ASK JOHN ENGLISH » Australian People http://www.askjohnenglish.com Learn English and Make New Friends! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:00:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 G’day Mate! http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/gday-mate http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/gday-mate#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:52:37 +0000 John http://www.askjohnenglish.com/?p=707

 Q: I always hear Australian people saying ‘G’day mate!‘ What does it mean?

A: G’day, means ‘hello‘ (short for ‘good day‘) and mate means ‘friend‘!

 

Listen to the recording below. 

 

In Australian slang, we often use the word mate.

 Example:

Listen to the recording below. 

“Me and me mates are going away this weekend.” = “My friends and I are going away this weekend.”

Notice that the speaker says ‘me mates‘, not ‘my mates’. This is common Australian slang!

 

Practice!
Listen to yourself saying ‘G’day mate’ using the recorder below. You will need a microphone! Watch your pronunciation!

 

1. Click on ‘OPEN VOICE RECORDER’ below, to practice.

Open Recording Tool

2. Record yourself in the comments! I will listen to your pronunciation and give you feedback!

NEW VOCABULARY:
  • G’day
  • mate
  • slang 
Question: Do you know what girls often use instead of the word ‘mate’?

Put your answer in the comments!

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