More than footprints? Australian Phrasebook

more than footprints? PhraseBooks AUSTRALIAN! Compiled with apologies to James Schofield (Australia) The DAY12 Phrase Book has been lovingly compiled by Day12 readers from around the world to arm you with a few words and phrases for your next destination. From basic vocabulary such as 'Yes', 'No' and 'Thank-you', and simple structures like, 'Where is the..?' and 'How much is this?' to the more advanced, 'Are you sure this is a different temple?' and 'Is that a ghost?!', The DAY12 Phrase Book will help you get by with the minimum of fuss and the maximum of fun. Enjoy, or as they say in France, 'Cafe au lait!' Afrikaans \| Arabic \| Australian! \| Bahasa Melayu \| Bengali \| Catalan \| Czech \| Dioula \| Dutch \| Euskera Farsi \| Finnish \| French \| German \| Greek \| Hebrew \| Hindi \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Japanese \| Korean Luxembourgish \| Mandarin Chinese \| Maori \| Mongolian \| Polish \| Portuguese \| Romanian \| Russian Setswana \| Slovak \| Spanish \| Swedish \| Tagalog \| Taiwanese Chinese \| Thai \| Turkish \| Welsh Pronunciation: It would be impossible to adequately express, in text, how welcome you feel when you walk into a party and an Aussie friend says, 'mate!!' (usually followed by "He's a Pom, but he's alright!"). Try some of the phrases below, preferably with a few tinnies, and With a little practice, 'You'll be right, mate!' Warning: The staff at More than footprints? would like to point out that whilst we have stuck fairly closely to James's suggestions, we did get a bit carried away and added some phrases of our own... for comedic effect. it has been suggested that some people might have trouble telling our phrases from James's so if, having looked through the list below, you think you might get into trouble using our phrase book down-under, you may want to seriously think about staying at home and getting a job in a bank during your gap-year. We would also highly recommend that you read the our article, '26 Ways to Die Down-under' and decide whether you'll make it back alive from Oz, or not. Do you speak a language that doesn't appear here? Email us at morethanfootprints@day12.com and we'll send you the template for this page. You can also get in touch if you have ideas for any words or phrases we've missed. AUSTRALIAN!
The Basics		Restaurants and Food
Getting Around		Other useful phrases

The Basics
yes		Yes, Mate
no		No, mate
please		Ah go on, mate
thank you		maaaate!
hello		MATE!
goodbye		See ya, mate
mate		Ya bastard!
Excuse me		Oi mate!
Good morning		G'day
Good afternoon		g'day
Good evening		g'day
Good night		Are you sure you can still drive, mate?
How are you?		g'day, mate. how ya goin?
I'm fine, thanks		no worries, mate
Do you speak English?		er...mate?
I don't understand		er...mate?
My name is...		Bruce. How ya goin?
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Getting Around
gas station		servo
petrol		gas
car		holden
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Restaurants and Food
Cheers!		Cheers!
Barbeque (BBQ)		barbie
sausages		snags
prawns		shrimps
tomato sauce		dead horse
Off license		bottlo
cans of beer		tinnies
bottled beer		stubbies
beer		piss
Chilly-bin (insulated box for keeping beers cold)		esky
flies		blowies
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Other useful words and phrases
You idiot!		ya dropkick! (the origins of this phrase lie in the rhyming slang, 'dropkick punt')
Englishman		Pom
Englishman who's tired of losing at cricket		whinging Pom
Australian rules football		footy
Association rules football		soccer
get angry / go crazy		cut sick
Fair enough / OK / I agree		Fair dinkum
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Afrikaans \| Arabic \| Australian! \| Bahasa Melayu \| Bengali \| Catalan \| Czech \| Dioula \| Dutch \| Euskera Farsi \| Finnish \| French \| German \| Greek \| Hebrew \| Hindi \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Japanese \| Korean Luxembourgish \| Mandarin Chinese \| Maori \| Mongolian \| Polish \| Portuguese \| Romanian \| Russian Setswana \| Slovak \| Spanish \| Swedish \| Tagalog \| Taiwanese Chinese \| Thai \| Turkish \| Welsh Do you speak a language that doesn't appear here? Email us at morethanfootprints@day12.com and we'll send you the template for this page. You can also get in touch if you have ideas for any words or phrases we've missed.