Do they speak English in Australia?

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Aussie

Sort of...try this ! http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

rustupd

another fine example of the school system (or lack of)in the USA

Saucy Spider

Are you serious? Of course they speak English in Australia.

If all your questions are this ridiculous no wonder you keep them private on your profile!

Stuart H

Oh For crying out loud !
What do they teach in schools in L.A. ?
The Aussies are going to love you pair !

Course we speak English ya dozy drongo !

I also speak a local language which is Pitjanjarra.
You may benefit from learning that as well.

james

yes they speak english but if you did not know that i suggest you stay at home

glitterqueen272

Please say you are joking about this question?!

glue

No, we speak Australian here. It's a pretty hard language to learn. Someone like you shouldn't even try - it's probably too difficult for you.

Caitlyn

If you really want to come to Australia I suggest you learn a little bit more about it before you book your plane tickets.

"isitme"

Like Oscar Wilde said, two countries divided by a common language!

Elizabeth

If you're from LA why are you posting this on the UK Yahoo site?

Yes, we do speak English.
Yes, we do use and understand terms used in the USA as well as our Aussie slang.

You do realise that your summer is our winter. So depending on where you intend to visit while you're here it may be chilly.

Or are you just a troll?

Cat

no we speak chinese.

course we speak english. have u actually even read about aus at all?
damn!

Mel

We not speaka the English. We speaka Australian, you better learn before you come.

V A

Haha! are you serious, of course they speak that

Gilla

of coarse we speak english, it is our main language!

But... We are VERY lazy with pronunciation, for example
Australia is ostralya

You should learn the local lingo for Australia before you go aswell - people say they have trouble understanding our sentences because of our frequent use of slang A great website for this is -

http://www.aussieslang.com/

(by the way it's G'day not Good Day)

to answer your other question here are some examples

American Aussie

Trash -> Rubbish
Ketchup -> Tomato Sauce
Shrimp -> Prawn
McDonalds -> Macca's
ACDC (band) -> Acca Dacca
Sydney -> Steak and Kidney
Fanny -> **** (in Aust, a fanny is a woman's down area)
Tired -> Shagged
Head over heels -> A over T (**** over ****)
Vomit -> Chunder

you get the picture....hopefully

glad to help!

Michaela!

No Japanese.

Sali

of course, they speak English, but not American accent obviously, search wikipedia.com for Australia and get more info.

ll_jenny_ll here

I'm sorry but like so many of the other people I honestly don't know if you are serious or not.... I know that there is a possibility of you being serious as I was once complimented in a chat room on my ability to write in english ......

we DO use some american terms ( thanks to the shrinking globe and the decades of american television our networks have subjected us to).. we also use some very english colloquialisms But we also have our own terms and phrases...

I'll allow you to learn through your own experience when you get here.... will be more fun...

BTW ... watch out for the drop-bears and hoop snakes.

big owl

no they speak german with an australia accent

Bardy

Another dumb Yank that thinks the world revolves around the USA.

The Mouse II

Of course not. Don't you learn anything in school or even watch the news in the USA? We talk Strine over here.....

It is sad to think that you would even ask this question. Just goes to show how ignorant you people are over there.

Harsh words, may be. But having seen many many ignorants questions like this one here in Y!A, I am sad for your education system.

Cheers from New South Wales, Australia

Mrs M

Please stay home. We don't want more stupid americans visiting our country.

You are an idiot aren't you ??

Of course we speak ENGLISH !! What language did you think we spoke ??

strine strumpet

Do us all a favour and stay in Los Angeles...

pls_wait4me_htn

ahahah.. very funny, huh?
I myself doubted that you know to SPEAK english eh~~
lol..

OzGirl

You must be kidding. There is more proper (British) English spoken in Australia than in America. The local language is called "Aussie Lingo". Watch out for terms like Fair Dinkum and She'll be apples.

cc_of_0z

Yes we do.

If you are wondering why all the raised eyebrows at your question, well it is kind of like asking if the Canadians speak English. Like most of Canada, Australia was originally colonised by the British. So our official language is English. Mind you after 200 years and a long distance from England, we have developed our own words just like the Americans have in their country. You are probably wondering then why many of our native animals have strange names, like Koalas, Kangaroos and Dingo's. Before Europeans arrived in Australia there were many different Aboriginal tribes all over the continent. They spoke many different tribal languages. The Europeans asked them what they called these different animals. So we adopted those names and still use them today as part of Australian English. Now since the days of Colonisation much has changed in Australia. We now have many people from many other countries living here too. Some of them speak English well, and some don't just like in America. As they adapted to their new country, we adopted some of their words too. So when you visit you will understand much of what you hear, but some words that you think you know will have different meanings. Others words will seem quite strange to you. If you don't understand just ask. Australians are a friendly bunch (when you don't try to accidently insult them like the question seems to be doing) and don't mind helping out those in need. I would suggest that you get a good book on Australia from borders or somewhere and read up a bit on the country and its customs before you visit. This way you won't embarrass yourself by accidently treading on others feelings. Enjoy your trip.

sullivan_artex

you will find that they use alot or your terms for things im English and when i moved to Australia i found it to be very much like when i was out in Florida the layout of roads and buildings and also the style of thier drive thrus.

There are some terms that i would have to say strike me as more american in origin, when i first moved there they couldnt understand a word i said when i spoke in slang so had to tone down my english accent abit.

el domingo got suspended for no

I'm glad to see you doing your research. In Australia they mainly speak bollocks.

Eman

No, we speak "Strine"...
You can check the following link for a loose guide....
http://www.abc.net.au/civics/globalcitizens/ozstrine.htm

Comrade Otto

apparently we speak english here. you could well be fooled when you hear some australians talk though

Power Flower

Do actors like Nicole Kidman, Russel Crowe, Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Melissa George, Rachael Griffiths, etc, etc, etc give the impression they speak English as a 2nd language?

cookie

Well if you only know English you will not have a problem as that is the language they speak also!

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