Uma uzwa umuntu ethi “Une-fag?” emigwaqweni yaseLondon, ungangiqondi kabi, lokhu akusikho ukuhlambalaza – bamane babuza ukuthi unawo yini ugwayi. E-UK, kunezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene zamagama kagwayi. Izikhathi ezahlukene, iminyaka ehlukene, ngisho nezindikimba zomphakathi ezahlukene zinamagama azo “akhethekile”.
Namuhla sizokhuluma ngamagama athakazelisayo kagwayi e-UK kanye nezindaba ezingemuva kwala magama. Uma unesithakazelo kumasiko aseBrithani, isitsotsi, noma indlela ulimi oluchazwa ngayo, akumelwe uphuthelwe yilesi sihloko!
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiliphi izwe elikhuluma isiNgisi, elithi “ugwayi” liyindlela ejwayelekile nesemthethweni kakhulu yokukhuluma. E-UK, leli gama lisetshenziswa emibikweni yabezindaba, imibhalo esemthethweni, amalebula ezitolo, kanye nemibhalo yezomthetho.
Empilweni yansuku zonke, uma uya esitolo esithengisa ugwayi, awusoze wenza iphutha ngokuthi “Ngicela iphakethe likagwayi.” Leli igama elingakhethi hlangothi nelamukelwa kabanzi, ngaphandle kokwehlukanisa iminyaka, ubuwena, noma isifunda.
Uma kukhona igama elimelela kahle “isiko lababhemayo” baseBrithani, kumele libe “Fag”. E-UK, igama elithi “fag” lingenye yezindlela ezivame kakhulu zokusebenzisa isitsotsi uma kukhulunywa ngogwayi. Isibonelo:
"Unayo i-fag?"
"Ngizophuma ngiyozijabulisa."
Igama elithi “Fag” linokunambitheka okunamandla kwamasiko asezitaladini zaseBrithani futhi livame ukusetshenziswa ekuxhumaneni okungakahleleki phakathi kwabangane. Kodwa-ke, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi e-United States, igama elithi “fag” liyigama elihlambalazayo, ngakho-ke qaphela lapho ulisebenzisa ekuxhumaneni okuwela imingcele.
Amathiphu: E-UK, ngisho nokuphumula kogwayi kubizwa ngokuthi “ukuphumula kogwayi.”
Ufuna ukukuveza ngobumnene nangokudlala? Bese uzama inkulumo ethi “Ciggies”. Kuyisifinyezo esihle segama elithi “cigarette” futhi sivame ukusetshenziswa ezingxoxweni ezikhululekile nezinobungane ezinobungane obuncane kanye nemfudumalo.
Ngokwesibonelo:
"Ngizophuma nje ngiyofuna ugwayi."
"Unayo i-ciggie eyengeziwe?"
Leli gama livame kakhulu phakathi kwentsha nabesifazane, futhi inkulumo imnene futhi iyathandeka, ifaneleka ngezikhathi ezingabhemi kakhulu.
Nakuba ingasetshenziswa kakhulu manje, ungase uzwe amagama athi “Squares” noma “Tabs” kwezinye izingxenye ze-UK noma phakathi kwabantu asebekhulile.
“Izikwele”: Leli gama laqala ukuvela ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II futhi lisetshenziswa kakhulu ukuchaza ugwayi onamabhokisi, okusho “amabhokisi kagwayi wesikwele”;
“Amathebhu”: avame ukuvela enyakatho-mpumalanga yeNgilandi futhi ayindlela evamile yokukhuluma yesifunda.
Nakuba la magama ezwakala sengathi asendulo, ukuba khona kwawo kubonisa ukuhlukahluka kanye nezici zesifunda zolimi namasiko aseBrithani.
Amathiphu: EYorkshire noma eNewcastle, ungase uhlangane nendoda endala ethi “ama-tab”. Ungamangali, imane ikubuza ukuthi unawo yini ugwayi.
5. WBabiza ugwayi ngokuthini ku-UK?Ngaphandle kolimi: imibala yamasiko evezwe ngemuva kwala magama
Amagama abantu baseBrithani ogwayi awagcini nje ngokuhlukahluka kwezilimi, kodwa futhi abonisa umehluko wesigaba sezenhlalo, ubuwena, isifunda kanye nesizinda samasiko.
“Ugwayi” yindlela ejwayelekile yokuveza, ebonisa ukufaneleka kanye nemigomo;
“AmaFags” anombala wamasiko asemgwaqweni futhi asondelene nesigaba sabasebenzi;
"Ama-ciggies" ayadlala futhi akhululekile, futhi athandwa kakhulu yintsha;
“Amathebhu” / “Amasikwele” iyiqoqo elincane lezindlela zokukhuluma zesifunda kanye namasiko eqembu labantu asebekhulile.
Lokhu kuyikhanga lolimi lwaseBrithani – into efanayo inamagama ahlukene emaqenjini ahlukene abantu, futhi ulimi luyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, indawo kanye nobudlelwano bomphakathi.
Uma uhlela ukuya e-UK, ukufunda phesheya, noma ukuxhumana namakhasimende aseBrithani, kuzosiza kakhulu ukuqonda la magama. Nazi iziphakamiso ezimbalwa:
| Isenzakalo | Amagama anconyiwe | Incazelo |
| Imicimbi esemthethweni (njengebhizinisi, ukuyothenga) | Ugwayi | Okujwayelekile, okuphephile, futhi okubanzi |
| Ukuxhumana kwansuku zonke phakathi kwabangane | Ama-Fags / Ama-Ciggies | Okungokwemvelo kakhulu futhi okuthobekile |
| Amagama endawo | Amathebhu / Izikwele | Kuyathakazelisa kodwa akuvamile ukusetshenziswa, ezindaweni ezithile kuphela |
| Amagama okubhala noma okukhangisa | Ugwayi / Ama-ciggie | Sebenzisa ngokuguquguqukayo kanye nesitayela |
WBabiza ugwayi ngokuthini ku-UKIsiphetho: Ugwayi uphinde ufihle ukunambitheka kolimi namasiko
Nakuba igama likagwayi lincane, liyisici esincane sesitayela solimi lomphakathi waseBrithani. Uzothola ukuthi kusukela ku-“fags” kuya ku-“ciggies”, igama ngalinye linomongo walo wezenhlalo, isizinda samasiko ngisho nokunambitheka kwaleso sikhathi. Uma uzwela ulimi, noma ufuna ukuqonda ngokujulile impilo yasendaweni e-UK, ukukhumbula lawa ma-slang kungaba usizo kakhulu kunalokho ocabanga.
Ngesikhathi esizayo lapho uzwa ukuthi “Une-ciggie?” ekhoneni lomgwaqo eLondon, ungase umomotheke bese uphendula uthi: “Yebo, mfo. Nakhu.” – Lokhu akugcini nje ngokuxhumana nabantu, kodwa futhi kuyisiqalo sokushintshana ngamasiko.
Uma ufuna ukwazi kabanzi nge-slang yaseBrithani, umehluko wamasiko emazweni akhuluma isiNgisi, noma izitayela zokupakisha ugwayi emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe, sicela ushiye umlayezo noma ubhalisele ibhulogi yami. Masiqhubeke nokuthola izinto ezintsha ohambweni lolimi namasiko!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-07-2025