We are generally pretty easygoing people, you know, we definitely don’t take ourselves too seriously. It can sometimes take a little bit of getting used to, especially because with sarcasm, it often involves saying one thing but the tone and the body language is completely opposite, you know, like a joke is completely opposite, you know, like a joke that’s said with a completely straight face so it’s really hard to know if they’re actually joking or not. That sense of humour is dry, it’s sarcastic. Our sense of humour is also quite similar to Brits, even some of our slang words are the same. Australia is a British colony so our grammar rules and our spelling rules are the same as British English and that means they’re a little different from American English. This lesson will help to reveal that mysterious secret slang language that Australians use to communicate.Ī little history lesson first. So in this video, I’m gonna share forty slang expressions that you need to know if you plan to move here, to visit here, to study here, or even if you’re just hanging out with some Australians in some other part of the world. But here in Australia, we speak English with a distinctly Australian accent which has some unique features, some that are similar to British English and others that are more closely aligned with American English pronunciation.īut for most people who come to visit, whether they’re an English speaker or not, they’re confused or they’re dumbfounded, surprised by our slang vocabulary.
Here on YouTube, you are always asking me about where I’m from so I guess I don’t say it enough. I’m Emma from mmmEnglish and I’m also Australian.
You should definitely visit if you have the chance. Ah Australia, the world’s largest island.
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