I have been making a list of australian slang terms and what they mean in english. for your amusement (and because i really can't be bothered to start writing papers that are due in over 2 weeks), here's what i have so far:
australian..................................american
in hospital..................................in the hospital
mum and dad..................................my mom and dad
tea..................................dinner
arvo..................................afternoon
goon..................................boxed wine
get pissed..................................get drunk
brekkie..................................breakfast
poo..................................poop
ta..................................thanks
tomato sauce aka dead horse (because apparently that rhymes)..................................ketchup
crook..................................sick
bin..................................trash can
to chunder/spew/yack/munt..................................to throw up
no worries..................................it's okay/you're welcome
they also pronounce some words differently. here are some of my favorites
australian pronunciation..................................american pronunciation
tom-ahh-to..................................tom-ay-to (tomato)
a-dii-das..................................a-dee-das (adidas)
nike..................................nike-eee (nike)
p-uuu-ma..................................p-oo-ma (puma)
aluminium..................................aluminum (they even spell it differently)
sara
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