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South African Idioms - Notes |
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Idiom, phrasal verb or slang |
The situation |
Phrases with similar meaning or sentiment |
| 1 Broe /bru:/ |
A fishing trip |
I'm going on a fishing trip with some old broes / friends. |
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2 Howzit? |
You see someone you know |
Howzit? / How are you? |
| 3 Is it? | THE UNIVERSAL REPLY | A: I'm from Botswana. |
| B: Is it? / Are you? | ||
| 4 Jol | Begonia's party | Are you going to Begonia's jol / party? |
| 5 Kief /kIf/ | A new disco's been opened | This new disco's really kief / great. |
| 6 Robot | A mugging | A Korean businessman got attacked when he stopped his car at a robot / some traffic lights. |
| 7 Tekkies | Jim's been shopping | Look. I've bought some new tekkies / trainers. |
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