Aus Slang
So after being around these Aussie's for awhile, I've come to realized all you need to know about speaking and understanding Aus is this simple rule: Shorten words and add either 'ie' or 'o' to any word and you've got it! Here's a list or examples to start you off.
Abreviation Words
moquito - mozzie
awesome - Ggouse
dock - wharf/jetty
dinner - tea
trunk - boot
truck - ute (stands for utility vehicle) or bus
peppers - capsicum
french fries - chips/hot chips
ketchup - tomato sauce
cottage - shack
liquir store - bottle shop/ bottlo
30 pack of beer - block
stole - floged
bangs - fringe
stroller - pram
tire - tyre
out for dinner - countertop meal
parking lot - carpark
comforter - doona
afternoon - arvo
break - smoko
lumberjack - wood spliter
food - tucker
grandpa - pop
puke - spew
sweater - jumper
gas station - patrol/fuel station
two weeks/bi-weekly - fort nightly
think - reckon
good idea - keen
cotton candy - fairy flause
diaper - nappy
candy - lolly
tar - bitaman
ground beef - mince
field - paddock
washroom - toilet
garbage - rubbish
dump - tip
street kid - bogan
tired - buggared
sex - root
schedule - rooster
Aus Sayings
that's cool - cool as
how are you? - how ya goin?
good morning - g'day mate
your welcome - no worries, that's okay
what are you trying to find? - what are you after?
Different Items
cordial - a syrup you mix in with water, like Crystal Light
fly spray - literally everyone uses it to kill flys. And we're still using fly swatters!
Vegemite - a vegetable based spread that you put on toast, has to be put on in small portions tho, and with butter
Milo - pretty much what they use instead of Nesquick, except it's disgusting
Just Different
monkey in the middle - piggy in the middle
Humpty Dumpty is an egg not a potato
The brand Axe is called Lynx, GMC is Holden, and Lays are Smiths
Aus Vocabulary
person - bloke
After being here for only 6 months and coming back to this list I had started right when I got here, I've already started thinking, "Really, I didn't know that word before?" I can only imagine what I will sound like when I come home and how many of these words will stick!