English (Australian)

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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'.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in English (Australian)

Water

water

/woːɾə/

Fire

fire

/fɑːə/

Sun

sun

/sɐn/

Moon

moon

/muːn/

Mother

mother

/mɐðə/

Father

father

/fɐːðə/

Eat

eat

/iːt/

Drink

drink

/dɹɪŋk/

Love

love

/lɐv/

Heart

heart

/hɐːt/

Tree

tree

/tɹiː/

House

house

/hæːʉs/

Dog

dog

/dɔɡ/

Cat

cat

/kæːt/

Hand

hand

/hæːnd/

Eye

eye

/ɑːe/

Hello

g'day

/ɡədæɪ/

Thank you

thanks

/θæːŋks/

One

one

/wɐn/

Good

good

/ɡʊd/

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Words compared

Compared with related Germanic languages

Meaning English (Australian)English (New Zealand)English (Cockney)English (Southern US)English (Appalachian)Hawaiian CreoleEnglish (AAVE)
Water water /woːɾə/ water /wɔːtə/ water /woːʔə/ water /wɔːɾɚ/ water /wɔːɾɚ/ wata /wɑtə/ water /wɑːɾɚ/
Fire fire /fɑːə/ fire /fɑeə/ fire /fɑːə/ fire /faːɹ/ fire /faːɚ/ faia /fɑɪə/ fire /faːɚ/
Sun sun /sɐn/ sun /sɐn/ sun /sɐn/ sun /sʌn/ sun /sʌn/ san /sɑn/ sun /sʌn/
Moon moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ mun /muːn/ moon /muːn/
Mother mother /mɐðə/ mother /mɐðə/ mother /mɐvə/ mother /mʌðɚ/ mother /mʌðɚ/ madda /mɑdə/ mama /mɑːmə/
Father father /fɐːðə/ father /fɐːðə/ father /fɑːvə/ father /fɑːðɚ/ father /fɑːðɚ/ fadda /fɑdə/ daddy /dæɾi/
Eat eat /iːt/ eat /iːt/ eat /iːʔ/ eat /iːt/ eat /iːt/ eat /iːt/ eat /iːt/
Drink drink /dɹɪŋk/ drink /dɾɪŋk/ drink /dɹɪŋk/ drink /dɹɪŋk/ drink /dɹɪŋk/ drink /dɹɪŋk/ drink /dɹɪŋk/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
English (Australian)
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
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 看到的 那套西装
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 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with closely-related languages

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

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