Australian versus New Zealand Accents Tip! | 21 Accents

[@sleater84]

I'm a kiwi and I am floored by how good your accent is, I've never heard a non-kiwi pull it off before!

[@WannabeWriter100]

Occasionally an Aussie can do a decent one. But an American? Absolutely mind blown.

[@rachaelmt72]

yeah her kiwi accent's good but her Aussie one is a bit plastic and is the east coast version which is not the same as the southern Australian accent. Our accent changes region to region just like the UK's does

[@pierrebugblatter]

I'M A KIWI

[@pastelpepe]

Rachael Thomas She still floored both whether or not they come from one region.

[@michellejane9092]

Doesn't sound anything like a kiwi accent ??

[@6574gdg]

People think New Zealanders and Australians hate eachother but we are actually very happy with eachother

[@lifehasmanydoorsedboy4755]

Can't tell from the comments

[@lilli-peachphillips7816]

we're are u from

[@6574gdg]

+Ms Awesomeaz New Zealand

[@blueraiin8129]

me to

[@inspectorjavert8443]

Don't you share an army? Or are the ANZACs something different, please forgive my ignorance.

[@ms-iz9ye]

This lady changes accents while she's talking in between examples. It's a bit confusing in a 'keep you interested' type of way.

[@paris.t9512]

she seriously got me there, i was wondering if she was an Aussie or a Kiwi or an American at the beginning, because she did all three accents flawlessly, , but soon realized that she was an American, Ok wow she really pulled off both accents well, I was most impressed by your Nz accent because I couldn't hear a foreign accent among it, and i'm also a kiwi myself :D other than you saying New "Zilind" incorrectly lol, you still did a great job! well done :p

[@nanox4]

She's Aussie bro

[@paris.t9512]

Nano Alfonso This is mindfking me..

[@ClaudiaRodriguez-tq2uv]

+Nano Alfonso She's American lol but shes so good it can be hard to tell

[@mayagriffin3142]

Yea she is great but my mum is from Australia and my dad is from nz and Amy just rollllllles her "I" s a bit much in Australian and and Aussies don't say fush and chups we just sometime mock them but we know it's the fish and chips but she is great at them

[@leeross9314]

Maya Isabelle it really weird my friend calls herself mya Isabelle I really miss her

[@jindermahal322]

Wow she's really good at accents.

[@ethanismaname5877]

No she's not. She assumes when say fush n' chups, but really... We say fuckin FIIISH.

[@MrInkblots]

+Gizzy GBHS Did you watch the video? she doesn't say that - she debunks it

[@astronorts6222]

you really need to watch the video again. she says Australians think NZDERS say Fush and Chups. but they really don't.

[@jindermahal322]

Norton Flintoff Sorry, I guess I don't notice because I'm not good at accents either.

[@Xucuame]

+Norton Flintoff I think NZders' "fish and chips" really sounds "fush and chups" to others

[@veilside33]

This is the first of your videos I've seen and bloody hell at the start I legit thought you were Aussie. Flawless accent. Great work.

[@JaymiNikole]

+et de stellis She is from Seattle, WA ♡

[@arcadiusdrathalas6007]

I was honestly confused as to where she was from because she was changing accents so rapidly

[@shmapplepie6737]

Really! Australian and New Zealand accents are really hard for non native speakers. Being australian myself I always cringe at an attempt to mimic my accent, but she honestly sounded like a dinky di aussie girl! And that kiwi accent was flawless too. She transitions through all the accents she does so fluidly you can barely tell which one is her native accent.

[@insertcringeyusernamehere9459]

600th like

[@pennyl8006]

yo same, and then i got hecka confused when she started talking with an american accent

[@beerfoot]

Amy that was brilliant. Coming from NZ myself, and hearing you shift between speaking with your natural American and NZ accents really tripped me out. It sounds like a perfect native NZ accent, all except when you say 'New Zealand' something just sounds off, I think its the EA in zEAland being transcribed to too harsh a U sound.

[@shaksta4]

I agree, she sounds like shes saying new zilland .. but the rest of it sounds on point

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

Well, I guess I can be proud of myself as an American for also noticing that that was one bit that didn't sound right. I have to credit "Lord of the Rings" commentary tracks and Flight of the Conchords. 😁

[@pandaspanda5976]

I still can’t tell the difference lol prolly takes a lot more time they are so similar

[@yincheri1421]

My friend thought New Zealand was in Scandinavia.. .-.

[@wynonabruh495]

She/He needs to go back to school then

[@LeNZian]

Zealand is in Scandinavia. That might be why they got mixed up

[@yincheri1421]

Ah, smart thinking! That could've been why

[@Superlazerninja12]

+Smoates it's actually in the Netherlands,which is not in Scandinavia,the Netherlands is also where Dutch people come from,New Zealand is called that because it was originally a Dutch Colony like New Holland was in Australia.

[@LeNZian]

Pretty much certain that New Zealand and Australia were never Dutch colonies. They were both "discovered" by Dutchmen, though. I see where I was mistaken; Zealand, or Sealand is the largest island of Denmark. Whereas Zeeland is a province in the Netherlands and is New Zealand's namesake. Ugh, I should know this, being a half-Dutch New Zealander.

[@courtneylewis2415]

WOW you Kiwi accent is fantastic!

[@maxgee4151]

Ectually, thet's fantestic.

[@NessaWyvern]

:/ Her "Please enter your pin" for a New Zealand example sounded Australian. The E sound was all wrong. and she said Pin like how NZers would say Pen. Her Mister and Mrs. smith was good though.

[@NikolaTransforms5]

Great job! the only thing I think sounded off was the way you pronounce "New Zealand" - "New Zulland"

[@EvanCooperful]

I know right. I'm a kiwi and i've never heard anybody pronounce it like she did.

[@bmpro3569]

new zulland....lo. it was cool.

[@fjbutch]

63841ggg yes,,,she fluffed around too much and waffled...not a good job at all...

[@Hunter4042012]

Yep I am a Kiwi and I never hear anyone say it like that.

[@ben1NZL]

Nikki Piława I listened to it a few times and to me it sounded like "New Zillind" and I've actually pulled Kiwi's up on it too lol

[@lanagabrielle343]

Aussies love messing with Kiwis and the way they say 'Six'. To us it sounds like sex. I remember hearing a story where one Kiwi woman staying in Australia: she went to donut king to order half a dozen donuts. She asked pretty much this: "can I have six please?" The man serving here then said: "cool, you want it on or behind the counter?" XD oh Kiwis we love you

[@kayavandewiel7103]

+Lana Gabrielle hahaha she must of not been a kiwi cause we dont say six like that. if you talk to a Maori you wouldn't hear six that way. i get what you mean though cause I've heard one 1 or 2 people say six like that before but there accent was kinda new zealand and kinda not.

[@susanneplays1545]

Swedes write six like sex and both Norwegians and swedes pronounce it like that

[@rodrigohidalgo6307]

I'm from Auckland - I'd say Maori people would say six kinda half way between 'sicks' and 'soox'

[@astronorts6222]

that's funny because Kiwis try to get Aussies to say the number 6 for a giggle as well. funny that.

[@thefinkie6459]

Ayyyy? Aussies say “sex” for 6, not Kiwis 😂😂 That’s literally the main difference that she described in the video: Australians make a long “e” sound, while New Zealanders make a very short “ih” sounds.

[@CleverNZ]

Im from new zealand and I have never heard anyone foreign do a good new zealand accent but you did really well

[@sabamariam5646]

Would you like to teach me?

[@bloodgazm8891]

Wow your accent is rather impressive. Except there is more than one accent in NZ. South Islanders like myself speak a little different to North Islanders.

[@lianap2875]

Exactly! I'm from the top of the South Island and our accent is a lot different than the north island accent that is on TV.

[@bloodgazm8891]

***** Hahah yeah I'm from the bottom of the south island and tbh north islanders sound pretty close to Australians. Even people from Otago sound different than southlanders especially when they pronounce an "er" sound

[@Damon242]

It's the rolling 'r'. It gets more prevalent the further down south you travel. It's attributed to the distribution of nationalities when New Zealand was first being settled, with island cultures heading further up north for the warmer climate and the extended uk colonies heading down south for similar conditions to their home countries. The rolling 'r' is common in the extended uk countries such as Ireland, so that's why it appears down south, whereas the i and ea = u sound (eg. "fush and chups", "new zulland") is more prevalent at the north because of the inflections in polynesian languages.

[@bloodgazm8891]

Damon242 Lol No one in New Zealand pronounces the i and ea sounds as a u. That is complete bullshit. And yeah we get the heavy R sound from the scottish.

[@Damon242]

Jude K it isn't bullshit. If you actually travel north you will discover its prevalence. Or do you believe that the "fush and chups" joke that is carried throughout our country just came out of nowhere? You can't self-parody unless you make a parody of yourself.

[@PianoDiary85]

I'm Australian, and if I didn't know it was a video about accents, I would easily have assumed she was Australian in the beginning. Nailed it.

[@haleybazley214]

Wow, you are amazing. Totally spot on. Congratulations for actually doing it right. Not many Americans can do it, but you definitely proved how talented you are. Well done.

[@trowdytrav]

Wow! As an Australian, your accents are spot on. Absolutely flawless!

[@kumada84]

If I ever live in New Zealand, I'm going to get a boat and a wife just so I can tell people "She spends a lot of time on my deck".

[@tienleati8536]

+kumada84 HAHA how long did you spend your time on your deck? lol

[@kumada84]

+Tienle ati "how long did you spend your time on your deck? lol" Most of the afternoon, actually...

[@MatildaTheBurrito]

+kumada84 you dont need a boat, most nz houses have decks

[@kumada84]

+Jessica TheBurrito "you dont need a boat, most nz houses have decks" Awesome -- then I'd have two decks!

[@azuregriffin1116]

same with an Irish accent.

[@camelofNZ]

As a kiwi myself, i find this rather fun to watch

[@m1wilde]

Crushing it over there, Amy. This is the singular most informative video on the New Zealand accent that I've found so far. I think identifying the differences between an Australian accent and a New Zealand accent is almost more effective for Americans than a video on the New Zealand accent alone at least, it was for me lol. So, smart move and thank you!

[@yincheri1421]

South Island accent North Island accent Well done Australia for giving us the wonderful stereotype: Fush n' chips XD.

[@Bullets990]

+Yin Pokècherri Fush and chups* :)

[@Damon242]

I'm a New Zealander and man oh man did I get trapped in Australia (our nearest neighbour!) asking for a plaster, then a pen, and then trying to hold a conversation about data. ugh...didn't realise how difficult we were lol spot on accent btw. Some New Zealanders are likely to not agree with it but they also don't realise that inflections in the accent change depending on whether you are in the far north, the centre, or down south. Your accent sounds like what you'd find in Wellington (where I live), and I'm extra sure that's how you obtained it given that in your other video you mention working at the Reading Cinemas Gold Lounge in Wellington - so that's the answer for all my doubtful New Zealand siblings;-)

[@truckcompany]

This. I grew up in North Canterbury and the other day I was with someone from near Warkworth, her accent was very noticeable. Reminded me of the Top Twins.

[@mitchellwinchcombe488]

Yeah, that's something that should be noted for those not so familiar with NZ. Personally I live in Auckland, and up in this region usually words are very clear with little room for interpretation, often I get asked by fellow kiwis new to Auckland if I'm a foreigner because the accent is quite different from their familiar.

[@tonywebster8582]

@@truckcompany Is that where crowded house lives? Because they're not suppose to live there. They're Australian, according to their Australian supporters.

[@Sophiethefembot]

Actually I thought she did a really great New Zealand accent!! I couldn't detect much of an accent at all, she sounded pretty much like a native kiwi to me - great job Amy!!! :)

[@infinitecanadian]

I have seen a few Kiwis in Canada, and a few Aussies as well. Still can't tell the difference, and I know that I shan't remember this video when I really need to. My apologies in advance to members of both countries.

[@Mychannel-wx9qm]

I'm from New Zealand and even I get confused haha

[@gamerdareswins2825]

Theres a better and easier way to tell. Kiwi guys call each other bro sll the time where as aussies usually call each other cunt. Or mate. Or ask them to say fish n ships. If it sounds like fush n shups. Theyre kiwi.

[@lianap2875]

If they are talking about New Zealand in a rude way, it's an australian. They have a habit of doing that

[@lianap2875]

You have to admit, it's mainly the other way around though.

[@infinitecanadian]

***** Oh, lol. It took me a moment to figure out what you meant. The flag, you mean.

[@kiwidundee2020]

Amy, it's not only the unfettered pronunciation of vowels and word combos, but so important in conversation is the inflection (subtle raising and lowering using tonal emphasis) in the sentence, which you already know! I love your videos, they are so much more instructive than most of the others in "how to" accents.

[@juzzybot3455]

Great work on those accents! As a kiwi that lived in Aus for 15 years you did such an awesome job, especially on the NZ vowels. I always tell Aussies to just drop the 'i' most of the time and they're so surprised because they've somehow convinced themselves we turn the 'i' into a 'u'. F'sh and ch'ps is a much better way to sound like us than changing it into fush and chups. The only critique I'd have is how you say Zealand like Zillund, most people pronounce zeal like seal (and it definitely doesn't sound like sill lol) but the odd kiwi does say it like zillund or even zeeland. Everything else is pretty spot on 😁

[@arcadiusdrathalas6007]

My friend from NZ (I am from the US, WI to be exact) were talking about accents and I explained the difference between my accent, elongated o's and other areas of the country. I asked him the difference between AUS and NZ and he couldn't quite explain it but insisted it was different so we found your video. Thank you for doing it. New subscriber earned

[@Jiska1990]

Yes indeed. My most vivid memory of the NZ accent is probably of the moment when I was on the ferry Wellington - Picton and they announced that there was food to be had on 'dick sivin'. Um...? ^^ It's an awesome accent!

[@tommytucker5464]

Haha cruzing on the interislander

[@MikeGreenwood51]

In the casinos the wash or shuffel their dicks.

[@johnnymidnight2982]

My friend Frank was from New Zealand, and once he said, "decades and decades," and we all started cracking up.

[@21Accents]

😂🤣 Yeah some sailing friends of mine asked some local New Zealanders if they had any spare deck wash and they said “We always just scrub our decks with Joy!” 🤣😂💙🩵

[@dorsanassiry]

I am both kiwi and Aussie, I was born in NZ for 5 years and Australia for 5 years, I guess I have an accent which people tell me I do but I can't hear it, lol! I can't say I like one better then the other but I feel very proud when I'm in Australia to say I'm a kiwi and when I'm in sew Zealand to say I'm Australian😊

[@blueraiin8129]

that's kinda the same has me. I was born in Australia and lived in Australia for 5 years then i moved to NZ and now i have lived in NZ for 8 years

[@firstnamelastname5616]

You must sound like a rainbow.

[@HarleyBoydRuatara]

I'm a kiwi living in Australia and your accents are really spot on for both accents I think I love your skills :)

[@shuuutuuuuuup9456]

When watching this I said to myself “we don’t sound like that do we?” Then I said “pin” at the same time as her and sounded exactly the same 😂😭😭

[@mattcope9259]

Wow, you nailed this. I'm a Kiwi who has also lived in Aussie for years. It's so great to see you flawlessly do the switch. Amazing job..well done.

[@superdavey69]

That is the best american doing a kiwi accent ive ever heard well done, not even robin williams could get it right!

[@daniellaiona2735]

I'm floored! You even get our inflections right which make the whole thing!

[@donnamariegallagher]

Some Kiwi words sound so much like my Scottish accent.. Pin, Fish and Chips sounds like Glasgow accent.. Mr and Mrs Smith, Chilly Bin.. Six.... Omg you sound so Scottish saying them! Similarities are quite amazing!

[@Sapphireia]

The intonation of "enter" at 3:10 is soo perfect

[@jimmeskimen]

I know you've done this quite a while ago, but it was very helpful to me today, so I thank you!

[@ariellawoolf5530]

That last tip reminded me of when I used to live in New Zealand. I lived there from when I was 2 (maybe?) until I was 10. I had a really strong accent- I mean, like really strong... When I was about 5 or 6, my sister from Australia was looking after us... I got home from school and it was a relatively sunny day, so I went inside and told my sister that I was going to take my after school snack outside and sit on the deck... Yeah... she was very shocked and told me to go to my room... After a different sibling explained what I had said, she let me go outside lol

[@shannonwalsh7215]

ever since i saw this video,,specifically the part where you said we say pin like pn i haven't been able to stop thinking about it

[@Fabroskii]

As a kiwi I find it incredibly eerie how precisely spot-on you are... I could swear you were my next-door neighbour!

[@ethanismaname5877]

The kiwi accent you're doing is the white people accent. You should see what the Maori accent is.

[@solidman1209]

#

[@KiwiAngel18]

I happen to know many white Kiwis who also adopt the Maori accent lol

[@kerriashley5755]

You mean hori jk 😂

[@Petitejazzzzzzz]

Maori accent annoys me. our main language is English so yh.

[@kerriashley5755]

Its Jasmine​ alrighty then haha

[@KittyKatKandi]

its funny because to an outsider you probably think kiwi and aussie accents all sound the same but to us there's like a world of difference like yeah we have the nasally sounds (some of us anyway) but the rest aint that similar xD but then again we grow up hearing it so also australia has quite a few different dialects (ish) - which i usually categorise under: - aussie bogan accent - outback hobo accent - stereotypical aussie female accent - a mix of any of the above and an english accent when you live in australia (probably the same for kiwis) you learn to tell them all apart xD

[@AimeeGrayNZ]

Haha, not bad at all! I'm a linguist-in-training from New Zealand. Your kiwi /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ are spot on! And yip, I totally saw through the "twenty-six" "twenty-seven" thing on your 21 accents! ;-) I suppose I can't really talk because you're the expert here - but I would say if anything, your NZ accent is possibly a tad over-accentuated? Don't get me wrong, there ARE people who speak like this. But most wouldn't say "New Zilland" - contrary to popular belief! I was reading an article about "functional load" the other day - talking about the smooshing of diphthongs /ɛə/ (bear) vs. /ɪə/ (beer) in Kiwi. This DOES happen - and there are Kiwis who swear that these two words are homophonous! If you have time, I am writing a paper on "how to teach accents" at the moment. Do you know of any excellent resources that might help me in my research? Thanks heaps, you've been an inspiration!

[@nicolav561]

I’m a kiwi, also lived in Oz, now I’m an American. Amy is the bist (NZ accent for best) at imitating us!!

[@jacobpaint]

Nice work Amy, I love how you can alternate between the 2 so well. I am guessing this is because you have a conscious understanding of how the accents work rather than just doing it intuitively as many people do... as an Aussie (who is not very good at doing a Kiwi accent - pff why would I waste my time) I can hear the difference between them when you are explaining the words but I imagine someone who doesn't already have a strong understanding may have gotten a little lost trying to follow you in this one.

[@TAURON85]

I'm European and when you speak with the Aussie accent, all I can think of is Chris Hemsworth. 😂

[@thecaveofthedead]

I'm a South African obsessed with learning a Kiwi accent just because it's so little known. And the South African English home-language accent has some similarities. In fact, you can almost spread them out with South African and Australian at either end with Kiwi in the middle with similarities to both. Like, we use those same i and e vowels that make Kiwi different to Australian, but we don't use the ones that Kiwi has in common with Australian really.

[@danieljohn4014]

For example? what do we have in common with AU that you don't?

[@thecaveofthedead]

@@danieljohn4014 for example the way Kiwis and Aussies pronounce I vs. the flattened South African English version 'Ah.'

[@jollyroger1009]

The Aussies have done at least one comedic "scrubbing the deck" skit. It really taps their creativity! Oh yes and Michael McIntyre the British comedian has also cleverly latched onto it as well.

[@melaniesantos7145]

i love you! my accents have improved thanks to you!

[@phil4863]

Melanie Eason why are you trying to change your accent

[@lindonpaora]

Im a Kiwi but love it across the ditch. Aussies are awesome and funny to hang with. Both country's are fighters though ours is smaller but we're stuck as neighbours. We've got the Tasman Sea on our left and the Pacific ocean on our right. A proud and stanch people on our side of the dirt ball, hows about we meet in the middle and share a cold one some time.👍👍👍

[@gamerdareswins2825]

Aussie here. I dated a kiwi girl for a month and I'll admit I probably only understood around 40% of what she said. Like "going to git my het and scaf" Or "fush and shups" They'll deny this this till they are blue in the face but its what they sound like!!!

[@gamerdareswins2825]

***** bullshit. Never heard a kiwI pronounce the "I" in any word as a "I" yet. Its always an "u" sound.

[@gamerdareswins2825]

***** well congrats you can say one word correctly. Who we hate indigenous cultures???

[@jaijaixo2831]

well your (ex) girlfriend must have been fucked up if she said fush and shups.. none of us here say that

[@gamerdareswins2825]

JaiJaixo yes you do stop lying.

[@gamerdareswins2825]

***** ive worked with enough of you kiwis to know thats hard to do. You guys sound more british than anything else.

[@mikesmith2057]

"Where's the car?" from Flight of the Conchords evil australian accent brought me here.

[@bluebow68]

I could listen to this woman all day!..She's real easy on the eyes too!..WoooW!

[@gilessb]

This woman is a genius: her Aussie and Kiwi accents are spot on - uncannily good.

[@cali290501]

I'm from New Zealand and I remember when I first used a phone in the USA and it asked me to push the pound key I was like what is that took me a good 15 mins to work it out that it was the hash key #

[@mohammadyousofyousof6882]

Hi very nice can help me New Zealand place my fun [phone]

[@dancomber9768]

Very impressed with your take on the Kiwi accent. Nailed everything except for "Zealand" Zeal sound is longer and closer to field

[@thehunterswife1407]

There's the generic kiwi accent and then there's the horry accent lol.

[@mckenzie373]

The Hunters Wife haha yes im from new zealand and i agree

[@hotfire781]

Hard ae

[@thehunterswife1407]

Carson Pike I typed it how it's pronounced.

[@iBrodster]

do u mean the normal accent then the Maori hory accent

[@LZYDOG]

Brodstahh CS:GO plenty of whites talk like hories.

[@bladesamah]

"be mindful of saying,scrubbing my deck, think about it" hahahaha i must say this chick is good at accents

[@Superlazerninja12]

I am an idiot,I thought New Zealand and Kiwi were different countries :(

[@bluebow68]

+Superlazerninja12 hahahahha!! genius!..Love it!

[@wynonabruh495]

DA FUQ

[@Soggybun67]

+Superlazerninja12 AHAHAA lol lol lol

[@alexballantine3973]

+Superlazerninja12 Noo lol Kiwi is an amazing bird that is nearly extinct, look it up

[@Lt_Braen]

+Superlazerninja12 i eat kiwi tho

[@crieverytim]

I think she's using her American accent when she says new Zealand. that's why. I think she shifts through all 3 successively and it's impressive

[@adelanarazi8982]

Very similar to the Cape Town dialect in South Africa

[@Somebeachsumwhere]

Adela Narazi Very true Adela. My theory is the influence is Dutch. Both countries were significantly Dutch colonies. The old Zealand is in The Netherlands.

[@DownUnderWarboss]

+Adela Narazi To bad they didn't learn rugby as well as us...

[@Somebeachsumwhere]

+Down Under Gamer Nobody has learnrd rugby as well as us!

[@ericwolff6059]

+Bible Gematria Ummm, nope! We were never a Dutch colony. Dutch captain Abel Tasman was the first European to come across this land, but he and his crew stuffed up the first encounter with Maori, and fled the scene, never to return. New Zealand was a British colony until the turn of last century. Then we became a dominion.

[@princessfluffybottom1933]

Adela Narazi That's what I thought!

[@jeylful]

I am a colombian guy living in Australia and going through different accents just to understand English better - Thanks for your video, very informative!

[@snowyowl2784]

How hard is it to speak in a New Zealand accent? Bloody hell

[@trebby2327]

Pretty easy?

[@lilli-peachphillips7816]

Idk I don't find it that hard but I'm from new Zealand soo ?

[@azjmsxhn]

shes american so youre wrong

[@ClaudiaRodriguez-tq2uv]

Well if you're from New Zealand of course its going to seem easy lol How good are your American, Russian, or French accents? I could say that the American accent is super easy but there are plenty of actors from australia, uk, and new zealand who have have terrible ones. Accents are tricky.

[@jabz1582]

wait there is something like an "American accent"?

[@leemori90]

She’s so good at these accents that you don’t even notice her going between one to another!

[@SD78]

Fish and chips Fush und chups FEEEEEEEEEEESH N CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPS

[@welcometomyparlour]

Still not quite nailing chilly bin heh. Perhaps the Scottish thing is due to the settlement of some areas of the south by the Scots - see Dunedin. That particular vowel sound is actually more emphasized by the South Islanders too.

[@aleishakudrass2261]

thank you so much for clearing up the fish'n'chips debate. drives me mental that aussies think we say fush'n'chups

[@staceycoker2718]

Wow! You are amazing! You switch between American English, Kiwi, & Aussie seamlessly! I'm so impressed.

[@Katy38316]

I’ve lived in both of these countries and you nailed the accents! now I wanna know the difference between American and Canadian accent

[@marywayzee]

It’s quite subtle but you always hear it in the words home, about, and process.

[@RebekahsLife]

Calling New Zealand accents and Australian accents the same is like calling american accent and Canadian accent the same. :)

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Rebekah's Life, Well, it kind of is, but the Canadian pronounciation of the word "out" is the way the English would pronounce the word "oat".

[@swolefjell]

Well it's pretty much the same

[@gabbeskillz6262]

Rebekah's Life implying that there's much of a difference?

[@MicahandModesta]

Wow I actually had to re-check where you came from as you spoke for the first part of the video >.

[@IsaacBenjaminGrey]

As a Kiwi I’m so impressed by your accent. Good job, I always give people the example of “dance, prance and chance’ to illustrate the difference between Aussie and Kiwi.

[@tomdude75]

Are you American I cant really tell lol ?

[@ben1NZL]

So clear and precise with the differences of both accents. I've only just come back to NZ after a 12yr stint in Aus and it took quite a while to pick up their accents and vice versa and as I moved to different states it was like a learning curve all over again lol Now that I'm back I can understand their difficulty. It's clear as mud now he he

[@snork44]

Amy,you have got to try a Welsh accent.now that is a challenge

[@jomon324]

2 minutes 6 seconds in and I actually said out loud while chuckling: "I'm subscribing to you. You're amazing." I hope to learn lots more from you in the future! This is the first video I've seen of yours and I got it by searching "Australian accent vs New Zealand accent." ^_^

[@DoubleGauss]

I just returned from New Zealand.. and her NZ accent is scarily accurate !

[@Psichotica7]

I have *never* heard a non-Aussie/non-Kiwi pull off our accent like you do!!! WOoooW!!

[@sabamariam5646]

Would you like to teach me? Your language

[@HamiJohnson]

Im from nz and we sound nothing like what your saying

[@bluebow68]

+Hamish Johnson ..But your first name is Scottish and your surname is Scandanvian..And you're from N.Z.???,,Makes sense..;-0))

[@tienleati8536]

+Hamish Johnson My English teacher, from Newzealand, says ' Fut ' for " Fit " that made me stupid in a while

[@hivaladeen4892]

+glass house Johnson is a english surname from Scandinavia and the British colonised nz years ago so u will still have same surnames

[@bluebow68]

+HIV Aladeen ...It's a Scandanavian name...from Scandanavia..that is in England too..:John'son'...Son of John..Johnsonson..Grandson of John..etc,etc..As is Scanda...I think we agree...And Hamish is fro...let's leave that one eh?

[@shaungordon9737]

yes they do

[@BirdsAndWhales]

Kiwi accent is sooooo good, you literally sound like a local. I have just one comment, in the kiwi accent you're doing you wouldn't say “New Zilland” you would say “New Zee-land.” The “Zilland” thing is more something older people say, mostly older people who live rurally and sounds very out of place in the accent you’re using which is a more neutral accent that the majority of us have, otherwise it is absolutely spot on.

[@mklinger23]

How to tell australian vs kiwi accent the easy way: does "that" sound like "thet"? It's a kiwi. If it sounds like "that", it's an Aussie.

[@jaytc3218]

As an American, it's difficult for me to tell the difference between AUS and NZ accents. To my ear, they sound similar.

[@minitzonthesun]

I like to just say "Eye Nye" (Oh No)

[@cinnamonbun2251]

What accent has eye nye instead of oh no? It sure isn't Kiwi.

[@josephineavery4817]

that's aussie

[@DeGuerre]

The short "i" is sometimes called the "neutral vowel". If you write down a bunch of consonants and then try to pronounce it as a word, the neutral vowel is the one that you naturally insert to turn the jumble into syllables. Try it and see. Probably the closest sound in an actual word is the "a" in the word "sofa", or the non-terminal "y" in Welsh (e.g. "Cymru", which pronounced something like "CUH-mri", with the "uh" sound as short as possible).

[@hayleyrenee5330]

She pronounces New Zealand strange xD it sounds like she's saying "New Zilund"

[@riley9663]

es the Kiwis doe LOL

[@superkiwistar]

the new zealand accent was born in the central otago goldfields where accents from scotland (52%), england (31%) and ireland (22%) blended in a school in alexandra. the english in wellington tried to stamp it out by importing english teachers to the school, but they kept picking up the new accent themselves. www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/home-away-from-home/where-to

[@cody3576]

You are a lot more attractive speaking with a NZ accent.

[@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341]

And, I wonder where you're from.

[@andrewg3768]

She did live in NZ at one stage.

[@Kiwi_Conor]

If you spoke to me with the nz accent I wouldn't notice anything wrong, but when I over analyse and you slow it down I notice it's not QUITE perfect, but very very good. A great explanation too.

[@OptimusWombat]

She's gorgeous. I have no other words.

[@camilojimenez6216]

Is she an accent coach? Is she American? Phenomenal. Wow !

[@ANASTYHOE]

You still sound Australian when you speak New Zealand lol. I'm from New Zealand but good try though some words were correct.

[@mayagriffin3142]

Yea I agree I'm from Australia soo

[@leeross9314]

NadiaFitzsimmons I'm from new Zealand auckland that to me didn't sound correct at all

[@ANASTYHOE]

***** Most of it was wrong lol. Didn't really want to watch again but skipped and got the word pen and pin. We don't say it like that. Australians emphasize the e vowel. Americans emphasize the a vowel. That's why Aaron and Erin sound the same when Americans speak it. Even Eggs sound like aggs. Don't get me wrong I love the American and Australian accent but it does make me cringe when people attempt our accent and get it wrong. I was only looking for our accent to share a video to my American friends who were curious about our accent. I didn't share this one lol :D

[@ANASTYHOE]

Maya Isabelle Obviously lol

[@ANASTYHOE]

***** We don't have a squeaky accent lol. That's a first. We also have different dialects here as well depending where you live or your ethnicity. I like the Southern American accent and the thick Aussie accent too. Accents are cool.

[@goldmanekin5877]

Hello Amy. Your brilliant. Love it. Im an Aussie and a Kiwi Lady told me that we do the short "i" sound aswell and I thought we didnt at all, but we do. (sometimes). When an Aussie says "Davis", (like the Davis cup of tennis), we dont pronounce it "Dave-iss". We will say it like Kiwis' do and most people don't realise it. But we say "it" differently. Kiwis' will continue the "davis sound on through all the "i" sounds. But every now and then it's the same. I had a kiwi bloke asking me if we have "bats" in Australia and I thought he wanted to gamble on something. Sounded like "bets".

[@BellicaTV]

australian accent is better than kiwi

[@BellicaTV]

Tommy Tucker i'm only joking, it's just an accent.

[@amy6677]

Tommy Tucker the most kiwi reply goes to... ^

[@goldmanekin5877]

Tommy Tucker That's funny !!!

[@hoinx2495]

Tommy Tucker LMFAO

[@kiwibellringer9729]

That is possibly the best Kiwi accent by a non-kiwi I’ve ever heard! Perfect!

[@sportsterking79]

I just happened upon your video and I could just listen to your kiwi/aussie accent all day. Lovely voice.

[@Da_Big_G]

A few other vocabulary differences spring to mind, e.g. Salvation Army followers are "salvos" in Australia and "Sallies" in New Zealand.

[@sarahwinterbottom6266]

There was an Australian ad getting around about a new Zealand fellow dreaming about building himself a rather large deck out the back of his house ,when an Australian quipped,oh really !with the Kiwi replying that he couldn't wait to sit on a big deck while viewing his garden,very funny,

[@spoiltdiva]

Wonderful explanation of Kiwi/Aussie accents. I'm a Kiwi, but have lived in the UK for 10 years, and people still don't understand me. Considering I tend to be a bit of a mimic it shows how strong my accent is. lol

[@staystay1315]

Amazing! You should do an Australian vs. Irish. They are the most argued about but I love both ♡♡

[@khachan1]

Depends which part of NZ. North Island is very similar to Australian accent its only when you go to the South Island there is a marked difference