Wish you could speak Australian? Well, I have created a short list of some words/phrases that I have learnt/learned since living here.
Phrase: sweet az/ easy az/ cool az
Translation: so sweet/ so easy/ so cool... and so on.
Example: "Those shoes are cool az!"
Rating: I give these phrase 3.5 stars. The first few times I heard this phase I kept waiting for the end of the sentence. I wanted to know what it was as cool as. As easy as PIE. As cool as ICE. You know, I wanted someone to finish the sentence! Now, I just like the saying and use it often.
Word: arvo
Translation: afternoon
Example: "I'll see you on Sunday arvo."
Rating: 1 star. This word it actually pronounced "AVO" with a silent "r." There are actually many words in Australian English with the silent r- words like "Cairns" is pronounced "Cans" and the word "metre" is pronounce "meta".
Word: sunnies
Translations: sunglasses
Example: "Don't forget your sunnies this weekend."
Rating: 5 STARS. I love this word and use it all the time. It is an amazing word... so start usin' it!
Word: heaps
Translation: Tons/ a lot
Example: "I use the words heaps, HEAPS."
Rating: 5 stars. I also use this word all of the time. In my opinion, this is a great word and sounds better than saying "tons".
Word: crikey
Translation: holy smokes
Example: "CRIKEY!"
Rating: 4.5 stars. Max actually says crikey all of the time. Stub your toe- CRIKEY! Shut your finger in the door- CRIKEY! Open your wallet to discover all of your money is missing- CRIKEY! Hehe, I love how he says it :)
Word: reckon
Translation: think
Example: "What do you reckon?"
Rating: 4 stars. This is a good ol' fashion word that makes you feel great. I think it is cute and fun to say.
Word: stubbie
Translation: bottle of beer
Example: "We packed the fridge full of stubbies for the party tonight."
Rating: 4 stars. Cool word that is definitely better than saying bottle of beer.
Word: stubbie cooler
Translation: coozie
Example: "I use a stubbie cooler to keep my drink cold."
Rating: 2.5 stars. I think I like coozie better.
Word: Eski
Translation: Cooler
Example: "We packed our lunch in the eski."
Rating: 4 stars. This is a fun word that just makes sense to me. I guess because when I think of eski I think of eskimo which makes me think of being cold. Eski- it just makes sense!
Phrase: have a go
Translation: give it a try
Example: "We had a go at cooking a roast."
Rating: 3.5 stars. Nothing bad about this phrase. Just middle of the line for me but I do use it all of the time.
Word: ta
Translation: thank you
Example: someone brings you a coffee.... "ta."
Rating: 4.5 stars. At first that thought this was a weird word. I didn't really understand it and thought people were just making a noise. After being here for about 4 months I finally realised (realized) people were saying TA and meaning THANK YOU.
Well, that is all for now. Enjoy!
You make learning a "foreign language" fun! Will see about incorporating some of these phrases into our regular conversation too. Thanks for our morning giggle.
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So funny! I think "stubbies" is my favorite :)
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