- Hey! Sorry I'm a bit late.
- Ah, no worries, I just got here too.
no worries
:ここでの"no worries"は"do not worry about that"の意味。「気にしないで」
- I got you a long black.
long black
:"long black"は、お湯を注いだカップにダブルショットのエスプレッソを注いだコーヒーのこと。
- Hope it's ok.
- Cheers. Good stuff.
Cheers
:"cheers"は"thanks"の意味。「ありがとう」
- Wow. That's a nice pair of sunnies.
sunnies
:"sunnies"は"sunglasses"のこと。「サングラス」
- Have a bit of a win on the horses, aye?
win on the horses
:"win on the horses"は"win money gambling on horse-racing"の意味。「競馬で当たる」
- Nah, mate. I wish!
mate
:"mate"は"friend"の意味。呼び掛けに用いる。
- So, how much were those shades?
shades
:"shades"は"sunglasses"のこと。「サングラス」
- Uh, not too much. I think they were around a 100 bucks.
bucks
:"bucks"は"dollars"の意味(口語)。
- Really? No way!
- That's a bargain for that brand.
- Nah, I'm serious.
- Hinemoa got them when she went to the sale going on at Kirkcaldie & Stains down on Lambton Quay on Saturday after netball.
Hinemoa
:"Hinemoa"はマオリ族の女性の名前。
Kirkcaldie & Stains
:"Kirkcaldie & Stains"はウェリントンにある有名デパートの名前。
- Ah, the New Year's Day Sales, aye.
aye
:"aye"はニュージーランド英語で、付加疑問文の付加語句のかわりに使われる。"ay"や"eh"と綴られることもある。
- Did you go?
- Yeah. Didn't get much though.
- Definitely didn't see any bargains like that!
- Got there round half past eight and already the queues were insane.
queues
:"queue"は"line of people"の意味。「行列」
- How early did Hinemoa have to get up to get there?
- Oh, she didn't.
- She didn't?
- Nah, straight after dinner she jumped on a tram and went down there.
tram
:"tram"は"rail vehicle that runs on public streets"の意味。「路面電車」
- Ah, I see.