Saturday, September 13, 2008

How to Speak Australian

G'day.....Hello/Hey/Good morning/What's up
Bottle-O.....Bottle shop (Liquor store)
Heaps.....A lot/very (as in, "That's heaps cool!")
Mate.....Man/holmes/dude/friend
How you going?.....How you doing?
Sultana Bran.....Raisin bran
Lolly.....Candy
Footy.....Football
Footpath.....Sidewalk
Haitch.....The letter "H" ( as in, "Haitch ess bee see bank")
Hyaah.....Here
Hungry Jack's.....Burger King
Whinge.....To complain
Reggo.....Registration
Cuppa.....Cup of tea
Light globe.....Light bulb
Umbrella.....Disposable instrument that keeps the rain off of you for 10 minutes before exploding in a gust of wind

broken umbrella

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

ROFL! I look forward to more of these. And photos?!!

p.s. I am very sad about Palin too. What is going on?!!?

Umami Mama said...

remember that commercial for Foster's Beer?