How to speak like an Australian
So I think I am getting the hang of Australian...it is actually so easy, just never say the R, ever, let me illustrate using some examples.
In South Africa, we have braais, in Australia they have barbies. It is pronounced baaaaabie. Never say the R remember. Doctor, no, docta, almost Jamaican in its pronunciation. Easy, no, not quite.
You see, there is also that lovely colour called maroon. Sounds like 'moon', not here it's not, it is pronounced 'marone', as in sounds like 'capone', holy crap, imagine that.
I honestly think we will probably never quite get the accent over here and heaven help us, Liam and Luka will end up sounding like this. In South Africa we have a special brand of English too, but hey, it still sounds like English and on the odd occasion that I went to the UK or met citizens of the UK in good old South Africa, I could actually understand them, and they me.
There are some gems too, a cooler box is called an eskie, I do think that is adorable. Everything else gets abbreviated, it is not kindergarten, it is kindy.
Well, no worries mate...
So I think I am getting the hang of Australian...it is actually so easy, just never say the R, ever, let me illustrate using some examples.
In South Africa, we have braais, in Australia they have barbies. It is pronounced baaaaabie. Never say the R remember. Doctor, no, docta, almost Jamaican in its pronunciation. Easy, no, not quite.
You see, there is also that lovely colour called maroon. Sounds like 'moon', not here it's not, it is pronounced 'marone', as in sounds like 'capone', holy crap, imagine that.
I honestly think we will probably never quite get the accent over here and heaven help us, Liam and Luka will end up sounding like this. In South Africa we have a special brand of English too, but hey, it still sounds like English and on the odd occasion that I went to the UK or met citizens of the UK in good old South Africa, I could actually understand them, and they me.
There are some gems too, a cooler box is called an eskie, I do think that is adorable. Everything else gets abbreviated, it is not kindergarten, it is kindy.
Well, no worries mate...
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