Aussies use “cheers!” in a number of instances: to say thank you, in celebration, when drinking, and to say hello and goodbye. Get ready to hear “cheers mate!” a lot.
“Cheers, mate” is the same as the English word, Thank You, while “No worries” or No drama” translates to “You're welcome” in Australian slang. If you notice, the word “mate” is often used.
Cheers, Mate
(Exclamation) While it is basically the same as saying 'cheers', adding 'mate' at the end is definitely an Australian thing. Australians use 'cheers' in all sorts of situations, and drinking is definitely one of them.
The most common verbal greeting is a simple “Hey”, “Hello”, or “Hi”. Some people may use Australian slang and say “G'day” or “G'day mate”. However, this is less common in cities. Many Australians greet by saying “Hey, how are you?”.
Contributor's comments: "But" at the end of a sentence is used in Sydney where it is the same as putting "but" at the beginning of a sentence. Thus "But I didn't do it!" is the same as saying "I didn't do it, but!"
No worries
It's said to be the national motto of Australia. This expression means “do not worry about it”, or “it's all right”. It can also mean “sure thing” and “you're welcome.” So, when you bump into a person on the train and you apologise, they may respond with “no worries”, meaning “it's all right”.
Australian goodbye is “Hooroo”; sometimes they even “cheerio” like British people, a UK slang word.
While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
Originally Australian. Now chiefly British. Used as a parting salutation: 'goodbye'.
Yeah nah is a commonly used Australian phrase and colloquialism. The phrase yeah nah means 'no', but it allows the speaker or writer to ease into their response so as to not come across as too outspoken, or brash.
In Australian English, we almost always write 'thank you' as two words. This applies whether you use it as a verb phrase, a noun or an adjective. However, other versions are gaining acceptance.
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Ciao has also permeated Australian culture, becoming a popular greeting among descendants of Italian immigrants. It is also common in some varieties of South African English.
It surely sounds strange to those who are familiar with American or British English, but it is a very common expression in Australia. G'day is a shortened form of 'Good Day' and it is the equivalent of 'Hello. ' Mate means friend or buddy and it can be used to address your friend or a total stranger.
G'day (guh-day) / Hello. The words 'good' and 'day' jammed together to form Australia's most common greeting.
“Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
One of the first things you'll hear when in Australia, is the classic “G'day, mate”, which is basically the same as saying, “good day”, or “hello”. So feel free to use this one from day 1 and watch the smiles around you as people respond with, “g'day mate”, which means “hello, friend”.
In Australia, 22.3% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021. Australia's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English.
Let's start with the most common, most well-known, and most quintessentially Australian slang term for girls: Sheila. While everywhere else in the English-speaking world, Sheila is a specific person's name, in Australia it can be used to refer to any woman or girl.