How to understand Australians | Slang Words & Expressions
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- Want to know how to understand Australians? Learn these everyday slang words to help you understand Australians when they speak English!
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00:00 Introduction
01:26 Australian English history
02:34 Mate
04:00 Slang word patterns
05:18 Footy
05:57 Barbie, snags, arvo
06:18 Avo, brekkie, brunch
07:13 Slang names for places
09:14 Beer slang
10:28 Lotto, bucks, ripper
11:04 Suburbs and place names
12:26 Job-related slang
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What other Australian slang words have you heard?
I love you from khartoum
Hi dear Emma, saying hello from IRAN
What do you call someone from New Zealand? A Newzie?
Bloke
That bloke is friendly 😎
I dont know!
You forgot to mention one very important word i.e.
Australia /Australian = Aussie. 😁
Here are some more;
Mushie = mushroom
Sunnies = sunglasses
Prezzy = a present
Chrissie = Christmas
Bikkie = biscuit
Exy = expensive
Lippy = lipstick
Pozzy = taking a good position
Broady = Broadmeadows
Ambo = ambulance
Relo = relatiIve
Vego =vegetarian
Smoko = a short break for a smoke
Defo = definitely
Muso = a musician
Preggo = pregnant
Rego = registration for a vehicle
Aggro = aggressive
Hooroo = see you later
Bloke = a man
Bogan / Ocker/ Yobbo = a common aussie person usually badly dressed, unemployed
Bludger = a lazy person
Hoon = a crazy driver
Dickhead = an annoying idiot
Prang /bingle = a small car crash
Chook= a chicken
Thanks for adding more words to learn.
Why do Aussies shorten everything? What do they do with the time they save?
Definitely a true Aussie
@@docbailey3265 We chill, or have another tinny.
Unknowingly i would say Sunnies,surprised to know it’s an Aussie slang.
I was at the bottle-o on Australia Day buying a slab to take to my mate’s barbie and I heard a young kid ask his dad if they could buy a couple of stubbie holders (they were emblazoned with the Aussie flag). His dad’s reply was priceless - ‘You don’t buy stubbie holders, son. You accumulate them.’
😅😂😂🥲
Edit idea: young kid- little ripper
LMAO Absolutely you do!! I really miss my accumulated holders 😢
To right mate, total agree with ya. Me ole boy accumulates 100's of them anyway he can. Kinda obsessed poor dude 😕
but did you get ya mum a pack of winnie reds or what?
Nah mate kids are ‘tin lids’@@themtber9880
I’m from the UK, but I have always used the slang expression Sticky beak for as long as I can remember! The ‘ripper’ expression really makes me smile as I always think of Lizzie Birdsworth from Prisoner - she always said ‘you little ripper’ 😂
Because most Australian slang is copied from British
Lizzie Birdsworth and Alf Stewart are like walking dictionaries for teaching Australian slang 😊
Hello Emma🤓 I've been learning English for about three years. So, I ought to say that your lessons really useful. Thank you so much.
why have I been binge watching videos about my own language?
😅
You know I've done the same, how odd
Me too
@smokingreen. Fkin brilliant son.
@smokengreen She's easy on the eye eh?
I believe that “mate” is used very much as “dude” is used in America. It can be used both in a friendly way, and as a warning.
Americans don't use dude that much. The country is not a California beach in the 80s.
@@jonathandevereaux298 I use dude all the time, it's pretty common to say where I live
Yeah this is over embellished
Closer to something between "dude" and "man".
@@jonathandevereaux298 Dude is still pretty common all over but most people who use it are currently in their 30s and 40s since it was a very common slang during their teenage years. Just my opinion anyway.
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Formula for an Australian word:
1: Get a long word (or two)
2: crunch it down to one syllable
3: add a suffix ( ahh, eee, oh)
And if the word ends with a letter R, that is either not pronounced (Here can be HEE), or it is replaced with YAH (here can be heyah).
Listen to the cricket commentators when they talk about the bowlah, or a 6 ball owvah. It may be a players first time HEE at this ground.
He may also be a good catchah to fieldah.
For people that speak proper English. Australian is horrible to listen to...but still not as bad as listening to a New Zealander!!
If the sylable ends in a "R" it gets turned into "Z" or "ZZA". E.g. Darren = Daz/Dazza.
@@davidedwards3361 The R is silent in all of the words you just listed. Unless you are American, or maybe Irish
@@ohasis8331
no.... you forgot DAZZA
@@ohasis8331
i know it doesn't end in O
that's the point
there are aussie words that don't
Like DAZZA, SHAZZA
then you have things like
NUGGET
On a cruise once upon a time, and was filled with Americans. We mentioned that we didn't attend the floor show because it was "chockas". Puzzled look on faces - so we explained that it was chock-a-block. Still puzzled looks. You Know - not enough room to swing a cat. Still puzzled looks. Gee that was a fun cruise, taking the piss. Oh, that's another one !!
Some of these I never even considered Americans wouldn't understand 😂😂
No idea...
If you'd said "chock-full", you might've gotten somewhere.
The polite way of saying this is: "taking the Michael". I have no idea why. You could also say: "You're pulling me plonker".
@@ksmyth999 "Taking the Michael" comes from the rhyming slang version of "taking the piss", which was "taking the Mickey Bliss". I've no idea who Mr Bliss may have been.
I loved this video so much that I thought I'd share my first experiences with the Australian English. I've been living in Australia for nearly 20 years now and I'm still learning the Aussie slang. Every time I thought I've heard them all, there'd be a another popped in that I haven't heard of before. My background is I'm a polyglot, I speak five languages from my home country, SI, and that includes English as it is the official language of SI but also it's the only language we are taught at school and we're taught the British English as SI was a British Protectorate. I had English teachers from England at secondary school. Funny thing, I thought I knew English when I moved to Australia but when I started interacting with the people, oh my, it was a total nightmare for me; firstly the Australian accent is a very confusing accent to someone who is not familiar with it and secondly, the Australian slang...might as well a language on its own. I got to be honest, I was so confused and I used to ask people to repeat themselves all the time to the point where I was so embarrassed about myself asking all the time. I came to conclusion that Australians aren't speaking English but that they're speaking a language of their own called Australian. To my Australian husband's amusement he used to tell people, "Hey, my wife thinks we speak Strayan not English" and they'd laugh. Oh the Australian humour; I learned that too (Australians have a great sense of humour). But that was then, now I'm embarrassing the Australian English, I find it fascinating. Languages always fascinate me. Now that I'm familiar with the Australian English, I'm currently learning French, Spanish and German. Oh, yeah, nothing's going to stop me from learning. Thank you, mmmEnglish. 🙂👍
Try Hebrew ,easier than I thought.
Only excepting like french they flip Bach and forward with different words and ,phrases directed to getnda. Wonder some times lately how the Jews contend under President Joe Biden with twenty to fifty different genders. Let's not go there.
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Everything impounded by those pirates was called a "protectorate." It was them we needed protection against. How ironic.
It's great to have your lessons.
Appreciate that Emma.
Really instrumental for me as a newly arrived migrant 🙏😇
Note to foreigners…overuse of these terms in an attempt to "fit in" _will_ make you look more like an embarrassing try-hard than anything else, and most of us don't throw around slang nearly as frequently as stupid memes on social media would have you think.
In Adelaide they even have bigger slang vocabulary the slangs are very much used and locals Aussie always encouraging me to use the “Aussie slangs “ which I try to avoid to not sound “try harder “ but if you may not notice cos that is all you know but record yourself I dare you’ll see how much slag you say without even notice
Speak for yourself mate
Stone the crows mate are you trine to be some kind of a Galah!
as if where im from slang makes up most of our volcabulary you are probably from the city.
Some mates of mine are walking memes lol
I'm an American and I loved this video. I have tender feelings for Aussies, Canadians, and Brits. I really enjoyed all these fun expressions. I could guess the meaning of most of them. The presenter is beautiful and full of delightful personality. I'm an old man using my wife computer.
You are top notch sheila
Hello Kathy how are you feeling today. Hope you had a wonderful day
@@masonliam983 is he not she.he use a wife account
Hi can we chat please
Hi kathy
Oh, how well i understand this. In the late 1990's, I spent a week aboard HM Bark Endeavour, a replica of the first vessel Captain Cook used to sail to the South Pacific. The crew consisted of Australians and Americans with a sprinkling of Irish, Scots and Brits thrown in. Most of the jokes and slang went right over the American's heads. What an experience!
Great stuff. From the south in the USA and recently started watching clips from the Today show there. Luv that show. The sense of humor is fantastic.
Yes we love Australia!
Some Aussie slangs :
"No worries!"
"No drama!"
Means no problem!
Yes! 😍
Another version of “no worries” is “no wuckers”. Won’t go into the derivation and Emma is far too polite to mention.
I’m inclined to disagree on use of the word “dunny”. Maybe it’s just us older types, but i find “loo” very twee and really English. I prefer our own slang. And you left out the slang for a plumber due to this. A plumber is a “dunny diver”.
When I moved to coastal, regional Victoria, I noticed how, particularly girls, said “no worries” to everything, but then when I’d go back to Melbourne or Geelong, I’d hear it all the time, different ages, both genders.
@@mmmEnglish_Emma this is not a question about english but i'm so curious about ask you the next question.
¿Has australian people the same devotion and adoration to royal family specially to queen Elizabeth as british people do?
@@valentinanderson535 HI Valentin, I think the answer is not really. There are some Australians who love the royal family, but not many. I think that the majority of Australians are respectful of the royal family and maybe interested to a degree in them, but see the royal family as disconnected from Australia. Australia is now a very diverse nation, with people from all over the world. However, I think the majority of people are very supportive of our democracy and would if needed still support the UK in times of trouble. I think this is because the UK and Australia are two of the best democracies in the world with very similar values and that both nations work hard to ensure equality and opportunity, with very good systems to support underprivileged people when compared with other nations. We would support other European nations similarly but not to the same extent because we don't have the same history with them and also because European nations have a history of conflict between each other.
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Good job
"All good"
"Good on ya"
"Woop woop"
lol
I'm not australian but I live there for 5 years and took me 1 year to understand your english, it was painful jaja but I love it at the end, all this slang that you mention makes your english a lot more funny and friendly just as your smile that is killing me. Good video it remains me the time I was there also I made a lot of friends.
That's the purpose of most of the diminutives (shortened words) in Australian English: to make the language more informal and friendly.
Hi Emma, as an 81 year old Australian who lives in Sweden, nice to hear those words and understood most of them, I use some of them in every day speak here, much to the locals puzzlement. However I wanted to comment on the the use of the word bottle-o, that was not a bottle shop (liquor store) in my day, that term referred to the guy that came around collecting the dead marines (used empty beer bottles) he used to come around on his horse and cart calling out "bottle-o".
In the days when we went to the sly grog shop to get booze after hours (6 o'clock closing in Victoria back then)
Waw....81 that so incredible
Would love to get know you...
bottlo no longer means the person who retrieves the bottles. that job seems to have gone
I remember that as well. The place to buy alcohol from is the grog shop
I’m glad she mentioned the police using mate. As a cop myself I can definitely confirm that we use mate at least 100 times a shift!
Also Emma you forgot to mention your emergency services: Coppa, Ambo, Firie.
When a cop pulled me over and asked for my licence, I said OK Mate. His reply "I'm not your fu**ing mate !!"
My Dad was an old school cop and I can assure you if you called him mate you would have regretted it...his entire attitude and superior "above the law" outlook is why I'm not a fan of the police force..haven't had a good experience with one yet and I've been around them most of my life.
@@taryncostello4836 some Sergeants and Inspectors don't like being called mate from their subordinates while on shift but outside of work it shouldn't matter. If they have an issue with being called mate by family I dare say that have a lot bigger personality issues going on.
@@DMan-it5tq Mate, you don't know the half of it 😉... probably why I haven't spoken to him in a decade lol...his favourite saying was, "this is not a democracy it's a dictatorship and you'll do as you're fucking told"...yeah nahhh toxic is an understatement. Often happens when a narcissist joins the force.
cop shop = police station
Thank you for this content. I always watch 60 MINUTES AUSTRALIA...just for the accent...it sounds perfect!!
After spending 10 years in Australlian as a Brissie, I can say I know most of them now. Thanks for the video.
Absolutely love the Australian accent. I have many friends in AU and from the UK. Although the slang can be challenging, I absolutely love it. Australia was one of my favorite places I’ve been and would definitely go back. If it wasn’t for family here in the US, I’d move to AU in a heartbeat. Thank you for sharing this
Yes!! you should definitely come to Australia it is Amazing 🤩 the animals here are also spectacular! You won’t ever find animals like ours in any other country.😃
Yeah I’m from America too and I think the Australian accent is awesome! I’d love to visit one day
Hey....
@@aamirrazak3467 hey
I find those shortened words so great. Nice and informal, not taking anything too serious and strict, showing you have affiliation to the subject, talking about it in an endearing way. Like you would when you shorten a friend's name. Love it!
Even towards strange people, showing you are an affectionate person.
I am an Indian I am working for Australian clients -- they are very kind and jovial -- really have to visit Australia soon
I hope you have the opportunity to visit through your work!
I enjoy listening to you speak plus the facial expressions and body languages, so fun the slang shall be useful to many as well. Clearly you enjoy educating the audience! Ripper!!
If you are from Sydney or Brisbane, ''footy'' would probably be referring to Rugby League.
@david mullen. There is only one way to tell which sport is better. That is simply by the number of people prepared to go and watch it. Aussie rules is the fourth highest crowd drawing sport in the world, and NRL match of the day in Sydney draws 15 to 20,000 people, compared to Aussie rules pulling between 50,000 to 90,000 people. The Sydney Swans at the SCG always blitz rugby game crowds. So it is no contest, ours is the much more exciting game, and we call it footy.
@david mullen . So I am a Victorian, because the Sydney Swans used to be South Melbourne. I think “REAL FOOTBALL” would mean kicking it with your feet, which you guys hardly ever do, so don’t call it “football” for starters. Watch a video of the “AFL’s worst hits and bumps.” You think’ your guys are tough, but our guys are running faster and from all directions and so the speed of the hits that can come from any direction means that our players cop a lot more rough stuff than your guys.
Having said all that I do not watch it for the rough stuff. If I did I would go and watch wrestling or boxing. Our game is much more skilful such as bouncing the ball and marking it etc, plus is fast and high-scoring and highly entertaining. (Hence the reason it gets much bigger crowds.)
At the moment there are heaps of Americans, English and others who are making video reactions to our game. They are all totally blown away with AFL. A couple of them have said, “We thought it was rugby and we weren’t interested, but AFL is a more exciting game.” Plenty of our Sydney players have played rugby as juniors, but found Aussie rules more exciting.
Recently retired Kieran Jack is the son of one of your rugby heroes named Gary Jack. Kieran chose Aussie rules.
So you can hang onto your childish belief that ours is a girls game, when in fact it’s a lot tougher than yours.
@david mullen . All I said is we do kick the ball a lot where is you guys only kick it for a score. That means ours is more football than yours is. You glossed over where I talked about skill versus the rough stuff. I have no interest in your rough play, or your punch on‘s, or your all in brawls.
If it is a better game to watch, How come you can’t pull the big crowds like we do?
@david mullen . I lived in Sydney for awhile mate. I used to read the papers and see the NRL match of the day, 12,000, 15,000, and occasionally 20,000. Important AFL matches start around 50,000, and the likes of Anzac Day we can have 90,000.
@david mullen . The only time rugby pulls big crowds is the interstate State of Origin game. I’m talking about crowds for regular season games.
A couple of things some of my colleagues from OS had issues with was "ta", which means thanks; and when someone says they're "not too bad" when replying to someone asking how they are. "Not too bad" doesn't mean they are a feeling a little bad, it is generally a neutral expression, meaning they are fine.
This comes from British understatement which Americans simply don't get. "Not too bad" can be a lot stronger as in: "how was the food?" answer: "not bad at all" which usually means it was excellent.
it's funny we always say how we're not.
just for the record, all americans are not so dull-witted and do understand subtly of language. i would know exactly what you meant. :)
@@off-the-cuffworldadventure3483 actually most of my workmates who had trouble with these were from South Asia. I think it's more people who learn english as a second language who have trouble with these ones
@@DissonusWren i think i was actually replying to kevin smyth's comment about americans not understanding british understatement. sorry for the confusion!
Thanks, it's very useful this video. It's not just about speaking english, but do it well. With lessons like this I'm learning that. Thank you teacher Emma. 😊
Love the way you speak. Clear n precise n proper
This girl has a very refined Aussie accent.Theres a lot of "lingo" as well used by street ,or working class.some is used so others like cops can't understand
She sounds like she’s from Adelaide. Could be wrong but there were a few words where it almost sounded british...that’s always a dead giveaway of an Adelaide accent.
She said she’s from Melbourne in another video~
Aussie posh?
@@michaelburke5907 I was just going to ask that. She’s seems posh
@@michaelburke5907 hard to tell. A lot of Melbournians just sound like that. You probably need to live there to tell the difference
Most of the young folk in Australia, even if they don’t use the old slang, still understand what it means.
Rack off!!
everyone knows what you mean if you talk about a dunny or outhouse, but no one ever uses it. We also don't really have outhouses anymore.
@@AnimalLover-yy1ml What? I use Dunny and Brasco all the time.
@@82ritz really? I guess it just depends what age you are and where u live
The current "young slang" is so different to when I grew up. Some of it is still around but my kids have their own language that I pretty much have down pat. I still like to confuse my kids with olden day speech as they call it haha
I think G'day is a really great greeting. It is quite warm and welcoming. I happen to play softball in my spare time, which is similar to baseball, and whenever someone avoids swinging at a bad pitch, we say "Good eye" to praise their sound judgment. I definitely believe that if we were playing a softball game in Australia, they would probably say "Good eye, mate", which may sound almost like "G'day" in the local accent.
this was excellent,, I have enjoyed listening this new shortened word thank you!
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No matter where I am in the world, the grocery store is always called Woolies. I get weird looks.
Aww, bowling Shane!
even Coles? O_O
I'm not sure that would be the norm in Australia. I think you would be getting weird looks in most places in Australia referring to every bloody shop as woolies 🤣
@@asjeot only grocery stores
@@Gesteppie that’s what you get when you burn down Woolies
@@devonlord99 Oh, you mean an IGA? 😉
I really enjoyed watching this video. I am an Aussie and you’ve explained everything to a T.
Other slang or shortened words I use almost everyday or at work:
- champ
- freebie
- halfa (half an hour)
- “yeah-nahhh” and the reverse
- soz
- totes
- Woolies
- righto
- cheers
- she’ll be right
- nah, all good.
- chuck a u-ie (u-turn)
- hang five
- thank F…
- uggies
Hello how are you doing today I hope you’re having a wonderful day
Nice sharing dear.. ❤😘.. greeting from Indonesia.. see u
A Yank here. My two faves are "fair dinkum" and "ridgie didg"(sp?) - Reminding we are also affectionately called "Yanks" even though in the US a "yank" is only a north easterner. You'd get your a* kicked where I'm from in Texas calling me a Yank, haha 😂
Gorgeous in any language!
Oh my, "chuck a u-ie" I seen somewhere to "Park" Over here in the USA, that draws blanks stares every time.
Excellent. Thanks for your efforts to familiarize us with Australian slang and culture.
During my school days in South Australia, we used to study for a few months to make English adaptions there. It turns out that there are many differences in the English we learn in Malaysia, especially the accent even though Australian English is simpler than British English.
Umm, Malaysian English ? You will definitely need to get the pronunciation correct before you start using Aussie Slang !
You went to school in Australia and were probably taught Australian English. So obviously you’d prefer it to British English
When I was in Australia last year, I heard "schnitty" for schnitzel. As we have schnitzel in Germany as well, it sounded quite funny to me 🙂
That's a very new word in Australia.
"Schnitty" sounds so funny to me😂😂 I would associate Milchschnitte with it-
@@kVkV-sw5se no it’s not lol
@@kVkV-sw5se it's an old word
we don't usually have a plain schnitzel. Cover it with cheese and tomato sauce ( at a minimum ) and it is known as "Chicken parmigiana", - of course shortened to just a "Parma". A common pub special ( at least in Victoria ) is a Parma and a Pot. A pot is a 285mL glass of beer.
I'm coming to Straya as soon as borders are open in my country! I'll hopefully stay there for good. I LOVE your country since I was a child, and now my dream is finally coming true 💕
we hardly say ‘straya’ anymore, at least in melbourne
@@fleafly5383 I can confirm too
@@fleafly5383 well, Aussies told me they call it that way in colloquial speech, so apparently there are still some Aussies using it in Australia, beyond Melbourne 😁😋
@@fleafly5383 yeah it’s a little cringey now that I think of it
Phuck me dead, you better check dem migration laws before planning your one way trip to "straya".
Thank you for the Video.
Most of the slang words… shortened words, are use in the same way in UK.
We say “pulling a sickie for having a day off work. We say “the loo, Brickie, chippie, sparkle, and the younger generation say “Maccers for McDonald’s!
Your voice is soothing. So very calming.
I'm Aussie too. Just enjoyed your voice. :)
My dad used to use old slang. He'd affectionately call me a mug or a drongo. I miss the old slang, it is true it isn't used as much. I've heard dinkum and dinky di occasionally.
Streuth cobber, thats a fair slap of the old sauce bottle.
Boofhead! My dad used this a lot
@david mullen ummm, what? I’m just saying my dad used the word boofhead. No insult intended.
@david mullen shake and slap... thats whole.other argurment
Don't forget Bozo. Lol I use drongo I'm in my 30s
Thongs are open footwear known as "flip flops" in USA, While in USA thongs are "G" string type underwear. Important for visitors in Australia to remember what thongs are in Australia to avoid embarrassment.
And don't wear socks with ya thongs unless your a pom then we can tell who ya are 🙄🙄🙄💯🇦🇺
They were called thongs when I was a kid in America, but the term got replaced by flip-flops, no doubt due to the increased popularity of the underwear, sometimes referred to as "butt floss".
Some people here in the US still say thongs
Fanny pack is totally different than what is meant in the UK.
I remember when I was a kid they were called Thongs, and 20 years ago in Hawaii they were called slippers.
Now I'm appreciating Australia and eagerly waiting to go back. Thanks Emma
perfect video my friend! we are thinking of moving there and was so helpful! :)
Fun fact: the Nullarbor sounds like it's an aboriginal word, but it's actually Latin. It literally translates as "no trees" (null = no/none, arbor = trees/plants).
Terra nullius
@@maddyg3208 sadly TERRA NULLIAS is a word we Aussies shouldn't be familiar with but are.
Yes I know LOL having driven across it many times!
@@jadecawdellsmith4009 There's nothing wrong with Terra Nullius.
@@nono7105 it was not applied correctly when capt Cook set foot & declared the land uninhabited. Tell the indigenous people there's 'nothing wrong with it' Their land was stolen. There really is no argument.
One of my best friends is Australian. And from her I learned that if Australians could find a way to shorten the word "A", they would do so. Thank you for helping me to understand the language better!
R U OK ?
We also lengthen words…..lol
Yes - nah yeah
No - Yeah Nah
@@punkmetalbabe- You are a complex people!
I really enjoyed your video, and I am quite fascinated by Australia and culture in general. I wasn't aware that "snags" refers to sausages in your homeland. I typically associate the word snag with a setback, obstacle, etc. Upon hearing that it is associated with food in your local dialect, I'm now seeing the word in a different vein. Snags on the barbie on a Saturday arvo? Sounds pretty cool to me. I'll bring over some cold ones, and it'll be a ripper of a time, as you guys love to say!
Cold ones = coldies. Why use two words when one will do..😅
@@ady38 Thanks for the tidbit. I didn't know of the expression "coldie", as I am American, and don't know everything there is to know about Aussie slang. I only remember one of the characters in "Crocodile Dundee II" saying "cold one", but it was probably written for Americans, as they wouldn't necessarily know what coldie means. It was the scene when Nugget offered a brew to one of the bad guys before Donk socked the villain in the mouth. Snags on the barbie on Saturday arvo? Sounds pretty cool to me. I'll bring a few coldies, and we'll have a ripper of a time. Now I got it. May I have that gold star now, please?
Great video. I moved to Australia recently and I have heard some of these expressions. Thanks for sharing this video.
I really want to have Australian accent. Love from Indonesia 😘
Australian is a very hard accent to learn as it is a very lazy language. You will need to forget a lot of how you pronounce letters and sounds.
@@mattmcguire1577 that's a good way of looking at it,😃
@@matthewcullen1298 There is a documentary called "the sounds of oz"or aus on the history and features of our accent. The actress Rachel Griffiths (?) is the one who says it is easier for Australians to learn an accent as they have learn a something. It is harder to learn Australian as you have to forget everything. She says imagine your tongue just flopped over an exercise ball.
@@mattmcguire1577 Australian language doesn't exist, it's called English fool, we don't speak Australian we speak English in Australia.
Thats unlucky
Note Dunny is still used in Australia a lot just not so much in the cities. You can usually tell where an Aussie is from on how much thicker the slang is. I would say that mmmEnglish is from a city and probably city raised.
Very much agree. I live in the bush and we use heaps of those words she said "we don't say anymore". We still use them.
Hint of a non Australia accent. Healthy lashing of White Privilege too.
Yeah it still is used in the cities.
@@MC_Mookie Who are you talking about?
@@MC_Mookie That "non-australian" accent is just indicative that she's from a major city, probably Melbourne. There's three-or-so distinctive "aussie" accents, with Ocre being the one seen commonly in films.
Excellent! Thank you for this video. I understand more about Aussie accent! So much love 😊
Australia is my absolute favorite country and I have been to Australia six times - always for 5 or 6 weeks. I mostly flew to South Australia, Adelaide. But I was also in Melbourne and Perth.
I'm from Chile, and we use so many slangs too. I lived for a year in Australia and I loved we have that on common, we are like the "Australians for Spanish speakers", you think you know Spanish until you come to Chile.
Idk about that.. I’m Mexican and we make up new words all the time for things 🤣😅
Hola wea?
She’s definitely the most formal speaking Aussie ever
Her accent is ridiculous.
I MAKE shortened words cause im too lazy to say the whole thing, but everyone else around me understands what im saying cause its so normal to do that here
@@AnimalLover-yy1ml yeah I get that, Im from Aus as well. Im saying that she speaks so formally and pronounces everything properly which isn’t very common in Australia.
Actually she speaks the way many Australians speak - most of us do not use ‘strine.
@@johnjones6601 In what way is her accent ridiculous? Just because she does not conform to the Australian stereotype.
Excellent learning for a visitor in Australia.
Thanks
Wow... I really enjoyed the slangs presented in a very pleasant and interesting way. They simply impress the meanings to easily communicate though some are quite common in Sri Lanka too..
I was raised in West Virginia, and we used "dunny" as a slang for an outhouse. But then again, our dialect and idiomatic were still riddled with old country English and Scots-Irish slang.
West, by God !, Virginny
@@fjb4932 lol. I had to comment just on ur username. Love it
Sounds like you got some Aussie influence in there since dunny is not british. It was coined in Australia
I'm an Aussie in his 60s and definitely still call a toilet a dunny. Strictly speaking it is an outside toilet when old houses had a separate little shed out the back with the toilet in it (because before plumbing, men would come and empty the can each week and leave an empty one under the toilet seat) but the term can be used for any toilet.
Dunny is short for dungeon. It could easily have come from Ireland, Scotland or old England to the new worlds. 😀
A well developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life
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Of all the English-learning channels on YT, yours is my favorite. 'Rachel's English' is good, 'English with Lucy?' Not so much. 'LetThemTalkTV' is a close second, but again, 'mmmEnglish' is number one. I do have one question you can probably answer:
What are the main differences between Aussie and Kiwi slang?
You are a very good communicator. Keep up the good work. Well prepared, as all education material should be.
Great video! I've been living in Australia for 14 years and I'm still learning to understand the slang! I remember being baffled when I went out for lunch with somebody and they said, "I'll shout you" (I'll pay for your lunch).
I also find many Australians say "reguly" instead of regularly (as you heard in this video 4:43), as well as "vunrabill" instead of vulnerable.
Very nice video which kept me mesmerized not only from subject matter but her perfect teeth!
I'm from Vietnam and am learning English. I love your videos, your lessons so much. They're extremely helpful. I wish your channel be more successful and I always support you as well as your channel.
Amen 🙏🏻
My son is citizen of aus
I get confused while talking with any auisy even having much control over language but listening u adds to my confidence
Thanks
Excellent mate. Thank you and keep posting aussie slang with native words.
I love Australia and Their language.
We speak English mate😂
i'm spending 7 mins at 2x watching a vid on my own language.
Why Thank You. We Do Also Speak English
We speak English man😂😂😂
we speak Australia 🤣
A lot of those older terms are still in use extensively the further west or rural you go. If you head out of the big smoke (the larger capital cities), the older version of Australian slang (Sheila, dunny, cobber, dart, etc) are still heavily used. It's also generally how you tell suburban vs rural/outback Australians apart. There are also smaller capitals and cities that use the country Australian vernacular, rather than the suburban Australian vernacular. The north of Australia - pretty much from Townsville to Geraldton, including famous cities like Cairns, Darwin, Alice Springs, Broome, Karratha, etc - all use the country vernacular, with regional dialects. The same with essentially anything west of the Great Dividing Range (the Blueies) in the Eastern States. Places like Parkes and Wagga-Wagga (the actual name of a city in western NSW) speak in a manner more similar to someone in Kalgoorlie than someone in Sydney. In the middle, there is also a unique Germanic influence on the vernacular. In the early colonial period of QLD, SA and the NT, there was a strong central European migration, with German being the dominant tongue. Barossan German is still a spoken dialect of modern German, native to Australia. All Australian German speakers, though, speak English. However, in places like rural SA and remote NT, the accent and terminology has identifiable Germanic influence. This includes the way certain letters are pronounced - such as car having a longer "aah" sound than in the east or west, or in the type of foods available - such as schnitzels, fritz and mettwurst as opposed to parmigiana (you can get parmigiana toppings, but its sold as a topping to any of the schnitzel varieties), polony/devon or smoked meats. However, probably the biggest issue visitors face is the thick accent in rural and remote areas - often very "mumbled" and grunt-like, rather than well annunciated. There is, of course, a reason for this: the flies. An open mouth is a mouth filled to overflowing with the little blighters! Essentially, the two main language dialects are South-East Australian (all the big, heavily populated regions from Brisbane to Melbourne, as well as large outliers such as East Tasmania, Mount Gambier and Adelaide) and the West and North - often called "bogan" by the SE.
How long did it take U to type that novel
I'm from Adelaide, and distinctly we have a mild Cockney accent? Also we say darnce and plarnts
Love it, Australia is a bucket list destination for me and if I ever hit the Lotto I would try to move there. Thanks for the video Mate.
Hey Kirk
In Canada, we use some of the slangs you mentioned like "bucks" "lotto" "uni" and of course intro and info
Dunny is still used but in regional or remote Australia
Me and my dad use it and we’re in Melbourne
I’m from Melbourne and I still hear the Dunny word used s as ll the time .
Loo has become the "polite" slang for Dunny, also I noticed that Dunny is more often used for outdoor toilets and Loo for indoor but not exclusively (Iv'e live about 1/2 my life in each Sydney and Brisbane)
Yes , very true the Loo indeed it is but I thought Loo is more pommy . Then again I hear the term Thunderbox quite often but i think that’s more American . Nope just plain old The Dunny will have to do for me .
I just use the word shitter.
I was in Melbourne three years ago spending a couple of weeks visiting friends in Glenroy. My host gave me a gift and when I opened it, I remarked "Wow! What really neat can koozies!" My friend turned to me and exclaimed "What?" I said "These are some really neat can koozies!" She burst out laughing and turned to everyone else in her house and said laughingly "He's calling stubbie holders can koozies!"
Wow! Australian slang is just gorgeous! I love it! I have an Australian friend. An electrician is a sparkie(how cute is that?).
But my favorite is the "sickie".
If I as a German, living in Germany would tell my Boss that I would take a "sick day", without really being sick, I could do that three times before loosing my job
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Of course we do that as well, but we normally lie about it(and we need a cool doctor to help us keeping that lie alive).
Australia sounds like fun.
Really enjoyed this and I am Australian. Well done well spoken and well presented.
Hi brettarcher
Emma we are going to have some confused visitors here in Oz when we start using the same term for a small aluminium boat as we do for a beer can :)
Marc, depends upon the context of the conversation. I'm obviously not referring to a can of beer if I say to a mate "hey, let's grab the tinnie and go out fishing on the harbour mate' am I?
Who calls a can of beer a tinny its just called a beer you might say stubby that refers to all beers in fridge can or not
@@daviddou1408 yeah but it's too hard, when you're drunk, to say "hey mate, grab me another aluminiumy, will ya?" 😅
I am American, but have spent a decent amount of time in Sydney. I have family there and absolutely love that city. I’ve travelled out to the big dirt patch too. Any time I’m with friends and family I always learn new slang. I even catch myself using it when I’m home. I always enjoy a good brekky!
As an Australian, I’m always ticked pink to hear people from other countries using our unique words with beautiful precision! ALWAYS makes my day!
Hello Mrs Emma I'm Frenchy and don't speak english very well, but I discovered your video about Australian slangs, and I've just one word to sum up my mind : A-MA-ZING VIDEO !!! God bless you and Australia country !!! Best regards and so sorry for the english mistakes !! Jérôme
Crystal clear Voice and Very good explanation.
In 1970, while stationed in Vietnam, I took R&R in Sydney. Before I went I bought a book at the Base Exchange called "Down Under Without Blunder." Excellent little book about Aussie slang.
For those who are carefully *listening* to her, note that she has a very American sound when she uses words ending in 'r' or similar, like -er ... or -or ... We Aussies don't normally have that 'twangy' roll... Whilst we often have a nasal sound, her 'ending -r' sounds are not typical.
Just came here to say that!! She reminds me of Bindy.
Yes, it's quite noticeable.
I am genuinely curious about this. I could be mistaken, but it sounds like you are saying that Americans are rhotic while Australians are non-rhotic. I certainly can't speak for Australia, but the US has hundreds of dialects pretty evenly divided between rhotic and non-rhotic. Bostonites do not pronounce the r sound, South England does not pronounce the r sound, US midwestern and southern tidewater do pronounce the r sound.
@@GlenBradley I'm no phonetics expert... & I admit I've not spoken with someone from every part of the world... but to Aussie ears, the 'twang' of most USA-educated folks is one of their identifying characteristics; like 'oo' sounds- for example, 'door' will sound 'daw', 'dawrr', 'doo-Ah', 'dahh', etc... The point is that with the rest of her sounds, her 'r' sounds are often atypical to 'the' Aussie sound (whatever THAT is)...
She probably watches a lot of American media.
I live on the Mornington peninsula in Melbourne. We have some local slang
Mordialloc - mordi
Frankston - franga / franky
Parkdale - parky
Southland - southy
Melbourne central - mc
Sorrento - sorro (not very common)
Anywhere on the peninsula - tippy (also not very common)
That’s all I can remeber
My flight to Australia leaves in 3 weeks. I am actually a lot more nervous about the flight itself than the speaking.
I am 18 years old and hope to have a great time work-and-travelling.
This video helped a lot to get used to the totally different culture and (for me, I am German) language or to be specific: slang.
So: thank you! 🤗🇦🇺
What are you traveling for, mate?
@@darshanmukadam Worl-and-travel ^^.
How did the trip go
good on you, man ! hope u do well and succeed in your whereabout.
I must advise you, DON'T HITCHIKE , as an Aussie I can not stress this more. Always advise police of your whereabouts if camping alone. Travel with like minded, and exhuberant people and U will have a great time of it all ❤️🏖️🌞🍉
Australia is a wonderful and beautiful country. I am from Algeria
Hey Emma! I love what you do! Keep up the good work 💗🇬🇧 lots of love from the UK
Hello how are you doing today I hope you’re having a wonderful day
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thanks Emma. A great look at ourselves! Phil - born and bred in Australia - 7th generation from convict stock started by a highway robber and a "lady of the night.
Kiwi here and I understand your speak! It's pretty much the same here, but the Aussie accent just makes it sound so much cooler Lol :D
Hi martine
I don"t know how I got to this video but.... being a fellow Australian she nailed it. Very well explained too!
Small correction. Servo wasn't a term for a place to service your car.
As an older bloke, Servo meant "full service" i.e. The attendant/s would come out, put gogo juice in your car. Pop the bonnet, check fluids. Oil, water, etc. & occasionally tyre pressure depending on time. So... Servo meant that you got served... =D
I love the way and d smile at which u used in explaining!!!I will soon relocate from Nigeria...
I was really into 5sos back in 2015 and that's the reason why I learned English so much
I absolutely love the Australian accent! I do hope to visit there one day. That is the one country that I would love to live in outside of the United States.
Come on down, there’s plenty of room for everyone mate, and no guns. 👍👍👍
@@scroungasworkshop4663 and an extremely authoritative government that oversteps every boundary it has...
Only 15 hours or so from LA!
Please be warned we do NOT speak like this 10 minutes of the plane and you won't hear any of these so called Aussie slang words.
You will love it, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Are a good start. Hope one day you get the chance. Stay Safe.
I love the australian accent - actually all about Australia - humble and both feet on the ground. Thanks for sharing this video - slang is fine as it gives every region it´s own identity. all the best down under 🙂
May I remind you that Slang isn’t entirely a requirement. I have British blood in me and you’ll never find me swearing on the frequent.
I watched this because up until now, I didn’t really have a clear idea on what slang was.
So, in short, I do a lot of talking without shortening anything I say. (Like this comment for example)
@@digitaldesre Unless you were raised here ya blood don't matter, it's something developed through growing up in the society, not blood in ya veins lol
@@McNab1986 well I grow up here alright. But you won’t find me using slang. And before you ask, no, I don’t need to prove anything to you.
@@digitaldesre Who said anything about proving anything, must be exhausting entering conversations with an automatic defensive attitude.
Between mentioning blood and not knowing slang, tis easy enough to confuse ya for a yank
@@McNab1986 Well I’m proud of my English bloodline. Haven’t you figured that out yet? And you get used to writing like this. Why?
Thanks for what you are doing. I love your style.
I'm always watching your RUclips channel from Israel, I love you, Ma'am Emma for sharing your knowledge.
after 10 years in Oz, I'm still learning. Thanks for your videos
this is so helpful! i sometime had a hard time understanding their convo. now i know!. thanks to you, mate!
Hello how are you doing today I hope you’re having a wonderful day
I have visited Australia twice,indeed enjoyed my time there.Again i will go there this year staying till Feb 2023 :)