Despite the fact that the United States is an English speaking country, some Australian words are very different to American and can cause confusion when asking simple requests.
Food:
Biscuits - cookies, crackers
Chips (hot) - fries
Capsicum - bell pepper
Gherkin - pickle
Fairy Floss - cotton candy
Lollies - candy
Full cream milk - whole milk, half and half
Ice Block - popsicle
Jam - jelly
Jelly - jell-o
Peanut utter - peanut paste
Potato cakes/bubble and squeak - hash browns
Prawns - shrimp
Chicken wings - buffalo wings
Rockmelon - cantaloupe
Paw paw - papaya
Sultanas - yellow raisins
Rocket - arugula
Spring onion/ shallot - scallion
Sauce - ketchup
Scones - biscuits (often served at brunch with eggs, or dinner with gravy)
Icing - frosting
Morning tea - coffee or tea break
Soft drink - soda
Coffee - coffee or cup of joe
Ginger ale - root beer
Lemonade - 7Up
Lemon juice - lemonade
Iced Coffee (Australian style) - no equivalent, don't order it or you will be disappointed with cold coffee, a little bit of milk and lots of ice cubes to make it extra watery.
Takeaway - take out, to go
Cafe - diner
Entree - appetizer
Main course - entree
Meat and salad roll - hero, dagwood, submarine, hoagie sandwich
Clothing:
Cossies - bathing suit, trunks
Jumper - pullover
Pyjamas - pajamas
Sandshoes - trainers
Singlet - tank top
Stockings - nylons
Thongs - flip flops
Tie - neck tie
Tracksuit - sweat suit
Undies - panties
Transport:
Aeroplane - airplane
Bitumen - asphalt
Bonnet (car) - hood
Boot (car) - trunk
Caravan - trailer
Car Park - parking lot
Freeway - expressway
Four Wheel Drive 4WD - Sports utility vehicle (SUV)
Motorbike - motorcycle
Mud Guard - fender
Petrol - gasoline
Roadhouse - diner
Truckies - truckers
Underground railway - subway
Ute - pickup
Windscreen - windshield
General:
Autumn - fall
Bag - sack
Bathroom - restroom
Beetle - bug
Biro - ballpoint
Blackboard - chalkboard
Bloke - guy
Booking - reservation
Bushwalking - hiking
Bucket - pail
Central Business District (CBD) - downtown
Chemist shop - drug store
Clever - neat
Cyclone - hurricane
Cutlery - flatware
Doona - duvet
Drawing pins - thumb tacks
Film star - movie star
Finish - quit
Flat/unit - apartment
Footpath - sidewalk
Fortnightly - biweekly
Friends/mates - buddies
Fringe - bangs
Grid Iron - American football
Ground floor (level with the street) - first floor
Guinea pigs - hamsters
Holiday - vacation
Jokes - gags
Jug - pitcher
Lift - elevator
Knives - cutlery
Medicine - drugs
Mozzy - mosquito
Newsagency - newsstand
Noticeboard - bulletin board
Pay TV - cable TV
Pegs - clothes pins
Primary school - elementary school
Postcode - zipcode
Post a letter - mail a letter
Powerpoint - wall plug
Purse - pocket book
Queue - line
Reception - lobby
Road train - big rig
Rubber (for pencils) - eraser
Rubbish bin - trash can
Sent - shipped
Shopping Centre - shopping mall
Sticky Tape - scotch tape
Survey - poll
Tap - faucet
Tea towel - dish towel
Tin - can
Toilet - restroom, washroom
Torch - flashlight
Track - trail
Trolley - cart
Verandah - porch
Wallet - billfold
Wardrobe - closet
Whinge - complain
Australian Emergency 000 - U.S. Emergency 911
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