South African vs American Expressions

[@hopes9451]

I can't stop staring at Ziya she's soooo beautiful. O montle iyoh!! Lovely couple indeed!🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@ChristianZiya]

Oooh man , thank you so much 💕

[@boitumelophinithi4819]

Me too hle! And she speaks so soft, they're just goals!

[@chumbamwanza6809]

My thoughts exactly, she is so beautiful ❤️. lovely couple.

[@miltonkandatulajr.2060]

She's soo beautiful ended

[@bangiwencai5589]

Where are you guys, you are truly missed please come back

[@philisiwekhumalo9673]

🤣🤣🤣🤣"I'm fine thanks and you" one of the first things we are taught in primary school.

[@ChristianZiya]

Christian thinks it’s funny that we all say it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂 .

[@MadamMochie]

Firstly mtase you're BEAUTIFUL! I love you guys I hope Heavenly father may continue to bless you Loved the video ❤

[@ziyandaskosana9428]

Aww thank you somuch ... . we live you too . Iam so happy that you loved the video 😄❤❤

[@okuhletshijila2617]

😂😂😂😂 coke thing reminds me of toothpaste- everything is a Colgate.. same with butter, we call in Rama. 😂😂😂

[@msjay6780]

Ewe😀

[@gugumasondo192]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnbaddoghellno7751]

That is a black thing not a South African thing .

[@mbusodlomo6410]

Its very simple Christian: Hike, Bike, Mike, Ni..?? Bingo!

[@ChristianZiya]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you got him good ... love it

[@sharonbliss6455]

😂😂😂😂

[@je-jetjivau975]

Am from Namibia 🇳🇦 I can relate to everything team South Africa, literally we very close neighboring countries who share a lot. We also call barbecue, braai, tragic lights are robots/robot lights, gas stations are called service stations here

[@mbusodlomo6410]

Traffic lights can be very tragic in Namibia..

[@deemak574]

We are the same through and through

[@kabelo2250]

Garage thing isn't confusing for us, coz the sentence will speak for its self like "I'm running out of petrol, I should go to the garage" if you ask which garage😂 you need prayers or "Take the keys and put the car in the garage" if you take a car to a petrol station you need salvation😂😂...so you don't necessarily need to specify "Home garage"

[@egbomsfamily3229]

😂😂😂😂

[@thatotherdisciple]

Let's be honest, if someone asks which garage then the answer will be "the engen down the road by shoprite" ect

[@kvyden5294]

Yes brother

[@Leradennis]

My husband now permanently uses “howzit”

[@tokunbohodubanjo5301]

I'm originally from Nigeria and I studied in the US for a year, I was surprised at how Americans had completely different words for several items. America's trunk is our own boot, America's muffler is our own silencer, America's fit-flops are our own slippers, and the list goes on and on.

[@khavi1927]

IT CANNOT BE NIKE-Y !!! I REFUSE😭 Also im here because of my south african sis

[@daisyduma1931]

You guys are so lovable, I went on KZbin today and saw you. Decided to watch one vid, one became 2, 2 became 3, till I subscribed 🤣

[@ChristianZiya]

Yaaaaaay we are so happy to hear that . Thank you so much for subscribing to our channel ♥️

[@musadiamond9367]

Yeah that's the same experience I had😄

[@tsholofelomolefe6450]

same 😂😂😂

[@Motherhood_and_Stuff_Like_That]

Same here

[@tokunbohodubanjo5301]

I love how Ziya kept insisting the SA pronunciation of Nike was the correct one, even though it is an American company, and the company should be the one to decide how its name ought to be said. That is just adorable......lol! BTW, Ziya has the cutest smile.

[@parrotafrica2996]

South Africa English is mainly Queens English 😂hence no Y in Nike Sometimes with all different cultures in South we tend to mix up English, Zulu and Afrikaans, lol some times depend s on the person. You are a lovely couple!❤️🙏

[@lesley-annbanda5406]

Yeah we do like, chips, lift, petrol.

[@annemariewilliams2412]

In the UK we called we called it mince beef

[@ChristianZiya]

That’s interesting, we both didn’t know that one 😂😂😂

[@gomolemosai663]

I am shocked....😂😂doesn't everyone everywhere say "I am fine thanks and you"

[@ezimdanielchukwunwike531]

We call it petrol, mostly fuel .the station, is filling station. Cooking gas ,is gas in Nigeria.

[@sarahmwape190]

Same in Zambia

[@sarahmwape190]

We call it filling station in Zambia, gas station lol. We call it boot too in Zambia.

[@ItsOnlyJunie]

Beautiful couple! Btw, I’m a newbie😊❤️Watching from the U.K. 🇬🇧 it was so refreshing and entertaining. I certainly enjoyed it 😃

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you 😊 and welcome to our little family, we are so happy you enjoyed our video.

[@mrsbicksfamily7925]

Hahaha igarage that’s the thing , one name means so many things lol 😂

[@ChristianZiya]

I know right 🤣🤣🤣

[@marianevanwyk4047]

Christian and Ziya u 2 are matchmade in heaven! Love u guys and thanks for watching u. Lovely couple.

[@anmariebaptiste144]

Enjoyed the video. Omg Ziya is sooooo beautiful.

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much 🙈🙈🙈🙈😂

[@kagisomokoena209]

Good one, South Africa all the way. I didn't know that "ketchup" is tomato sauce... And Ziya, we lost one when you said we put "sausage" on the braai stand instead of "wors" 😂😂😂😂!!! It took me a long time to realise that sausage is wors

[@yanmck-sam5472]

In Jamaica we call it mince too!!! Can’t believe you guys forgot swimsuit and swim costume! That floored me the first time I heard it! I love SA.

[@ChristianZiya]

Hahaha we really forgot about it 😂😂😂😂🙊🙈

[@jen8063]

Cozzy is south african

[@alfredjamesdamon3502]

We call it allso a patrole station or fill station. Coloured from Namibia.

[@austinmartin5354]

LOL I say "I'm blessed thanks and you?" or "I'm doing well thanks and you?"

[@musadiamond9367]

South Africans like to say "sho" in stead of " sure" and at the end of a call or even a conversation we like to say "sharp" and we call dried meat Biltong ... I'm not sure what Americans call it... I think they call it " jerky", unless I'm mistaken😊🌼

[@itssmeliaa4573]

His laugh tho😂😂

[@ChristianZiya]

Carter's Ent 😂😂😂😂

[@MariaDumeni]

Here in Namibia, gas stations are called service stations

[@ChristianZiya]

That sounds nicer 😂

[@namisnook7821]

Loved this video! You guys forgot traffic light and robot😂

[@anelisamanqele6751]

Yeh wethu, yiGarage leya. Andifuni nova.🤣🤣 It's the outros for me😂😂❤

[@ziyandaskosana9428]

I still call it the garage too 😂😂😂.! That was Christian's idea😂

[@lonajojo2205]

hahahahA

[@takuebond9928]

Goodness me, you have a beautiful wife Christian

[@7BlackMamba7]

She really is the prettiest girl I've ever seen 😍

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much @takue bond.

[@takuebond9928]

@@ChristianZiya You are welcome ;)

[@saartiaipinge7347]

Compliments for the new year my lovies. I'm watching this on the 1st of January 2021😍😍💃

[@cupcake_losah759]

The outros are always on point 😂😂😂😂

[@ziyandaskosana9428]

😂😂😂😂😂 🙈

[@ziyandaskosana9428]

Enkosi @Kholosa Jabanga❤

[@shirleywilson492]

Greetings Christian and Ziyla, this was a good topic. I think most of South Africa words are Great Britain words or phrases, wouldn’t you say? I enjoyed this👍🏽. Have a great day 😘💐

[@johnbaddoghellno7751]

Southern African whites are a mix of English ,Irish, Dutch, German and French huguenots manly but we have strong Portuguese ties as well . So many of our words have these influences.

[@mongiemabu]

Honestly the South African language is mostly influenced by afrikans not British English. Most of the words like tekkies are afrikans not British English.

[@sinoxoloprincess3999]

Oh my gosh I laughed so hard at this🤣🤣🤣it totally made me think of how we call street lights “lightricks”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChristianZiya]

I have never heard of the “ lightricks” Sino😂😂

[@alicegauteng2358]

@@ChristianZiya Yeah I have never heard of lightricks either. I thought everyone said Robots🤷🏽‍♀️

[@alicetamur5787]

Im a new fan..love from the Pacific Isles, Papua New Guinea ❤

[@inspiredtomakemine8917]

The like 'bu-on' 😂😂 it's a button in South African!

[@jimflagg4009]

We use to have Full Service Gas Stations back in the 70s. It was more expensive so people started just self serving in the 80s. Also there was a line at the full serve because they took longer.

[@everythingamanda5917]

So beautiful,sending love from canada, new sub here

[@alicegauteng2358]

I am also in Canada. In Northern BC.

[@kaistockman6443]

Pop if you live in the midwest. 😜 My brother moved to Florida from Chicago about 15 years ago and I knew he was now a Floridian when he stopped saying pop.

[@ashlouw5350]

Wow!!,Ziya is so Beautiful..And she's got such radiant skin,Beautifull

[@manakontsekhe3728]

Aren't you guys the cutest couple 🥰🥰🥰 been smiling throughout the video

[@anatikelley931]

You guys are so cute together. I just subscribed ...I'm in Maryland.

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much for the kind word and for subscribing and choosing to be part of this little family ♥️♥️

[@andremarais2706]

Lovely couple Greetings from Cape Town.

[@kathrynmcauley4808]

So here in the UK we say "Petrol station", we say "petrol" amd we say "boot".

[@kathrynmcauley4808]

@Mpho Mayekiso yep the use of words and pronunciation is similar i believe. It's funny when a word is pronunced in a different way, it often leads to confusion 😅

[@kathrynmcauley4808]

@Mpho Mayekiso Or when a different word is used we sometimes don't know what people are conveying as we are not familiar with that word. But, I love language, colloquialisms and different cultures, it makes life interesting. We can all learn so much if we want to.

[@nellymayavanga681]

Ziya , you're so beautiful 🙈 and love your skin complexion ❤❤

[@amandajanuary9338]

Her skin is like pearls

[@fernandodefreitas5796]

up for south africa

[@ChristianZiya]

Where are you from? 😊

[@fernandodefreitas5796]

Hi I'm portugues but I'm in UK for know but I used I'm leave in south Africa for 5 years and I'm Christian God bless you

[@nobuzwedani5267]

Yuh zange ndiayihleka kangaka ndivuka.... Love you guys ndiqala nonibona ... Thanx kusisNozi Mayaba ngosixelela ngawe

[@ChristianZiya]

Lol thank you so much for watching sisi we really do appreciate your support and we love that you enjoyed the video 😂. ❤️ Thanks to uNozie 😊

[@miderafael]

Wow brother Ziya is really beautiful and so sweet!!! Bless up guys 😌😌😌

[@tshegomx2299]

I'm really loving your reactions guys, keep it up.

[@nosiphiwemahlangu677]

It's Ziya's laugh for me

[@ChristianZiya]

Nosiphiwe Mahlangu 😂😂😂😂😂🙈

[@Sk-mv5nm]

We even say “Codrink”lol

[@sethembilegwamanda4819]

Lol.. on that note about the jerseys.. we do actually call the sport wear jerseys. Ijezi lePirate or ijezi leKeizer. I don't know where it came from but its been called like that ever since. In soccer, rugby and any other sports.. 😂

[@Praslin]

Gas station is interchanged between (Garage/Filling station/Petrol station) but in all honesty the most commonly used ine is "Garage"

[@victorygeorge6458]

You both are so awesome 🇺🇸 vs 🇿🇦

[@kendra8446]

We also say fine thanks and you. Wow.

[@lee-annnandiphareynecke7352]

Notification squad😁😍 Love you guys❤❤

[@ziyandaskosana9428]

Heeeeeeey fam . We so happy you came back 😘😘. We live you too .😊

[@danieldorkin2656]

Soccer jerseys in SA is a Kit or ikiti

[@minah19845]

Ziya is so beautiful. Real African beauty

[@magretongubo1902]

Please it is my opinion. Ziya looks gorgeous when NATURAL especially the hair.

[@ChristianZiya]

Oooh thats so nice of you , thank you so much 😊 ♥️

[@chiccoponela3688]

I love this couple.

[@antonekhumonkhumie2065]

I rily love this couple so much,

[@Joy-kl6fz]

You guys are great story tellers

[@thuliledhlamini8136]

Hi I'm from Soweto (SA) LOVE YOU GUYS

[@thandokazikowa6521]

I love this. I love you guys😊😊😊😊 Chris is quite a joker...

[@ChristianZiya]

He is 😂😂 . We so happy you liked it and we sure do love you too Thandos😘🥰

[@ziyandadewa6247]

Ziyanda have people told you how much you look like Serena Williams the tennis player?

[@ChristianZiya]

😂😂😂😂 My cricket coach calls me Serena Williams.

[@homonaledi5024]

She does.

[@boitumelophinithi4819]

She does hey, she's so beautiful!

[@florenceakankwatsa1311]

True 👍

[@kvyden5294]

That's true

[@misskaykayRSA]

You guys are cute and funny 😂😂😂. Enjoyed the video ❤️❤️

[@ChristianZiya]

We are so happy you enjoyed it 😄 ♥️ .

[@Jewriffic]

S. Africa uses British English. So much of what you have presented as a difference between American English and S. African English is really American vs British English. I am an American retired to S. Africa. I also lived in the UK for a while. I heard the relationship very early on and adapted with no problem. BTW: Gas is what you produce. Braai vs BBQ: If you BBQ here, it is sometimes called Weberized or Weber. The processes are totally different.

[@tsholofelomolefe6450]

@christian, I have a response for the last part of the video, the greeting. as South Africans we have to greet, it's common decency, when people ask how are you they don't really want to know, so if you really wanna know ask a follow up question: "no really, how are you? ", then you can hear something different and the reason behind it, besides that we only reply coz we have to 😂😂😂

[@OmoAyoVaughan]

🤣🤣🤣 NIKE got me laughing

[@kathrynmcauley4808]

So most of the words you use in SA are the same in the UK. It is "mince".

[@kasnarfburns210]

I was thinking that was what I was hearing. I thought they said "Minced"

[@sethunngayeka6583]

Hayi yi drink mntase noba yeyiphi, yi drink😂😂😂

[@ChristianZiya]

😂😂😂😂 I guess you are right there.

[@janesonlineavenue1511]

For Zambia we interchange, we can call it jersey or sweater.

[@emilyamtana3403]

Ziya you drop gorgeous honey, very beautiful black gal

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much 😄

[@Fifi-yh6fy]

As a Motswana girl, I have always known Xhosas as the most beautiful 😍 . My granddaughter's mom is Xhosa, ijooo Nkosi. I always stare at her. Beautiful skins as well.

[@marciouskwena]

My favourite couple 💃💃❤💝💗

[@ChristianZiya]

Marcious Kwena 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@diamondsparkle9967]

Her hair looks beautiful

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much 😊

[@zee7068]

They are so cute together 🥰

[@princekabelomakua4399]

MIKE and NIKE Pronounced the similar

[@gugumajola9963]

in the Uk its a jumper and sneakers is called trainers

[@qawekaziklaas1619]

😂 😂 😂 Nam ndothuka when I discovered how we're supposed to pronounce Nike

[@ednanelson1897]

New to your channel. Came upon by scrolling through KZbin. I've traveled a bit and I know we use different words for thing. I think the US is the only one who says trunk. I've been to India, London, The Philippines and Honduras and they all say boot. BTW, they call soda in the south Coke. When I visited my grandmother in MS, she sent me the store for an Orange Coke. I thought she was crazy but I came back with an Orange Crush and that was what she wanted. 😅😅

[@unathibrown5706]

Cant get enough of your content guys 🥰🥰love love your videos so lit💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤

[@sultanmalouki]

You guys r cute. My gf leaves in Morocco. W r yet to seal the deal it to

[@ChristianZiya]

That’s super exciting, are we invited?

[@aneshalove226]

The intro is everything

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@alicegauteng2358]

I am South African living in Canada for many years, and I still call it waTer. I can't seem to say it the North American way of making it sound like waDer with the hard "D"

[@ChristianZiya]

Hahaha I think I am going to stick to my South African way of saying it too ♥️💕

[@takuebond9928]

I know there is a legend somewhere who is going to come on here only to dislike this video. Shame on you ;) . Mina ngizo subsciber ousie

[@muzikayisethunzi1983]

You guys are such a cool couple, this what the church should stand for.

[@Kazi_Gee]

Can't get over you guys❤❤❤andazi ndinibukela okwesingaphi 😂😂😂

[@ChristianZiya]

😂 hahaha ndiyavuya to see that you are enjoying it . We love you Kazi 😊

[@kamallutchman9657]

The South African Nike commercials pronounce it the way she is saying it. When in Rome, pronounce Nike like the Romans

[@khetsiwemnisi6588]

Beautiful couple. My colleagues are always making fun of me when pronouncing the word "water" or "butter" 😂😂😂 kwandzim' emhlabeni

[@Motherhood_and_Stuff_Like_That]

New subie! Love you guys so much ❤️

[@MarksPcstyleGeya]

Ziya short For Ziyanda 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗neeeeeeh!!!!!!!

[@ChristianZiya]

You got that right 😂

[@mittachicuarimba2871]

That was very funny 😂 I love you guys ❤ buy ya'll promised to tell us about how you met 😋

[@ChristianZiya]

We love you too 🙂. We didn’t put a date on it so that means you got to stay tuned 😂🌺

[@ayandatshiki5819]

Iv been waiting for that part ei😂

[@Temitopiro]

i died when Christian said "we call it the correct way"....referring to NIKE

[@Temitopiro]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Temitopiro]

I am from Nigeria...so I can relate qt a lot of the things Ziya was saying...but the "jersey/sweater "...i cant...lol in Nigeria we call them sweater or cardigan.... i just love u guys too much

[@amandajanuary9338]

Ziya on natural hair is indeed a Queen of Africa... Girl you melt my heart

[@ChristianZiya]

Thank you so much for the nice words ♥️

[@kasnarfburns210]

I wish the expressions were written out. As an American, I'm having difficulty making out what is being said in South African expressions. You prompted me to google the origin and pronunciation of the name Nike!!

[@tebogomphahlele2386]

Love you guys

[@ziyandaskosana9428]

We love you somuch more Tebo😘😘😘.

[@kendra8446]

In Louisiana we say cold drink too. Or we call it a Coke.

[@khunjulwatotoyi8963]

I love you guys 🥰, and guess what I just came across with your channel today 🤭 you are so amazing

[@ChristianZiya]

🔊Welcome welcome and welcome Khunjuzwa ♥️♥️♥️ . We are so happy to have you here .

[@feliciamuzo204]

In Zambian the drinks are called soft drink