Sorted by South African Term
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| 10-pin bowling |
bowling
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| aerial |
antenna
|
| Alsatian |
German Shepard
|
| anesthetist |
anesthesiologist
|
| autumn |
fall
|
| avocado pear |
avocado
|
| bakkie |
pick-up truck
|
| barbel |
catfish
|
| beetroot |
beet
|
| biltong |
jerky (OK, so not really)
|
| birds (women, colloquial) |
chicks
|
| biscuit |
cookie
|
| bloke, ou |
guy
|
| bomber |
mountain bike
|
| bonnet |
hood
|
| boot |
trunk
|
| boots |
cleats
|
| bottle store |
liquor store
|
| braai |
barbeque
|
| buck |
antelope
|
| to bunk school |
to skip school
|
| cafe |
convenience store
|
| candy floss |
cotton candy
|
| caravan |
camper
|
| cheeky |
smart aleck
|
| chemist |
pharmacy
|
| chips |
french fries
|
| chocolate |
candy bar
|
| clothes pegs |
clothes pins
|
| cold drink, cool drink |
soda, soda pop
|
| cool drink, cold drink |
soda, soda pop
|
| costume |
swimsuit
|
| crisps |
potato chips
|
| cubby hole |
glove compartment
|
| dagga |
marijuana
|
| dam |
reservoir
|
| dam wall |
dam
|
| docket, tillslip |
receipt
|
| doo-doo |
bedtime
|
| dummy |
pacifier
|
| dustbin, rubbish bin |
trash can, garbage can
|
| duster |
eraser
|
| duvet |
comforter
|
| ear bud |
Q-tip
|
| flicker |
blinker
|
| football |
soccer
|
| fringe |
bangs
|
| frozen sucker |
popsicle
|
| fundi |
expert
|
| garden |
yard
|
| gerkins |
pickles
|
| geyser |
hot water heater
|
| goggas |
bugs
|
| hi-fi |
stereo
|
| to hire, to let |
to rent
|
| holiday |
vacation
|
| hooter |
horn
|
| hose pipe |
hose
|
| ice blocks |
ice cubes
|
| injection |
shot
|
| is it? |
really?
|
| jam |
jelly
|
| jelly |
jello
|
| jersey |
sweater
|
| to jol, to rave |
to have a good time, to party
|
| just now |
soon
|
| kitchen tea |
bridal shower
|
| kombie |
minivan
|
| lekker |
cool
|
| to let, to hire |
to rent
|
| lift |
elevator
|
| lounge |
living room
|
| marks (school) |
grades
|
| to matric |
to graduate
|
| mielie pap |
cornmeal porridge
|
| mielies |
corn
|
| mince, mincemeat |
hamburger, ground beef
|
| naartjie |
tangerine
|
| nappy |
diaper
|
| naught |
zero
|
| newsreader |
anchorman, newscaster
|
| ou, bloke |
guy
|
| packet |
plastic bag
|
| pancakes |
crepes
|
| panel beater |
body shop
|
| parcel |
package
|
| pavement |
sidewalk
|
| paw paw |
papaya
|
| petrol |
gas
|
| petticoat |
slip
|
| photostat |
xerox, photocopy
|
| plaster |
band-aid
|
| plat |
braid
|
| pleasure |
you're welcome
|
| post |
mail
|
| postal code |
zip code
|
| postman |
mailman
|
| pram |
stroller
|
| prawns |
shrimp
|
| pudding |
dessert
|
| queue |
line
|
| racer |
10-speed bicycle
|
| to rave, to jol |
to have a good time, to party
|
| retrenched |
laid off
|
| robot |
traffic light
|
| rubber |
eraser
|
| rubbish |
trash, garbage
|
| rubbish bin, dustbin |
trash can, garbage can
|
| sammy |
sandwich
|
| scone |
biscuit
|
| serviettes |
napkins
|
| siss! |
yuck!
|
| smart (looking) |
well-dressed
|
| so long |
in the meantime
|
| sorry? |
pardon me?
|
| spade |
shovel
|
| spanner |
wrench
|
| spanspek |
cantelope
|
| spares |
parts
|
| spool of film |
roll of film
|
| spots |
pimples
|
| standard (school) |
grade
|
| stay |
live
|
| stockings |
pantyhose
|
| stoop |
porch
|
| stop street |
stop sign
|
| sweets |
candy
|
| tackies |
tennis shoes
|
| tap |
faucet, tap
|
| tarmac |
asphalt
|
| tick |
check, checkmark
|
| till |
cash register
|
| tillslip, docket |
receipt
|
| tin |
tin can
|
| to tinkle |
to telephone
|
| tissue |
kleenex
|
| tomato sauce |
ketchup
|
| torch |
flashlight
|
| track suit top |
sweatshirt
|
| track suit bottom |
sweats, sweatpants
|
| tracksuit |
sweats, sweatsuit, jogging suit
|
| trolley |
shopping cart
|
| veld |
field
|
| vienna |
hot dog
|
| washing powder |
laundry detergent
|
| wildebeast |
gnu
|
| windscreen |
windshield
|
| wool |
yarn
|
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