Cate Blanchett Teaches You Australian Slang | Vanity Fair

Cate Blanchett schools us in Australian slang. From a "thingo" to a "pash," Lydia Tár has us feeling "mad as a cut snake" after this episode of Slang School.
Director: Adam Lance Garcia
Director of Photography: Jack Belisle
Editor: Cory Stevens
Celebrity Talent: Cate Blanchett
Producer: Madison Coffey
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Coordinator: Mark Bond
Camera Operator: Lauren Pruitt
Audio: Sean Paulsen
Gaffer: Niklas Moller
Production Assistant: Lyla Neely
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[@dylanrogers3723]

i absolutely love how she was defining australian slang with more australian slang

[@monicaking2140]

Haha so true, luckily they had the definition as well or non Aussie would have missed a few of the words 😂

[@claudiakadow8463]

Bloody Ripe she was😅 it’s true blue Aussie talk mate 😊

[@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807]

It seems like the only you beaut way too ... ?

[@Mrjudsonjames]

She literally did for at least 70% of answers! Loved it.

[@denisesavage2382]

I thought that too! We just can’t help it.

[@Mark-nh7zg]

I love how quickly she descends into full aussie mode

[@Borella309]

Thats what actors do!

[@territorygameofficial]

*Ascends

[@slogue77]

Haha, she does ay. She goes Off chops.

[@SirHumphrey498]

she is Australian afterall , geez

[@powdergate]

​@@territorygameofficialdescends

[@squiddddddddddddddd]

"that's not a football, that's just like a lemon that you just throw around and think" she's right and she should say it

[@SirHumphrey498]

Paul Hogan once said , and I'll will quote "that is not a football , this is a football'' , while holding a football somewhere in New York

[@trinaq]

I adore Cate, it's great to hear her natural Australian accent, since I'm so used to hearing her with an American voice in most of her roles.

[@Marc-13]

Her accent is the only natural thing on her.

[@electriclllady]

Well yes but her real voice and accent is only at the beginning. She's putting on an accent - a ..bad and exaggerated one for humour.

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@Marc-13 What a bitter clown you are.

[@kathydurow6814]

Her 'normal' accent is sort of posh Australian, not quite British BBC generic. She emphasised & broadened the Aussie accent some with her answers, into bogan & bushie territory. If you listed carefully you will note she does American talk shows with an American accent - heavier on the Rs, cleaner vowels etc. She gets away with posh Aussie for British talk shows, usually.

[@carokat1111]

She has what is called ‘the Cultivated’ Australian accent. I was raised with it too.

[@33Hanney]

She's quite simply a legend.

[@ThePeanutGiant]

Hadn't a clue she was Australian until this clip. Legendary actress.

[@gasdive]

The Australian word is ledge. She's a ledge.

[@mrwest5552]

@33Hanney - agreed. Sandy is still completely smitten with her.

[@Alsatiagent-zu1rx]

Now that just sounds like valley girl talk.@@gasdive

[@charltje]

This is the most Aussie I’ve ever seen her. What a delight :’)

[@palemoonlight96]

Due to the fact that her accent is so cultivated and standard high english one often forgets that she also has this deep aussie side within her xD

[@raydenny7197]

I agree. And you can here her love for Australia. Melbourne girl who loves Aussie rules footy. Love to know who she supports.

[@bonbytheocean]

im Australian and I DIED at all the pronunciations and meanings using more aussie slang cate ILY you make me so proud to be Aussie🤣😭

[@diadlv]

She's such a delightful weirdo. Love her

[@mlw9195]

She’s only delightful because she’s pretty to you

[@annebuffay8695]

@@mlw9195 no

[@mlw9195]

@@annebuffay8695 yeah that’s how that all works love

[@leobenjamin7950]

@@mlw9195 she's charismatic too

[@triarb5790]

Weird? She just sounds like one of us. As she should 🇦🇺

[@megamoviez]

She’s so humble and genuine. My favorite actress hands down.

[@SreevatsaKota]

Very true that

[@Zasek2112]

Genuine. While lying about how Australians actually talk. Humble. While making youtube fodder for VANITY FAIR. News flash: No one actually talks like this in real life.

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

​@@Zasek2112 Maybe some of the older generation in rural Queensland...

[@Marc-13]

Where she is genuine? She is fake.

[@ianwebb3496]

I'm really, really impressed by this person. She's not only extremely good at her job, she's also very sharp, witty and engaging. Just a phenomenally impressive individual.

[@RadicalValkyrie]

I love how Cate is not actually THIS bogan Australian. She's amped it up for some of the OLD slang for the segment. Bless.

[@petermcculloch4933]

Umm.I live in Victoria and am familiar with every word and phrase Cate used.

[@RadicalValkyrie]

​@@petermcculloch4933 Who said anything about Victoria? Or any other state? Did you read the word 'old' as 'Qld'?😄

[@petermcculloch4933]

@@RadicalValkyrie whoops.I mistook the O for a Q.I am the galah.Sorry.

[@RadicalValkyrie]

@@petermcculloch4933 Thought so! 😄 All good.

[@oliviacowie5791]

I met Cate on a school excursion in Sydney. She signed my theatre ticket and was so lovely and even more gorgeous in person ☺️

[@lidet6086]

omg what she smell like?? you so lucky😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@eleven155]

Cate makes me feel proud to be Australian

[@Poln4]

I’m not Australian, and English is not even my mother tongue but I feel proud too hahaha 🤪

[@BeyondScriptable]

Bless the lands for giving the rest of us Cate Blanchett Greatest actress alive imo.

[@SirHumphrey498]

I'm proud of you saying she is Australian and not that idiotic word most Australian's say ''Aussie''

[@dicktracy4954]

I'm Australian...jokes about early onset dementia aren't cool..poor form Cate

[@Rings-of-Saturn2]

This woman is remarkably talented and incredibly charismatic, any of the outstanding ladies nominated for Best Actress this Oscar season are deserving but Cates performance in Tar was clearly the best in my opinion.

[@leobenjamin7950]

I completely agree, I'd be happy to see Ana de Armas or Michelle Yeoh win, but Cate was clearly the best and I am rooting for her.

[@jennyhenningham4100]

@@leobenjamin7950 Rooting, in Australia, means something quite, quite different. I think you mean you are barracking for her -unless you were epressing a carnal desire.

[@leobenjamin7950]

@@jennyhenningham4100 i am australian.

[@busebuse8968]

Ieis

[@dinocub1]

As a Canadian recently moved to Melbourne I'm satisfied to know I got most of these. On secondary note, I swear, ever since seeing her in Elizabeth, I've been in love with her voice. She could be reciting the ingredients off a Four n' Twenty pie pack and I'd be enthralled.♥

[@triarb5790]

I love your Aussie reference 😉 And welcome to Melbs where 4 seasons in one day really refers to: 1. Pre Season footy games 2. The Season of footy 3. Finals season leading up to the Grand Final of footy 4. Post season footy, aka Trade season.

[@davidhynd4435]

Glad to hear that you're coping with the language. Welcome to Australia. Canadians are some of the nicest people in the world. And Corner Gas is one of the best sitcoms ever made. Basically, Canadians rule!

[@Sweetlyfe]

No one actually knows what’s in a four n twenty that’s why they are so good.

[@peterfromgw4615]

@@triarb5790 Mate, 100% spot on!!!! Go Catters!!!!!!!! Grüße aus Australien.

[@lealand423]

Lol, good one 👍🏽

[@etokakaiba]

Her voice 😭 helppp. I love her so much

[@yessssand]

I can listen to her talking whole day.

[@kaylinsmith6921]

As an American, I appreciate Cate dragging us. 🤣😂

[@warriorbard]

I could listen to this woman recite the phone book and be completely enthralled. Wow...just *wow* 🤩🤩🤩

[@spiderfur]

I had no idea that Cate Blanchett was so charming. She’s positively delightful.

[@hannahboldewijn]

“Most of the movies I’ve been in” I truly love all of her movies

[@Marc-13]

Before she became this artificial I thought the same.

[@2445amy]

@@Marc-13 you're a wierdo. What's with the negative comments. Sad sad human

[@Rokudaimedono]

Such a talented actor. Also, a powerful presence. I love her voice.

[@ghostrunner6264]

She’s seriously the best 😂 You guys should get her in another video with the lie detector test 😂❤

[@mellooney4351]

yesss

[@bwalker77]

Knowing she's Australian doesn't make it any less weird to hear her speak her accent. Like Christian Bale, she makes working in a different accent look so easy that she makes you forget she is doing it.

[@Jo-jo4do]

I really enjoyed sharing this with my overseas friends. Cate did an amazing job. The 'back 'o' Bourke' explanation was just the best. 😂

[@TomHuckACAB]

I gave this to my ESL students coming to study in Australia. Much appreciated all around.

[@EH23831]

There is SO MUCH slang to learn! 😂 This hardly scratched the surface!

[@Flor.n]

Haha I think it could totally confuse ESL students. We actually speak English, therefore a good grasp of English is the key. Most of this slang isn’ t used very much. Cate is just having a bit of fun with it. Also any immigrants or travellers who really try to understand a culture, and get to know a country’s people, will have fun and socialise better by asking questions and having slang explained imo. All the best to you.

[@jennifermccrary1570]

How did I not know she was Australian? Her accent is normally so subtle I thought she was British. It was nice to hear the full on accent. Suddenly I can hear it for what it is.

[@pedrosalles9273]

Aussies are like "What if we never finish a word, but pronounce them with the excitment of a happy boy scout?"

[@adammuggleton4107]

OMG! You have hit the nail on the head! Love your comment about Australians. I’m one and see your observation as totally apt

[@jc-qd6be]

love how she explains with an Aussie accent with actions. .

[@MARKUSMULDER]

Just when I thought I could not love her more .. I really enjoy all your slang videos, but this is by far the absolute greatest ever!

[@diamondgirl698]

As an Australian- American who's lived in the states my whole life I don't know many Aussie terms I love this and Cate is just lovely

[@neivce007gazala8]

I love the way she talks

[@jj-if6it]

I love that Cate's Australian and putting on the strong accent haha

[@hopsiepike]

The Melbourne accent is much softer than Sydney’s. It’s like a Californian doing a New Yawk accent.

[@jesahnorrin]

I absolutely love that snap at the end with the rort. That was gold.

[@evaadams8298]

Me too! 🇦🇺

[@PolarisRhapsodyBlues]

Gosh. I love her voice. I can listen to her voice all day.

[@amherst88]

Best one of these I've seen, both in the delivery and the vocabulary (goes without saying that she's a treasure to the human species :)

[@robinhodgkinson]

Proud to say I knew them all - and there’s a thousand more. My dad was a master. Eloquent and well spoken, but loved a good laugh with us kids over a slice of Aussie slang. Miss you mate!

[@MightyMouse350]

Love how she has to put on an aussie accent because hers is subtle and a bit posh 😅 lol

[@jvsseio]

her little winks are so adorable

[@Marc-13]

She is botoxed

[@annmartin1237]

She really is having a hard time doing winks, she's been doing that a couple times long way before this video

[@abasils640]

@@Marc-13 garo grabe ang dagit mo kay Cate hadi?

[@Marc-13]

@@abasils640 what do you mean?

[@Marc-13]

@@annmartin1237 I'm not sure what you mean with the comment

[@petergosney6433]

You can take the girl out of Melbourne, but you can’t take Melbourne out of the girl.

[@brandyl2183]

It’s amazing how she can be so normal and also create some of the most amazing characters in cinema history. We all love you Cate!! You’re a legend here in America also.

[@aussiepie4865]

Cate is my age and we grew up in the same area so all of these are spot on. I should say however that she’s putting in that Aussie accent as her normal voice is more polished and British as she lives there.

[@SirHumphrey498]

you mean an Australian accent ,, what is a Aussie ,,,, did you get bit by a mosquito and have a stroke or 'something' ,,, oh by the way one day later did you give your own comment a like

[@Marc-13]

I bet you're not such as artificial and dishonest as her.

[@IsabelSantosCunha1972]

A beauty and a savage! Gotta love her to bits! She is awesome, really, absolutely one of a kind 👌💙

[@rubymitchell9128]

god I love her so much. absolute legend.

[@JustsomeSteve]

What a pleasant character. I think we would all love to have a beer or caffe with her.

[@ashleyredsheep]

jimmy fallon has already lived that dream. all you gotta do is be a talk show host i guess, how hard could it be 🤷

[@kevinruble6858]

In my humble opinion, one of the greatest actresses today

[@erincosta565]

Tar and Lord of the Rings. And I love how she delineates each character.

[@katsinclair7468]

Respectfully... mommy

[@ThatGreekDude]

Why? Why is this a thing?? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Jessie20032]

She’s amazing great to hear her aussie accent it’s been a while 🎉

[@micaelaalmarez4947]

I absolutely loved her performance in Tár

[@GannaLavrova]

love how authentic she is

[@tiny-grimes]

"That not a football, that just a lemon you throw around"

[@woolvesv]

I feel like my years of watching Neighbours has prepared me well for this test haha. Budgie smugglers is my favourite!

[@cracknoir8397]

I Love that saying mad as a cut snake, A few sangas short of a picnic , there's a goodie

[@thelibraryismyhappyplace1618]

I like "a few roos loose in the top paddock"

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Sweet.. She is a VICTORIAN Aussie.. Proud of her.. Cheers, Pradeep.

[@kenchristie9214]

I won't hold that against her unless she is a Collingwood supporter.

[@billywong7775]

You are one of the most powerful villains in the Mcu!! You made ragnarok amazing!!!

[@sarahjames3710]

this is so great . She is so charismatic. Just jove her voice in general

[@johnnypetro9314]

I'm a little scared of her now. Turns out in real life she is even more fierce than Galadriel.

[@almightws]

Thank you, Cate, and of course thank you, Vanity, for this amazing video ❤️

[@ST-co7yt]

LOVE THIS! One of the best "teach Australian slang" videos!

[@Vanityfairgivers]

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[@impopquiz]

I almost couldn’t associate the accent with the person, until I remembered she’s Aussie 😅 What a delight!

[@RaidoRuna]

She should have had a dozen of daughters so at least 5 of them would turn out like her and the future would have looked brighter! I can’t imagine a world without her, she’s so precious.

[@danshinss]

This was actually informative and entertaining all at once

[@chriskelly9476]

The interesting thing about the game of two-up is that because it's unregulated, it is illegal to play except on ANZAC Day, which is sort of Australia and New Zealand's version of memorial day. Our troops in the trenches in WW1 played two-up to amuse themselves, so it has become a tradition for veterans and current serving members to have a game or three with a beer on ANZAC Day.

[@Flor.n]

@chris Kelly. Great comment 👍. I read a comment here saying Kate was wrong and 3 coins were used which I was going to correct but I can’t find the comment now (I’m fairly sure it was 2 with the big ANZAC connection, maybe 3 coins is a casino variation)

[@chriskelly9476]

@Florence N Three coins can be a variation to speed the game up a bit, but traditionally it is played with two coins 🙂

[@annamitchell9875]

Rhyming slang is big in Australia. Reg Grundies = undies (Reg Grundy was a media entrepreneur), dead horse = tomato sauce, Barry Crocker = shocker (Barry Crocker is an entertainer. He sang the original theme tune for Neighbours), pork pie (‘porkie’) = lie

[@thelibraryismyhappyplace1618]

You missed out our word for Americans: 'seppo', short for 'septic tank' which rhymes with Yank.

[@amandajburke9976]

Dog’s eye = meat pie

[@annamitchell9875]

@@thelibraryismyhappyplace1618 I forgot about that one! 😂

[@Yawn888]

I have never heard her sound so Aussie. This is amazing 😂

[@barrysimpson2955]

Thanks Cate for making me Smile early in the morning. Its so refreshing too hear words we took for granted and now are slowly disappearing. Bonza.👍

[@Hawaiian80882]

Sooo enjoyed this....spent more than my share of time working with Aussie Warriors overseas and vacationing down undah....Mahalo's Cate!

[@lmcognitio2049]

Brilliant actress and an excellent pianist, too. I still find it a little hard to understand Australian English, this will certainly help me. Fun video, you rock, mate!

[@mariaahumada1662]

AAA SU VOZ ME FACINA LA ESCUCHARIA POR SIEMPRE ..💘♥️

[@LS-oq3qh]

Cate blanchett is to cinema what Chris Cornell is to the history of rock music: A legend.

[@AmberDePrinse]

This is sublime (or shall I say ripper)! Gotta love them Aussie slang

[@kenchristie9214]

Ripper is always preceded with bloody if it's really good. Which you should have said about this video - bloody ripper!

[@patrickkohlman2059]

As a Sailor, a LOT of the Aussie slang would make great boat names

[@simoneevans6824]

Love her, this was good, explaining slang with more slang, thanks for the laugh Cate.

[@joshwilson6077]

I’m proud that she’s an Aussie 🇦🇺

[@Tommy1977777]

God she's such a wonderful lady! Fantastic actress!

[@Vanityfairgivers]

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[@hypodermicsally6758]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@gabriellamatos9944]

she is perfect

[@joannelyn]

For bathers, there is also the Aussie slang of "Togs" - 'C'arn get your Togs on.. we're goin' down the creek!' Rural Aussie in Victoria. I adore Cate Blanchett, and the way she's keeping it real :)

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

I thought "togs" was more a Qld thing...

[@geckohecko]

NSW likes "swimmers"

[@dylansereno9233]

I definitely would have chosen australian instead of american pronunciation at university if Cate was the professor😂

[@joannejohnson7006]

Thank you Cate! Australia will be a first stop 😊 you are fabulous

[@GraceWicks-mm5fs]

Love Cate! I really enjoyed this video!

[@normastary]

I recently learned two other Australian things that are fantastic: doing a democracy and democracy sausages. GO AUSSIES!!! YOUR WORDS ARE AMAZING WORDS!!!

[@melissalayton213]

Love a democracy sausage

[@This_RuthIsOnFire]

What you might not know about Democracy Sausages is that you will likely find a map of which polling booths you can get one on Election Day. I think Google had it has a map overlay one year. If you don’t go to a polling booth and they don’t have sausage sizzle you feel completely ripped off. They are a thing, it’s the best part of voting 🗳

[@normastary]

@@This_RuthIsOnFire That's it. I'm moving.

[@triarb5790]

​@@normastary The ultimate polling station has the Democracy Sausage, a Coffee Cart AND a Lamington stand. All the food groups and a vote to boot. Australian Heaven.

[@normastary]

@@triarb5790 Now I know what a Lamington stand is. OMG 😍

[@mariahelenacarvalho3897]

Maravilhosa atriz

[@fmmm883]

Jake, Felix, Rose, Chan and many others should react or do something like this too! Very well done Cate!

[@sarahhhomid6396]

Love her so much

[@ericthompson3982]

She could describe toast for a half hour and I'd listen.

[@littlemiss_76]

In Queensland we call bathers togs

[@grasslipper8856]

Yep that’s her folks with her completely natural Aussie accent and charisma to most of you but too us she’s a completely down to earth Aussie Sheila, but also due to the obvious we have entitled her with the nickname now as “GREAT CATE”❤

[@Caitness1]

Absolutely love Cate Blanchett nicely done with the little explanations and expansions so Aussie and fair dinkum.

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[@rmannayr2129]

SHE IS A GREAT ACTRESS!

[@sfb7247]

Her accent is definitely more posh than most Aussies, but she’s dead right on most of the slang.

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

Well she does speak Cultivated Australian after all...

[@taliahunt3213]

You forgot we’re not here to f*** spiders 😂

[@memattia3198]

I could watch and listen to her all day.

[@YvoSouthAfrica06]

lol "off your rocker" - I LOVE IT!

[@damiangordon8893]

cate the true ambasador foe aussie slang lol what a champ

[@monomakes]

Some lovely little stories there!

[@shadybitch]

every time she goes absolutely full on australia my smile (and love for her) only grows!! she’s the best

[@TasZ06]

I think this is THE video that makes it perfectly clear that AUSTRALIAN is not an English language, it should be known as speaking AUSSIE

[@samuelpeinado1267]

I didn’t know Kate was a Australian. It was hilarious how her whole demeanor changed when she dropped the “proper” speech and talked like an Aussie.