Australian English
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Australian English is known for its distinctive vowel shifts (e.g., the 'face' vowel as [æɪ]), high rising terminal intonation (also called Uptalk), abundant slang and diminutives ('arvo' for afternoon, 'servo' for petrol station). It descends from 18th-century convict-era southeast English with Cockney influence and Indigenous loanwords like 'kangaroo' and 'koala'.
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87 core words in Australian English
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| Meaning | Australian English | New Zealand English | South African English | Cockney | Estuary English | Brummie | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | water /ˈwoːɾə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwoːʔə/ | water /ˈwɔːʔə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ |
| Fire | fire /fɑːə/ | fire /fɑeə/ | fire /fɑɪə/ | fire /fɑːə/ | fire /fɑɪə/ | fire /fɔɪə/ | fire /faɪə/ |
| Sun | sun /sɐn/ | sun /sɐn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sɐn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʊn/ | sun /sʌn/ |
| Moon | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /mʉːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ |
| Star | star /stɐː/ | star /stɐː/ | star /stɑː/ | star /stɑː/ | star /stɑː/ | star /staː/ | star /stɑːɹ/ |
| Night | night /nɑet/ | night /nɐet/ | night /nɑɪt/ | night /naɪt/ | night /nɑɪt/ | night /nɑɪt/ | night /naɪt/ |
| Rain | rain /ɹæɪn/ | rain /ɹæen/ | rain /ɹeːn/ | rain /ɹeːn/ | rain /ɹɛɪn/ | rain /ɹʌɪn/ | rain /ɹeɪn/ |
| Snow | snow /snɐʉ/ | snow /snɐʉ/ | snow /snəʊ/ | snow /snəʊ/ | snow /snəʊ/ | snow /snəʊ/ | snow /snoʊ/ |
| Wind | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ |
| Earth | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ |
| Stone | stone /stoːn/ | stone /stoːn/ | stone /stəʊn/ | stone /stæʊn/ | stone /stəʊn/ | stone /stɐʊn/ | stone /stoʊn/ |
| Mountain | mountain /ˈmæɔntən/ | mountain /ˈmæʊntən/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ | mountain /ˈmæːnʔn̩/ | mountain /ˈmæʊnʔən/ | mountain /ˈmæʊntɪn/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ |
| Sea | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ |
| Mother | mother /ˈmɐðə/ | mother /ˈmɐðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmɐvə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmʊðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ |
| Father | father /ˈfɐːðə/ | father /ˈfɐːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːvə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfaːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ |
| Daughter | daughter /ˈdoːɾə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ | daughter /ˈdoːʔə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːʔə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ |
| I | I /ɑɪ/ | I /ɑe/ | I /ɑɪ/ | I /ɑɪ/ | I /ɑɪ/ | I /ɔɪ/ | I /aɪ/ |
| You | you /jʉː/ | you /jʉː/ | you /jʉː/ | you /juː/ | you /juː/ | you /jʊ/ | you /juː/ |
| We | we /wiː/ | we /wiː/ | we /wiː/ | we /wiː/ | we /wiː/ | we /wiː/ | we /wiː/ |
| Name | name /næɪm/ | name /næem/ | name /neːm/ | name /næɪm/ | name /næɪm/ | name /nʌɪm/ | name /neɪm/ |
| Person | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ |
| Head | head /hed/ | head /hed/ | head /hed/ | head /hed/ | head /hed/ | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ |
| Eye | eye /ɑːe/ | eye /ɐe/ | eye /ɑɪ/ | eye /ɑː/ | eye /ɑɪ/ | eye /ɔɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ |
| Ear | ear /ɪə/ | ear /ɪə/ | ear /ɪə/ | ear /ɪə/ | ear /ɪə/ | ear /ɪə/ | ear /ɪɚ/ |
| Nose | nose /nəʉz/ | nose /nəʉz/ | nose /nəʊz/ | nose /noʊz/ | nose /nəʊz/ | nose /nəʊz/ | nose /noʊz/ |
| Mouth | mouth /mæːʉθ/ | mouth /mæɔθ/ | mouth /maʊθ/ | mouth /mæːθ/ | mouth /mæʊθ/ | mouth /mæʊθ/ | mouth /maʊθ/ |
| Tooth | tooth /tʉːθ/ | tooth /tʉːθ/ | tooth /tʉːθ/ | tooth /tuːθ/ | tooth /tuːθ/ | tooth /tʊθ/ | tooth /tuːθ/ |
| Tongue | tongue /taŋ/ | tongue /taŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tʊŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ |
| Hand | hand /hæːnd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /ænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hand/ | hand /hænd/ |
| Foot | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊʔ/ | foot /fʊʔ/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ |
| Heart | heart /hɐːt/ | heart /hɐːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /ɑːʔ/ | heart /hɑːʔ/ | heart /haːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ |
| Bone | bone /bəʉn/ | bone /bɐʉn/ | bone /bəʊn/ | bone /bæʊn/ | bone /bəʊn/ | bone /bɐʊn/ | bone /boʊn/ |
| Blood | blood /blad/ | blood /blad/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʊd/ | blood /blʌd/ |
| Poop | poo /pʉː/ | poo /puː/ | poo /pʉː/ | poo /puː/ | poo /puː/ | poo /puː/ | poop /puːp/ |
| Love | love /lɐv/ | love /lɐv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lɐv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʊv/ | love /lʌv/ |
| Tree | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɾiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| Dog | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ |
| Cat | cat /kæːt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæʔ/ | cat /kæʔ/ | cat /kat/ | cat /kæt/ |
| Fish | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɘʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ |
| Bird | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːɹd/ |
| Butterfly | butterfly /ˈbɐɾəflɑɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbɐtəflɑe/ | butterfly /ˈbʌtəflɑɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbɐʔəflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌʔəflɑɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʊtəflɑɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ |
| Egg | egg /eɡ/ | egg /eɡ/ | egg /eɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ |
| Bear | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /beː/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛə/ |
| Horse | horse /hoːs/ | horse /hoːs/ | horse /hɔːs/ | horse /ɔːs/ | horse /hɔːs/ | horse /hɔːs/ | horse /hɔːs/ |
| House | house /hæːʉs/ | house /hæɔs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /æːʔs/ | house /hæʊs/ | house /hæʊs/ | house /haʊs/ |
| Milk | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /məlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪwk/ | milk /mɪwk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ |
| Honey | honey /ˈhani/ | honey /ˈhani/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʊni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ |
| Salt | salt /soːlt/ | salt /sɔːlt/ | salt /sɔːlt/ | salt /soːlt/ | salt /sɔːlt/ | salt /sɔːlt/ | salt /sɔːlt/ |
| Wine | wine /wɑɪn/ | wine /wɑɪn/ | wine /wɑɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ |
| Rice | rice /ɹɑɪs/ | rice /rɑɪs/ | rice /ɹɑɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ | rice /ɹɑɪs/ | rice /ɹɑɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ |
| Chocolate | chocolate /ˈtʃɔklət/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɔklət/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɒklɪʔ/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɒkləʔ/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ |
| Iron | iron /ˈɑːən/ | iron /ˈɑeən/ | iron /ˈɑɪən/ | iron /ˈɑːən/ | iron /ˈɑɪən/ | iron /ˈɔɪən/ | iron /ˈaɪən/ |
| Wheel | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ |
| Silk | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /səlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪwk/ | silk /sɪwk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ |
| Book | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ |
| Eat | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːʔ/ | eat /iːʔ/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Drink | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɾɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ |
| Sleep | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ |
| One | one /wɐn/ | one /wɐn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wɐn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʊn/ | one /wʌn/ |
| Two | two /tʉː/ | two /tʉː/ | two /tʉː/ | two /tʰuː/ | two /tuː/ | two /tuː/ | two /tuː/ |
| Three | three /θɹiː/ | three /θɹiː/ | three /θɹiː/ | three /fɹiː/ | three /θɹiː/ | three /θɹiː/ | three /θɹiː/ |
| Four | four /foː/ | four /foː/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔːɹ/ |
| Five | five /fɑɪv/ | five /fɑɪv/ | five /fɑɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ |
| Hundred | hundred /ˈhandɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhandɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʊndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ |
| Hello | g'day /ɡəˈdæɪ/ | kia ora /kiə ɔːɾə/ | hello /həˈləʊ/ | oi /oɪ/ | hello /həˈlʌʊ/ | hello /həˈlʌʊ/ | hello /həˈləʊ/ |
| Thank you | thanks /θæːŋks/ | cheers /tʃiəz/ | thanks /θæŋks/ | fanks /fæŋks/ | thanks /θæŋks/ | ta /taː/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ |
| Good | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
| New | new /njʉː/ | new /njʉː/ | new /njʉː/ | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ |
| Red | red /ɹed/ | red /ɹed/ | red /ɹed/ | red /ɹed/ | red /ɹed/ | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ |
| White | white /wɑɪt/ | white /wɑɪt/ | white /wɑɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ |
| Black | black /blæːk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blak/ | black /blæk/ |
| Green | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ |
| Blue | blue /blʉː/ | blue /blʉː/ | blue /blʉː/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /bluː/ |
| Cuckoo | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ |
| Woof | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ |
| Cock-a-doodle-doo | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː/ |
| Computer | computer /kəmˈpjʉːtə/ | computer /kəmˈpjʉːtɐ/ | computer /kəmˈpjʉːtə/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːʔə/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi /ˈwɑɪfɑɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwɑɪfɑɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwɑɪfɑɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsʉːʃiː/ | sushi /ˈsʉːʃiː/ | sushi /ˈsʉʃi/ | sushi /ˈsʉːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ |
| Tea | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ |
| Coffee | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɒfi/ | coffee /ˈkɒfi/ | coffee /ˈkɒfi/ | coffee /ˈkɒfi/ | coffee /ˈkɒfi/ |
| Sugar | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ |
| Orange | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɒɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɒɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɒɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɒɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɒɹɪndʒ/ |
| Ninety-nine | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnɑɪnti ˈnɑɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ |
| Dopamine | dopamine /ˈdəʉpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdəʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdəʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdəʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdəʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdəʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdoʊpəmiːn/ |
| At sign | at /æt/ | at /ɛt/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ | at /at/ | at /æt/ |
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