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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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Episodes

Expression: To Go Into Something

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To go into something".

Oct 03, 2016•12 min•Ep. 166

Expression: To Scrape By

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To scrape by".

Oct 03, 2016•10 min•Ep. 165

Expression: In A Nutshell

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression "In a nutshell".

Sep 28, 2016•8 min•Ep. 164

Expression: First In, Best Dressed

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression "First in, best dressed".

Sep 28, 2016•9 min•Ep. 163

Expression: To Hit The Hay/Sack

Send us Fan Mail In this expression episode of Aussie English I teach you guys the meaning of the expressions "To hit the hay" and "To hit the sack" and how to use them.Check out the Aussie Chinwags: To hit the hay/sack episode where Ian and Jo discuss what the expression means to them and how they'd use it here - https://youtu.be/LyjjUATR_oc

Sep 15, 2016•10 min•Ep. 158

Like A Native: Will Do!

Send us Fan Mail In this Like A Native episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the phrase "Will do!" to respond to requests or demands.

Sep 11, 2016•5 min•Ep. 156

Walking With Pete: Ride It Into The Ground

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about the importance of using up, finishing, completing, etc. your resources for whatever skill you're trying to master before upgrading to the next set of resources. For instance, with regards to me and skateboarding at the moment I aim to ride my new board into the ground, that is ride it until it's ruined, broken, unusable, before I upgrade to a new one. And I use wanting to get a new board as motivation to train hard...

Sep 03, 2016•7 min•Ep. 153

Ep073: Pronunciation - Would Not Have = Wouldn't Have, Wouldn't've, Wouldn'ah

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you how to pronounce "Would Not Have" in its different contraction forms, "Wouldn't have", "Wouldn't've" and "Wouldn'ah".Note: "Wouldn't've" and "Wouldn'ah" are never written in English. When said they're still written as "Wouldn't have".

Sep 03, 2016•13 min•Ep. 151

Ask Pete Anything: Why Are Red Kangaroos So Ripped?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Ask Pete Anything I answer Estefania's question, "Why are red kangaroos so ripped?".Youtube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX93bFmb9MMThe Aussie English PodcastWebsite - https://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/theaussieenglishpodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theaussieeng...If you like what I'm doing and you want to support the podcast please considering donating a few bucks a month to my Patreon.Patre...

Aug 28, 2016•17 min•Ep. 148

Aussie English Survey Results

Send us Fan Mail Here are the results from the recent survey I asked you guys to fill out! Once again thank you to every who had time to do so. I really appreciate it and hope to bring you a bigger and better Aussie English Podcast now!The Aussie English PodcastWebsite - https://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/theaussieengli...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theaussieeng...If you like what I'm doing and you want to support the podcast please considering do...

Aug 27, 2016•12 min•Ep. 147

Ep072: Pronunciation - Used

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I go over the different ways that the word "Used" is pronounced in English, i.e. "I used to play golf" where "Used" is said like "Usst" vs "I used my dad's car" where "Used" is said like "Uzzd".

Aug 27, 2016•23 min•Ep. 146

Ep071: Expression - To Be Up Shit Creek

Send us Fan Mail In this expression episode of Aussie English I teach you guys the meaning of the expression "To be up shit creek" and how to use it.

Aug 21, 2016•15 min•Ep. 144

Ep070: Like A Native - Probs, Prolly, Probly = Probably

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of LIke A Native I teach you guys how native English speakers often shorten the word "Probably" to "Prolly" and "Probly" when spoken, and to "Probs" when texting or on Facebook, etc.

Aug 21, 2016•8 min•Ep. 143

Why I Don't Read From A Script

Send us Fan Mail In this YouTube video I explain to you guys why I don't read from a script when I record videos and episodes for Aussie English.Download the full transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comYouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Dq5YFfdMYFacebook - www.Facebook.com/TheAussieEnglishPodcast

Aug 21, 2016•7 min•Ep. 142

Embarrassing English Errors Ep17: Turd & Third

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you the difference in pronunciation between the words "Turd" and "Third". Here's a video on how to make the TH sound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAYmTnWaCY

Aug 14, 2016•7 min•Ep. 141

Ep069: Like A Native - Pete's Place = Pete's

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Like A Native I teach you guys how native speakers of English often drop words like, place, home, house after a possessive noun or name + 's.

Aug 13, 2016•9 min•Ep. 139

Ep068: Expression - To Head + Direction

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To head + direction", such as "to head to", "to head north", "to head out", "to head down", etc.

Aug 13, 2016•9 min•Ep. 138

Learning Vocab - YouTube Video

Send us Fan Mail In this video I chat to you about how I like to learn vocabulary once I reach an advanced level in a language I'm learning.

Aug 11, 2016•10 min•Ep. 137
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