South African Glossary.

I wanted to write a little bit about the lingo and some of the culture really fast.
Here is a tiny glossary of words that South Africans use almost daily.

Lecca-Cool
Robot-Traffic light
Zebra Crossing-Cross walk
Brew/Brah-Bro/Brother
Cheers-Bye, See ya
Backi-Truck
Keen-In a sentence "I'm keen to watch a movie"
Terpec-White Out
Sack-Bag
Tomato Sauce-Ketcup
Biltong- Like beef jerky, but people are obsessed with it here!
Biscuit-Cookie
Sista-A girl, instead of saying Miss
Sorry-Excuse me. When they try to grab someone's attention it's "Sorry"
The Bush-Similar to the woods.
Braai-Just like a BBQ
Chips-French Fries!
Howzit!?-Like saying How are you or What's up!?
Just now-This means it will happen soon, but since we are on South African time, don't expect anything anytime soon.
Shame- This is said always, "Shame, what a cute dress" Yeah I don't get it either?! haha
Tekkies- Sneakers/Tennis Shoes
Isit/Izzit?!- It's like you are saying "Really?!" Yeah I picked up on this one.
Must-They use this instead of "have". ie) I must do my homework. instead of: I have to do my homework.
YOHHHH- This is used when something is surprising. It's like Yo, but it more drawn out and has an H at the end. I have also picked this up.
Minibus vs Taxi vs Cab- It is important to know which is which. A minibus, also sometimes referred to as a taxi, is a white van usually with many dents that charges 7 Rand ($1) for a ride to basically anywhere. They don't care about traffic laws and will run anyone over if given the chance. Not only do they require a terrible and impatient driver, but they also employ a man to open the door and persuade people to get in with whistles and yelling "TOWN!" even if that isn't where they are going. You can not ride these at night by yourself because apparently it is easy for them to rob you. So after dark take a cab. A cab, is just like a taxi at home, although they aren't yellow here. Since I live at Annie's Cove it seems as if Pang is our our personal cab driver. He controls a fleet of cabs and never sleeps because he loves money too much. They can fit five people although the legal amount would be four. They charge based on how far you go (Pang sets the prices) and don't use a meter, although they threaten to use it most nights because we complain of the rates. The most important aspect is that no matter where you are or where Pang is, he will always be there in "10 Minutes".

South African Time: Whenever you want. So if you are late, its okay!