How do you say uncle in Australia?

Break 'uncle' down into sounds: [UN] + [KUHL] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

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Do Australians say Bob's your uncle?

"Bob's your uncle" is actually a British phrase, commonly used in the UK and Commonwealth countries.

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What do we say uncle in English?

Meaning of uncle in English. the brother of someone's mother or father, or the husband of someone's aunt or uncle: I have lots of uncles and aunts.

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What does Bob mean in Australia?

(Australia, slang) A 20-cent coin.

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What are the 3 Australian accents?

According to linguists, there are three main kinds of Aussie accent: broad (think former Prime Minister Bob Hawke), general (closer to Kevin Rudd) and cultivated (like Malcolm Fraser).

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How to Pronounce Uncle? (CORRECTLY)

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How do you say hello in Australian accent?

1. G'day. 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”.

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What is a thick Australian accent called?

Article Talk. Strine, also spelled Stryne /ˈstraɪn/, describes a broad accent of Australian English.

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How do Australians say goodbye?

Hooroo = Goodbye

Australian goodbye is “Hooroo”; sometimes they even “cheerio” like British people, a UK slang word.

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What does Fanny's your aunt mean?

The long version Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt meaning "and there you are", or "it's that easy!", or "(after that) it's done!", or "(after that,) you have achieved what you wanted to achieve". One variant is Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your granny. Other variants, of both versions, spell your as yer.

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What is the Australian slang for kids?

The Billy Lids (Australian slang for "kids")

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How do you say uncle in a cool way?

Uncle Nicknames for Any Special Guy
  1. Unk.
  2. Funcle (stands for fun uncle)
  3. Unkie.
  4. Nunk (stands for non-uncle and works for someone who is like family, but not biologically related)
  5. Unko.
  6. Unkers.
  7. Unks.
  8. U.C or U.D. (Use initials for Uncle Chris or Uncle David, for example)

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What can I say instead of aunt and uncle?

That said, one term that has become increasingly popular is pibling. Pibling can refer to either an aunt or an uncle and is modeled on sibling, blended with the P from parent. For example: My piblings Alex, Jo, and Alice took me to the baseball game last week.

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Why do Australians say Bluey?

Bluey is an Australian nickname for a person with red hair. As a nickname, Bluey may refer to: Frank 'Bluey' Adams (born 1935), former Australian rules football player.

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What do Aussies call their grandparents?

In Britain, Ireland, United States, Australia, New Zealand and, particularly prevalent in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nan, Nana, Nanna, Nanny, Gran and Granny and other variations are often used for grandmother in both writing and speech.

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Do Australians say cracker?

Cracker = Great e.g. "What a cracker of a day." Footy = Football, often Australian Rules Football or Rugby League depending on region. Not soccer. Gas = LPG or Liquid Petroleum Gas (used for the barbie!).

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Why do Brits say oh my giddy aunt?

"Oh My Giddy Aunt!” was a popular English saying early last century, often used to indicate surprise in the days before less genteel expletives became more freely used.

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What is a giddy aunt?

What does it mean? It's an exclamation of shock or surprise. As in: 'You paid how much? Oh my giddy aunt! ' It's pretty outdated, though, so you won't hear it much these days.

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Who is Bob and Fanny?

“Bob's your uncle” is slang, meaning: “There it is, there you have it". Often extended to include “and Fanny's your aunt”, it is often used when issuing a set of instructions or guidelines, in order to indicate how easy the instructions are to follow.

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What do Australians say instead of thank you?

Now, imagine if someone does something you're really thankful for, you'd say thanks heaps. So if you're having computer problems and IT comes and saves the day, you'd say "thanks heaps mate!" And finally, ta, this is a fancy way of saying thank you.

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How Aussies say oh no?

If you say “no” with an extra syllable or two, chances are you are actually saying naur, an Australian-ism defined by its listeners, not its speakers, which continues to be one of the internet's favourite jokes.

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Why do Australians say no that way?

This could occur because the word “no” is an example of what linguists call an open syllable, meaning it has no consonant at its close. This allows the speaker to lengthen the vowel and draw it out – a feature we love in different Australian accents!

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What is the Australian slang for sleep?

Today's obviously an expression episode, and the expression that I want to teach you guys today is, “To hit the sack”, “To hit the sack” or “To hit the hay”, “To hit the hay”. And both of these expressions just mean to go to bed, to go to sleep.

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How do Australians say castle?

In parts of Victoria and South Australia, castle rhymes with hassle rather than parcel. Also, some may use /æː/ in grasp, gasp, plaque and rasp. The table below, based on Crystal (1995), shows the percentage of speakers from different capital cities who pronounce words with /aː/ as opposed to /æ/.

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How do you say beautiful in Australian accent?

Break 'beautiful' down into sounds: [BYOO] + [TUH] + [FUHL] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

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