(aka Aussie speak for Yanks)
Part 2: My Favorite Aussie'isms
· Cheers! (ch i(ə)rz) exclamation, informal: expressing good wishes, used in a myriad of contexts, including “hello”, “good-bye”, “OK”, “no worries”, “too bad”, “sorry”, etc.
e.g. – 1) It was good to see you again. Cheers!, 2) You didn’t want onions on that? I’ll send it back. Cheers!
· bugger (ˈbəg gə) vulgar slang 1) noun: a contemptible person, 2) exclamation: to express annoyance, 3) phrasal verb: go away (imperative)
e.g. – 1) All right, tell the bugger he can come in. 2) Oh, bugger! I forgot to lock the front door! 3) You’re annoying me! Bugger off!
· heaps (hēps) adverb, informal: a great deal, or a large amount of
e.g. – Be careful! There are heaps of sharks out there!
· chockers (ch äk (ə)rz) adjective, informal: to be full beyond capacity, containing or holding as much or as many as possible, at capacity
e.g. – I had to sit on my suitcase to close it! It was chockers!
· How’re you going? greeting: akin to the American phrase, “How are you doing?”
e.g. – G’day! How’re you going?
· Good on you! exclamation: good for you!
e.g. – Hey, mate - I hear you got a promotion yesterday. Good on you!
· onya (ôn yə) exclamation: conjunction of “good for you!”
e.g. – Did you really win the office footy pool? Onya!
· full-on (foŏl- ôn) adjective: forceful or extreme, intense
e.g. – Hey, mate! Did you catch the footy match last night? It was full-on!
· s’arvo (s’ är vō) conjunction, noun: the time from noon or lunchtime until evening
e.g. – Hey, mate! What are you up to s’arvo?
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