28 AUSTRALIAN SLANG Words/Phrases (That You Need to Know!)

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  • Опубліковано 23 січ 2020
  • I ask random Australians to explain complicated Aussie slang / colloquialisms to help tourists understand what the heck we're trying to say! Arvo, servo, smoko, drongo, bottle-o, cheeky barbie, bevy and g'day mate are a few classics, but spoiler alert: shrimp on the barbie is fake news.
    This video will be your travel guide to learn Australian English and survive the crazy Australian accent if you decide to holiday / vacation / work in the land down under. :)
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  • @Maya_Ruinz
    @Maya_Ruinz Рік тому +251

    I get the feeling in a hundred years they are going to have their own distinct language

  • @amberbautista6161
    @amberbautista6161 3 роки тому +376

    I thought the girl on the thumbnail is Kristen Stewart. Hahaha

  • @MiguelGonzalez-us2ox
    @MiguelGonzalez-us2ox Рік тому +82

    The girl who was asked if she was actually Australian: “yea I’ve got shrimp in my bag”… as if that’s like a form of ID for Australians

    • @sloshed-rat
      @sloshed-rat Рік тому +7

      It isn't?... Well, I'm never gonna that smell out of my wallet.

    • @XxShade_FrostxX
      @XxShade_FrostxX Рік тому +11

      She said shrimp. We don't have shrimp! And you don't cook it on the Barbie. You boil it. Hate it. Hate it so much.

    • @englishwithsteve6464
      @englishwithsteve6464 2 місяці тому +1

      Yeah let me see your shrimp please instead of let me see your ID 😂

    • @andybee4236
      @andybee4236 Місяць тому

      ​@@XxShade_FrostxX I've had king prawns on a BBQ. Nice.

  • @Gordon_L
    @Gordon_L 3 роки тому +168

    "Go for your life" is another Aussie expression , it does not mean run away in case you get hurt , it means help yourself , e.g. person 1 asks "can I grab a drink of water please mate ? " Person 2 , "Yeah , no worries mate , go for your life"

    • @rebeccatabor5508
      @rebeccatabor5508 Рік тому +5

      Is this similar to saying "treat yourself" like in the US. But it can be used in so many different ways.

    • @user-yy3uf2fz7v
      @user-yy3uf2fz7v Рік тому +1

      Like treat yourself

    • @Chadthefatherbear
      @Chadthefatherbear Рік тому +3

      “Feel free” is an English response that works in your example too, and it has the same vibe as “Go for your life”
      Person 1: “Can I get a drink of water?”
      Person 2: “Yeah feel free”

    • @a0215b
      @a0215b Рік тому +1

      very similar tagalog expression

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza Рік тому +1

      This is funny
      The rest of the world tries to figure out how we speak and what it means
      WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY THINK OUR SHIT MEANS
      so... HAVE A GANDA
      Ummmm it's not to take a walk on the beach
      Go for your life
      ummm it's not to run away
      it's like we need to dumb ourselves down to comprehend what they might have guessed it was

  • @jayminpatel2932
    @jayminpatel2932 2 роки тому +124

    I would pay to watch a drama if the Aussie of all aussie was trying to converse with the Scottish of Scots. That would be a hoot

    • @thefletchlife7837
      @thefletchlife7837 Рік тому +24

      ive got a mate with Scottish parents. we have no idea what Each other is saying mate, but we laugh a lot.

    • @Bleideris0
      @Bleideris0 Рік тому +6

      Would need to google all conversations

    • @c.a.marsupial.1282
      @c.a.marsupial.1282 Рік тому +4

      That a great idea for a comedy sketch.

  • @ibrozdemir
    @ibrozdemir 3 роки тому +41

    "are you australian"
    "yeah naah, yeah....... nah"
    5:25

  • @peterwimsey1
    @peterwimsey1 3 роки тому +100

    according to wikipedia "shrimp on the barbie" was used by Paul Hogan in an American advertisement because Americans say shrimp instead of prawn

    • @NoirL.A.
      @NoirL.A. 3 роки тому +10

      yes that's correct i remember those ads from the mid 80's around the same time the 'crocodile dundee' movie was released. and since 'prawn' means nothing to americans that's the word they had to use. the same ad also featured the term 'g'day'. "cause everyday's a g'day in straya".
      there actually is a difference between a shrimp and a prawn but i won't go into that now.

    • @citybeatdisco19
      @citybeatdisco19 3 роки тому +2

      That (with Paul Hogan) was most successful advertising campaign Tourism Australia ever had. There's a later advert explaining Aussies do say prawns, but of course no one remembers that, just first ad, & say "we don't call them shrimps"

    • @NoirL.A.
      @NoirL.A. 3 роки тому +1

      @@citybeatdisco19 yes and australians are very sensitive on that issue and really get irritated when an american mentions that phrase. there was also a movie (comedy) with that same name. and yes that ad was hugely succesful australia was already a pretty popular destination for yankee tourists but the ad increased it alot. odd though australians seem to get irritated when anybody foreign believes the stereotypes but an australian is the one who started it all so who's to blame? not everybody of course but enough to be noticeable.
      australians have a real odd love/hate relationship with americana and quite often it includes people who have never even been to the states.

    • @barrydavies9747
      @barrydavies9747 2 роки тому +1

      shrimp and prawns are totally different sea animals

    • @davidstott3284
      @davidstott3284 2 роки тому +1

      Nobody puts shrimps (prawns) on their BBQ in Australia, I've heard of anyone doing that.

  • @brianpack369
    @brianpack369 2 роки тому +70

    In California, we also use the phrases "Yeah, no" and "No, yeah." I always assumed everyone in the English speaking world used them until I heard someone complain about it.

    • @MiguelGonzalez-us2ox
      @MiguelGonzalez-us2ox Рік тому +6

      We also the variations “Yeah, no, yeah” and “No, yeah, no” if you like to mix it up

    • @Kenneth-fg4tc
      @Kenneth-fg4tc Рік тому +1

      Do you know what i found most interesting about you?

    • @Swizzy-D
      @Swizzy-D Рік тому +4

      kind of the same in Aus here but it’s Yeah nah or Nah yeah.
      Not yes and no.
      Australian vocabulary is mostly slang with short words being made longer, eg Robert becomes Rob but Rob becomes Robbo. David becomes Dave but Dave becomes Dave-o.
      My name becomes Deano to most people because just Dean is very formal.

    • @Firefly-trike
      @Firefly-trike Місяць тому

      It's a Z generation phrase.
      Absolutely the dumbest thing to say.

    • @MrJacobThrall
      @MrJacobThrall Місяць тому

      Asking people about their own dialect isn't that reliable a way to find out about it - if they're not particularly into linguistics, they're not going to have the best grasp of how widespread an expression actually is - why would they?
      "Yeah nah" might well be common in Australia, but it's hardly exclusive.

  • @detriiptravel9841
    @detriiptravel9841 Рік тому +33

    I love to hear Australian English😂😂😂, it's hard but it's exciting to learn😂

  • @imatwigz_5157
    @imatwigz_5157 10 місяців тому +10

    0:49 legend is wearing a Clementine hat from TWD, that's awesome

  • @nnguinn
    @nnguinn 3 роки тому +52

    Chris and Felix made me search for this video...

  • @a.m11558
    @a.m11558 Рік тому +59

    This is fascinating. I am from Kensington, Melbourne, and we have a completely different dialect, totally different accent too. A lot of these words sound a bit feminine and even childish at times, I've never heard of "duzza" or "bevvie" before. Here are some Kensington slang words.
    Black Mariah - A police van. In other parts of Australia these are called divvy vans or booze buses. "Don't let the Black Mariah catch you."
    Tuppence - Nothing, not much, always used to refer to a value, often money. "I got tuppence for that ebay listing."
    Madra - A mutt. In other parts of Australia you may hear the word "bitzer" instead. "I got a new dog, it's a madra though."
    Aught - Anything. "I haven't done aught, I swear."
    Chimpy - Cheap. "I got this car chimpy mate, don't worry."
    Chips - Thin, lean, often used to refer to a skinny person. "He's a bit chips, hey?"
    Innit - Abbreviation for "isn't it."
    Dunnit - Abbreviation for "doesn't it."
    Wannit - Abbreviation for "wasn't it."
    Ant or Ain't - Abbreviation for "have not". This is different to the other uses of "ain't", such as in US English.
    Half-Cut - Half drunk. "I'm half-cut mate!"
    Pissed - Drunk. "Oh, he's pissed."
    Paralytic - Very drunk. "He's bloody paralytic!"
    Abbas/Abbers - Abbreviation for abattoirs.
    Slaught - A slaughterman.
    Dill - A simpleton
    Till - A cash register.
    Docket - A receipt.
    Stone - A unit of weight. This is the only place in Australia I have heard stone be used more often than kilograms to refer to someone's weight.
    Cut - Drunk. "I'm cut."
    Grog - Alcohol. "I'll get the grog."
    Alow - Underneath, below. "Just get alow it and have a look."
    Aye - Yes. It might sound like pirate-talk but I have heard many people use this seriously in conversation, mostly older men. "Aye, I agree."
    Bedlam - Insanity, craziness. "This house is utter bedlam!"
    Beld - An old lady, often a bit of a ratty one. "That old beld down the street's driving me up the wall."
    Luce - Pronounced "loose", this means a match or sometimes a sparkler. "Get a luce, would you?"
    Peeler - A policeman. "Bloody peelers are on us."
    Shrifty - Forgiving, merciful. "He's acting a bit shrifty today, I think we'll be alright."
    Bird - A woman or older girl.
    Tapster - A person who serves at the bar and is not the publican.
    Jenker/Jenka - A cart hauled by horses, also used to refer to billy carts.
    Wain - A wagon hauled by horses, sometimes used to refer to something very heavy.
    Husbandman - A farmer.
    Iron horse - A train, almost always a very old train such as a steam engine, but it is still used to refer to freight trains.
    Olk/Olc - Bad, no good, rotten.
    Loggerhead - A thick-headed person, someone unintelligent and brash.
    Conta/Conter - Someone descended from convicts.
    Pom/Pommy - Englishman.
    Pissant - Someone descended from English immigrants rather than convicts or Irish immigrants.
    Piss In - Do something easily.
    Pisspot - An alcoholic or someone who doesn't wash often enough.
    Donahue - A wildman, someone who lives in the hinterland.
    Empty/Emptyhead - Someone foolish and stupid, or sometimes someone with a mental disability.
    Granna/Granner - An ugly person.
    Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

    • @Climpwood
      @Climpwood Рік тому +7

      Mate Kensington sounds fkn crazy it’s like u almost want Aussie slang, but just got stuck half way so you lads are 70-30 being British-Aussie

    • @a.m11558
      @a.m11558 Рік тому +1

      @@Climpwood Yes it is quite strange. After some research I've found that the dialect also has some Irish words, apparently "olc" is Irish, and so is "conta" (I think the spelling is slightly different, though). Kensington is a very old suburb of Melbourne, and until recently it was always a working class suburb. Essentially everyone I have met who have long family lineages in Kensington are descended either from convicts or from Irish immigrants, so I think a lot of that slang just got stuck in Kensington as the cultures fused into one. It's really interesting though.

    • @Climpwood
      @Climpwood Рік тому

      @@a.m11558 oh shit that is weird af who knows maybe youre all irish

    • @a.m11558
      @a.m11558 Рік тому +4

      @@Climpwood I'm about a quarter Irish, half Scottish, and a quarter English. Three out of my four lineages were convicts, and the other one was Irish immigrants who came to Australia in the 1840s. My grandmother speaks fluent Irish, so the culture has sort of been weirdly preserved on a distant limb.
      I've never thought much about it at all but now that you have shown me a different perspective, I realise how weird it actually is. Kind of cool, too.

    • @anishlamsongrai
      @anishlamsongrai Рік тому

      Thank you JHR! Got to know several Aussie slang. From Nepal.

  • @StayFrostyOfficial
    @StayFrostyOfficial 3 роки тому +85

    15 yo looking kid with an IGA hat talking about alcohol , classic

    • @danjo1967
      @danjo1967 3 місяці тому +4

      he's gonna go far

    • @jonesnjoroge
      @jonesnjoroge Місяць тому

      I was thinking the same thing, I came here just to find this comment

    • @theycontroltheleftandtheri3705
      @theycontroltheleftandtheri3705 12 днів тому

      what else is a 15 year old kid going to talk about! That and "getting sum" and a driver license, it would have to be getting alcohol.

  • @oldspiritart
    @oldspiritart 3 роки тому +70

    My coworkers from Perth, here in the States loved our Halloween. Talked excitedly about buying lollies.
    Told them candy is good, doesn’t have to be a lollipop. They explained it to me. Plus they often told each other to get stuffed. Thought they were wishing death followed by taxidermy for a nanosecond.

    • @caretakerfochr3834
      @caretakerfochr3834 Рік тому

      "Get stuffed" is a widely used expression and is a soft form of "oh go get fucked". Something that is "stuffed" is ...er... out of service. Of course if a gal was "up the duff" she would be pregnant. That is to say, she would have a "bun in the oven".

    • @mclovinlife4018
      @mclovinlife4018 11 місяців тому

      I love that they say lollies 😂

    • @SY-ok2dq
      @SY-ok2dq 3 місяці тому +1

      Lollies is British. And Vegemite is an Australian product that imitated a British product, Marmite. It might have arisen out of war shortages in Britain (WW2) when Britain was rationing a lot of food and othet products and shipping out of Britain was limited. Food and resources had to first go to the army and navy and fighting the war.
      Australia wasn't affected by food oe resource shortages, as there was a lot of both, and Australia exported all their extra.

  • @sh_sp
    @sh_sp Рік тому +19

    Australians are really nice I love their accent it's really cool 😭😂💗

  • @naamjeil
    @naamjeil 3 роки тому +30

    As a English learner and one who loves Ausi, I should visit there have nice holidays before they change whole language.

    • @cme7893
      @cme7893 2 роки тому +3

      Different states have their own slang as well, just to make it more difficult and confusing for visitors 😂

    • @maxcooper1497
      @maxcooper1497 2 роки тому

      Yeahh defenetly

    • @anneofgreengables9096
      @anneofgreengables9096 Рік тому +2

      @Jerry Nam hey man, I’m Australian, just wanted to reassure ya that as long as you can speak basic English you’ll be right not learning all the slang. You can typically pick it up using context cues and how we say it, most Australians don’t even know what we’re saying half the time, not a clue what the true definition is, just a general gist of it, if there was anything you should know it’d be “arvo”, “yeah nah”, “nah yeah”, and other terms depending on where your going in Australia since the slang is so diverse.
      I live in rural QLD and everyone’s very Occa and true blue, so if you were to come out here, slang is essential, but in the cities, and posher places like Sydney and Melbourne, it’s probably not as essential.
      I have a German mate who took years to understand Australian slang cause they’re so literal in Germany, but she got by just using context and people being really relaxed and willing to explain themselves.

  • @jakewon87
    @jakewon87 2 роки тому +3

    One of the best Australian youtube travel if not the best.

  • @vinnieboy3142
    @vinnieboy3142 Рік тому +4

    To chuck a sickie
    (to take a day off work)
    My girlfriend is from Melbourne but I already knew some slang.
    Also "heaps",
    "fair dinkum, mate " and many more.

  • @kenmiyamoto5562
    @kenmiyamoto5562 Рік тому +5

    Boganism is the culture from Bogania located between Australia and Newzealand. The people from there are called Bogans.

  • @AnimalLover-yy1ml
    @AnimalLover-yy1ml 2 роки тому +4

    sorry im laughing in the first seconds
    0:28
    "A bogan is like someone who doesn't care about what others think and does what they want with their life-"
    *a bogan proceeds to photobomb the frame*

  • @tylercouture216
    @tylercouture216 2 роки тому +1

    Omg this is so funny hearing this playing Midnight Club 2 and racing Australian Ian and using some of the 2000s Aussie slang

  • @largol33t1
    @largol33t1 2 роки тому +14

    Taking a holiday in south Florida in the US is a bit interesting as Orlando can get pretty packed with Australians pouring in. It's fun seeing the tourists getting Melbourne, Florida confused with the OTHER Melbourne (In VIC).

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 роки тому

      PS: the girl in the red tartan shirt looks a lot like actress Kristen Stewart. And Kristen's mum is Australian.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Рік тому +109

    I'm Australian and much of this lingo is stuff i've never heard

    • @waynemcauliffe2362
      @waynemcauliffe2362 Рік тому +18

      Must be sheltered mate😆

    • @anneofgreengables9096
      @anneofgreengables9096 Рік тому +10

      Dude seriously, where are you from in Australia?

    • @waynemcauliffe2362
      @waynemcauliffe2362 Рік тому +9

      @@anneofgreengables9096 Brissy mate. I`m old and don`t say dude

    • @anneofgreengables9096
      @anneofgreengables9096 Рік тому +6

      @wayne mclauiffe I was talking to the original comment man haha, but nice to see a fellow QLDer.
      I live in central QLD, rural, people here are very occa, thickest accents and most slang used anywhere I’ve seen.
      Love Bris, the size is perfect, I’m going there for Uni. :)

    • @waynemcauliffe2362
      @waynemcauliffe2362 Рік тому +3

      @@anneofgreengables9096 Cool mate have a beer with us sometime at The Vic

  • @marleymcscumbag
    @marleymcscumbag 3 роки тому +8

    Sook is a good one
    I've had to explain that to way too many Americans

  • @kaze987
    @kaze987 10 місяців тому +1

    No worries is super popular here in Canada!
    And yeah, we say 'how's it going' AND 'how you doing' frequently :)

  • @Red-Magic
    @Red-Magic Рік тому +19

    Can confirm that "yoo-ee" (u-turn) and "no worries" are used a lot in the US

    • @geofredotappan9777
      @geofredotappan9777 Рік тому +2

      I use ' no worries " a lot.

    • @robertblair8395
      @robertblair8395 10 місяців тому +1

      Actually, in Queensland they are more likely to say "No wuckers" - short for "No wuckin forries".

    • @drdeesnutts48
      @drdeesnutts48 6 місяців тому

      @@robertblair8395 or No Wuzzas.

    • @frisco21
      @frisco21 5 місяців тому +1

      "Hang a yoo-ee" is a common expression, at least in the Western USA where I live.

    • @AndrewLane-pm2ro
      @AndrewLane-pm2ro 2 місяці тому

      Interesting. In Australia we say "Chuck a u-ee" ... ie, make a u-turn.
      "No worries, mate" is very common in Australia.

  • @ekaterina8441
    @ekaterina8441 4 роки тому +2

    Very useful! Thank you !

  • @greeneking77
    @greeneking77 Рік тому +1

    2:45 I wonder if the first term "bogan" is related the the brand of beer he mentioned, Boag's draught?

  • @andrewgeraghty7495
    @andrewgeraghty7495 Рік тому +4

    We Aussies shorten everything! You can tell what State ppl come from by the word they use for what they wear when swimming. These include cozzie [shrunk from swimming costume}, trunks [sort from swimming trunks [and NOT a car boot in the USA] -- trunks usually have longer legs, like boxer shorts. Budgie smuggler [ummm, what a man appears to be hiding after emerging from cold surf!]. Speedos [a popular brand], bikini, bathers, boardies [from board shorts, also boxer-shape], swimmers, togs. Wiki says togs is the most popular term at 38% [see Lily & Lime].

  • @Astrodgirl
    @Astrodgirl Рік тому +9

    I love their “naur” it sounds pretty cool

  • @user-bx9rh6vu4l
    @user-bx9rh6vu4l Місяць тому

    Thank to U for a Greatful Video.... Thanks for a Great Way Explaining how Their Slang Words were... And I wish GooD Luck 4 Yor Future!! 😀😍❤👍

  • @theravyshow2570
    @theravyshow2570 Рік тому +4

    We say "no worries " on the west coast of Canada.

  • @charliedamcevski4929
    @charliedamcevski4929 3 роки тому +15

    LMAO THE KID WITH THE IGA HAT WHAT A LEDGE

  • @romanlarsson6125
    @romanlarsson6125 3 роки тому +2

    This Channel is so Good, congratulations 👏👏👏👊🚀

    • @WelcomeTo
      @WelcomeTo  3 роки тому

      Thank you for the kind words 🙏🙏😁

  • @IamGrazi
    @IamGrazi Рік тому +2

    3:01 Oh my lanta! now I'll can understand my aussie mate

  • @danjo1967
    @danjo1967 3 місяці тому

    aussie slang also has variations depending on what state you live in - can be completely different words that mean the same thing.

  • @enijize1234
    @enijize1234 Рік тому +1

    1:12 cozzies is regional. In Vic they're togs

  • @gingerdad127
    @gingerdad127 3 роки тому +21

    You know you're Australian when you can understand/translate this, "I had to chuck a f**kin lefty at the roundie before I had an arvo bevi at the R-ie. I then ate Maccas with Shazza, Dazza and Kazza, and then we saw Acca Dacca".

    • @OK-69420
      @OK-69420 3 роки тому +2

      I'm not Australian but..
      Arvo means afternoon
      Does roundie meana round?
      Does bevi means beverage?
      Can u translate it to normal English pls? :)

    • @gingerdad127
      @gingerdad127 3 роки тому +7

      @@OK-69420 not bad... i had to turn left at the round about before i had an afternoon beverage at the Retired Servicemans League Club. I then ate McDonald's with Sharon, Darren and Karen and watched ACDC.

    • @OK-69420
      @OK-69420 3 роки тому +6

      @@gingerdad127 I quit life.

    • @gingerdad127
      @gingerdad127 3 роки тому +1

      @@OK-69420 😁😄😃

    • @smeva26
      @smeva26 2 роки тому +1

      the only ones i dont know are R-ie and acca dacca (i have heard that one before though) i get what you mean by roundie but ive never heard anyone call it that before

  • @brianbecker1180
    @brianbecker1180 5 місяців тому +2

    I can't believe no one said "stubby" for a bottle of beer!!

  • @dawnatkinson7704
    @dawnatkinson7704 3 роки тому

    I love this 'arvo'!

  • @andrepoiy1199
    @andrepoiy1199 Рік тому +2

    I didn't know "no worries" isnt said anywhere else since I'm Canadian and I say that sometimes

  • @blakeaadams
    @blakeaadams Рік тому +9

    In Texas, we also use: “how ya doin” and U-ie. People use “no, yeah” and “yeah, no” too, but that might be more of a midwestern or Cali thing. “no worries” is also super common but mainly just for younger people.

    • @Darkrocker0008
      @Darkrocker0008 Рік тому +1

      I'm in New England and we use all that too.

    • @robanybody8691
      @robanybody8691 Рік тому +1

      We've got U'ie, that's a U turn, as in "chuckin a U'ie and fangin it coz there's an RBT ahead and you're pissed as."

    • @danjo1967
      @danjo1967 3 місяці тому

      people from texas dont have a clue what im sayin most the time. you dont say things even remotely the same

    • @AndrewLane-pm2ro
      @AndrewLane-pm2ro 2 місяці тому

      Instead of "How ya doin'?" we Aussies say "How ya goin' (mate)?"

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    @soyosugawara2658 3 роки тому +3

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  • @Ali76564
    @Ali76564 3 місяці тому

    Face the day and cheer up is my favorite one I'm from Melbourne

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    @harshad9212 3 роки тому +3

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    @zsoltleventemajorant9262 Рік тому +1

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  • @OUOU46
    @OUOU46 Рік тому

    When I had studied in Brisbane. I'd lived with Aussie host family with Mum dad and two teenage. They did teach me alot and of course if your English not strong enough don't speak something Aussie or slang then you would use dictionary to understand.

  • @rulasmania
    @rulasmania 6 місяців тому +1

    0:29 a wild Bogan appeared in the back as she was giving the explanation lmao

  • @shawarmacutie2560
    @shawarmacutie2560 3 роки тому +2

    3:50
    josiah -> jazza
    now it all makes sense

  • @DidiPort
    @DidiPort 7 місяців тому +4

    My wife and I live in Portugal, our family just came to visit.
    Here is some slang my 5 year old and 8 year old grandsons used.
    One suggested to other Portuguese kids, when it was difficult, his words “I’ll have a crack at that!”
    The other grandson, was saying good afternoon in Portuguese to a couple of older gentleman with “Boa Tarde” which is spot one correct, then he threw “mate” on the end of it.
    So it’s Boa Tarde Mate!
    We laughed our Guts Out, that’s, we laughed a lot!

  • @donhale9777
    @donhale9777 2 роки тому

    Lots of Aussies her in British Columbia Canada at our Whistler Resort.

  • @HumanityWillPrevail
    @HumanityWillPrevail Рік тому +2

    The vast majority of the Ausise slang on here is the same as in the UK. There are one or two that are specific to Oz but most are interchangeable with English.

  • @liemdrake
    @liemdrake 3 роки тому

    I am American myself and I even do know the word bogan as well that in the U.S. that we have are types in the south call rednecks and also they did not mention about Donnie where it's actually potty in Australian English.

  • @cheeseburgerpaladin
    @cheeseburgerpaladin Рік тому +2

    "We don't do shrimp" yeah nah mate you gotta try it some time. Chef friend came over and grilled some up. Bloody good.

  • @ashleythevengeboy6012
    @ashleythevengeboy6012 4 роки тому

    where did cariba heine played carbie barbie on the beach? saw her on the thumbnail of somewhere

  • @barrydavies9747
    @barrydavies9747 2 роки тому

    We used to use a lot of these Slang words in the 90's in South Wales the ye no thing was done using your head you would nod yes when saying no or vice/versa

  • @TheMrDarius
    @TheMrDarius Рік тому +2

    As an American I use the no worries term 97% of the time I can’t say that about my fellow Americans but I can say I’ve adopted that it just is more casual. “Oh I’m sorry.” “Oh no worries.”/“no worries bro/man/sir” that is a lot more chill and it’s likes hey it’s not a big deal no need for an apology

  • @definitelynotsolidsnake
    @definitelynotsolidsnake 2 роки тому +5

    1:00 maybe ive been living in a box,
    but Im born in australia and have never heard anyone around me say trackie dacks,
    I have heard some people say trackies though (which makes sense since alot of us like to "shorten words")

    • @robertblair8395
      @robertblair8395 10 місяців тому

      And you have no idea what dacks are? Maybe you got dacked when you were a kid? Australian born & bred? You gotta be a nungah mate.

    • @SY-ok2dq
      @SY-ok2dq 3 місяці тому

      Haven't heard trackie dacks either, it sounds childish. but perhaps it came about from trackie + daks (pants, trousers)? I've heard people use the term "daks".

  • @dancingdemon1958
    @dancingdemon1958 Рік тому

    ive noticed theres quite a bit of overlap between slang they say in australia to slang we use in boston. Like, half of this stuff we use too, no worries, nah yeah, how you doin? sorta thing

  • @baitaptienganhcuatoi
    @baitaptienganhcuatoi 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks, mate!

  • @JozzieProductions
    @JozzieProductions Рік тому

    some of the words we say here in Canada. We shorten stuff as well the famous "a Boot" comes from us dropping the T we say abou. never say the T. We say prezzies, we say smashed, mackers, We say how are you doin, or hows it goin, Fkn eh bud and throw Eh on everything we can.

  • @11Khalid11
    @11Khalid11 Рік тому +2

    2:22 How can you go "arvo drinks" *tonight* ?

  • @jinxhijinx1768
    @jinxhijinx1768 3 роки тому +3

    I immediately knew you were in surfers paradise in the first frame of the video.

  • @dawnatkinson7704
    @dawnatkinson7704 3 роки тому

    I say No worries all the time - i'm from the UK.

  • @skyz6708
    @skyz6708 Рік тому +2

    Yeah nah some of this slang definitely depends what part of Australia you're from, i've never heard a cigarrete called a duzza more like a dart, durry or ciggy

  • @SkydrawnIV
    @SkydrawnIV 6 місяців тому +2

    Most important is how the word 'cunt' is most often used as a term of endearment.

  • @rossmacrae3947
    @rossmacrae3947 3 роки тому

    im from australia and 60 yes we do prawns

  • @davidstott3284
    @davidstott3284 2 роки тому

    All of these videos seem to be made on the east coast. Many of these words/ phrases are specific to that region.

  • @mirsaeed5189
    @mirsaeed5189 Рік тому +2

    Could you please tell me in which variant of Aussie accent they sound more British specially when they pronounce words like "dance" "chance" "ask" "answer" with the long "AH" sound?

    • @anneofgreengables9096
      @anneofgreengables9096 Рік тому

      In more upper class or wealthier parts of Australia, or they were born there, moved, or there family was born there and moved.
      I’ve noticed people from NSW and Victoria have a more “British-esque” accent, where-as, you wouldn’t catch a QLDer dead with a “British-esque” accent.
      Especially the wealthier types from Melbourne and Sydney, most of them are pretty alright people, but a lot of them are uptight pretentious prats, who no nothing of hardship or labour, and just like to complain a lot, give us rural Qlders a good laugh.😂😂

    • @garyjohnstone6422
      @garyjohnstone6422 10 місяців тому

      they`d be punces mate

  • @ScarecrowShoots
    @ScarecrowShoots 10 місяців тому

    American here - no worries has been probably one of the most used phrases in my vocabulary for the majority of my life.

    • @user-zu1pe1di4r
      @user-zu1pe1di4r 9 місяців тому

      what about the saying how you going instead of how you doing

  • @MM715S19
    @MM715S19 Рік тому +2

    “yeah, nah” is one of my favourites. it’s “no shit” but amazing.

  • @KeshavDulal
    @KeshavDulal 2 роки тому +1

    The last German boy was super cool.

  • @arthurwatts1680
    @arthurwatts1680 Рік тому +5

    There is very little regional variation in the Aussie accent - South Australians say 'darnse' like Kiwis but that's about it. Every generation of kids has its own jargon but the accent is the same - we didn't have centuries of living in the same village or county as our Brit and European ancestors. I guess that whole regional dialect thing goes double for Asians but a few years in an Aussie school and they sound as dinkum as Bluey ;)

    • @barryschwarz
      @barryschwarz 7 місяців тому

      The accent variation is cultural rather than regional. So you get 'cultivated', which is soft and leans towards posh English, broad, which is a strong Aussie accent, associated, rightly or wrongly, with working class, and general, which is in between the two. But like everywhere else, there is a tonne of variety in the minute details of the accent, to where even family members can sound a bit different.

    • @drdeesnutts48
      @drdeesnutts48 6 місяців тому

      There is a certain amount of regional variation someone from Qld will sound completely different from a Victorian, but there's also class and age to factor in.
      The accent and language has changed a LOT in a very short time, phrases that were common growing up are completely anachronistic today.

  • @megataz1982
    @megataz1982 3 дні тому

    I love the accent

  • @mikelou2422
    @mikelou2422 2 місяці тому

    A lot of these terms are used in NZ too

  • @comanche91210
    @comanche91210 2 роки тому +3

    As an American, we definitely say "No worries" all the time. A little bit if a misnomer, but.

  • @josiejose
    @josiejose Рік тому +1

    the "yeah nah/nah yeah" is also common in Canada.

  • @firespacecostarica9303
    @firespacecostarica9303 Рік тому +1

    Maccas (Mäckes )is what Germans use for McDonalds as well and grog is common in Germany as well.

  • @asdasdaa7063
    @asdasdaa7063 Рік тому +2

    why are they so cute lol love from the states!

  • @chrissimmonds2997
    @chrissimmonds2997 3 роки тому +9

    2:40... the girl who said it’s not cigarette it’s “duzza”... I’m Australian and never smoked but I heard durry not duzza

    • @nateplissken8684
      @nateplissken8684 3 роки тому +2

      Duzza is legit in QLD. Its slang on slang, lol. Id like to know where the word durry comes from in the first place?! Iv heard older cats use the word ''Darts'' for cigarettes..maybe its slang on that, idk.

    • @nateplissken8684
      @nateplissken8684 3 роки тому

      @@daviddou1408 Nice one, David. That's been a hot topic in my kitchen since I dropped that comment, lol. Finally, a piece of the puzzle. Iv talked to some old ass smokers and they had nothing.

    • @AndrewLane-pm2ro
      @AndrewLane-pm2ro 2 місяці тому

      It's "durry" in Qld. I've never heard "duzza", but I'm not a smoker.

  • @-NgoBaoNgan
    @-NgoBaoNgan Рік тому +6

    When i listen to Aussie i feel like i 'll have to study a brand new dictionary =))

  • @StratBurst92
    @StratBurst92 2 роки тому +2

    My late brother in law was from Sydney. He said that they called American cars yank tanks.

    • @AndrewLane-pm2ro
      @AndrewLane-pm2ro 2 місяці тому

      Yep ... a "yank tank" is Aussie for a large American car.

  • @brokensoulx6234
    @brokensoulx6234 3 роки тому +7

    "Pash" (old aussie slang): meaning- kiss
    "Hillbilly aka bogon" *americans would call these names/use them on "rednecks"* these words just mean rough and tough people regardless if their old fools 😅
    Arvo (afternoon, past 1pm)
    G'day (hello) mate (any friend or person) *form of greetings.
    Yeah nah (no thanks, or not really)
    Soft drink/cold one (drinks and beer) *Americans call 'soft drink' either pop or soda*
    Cheers (a form of thank you or a goodbye till later take off from mates, also used in gatherings when partaking in beer (cold ones)
    Lass (female, girl, a formal polite old slang to recognize a woman)
    Aye (an agreement tone or overjoyed rise of tone for something awesome that's just happened)
    Nioce *nice* (exactly as nice but with an 'O' making the word drag out in a powerful slang enhancement)
    Root (meaning 'sex'. We don't say we had sex unless they aren't as aussie as they could be. Example: "damn the Sheila was a good root")
    Sheila/shela *spelling differs* (woman aka lass aka female, another term but less formal than "lass")
    Rooted *no not sex; sort of depends on context* (To be tired and exhausted, examples: " I got root this arvo by him bad, I'm hella rooted" or " damn I'm rooted"
    Maccas (Macdonalds- fast food)
    Ambo *abbreviated word* ( meaning ambulance, health emergency)
    Barbie *no not the doll* ( meaning a 'barbecue' aka food cooked on a massive hot plate)

    • @dunruden9720
      @dunruden9720 3 роки тому

      A bogon is a moth. You may want to check your spelling!

    • @brokensoulx6234
      @brokensoulx6234 3 роки тому

      I know

    • @stephenpower8723
      @stephenpower8723 3 роки тому

      @@dunruden9720 that's a Bogong moth. Bogan is a rough, uncultured person.

  • @rossmacrae3947
    @rossmacrae3947 3 роки тому

    yes we do prawns on bbq

    • @georgemoore7186
      @georgemoore7186 3 роки тому

      No we don't? I've been to a lot of Aussie Barbies and hardly ever do they throw prawns on the barbie, Snags(sausages), Chops or steak is the go, we eat prawns for sure, but they are hardly a staple of the Aussie Barbie like Hoges implied

  • @sillywabbit7989
    @sillywabbit7989 2 роки тому +3

    Yes no - No yes is in florida too.
    That's prolly why aussies dont get confused when we give them directions. 😂😂😎🙏

  • @reggieangus5325
    @reggieangus5325 3 роки тому +6

    0:57 Budget Kristen Stewart or Mad TV cartoon?

  • @self_proclaimedbitch5326
    @self_proclaimedbitch5326 3 роки тому

    I used to wanna move there

  • @wasylbakowsky5199
    @wasylbakowsky5199 5 місяців тому +1

    No Worries is super common in Canada...

  • @bertshutler5973
    @bertshutler5973 2 роки тому +2

    too funny, in Canada, at least Ontario, we do the ya no thing, and the no ya thing too

  • @RootofYishay
    @RootofYishay Рік тому

    Dag or daggy is another one I learned during a visit

    • @robertblair8395
      @robertblair8395 10 місяців тому

      Sheep can't wipe their bums, so balls of dried s**t build up on the wool around their arse. Those are "dags". The process of cleaning them (by clipping the bum wool) is called "dagging".
      In New Zealand to "rattle yer dags" means to get moving.

  • @magnumxlpi
    @magnumxlpi 6 місяців тому +1

    Shrimp and prawns are two different things and who hasnt grilled both?

  • @ryanroma5724
    @ryanroma5724 2 роки тому

    Duzza? Lived here all my life never heard of that we always tend to say ciggie or a dart

  • @frazhassan
    @frazhassan Рік тому

    Awesome mate. I'wz fn to watch

  • @Marktemolator
    @Marktemolator Рік тому

    Good on ya mate

  • @geoffmccoll4640
    @geoffmccoll4640 23 дні тому

    Rocking up for the Australian Olympics in Brisbane in 2032. Any suggestions?

  • @martinvondereinode623
    @martinvondereinode623 5 місяців тому +1

    I have never heard of these phrases, but well, it is 60 years since I lived in Australia. And it is obvios, the language chances ...

  • @CrispyHulk1
    @CrispyHulk1 Рік тому +2

    Love how McDonald’s embraced Maccas and markets itself that way

  • @rebeccaflowerbeck9894
    @rebeccaflowerbeck9894 6 місяців тому +1

    drongo…😆😆😆there’s a word I haven’t heard in a while! ha ha

  • @montelltrevitt8812
    @montelltrevitt8812 Рік тому

    Crazy I’m from Liverpool Uk and we say a lot of the same words

  • @englishwithsteve6464
    @englishwithsteve6464 2 місяці тому

    Great video ❤ btw who's that girl with the cap and red and black t shirt on the cover! Man she's really good looking