Hi I’ve heard some Aussie friends say “aw yeah” when they mean “I see”. I sometimes say it myself. Do people in other countries ever say it?
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with the deep bass “Oh, yeah”?
“Oh yeah” is a traditional North American expression of realization or admiration. We can’t help it is the Aussies can’t pronounce it properly.
“Hai” seems to get used a lot in Japan, in many different contexts .
In the UK, “Right” is used even more ubiquitously. Often seems a bit snarky to me, taken in context.
Hi, John!
Hmm. Maybe it’s related to the Maine “Ayuh”.
Oh, Yeah, by Yello
Aw yeah is also a Kiwi phrase.
I think its more like “That’s right”.
I use it like this in the UK. Or I might say “Ah, yeah.”
The Australian “Aw yeah” is a distinct phrase from the American “Awwwww Yeeeah!” and mean different things.
There’s a distinct Australian rural/working class dialect that prefaces almost every sentence with “Aw” (similar to the valley girl preface of “like”). “Aw yeah” is the contracted form of “Oh yes, I get it” vs the the American, which is the contracted form of “Oh yes, that is awesome”.
It varies with emphasis. There’s a higher pitched one that indicates realization. “You know the guy from that movie with the other guy who was in the movie with all the explosions and the…” “aw yeah.”
BTW an example of its use is:
Person 1: So that’s how it’s done…
Person 2: Aw yeah.
I hear it a lot in every day conversation used almost in place of “really?”.
“We finally tried that restaurant you recommended.”
“Aw yeah? How’d you like it?”
Or as a replacement for something like “heck yes” or “oh sure”.
“Do you eat here often?”
“Aw yeah, I’m here at least 3 times a week.”
Yea this wouldn’t seem out of place in USA conversion to me, is the possibly Texas exclusive “aw yup” close enough to count?
I second Hampshire’s observations in post #11. My neck of the woods is SE Louisiana.
Now, that initial “aw” can come out as “aw”, “oh”, “mmm”, or “uh” (schwa sound). With different emphases and durations (drawn-out vs. clipped) for both the initial syllable and the “yeah”. There are many variations.
Yeah - right.
Sounds to me like a variation of the american “oh, yeah” that’s commonly heard in response to a reminder.