Aussie vocab

trevlu
July 08, 2008, 10:40 AM posted in General Discussion

Alright! We got some new members here now so how about kicking the ball off with some 'Aussie' words that would we'd use in our everyday conversations

 

Sydney 悉尼 xi1ni2

Melbourne 墨尔本 mo4er3ben3

Perth 佩思 pei4si1

Beer 啤酒 pi2jiu3

Barbeque 烧烤 shao1kao3

Barbeque Grill 烧烤架 shao1kao3jia4

Beach 河滩 he2tan1

 

谁知道怎么说 didgeridoo?

 

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henning
July 08, 2008, 11:04 AM

Trevlu,

I found the following two translations for "Didgeridoo":

澳洲吹管

蒂杰利多

Both seem not to be terribly common (200 vs. 154 Google hits) so you better be prepared to describe that instrument...

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kdombros
April 16, 2009, 05:19 AM

But we also speak to CHinese in Australia -- I've met plenty of Chinese tourists in Australia who ONLY know the city names in CHinese -- and I don't!

Canberra, anyone? I know it sounds like 'kan pei la' but I don't know the characters.

 

 

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roscovanbasten
July 17, 2008, 03:18 AM

I don't know about Vegemite, but I think Aussie Rules is just 澳大利亚橄榄球 - correct me if am wrong.

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joannah
July 20, 2008, 04:09 AM

There's now a lesson on Aussie Rules. It calls aussie rules 澳式橄榄球 (Aòshì gǎnlǎnqiú)

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candy822
July 20, 2008, 09:35 AM

didgeridoo  迪杰里都管di8jie2li1du4guan3

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roscovanbasten
July 21, 2008, 06:25 AM

Here's the link for the Aussie Rules lesson. Good bit of discussion over there regarding the sport

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patp
July 23, 2008, 09:44 PM

"Fair Dinkum"

Has got to be a Aussie classic, how do we translate that?   

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chees
July 25, 2008, 01:04 AM

公平定肯

 

haha i just made that up but it captures some of the sound and some of the meaning

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fengtianchishui
July 26, 2008, 02:29 AM

音标用阿拉伯数字来代替?

掘 起 平 降

普通的话

带点敏感的词汇,语句间点缀着跳跃的因素。

话总是那么动听!

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chinasoo
July 08, 2008, 02:07 PM

I wonder how they come up for an equivelent Chinese word for things such as Didgeridoo??

How about Vegemite and Australian Rules Football?

:-)

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chees
July 30, 2008, 01:28 AM

just like how 'didgeridoo' doesnt really mean anything in english, right?

giving everything a purely descriptive name makes for very boring language

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patp
August 02, 2008, 08:32 AM

chees,

Lol I like it

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trevlu
August 02, 2008, 05:19 PM

Yeah, for example, it'd be pretty boring if the name for a didgeridoo was "Windpipe" or something

But maybe that's what it means in the Aboriginal language!

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imdaniu
February 17, 2009, 11:33 AM

Brisbane -  布里斯本 bùlǐsīběn

Hobart - 霍巴特 huòbātè

Cricket - 板球 bǎnqiú

Vegemite - 臭黑酱?

Outback - 澳洲内陆 àozhōunèilù

Southern Cross - 南十字座 nánshízìzuò

Stolen Generation - 失窃的一代 shīqièdeyīdài

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bababardwan
February 17, 2009, 11:44 AM

imdaniu,

Thanks for that.I'm curious though.I wonder how many Chinese know their geography well enough to be aware of places like Brisbane and Hobart? We're a pretty small place in the grand scheme of things.Furthermore,I wonder if it's actually more likely that some know the English words for such places and not the Chinese as they encounter them in meeting natives of the said places.

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imdaniu
February 17, 2009, 12:06 PM

From my experiences in China telling people I'm from Brisbane I'd say most people generally don't know either the English or Chinese name. I found it easier to say I was from a town near the Gold Coast!

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bababardwan
February 17, 2009, 12:36 PM

就是。So unless you [unlike most other natives I'd dare say] told them the Chinese name as you posted above,they've now been told the English and not the Chinese.Still,it's cool to know the Chinese names.At least it'll turn up on a Chinese atlas/internet map in one so motivated.

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joannah
July 27, 2008, 05:25 AM

Maybe the chinese for australian wind instrument (or something like that) would better communicate what you are talking about? If the person you are talking to has never seen a didgeridoo before it one that sounds like the word but doesn't describe what it is might be confusing.