The document provides vocabulary words commonly used in South Africa and presents their South African definitions through examples of usage. It presents each vocabulary word individually with multiple choice definitions, reveals the correct South African definition, and provides an example sentence using the word. Some of the words presented include zebra hump, boot, trolley, stop sign, okayfine, geyser, robot, transport, just now, now now, porridge, cheers, cubby hole, pigeon hole, bonnet, nice, izzit, pleasure, shame, and chips.
2. Instructions 1. Look at the vocabulary word on the top of the page. 2. Try to figure out which definition matches the South African definition of the word. 3. Go on to the next slide to get the correct answer!
3. Zebra Hump A large striped speed bump. A zebra with a camel hump. A camel with zebra stripes. A large striped road barrier.
4. Zebra Hump A large striped speed bump. Slow down, you do not want to hit thezebra hump too hard!
5. Boot Footwear Trunk of a car Kicked out of a place (as in: “give them the boot!”) Kick the soccer ball hard
6. Boot Trunk of a car Please put the groceries in the boot!
7. Trolley A train A cart full of sweets A grocery cart A form of transportation
8. Trolley A grocery cart Put the groceries in the trolley, then you don’t have to carry them!
9. Stop sign An octagon shaped sign, that if no one is around you can drive right through. Stopping is optional. An octagon shaped sign that means stop. An octagon shaped sign that is only in America, meaning stop. They don’t have stop signs in South Africa.
10. Stop Sign An octagon shaped sign, that if no one is around you can drive right through. Stopping is optional.
11. Okayfine Two words put together meaning everything is okay. Two words put together meaning that everything is fine. Two words put together meaning everything is alright. Two words put together meaning it is not really okay.
12. Okayfine Two words put together meaning it is not really okay. “Okayfine,” you can go to your friends house,” said the dad. “But, you had better not be late coming home!”
18. Transport All of the answers are correct, but the word is used interchangeably with any mode of transportation to get from one place to another. The student said, “I go to school by transport.”
19. Just now I will take care of that later. I will take care of that much later. I will take care of that immediately. I will take care of that in a little bit.
20. Just now I will take care of that immediately. The clerk behind the counter said, “I will take care of that just now.” She went and got the package.
21. Now I will take care of that later. I will take care of that much later. I will take care of that immediately. I will take care of that in a little bit.
22. Now I will take care of that later. The clerk behind the counter said, “I will take care of that now.” She left to take care of another customer. I will come back later to get my package.
23. Now now I will take care of that later. I will take care of that much later. I will take care of that immediately. I will take care of that in a little bit.
24. Now now I will take care of that much later. The clerk behind the counter said, “I will take care of that now now.” She left to take care of another customer and then headed home from work. I will be back tomorrow to get the package.
25. Porridge Any type of breakfast cereal Food only eaten by the 3 bears A hot food made of water and oats A cold food made of milk and wheat
26. Porridge Any type of breakfast cereal. This includes cold cereal or hot cereal made with either warm or cold milk (or water).
27. Cheers A toast Rhymes yelled by cheerleaders Sounds heard at a football game Good-bye
28. Cheers Good-bye Tommy opened the door, turned and said, “Cheers,” before closing the door behind him.
29. Cubby hole A mailbox Glove compartment A locker A small hole for animals
35. Nice Referring to the look of a cool car Referring to the feel of soft velvet Referring to the good taste of food Referring to a fantastic soccer goal
36. Nice Referring to the good taste of food After dipping his chips into the salsa, the man replied, “That’s nice!”
38. Izzit Really? Julie said, “It will begin to snow soon!” Rachel replied, “Izzit?”
39. Pleasure A word meaning, ‘Great feeling.’ A word meaning, ‘Great job.’ A word meaning, ‘It’s an honor.’ A word meaning, ‘You’re welcome.’
40. Pleasure A word meaning, ‘You’re welcome.’ Tom said, “Thank you for helping me with my homework.” Steve replied, “Pleasure.”
41. Shame To put down (to shame someone) A type of clothing worn when it is cold An expression meaning, “Oh, that’s too bad!” The changing of a flat tire
42. Shame An expression meaning, “Oh, that’s too bad.” “I dropped my books on my foot!” exclaimed Luke. “Shame,” replied Fred.
