A Guide To New Zealand Lingo For Immigrants

Language. It can be a road or it can be an obstacle. It is important to know the language of the place or country that one goes to. And for immigrants, this is one of the biggest things that they must prepare for. After all, they cannot live in a new country without speaking. Communication is a really important thing in daily life. And so, to know and understand and be able to speak the language is crucial.

In the case of New Zealand, immigrants need not learn a new language as English is the language spoken here. Unless the immigrant does not speak English, then one must try and study this language. However, since most of the world knows and speaks English, most immigrants would not have a hard time adapting to the country.

What immigrants need to prepare for though would be the slang. Yes, English may be spoken in New Zealand but the country does have its share of slang. And this is something that one must know to be able to understand and converse with the locals.

So without further ado, here are some of the commonly used lingo in NZ.

Lingo No. 1: Eh.

‘Eh’ is just one of the classic slang that one would encounter in New Zealand. It can be added to just about any sentence to make it become a question or a conversation starter.

“Good thing it didn’t rain today, eh?”

Lingo No. 2: Bugger all.

‘Bugger all’ is the slang that is used to actually mean that a person has nothing. Like definitely nothing is left. Immigrants should not take this as if they were told to bug off as that is a different thing.

“How many more slices of pizza have you got?” “Bugger all.”

Lingo No. 3: Chur.

‘Chur’ is the lingo used to mean many different things and can be used in a variety of ways. It can be used to mean sweet or awesome. It can also be used to say yes or good. Cool is yet another translation for ‘chur’. And for those who love drinking, one can definitely use the term ‘chur’ to mean ‘Cheers!’

“Come on, man. Cheers!” *lifts bottle of beer to do a toast*

Lingo No. 4: The wops.

‘The wops’ is not a thing. It is used to refer to a place. And this place is somewhere that is in right smack in the middle of nowhere. Yes, it can mean being in a place that is too far to be closed to anything. Totally remote.

“You wouldn’t dare go to where he lives. He lives in the wops.”

Lingo No. 5: Sus.

‘Sus’ is usually used to refer to something or someone that can be quite suspicious. So if someone is acting particularly suspicious, that person can be a ‘sus’. Short for suspicious.

“Be careful. This whole thing looks sus.”

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