Pronouncing Australian cities: A guide

crissvoter:

sugar-plums:

(don’t take this too seriously, please. Us Australians have lazy accents)

Sydney

• Incorrect: SIDE-nee
• Correct: SID-nee

Melbourne

• Incorrect: MEL-born
• Correct: MEL-bin / MEL-ben

Canberra

• Incorrect: Can-BARE-a
• Correct: CAM-bra (Yes. That’s really how we say it.)

Brisbane

• Incorrect: BRIS-bane
• Correct: BRIZ-bin / BRIZ-ben

Adelaide

• Incorrect: A-DEAL-aid
• Correct: ADD-el-aid

Darwin & Perth

• Try and fuck these up, I dare you.