Xa usiva umntu esithi “Unayo i-fag?” ezitratweni zaseLondon, ungandiqondi kakubi, oku akusiso isithuko – babuza nje ukuba unayo na icuba. E-UK, kukho amagama amaninzi ahlukeneyo ecuba. Iziganeko ezahlukeneyo, iminyaka eyahlukeneyo, kwaneendawo ezahlukeneyo zoluntu zine “amagama awo akhethekileyo”.
Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngamagama anomdla ecuba e-UK kunye namabali asemva kwala magama. Ukuba unomdla kwinkcubeko yaseBritane, ulwimi oluthethwayo, okanye indlela oluchazwa ngayo ulwimi, akumele uphoswe leli nqaku!
Nokuba leliphi ilizwe elithetha isiNgesi, igama elithi “iiCigarettes” lelona gama liqhelekileyo nelisemthethweni. E-UK, eli gama lisetyenziswa kwiingxelo zeendaba, amaxwebhu asemthethweni, iilebheli zevenkile, kunye nemibhalo yezomthetho.
Kubomi bemihla ngemihla, ukuba uya evenkileni ukuya kuthenga icuba, awusoze wenze impazamo ngokuthi “Ndicela ipakethi yecuba.” Eli ligama elingakhethi cala nelamkelekileyo ngokubanzi, ngaphandle kokwahlulwa kweminyaka, ubuwena, okanye ummandla.
Ukuba kukho igama elimele kakuhle "inkcubeko yabantu ababhemayo" baseBritane, kufuneka libe ngu-"Fag". E-UK, igama elithi "fag" lelinye lawona magama aqhelekileyo e-slang asetyenziswa xa kubhekiselwa kwicuba. Umzekelo:
"Ngaba unayo i-fag?"
"Ndiza kuphuma ndiye kuchitha ixesha."
Igama elithi “Fag” linencasa enamandla yenkcubeko yaseBritane yasesitalatweni kwaye lidla ngokusetyenziswa kunxibelelwano olungacwangciswanga phakathi kwabahlobo. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba eMelika, igama elithi “fag” ligama elithukayo, ngoko ke lumka xa ulisebenzisa kunxibelelwano olungaphaya kwemida.
Iingcebiso: E-UK, kwanekhefu lokutshaya icuba libizwa ngokuba “yikhefu lokutshaya icuba.”
Ngaba ufuna ukuyichaza ngobunono nangokudlala? Zama ke ibinzana elithi “Ciggies”. Sisifinyezo esihle segama elithi “cigarette” kwaye sisetyenziswa rhoqo kwiincoko ezikhululekileyo nezinobuhlobo ezinobuhlobo obufudumeleyo.
Umzekelo:
"Ndiza kuphuma nje ndiyokusela icuba."
"Ingaba unayo enye icuba?"
Eli gama liqheleke kakhulu kubantu abaselula nabasetyhini, kwaye eli gama lithambile kwaye lihle, lifanelekile kwiimeko ezingenamsi kangako.
Nangona ingasetyenziswa rhoqo ngoku, usenokuva amagama athi “Squares” okanye “Tabs” kwezinye iindawo zase-UK okanye phakathi kwabantu abadala.
“IiSquares”: Eli gama laqala ukuvela emva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi yesiBini kwaye lisetyenziswa kakhulu ukuchaza iicuba ezifakwe kwiibhokisi, oko kuthetha “iibhokisi zecuba ezisikwere”;
“IiTabs”: zibonakala kakhulu kumantla-mpuma eNgilani kwaye luhlobo oluqhelekileyo lolwimi lwengingqi.
Nangona la magama evakala ngathi ayinto yakudala, ubukho bawo bubonakalisa ulwahluko kunye neempawu zengingqi zolwimi nenkcubeko yaseBritane.
Iingcebiso: EYorkshire okanye eNewcastle, ungadibana nendoda endala ethi “tabs”. Ungamangaliswa kukuba ikubuza nje ukuba unayo na icuba.
Amagama abantu baseBritane ecuba awapheleli nje ekuhlukeni kweelwimi, kodwa akwabonisa umahluko kwiindidi zentlalo, ubuwena, ummandla kunye nemvelaphi yenkcubeko.
“Iicuba” yindlela eqhelekileyo yokuthetha, ebonisa ubume kunye nemigangatho;
"I-Fags" inombala wenkcubeko yasesitalatweni kwaye isondelelene kakhulu nabasebenzi;
"IiCiggies" ziyadlala kwaye zikhululekile, kwaye zithandwa kakhulu lulutsha;
“IiTabs”/ “IiSquares” luhlobo oluthile lweendlela zokuthetha zengingqi kunye nenkcubeko yabantu abadala.
Olu luphawu lolwimi lwaseBritane – into efanayo inamagama ahlukeneyo kumaqela ahlukeneyo abantu, kwaye ulwimi luyatshintsha ngokuhamba kwexesha, indawo kunye nobudlelwane bentlalo.
Ukuba uceba ukuya e-UK, ukufunda kwamanye amazwe, okanye ukunxibelelana nabathengi baseBritane, kuya kuba luncedo kakhulu ukuqonda la magama. Nazi iingcebiso ezimbalwa:
| Isihlandlo | Amagama acetyiswayo | Inkcazo |
| Iziganeko ezisesikweni (ezifana nezoshishino, ukuthenga) | Iicuba | Isemgangathweni, ikhuselekile, kwaye ijikelezwe yiyo yonke indawo |
| Unxibelelwano lwemihla ngemihla phakathi kwabahlobo | IiFags / iiCiggies | Yendalo ngakumbi kwaye ilula |
| Amagama asekuhlaleni | Iithebhu / Izikwere | Inomdla kodwa ayisetyenziswa rhoqo, kuphela kwiindawo ezithile |
| Amagama okubhala okanye okuthengisa | Iicuba / Iicuba | Sebenzisa ngokuguquguquka xa udibanisa nesitayile |
WBazibiza ngokuba yintoni iicuba kwiUKIsiphelo: Icuba lifihla incasa yolwimi nenkcubeko.
Nangona igama lecuba lincinci, liyinxalenye encinci yendlela yolwimi lwaseBritane. Uza kufumanisa ukuba ukusuka kwi-“fags” ukuya kwi-“ciggies”, igama ngalinye linemeko yalo yentlalo, imvelaphi yenkcubeko kwanencasa yexesha. Ukuba unomdla kulwimi, okanye ufuna ukuqonda nzulu ubomi basekuhlaleni e-UK, ukukhumbula ezi slang kunokuba luncedo ngakumbi kunokuba ucinga.
Ngexesha elizayo xa usiva esithi “Unayo icuba?” kwikona yesitalato eLondon, ungancuma uze uphendule uthi: “Ewe, mfondini. Nanku ke.” – Oku akupheleli nje ekunxibelelaneni nabantu, kodwa kukwaqala nokutshintshiselana ngenkcubeko.
Ukuba ufuna ukwazi okungakumbi ngentetho yaseBritane, umahluko kwiinkcubeko zamazwe athetha isiNgesi, okanye iindlela zokupakisha icuba kwimarike yamazwe ngamazwe, nceda ushiye umyalezo okanye ubhalisele ibhlog yam. Masiqhubeke sifumana izinto ezintsha kuhambo lolwimi nenkcubeko!
Ixesha lokuthumela: Agasti-07-2025