If you ever come to South Africa and or hear two South African people talking to each other, you are likely to hear some of these phrases.
bunny chow: indian delicacy/food
gogga: insect
busy waiting: waiting
veld: field
Kloof: place just past Pinetown in KZN
bokkie: girl
bakkie: truck
jean pant: jeans
takkies: running shoes
rock up: turn/pitch up
lekker: nice
tsotsi: criminal
jol: party/fun (we went jolling [partying] OR it was a jol [fun])
chow: food
cadenza: chaos
braai: barbecue
dop: alcohol
chune: talk to someone/badmouth someone
dorp: town
larney: up market
robot: traffic light
vuvuzela: long plastic trumpet (be VERY VERY thankful your country does not have these)(some public places actually have bans on them)
padkos: road food (literal translation)
just now: in the near future
now now: almost immediate future
dagga: weed/pot/hashish/gunja/marijuana
tjop: food
I would add how to pronounce some of these but that would just be a mission. Ask a South African when you next meet one.
Reading material on these matters and others: Eish, But Is It English
and The Racist's Guide To People In South Africa
The Racist's Guide takes a dig at all races in SA not just one in particular.
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