Are you planning to go to Australia for Christmas or New Year holiday? Let’s learn some of the most common every day slang words you’ll hear from Aussies!
- G’day. Meaning: hi, hello.
- Example:
- “G’day (pronounced ‘gid’day’) everyone!”
- Example:
- Barbie. Meaning: barbecue.
- Example:
- “Throw a steak on the barbie!”
- Example:
- Mate. Meaning: kawan/pengganti nama teman kamu.
- Example:
- “Come with me, mate.”
- Example:
- Ripper. Meaning: luar biasa, sensational.
- Example:
- “It was a ripper game!”
- Example:
- Snag. Meaning: sosis.
- Example:
- “Are you cooking snags on the barbie?”
- Example:
- Abso bloody lutely. Meaning: absolutely.
- Example:
- “We are abso bloody lutely sick to death of your attitude.”
- Example:
- Agro. Meaning: marah/angry.
- Example:
- “He’s bloody agro about the game.”
- Example:
- Peckish. Meaning: lapar.
- Example:
- “Have you been peckish during the night?”
- Example:
- Cheesed off. Meaning: kesal.
- Example:
- “She was really cheesed off at the waiter.”
- Example:
- Choof off. Meaning: pergi.
- Example:
- “If my presence is going to cause trouble, I’d rather not be here. I think I’ll choof off.“
- Example:
- Veg out. Meaning: bersantai.
- Example:
- “After an exhausting week at work, I just want to spend the weekend vegging out.”
- Example:
Compiled by @Patipatigulipat at @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, December 17, 2011
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