{"id":1464,"date":"2019-12-12T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog2\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2020-05-09T01:11:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T16:11:47","slug":"min-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog2\/min-6\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3053\u3093\u306a\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe\u3082\u3042\u308b\uff01\u30aa\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30ea\u30a2\u3067\u3088\u304f\u8033\u306b\u3059\u308b\u201d\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u201d\u3068\u306f\uff01\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi there, it\u2019s Min \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

I have recently been showing a few of my non Australian friends around Melbourne and they have pointed out some very interesting words that I thought you may find useful as well!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dThank you”\u306e\u5225\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe\u3082\u3042\u308b\uff01<\/h2>\n

The most common one will have to be the many different ways we say \u201cthank you\u201d here in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast to the widely known \u201cthanks\u201d or \u201cthank you\u201d, \u201ccheers\u201d and \u201cta\u201d are most commonly used here. \u201cCheers\u201d tends to be used towards men and \u201cta\u201d directed at women.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is an example on how you can use it:<\/span><\/p>\n

Jane: Could you pass me the remote control?\u3000\uff08\u30ea\u30e2\u30b3\u30f3\u3092\u3068\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\uff1f\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary: Here you go.\u3000\uff08\u3069\u3046\u305e\u3002\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n

Jane: Ta.\u3000\uff08\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3002\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can see, it is used the exact same way as you would with \u201cthank you\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

I guess this is very similar to \u3042\u3056\u3059, the colloquial Japanese abbreviation of \u201cthank you\u201d. We Australians love to abbreviate our words whenever we can, so it is not surprising that we ended up with \u201ccheers\u201d and \u201cta\u201d (pronounced “tah”) which are both one syllable words.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u306e\u201ccheers\u201d\u306f\u3053\u3093\u306a\u98a8\u306b\u4f7f\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/span><\/h2>\n

Some people would also add \u201cmate\u201d after \u201ccheers\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMate\u201d in this context would simply refer to \u201cyou. So someone might say \u201ccheers mate\u201d to mean \u201cthank you\u201d in a pretty friendly way. However, \u201cmate\u201d can also be a way to gain someone\u2019s attention (most often when they are mad) so it really depends on the situation and tone of voice of the person saying it.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

John: Hey mate, how could you do that to Mary?\uff08\u306d\u3048\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3067\u30e1\u30a2\u30ea\u30fc\u306b\u305d\u3093\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\uff1f\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve: I don\u2019t know mate.\uff08\u3055\u3042\u2026\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n

In the example above, the \u201cmate\u201d used by Steve does not mean much, It is just used to show John he is talking to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

It never really occurred to me, but it seems like simple words like these can sometimes confuse people who have never heard of them before.<\/span><\/p>\n

So the next time you are in Australia and someone says \u201ccheers\u201d or \u201cta\u201d, or even \u201cmate\u201d to you, you will know what it means!<\/span><\/p>\n

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