Aussie Talk learn
Short lessons with native audio. Start with the place names people Google most, then the slang you will hear in week one.
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Cairns is cans, Melbourne is MEL-bun, Bondi is BON-dye. The 10 most mispronounced Australian place names, with local audio so you say them right.
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20 Australian slang words a visitor hears in week one: arvo, servo, thongs, no worries, yeah nah and more. Meaning, example and local audio for each.
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Thongs are flip flops in Australia. A table of Australian English vs American English: jumper, capsicum, biscuit, chips, servo and more, with audio.
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How to pronounce Cairns: locals say cans, not kerns. One syllable, no R. Audio of a local saying it, plus the line to use at the airport.
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Chuck a sickie means taking a sick day when you're not sick. Eight bits of Aussie slang you'll hear on a working holiday shift, with audio from locals.
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She'll be right means it will be fine, said calmly, not as a promise. Plus no worries mate and how ya going, with audio of locals saying all three.