Crazy South African Lingo

"the boot" = the trunk of the car, "robot" = traffic lights (let me tell you how confused I was when I asked for directions and drove through set after set of lights wondering where the stupid robot was... grrrrr, "lekker" - it's all good or i liked it... etc. I like this word, it's used constantly and I have started throwing it into my own sentences quite a bit without even thinking about doing it anymore!, "Joll" or "Jolling" - a joll is a party so you could say 'that was a lekker joll'.... a great party! Or... where are we going jolling?, "kiff" - basically it was just too good to say 'lekker', "posi" - your house, "bliksen" - OH BLIKSEN, I stubbed my toe!, "hamba" - go home, get away from me etc. Good to know when harassed by street people, then they don't think you are a tourist anymore!, "oh shame" - This might be my personal favourite. They say 'oh shame' constantly but it sounds more like 'awww shame' and they usually throw 'man' on the end as well. They'll say oh shame in the exact same tone whether you were robbed or you spilled something on your shirt. "Howz it?" - hello, how are you?, "Bru" - dude, mate, geezer, bro, "A good oak" - a nice guy/girl, bloody good chap, "Braai" - African cuisine... basically a rough looking barbeque