G'day Mate!

My second year international course students are visiting Australia next month for two weeks. They are going to be staying with host families and spending most of their time at a school in Brisbane. As a thank you they are preparing a thank you show for the last night and wanted to perform the classic Japanese story of “Momotarou” (Peach Boy).



My teacher then had a great idea of performing the play in Australian slang. The kids didn’t have any time to do it so I spent the whole day researching slang and writing the play. Here are some of my favourtite lines.

「Strewth! Look at the size of that!」
「I’ll take this home this arvo.」
「I’m home!! Hey, look!! Howzat!]
「Bonza luv! It’s huge! Let’s get into this grub.」
「It’s a little nipper!! .」
「Ha-ha! Give us your lolly!」
「Give us your tucker!
「If you don’t we’ll wallop you!」
「Stone the crows…it’s all gone!」
「Those ogres nicked everything. I’ll sort them out!」
「Good on ya mate! Thanks!」
「Hang on a tick. You need some tucker. Take these snags.」
「Ace! ta! Cheerio!」
「G’day mate. What’s in your tuckerbox?」