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Speaking as a South African, still living here. gatvol = "fed up" It disappoints me that so many fellow South Africans are seemingly oblivious to the audience
by jonathanlydall 7y ago
Speaking as a South African, still living here.
gatvol = "fed up"
It disappoints me that so many fellow South Africans are seemingly oblivious to the audience they are interacting with and casually use local slang regardless.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoWhen I saw it I guessed it was some local slang, and I was excited to learn what it meant from someone who really knew rather than some online dictionary. I don't think it should be a disappointment, it contributes to the wonderful diversity of language.
- detritus 7y agoAs a Brit, likewise - and the context of this thread is fairly, well, South African.
- Aeolun 7y agoReading South African as a Dutch person is always great. I understand most of the words, but it’s still clearly a completely different language/context. Gatvol = hole is full
- animal531 7y agoMore specifically, in this word gat would mean ass.
- pinkfoot 7y agoWhen I learnt Dutch is came is a surprise that ‘opgewonde’ does not mean excited. I told many an executive at KPN that I was opgewonde to work on their project. :)
- _-___________-_ 7y agoApparently Google Translate hasn't had the epiphany that you did yet. What does it mean? :)
- pinkfoot 7y agoAfrikaans: opgewonde → excited Dutch: opgewonde → aroused. :)
- rezeroed 7y agoJislaaik. Don't skrik bokkie.
- triceratops 7y agoAs a non-South African, it's always great to learn local slang from around the world. On forums such as HN or Reddit, there's always someone around to explain it means. It's never an impediment to understanding the point being made.
- zapzupnz 7y agoI’m not South African, my husband is. I picked it up from him. We use it around our home quite a bit. I was replying to a South African. Whilst talking about South Africa. I'm fairly sure nobody's upset about it, more intrigued.