Rurousha 流浪者: A little known good place

Saturday, 26 February 2011

A little known good place

穴場 (anaba) means "a little known good place", i.e. an undiscovered gem. 穴 ana is cave or hole, 場 ba is place. There are so many anaba in my beloved shitamachi.

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Essential Afrikaans

ag – oh (said with resignation or irritation)

ag nou ja – expression of resignation

ag shame – expression of sympathy

aikona – no, never, not on your life

allamagtag – expression of wonder, admiration, surprise or annoyance

allamapstieks – softer version of allamagtag

an' all – and all, et cetera

babalaas – hangover

bagel – male kugel

baie – many, much, a lot

baie dankie – thanks a lot (pronounced "buy a donkey")

bakkie – small truck

basta – enough, stop it!

bietjie – a little bit, a small amount

blêrrie fool – bloody fool

bliksem – hit, punch, naughty person

boet – brother, term of affection

bos – bush, outback, remote wilderness

bosberaad – a meeting in a remote venue to break a political or strategic deadlock

bossies – combat stress reaction, mad

bundu / boendoes – remote, unpopulated wilderness

bundu bashing – travelling through rough terrain ... for fun ^^

dankie – thanks

dikbek – grumpy, sulking

dinges – whatchamacallit

doeks – sleep

doepa – charm, drug, magic potion

dof – stupid

donner – see "bliksem"

dudu – sleep

dwaal – confused, no focus, absent-minded

eina – ouch

eish – expression of wonder, surprise, irritation, outrage

fundi – expert, 先生

gaan aan / aangaan – go on, carry on, continue, kick up a fuss

gatvol – fed up, annoyed, bored

gogga – insect

gogo – grandmother, old woman

hau – expression of disbelief

heita – hallo, hi, howzit (see below)

howzit – hallo, how are you?

indaba – a meeting to discuss important issues

is it? – is that so? (pronounced izzit)

ja – yes

ja, baas – yes, boss (often said ironically or teasingly)

ja-nee – expression of agreement or resignation

ja well no fine – "yes, OK, but I think this is stupid" or しょうがない

jislaaik – expression of surprise

jol – a very jolly party (after which you're babalaas), lots of fun

just now – a few seconds ago, soon, eventually, any time in the future (see "now-now")

kak – crap, bad, awful, anything that's negative (not polite, but used a lot)

kak lekker – very lekker (see "lekker")

kak praat – talking rubbish, idle banter

klap – slap, hit, punch

kugel – overly groomed, materialistic, empty-headed woman

kuier – visit, socialise, have a good time in the company of friends or family

lekker – great, cool, nice, tasty, すごい, anything that's positive, can be used as an intensifier

lekker kak – very bad

maklik – easy

mampara – fool, idiot, stupid, ばか

mlungu – black word for white people

moegoe – fool, idiot, stupid, ばか

moeilik – difficult

moerse – very big (rude)

mos – でしょう

muti – traditional medicine

Mzansi – South Africa

nè – exactly the same as the Japanese ね

nee – no

niks – nothing

nogal – rather, quite, actually

nooit – never, expression of disbelief

nou ja – oh well, expression of resignation

now-now – any time in the future (see "just now")

of hoe? – don't you agree?

oke, ou – guy, bloke

oom – uncle, middle-aged man, おやじ

orraait – all right

ougat – cute

pasop – watch out, be careful

patla – unfunny joke, damp squib

phuza – drinking session (after which you're babalaas)

plaasjapie – what I am, i.e. country bumpkin

poephol – asshole (all politicians are poepholle)

sarmie – sandwich

sharp – yes, OK, good

sharp-sharp – see above

sies, sis - expression of disgust

siff – disgusting, gross, ugly

sisi – sister, also used as a form of address

skelm – untrustworthy person, i.e. all politicians

skollie – criminal, person who's up to no good

skrik – catch a fright

skrik vir niks – scared of nothing

smaak stukkend – love to bits

snotklap – an open-handed slap that removes nasal mucus extremely effectively

sommer – for no particular reason, with no further ado, "because the reason is so self-evident that you shouldn't waste my time with the question"

sommerso – simply, easily, just like that

stoep – veranda

stoutgat – naughty, mischievous

stroppy – stubborn, difficult

sukkel – hassle, struggle, have a difficult time

tannie – aunt, middle-aged woman, おばさん

toyi-toyi – protest march

tsotsi – gangster, criminal

tune grief – cause trouble

ubuntu – African philosophy that focuses on group relationships and allegiances, in other words, African 和

veld / veldt – open grassland

voetsek – go away, buzz off

vol kak – stroppy

vrot – smelly, rotten, bad

wag 'n bietjie – wait a bit, ちょっとまって

windgat – show-off

wraggies – really

yebo – yes

* This list is mostly Afrikaans, but it includes other South African languages, too.

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