Thursday, August 30, 2007

Australian


I found this somewhere - I don't remember where.

No Worries!
Think it might be tricky understanding Australian? Here’s a handy guide to some words and phrases you might hear teens and others use. But remember, it’s often just a word here and there, not a constant stream of unfamiliar language.
Australian
American
Good on ya!
Well done, good for you!
No worries, no problems
That’s okay, You’re welcome, It’s no big deal
Tomato sauce
Ketchup
Sand shoes
Sneakers
Capsicum
Green pepper
Rock melon
Cantaloupe
Bush walkers
People out hiking
Lemonade
Sprite, 7-Up
Bush bashing
Four-wheeling
G’day
Hello
She’ll be right, mate
Everything will work out fine
Bin
Trash can, garbage can
Mossies (say "mozzies")
Mosquitoes
Woop woop
Out in the sticks, in the boondocks
Sunbaking
Sunbathing
Panel beaters
Auto body shop
Chook
Chicken
Bush tucker
Edible wild plants and insects
Aussie (say "Ozzie")
An Australian
Sloppy Joe
Sweatshirt
Dummy
Baby’s pacifier
Spit the Dummy
Gets upset
Chuck a wobbly
Throw a tantrum
Stiff bikkies
Tough cookies (tough luck)
Barrack
To cheer for a team
Stubbies
Shorts (especially football shorts)
Footy
Aussie-rules football, rugby union, rugby league, or soccer

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