1/24/2011

It's the Same Language, Isn't It? (part 3)

As we have seen in the past, between British and American English, there are differences in pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. The same is true between British and Australian English!

Original Australian words come from Aboriginal words and from British convicts who were transported to Australia in the eighteenth century.

Test your knowledge of Australian vocabular with the quiz below. 


   Australian             British/American
1
barbie

a
Australia
2
billabong

b
baby kangaroo
3
billy

c
barbecue
4
bloke

d
cheap wine
5
bush

e
food
6
dinkum

f
genuine, true
7
Down Under

g
goodbye
8
grog

h
liqour, beer
9
hooroo

i
man
10
joey

j
rancher
11
jumbuck

k
remote area
12
outback

l
saucepan
13
plonk

m
sheep
14
sheila

n
stream
15
squatter

o
vagabond
16
swagman

p
wilderness
17
tucker

q
woman









The answers are in the comments below.


Check out the entries It's the Same Language, Isn't It? (part 1 and part 2)

1 comment:

Adam Yerman said...

Answers: 1.c, 2.n, 3.l, 4.i, 5.p, 6.f, 7.a, 8.h, 9.g, 10.b, 11.m, 12.k, 13.d, 14.q, 15.j, 16.o, 17.e