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Chat by voice with Bruce - a true-blue larrikin from the Outback. Translate any sentence into Australian slang, master 100+ words, and speak like a local.
A taste of the words. Hear a few here, then open the full Australian slang dictionary.
Native audio for the names and slang people actually Google. Play the clip, say it back twice, move on.
Cairns is cans. Melbourne is MEL-bun. Bondi is BON-dye. Ten names, ranked, with a local clip on each.
Read and listenArvo, servo, thongs, yeah nah and 16 more. Meaning, an example, and a local clip for each.
Read and listenFlip flops, not underwear. Plus jumper, capsicum, biscuit, chips, servo and the rest of the traps.
Read the tableLocals say cans, not kerns. One syllable, no R, plus the line to use at the airport.
Hear itEight bits of working holiday slang: smoko, my shout, knackered, and the rest of the shift.
Read and listenIt will be fine, said calmly, not as a promise. Plus no worries and how ya going.
Hear all threeBruce is a larrikin from Tamworth - country music capital of Australia, not that he can carry a tune. He's worked the mines in Kalgoorlie, driven road trains through Humpty Doo, and once streaked across the Birdsville Races in nothing but an Akubra and a smile.
These days he lives with his blue heeler Buster, yelling at the telly during State of Origin. Ask him anything - he's got stories for days.
Australian slang, also called Aussie slang, is the informal Australian English used in everyday conversation. Common examples include arvo for afternoon, brekkie for breakfast, barbie for barbecue, servo for service station, thongs for flip-flops, and mate for friend.
Use the free translator on www.aussietalk.com. Type a sentence in English or another language and Aussie Talk will turn it into natural Australian slang with audio playback.
Yes. Aussie Talk can translate from English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, Portuguese, and more into Australian English slang.
Bruce is your AI Australian mate, a larrikin from Tamworth, NSW. In the iPhone app you can chat with him by voice or text and hear replies in an authentic Aussie accent.
Cairns is cans, not kerns. Bondi is BON-dye, not bond-ee. Melbourne is MEL-bun, not mel-BORN. Hear all ten of the most mispronounced Australian place names, with audio, on the Learn page.
Thongs are flip flops. Rubber sandals with a strap between the toes. In Australia a thong is a shoe, not underwear. Underwear is a G-string.
The web translator is free to try. The iPhone app is free to download and includes optional in-app purchases for premium learning and chat features.
Some common Australian slang words are arvo, barbie, brekkie, servo, Maccas, thongs, esky, stubby, mate, no worries, fair dinkum, and yakka. Browse more on the Australian slang dictionary page.