south. Your accent sounds like what you'd find in Wellington (where I live), and I'm extra sure that's how you obtained it given that in your other video you mention working at the Reading Cinemas Gold Lounge in Wellington - so that's the answer for all my doubtful New Zealand siblings;-)
This. I grew up in North Canterbury and the other day I was with someone from near Warkworth, her accent was very noticeable. Reminded me of the Top Twins.
Yeah, that's something that should be noted for those not so familiar with NZ.
Personally I live in Auckland, and up in this region usually words are very clear with little room for interpretation, often I get asked by fellow kiwis new to Auckland if I'm a foreigner because the accent is quite different from their familiar.
@@truckcompany Is that where crowded house lives? Because they're not suppose to live there. They're Australian, according to their Australian supporters.
Some Kiwi words sound so much like my Scottish accent.. Pin, Fish and Chips sounds like Glasgow accent.. Mr and Mrs Smith, Chilly Bin.. Six.... Omg you sound so Scottish saying them! Similarities are quite amazing!
First time viewer. Planning to visit New Zealand soon and a young lady warned me that my American ear may make it hard to understand them. This video helped open my mind to more of it. I have an Australian friend but he has lived in California for quite a long time and has picked up on some of our... habits. I look forward to watching more of your videos to help me be a little more prepared.
So clear and precise with the differences of both accents. I've only just come back to NZ after a 12yr stint in Aus and it took quite a while to pick up their accents and vice versa and as I moved to different states it was like a learning curve all over again lol Now that I'm back I can understand their difficulty. It's clear as mud now he he
As a kiwi myself, i find this rather fun to watch
I’ve lived in both of these countries and you nailed the accents! now I wanna know the difference between American and Canadian accent
It’s quite subtle but you always hear it in the words home, about, and process.
I'm a kiwi living in Australia and your accents are really spot on for both accents I think I love your skills :)
Loads of people do accent videos on RUclips, but... you’re by far the best! I don’t think there’s any accent you cannot do o.o
Actually I thought she did a really great New Zealand accent!! I couldn't detect much of an accent at all, she sounded pretty much like a native kiwi to me - great job Amy!!! :)
Wow your accent is rather impressive. Except there is more than one accent in NZ.
South Islanders like myself speak a little different to North Islanders.
Exactly! I'm from the top of the South Island and our accent is a lot different than the north island accent that is on TV.
***** Hahah yeah I'm from the bottom of the south island and tbh north islanders sound pretty close to Australians. Even people from Otago sound different than southlanders especially when they pronounce an "er" sound
It's the rolling 'r'. It gets more prevalent the further down south you travel. It's attributed to the distribution of nationalities when New Zealand was first being settled, with island cultures heading further up north for the warmer climate and the extended uk colonies heading down south for similar conditions to their home countries. The rolling 'r' is common in the extended uk countries such as Ireland, so that's why it appears down south, whereas the i and ea = u sound (eg. "fush and chups", "new zulland") is more prevalent at the north because of the inflections in polynesian languages.
Damon242 Lol No one in New Zealand pronounces the i and ea sounds as a u. That is complete bullshit. And yeah we get the heavy R sound from the scottish.
Jude K it isn't bullshit. If you actually travel north you will discover its prevalence.
Or do you believe that the "fush and chups" joke that is carried throughout our country just came out of nowhere? You can't self-parody unless you make a parody of yourself.
2 minutes 6 seconds in and I actually said out loud while chuckling: "I'm subscribing to you. You're amazing."
I hope to learn lots more from you in the future! This is the first video I've seen of yours and I got it by searching "Australian accent vs New Zealand accent."
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I'm floored! You even get our inflections right which make the whole thing!
i love you! my accents have improved thanks to you!
Melanie Eason why are you trying to change your accent
I am both kiwi and Aussie, I was born in NZ for 5 years and Australia for 5 years, I guess I have an accent which people tell me I do but I can't hear it, lol! I can't say I like one better then the other but I feel very proud when I'm in Australia to say I'm a kiwi and when I'm in sew Zealand to say I'm Australian😊
that's kinda the same has me. I was born in Australia and lived in Australia for 5 years then i moved to NZ and now i have lived in NZ for 8 years
You must sound like a rainbow.
I just found your channel and I just have to say......you are quite delightful!! Subscribed!!💖
This is great! I loved how you didn't make fun of either dialect in any way. The only time where ya got it a little off was at 2:29 w/your 'New Zilland/Zulland' that didn't sound so right to me.
Love from New Zealand, & Good on ya Mate
Aussies love messing with Kiwis and the way they say 'Six'. To us it sounds like sex. I remember hearing a story where one Kiwi woman staying in Australia: she went to donut king to order half a dozen donuts. She asked pretty much this: "can I have six please?" The man serving here then said: "cool, you want it on or behind the counter?" XD oh Kiwis we love you
+Lana Gabrielle hahaha she must of not been a kiwi cause we dont say six like that. if you talk to a Maori you wouldn't hear six that way. i get what you mean though cause I've heard one 1 or 2 people say six like that before but there accent was kinda new zealand and kinda not.
Swedes write six like sex and both Norwegians and swedes pronounce it like that
I'm from Auckland - I'd say Maori people would say six kinda half way between 'sicks' and 'soox'
that's funny because Kiwis try to get Aussies to say the number 6 for a giggle as well. funny that.
Ayyyy? Aussies say “sex” for 6, not Kiwis 😂😂 That’s literally the main difference that she described in the video: Australians make a long “e” sound, while New Zealanders make a very short “ih” sounds.
I'm from New Zealand and I remember when I first used a phone in the USA and it asked me to push the pound key I was like what is that took me a good 15 mins to work it out that it was the hash key #
Hi very nice can help me New Zealand place my fun +601136041564
Amazing! You should do an Australian vs. Irish. They are the most argued about but I love both ♡♡
Amy you do these accents soooo well!
I have seen a few Kiwis in Canada, and a few Aussies as well. Still can't tell the difference, and I know that I shan't remember this video when I really need to. My apologies in advance to members of both countries.
I'm from New Zealand and even I get confused haha
Theres a better and easier way to tell.
Kiwi guys call each other bro sll the time where as aussies usually call each other cunt. Or mate.
Or ask them to say fish n ships.
If it sounds like fush n shups.
Theyre kiwi.
If they are talking about New Zealand in a rude way, it's an australian. They have a habit of doing that
You have to admit, it's mainly the other way around though.
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Oh, lol. It took me a moment to figure out what you meant. The flag, you mean.
Haha, not bad at all! I'm a linguist-in-training from New Zealand. Your kiwi /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ are spot on! And yip, I totally saw through the "twenty-six" "twenty-seven" thing on your 21 accents! ;-) I suppose I can't really talk because you're the expert here - but I would say if anything, your NZ accent is possibly a tad over-accentuated? Don't get me wrong, there ARE people who speak like this. But most wouldn't say "New Zilland" - contrary to popular belief! I was reading an article about "functional load" the other day - talking about the smooshing of diphthongs /ɛə/ (bear) vs. /ɪə/ (beer) in Kiwi. This DOES happen - and there are Kiwis who swear that these two words are homophonous! If you have time, I am writing a paper on "how to teach accents" at the moment. Do you know of any excellent resources that might help me in my research? Thanks heaps, you've been an inspiration!
You have an INCREDIBLE ear for these two accents!!
I am a colombian guy living in Australia and going through different accents just to understand English better - Thanks for your video, very informative!
Wow I actually had to re-check where you came from as you spoke for the first part of the video >.
I'm a South African obsessed with learning a Kiwi accent just because it's so little known. And the South African English home-language accent has some similarities. In fact, you can almost spread them out with South African and Australian at either end with Kiwi in the middle with similarities to both. Like, we use those same i and e vowels that make Kiwi different to Australian, but we don't use the ones that Kiwi has in common with Australian really.
For example? what do we have in common with AU that you don't?
@@danieljohn4014 for example the way Kiwis and Aussies pronounce I vs. the flattened South African English version 'Ah.'
Very good Amy. I have lived in both countries for a number of years and you are very close to the way most New Zealanders speak. There are regional differences in both countries too which are very interesting, especially Queenslanders and South Australians and Southern New Zealanders.
Hello Amy. Your brilliant. Love it.
Im an Aussie and a Kiwi Lady told me that we do the short "i" sound aswell and I thought we didnt at all, but we do. (sometimes).
When an Aussie says "Davis", (like the Davis cup of tennis), we dont pronounce it "Dave-iss".
We will say it like Kiwis' do and most people don't realise it. But we say "it" differently. Kiwis' will continue the "davis sound on through all the "i" sounds.
But every now and then it's the same.
I had a kiwi bloke asking me if we have "bats" in Australia and I thought he wanted to gamble on something. Sounded like "bets".
Yes indeed. My most vivid memory of the NZ accent is probably of the moment when I was on the ferry Wellington - Picton and they announced that there was food to be had on 'dick sivin'. Um...? ^^ It's an awesome accent!
Haha cruzing on the interislander
In the casinos the wash or shuffel their dicks.
I could listen to this woman all day!..She's real easy on the eyes too!..WoooW!
Still not quite nailing chilly bin heh. Perhaps the Scottish thing is due to the settlement of some areas of the south by the Scots - see Dunedin. That particular vowel sound is actually more emphasized by the South Islanders too.
Your videos are big fun. Thanks!
If I ever live in New Zealand, I'm going to get a boat and a wife just so I can tell people "She spends a lot of time on my deck".
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HAHA how long did you spend your time on your deck? lol
+Tienle ati "how long did you spend your time on your deck? lol" Most of the afternoon, actually...
+kumada84 you dont need a boat, most nz houses have decks
+Jessica TheBurrito "you dont need a boat, most nz houses have decks" Awesome -- then I'd have two decks!
same with an Irish accent.
South Island accent
North Island accent
Well done Australia for giving us the wonderful stereotype: Fush n' chips XD.
+Yin Pokècherri Fush and chups* :)
The intonation of "enter" at 3:10 is soo perfect
Aw, Amy, I remember watching a couple of your videos doing accents years ago, and here you are still at it! Just as beautiful, charming, and youthful. :)
Cheers to you, girl, you have a niche!!
That is the best american doing a kiwi accent ive ever heard well done, not even robin williams could get it right!
Very similar to the Cape Town dialect in South Africa
Adela Narazi Very true Adela. My theory is the influence is Dutch. Both countries were significantly Dutch colonies. The old Zealand is in The Netherlands.
+Adela Narazi To bad they didn't learn rugby as well as us...
+Down Under Gamer Nobody has learnrd rugby as well as us!
+Bible Gematria Ummm, nope! We were never a Dutch colony. Dutch captain Abel Tasman was the first European to come across this land, but he and his crew stuffed up the first encounter with Maori, and fled the scene, never to return. New Zealand was a British colony until the turn of last century. Then we became a dominion.
Adela Narazi That's what I thought!
Amazing how you flip from one accent to another!
you are really good, Ive seen your 21 accents before... really impressed, you sound more kiwi than me!
When watching this I said to myself “we don’t sound like that do we?” Then I said “pin” at the same time as her and sounded exactly the same 😂😭😭
Aussie here.
I dated a kiwi girl for a month and I'll admit I probably only understood around 40% of what she said.
Like "going to git my het and scaf"
Or "fush and shups"
They'll deny this this till they are blue in the face but its what they sound like!!!
***** bullshit.
Never heard a kiwI pronounce the "I" in any word as a "I" yet.
Its always an "u" sound.
***** well congrats you can say one word correctly.
Who we hate indigenous cultures???
well your (ex) girlfriend must have been fucked up if she said fush and shups.. none of us here say that
JaiJaixo yes you do stop lying.
***** ive worked with enough of you kiwis to know thats hard to do.
You guys sound more british than anything else.
Very impressed with your take on the Kiwi accent. Nailed everything except for "Zealand" Zeal sound is longer and closer to field
You're right about it being a very Scottish vowel. Based on the huge Scottish heritage in NZ, I'm not surprised. You sounded almost exactly the same as me when saying Mr and Mrs Smith. I'm from Edinburgh.
thank you so much for clearing up the fish'n'chips debate. drives me mental that aussies think we say fush'n'chups
There's the generic kiwi accent and then there's the horry accent lol.
The Hunters Wife haha yes im from new zealand and i agree
Hard ae
Carson Pike I typed it how it's pronounced.
do u mean the normal accent then the Maori hory accent
Brodstahh CS:GO plenty of whites talk like hories.
Omg, you're amazing! Your NZ accent is spot on, and I'm very impressed that an American does it so well
A very accurate analysis of the two accents. Well Done!!! Being a Kiwi living in Sydney for a while, I was accused of having a speech impediment, until they found out I was from the Shakey Isles.
Amy,you have got to try a Welsh accent.now that is a challenge
The kiwi accent you're doing is the white people accent. You should see what the Maori accent is.
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I happen to know many white Kiwis who also adopt the Maori accent lol
You mean hori jk 😂
Maori accent annoys me. our main language is English so yh.
Its Jasmine alrighty then haha
As a Kiwi I’m so impressed by your accent. Good job, I always give people the example of “dance, prance and chance’ to illustrate the difference between Aussie and Kiwi.
Wonderful explanation of Kiwi/Aussie accents. I'm a Kiwi, but have lived in the UK for 10 years, and people still don't understand me. Considering I tend to be a bit of a mimic it shows how strong my accent is. lol
Fish and chips
Fush und chups
FEEEEEEEEEEESH N CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPS
I just returned from New Zealand.. and her NZ accent is scarily accurate !
As a kiwi I find it incredibly eerie how precisely spot-on you are... I could swear you were my next-door neighbour!
This was so helpful, thanks!!!!
I am an idiot,I thought New Zealand and Kiwi were different countries :(
+Superlazerninja12 hahahahha!! genius!..Love it!
DA FUQ
+Superlazerninja12 AHAHAA lol lol lol
+Superlazerninja12 Noo lol Kiwi is an amazing bird that is nearly extinct, look it up
+Superlazerninja12 i eat kiwi tho
Im from nz and we sound nothing like what your saying
+Hamish Johnson ..But your first name is Scottish and your surname is Scandanvian..And you're from N.Z.???,,Makes sense..;-0))
+Hamish Johnson My English teacher, from Newzealand, says ' Fut ' for " Fit " that made me stupid in a while
+glass house Johnson is a english surname from Scandinavia and the British colonised nz years ago so u will still have same surnames
+HIV Aladeen ...It's a Scandanavian name...from Scandanavia..that is in England too..:John'son'...Son of John..Johnsonson..Grandson of John..etc,etc..As is Scanda...I think we agree...And Hamish is fro...let's leave that one eh?
yes they do
You are so awesome!! Your accents are spot on!
pretty good a mimicking the two accents. But I wasn't clear on which was which.
Are you American I cant really tell lol ?
How hard is it to speak in a New Zealand accent? Bloody hell
Pretty easy?
Idk I don't find it that hard
but I'm from new Zealand soo
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shes american so youre wrong
Well if you're from New Zealand of course its going to seem easy lol How good are your American, Russian, or French accents? I could say that the American accent is super easy but there are plenty of actors from australia, uk, and new zealand who have have terrible ones. Accents are tricky.
wait there is something like an "American accent"?
It seems hard enough to define the Australian for so many, but I hadn't even thought about New Zealand being that different. Wow... Now to see if you have a video on Geordie or Minnesotan accents.
I’m a kiwi, also lived in Oz, now I’m an American. Amy is the bist (NZ accent for best) at imitating us!!
I like to just say "Eye Nye" (Oh No)
What accent has eye nye instead of oh no? It sure isn't Kiwi.
that's aussie
She pronounces New Zealand strange xD it sounds like she's saying "New Zilund"
es the Kiwis doe LOL
Nailed it! like how you dont over do fush for fish
Haha, bingo example with scrubbing my deck there :) You are brilliant Amy
You are a lot more attractive speaking with a NZ accent.
And, I wonder where you're from.
She did live in NZ at one stage.
She's gorgeous. I have no other words.
Really helpful, thanks!
That last tip reminded me of when I used to live in New Zealand. I lived there from when I was 2 (maybe?) until I was 10. I had a really strong accent- I mean, like really strong... When I was about 5 or 6, my sister from Australia was looking after us... I got home from school and it was a relatively sunny day, so I went inside and told my sister that I was going to take my after school snack outside and sit on the deck... Yeah... she was very shocked and told me to go to my room... After a different sibling explained what I had said, she let me go outside lol
How to tell australian vs kiwi accent the easy way: does "that" sound like "thet"? It's a kiwi. If it sounds like "that", it's an Aussie.
You still sound Australian when you speak New Zealand lol. I'm from New Zealand but good try though some words were correct.
Yea I agree I'm from Australia soo
NadiaFitzsimmons I'm from new Zealand auckland that to me didn't sound correct at all
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Most of it was wrong lol. Didn't really want to watch again but skipped and got the word pen and pin. We don't say it like that. Australians emphasize the e vowel. Americans emphasize the a vowel. That's why Aaron and Erin sound the same when Americans speak it. Even Eggs sound like aggs. Don't get me wrong I love the American and Australian accent but it does make me cringe when people attempt our accent and get it wrong. I was only looking for our accent to share a video to my American friends who were curious about our accent. I didn't share this one lol :D
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Obviously lol
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We don't have a squeaky accent lol. That's a first. We also have different dialects here as well depending where you live or your ethnicity. I like the Southern American accent and the thick Aussie accent too. Accents are cool.
I don't know what everyone else is saying but in my opinion this is the best accent video I have seen so far. I'm from Auckland in New Zealand, and honestly you sounded more kiwi than I probably do. Heaps of people who talk about the New Zealand accent always get it wrong and make a mockery out of us, but everything you said was 100% true! Only thing I noticed is you said New Zealand a bit weird haha :P and also your Australian accent was pretty good, but the Aussies might have a different comment on that :)
I'm Australian, and if I didn't know it was a video about accents, I would easily have assumed she was Australian in the beginning. Nailed it.