Australian Vs. American English

Although we both speak the same language, American English versus Australian English is quite a bit different.  Since I've been interacting with Australians for over 2 years now, I've gotten pretty used to the colloquialisms and sayings that come up in everyday conversation.

So here's a list of translations from Australian to American English of common words and sayings, many of which I hear on a daily basis.  Of course not everyone uses these terms and many people will sometimes use the Australian version and sometimes use the American.  I believe many of the words can be spelled with an "ie" or a "y" at the end so sorry if these aren't all spelled correctly. 

A
     Air Con = Air conditioning (AC)     Ambo = Ambulance
     Arvo = Afternoon                               Avo = Avocado

B
     Bathers = Swimsuit                           Barbie = BBQ
     Bogan = Low class person                Bond= Security Deposit
     Bottle-O = Liquor Store                    Brekkie = Breakfast
     Busker = Street Performer

C
     Capsicum = Pepper (e.g red)            Chemist = Pharmacy
     Coriander = Cilantro

D
     Docket = Receipt

E
     EFTPOS = Card transaction              Entree = Appetizer

F
     Fairy Floss = Cotton Candy               Far Out = Crazy
     Flat White = Coffee with Cream       Footy = Australian Rules Football
     Fortnight = 2 weeks

G
     Glassie = Bar-back                               Gridiron = American Football

H
     Heaps = Very/Really                            Hey? = What?
     Hotel = Pub (sometimes)                    Hot Chips = French Fries
     How ya going? = How are you?
   
I
     Imperial Pint =  570 ml beer

J
     Jug = Pitcher

L
     Legend = Great person                          Lemonade = Sprite                
     Lolly = Candy

M
     Maccas = McDonald's                            Main = Entree

     Mate = Friend                                          Mozzie = Mosquito

N
     Nappies = Diapers                                  No Worries = That's alright/you're welcome

P
     Pint = 425 ml                                           Pokies = Slot machine

     Pommy = Someone from England      Prezzy = Present

R
     Reckon = Think/Guess                           Rock Up = Show up

S
     Schooner = 285 ml beer                                Scratchy = Scratch Off Lottery Ticket
     Serviette = Napkin                                          Servo = Service station (7/11 esque)
     Shout = Buying something for someone 
     Skull =  Chug                                                    Stubby holder = Beer coozy
     Sunnies = Sunglasses                                     Sweet as = Awesome

T
     TAFE = Sort of like community college       Thongs = Flip Flops
     Toilet = Restroom/bathroom                         Too easy = No problem
     Top Bloke = Good guy                                      Trackies = Sweatpants
     Tradie = Tradeperson                                       True Blue = Patriotic Australian

U
     Uni = University                                               Ute = Pick up truck

W
     Woolies = Woolworth's (major grocery store)       Work Roster = Work schedule

Let's pretend these are Dictionaries

Wow my spell check is clearly set to American English.  Lots and lots of red squiggles in this one.

There's probably hundreds more words and phrases used by Aussies but I would say these are the most common.  If I got any definitions wrong,  please let me know!  Oh and apparently the glass sizes vary from state to state so I believe the ones listed above are the South Australian measurements.

Quick update:

• Quit working at the nightclub last week (yay!)
• Started looking for a new place to stay but am not having much luck
• Briefly saw some of the Tour Down Under walking back from work
• Had a fun night out with Liam and others on Thursday
• Very successfully recreated a Fuzzy Thursday with Vlad on Friday
• Australia day is on Tuesday this coming week

That's all for now.  Bye.