Yah = Yes, for sure.
Nah = No, never.
Yah, nah, bro = used to fill time while talking, like saying um.
Good onya! = Well done!
Eye brow raise (with a possible slight head raise) = yes or I agree. [hard for those who don't read body language]
Pin = pen
Bin = garbage pail
Rubbish = garbage
Y'alright? = Are you ok?
Pants = underwear
Bro, Cuz = friend, dude
Mate = friend
Macca's = McDonald's
Hot chips = french fries
Tomato sauce = ketchup (typically not as sweet unless it's Heinz)
Chockablock = busy
Jumper = sweatshirt
Cuppa = hot drink, usually coffee
Sweet as = all good
As = a qualifier used after an adjective, for example, "cheap as" means really inexpensive
"My pen (pronounced 'pin') is cheap as. It don't work anymore"
Not even = no way, not true
Shot = thanks
A feed = a meal
Good on ya = well done or great work
I can't roll my r's, yet. In Te Reo Maōri rolling r's is essential. I was taught a trick that's helping.
Pronounce Maōri as mouldy and it's very close to sounding like the r is rolling.
Heaps = lots
"That's heaps of homework sir."
Aye = eh - used at the end of sentences to seek agreement and Canadians get made fun of!!!
Choice = cool
Me: "Students, today we are going to play maths games"
Student: "Choice, sir"
Suss it out = sort it out or figure it out
Wag school = skip school
Judder bars = speed bumps
Partner = significant other (wife, husband) Same as at home but used much more frequently then wife or husband.
Sir = what students call all male teachers
Taking the mickey = making fun of someone.
Farrrr out = holy cow, unbelievable, holy F*#% (depending on your audience).
How ya going? = How's it going?
I really like the wording of this question. It places the onus on us to have a choice of attitude and contemplate our perceptions. When we ask, how's IT going? IT might lead us to think that we have no control of what's happening to us in our current situation.
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