I'll visited Australia in 1 month , and I hearded that U don't really spoke English, but "Tribes" ... Please post me examples.
THX
2006-08-21 01:40:48 · 5 answers · asked by La Bavure ! ¡ ǝɹnʌɐq ɐl 5 in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
yep I heard for vegetable ... "veggis" (or something like that)
- g'Day
2006-08-21 01:52:46 · update #1
of course "strine" and not "tribe" sorry for this mistake !
2006-08-21 01:54:22 · update #2
thx Shaik Umar ! very clear !
2006-08-21 01:55:30 · update #3
Well, when you think of Australia, chances are you think of Desert, Kangaroos and Paul Hogan. And when you think of the way we speak, you probably think of "g'day", "mate", and the phrase popularised by Paul Hogan, "Throw another shrimp on the barbie!"
Whilst these words and phrases are somewhat true, only they're prawns, not shrimp , they are a limited view of the Australian version of English; and yes it may surprise you that the official Australian language is English, er, well, kind of.
Australia Slang, Aussie Slang, or Strine as it is sometimes called, is a reflection of the harsh Australian land, and the no-nonsense "lets get on with it" attitude of the Australian people. So a lot of corners are cut both with what we say and how we say it.
So really, the best way to learn about Aussie Slang is just to jump in. I suggest you start with the basics, and then have a look through the Aussie Slang Dictionary.
2006-08-21 01:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Shaik Umar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well lets see now... there's "she'll be right mate", "it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey", "bloody oath mate","wanna cuppa", there are quite a few sayings that we have. I'm trying to teach my other-half a few before he comes over from his country. The best way to learn is to come back over and listen to us Aussies speak. And yes we do know how to speak English it's just that our forefathers were lazy speakers and thats why we speak the way we do.
2006-08-21 10:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by Aunty Jules 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australians still speak english , but they use a lot of slang that won't appear in any textbook. There are online australian slang dictionaries , they will help you a lot.
2006-08-21 09:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by sortingmonkey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"gd die", which means good day. It' an expression of greetings to someone and/or wishes to someone to have a wonderful day.
"haven" which means heaven in English is another Australian word i heard from some Australian.
2006-08-21 08:49:21 · answer #4 · answered by Kingston D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mate (but i don't know if that is 'tribe'....but it probably is as i see the aussies as a strange tribe - especially men! :o))
2006-08-21 08:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by 42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋