How to understand Australians | Slang Words & Expressions

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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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@mmmEnglish_Emma 4 жыл бұрын

What other Australian slang words have you heard?

@suhaibali6203 4 жыл бұрын

I love you from khartoum

@user-bc3gf2dr7h 4 жыл бұрын

Hi dear Emma, saying hello from IRAN

@kulik03 4 жыл бұрын

What do you call someone from New Zealand? A Newzie?

@richardmedina737 4 жыл бұрын

Bloke That bloke is friendly 😎

@joverlandoneves5520 4 жыл бұрын

I dont know!

@brendanpitts4795 2 жыл бұрын

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.’

@themtber9880 2 жыл бұрын

😅😂😂🥲 Edit idea: young kid- little ripper

@Eilen62 Жыл бұрын

LMAO Absolutely you do!! I really miss my accumulated holders 😢

@mystic1962 Жыл бұрын

To right mate, total agree with ya. Me ole boy accumulates 100's of them anyway he can. Kinda obsessed poor dude 😕

@UnderTheFlipside Жыл бұрын

but did you get ya mum a pack of winnie reds or what?

@mickcain2203 10 ай бұрын

Nah mate kids are ‘tin lids’@@themtber9880

@priscilaamarina422 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma, I'm studying in Australia in rthe moment. I love Australian accent and people here💓🇦🇺 I'm from Brazil🇧🇷

@ahmedmaeflayash252 4 жыл бұрын

Great may i communicat you on instagram please i want to asking you some question about studies

@suhaibali6203 4 жыл бұрын

Hello

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm from Brazil too! 🇧🇷🇧🇷

@ahmedmaeflayash252 4 жыл бұрын

@ hello i want to chatting with you ..Ahmed Al Ayash instagram

@Mix-hq1re 4 жыл бұрын

Good job

@gaius_enceladus 12 сағат бұрын

NZer here - great video! Some of my favourite Aussie slang phrases - "dunny budgie" - a fly in the toilet (dunny) "budgie-smugglers" - tight swimming togs "spit the dummy" - to get angry, have a tantrum ( from how a baby spits out the dummy when he/she gets annoyed ) "go you good thing!" - cheering on a sportsperson - often used in rugby or league. Used with race-horses too.

@Miyashita_000 Жыл бұрын

去年の11月から英語の勉強を始めました！まだ英語は得意じゃないけど、編集と説明が完璧だったので伝えたいことが80%くらい分かりました！この動画を投稿してくれてありがとう！

@shabxperia 2 жыл бұрын

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

@steadmanuhlich6734 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding more words to learn.

@docbailey3265 Жыл бұрын

Why do Aussies shorten everything? What do they do with the time they save?

@tayloredeventz7251 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a true Aussie

@Gnrnrvids Жыл бұрын

@@docbailey3265 We chill, or have another tinny.

@raisa_cherry33 Жыл бұрын

Unknowingly i would say Sunnies,surprised to know it’s an Aussie slang.

@kathytarr3916 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@gatolocoverga152 2 жыл бұрын

You are top notch sheila

@masonliam983 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Kathy how are you feeling today. Hope you had a wonderful day

@gatolocoverga152 Жыл бұрын

@@masonliam983 is he not she.he use a wife account

@jonkennedy6595 Жыл бұрын

Hi can we chat please

@adamkings001 7 ай бұрын

Hi kathy

@aigara_life Жыл бұрын

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.

@AJITKANDALE 10 ай бұрын

After spending 10 years in Australlian as a Brissie, I can say I know most of them now. Thanks for the video.

@actingapple3607 3 жыл бұрын

why have I been binge watching videos about my own language?

@mmmEnglish_Emma 3 жыл бұрын

😅

@marcusmadrid6225 3 жыл бұрын

You know I've done the same, how odd

@mrmagoo4134 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@atonement7232 3 жыл бұрын

@smokingreen. Fkin brilliant son.

@billking8843 3 жыл бұрын

@smokengreen She's easy on the eye eh?

@alirezazobeid 6 сағат бұрын

Thank teacher, it was a very useful reminding, always I try to catch you ❤❤❤❤❤❤love you hale and thank

@martinemartin4779 9 ай бұрын

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

@adamkings001 7 ай бұрын

Hi martine

@bigedslobotomy 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jonathandevereaux298 2 жыл бұрын

Americans don't use dude that much. The country is not a California beach in the 80s.

@MrFusion 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathandevereaux298 I use dude all the time, it's pretty common to say where I live

@theslimelord4038 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is over embellished

@themage12 2 жыл бұрын

Closer to something between "dude" and "man".

@ScyberDruid 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@gnelson720 2 жыл бұрын

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

@petemarshplayer44 2 жыл бұрын

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.😃

@aamirrazak3467 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m from America too and I think the Australian accent is awesome! I’d love to visit one day

@isabellajones7644 Жыл бұрын

Hey....

@isabellajones7644 Жыл бұрын

@@aamirrazak3467 hey

@chamindraandrado6962 Жыл бұрын

Crystal clear Voice and Very good explanation.

@twroberts1 6 ай бұрын

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.

@noelhayward4271 2 жыл бұрын

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".

@johnphelps9788 Жыл бұрын

In the days when we went to the sly grog shop to get booze after hours (6 o'clock closing in Victoria back then)

@isabellajones7644 Жыл бұрын

Waw....81 that so incredible

@isabellajones7644 Жыл бұрын

Would love to get know you...

@jamesknight2198 Жыл бұрын

bottlo no longer means the person who retrieves the bottles. that job seems to have gone

@NormanWattr Жыл бұрын

I remember that as well. The place to buy alcohol from is the grog shop

@yesor 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kingwilliams8393 2 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing today I hope you’re having a wonderful day

@TRILOGIPRODUCTION 2 жыл бұрын

Nice sharing dear.. ❤😘.. greeting from Indonesia.. see u

@amgxpat 2 жыл бұрын

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 😂

@crusheverything4449 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous in any language!

@DancerOfClouds 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my, "chuck a u-ie" I seen somewhere to "Park" Over here in the USA, that draws blanks stares every time.

@eddiewang5241 Жыл бұрын

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

@edwardfearan5708 Жыл бұрын

Your voice is soothing. So very calming. I'm Aussie too. Just enjoyed your voice. :)

@nataliaperales5909 3 жыл бұрын

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 💕

@fleafly5383 2 жыл бұрын

we hardly say ‘straya’ anymore, at least in melbourne

@abstract0014 2 жыл бұрын

@@fleafly5383 I can confirm too

@nataliaperales5909 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 😁😋

@hi2740 2 жыл бұрын

@@fleafly5383 yeah it’s a little cringey now that I think of it

@kanytonaan5594 2 жыл бұрын

Phuck me dead, you better check dem migration laws before planning your one way trip to "straya".

@davidstephen373 3 жыл бұрын

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 !!

@cora-illus 3 жыл бұрын

Some of these I never even considered Americans wouldn't understand 😂😂

@miaosun4382 3 жыл бұрын

No idea...

@henryocean1908 3 жыл бұрын

If you'd said "chock-full", you might've gotten somewhere.

@ksmyth999 3 жыл бұрын

The polite way of saying this is: "taking the Michael". I have no idea why. You could also say: "You're pulling me plonker".

@henryocean1908 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Ivan2001 Жыл бұрын

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.

@XDF745 11 ай бұрын

That's the purpose of most of the diminutives (shortened words) in Australian English: to make the language more informal and friendly.

@alexamaria3351 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this content. I always watch 60 MINUTES AUSTRALIA...just for the accent...it sounds perfect!!

@Linh_2606 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@nishac.897 5 ай бұрын

Amen 🙏🏻

@missinglincoln 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@rayaussie8325 Жыл бұрын

R U OK ?

@punkmetalbabe 3 ай бұрын

We also lengthen words…..lol Yes - nah yeah No - Yeah Nah

@missinglincoln 3 ай бұрын

@@punkmetalbabe- You are a complex people!

@sb6678 Жыл бұрын

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’ 😂

@thomsboys77 Жыл бұрын

Because most Australian slang is copied from British

@Redsleather Жыл бұрын

Lizzie Birdsworth and Alf Stewart are like walking dictionaries for teaching Australian slang 😊

@neeshwar 10 ай бұрын

I am an Indian I am working for Australian clients -- they are very kind and jovial -- really have to visit Australia soon

@mmmEnglish_Emma 10 ай бұрын

I hope you have the opportunity to visit through your work!

@grasstoucher4694 3 жыл бұрын

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)

@davidedwards3361 3 жыл бұрын

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!!

@gazman1238 3 жыл бұрын

If the sylable ends in a "R" it gets turned into "Z" or "ZZA". E.g. Darren = Daz/Dazza.

@timjohnun4297 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidedwards3361 The R is silent in all of the words you just listed. Unless you are American, or maybe Irish

@martinkuliza 3 жыл бұрын

@@ohasis8331 no.... you forgot DAZZA

@martinkuliza 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@AquaPeet 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@hana.7566 Жыл бұрын

"All good" "Good on ya" "Woop woop" lol

@liibaanmallow840 8 ай бұрын

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 🤣🤣🤣 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.

@user-ry3df3qk7w 9 күн бұрын

Chucking a sickie is the same here as in Germany…we don’t tell our bosses we’re not bloody sick! We lie just the same…but to our mates we say we’re gonna chuck a sickie to go to or do something fun! My husband is a tradie, a plumber…they’re called dunny divers (so we still do use funny, but usually only for that reference. Outback still use broad slang so dunny is still in use. If you meet a bushy (country person from the bush) they usually use very thick slang that even Aussies can struggle with. They use rhyming slang in north Qld and out there. Eg tomatoe sauce - dead horse. There’s a lot more but can’t think of them right now.

@DissonusWren 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ksmyth999 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@chrisforgan731 3 жыл бұрын

it's funny we always say how we're not.

@off-the-cuffworldadventure3483 3 жыл бұрын

just for the record, all americans are not so dull-witted and do understand subtly of language. i would know exactly what you meant. :)

@DissonusWren 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@off-the-cuffworldadventure3483 3 жыл бұрын

@@DissonusWren i think i was actually replying to kevin smyth's comment about americans not understanding british understatement. sorry for the confusion!

@leisuretravelandhobby178 4 жыл бұрын

Yes we love Australia! Some Aussie slangs : "No worries!" "No drama!" Means no problem!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! 😍

@pauldobson2529 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@valentinanderson535 3 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@kVkV-sw5se 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@commentfreely5443 3 жыл бұрын

never won money in lotto but i won $100 on the pokies 30 years ago

@asrreyes 4 ай бұрын

I am a senior and fil am. I have friends and relatives living there but hardly talk to them because of time difference. I wonder and become interested in your culture? Nice video!

@nicholasrooksby3327 Жыл бұрын

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. 😊

@glenemma1 3 жыл бұрын

If you are from Sydney or Brisbane, ''footy'' would probably be referring to Rugby League.

@rickyd.989 3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@rickyd.989 3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@rickyd.989 3 жыл бұрын

@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?

@rickyd.989 3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@rickyd.989 3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@desertrose873 2 жыл бұрын

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. 🙂👍

@rayaussie8325 Жыл бұрын

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. ???????.

@Afriqueleblanq Жыл бұрын

Everything impounded by those pirates was called a "protectorate." It was them we needed protection against. How ironic.

@eduardoferrer3514 8 ай бұрын

I'm always watching your KZfaq channel from Israel, I love you, Ma'am Emma for sharing your knowledge.

@cheriangeorge8321 8 ай бұрын

Love the way you speak. Clear n precise n proper

@stevendern2543 3 жыл бұрын

No matter where I am in the world, the grocery store is always called Woolies. I get weird looks. Aww, bowling Shane!

@Gesteppie 3 жыл бұрын

even Coles? O_O

@asjeot 3 жыл бұрын

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 🤣

@devonlord99 3 жыл бұрын

@@asjeot only grocery stores

@devonlord99 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gesteppie that’s what you get when you burn down Woolies

@asjeot 3 жыл бұрын

@@devonlord99 Oh, you mean an IGA? 😉

@wolfganghertwig3865 4 жыл бұрын

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 🙂

@kVkV-sw5se 3 жыл бұрын

That's a very new word in Australia.

@nivmhh 3 жыл бұрын

"Schnitty" sounds so funny to me😂😂 I would associate Milchschnitte with it-

@dazza7303 3 жыл бұрын

@@kVkV-sw5se no it’s not lol

@aussiefirie 3 жыл бұрын

@@kVkV-sw5se it's an old word

@robslaney3729 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@donaldoswald5329 Жыл бұрын

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!!

@Azelia834Heather 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@DMan-it5tq 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@binnawan 3 жыл бұрын

When a cop pulled me over and asked for my licence, I said OK Mate. His reply "I'm not your fu**ing mate !!"

@TazzyCee78 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@DMan-it5tq 3 жыл бұрын

@@TazzyCee78 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.

@TazzyCee78 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@MrShahid06 3 жыл бұрын

cop shop = police station

@Mandrilsilla 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@sabrinas627 3 жыл бұрын

Idk about that.. I’m Mexican and we make up new words all the time for things 🤣😅

@thehound510 3 жыл бұрын

Hola wea?

@ch007eh7 Жыл бұрын

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! 🤗🇦🇺

@darshanmukadam Жыл бұрын

What are you traveling for, mate?

@ch007eh7 Жыл бұрын

@@darshanmukadam Worl-and-travel ^^.

@ThatsJustEric Жыл бұрын

How did the trip go

@heldercapela Жыл бұрын

good on you, man ! hope u do well and succeed in your whereabout.

@jennklein1917 Жыл бұрын

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 ❤️🏖️🌞🍉

@xwhice7131 2 жыл бұрын

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

@torbenklavsen5276 2 жыл бұрын

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 🙂

@Gareth_Johnson 2 жыл бұрын

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)

@McNab1986 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gareth_Johnson 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

@Gareth_Johnson 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@McNab1986 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gareth_Johnson 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

@Gareth_Johnson 2 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@andriratnasari2648 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to have Australian accent. Love from Indonesia 😘

@mattmcguire1577 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@matthewcullen1298 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattmcguire1577 that's a good way of looking at it,😃

@mattmcguire1577 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@geoffreyharvey579 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattmcguire1577 Australian language doesn't exist, it's called English fool, we don't speak Australian we speak English in Australia.

@elonmusk2.031 2 жыл бұрын

Thats unlucky

@yusefendure Жыл бұрын

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?

@Humphrey23099 Ай бұрын

I am a new immigrant and living in Perth, learned a lot, appreciate mate😂😂

@UltimaSpark50 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@chocodiledundee1 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffrp14 3 жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself mate

@markcarli8259 3 жыл бұрын

Stone the crows mate are you trine to be some kind of a Galah!

@Kalashboy420 3 жыл бұрын

as if where im from slang makes up most of our volcabulary you are probably from the city.

@eatingsfun 2 жыл бұрын

Some mates of mine are walking memes lol

@justinking765 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@PieburnOG 3 жыл бұрын

Streuth cobber, thats a fair slap of the old sauce bottle.

@lisaness59 3 жыл бұрын

Boofhead! My dad used this a lot

@lisaness59 3 жыл бұрын

@david mullen ummm, what? I’m just saying my dad used the word boofhead. No insult intended.

@PieburnOG 3 жыл бұрын

@david mullen shake and slap... thats whole.other argurment

@allieg6401 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Bozo. Lol I use drongo I'm in my 30s

@andrewgorray8901 11 ай бұрын

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!

@ady38 11 ай бұрын

Cold ones = coldies. Why use two words when one will do..😅

@andrewgorray8901 11 ай бұрын

@@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?

@farawahida4343 4 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you for this video. I understand more about Aussie accent! So much love 😊

@marcwerner9756 2 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@davepastern 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@tyrefire2978 2 жыл бұрын

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

@GlennSyndallius 2 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 yeah but it's too hard, when you're drunk, to say "hey mate, grab me another aluminiumy, will ya?" 😅

@chriswharton9092 3 жыл бұрын

Most of the young folk in Australia, even if they don’t use the old slang, still understand what it means.

@CaptainSiCo 2 жыл бұрын

Rack off!!

@AnimalLover-yy1ml 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@82ritz 2 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalLover-yy1ml What? I use Dunny and Brasco all the time.

@AnimalLover-yy1ml 2 жыл бұрын

@@82ritz really? I guess it just depends what age you are and where u live

@kellysullivan800 2 жыл бұрын

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

@_zainabbaqri_0896 2 жыл бұрын

this was excellent,, I have enjoyed listening this new shortened word thank you! 😊

@nicholasrooksby3327 Жыл бұрын

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.

@redwolf7929 2 жыл бұрын

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

@goldboy150 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@daydreaming_cat 2 жыл бұрын

She said she’s from Melbourne in another video~

@michaelburke5907 2 жыл бұрын

Aussie posh?

@brokenwrench404 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelburke5907 I was just going to ask that. She’s seems posh

@susie9893 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelburke5907 hard to tell. A lot of Melbournians just sound like that. You probably need to live there to tell the difference

@removetheroofcreative 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Legalmachinist 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video which kept me mesmerized not only from subject matter but her perfect teeth!

@Gaminiheraliyawala Жыл бұрын

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..

@senthilsathish9754 Жыл бұрын

Excellent mate. Thank you and keep posting aussie slang with native words.

@abuhuraira3685 4 жыл бұрын

A well developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life

@mmmEnglish_Emma 4 жыл бұрын

🤩

@metalman75 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@katmeow3897 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@MC_Mookie 3 жыл бұрын

Hint of a non Australia accent. Healthy lashing of White Privilege too.

@tammymcleod4504 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it still is used in the cities.

@tammymcleod4504 3 жыл бұрын

@@MC_Mookie Who are you talking about?

@yabooccy 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@dwightstone7483 Жыл бұрын

Great info...I am an American musician and was in Australia for several months...I loved Australia and the people are marvelous (ripper?) I knew about Australian rhyming slang from an American drummer friend who on tour in the US with an Auzzie (sp?) Bass player (i.e. "me Gregory" = "my neck"...Gregory Peck rhymes with neck) etc etc. I also ran into Cockney rhyming slang when I was playing in England/Wales which seems to work the same way. A band mate & I were walking on the boardwalk in Manley Beach and were talking about all the different football team posters in the shops ( you folks have at least 3or4 or? Kinds of football... Australian Rules (footie ?) Soccer, Rugby and? Some Australian girls heard our accents and started talking with us...we were talking about sports lots of joking and laughing...I asked the girls "Which

@vernloe Жыл бұрын

You are a very good communicator. Keep up the good work. Well prepared, as all education material should be.

@Lhholmes50 2 жыл бұрын

I don"t know how I got to this video but.... being a fellow Australian she nailed it. Very well explained too!

4 жыл бұрын

I was almost ready to travel to Australia when this pandemic started 😪 but I still believe that this situation will end soon. I can't wait to descover all the beautiful places you guys have in your country and to learn more of you culture!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 4 жыл бұрын

I hope we can open our borders soon, Karla! Would love for you to come visit this gorgeous country! 💙

@shaungordon9737 4 жыл бұрын

@Rob Lloyd. Umm. Plenty of people say 'guys'. Fellas is such a bogan term

@judis6224 3 жыл бұрын

Don't go to NZ if you go to Australia,as we don't want the Indian varient,or anything else.

@philippeterson7503 2 жыл бұрын

Read "In a sunburned country" by Bill Bryson while you wait.

@petemarshplayer44 2 жыл бұрын

We welcome so much people here in Australia and would love for you to visit us 😁

@Lazarus_Alive 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@allenrj1 2 жыл бұрын

Umm, Malaysian English ? You will definitely need to get the pronunciation correct before you start using Aussie Slang !

@thomsboys77 Жыл бұрын

You went to school in Australia and were probably taught Australian English. So obviously you’d prefer it to British English

@chukwudiikpo1165 Жыл бұрын

I love the way and d smile at which u used in explaining!!!I will soon relocate from Nigeria...

@dmax9946 4 жыл бұрын

Dunny is still used but in regional or remote Australia

@anthonyfox4090 3 жыл бұрын

Me and my dad use it and we’re in Melbourne

@addamr2052 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Melbourne and I still hear the Dunny word used s as ll the time .

@daveamies5031 3 жыл бұрын

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)

@addamr2052 3 жыл бұрын

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 .

@animallover8610 3 жыл бұрын

I just use the word shitter.

@sa25-svredemption98 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@teecee9026 2 жыл бұрын

How long did it take U to type that novel

@jennklein1917 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Adelaide, and distinctly we have a mild Cockney accent? Also we say darnce and plarnts

@maheshtrivedi2868 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-mp7ob6ph7j 7 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thanks for your efforts to familiarize us with Australian slang and culture.

@farookniwas537 4 жыл бұрын

I love Australia and Their language.

@emmaking1210 3 жыл бұрын

We speak English mate😂

@commentfreely5443 3 жыл бұрын

i'm spending 7 mins at 2x watching a vid on my own language.

@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533 3 жыл бұрын

Why Thank You. We Do Also Speak English

@jakob31448 3 жыл бұрын

We speak English man😂😂😂

@dungurothu 3 жыл бұрын

we speak Australia 🤣

@steveshepherd2712 2 жыл бұрын

Fun and informative show! As an ex-pat Brit in Canada I see a lot of similarities. Something about Australian's I have noticed is they love to add a "Y" to the end of someones name ( or "ie") and even inanimate objects. Aussies are deservedly well liked for their open friendliness and no nonsense approach to b.s. Don't change ! 😉

@susie9893 2 жыл бұрын

Oh we put up with a lot of bs too (let's face it, if we didn't we wouldn't have any politicians in Oz), especially professionally. Most tourists just don't encounter that part of Aussie culture. An Aussie on holiday or down at the pub is quite different from an Aussie at work (well, for the most part anyway - maybe not some tradies)

@EvilNecroid 2 жыл бұрын

"Aussies are deservedly well liked for their open friendliness and no nonsense approach to b.s. Don't change" this slowly over the years is changing :(

@mdee8784 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that is being rapidly erased. We are meant to be ashamed of our Anglo Saxon past and character here in Australia. Presenting a non Anglo multiculturally obsessed face is our government and medias driving obsession today. Diversity and minority pandering is a all consuming goal for business and government in Australia now..say goodbye to seeing people like the lady in this video.

@user-qx1gq6zv5f 7 ай бұрын

LOVELY VIDEO! I LOVE AUSTRALIA. I WAS THERE 2 AND A HALF DECADES AGO AND I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS COUNTRY EVER SINCE, IM EVEN OBSESSED WITH IT... THANKS A LOT! SHAUL ISRAEL

@TELEPATHY888 Ай бұрын

The way you're explaining is awesome

@ostekuste3646 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@willisbrits5857 Ай бұрын

Loved the presentation! Slides is my new word - learnt from my kids, the shoes you just slide into...

@pakjohn48 4 ай бұрын

Bloody good job Emma!🙂🦘🐨

@nono7105 3 жыл бұрын

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).

@maddyg3208 3 жыл бұрын

Terra nullius

@jadecawdellsmith4009 3 жыл бұрын

@@maddyg3208 sadly TERRA NULLIAS is a word we Aussies shouldn't be familiar with but are.

@lindenwatson846 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I know LOL having driven across it many times!

@nono7105 3 жыл бұрын

@@jadecawdellsmith4009 There's nothing wrong with Terra Nullius.

@jadecawdellsmith4009 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Rayanerayane-df1ql 4 жыл бұрын

Australia is a wonderful and beautiful country. I am from Algeria

@petercrispin2129 2 жыл бұрын

"WAGGA" (pronouncounced Wogga) = Wagga Wagga, "WANGI" = Wangaratta, "RIFF" = Penrith, "DRU" = Mt Druitt, "THE SHIRE" = Sutherland Shire, "BOOZE BUS" = R.B.T. bus, "THE MOUNTAIN" = Mount Panorama (famous race track in Bathurst)... these are a few many may not know.

@dhanymaria8883 Жыл бұрын

love your video, helpful for me to learn about Australians Slang words

@trevormather9298 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jackbarrie6007 2 жыл бұрын

And don't wear socks with ya thongs unless your a pom then we can tell who ya are 🙄🙄🙄💯🇦🇺

@howardsmith9342 2 жыл бұрын

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".

@phrikaphrak40k 2 жыл бұрын

Some people here in the US still say thongs

@victorpena9824 2 жыл бұрын

Fanny pack is totally different than what is meant in the UK.

@copperfish543 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a kid they were called Thongs, and 20 years ago in Hawaii they were called slippers.

@reggiesj4918 2 жыл бұрын

As a CANADIAN we get this as well! But it's awesome to learn new things/slangs all the time. Cheers!

@mmmEnglish_Emma 2 жыл бұрын

🙌

@HumanThePerson 9 ай бұрын

As a Canadian. I use around 60% of these on a good day, I never even knew Bucks was even a term down there.

@user-ry3df3qk7w 9 күн бұрын

Yup they’re bucks $ ere. But we also say dollas…we often say d instead of t and er is always ah We still do use old slang like gallah (bird but also means idiot or funny depending on the sitch

@peterhenn1202 8 ай бұрын

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.

@piasingh5852 4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your work mam that you're making a person educated and confident by your great english videos. I'm really very thankful for you to make me able to write something for you in English.

@mmmEnglish_Emma 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment, Pia! And grateful I can teach you here 🙂

@AngreziPro 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly Emma, we will be ever thankful to you!

@piasingh5852 4 жыл бұрын

@@mmmEnglish_Emma thanks for your comment mam, it's really means a lot.

@ozboomer_au 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@lucielou7745 3 жыл бұрын

Just came here to say that!! She reminds me of Bindy.

@auslander1270 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's quite noticeable.

@GlenBradley 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ozboomer_au 3 жыл бұрын

@@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)...

@miketran4289 2 жыл бұрын

She probably watches a lot of American media.

@cullanvanwyk4807 9 ай бұрын

Been there loved it.

@marciliorocha3212 8 ай бұрын

Great video. I moved to Australia recently and I have heard some of these expressions. Thanks for sharing this video.

@wezza60 2 жыл бұрын

My now Thai wife when I first met her said to me my english is really good, but you have to teach me Aussie slang, a few months later, she rang me at work and said, Gday mate, how they hanging, Priceless🤣🤣

@ThePhotogPhil 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@freddyfreddy3177 4 ай бұрын

Truly thanks for your teaching🎉

@juanmedrano4741 Жыл бұрын

Wow! These were the most fun 15 minutes of Australian's slang words. You are a very dynamic "mate" Instructor, (I am sorry if I use mate wrongly). Suggestion, you should design a “STUBBY COOLER” with your “MMMEnglish” slogan and your pic. They might sell like pancakes, (English is my second language, but always trying to improve it). I wish you lots of success!

@trafficjammin1 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@fjb4932 2 жыл бұрын

West, by God !, Virginny

@nickwise9469 2 жыл бұрын

@@fjb4932 lol. I had to comment just on ur username. Love it

@mickus85 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got some Aussie influence in there since dunny is not british. It was coined in Australia

@paulmansour9593 Жыл бұрын

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.

@howlinsg1968 Жыл бұрын

Dunny is short for dungeon. It could easily have come from Ireland, Scotland or old England to the new worlds. 😀