Kiwi English

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Kiwi English episodes

August 16, 2021Pick-up Lines & Dating
Hey guys, here are all the pick-up lines we mentioned in the episode:
Hey my name is Microsoft, can I crash at your place tonight?

Do you like raisins? How do you feel about a date?

Are you French? Because Eiffel for you. (Eiffel = I fell, meaning to fall in love)

If I could rearrange the alphabet I’d put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.

Aside from being sexy, what do you do for a living?

Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only 10 I see.

If you were a Transformer, you’d be Optimus Fine.

I must be in a museum because you truly are a work of art.

Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by again?

Did you just come out of the oven, because you’re hot!

Is your name Google? Because you have everything I’ve been searching for.

It’s a good thing I have my library card because I’m totally checking you out.

My love for you is like diarrhoea, I just can’t hold it in.

Someone better call God, because he’s missing an angel.

We’re not socks, but I think we’d make a great pair.

Do you have a bandaid? Cos I just scraped my knee falling for you.

I seem to have lost my number, can I have yours?

Are you a parking ticket? Because you have 'fine' written all over you.
to chat up (someone) = to flirt, to talk with someone in a flirtatious way
16 min
May 05, 2021 Things we don't like about NZ
We talk about small inconveniences at the start of the episode and move onto more serious issues like racism and housing prices at the end. We still love our country and are grateful to live here, but we wanted to highlight the negatives too!
26 min
March 14, 2021 Doing a working holiday in your own country
Hear all about Nicki's cherry picking experience and most importantly, how to use a port-a-loo in this episode!

35 min
December 04, 2020 Summer jobs & Driving in NZ
Would you live in a tent for 7 weeks? Have you been in a car crash? How is NZ now with no Covid-19? We talk about all these topics!
Nicki's art Instagram: @nickijackson_art

Listen to the end to hear about some commonly misused words and the difference between them.
Stairs vs steps
Ceiling vs Roof
Floor vs Ground
36 min
August 22, 2020 Life in NZ in 2020
Welcome back to our first episode in 8 months!
Nicki's art Instagram: @nickijackson_art
Be kind to yourself and others! Thanks for listening!
42 min
January 06, 2020 The Holiday Season in NZ
Happy New Year!!!
Long time no see.... sorry.
We had a nice, long break and are ready to make some more episodes for the Kiwi English podcast in 2020!
We talk about NZ's summer Christmas, New Years Eve, and our thoughts about 2019 and plans for 2020.

25 min
October 02, 2019Falling Inn Love
Conversation points:
Inn = B n B (NZ word)

She`s a beaut (Australian saying) = That`s a really nice (thing/person).

Hard Yakka (Australian saying) = Hard work

have a squizz = have a look, look and check something

stoked = really happy, really pleased

butcher something = ruin, destroy something

fawcett = tap

soda = fizzy drink

vegemite sammie = (marmite is a NZ food) sandwich.

crap = means sh*t (but softer)

gossip = casual or small conversations about other people that may not be true.

kapa haka = Maori performing arts group

Shortland Street = NZ medical drama
28 min
September 09, 2019 Studying abroad - with Chase
Our special guest, Chase, talks about studying Japanese in Hiroshima, Hiroshima dialect, what he learnt, some advice for others and about tendonitis.
Conversation points:
`weeb` - a person who is really interested in Japanese culture and anime.
`improvisation` - doing a solo performance and making unique music without any preparation.
"What you put in is what you get out."
`blown away` - to be surprised, to be impressed.
`happy-go-lucky` - to be a happy person.
`Don`t let it get to you` - don`t worry about something

30 min
August 14, 2019 Music + being half Japanese-Kiwi with Andrew!
We talk with Andrew about his band, playing live shows and growing up in NZ as mixed Kiwi and Japanese.
Andrew`s band: Temperamental https://www.facebook.com/Temperamentalnz/
Instagram: @andrew.takenaka
0:33 – `gig` – a musical performance or show
0:55 – Andrew talks about his bands
2:00 – How Andrew got started with music
3:30 – Andrew`s band`s facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Temperamentalnz/
4:08 – `slack` – lazy; not trying very hard
8:30 – Andrew talks about growing up in NZ with his Japanese dad and Kiwi mum.
10:55 – `impeccable `– perfect and with no mistakes
16:35 – Andrew talks about his Japanese and Kiwi identity
21:15 – Andrew`s advice for other people of mixed cultural backgrounds
26 min
August 03, 2019 5. Is New Zealand safe?
We talk about crime in NZ and how to be safe in NZ.
20 min