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Can you speak proper Aussie?

Speaking like an Aussie can be almost as fun as eating like one. Hover over each image to check out our tips and tricks for talking like you’re from Down Under.

Tea: The evening meal (dinner)

Tea: The evening meal (dinner)

G’day: Hello!

G’day: Hello!

Chockers: Really Full

Chockers: Really Full

She’ll Be Right: Chill and Relax; Everything is Fine

She’ll Be Right: Chill and Relax; Everything is Fine

Arvo: Afternoon

Arvo: Afternoon

Choccy Biccy: Chocolate Biscuit

Choccy Biccy: Chocolate Biscuit

Ripper: Really Great

Ripper: Really Great

Strine: Australian Slang

Strine: Australian Slang

Esky: A Cooler

Esky: A Cooler

Cuppa: Cup of Tea

Cuppa: Cup of Tea

Fair Dinkum: Real, True, Genuine

Fair Dinkum: Real, True, Genuine

Sunnies: Sunglasses

Sunnies: Sunglasses

 Tips on How to Speak Australian (‘Strine’)

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  1. Change letters at the end of words. Try changing the letters at the end of some words, especially the “r” sound. So supper, after, and dinner become supah, aftah, and dinnah.

  2. Shorten your words. Australians love to shorten their words, because who has time for all those letters? For example, a Service station is a servo.

  3. Add an -ey or -ie to words. Present is pressie, Breakfast is brekkie, and mosquito is mozzie.

  4. Pronounce “oo” sound like “ew”. Australians say pool, school and cool like pewl, skewl and kewl.

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