Australian Accent Tips | Lost In Translation

[@petewp2581]

The one that gets me being an Australian living overseas is when I say “are you staying back” meaning “are you working late”. Some people think I’m being aggressive.

[@candicemoll8386]

Pete WP oh true! That’s another one 😂🤦‍♀️

[@benedwards6463]

Flat out = flat out like a lizard drinking

[@JustAnotherViewer100]

Pissed: I thought my ex girlfriend's boss was always drunk, but it turns out he was always angry.

[@johanwindelstrand3277]

Do people in America misunderstand when you ask for a “rubber”?

[@candicemoll8386]

Johan Windelstrand yes! This is one that I personally didn’t trip up on, but it’s certainly a mistake many Aussies will make 😂

[@michaelfink64]

Same with Durex. That would be sticky tape/Sellotape in Australia but a product of a quite different kind in the US (and the UK, I think).

[@MrThomas864]

Hoping to hook up tonight, "ahh crap hun I forgot to bring a rubber"

[@katecoble1568]

I remember that on the documentary series "The Crocodile Hunter" on Animal Planet, Steve Irwin would sometimes say "...flat out like a lizard drinkin'".

[@wahmed6497]

Hi Candice! Thanks for this series. They way you speak and pronounce words is just amazing! That would be awesome if you add videos more often. I’m living in Sydney with English as my second language, and it’s absolutely important that community English language is so different as compared to the learned English as a subject.

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching! I’ll have some more videos coming soon 😊

[@naotenhoevoce]

I absolutely second that! I don't live in Australia, but I plan on moving there and I think your videos on the aussie accent are the best :D

[@mkmkmk1337]

This is interesting as a Canadian. Here is my perspective. "How did you find it?" I interpret it the same as you. Here, this isn't wrong: "I tried drinking coffee for the first time" "And how did you find that went?" "How are ya going?" We say, "How is it going?" "How did ya go?" We say, "How did it go?" "My shout" That's new! "Return ticket" For us, that would be just going back. "That's okay" Sounds mad to us, too ;) "Lucked out" We get lucky with this one. "Flat out" Means "to the nines" or giving your all. "I worked flat out to paint my kitchen" = I worked all day/really hard "Thongs" It's a 50/50 shot here. Can mean both. "Yeah, right" We interpret it based on inflection, too, so I'm guessing people just have a hard time understanding your inflection with the accent.

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh that's cool! It's really interesting to compare a Canadian perspective with USA. I think Canada has more of a British influence which can be really similar to Australia. So our slang can be a little bit similar at times :-)

[@michaelfink64]

The other one that Americans use that is confusing is "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less". That means that they don't care the least amount but could care anywhere from just a bit above that minimum all the way up to maximum caring. Huh?

[@michaelfink64]

I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Just commenting on stuff I see in media.

[@alienonvacation2110]

Hpw you going? We would say "How is it goin?" but it would sound like "Howzit goin?"

[@candicemoll8386]

Ah true! Just another version :-)

[@Steve21945]

Never heard “how’re you trekking” - must be an Adelaide one?

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh I don't know! Maybe?

[@Sicrano_]

thankyou

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@2manyinterests2count]

Southern = 'How's it going', 'How 'ya doin', 'How's it hangin?' 'How'd it go?'. 'Flat out' we may say, 'That guy was 'flat-out' crazy'... like 'absolutely'. 'Thongs' was something we said as kids for flip-flops but you don't hear it much today. 'Yeah right' here exactly the same.

[@paulh251]

I wish I had found your channel sooner. Wonderful work! When I was growing up, "flip flops" were referred to as thongs. I'm not sure when it changed or if it was just a local thing (Southwest United States).

[@stevey7059]

We Aussies understand a lot of American English but they don't understand Aussie English as much, because we have been watching American TV growing up but they don't watch ours, probably ours are not as popular in the market.

[@noirberries]

I picked up this expression when i was in austrlaia, so if someone tells me that they had something yummy, and if i agree, i would respond with 'omg how good is that!" but they think im asking them a question, so they reply with 'very good'. but it wasn't a questions, it was just telling them that i can't believe how yummy the food is.

[@reggiereformina3719]

thank you this helped me alot i wanna learn aussie accent keep it up :>

[@candicemoll8386]

Reggie Reformina so glad it helped! 😊

[@michaelfink64]

Hi Candice, some variations on a couple of these. Another common variation on "You're welcome"/"That's ok" is "No worries". I think that could be confusing to non-Australians. They might be thinking "Well, I didn't think you would be worried". Also, an extension of "Flat out" that I really like is "Flat out like a lizard drinking". You can just picture how flat that would be (like a more extreme version of your road runner analogy).

[@jays3176]

好可爱的Candice

[@TingBie]

Very amusing! Nice work, Candice!

[@dahoohurst]

Fair dinkum!

[@candicemoll8386]

Always a good one :p

[@chelseachen3559]

That's okay can be no worries 😂

[@candicemoll8386]

Correct! Haha!

[@jana-od9cx]

I’m not an Aussie at all but I know kpop idols who are Australian so I picked up their accent and learnt about aussie slang 😂💜

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh that's fun! I love Kpop :-)

[@jana-od9cx]

Candice Moll same! >

[@kasi5736]

Heyyy Stayyy!

[@elizabethscott7660]

Flat out is also often said as Flat chat or flat strapped. No idea why. Yeah right also has a fourth meaning (with sub-meanings). When right is emphasised and dragged out, it means, I don't believe you or, that's annoying. Facial expression and body language is really important with this one.

[@candicemoll8386]

So true!

[@ujalachaudhry]

Magical smile......

[@mdsharifuddinchowdhury5584]

Crush for your smill.

[@goodtips8973]

The most beautiful teacher I've ever seen. Learning is much easier now. Thanks for sharing.

[@candicemoll8386]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@marlonmoraleda1229]

Thank you ! Great content. Keep it up!

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ellie-qq9zm]

“How are you going?” reminds me so much of “How is it going?”, which is commonly asked in Los Angeles, but I wouldn’t know if it is common everywhere in the US. When “How is it going?” is asked, you would answer: “Oh, it’s going good.” for example.

[@TheWallowingMadman27]

This is extremely interesting. In fact, I actually went to Australia over the summer and I picked up the accent and slang after just a week. I’ve been back for three months and I still have the accent and I still used some Aussie slang. Just yesterday I asked my dad if we could put a few things in the boot of his car and I was on the phone with my brother and I asked him “how you going?”. Also when I was abroad I noticed that Aussies say no worries as another way of saying you’re welcome.

[@_adsrsh_khandekar]

Heyy Amazing content I loved this content I am a INDIAN VLOGGER

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@_adsrsh_khandekar]

How can I talk with you....???

[@abcdefghi447]

Candice you are just beautiful. I love you.

[@EdKonyha]

These videos are great, thanks. I disagree with the idea that "Mm-hm" (uh-huh, etc) is an acceptable way to say "thanks" in North America, it's actually a pretty lame (ignorant, lazy, rude) way of responding OR that person is not happy with you.

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh that's interesting! Having lived here for a while now I've only come across the opinion that it IS an acceptable way of thanking someone. However, I do live in LA...so that might mean something. Haha! Thanks for watching and commenting! Always fun to hear different thoughts!! :-)

[@EdKonyha]

@@candicemoll8386 No problem, it probably has more to do with my age than anything else. Haha. In the olden, golden days of yesteryear, you said thanks, or thank you. Mm hmm would not be considered a polite response. Anyway, keep up the great work!

[@_adsrsh_khandekar]

How can I talk with you Plzzzzz tell me I wannna talk to you....!!!

[@johndedominicisjr8973]

I absolutely love watching your videos! I met my buddy, Anne (who is originally from Perth) almost 20 years ago. The first time she said to, “tuck in,” I had no clue she was referring to eating dinner! 🤣🤣. Now I get it!

[@candicemoll8386]

Hahahaha! Oh 'tuck in' is a gooooood one! Haha! Great to have Aussie mates 😊

[@tun-peitso66]

I'm glad lost in translation doesn't only happen to people like me, English as second language 😆 I often get quite upset when I realise people didn't understand what I mean but just smile and nod at me 🤣

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh it happens to all of us! Haha!

[@jarilimacarvalho4792]

Hello Candice! What a useful and interesting video you have brought us... Thank you so much for teaching us with so many details and daily real vocabulary... You are very kind and carismatic with your followers. Fantastic!

[@candicemoll8386]

What lovely things to say! Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@jarilimacarvalho4792]

@@candicemoll8386 my pleasure! See ya on the next video.

[@allen8929]

Hi Candice , Can I get in touch? I want to learn more about the aussie accent.

[@candicemoll8386]

Hi! I'm sorry I'm not doing private coaching at the moment. I hope you find another teacher!

[@allen8929]

Aww, It's okay, Thank you!

[@DrBSJodha]

Nice teaching by you Candice

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks for watching!

[@DrBSJodha]

Thank Candice

[@fhalam7477]

Your accent look like more New Zealand babe

[@fhalam7477]

Hahahaha I work with Nz so they have the same accent i am sorry

[@candicemoll8386]

NZ and Australia do have similarities, but there are certain vowel sounds that are a dead give away 😉

[@fhalam7477]

Candice Moll are you from Qld

[@candicemoll8386]

@@fhalam7477 No, I'm from Adelaide SA :-)

[@ykook7000]

@@fhalam7477 NZ does Not have the same accent as Aussies at all...listen to a real thick kiwi accent and it's completely different