If you apologize to someone who speaks English as their first language and receive the response, “ No worries ,” chances are that person is Australian or New Zealander.
This is because no worries is nothing more than the Anzac way of saying no problem – “ no problems ” or “don’t worry”. So, although the phrase may seem obvious to many of our readers, I think it’s worth dedicating a post to something more typical of “Oceanic” English, which tends to be left aside in favor of American or British English.
Literally “no worries”, no worries is a phrase used to respond to an apology or request for help, as well as to say “don’t worry”.
Before we go any further, it’s worth noting that no worries , for many people, symbolises the famous Australian ease and carefreeness, which has permeated popular culture through films such as the classic Crocodile Dundee .
Well, without further ado, let’s check out some examples that you can use to record the phrase in your Anki – if you find this step necessary, of course! After all, today’s expression isn’t exactly difficult to remember.
– What if we miss the bus? – No worries , there’s another one in seven minutes.
– And if we miss the bus? – Don’t worry , there’s another one in seven minutes.
– Can you deliver on Thursday? – Yeah, no worries , mate.
– Can you deliver on Thursday? Yeah, no worries , mate. (Mate, which Australians pronounce more like mait than meit, is another typical Australian English word.)
– Could you help me with this? – Of course, no worries .
– Can you help me with this? – Sure, no problem .
– Sorry for the bad pun. – No worries , I thought it was actually pretty funny.
– Sorry for the bad pun. – Don’t worry , I actually thought it was pretty funny.
– Would you mind doing the dishes for me? – Sure, no worries .
– Would you mind washing the dishes for me? – Sure, no worries .
– It looks like the file was deleted when the computer crashed. – No worries , there should be a backup copy.
– It looks like the file was deleted when the computer crashed. – No worries , there should be a backup copy.
– Sorry about last night, I was out of line. – No worries , man.
I know you didn’t mean it. – I’m sorry about last night, I was out of line. – Don’t worry , man, I know you didn’t mean it.
– Sorry I spilled your drink. – No worries , there’s plenty more.
– Sorry for spilling your drink. – No worries , there’s plenty more.
I can handle the production side of things , no worries .
– Could you help me with these bags? – Sure, no worries .
– Can you help me with these bags? – Sure, no worries .
