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

Water

water

ˈwoːɾə

Fire

fire

fɑːə

Sun

sun

sɐn

Moon

moon

muːn

Star

star

stɐː

Night

night

nɑet

Rain

rain

ɹæɪn

Snow

snow

snɐʉ

Wind

wind

wɪnd

Earth

earth

ɜːθ

Stone

stone

stoːn

Mountain

mountain

ˈmæɔntən

Sea

sea

siː

Mother

mother

ˈmɐðə

Father

father

ˈfɐːðə

Daughter

daughter

ˈdoːɾə

I

I

ɑɪ

You

you

jʉː

We

we

wiː

Name

name

næɪm

Person

person

ˈpɜːsən

Head

head

hed

Eye

eye

ɑːe

Ear

ear

ɪə

Nose

nose

nəʉz

Mouth

mouth

mæːʉθ

Tooth

tooth

tʉːθ

Tongue

tongue

taŋ

Hand

hand

hæːnd

Foot

foot

fʊt

Heart

heart

hɐːt

Bone

bone

bəʉn

Blood

blood

blad

Poop

poo

pʉː

Love

love

lɐv

Tree

tree

tɹiː

Dog

dog

dɔɡ

Cat

cat

kæːt

Fish

fish

fɪʃ

Bird

bird

bɜːd

Butterfly

butterfly

ˈbɐɾəflɑɪ

Egg

egg

eɡ

Bear

bear

bɛə

Horse

horse

hoːs

House

house

hæːʉs

Milk

milk

mɪlk

Honey

honey

ˈhani

Salt

salt

soːlt

Wine

wine

wɑɪn

Rice

rice

ɹɑɪs

Chocolate

chocolate

ˈtʃɔklət

Iron

iron

ˈɑːən

Wheel

wheel

wiːl

Silk

silk

sɪlk

Book

book

bʊk

Eat

eat

iːt

Drink

drink

dɹɪŋk

Sleep

sleep

sliːp

One

one

wɐn

Two

two

tʉː

Three

three

θɹiː

Four

four

foː

Five

five

fɑɪv

Hundred

hundred

ˈhandɹəd

Hello

g'day

ɡəˈdæɪ

Thank you

thanks

θæːŋks

Good

good

ɡʊd

New

new

njʉː

Red

red

ɹed

White

white

wɑɪt

Black

black

blæːk

Green

green

ɡɹiːn

Blue

blue

blʉː

Cuckoo

cuckoo

ˈkʊkuː

Woof

woof

wʊf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cock-a-doodle-doo

ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː

Computer

computer

kəmˈpjʉːtə

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈwɑɪfɑɪ

Sushi

sushi

ˈsʉːʃiː

Tea

tea

tiː

Coffee

coffee

ˈkɔfi

Sugar

sugar

ˈʃʊɡə

Orange

orange

ˈɔɹɪndʒ

Ninety-nine

ninety-nine

ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn

Dopamine

dopamine

ˈdəʉpəmiːn

At sign

at

æt

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning Australian EnglishNew Zealand EnglishSouth African EnglishCockneyEstuary EnglishBrummieEnglish
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/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Australian English
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
Australian English
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Ik wil een pak passen dat ik zag ‌in een winkel tegenover het hotel

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