BikeScape Trivia - Aussie Speak!

G’day is hullo, pronounced Gidday which is a shortened form of Good Day, and used mostly in informal situations. More formally we would say Hullo, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, or the likes.

Goodbye is, um, er, Goodbye. Although some people say Hooroo, pronounced ‘ooroo.

Bloke is an Aussie male who generally is a hard worker and does the right thing. Eg., "Bill’s a Good Bloke".

Mate is Friend, mainly for males. Everyone in Australia is mate, so we would often say "G’day mate" or "Thanks mate".

Onya means Well Done, a shortened form of Good On You. The best "Aussieism" in my opinion.

Sheila a common term for an Australia female, usually single and probably good looking. It probably originated from the high number of female immigrants from Ireland called Sheelagh.