Tag Archives: aussie slang

Like A Native: A Fair Call / Fair Call

Hey guys. Welcome to this episode of Aussie English. I hope you’ve all been well. I hope you’ve been having a good week or a good month or a good year. I hope everything’s going well on your end. Sorry I haven’t been doing a lot of episodes more recently. I’ve …

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To Borrow vs To Lend

 To borrow and to lend, what is the difference? And you’re not alone, this is the kind of verb that gets confused, even by natives sometimes, especially I guess, younger kids learning to use the stuff but I definitely hear it all the time, you’re not alone, this is made …

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/Simple Tip To Sound Australian – /ɑ

1 Simple Tip To Sound Australian – /ɑ/ G’day guys. Welcome to this episode of Aussie English. Today I want to talk to you about 1 simple trick to sound more like an Aussie when you speak English. Let’s go. So, this one simple trick is words that end with -er, -or, …

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While vs Whilst

What’s the difference between “while” and “whilst” says Duy, and I hope I’m saying that correct, Duy. “While” and “whilst”, “whilst*”. I would use these interchangeably. They’re exactly the same thing. “Whilst” is probably rarer, slightly less common, although I would use that. So that might be a little elevated …

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5Expressions To Sound More Australian

G’day Expression number one. “G’day”. Good day. You can say this as in “Hello”, “Hi” or “Hey”. See someone you know in the street? “G’day”. See a mate? “G’day mate!” Maybe you walk into a classroom, you’re a teacher, and you greet everyone in the class. “G’day guys!” Or maybe …

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Words To Mispronounce To Sound Like A Native

11 Words To Mispronounce To Sound Like A Native So often spoken English is different from how it’s written, and the reason this occurs is because we’re trying to convey ideas by speaking, obviously, as quickly as possible. And a lot of the time correctly pronouncing these words doesn’t lend …

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