‘Sweet as!’ You’ve heard this expression before right? At the supermarket, on the phone, in school… Kiwis use ‘sweet as’ all the time…but what does it actually mean? And why do we use it so often?
In this video, I answer your burning questions and share heaps of examples to help you truly understand what ‘sweet as’ means.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:53 A quick definition 01:28 Agreeing to requests (1) and giving permission (2)
05:10 Making arrangements (3)
06:24 Responding when someone says no (4)
07:51 Responding when someone says thank you (5)
09:00 Responding when someone says sorry(6)
09:25 Describe something as ‘ok’, ‘good’ or ‘great’ (7)
11:30 A simple acknowledgement (8)
12:41 Recap
14:21 A note on use (when, where and with who?)
15:19 Comparing ‘sweet as’ and ‘sweet’
16:20 A note on form (how do I pronounce it?)
18:43 Conclusion
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