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New Zealand accent

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Differences in English

Accent basics

New Zealand English spelling

Common words and phrases

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How to speak NZE

Crosswords game

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The New Zealand accent basics

English is one of three official languages in New Zealand, along with Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.

• NZ ENG- different from USA or UK ENG
• some mistake it Australian accent
• based on south-east England

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differences in english

• vowels (the sounds the letters A, E, I, O, and U)
• 'kit' in NZ English sounds like 'cut'

• the 'r'- very soft- hard to hear at all
• 'farm' sounds like 'faahm'

• rising voice at the end of a sentence

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Is NZE spelling any different than British English?

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• weights- NZE follows BrE with tonne
• in hyperbolic statements- ton and tons- commonly used
• few small differences – would not be considered wrong to use the BrE

In most cases New Zealand is following British English spelling.

• spelt with either an -ise or an -ize ending
• NZE prefers -ise.
• Gram, kilogram- preferably spelled without

the extra -me.

Common New Zealand words and phrases

• Brekkie: Breakfast
• Chur: Thanks
• Chilli Bin: Cooler
• Bach: Holiday home
• Heaps: A lot, many
• Yeah nah: Yes, but… (sometimes Kiwis use this phrase during a conversation to fill space or give them some thinking time, a bit like 'um'. Occasionally you'll hear someone say "Nah, yeah", which means 'no, but...'
• Everything is good as gold: Everything is great
• He is packing a sad: He is upset, for example 'Mark is packing a sad' means 'Mark is upset'
• It’s a cracker of a day: It’s a beautiful day

how to speak new zealand english

Flatten your vowels-

• the short "I" flattened and pronounced like a "U"
• "Fish and chips" - "fush and chups."

Listen to native’s vowel pronunciation-

• the vowel "E" into an "EEE" sound
• "ten minutes" - "teen meenuts"
• the short "A" like a long "O" in the short "A"
• "awesome" or "Auckland"- "oarsome" or "Oarkland"
• the other "A" like a long "E." in the "A,"
• "accent" or "hands" - "eccent" or "hends"

Learn the different pronunciation of some words-

• the word "data"- often pronounced in American English- "Dah-tah," not "day-taa"- British English
• debut is pronounced "de-booo," almost unrecognizable from the usual

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New Zealand Accent/Slang

King Country Kiwi

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crosswords game

The number in the round brackets is telling you which letter is a part of a final word puzzle.

1. New Zealand is famous with rugby, so what is their traditional war dance called? (3)
2. A capital city of New Zealand. (5)
3. Their most produced alcohol. (1)
4. Which popular movie (other than LOTR) was filmed there? (5)

resources

https://naumainz.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz/help-and-advice/life-and-culture/speaking-new-zealand-englishhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Englishhttps://www.wikihow.com/Speak-New-Zealand-English https://www.theroadtrip.co.nz/7-things-new-zealand-famous/ https://www.clearlingo.co.nz/blog/new-zealand-english-is-our-spelling-different an interesting website with a lot more diffenrences in english: https://www.californiasys.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UK-vs-US-vs-NZ-English-VOCABULARY-SPELLING-differences.pdf

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