How to survive down under
fMATE=Friend
The stereotype is true. We don't have buddies, pals or homies. We have mates, and bloody good ones of that. Arvo= Afternoon A key aspect to the Australian language is that if a word can be shortened, it will be. The lasiest language on earth. So I won't be seeing you this afternoon, I'll catch you s'arvo mate. Heaps= Tonnes/ A lot It means a lot. And Australians will say it HEAPS. “Today was heaps of fun!” “Missing you heaps” “There are heaps of people here!!!” Brekky=Breakfast Saying breakfast is far too much to handle that early in the morning. We eat brekky, which usually consists of a vegemite sandwich. "Want some Weebix or vegemite toast for brekky?" Yeah, nah... nah, yeah. Yeah, nah= no nah, yeah= yes I do not expect this to make sense, but trust me on it. "Don't you think that professor is confusing... yeahhhh, nah I like her." Jumper=Sweater We wear jumpers when its cold. "Can i borrow your jumper, I'm heaps cold" Thongs =Flip Flops “Guys, I really need my thongs for the weekend and I left them in that guy's room! Can you get them for me?” - This is normal. Most Aussies live in thongs and leave them everywhere. You have been warned. Keen= Down/ Want/Desire Pronounced “Cain”. Can basically be applied to anything and everything. An ESSENTIAL word to know down under. Get keen! “You keen to go to uni (school) today?” “You keen to grab some lunch.” Bloody=really A bloody great Halloween, may have no blood involved. It was probably just really bloody good. Bloody oath. "What a bloody great day!" "Bloody oath mate!" "You have got to be bloody kidding" Punching= Dating someone more attractive Again, punching has no violence down under. If you're punching, you have scored yourself someone completely out of your league. So, congrats. "Did you see Matt is engaged to Hayley, he's punching soo hard." Ceebs= Screw It. If this doesn't prove how lazy our language is, I give up. Ceebs=CBF. Aussies can't be bothered to say that they can't be bothered. They also can't be bothered to say CBF; its far too many syllables. So ceebs is the answer. "Ceebs to go tonight" "Massive ceebs to study for finals" "Just ceebs" I'm easy= I am not fussed/ I don't care what we do. She was so easy does not mean what you think it does. Aussies are super chilled and a common response to any question can be "I'm easy." It just means I don't mind. "Wanna go to italian or mexican? Whatever, I'm easy." "Thanks for having us! No worries.. you girls are so easy!" Do you reckon= Do you think Very common expression which i reckon you need to know before facing any Aussie. "Do you reckon I should go to the breakfast?" "Do you reckon that test was hard?" Oi= Hey! Pronounced "Or-weee". Used at the start of a sentence to get someones attention, or just for the sake of it, cause thats how Aussies do it. "Oi mate, can Sheila come tonight?" Ranga= Red Head Aussies love Rangas. A very popular show called Summer Heights High coined this term 'Ranga'. No one under 30 uses the word red head. Its too many syllables. Ceebs. She'll be right= It will all be okay. A term to explain that whatever is the problem will fix itself soon enough. Aussies are very optimistic and don't worry too much about things. Therefore, she'll be right can be applied to most things and is used a lot. "Do you think that is going to be a problem? Naaa mate, all good she'll be right." Soz= Sorry Soz (Sorry) guys for the extreme confusion that Australians have caused the rest of the world. "Soz, I'll be out in a minute" "Soz guys, I won't be late again !" "Soz my phone was dead!!" Hope this convo (conversation) makes sense now. “Oi mate, are you heaps keen to hit up some bevies s'arvo? Wanna come to mine or yours?” "Yeah I'm keen as. Don't mind where we go, I'm easy. I am pretty ceebs though so do you reckon you can come to mine. |