Transcript of AE 1071 - Aussie Surfer English & Slang Lesson

G'day, you mob! Pete here from Aussie English, we are back again doing another reaction video. Today, we have the video Hilarious Interview with Hero Surfers from the Today Show YouTube channel. So go check out the Today show. Let's get into it.

Yeah. So these two guys had to dive in and get these tourists out of danger. I guess so. And we have this funny interview with them afterwards.

Well, good morning to you, boys. Hello!

If you don't know already, the Today Show is kind of renowned for getting these kinds of interviews on their channel because obviously a lot of people like watching them.

That is a very impressive effort. Nick, you- you first spotted the woman in trouble in the surf. Take us through what happened. Yeah, we were just watching the waves. And yeah, the woman just got sucked out in the groyne and then she looked in trouble and I sent Angus out there on his board. And then next thing we know the guy was out there as well. So, let's get out there.

You must have thought, first of all, what idiots for- for getting themselves into that situation.

Oh, it was pretty crazy. Like the conditions definitely weren't for swimming. And, oh no, they just got caught off guard and were naive, I guess, so...

Yeah. So it looks like they went out for a surf. Or at least this woman did, and she's got caught in trouble. She's had a partner or a guy somewhere come in and try and rescue her, and then he's gotten into trouble. And then these two guys are like, you know, they've obviously gone into some location on the beach here, wherever this is, and it's not safe. And the conditions were horrible.

I know the ocean conditions are...

And they were very full on yesterday. It was- it was pretty wild, but you didn't seem to hesitate when you jumped in.

No, it was kind of, I mean, like I said, it was like, you can't just watch someone drown. So it's like, I just figured I'd jump off and see what happens.

I love how he just jumps off the rocks and he's got his flippers in his hand. He hasn't even put them on his feet, so I don't know if he planned to do that whilst he was in the water. That was epic. Have a look. Look at that. Nut job.

I have my fingers crossed, I guess. And Angus, being the manly man that you are my friend, that you jumped straight in as well when you were called in. Yeah, definitely. I had my surfboard, though, so, and I just come in from the waves. So it wasn't. It wasn't no big thing. And and it was a girl just...

I was waiting for it!

And it was a girl, too. I guess I better save it.

So they gave you extra impetus.

And the guy does have his fins on. If you can see in the water there or is it right.. There, this- the guy who is helping the woman on the surfboard has actually put his fins on whilst in the water. That's pretty impressive.

So they gave you extra impetus, did it, Angus? I think they're really good.

How long before you discovered she was French as well, Angus?

Well, I- I originally thought she- I didn't realise she was French to start with because she had really dark skin. But then I was informed later that she was French, so... It's got better.

And what? What did she say to you when- when you finally got her onto the beach?

Merci!

Oh, out in the surf, I- I kind of calmed it down and asked her what her name was, and she asked me what my name was. And then she said that I was her angel, so I was pretty happy.

And you are...

... called angel every day.

And you speak French too, you big fella?

You do-.

I do now!

So- oh my god, if you guys don't know Mark Stefanovic, he got famous of his personality on on Today and other news shows in Australia, where he's just got a very good sense of humour that's often gotten him into trouble.

But yeah, look at that. He anticipated exactly what this guy was going to say. Have a listen.

You do- I do now!

Oh, you guys are fantastic out- heroes, and well done, and I'm frothing to hear this story and I'll be frothing all weekend because of it. Thanks, lads.

Man, some good vocab in here. So I'm going to go back to the start and I'll stop it as we go and try and put point out some of the more interesting vocabulary that's used.

The interesting thing that you'll notice is, Mark straight away has seen this guy and is just laughing, I think, because of how he presents himself, right? This- there's this culture in Australia, the surf culture where guys in particular grow their hair longer. They tend to have beards or moustaches. They'll have their chest out with chest hair like this guy, his shirt's really low cut. He's got it buttoned only right below the centre of his chest here.

So Karl's obviously seen that and thought, you know that that's just it's amazing. And to get him on the news like this too. So hilarious. Hilarious. But yeah, it's something really interesting to point out that these different social cultures in Australia, you know, you've got your sort of hipsters in the city that love wearing flannelette shirts. They grow beards and have top knots like what we think Vikings had. I don't know how they got associated with the Vikings, drinking coffee, etc.

And then we have this sort of surfy, laid back, good vibes kind of culture too, where guys just let it all come out and they're not really too fussed about being well, well kept, right, shaving, et cetera. Deodorant.

Angus McNicol, good morning to you, boys.

Boys...

Boys,

How you doing?

Hello, how are you doing? So again, the funny thing is that they've got these guys on the news, and they're just really being themselves, which is very informal.

So again, if you were doing a proper interview on the news with with Karl and Lisa here, you wouldn't be like, How are you or How's it going? So yeah, I guess that's why it's another level of humour here. It's just they're very laid back and casual. Karl loves it.

That is a very impressive effort. Nick, you-.

I don't know if Lisa is talking about when she says that's a really impressive effort. I don't know if she's talking about the fact that these guys saved someone or she's looking at this guy's beard and hair and is thinking, that's an impressive effort. You know, what you've done there is really impressive. What an effort!

You first spotted the woman in trouble in the surf. Take us through what happened.

So there's an interesting phrase for you in the surf. We'll use that in Australia when we're at the beach and there are waves, obviously, that you can surf. We'll call that in the surf. So if someone is in the surf, they're out there surfing. They don't have to be surfing, they could be swimming, body surfing. They could be body boarding, using a boogie board, using a paddle board, they're in the surf. They are where the waves are breaking and people are surfing. Common expression you will hear in Australia: to be in the surf, out in the surf, too.

Yeah, we were just watching the waves and yeah, the woman just got sucked out in the groyne and then she-

I don't know what he said here. I don't know if he said near the 'groyne'? That might be a specific name for part of the beach. Obviously, the groin is the part of your body where your legs meet. Don't have to get any more explicit than that. And he's saying sucked out into, which is a really interesting phrasal verb. To be sucked out here, you know, so he's talking about there's obviously a rip at the beach where the water is getting pulled out or is sucking out along the rock ledge here. And so this woman's obviously gotten into that area and been sucked out and then into.

If I got it right, the groyne, where it's obviously really dangerous because these waves are breaking onto the rocks and she could end up being killed. Potentially.

Yeah, we were just watching the waves. And yeah, the woman just got sucked out in the groyne and then she looked in trouble and I sent Angus out there on his board. And then next thing we know the guy was out there as well. So yeah...

And they've used the phrase guy for man, right? So we can use guy, bloke, man. These are all common ways referring to a male, right? So the guy went out there as well.

...and then she looked in trouble and I sent Angus out there on his board and then next thing we know the guy was out there as well, so...

One thing I should point out here, too, I talked about this in another video, which may have come out before this or not, the Syllabic N being used in place of. And so instead of saying and quite often you'll hear Australians say 'nnn', right? They'll just say, nnn, nnn, where it's literally just the end sound comes. And I think he says it here twice.

And the woman...

Have a listen for it.

... In the surf. Take us through what happened.

Yeah, we were just watching the waves and ahh...

He did say 'and' there.

We just got sucked out in the groyne and then she looked in trouble and I sent Angus out there on his board. And then next thing-

Yeah, nnn the next thing we know, well, or 'the next thing I know'.

...Angus out there on his board and then next thing we know the guy was out there as well. So, let's get out there.

You must have thought ...First of all, what idiots for- for getting themselves into that situation? Oh, it was pretty crazy. Like, the conditions definitely weren't for swimming. And- oh no, they just got caught off guard and..

Caught off guard. If you get caught off guard, it's the idea of being caught unaware. Right. So you have done something and then you've gotten yourself in trouble or someone has suddenly surprised you. You've been caught off guard. You've been caught unaware. Good expression.

We went for swimming and oh no, they just got caught off guard and were naive. I guess so they're not used to the ocean conditions.

Naive is another good adjective here. So naive means they are, they don't have knowledge about the area in this sense. So if you are naive, it's generally that you don't know something right or that you are somewhat ignorant about something. You could even just think better of something or that conditions are better than they really are, right? So you assume the best when it's actually much more dangerous or worse. That is being naive, to be naive.

Oh no, they just got caught off guard and were naive, I guess. So they're not used to the ocean conditions, so...

And they were very full on yesterday. It was- it was pretty wild, but you-.

Full on. That's another one, I think. I guess that's an expression or adjective here. It's a description of the conditions, Lisa said. And they were really full on. She's talking about the conditions at the beach being really extreme, really dangerous. So we can often use that in Australian English. When something is extreme right, we want to play up how full on it is, how extreme it is. So you can even say this if someone says, Oh, yesterday I was out surfing and I saw a great white shark. I might be like, Jesus, full on! Like, that's extreme. Or if they said, I was out surfing and I caught a 20 metre wave, I'd be like, Whoa, that sounds full on. So full on is a great expression to learn and use in Australia.

... I guess they're not used to the ocean conditions so...

And they were very full on yesterday. It was- it was pretty wild, but you didn't seem to hesitate when you jumped in.

No, it was kind of- I mean, like I said, it was like, you can't just watch someone drown.

Something he said here was 'kinda'. So instead of 'kind of' there was a good contraction here where he said the phrase 'kinda'. Kinda. We often do that. Instead of saying 'kind of'' when saying that something is like something else, you know it is, ah, how would you say you're comparing it, right?

So you're saying it's kind of cold outside, it's sort of cold outside. So we'll turn 'sort of' and 'kind of' into 'sorta', 'kinda'. We often do that with the word 'of', we will turn it into an 'ah' or an 'ov' or an 'oov' sound. Have a listen again.

And they were very full on yesterday. It was- it was pretty wild, but you didn't seem to hesitate when you jumped in.

No, it was kind of, I mean, like I said, it was like, you can't just watch someone drown. So it's like, I just figured I'd jump off and-.

Figured. I just figured. I just figured. I just figured I'd do something.

This is kind of like 'thought'. I just thought that I would do this, you know, I just ah, it's kind of, how would you say I figured I'd just do it? It's kind of like 'I thought I would just do it'. Yeah, so it's kind of just a synonym for think. So I figure I'll go out later. I think I'll go out later. So he said, 'I figured I just'. 'I thought I'd just...' Let's have another listen.

It was like, you can't just watch someone drown. So it's like, I just figured I'd jump off and see what happens. See what happens? Fingers crossed, I guess. And...

Have his fingers crossed, I guess. I guess- so he's saying I figured I'd just jump out there and see what had happened. So seeing what the result would be and then just have his fingers crossed hoping for the best.

It's like I just figured I'd jump off and see what happens. So I have my fingers crossed, I guess.

And Angus, being the manly man that you are...

So manly man. Again, Mark's pointing out the fact that this guy has this epic beard. He's got really long hair and he's got his chest hair hanging out out of his shirt, and he's joking that he is extremely manly, right? So a 'manly man' is kind of like a man who is, and then we have the adjective there man-ly. Even more of a man than the average man, I guess, you know, manly man.

We're men, manly men!

... and Angus being the manly man that you are my friend, that you'd jump straight in as well when you were called in.

Well, I love how Angus here the guy just goes, Hmm.

... man that you are my friend, that you'd jump straight in as well when you were called in. Yeah, definitely. I had my surfboard though, so and I just come in from the waves. So it wasn't. It wasn't a big thing.

It wasn't a big thing. I love that. Another good expression, meaning it wasn't a big deal, right? It wasn't something that was crazy that you should thank me for. It wasn't a big deal. It wasn't a big thing. That's a good expression to use here.

Yeah, definitely. I had my surfboard, though, so and I just come in from the waves. So it wasn't it wasn't a big thing, and and it was a girl, too, so... I was waiting for it!

I didn't hear what he said after that, but I love that. Yeah. Well, it was a girl, too. So, you know, I had to save her.

So I just come in from the waves. So it wasn't- it wasn't a big thing, and and it was a girl, too, so... I was waiting for it! I was waiting for it!

So like, they gave you an extra impetus, did it, Angus?

There you go. Extra impetus. I have to look up the actual definition for that word, but I think what she's saying is effectively that gave you more of a reason to go and do what you were meant to be doing.

Man, I'm the English teacher and I should know. So impetus, that's a good word there. If we jump over here, I had to look up the definition myself to give you the actual definition. Something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly. So I guess what she's trying to say here is that he had a reason to do it because it was a woman, so it gave him the impetus to do it.

So I think ... they gave you an extra impetus. Did it, Angus?

Mmm, yeah, definitely, I think they're really good.

Man, 'if you're really good', it's just, not be taking this seriously at all.

Mmm, yeah, definitely, I think they're really good.

How long before you discovered she was French as well, Angus?

Well, I originally thought she, I didn't realise she was French to start with, because she had really dark skin. But then I was informed later that she was French, so...

So.

It's got better- things got better. Is that what he said? Hold on.

It's got better.

It just got better.

What did she say to you when when you finally got her onto the beach?

Karl's losing it here.

Oh, out in the surf I asked. I kind of calmed it down and asked her what her name was, and she asked me what my name was, and then she said that I was her angel.

So she said he was her angel. This is, I guess, the idea that the guy saved her, you know, so if someone saves you or looks out for you, it's kind of like they're your guardian angel. That's the joke that's being made here, I guess.

So I kind of calmed it down and asked her what her name was, and she asked me what my name was. And then she said that I was her angel. So I was pretty happy.

I was pretty happy.

And you are ... You don't get called angel every day.

And you speak French too, big fella? You do- I do now!

So you speak- You speak French, big fella? Big fella. I should probably explain what that is. It's kind of just another way of referring to a guy saying he's, you know, this big guy. I don't even know how you would explain why. It's done to show that you think the person's really impressive. But Karl's kind of done this in a bit of a sarcastic, humorous kind of ways. I don't know if he's just turned it on. He's using this for the interview. But yeah. You thought she was, what did he say?

And you are ... You don't get call angel every day.

And you speak French too, you big fella?

Speak French, do you, big fella?

You do- I do now!

All right. Well, I guess that's the interview guys. I hope you enjoyed it. Make sure that you check out this video over here. If you're learning Australian English. See you next time.