Australians speak English - or so we think. Many other English speaking people find it difficult to understand (despite us not having an accent :)

We like to shorten words, such as barbeque becomes barbie, good-day (for hello) becomes g'day, football becomes footy, and cup of coffee becomes cuppa- and Australian becomes "strine"

See a list of strine words here. They may need some more explanation from a book like John O'Grady's "Aussie English" - the last time I looked, it was still available on Amazon, even though it was published in 1966, and it is only about $5 plus postage.

Many people around the world have a hard time understanding an Aussie speaking English, and this is because we pronounce our vowels differently. As an example, my name is Tony, but when I tell a Canadian or American my name, they think I am saying "tiny" or "tarny". I also once heard a Japanese tourist in Seattle ask her friend what the "Spice Noodle" was, after she overheard another Australian talking about the Space Needle! 

Obviously Australian is not really a language for you to learn, but it can be fun to try to understand us crazy Aussies, and we can have fun making it difficult for you to understand us.

So, enjoy avin' a butchers at me web site, av a coldy, and see ow you go understanding what I just said :)

- alright, I just said "Enjoy having a look at my web site, have a cold drink, and see how you go understanding what I just said"