It’s all about the Maccas in Australia, even on the commercials. It’s uncommon to hear people call it McDonalds.
In Oz, french fries are chips and chips are crisps. Get it?
The closest Australian translation here would be, “Hey mate, you keen on…?”
“I love rocket salads.” Arugula comes from the Italian word rucola, and in Australia, they call it rocket.
Change it up here to “there were heaps of people at the bar last night.”
It’s always mate, in Aussie. You can call anybody mate, and you can pretty much put mate at the end of any sentence, mate. For instance, “There were heaps of people at the bar last night, mate.”
To greet someone in Australia you would say, “How ya goin’ mate?” Or even, “G’day mate.”
An Australian would instead ask, “Hey mate, do you have change for a $50 note?”
In Aussie it’s, “I went to New York for uni.” Shortening words is a big part of Australian slang.
Australia has a huge backpacker community, so it’s more polite to say, “I’m from The US” or “I’m from The States,” because people from North, Central, and South America proudly claim to be from The Americas just as well.
Instead: “I love how the leaves change color in autumn.” Aussies never say fall.
You wouldn’t hear bachelorette party. Oh no, coming from an old British phrase like many of Australia’s terms, you would hear, “My mate’s hen’s night was heaps of fun.”
“Good on ya mate.” A very popular phrase in Australia, people say this when they hear good news, or they want to congratulate someone. But it’s also used sarcastically amongst friends, for instance if a friend stumbles when he/she is drunk you can say, “Good on ya mate!”
Another example of shortening words to make Australian phrase, a barbeque is more often called a barbie.
“What’ya doin for straya day, mate?” Australians will say, Straaaya when they want to refer to their country.
“Cheers, mate.” Cheers is often times replaced for thanks, mostly in casual situations, for instance after your bartender serves you your favorite beer. 