what?
an aussie is an australian person. i'm an aussie. that's what's so good about them. also, they live in one of the nicest places in the world (according to aussies). the problem with the rest of the world is that they think that aussies live in this small island in the southern hemisphere where the toilets spin backwards, summer is at the beginning of the year, people say "g'day" to each other and speak in weird accents, and children ride kangaroos to school.
this page here is to tell americans (not mentioning any names, or nationalities) that they do not rule the world and that they were the ones that stuffed up the english language, not us. it is also to tell you the truths & facts about australia that make it so cool.
say it
so many americans can't say aussie. for all you[s] aussies and poms (british people), it is pronounced
ozzie. most american can't say "o"! the closest they can get is when they say "are" and then they have to get rid of the "r" sound. so all you americans listen up. here is a recording of me saying "aussie".
listen carefully.
language
i am trying to get together a list of words that are different or completely differently said in american (so-called) "english" and australian english (even if the words are british, used in aussieland). so
add your own! and
tell me if i should get rid of some...
| american | aussie |
| pepper (green/red ones)
| capsicum
|
| pepper (green/red ones)
| chili
|
| popsicle
| ice block
|
| mom
| mum
|
| aluminum
| aluminium
|
| bathing suit / bathers
| swimming costume / swimmers / cossies
|
| popsicle stick
| paddle-pop stick
|
| slides
| slippery-dips
|
| cookies
| biscuits
|
| candies
| lollies
|
| center
| centre
|
| power outlet / socket
| power point
|
| meter
| metre
|
| no problem
| no worries, mate!
|
| color
| colour
|
| line (eg at checkout)
| queue / line
|
| flashlight
| torch
|
| busy
| engaged (for a phone call)
|
| washing solution
| detergent
|
| napkin
| serviette
|
| ketchup
| tomato sauce
|
| French Fries
| Hot chips/chips
|
| jersey
| jumper
|
| homosexual
| poof
|
| gas
| petrol
|
| Oregano (they say it reeeeally weird)
| Oregano
|
| water fountain
| bubbler
|
| refugee
| asylum seeker / suspect
|
| Ouwstraliar
| 'straia
|
| Cellphone
| Mobile
|
| Airplane
| Aeroplane
|
| thong
| g-string
|
| flip flops
| thongs
|
| ball point pen
| biro
|
| alcohol
| booze/ grog
|
| Satan
| Osama Bin Laden
|
| trailer
| caravan
|
| Person of mediterranean descent
| wog
|
| faucet
| tap
|
| eraser
| rubber
|
| call
| ring
|
| ass
| arse
|
| soda
| soft/fizzy drink
|
| Yo Bro
| G'day Mate
|
| fanny
| bum
|
| Trooper
| Digger
|
| jerking
| wanking
|
| drug store
| pharmacy / chemist
|
| junk
| piece of shit
|
| Prime Minister of Australia John Howard
| Oh.... that dickhead
|
| half cast
| mongrel
|
| mound of dirt
| ayers rock
|
| cool person
| sick cunt
|
| Hot (Haat)
| Hot (Hot)
|
| write me
| write to me
|
| jelly
| jam
|
| jell-o
| jelly
|
| Star Trak
| Star Trek
|
| Rubber
| Condom
|
| shrimp
| Prawn
|
| Really (that is really cool)
| Heaps (that is heaps cool)
|
| tomaaaado
| tomato
|
| potardo
| potato
|
| you think so?
| ya reckon
|
| bayzel
| basil
|
| filley
| fillet
|
| veaHicle
| vehicle
|
| sidewalk
| footpath
|
| te'erist
| terrorist
|
| pick-up
| ute
|
| get off of me
| get off me
|
| valley girl
| teenybopper
|
| parking lot
| carpark
|
| budweiser beer
| fizzy water
|
| Bud Light
| swamp water
|
| elevator
| lift
|
| sausage
| meat patty
|
| biscuit
| scone
|
| egg roll
| spring roll
|
| take-out
| takeaway
|
| french fries
| chips
|
| collateral damage
| inoccent civilians dead
|
| dim sum
| yum cha
|
| Earth
| America
|
| ( five dollar) bill
| (five dollar) note
|
| (car) trunk
| (car) boot
|
| knife
| that's not a knife...
|
| mailman
| postman
|
| government branch office
| federal government
|
| jerk-off
| dickhead
|
| gas station
| petrol station
|
| pop
| dad
|
| terminological inexactitude
| lie
|
| often (pronouced offen!)
| Often! (we know how to say it right!)
|
| hey
| oi
|
| damn
| bugger
|
| Australian silver half dollar
| 50 cent piece
|
| store
| shop
|
| mall
| shopping centre
|
| canteloupe
| rockmelon
|
| grid-iron
| footy mate
|
| I'm not worried
| she'll be right!
|
| jail
| gaol
|
| american
| yank
|
| herbal tea (silent h)
| herbal tea
|
| noocular weapon
| nuclear weapon
|
| hobo
| bum
|
| diaper
| nappy
|
| beer
| piss
|
| Or-Egg-A-Know
| oregano
|
| gridiron
| American Footy
|
| Australian football
| Real footy!:P
|
| valedictorian
| dux
|
| College
| High school/University... Do they even have TAFE?
|
| SAT
| HSC/VCE/OP/whatever
|
| Politically Incorrect
| Aussie humour
|
| Koala Bear
| Koala (Marsupial)
|
| shrimp
| prawn
|
| rubber
| condom
|
| cellular phones
| mobile
|
| that's not a knife ots a fucking spoon
| Knife
|
| killer beast that looks cute and will soon take over the freaking earth
| Koala
|
| Throw
| Chug
|
| how u doin'
| hey u goin'
|
| bathroom/powder room
| dunnies/loo
|
the truth
as someone said:
"the true is out there". and here it is:
- australia is the biggest island in the world.
- it is the smallest continent too, and the only one with one flag (some would say a bad flag) covering it.
- it is 82% of the size of the usa and about 18M people: 6% of america's population
- australian cities are just like any other major city. skyscrapers. houses everywhere, pollution. no kangaroos & koalas in most backyards (it sucks in that way, but at least we've got em somewhere!).
- australia does have a hell of a lot of desert, though. It is the country with the most wild camels in the world.
- only a very small amount of australia's coast is settled
- most of australia's population is on the coastline
- australia has a lot of famous tourist sites, though, including sydney, the great barrier reef, kakadu national park and various tropical rainforests. Oh and the blue mountains. they rock.
- and there's lots more to see despite the tourist sites
