HOW TO UNDERSTAND NEW ZEALAND SLANG 

Kiwi English has so much slang that you can't explain a slang word without saying more slang words 😂

This needs to be shown on every flight into New Zealand so that all the outsiders can understand what we're sort of on about. Chur 😂

When your actually a Kiwi and finds out that other people don't speak with this much Slang

I didn't choose the skux life, the skux life chose me

I didn't even know that half these words were slang, I thought everyone said it😂

1:50 "heaps means lots" and *lots* means *loads* and *loads* means *a bunch* and *a bunch* means *heaps*

Me being a Kiwi I went "Far out he's crack up! " thinking everyone says this.

This guy is HILARIOUS. His comedic timing is perfection and his How To Dad videos are the best.

For everyone wondering, yes, this is 100% true. There are a few I haven't heard of, but all the others (and their definitions) are spot on. I never realised just how complicated our kiwi slang was until I heard it all in one video, aye.

Sometimes I forget that Kiwi slang words aren't everywhere else in the world 😂

one thing my american relatives are confused by is "keen" "hey you want to get some pizza?" "ooh yea i'm keen" "what?"

I'm Aussie but I use more of these new zealand slang than typical aussie slang.

I feel like I’ve had a stroke. What’s happening!?

Ok.. hearing it all like this now makes me realise why people are confused at me a lot of the time when I travel 😂😂

As a New Zealander, with 19 years of experience, I can say this is all true. So shots

iam a united states follower and i LOVED this one..i have a kiwi friend coming to visit and i needed to hear this so i can practice...

There's a strong chance that he's not wearing any pants/shorts.

When I was a kid, I got a sunburn on my face and another Kiwi kid came up to me and said "Your face is red as!" I went to my mom and said, "Someone told me my face was red ass!" Was quickly corrected.

"Aye" "Bro" "Smoko" The three most important words in any New Zealander's vocabulary, and can be a standalone statement or any number of question: "Aye bro smoko!" "Aye bro smoko?" "Smoko, aye bro?" "Bro, smoko, aye?"

Being a New Zealander everything about this video is true 😂😂 this is so sick bro ahhah

Can other kiwis confirm this??

Sometimes I wish I wasn’t from New Zealand just so that I could understand what people must think by watching this video 😂😂

Also.. 1. Giz sum. = May I have some. 2. Faakin flash.= That looks nice. 3. All teko.= Nonsense. 4. Go hard.= Do your best. 5.Hey cuz.= Hello friend.

I didn't realizes we spoke so different to the rest of the world.... 😅 (wait there's no kiwi or jandle emoji.. that's pretty stink)

When you are a New Zealander born and raised and understand what he’s saying about everything but you don’t really use New Zealand slang in everyday life! 🤣

As a professional New Zealander, I can confirm this is correct. Edit: wth it's only been an hour and this has 30 likes 2nd Edit: WHAT

In Kiwi Primary schools, we don't have a such thing as "Classes" Well we do but how it works here, is you have one class one teacher for the whole year then it switches around the next year, you have a different class different teacher and it keeps on going, we learn Science, maths, writing, handwriting and other subjects in the same class.. we don't switch class and teacher for every subject, also we don't have lockers, a bag cupboards are what we use.

thank you for this. this really helped me a lot. I was actually planning on taking up a Medical Registration Exam to become a doctor there. I have heard from my relatives that live there that the New Zealanders are generally kind and amazing people. btw I'm from an asian country. lol

You can’t forget “Gap it!” I heard that all throughout high school up until I graduated last year, lmao

This Kiwi video is all good! You're a crack up.

I kinda wonder if that’s why they named the clone trooper hard case.

I didn’t actually realise we had so much slang😂

This funny fella is a crack up. (Does that work?) Lol

Missed, "Oi" and "Aye"

When you use slang to explain slang..... Lol you kiwis are confusing

I've lived in Aus for the past 7 years and I just moved back home to Kiwiland and the literal day after I got off the plane I was having a yarn with my cousy and I couldn't understand a hint of the Uni slang she was throwing at me. Slang changes with the weather in NZ.

Kiwi Slang! Made of english, but not! Sooo confusing. But so funny. I'll be watching this a few times to figure out what you said. 💚👍

From my Kiwi Friend I heard also 'bout "Nek minute" and "tumeke". 😁 And intresting thing - in NZ everybody are cousins! It was sweet as, cuz!

Me and my son have watched this heaps of time it’s far out bro only lived over NZ for 5 months now it’s sweet as love it keep the great videos coming bro catch ya later 👍👍🇳🇿🇳🇿

We use half of these in Australia. Also in the sheering shed we have some kiwis and at morning smoko (no idea how to spell it) so I hear loads of these all the time.

Don't tell me skux has come back. Yeah nah, let's leave that one in the past, aye.

I lived in New Zealand when I was a kid and this was fun to watch! I still use some of these kiwi slang leaving people around me confused 😂

I loved how explaining the slang words led to more slang words.. Brilliant humor!

Love it! We got to travel to NZ for three weeks our first time this past Feb-March, and it is the prettiest country with the nicest people I have ever visited. All the Kiwis we met took interest of where from we have travelled, welcomed us, and wished us happy and safe travel. We camped at DOC's sites & holiday parks 50% of the time - my husband's choice. One of our B&B hosts called him "tough" after learning about how he loves to backpack for days here back at home. I think our equivalence is "rugged". We also noticed Kiwis say, "No worries," or "No problem" to respond to "Thank you," where as we respond, "You're welcome," or "My pleasure." We do say, "No worries," or "No problem," but these terms tend to respond to someone who has apologized for being a burden or for making a mistake. Learning how different nations use terms and slangs is so much fun.

Bro..that was sweet as ..and i was gutted that it ended so quickly....mean that you explained everything..your a good fulla..Chur

This was a thing of beauty

I just love listening to you! So much fun! And it's just great to hear about your country

Only discovered HTD about a month ago & gotta say this vid was SO funny. I'm Australian & have a kiwi friend who lives here who always says CHUR. He had to explain what it meant to me a while back. Great work HTD.

I'm a kiwi but for the most part I grew up in the states and I have to say I really enjoyed this! You're a funny lovable guy! Glad to have found your channel ❤ my husband and I have a good laugh every time! 😄

You forgot "bro", as in "Yeah nah that's stink as bro"

I am coming to NZ for the first time end of this month. I am watching many videos and this is one of the best. :D great job with this one. Cant wait to hear this everywhere. :)

Anthropolokitty sent me here and I'm so grateful :-) Just subbed and spent the past hour cracking up at your videos

This was so helpful! 😜 I'm Aussie and my girlfriend is from New Zealand and her accent and slang has me so lost sometimes!! 😂😂 Who knew that 'jandals' was a real word!?

When I first moved here (Kiwi land), I thought I was pretty hot because people kept saying "sweet ass" to me......

You also forgot: "Straight up" "Care" "One outs" "Nek minuet" "Dry" "G" "No worries" "Run it straight" "Kick back" . But everything in this video was spot on. I didnt know half of these words were slang. I thought everyone used them😂

I love Kiwis. I've had loads of kiwi mates come this side of the ditch over the years, they're all total trippers! Great vid. Much love from Straya 👍

Sheit, we should have four officials languages here in NZ I reckon: 1. English 2. Maori 3. NZSL ...... and.... 4. NZ slang 😂😂😂😂🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

I guess "yeah na" finally made it to america bc u def here a lot of "yeah nah bruh"

I so much like this video. When I was in high school we had a an exchange student from New Zealand. He and his friends performed what must have been the Haka to an assembly. I haven’t forgotten. Thank you for explaining it to us!

I was originally born in England and moved to NZ and let me tell you l have heard nearly all of these spot. Spot on!

Ok so as a kiwi I use most of these. Are they truly uniquely kiwi. Doesn't everyone talk like this??? No wonder people here in Malaysia don't understand me half the time. Oh well all good. Awesome vid "How to dad" you actually made me feel homesick so thanks for that.😊😀😁

This was crack up!! 😂😂😂😂 should defos do a part 2

LOL, you are HILARIOUS!!!!! I just looked for NZ slangs and you came up. I watched this like 3x !

Kiwis are so adorable! Even their slangs haha I’m fall in love it 🤣

Actually pretty accurate, sometimes forget that some of these are actually slang. Love the way the cntent in these video are put together, kinda a mess, but it works so well

Awesome video How to Dad. I think you did a great job explaining Kiwi slang :) from a fellow Kiwi aka New Zealander.

I am from the states and just spent two weeks in NZ. I wish I had seen this BEFORE the trip. HILARIOUS and so true.

As a Western Australian Aussie we share so much slang it's unbelievable! You got me stuck at skux but everything else was related 😂😂

Well done mate, think you nailed it 👏

I still remember the first time someone said 'Hard Out' to me when I moved to NZ. The meaning was perfectly understood, but I paused mid-sentence for what seemed like embarrassingly long. I live in Gizzy, and I notice this doesn't happen as much in other parts of NZ, but here its very common to have someone chuck a few bits to Te Reo in a sentence like its nothing. Between accents, slang and Maori, I was lost af for a few weeks - just a confused Aussie, shivering in my 7 jumpers in NZ's "summer" heat :p

BAHAHHAHAHA LMAO 1:41 "It's like we're about to start a mean as simile but we get tired and stop"

This is so awesome. I was an exchange student in NZ a few years back and after a while I started talking just like the others using all that slang. I love the Kiwi accent and slang. And tbh I didn't even realize some of it is actually slang only Kiwis use 😂 Now my accent is pretty weird cause like it's a mixture of Kiwi and American and sometimes you still hear I'm not a native speaker. So yeah. Loved this! Brought me back to the good old days!

So happy I found this channel! We (Aussies) have more in common with you than you might think. Careful How to Dad - we'll claim YOU as ours next!

As an Englishman I understood yet was completed mind f*ck at the same time!

You're a funny fulla, a real crack up. Love it. You didn't balls it up. Had a great laugh

Love your presentation mate! It's awesome as!

Quite comprehensive. Chur as.

Knackered!

Your vids are sweet as bro! I really miss New Zealand, the kiwis and the best english slang. You bring back so much good memories. Its a bugger that I left this stunning place. Gum boots on ;)

As an immigrant this is such a great summary! Loved it. Did not even realise that it was slang. Heard heaps of it daily. Agree that Air NZ should show it on their in coming flights. Sweet as.

Has anyone else realised the slang also changes around the country, like chur is 'chur au bro' in my town and also some of the others 😂

Far Out! (I haven’t said that since the 70’s in the USA) This is Great!

I enjoyed this very much indeed and I did subscribed. Thank you so much.

Awesome so many New Zealand and Aussie sayings are the same, love your work, keep it up

My daughter has changed bugger to barnacles lol

If some people reading this comment are from a different country, don't worry us kiwis get confused too.

Thanks mate !!! Im starting using with my NZ friends in Japan.Sounds funny .

this is really helpful for someone who wishes to go to NZ someday, thx for the vid!

I'm sensing someone has watched far too much Flight of the Conchords!

How is there no "How to survive the man flu" yet? I don't understand!

Good as gold, no worries. Spent some time when I was a kid in New Zealand, always had people looking at me strange here in the US for some of my slang. Think I might use this video to explain some of it to them in the future. Chur.

You crack me up. I subbed. Us americans got a lot of weird slang too, so i get it. Thanks for your vids though, always entertaining!!

Honestly if I wasn't a kiwi I would be lost.😂Great video though 👌🏼

Oh wow! There is a lot going on down there in NZ ! Im from Austria - not Australia - Europe, and the only things we get to see about NZ are dokus about NZ animal life and border patrol NZ ! 😁 Now i understand Kiwis lifestyle better! Thanks & greets from Vienna, Austria - Europe 👋

thanks so much for this awesome video, you're hella funny...funny as! luv it!

This was a choice video bro - been living in the U.K. for 20+ years & this video just cracked me up😂😂😂 Too much👍 Chur bro 😎

Lol I’m a kiwi and I didn’t realise that some of these words were slang words I thought everyone used them 😂 Eg. Run it up the gut Aww you egg Churr bro And lots more 🤣

crack me up we have so muj slang.that he still missed some crack up vid thou churr badda

I've been teaching English in South Korea for 10 months and have lost some of my kiwi slang. Thanks to this video its helping me prepare for leaving soon and heading to Europe. Cheers Kiwi dad!