Australian accent?

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Tim N

You could try to get hold of the book "Let Stalk Strine" by Afferbeck Lauder, but when I checked "Emma Chisit" on Amazon, it seemed pretty expensive. So as a starter, move your mouth as little as possible, and make sure you finish every sentence with a rising inflection, and you'll be well on your way.

For a sampler of the accent, try the link below.

Live_For_Today

Aaahhhh Shucks Beachy thanks for the compliment and we love the American accent too.

Goonhilda

Tim N has hit the nail on the head. Get "Let Stalk Strine" and you'll understand how to use an Aussie accent.

You really need to be immersed in it to perfect it, so come out here and listen to us locals.

Actually, I think the Australian accent evolved because English speakers are naturally lazy and don't pronounce certain sounds in their words. We drop sounds, and that's where the accent comes from.

Best wishes

aflumpire

I know 2 Americans and 2 Canadians who have lives here for over 10 years and they still dont sound like Australians!

you would to have to have lived here since you started talking.

SUE

Listen to lost of Australian people in whatever medium you can find. Then imitate. Only way to "fake" an accent is to work on it.

AussieMum

My family isn't orginally from Oz and they have been here for 30 years and they still haven't even come close to an Australia accent. I also have friends from US Eng and Canada who have lived here for years and they still sound nothing like an Aussie. When Australians talk to each other I can't hear an accent but when I watch an Aussie TV show I hear the accent and we sound so weird, we sound quite funny I think. BUt Im very glad to be an Aussie, wouldn't have it any other way.

fee

really? aussie accent hot??!
end everything with ay or butt. Remember that its pronounced brisbin not bris-bane, melbin not mel-bourne.
just randomly drop of letters/syllables.
Answer everything short and to the negitive eg: How are ya? No bad.
And everything has to have another name/nickname, lipstick=lippie, sandwich=sanga mcdonalds=maccas/mcchucks
If you cannot think of a nickname or it is a common saying, just make a sentence that rhyms. eg"saving it for later on= saving it for ron" "tomato sauce=dead horse"
swear a little.

prin

I guess our accent is a little lazy, the American accent pronounces every letter in the word, but we just kind of miss a few out if it's easier. You could listen to neighbours or home and away, but it is difficult to fake well.

mmm...forgot?

u think our (aussie) accent sounds hot? americas accecnt is awesome! we just use more slang, aussie words.....

tuppenybitz

you will never be able to copy it even if you lived in australia for a few years

Sierra L

make your voice go high pitch at the end of words

and neva pronounce t's in words..

if u listen 2 aussies say something,

like: dirty bottle of water

they'd say

dirdy boddle of wada..

lol

that sorta thing, u should watch/download tv programs like neighbours or home and away, and try copy that.

its such an annoying accent, y wud u wanna speak it! lol

also, use their words,

instead of saying things like actually, or fairly,

say actual and fair

eg thats actual fair heaps cool

they use heaps and hell all the time ..

devvo, for devestated,

derro or bogan for a scratter..

they call their driving Licenses : L's

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