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Australian English is the main languange of Australia.

Contents 1 Pronunciation guide 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 1.3 Common diphthongs 2 Phrase list 2.1 Basics 2.2 Problems 2.3 Numbers 2.4 Time 2.4.1 Clock time 2.4.2 Duration 2.4.3 Days 2.4.4 Months 2.4.5 Writing time and date 2.5 Colors 2.6 Transportation 2.6.1 Bus and train 2.6.2 Directions 2.6.3 Taxi 2.7 Lodging 2.8 Money 2.9 Eating 2.10 Bars 2.11 Shopping 2.12 Driving 2.13 Authority 3 Learning more

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

Hello. 

Hello. ( )

Hello. (informal) 

G'day. ( )

How are you? 

How are ya? ( ?)

Fine, thank you. 

Not bad mate. ( )

What is your name? 

What's ya name mate? ( ?)

My name is ______ . 

Me name is ______ . ( _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

Nice ta meet ya. ( )

Please. 

C'mon mate. ( )

Thank you. 

Cheers mate. ( )

You're welcome. 

No worries / No dramas. ( )

Yes. 

Yeah. ( )

No. 

Nah. ( )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

Oi. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Beggin' ya pardon. ( )

I'm sorry. 

Sorry. ( )

Goodbye 

Bye. ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

See ya later/cheers/hooroo. ( )

I can't speak name of language [well]. 

I don't speak Strayan [ too well ]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

Are you a pommy? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Is there a pom in the house? ( ?)

Help! 

I could use a hand! ( !)

Look out! 

Watch it! ( !)

Good morning. 

G'day. ( )

Good evening. 

Evenin'. ( )

Good night. 

'Night. ( )

Good night (to sleep) 

Nighty night. ( )

I don't understand. 

I don't catch ya meanin'. ( )

Where is the toilet? 

Where's the dunny/boghole? ( ?)

Problems

Numbers

1 

One

2 

A couple

3 

A few

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

Learning more

• The big smoke: the city
• The sticks: the suburbs/rural outskirts
• The bush: the rural country areas with lots of trees
• The outback: the deserts of inland Australia
• Drongo: an idiot or a fool
• Stone the crows!: Gosh! Expression of astonishment or disbelief.
• Bloody hell!: Damn! Expression of anger.
• Full on: Comprehensive, heavy going, intimidating.
• Middy: A small glass (usually for beer) used in New South Wales.
• Schooner: A large glass (usually for beer) used in New South Wales.
• To take the piss: To make fun of someone or to trick them.
• To piss in someone's pocket: To be servile or overly complimentary to someone.
• Brickie: Bricklayer.
• Sparkie: Electrician.
• Chippie: Carpenter.
• Smoko: A break during the working day to smoke a cigarette.
• To go berko: To go crazy.
• To be spewing: To vomit/ to be upset about something.
• Bloody oath!: I agree!
• I reckon...: I think.../(when said with affirmation) I agree!
• Too right!: I agree!
• Struth!: Gosh! (Short for 'It's the truth?!')
• Ute: A utility vehicle with a large tray on the back for equipment, often used on farms.
• Bugger me!: Gosh! (to express disbelief or bewilderment).
• Bogan: An uneducated person
• Westie: An uneducated person (similar to the British 'chav')

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