Australian slang, etc by Hannah

Hi, Hannah here! We’ve been in Australia for about 5 weeks now and we have learned lots of different words they use here. Here’s a list of a few words (and phrases) we hear most often:

Lolly-candy

Rubbish-trash

Trolley-cart

Pram-stroller

Capsicum-bell pepper

Barrack-cheer on

No worries – no problem; forget about it

Ripper – great; fantastic

Bathers – swimsuit

Thongs – flip flops

Kindie - Kindergarten

Tomato sauce – ketchup

Biscuits – cookies

Letterbox – mailbox

Post – mail

Wee – pee

Jelly – Jell-O

Mozzie – mosquitoes

Op shop – thrift store

Brekkie – breakfast

Chook – chicken

Fairy floss – cotton candy

Grog – beer; liquor

Heaps – a lot

Icy pole – popsicle

Sausage – hotdog

Roo – kangaroo

Tea - supper

Phrases:

“How are you going?”

“Good onya!” – good for you

“G’day mate!”

Yesterday we went to a strawberry farm and picked lots of yummy strawberries!

strawberry picking, February 8, 2015

We also went to a fun place where we went through a maze and played mini-golf. The maze was really hard. We had to find 4 different flags. When we found a flag we put a stamp on a card as proof that it was found.

Australia's Largest 3D Timber Maze, February 8, 2015

For one of my homeschool projects, I’m working on a report about Sydney, Australia. Once my report is complete I will share it with all of you. I also did a poster and paragraph about Ocean Grove. Here is my paragraph.

Ocean Grove is located in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Bass Strait on the Southern Ocean. It was founded in 1887. Currently, there are 12,555 people in Ocean Grove. I chose this place (to write about) because it’s an interesting place and there is so much to see and do. There are all kinds of jobs in Ocean Grove, such as: teachers, city government, tourist, and toy store staff. There are also some really fun places to visit. Five of these places are: Ocean Grove Beach, Ocean Grove Library, Blue Waters Lake, Ocean Grove Supertoys, and Rolling Pin Cakes and Pies. Ocean Grove is awesome!

Hannah's Ocean Grove project

This week I’m excited because Kiernan and I start surfing lessons and it’s also Kiernan’s 7^th birthday on Thursday! My mom will be sure to update on how our first lesson goes.

That’s all for now! We miss you all!

Hannah