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Aussie English

Pete Smissen•www.aussieenglish.com.au
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G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast.I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place.If you listen to this podcast you will learn: •A ton of Aussie slang and vocabulary,•Heaps of terms and expressions, •And a bunch about Australian history and culture.So kick back, grab a cuppa and enjoy Aussie English!
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EP037: Interview - John's Australia (Advanced Level)

Send us Fan Mail Vocab listed in order of appearance in the interview:G-rated – a rating for television programs or films. General audiences – all ages admitted.Frothies – beers, froth is the layer of bubbles on top.Sinking piss – to drink alcoholThe old veebs – VB or Victorian Bitter, a common brand of Australian beer.Hitting the turps – to drink alcoholBogan – a lower class Australian, often uncouth, rude, drinks and swears a lot.The bogan drawl – to slur your words together, mumble, speak wit...

Apr 20, 2016•20 min•Ep. 44

Ep036: AFL Team Names And Their Pronunciation

Send us Fan Mail AFL team nameNick nameFull nameAdelaideThe CrowsThe Adelaide CrowsBrisbaneThe LionsThe Brisbane LionsCarlton The BluesThe Carlton BluesCollingwoodThe MagpiesThe Collingwood MagpiesEssendonThe BombersThe Essendon BombersFremantleThe DockersThe Fremantle DockersGeelongThe CatsThe Geelong CatsGreater Western SydneyThe GiantsThe Greater Western Sydney GiantsGold CoastThe SunsThe Gold Coast SunsHawthornThe HawksThe Hawthorn HawksNorth MelbourneThe KangaroosThe North Melbourne Kangaro...

Apr 19, 2016•8 min•Ep. 43

Ep035: Pronunciation Did + You = Jah

Send us Fan Mail How are you?How are ya?Who are you?Who are ya?What do you think?What do ya think?What did you get up to on the weekend?Wadja get up to on the weekend?What’d you get up to on the weekend?Wadja get up to?What did you think of..?Wadja think of…Did you like it?Dja like it?Where did you go?Where’d you go?Where dja go?What do you mean?What deya mean?What dja mean?

Apr 17, 2016•7 min•Ep. 42

Ep034: Expression - Flat Out Like A Lizard Drinking

Send us Fan Mail Expression - Flat Out Like A Lizard DrinkingWe're flat out like a lizard drinking trying to meet our deadline.We’re flat out like a lizard trying to meet our deadline.We’re flat out trying to meet our deadline.That bloke’s been flat out like a lizard drinking painting his house.That bloke’s been painting his house flat out like a lizard drinking.I’ve been working all day flat out like a lizard drinking.I’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking working all day.Exercise:I’m flat o...

Apr 16, 2016•8 min•Ep. 41

Ep033: Pronunciation Of Aboriginal Animal Names

Send us Fan Mail BarramundiBilbyBogong MothBoobookBunyipCurrawongDingoGalahGang-gangKangarooKoalaKookaburraPademelonPotorooQuokkaQuollTaipanWallabyWallarooWombatYabbySpecial Mention:Cockatoo

Apr 15, 2016•21 min•Ep. 40

Ep032: Pronunciation Of Australian Capital Cities

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I go through the pronunciation of each of Australia's state and territory's capital cities.CanberraHobartMelbourneSydneyBrisbaneAdelaidePerthDarwin

Apr 12, 2016•11 min•Ep. 39

Ep031: Pronunciation Of Australian States And Territories

Send us Fan Mail States:Tasmania (Tas)Victoria (Vic)New South Whales (NSW)Queensland (Qld)South Australia (SA)Western Australia (WA)Territories:(The) Northern Territory (NT)(The) Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Apr 11, 2016•11 min•Ep. 38

Ep030: Pronunciation - "It's", "'t's" And "s'"

Send us Fan Mail Pronunciation lesson – its = ‘ts = ‘sIt’s gonna be a great weekend‘ts gonna be a great weekends'gonna be a great weekendIt’s all good‘st all goods’all goodit’s alright'ts alrights’alrightit’s been good'ts been goods'been goodit’s always the same excuse'ts always the same excuses’always the same excuseit’s ok'ts oks’okit’s just'st just's’justit was, it wasn’tt’wasn’t

Apr 03, 2016•10 min•Ep. 33

Ep029: Walking With Pete - Easter Holidays

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Walking With Pete I chat a little bit about what I got up to over the Easter long weekend here in Australia and how we as Australians tend to celebrate Easter.

Mar 31, 2016•10 min•Ep. 32

Ep028: Expression - A Chug, To Chug, To Chug Along

Send us Fan Mail A chugTo chugChugging alongA chug – of a drinkNoun - to take a large gulp of a drink•I took a long chug of my beer.To chug – a drinkVerb - to consume in large gulps without pausing.•He chugged his drink in one go.•You are chugging down a lot of wine tonight.A chug – of a motorNoun - a muffled explosive sound or sounds•I could hear the chug of the motorboat.To chug – (a vehicle)Verb - move slowly making a regular muffled explosive sound, as of an engine running slowly.•The train ...

Mar 31, 2016•13 min•Ep. 31

Ep026 - Slang Word "Bloody" - Different Ways To Say "To Be Broken"

Send us Fan Mail How to use the word “bloody” in Aussie EnglishBloody – very common Aussie adjective which is used to emphasise any point or story.The bloody car isn’t workingThe car isn’t bloody working•Oh you bloody beauty! – “bloody bewdy”•That’s bloody awesome!•That news was bloody horrible! oBloody sad, oBloody aweful•I was so bloody drunk last night•It was a bloody big night last night and I was bloody drunk•Where the bloody hell are ya?•If you drink and drive you’re a bloody idiot.•The bl...

Mar 29, 2016•20 min•Ep. 29

Ep025 - Different Ways To Say "to Steal"

Send us Fan Mail To steal - To take something without permission, something that doesn’t belong to youTo stealTo robTo flogTo nickTo pinchTo swipeNote: "To Rob" isn't used like the other verbs, you rob someone of something, or you rob a place.E.g. I robbed Pete of his shoes.I robbed the bank.I stole Pete's shoes.I pinched Pete's shoes.I flogged Pete's shoes.I nicked Pete's shoes.I swiped Pete's shoes.I stole from the bank. (you don't have to be specific about what you stole with the verb "to ste...

Mar 24, 2016•8 min•Ep. 28

Ep024 - Slang Terms - Ripper & Beauty

Send us Fan Mail The following are slang terms and expressions to use when you want to express excited approval when something has gone really well!That’s sweetThat’s awesomeGood jobWell doneNice one!Good on ya!You little beautyYou little ripperBeautyYou little beauty!What a beauty!I caught a really big fish today!You little beauty!Check out the really big fish I caught today!Oh mate! What a beauty!I’ve finished building my new house!Oh mate! You beauty!Mate, your new house looks amazing!Yeah, s...

Mar 23, 2016•11 min•Ep. 27

Ep022 - Polite Ways To Call Someone An 'idiot'

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I go over a number of different ways that you can call someone an 'idiot'. - idiot- moron- numpty- dipstick- twit- twat- doofus- numbskull- galah- bogan- dill- dag- airhead- dimwitNone of these are particularly rude, and I use quite a lot on a daily basis whether I'm seriously calling someone an idiot or using words in an endearing sense such as "dag" when someone has done something silly or stupid that I think is funny and we're both laughing together about it.A...

Mar 19, 2016•15 min•Ep. 24

Ep020 - Pronunciation - Needa - Godda - Havda - Expression - Like A Stunned Mullet

Send us Fan Mail Today we'll learn a little about the way the pronunciation of the following words change as Australians speak more rapidly.Need to --> NeedaHave to --> Havta/HavdaGot to --> Gotta/GoddaNote: these changes in pronunciation only take place when these present tense verbs are followed by an infinitive verb, e.g. "I have to go" --> "I havda go".If these words are followed by the number two, e.g. I have two dogs, even though "have to" and "have two" sound exactly the same ...

Mar 15, 2016•14 min•Ep. 22

Ep019 - Expressions To Say When You Hear Bad News

Send us Fan Mail This episode covers a few different expressions that you would use when someone tells you bad news.For example:"I broke my leg this week and I'm in hospital."You could say:What a bummer!Too bad!Damn!That sucks!Bugger!

Mar 14, 2016•6 min•Ep. 21

Ep018 - Expressions To Use When Hearing Good Or Bad News

Send us Fan Mail In today’s lesson you’ll learn how to respond to good news or bad news that someone may tell you.These responses include questions, which prompt the person telling you the news to explain what happened.They include:Are you kidding?Are you joking?Are you serious?As well as the following expressions, which simply convey that you are impressed or shocked by the news.They include:No way!Far out!Fair dinkum! / Fair dinkum? (Can be a statement or a question)Strewth!...

Mar 14, 2016•7 min•Ep. 20

Ep016 - What Gives

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I explain the expression “What gives?”. “What gives” is often used as a way of asking for an explanation or a reason that something happened, etc.

Mar 11, 2016•4 min•Ep. 18

Ep015 - Got You - Gotcha

Send us Fan Mail In this mini pronunciation episode I show you how “Got you” is often said as “Gotchu” or “Gotcha” and that it means you understand what someone has said. You got me??

Mar 11, 2016•3 min•Ep. 17
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