Some very precious friends have been staying with us. They are born and bred Aussies. What a joy it has been to love on our brothers and sisters from down-under. We all loved to tease one another about our accents. Each of us demanding the other sounded the silliest.
For those of you out there even remotely curious about the Australian dialect. I've included a few word translations below.
Dunny – Bathroom
Bubbler – Water Fountain
Mate – Friend/Dude
Rubbish – Trash
Slippery-Dip – Slide
Swimmer – Swimsuit
Muzzy – Mosquito
Jackaroo – Hired - Help
Capsicum – Pepper (Red, Green)
Bloke - Man/Cowboy
13 comments:
They do have a language all their own!
These are great! I love some of their words.
They may as well be speaking in an unknown tongue over here. I'd be scratching my head, "What?"
:o)
I like the "bubbler"...makes perfect sense!
How neat to learn those terms..you must be enjoying your time with them. Have a wonderful time...
Hey Mate...
It was so good to talk with you!! So glad that you had this time with your friends...
Bless you,
Susan
Our friend hosted an exchange student from Australia. She was talking about the "like" by her home and I had no idea what she was referring to and why it was so pretty and so close.
She finally described it as being a body of water and it was a lake!!!! I just didn't understand her accent, lol!
BTW, that was me that sent you a message on facebook, in case you didn't recognize me!
But did you put any shrimp on the barbie? I love all the differnt accents out there!
I enjoyed reading those. Thank you for sharing. We met several westerners while in Syria, and the Australians were my favorites. :)
Thanks for sharing ... I love reading the Aussie blogs and deciphering the slang.
When my kids were small, I had a good friend from Australia. Once when the boys were on the playground, her son was misbehaving. She chastised him in her delightful accent, "Brendan, I'm so cross with you." It sounded so much more civilized than screaming in my Jersey accent!
Susan
We have always wanted to go to Australia. I love their accent and "slang". So cool...
I love the Australian accent. I'm glad you are all enjoying yourselves.
Great speaking with you the other night and hope to see you soon.
I will now visit the dunny. :)
Bless you and your family dear sister.
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