Just as any
other language, English also has language varieties according to the country or
region. Let’s see how many words of Australian English you can recognize…
Ace!:
Excellent! Very good!
Arvo: afternoon
Aussie: Australian
Barbie:
barbeque
Bikkie:
biscuit
Bloke: man,
guy
Buckley's
chance (you’ve got): no chance
Chook:
chicken, husually a hen
Click: kilometer
(It’s 20 clicks away”)
Coast big
bikkies: expensive
Cut snake
(mad as a): very angry
Docket: a
bill, receipt
Doco:
documentary
Exy:
expensive
A fair go:
a chance
(to be)
flat out: very busy
G’day:
hello!
Go troppo:
go crazy
Good onya:
well done
Grouse:
great, terrific
Hooroo:
goodbye
Kick the
bucket: to die
Mate:
friend
Macca’s:
McDonald’s
Polly:
politician
Reckon!:
for sure
Sanger:
sandwich
Stoked:
please, delighted
Sunnies:
sunglasses
Tucker:
food
Now watch
this video and learn some more words, and more importantly, learn how to
pronounce them!
Sources:
- https://www.australianexplorer.com/slang/phrases.htm
- http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27888329
- http://www.movingtoaustralia.com.au//australian-culture/moving-to-australia-australian-slang/
