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Aussie English

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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AE 1164 - Expression: Pull Your Own Weight

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Download the FREE PDF Worksheet: https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1164_Worksheet 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://aussieenglish.com.au/1164 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au Happy Sunday, you guys! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “pull your own weig...

Aug 14, 202225 min

AE 1163: Interview: One of Australia's Craziest Survival Stories with Adam Courtenay

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://aussieenglish.com.au/1163 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au Let's welcome back the brilliant bestselling author of The Ship that Never Was, Adam Courtenay! Adam is back on the podcast as he talks about his latest book Three Sheets to the Wind. It's about a band of merchant seamen who had...

Aug 10, 202251 min

AE 1162 - Pete's 2c: Do Aussies Really Eat Kangaroos?

Send us Fan Mail The weekend's almost over but yeah, I got this last-minute episode for you, guys! In today's Pete's 2c episode, I talk about our new house, the meaning of "take an angle", what a love bite is (do you have one?!), why Australians eat kangaroos, and why I feel weird when someone greets me "G'day, mate!" Yes, it feels weird. Let me know what you think about this episode! Drop me a line at pete@aussieenglish.com.au...

Aug 07, 202252 min

AE 1161 - Expression: Over My Dead Body

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Download the FREE PDF Worksheet: https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1161_Worksheet 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/1161 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au Happy Sunday, you guys! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today's expression is "over my dead b...

Jul 31, 202222 min

AE 1160 - Expression: Have a Knack for Something

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Download the FREE PDF Worksheet: https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1160_Worksheet 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/1160 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au Happy Sunday, you guys! Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today's expression is "have a knack f...

Jul 24, 202218 min

AE 1159 - Pete's 2c: Can You Guess Which Language 'Kayak' Comes From?

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/1159 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au How's your week going so far? Come sit down with me here on Pete's 2c on the Aussie English podcast! In Pete's 2c episodes, I get on Instagram and answer your awesome questions! In today's episode, I get to answer questions ...

Jul 19, 202225 min

AE 1158 - Expression: Get Wind of Something

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Download the FREE PDF Worksheet: https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1158_Worksheet 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/1158 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au How’s the weekend so far, you mob? In today’s English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast, we are going to talk about the express...

Jul 17, 202217 min

AE 1157 - The Goss: Got a Tattoo? You Can't Come in!

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/ 1157 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast! I found this online article about restaurants in Queensland banning people from entering their establishments if they have facial or neck tattoos. It sort ...

Jul 15, 202244 min

AE 1155 - The Goss: My Parents' Roadtrip up the East Coast of Australia

Send us Fan Mail 👉 Listen to this episode on the podcast: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/1155 👉 Join my 5-Day FREE English Course: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au/free-course/ 👉 Join the Premium Podcast here & access 1000+ episodes: https://www.aussieenglish.com.au Join me in welcoming back my dad, Ian Smissen , to the podcast! Dad and Mum recently travelled up to Queensland and guess what? They went on this epic road trip! He shares that he was going to attend a bird photography confe...

Jul 03, 202226 min

AE 1154 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 9

Send us Fan Mail It’s time for a quick review of the English expressions I taught you here on the Aussie English podcast!Over the past few episodes, I talked about 5 English expressions that you can use for your daily conversations:Make A Fool Out Of Yourselfhttps://aussieenglish.com.au/1142Read Between The Lines https://aussieenglish.com.au/1144Where The Rubber Meets The Road https://aussieenglish.com.au/1146Take No Prisonershttps://aussieenglish.com.au/1148Foot The Billhttps://aussieenglish.co...

Jun 26, 202211 minEp. 1122

AE 1153 - Pete's 2c: Strewth! My Daughter Spat the Dummy!

Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, guys!The kids are asleep and it's time for me to get on Instagram to answer your questions!In today's Pete's 2c episode, I talk about whether Australians say 'apartment' or 'flat'. Right, urban living quarters. There was also a question about what stuff one needs to take with them when going on a trip to Australia. Yes, besides your passport, there are things you ought to be bringing with you.I also got to tell a delightful story when I was once at a beach doing re...

Jun 19, 202231 minEp. 1121

AE 1152 - Interview: How to Build an Online Business on Instagram with Camille Hanson – Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another round of awesome chin-wags here on the Aussie English podcast!Meet the lovely Camille Hanson, an online English teacher, influencer, author, avid language learner, and mum of three.In today's Part 2 of my interview with Camille, we chatted about how she ended up becoming an English teacher and how she started her online business. We also talk about how she's a husband and wife team; they’re digital entrepreneurs! We talk about how they grew their business onli...

Jun 16, 202225 minEp. 1120

AE 1151 - Interview: How to Learn 5 Languages from Scratch with Camille Hanson – Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another round of awesome chin-wags here on the Aussie English podcast!Meet the lovely Camille Hanson, an online English teacher, influencers, author, avid language learner, and mum of three.In today's episode, we talk about what it's like being a parent to very young children & what it was like for Camille growing up in the US.You see, she grew in a very cold part of the US called Michigan; like, 6 months of winter every year! That's a lot of snow!We talk about di...

Jun 12, 202239 minEp. 1118

AE 1150 - Pete's 2c: Blokes, Cobbers, & Mates

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Pete’s 2c episode!I really enjoy doing these episodes as I get to talk freely, like sitting down with you guys, and popping open a cold one!In today’s episode, I answer questions from my Instagram followers. I got asked if I like the US or the UK (which I found sort of hard to answer, haha). Then someone asked what I think about Brisbane & Perth, my favourite footy club, and if it’s hard to come to Australia - to which I say no!Let me know what you think a...

Jun 08, 202232 minEp. 1119

AE 1149 - Expression: Foot The Bill

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the weekly expression lesson episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today’s episode, I am going to teach you about the English expression “foot the bill”.Yes, quite funny & gross when you hear it being said – you begin to imagine someone giving a chopped off foot to a restaurant waiter. That’s morbid. So let’s let that slide!I’ll give you example situations where you can use the expression “foot the bill” and we’ll practice together saying the expression.I’...

Jun 05, 202222 minEp. 1117

AE 1148 - Expression: Take No Prisoners

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the weekly expression lesson episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today’s episode, I am going to teach you about the English expression “take no prisoners”.I will give you a breakdown of the meaning of the words in the expression and its full meaning.There will also be examples given so you’ll know how to use the expression.Plus, you will learn the grisly origin of this expression!I will also answer a question from an IG follower who asks about how one should...

May 29, 202220 minEp. 1116

AE 1147 - Interview: Building an Online Business with Podcasting with Lindsay McMahon

Send us Fan Mail Here’s another awesome chin-wagging episode for you guys!Let’s welcome back Lindsay McMahon, co-owner of the All Ears English podcast!You may remember her from episode AE 678, where we talked about the difference between American and Australian English.In today’s episode, we talk about podcasting as a business.She shares tips on how literally anyone can start a podcast, use it for their business, and not have to spend a huge fortune to start things up.We also talk about her life...

May 25, 202237 minEp. 1115

AE 1146 - Expression: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the weekly English expression lesson here on the Aussie English podcast!Besides telling you that I am now obsessing over plants at home, I am going to teach you all about the English expression “where the rubber meets the road”.In today’s episode, I will answer a question from Jasmin: what is the difference between ‘fairly’ and ‘rather’? Listen in, guys, this is “rather” an advanced English lesson for you!We will break down the meaning of the words in the expression “...

May 22, 202222 minEp. 1114

AE 1145 - Interview: Japan, Language Learning, Cringey YouTube Polyglots & More with David Rajaraman - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another awesome chin-wagging episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Today's guest is David Rajaraman! Last time, we talked about how he went from India, to Brunei, to Australia, then to Japan, all in just about 30 years of his lifeIn today's episode, we talk about how David grew up bilingual then realised that that wasn't the norm in many places around the world! This seems to be specifically in English speaking countries, where most people are monolingual.We also...

May 18, 202245 minEp. 1113

AE 1144 - Expression: Read Between The Lines

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this weekly English expression episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today’s episode, I will talk about the expression “read between the lines”.As always, I’ll break down for you the meaning of the words in the expression, then give you the real meaning of the full expression.I’ll also be answering a question from Luciana, and she asks how open Australians are to immigrants. Yeah, I’d say Aussies are!There will be conversation examples so you’ll know when to u...

May 15, 202224 minEp. 1112

AE 1143 - Interview: English Teacher to Car Mechanic in Japan with David Rajaraman - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another awesome chin-wagging episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Today's guest is David Rajaraman! During our last conversation, we talked about how he went from India to Brunei, to Australia, and ultimately to Japan in just about 30 years.In the first part of this two part series, we're going to chat to David about how he went from an English teacher to working as a car mechanic in Japan, what it's like working as a foreigner in Japan. What it's like working w...

May 11, 202250 minEp. 1111

AE 1142 - Expression: Make a Fool Out of Yourself

Send us Fan Mail It’s another expression-filled Sunday here on the Aussie English podcast!In today’s episode, I will teach you all about the expression “make a fool out of yourself”.As always, I will break down the meaning of the words in the expression together with example sentences so you can use them in your daily conversations.I will also be answering a question from Daniel who asks “Is it correct to say ‘Nobody changes nobody’?” - let's talk about double negatives, too!And lastly, pull out...

May 08, 202226 minEp. 1110

AE 1141 - The Goss: Answering your Questions about the 2022 Federal Election

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks?It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections!Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.In today's episode, we talk about how Australians vote during elections. In our area, there would be about 8,000 voters that will be voting in only 3 local government schools (the venue). In one day. Go figure.Wh...

May 06, 202227 minEp. 1109

AE 1140 - The Goss: The 2022 Federal Election. Who Will We Vote For?

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks?It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections!Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.In today's episode, we give you an explanation of how parliamentary government officials get elected. There's also some talk about popular pollies in and out of Australia.We answer Simon's question about the pros...

May 04, 202254 minEp. 1108

AE 1139 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 8

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!I think it's been a month that I've not been making YouTube videos for the Aussie English channel but yeah, I'm back on YT today starting with this lesson on English Expressions.In today's video, let's recap the past 5 English Expressions here on the podcast:Get Out of Someone's Hair - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1122Get the Drift - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1126Knock Yourself Out - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1128A Drop in The Oce...

May 01, 202213 minEp. 1107

AE 1138 - Interview: Escaping Ukraine Before the Russian Invasion with Justin Hammond - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast!Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine.In today's episode, we talk about his experiences living in Ukraine and Russia and the cultural relationship between the two countries. How he left Ukraine just before the Russian invasion and escaped to Georgia. He then shared his thoughts on the ramp up to...

Apr 27, 202230 minEp. 1106

AE 1137 - Interview: Going From Beginner to Near-Native in Russian with Justin Hammond - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast!Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine.In this first episode, we catch up on his language learning experiences, learning French, Mandarin Chinese and then Russian later at university. We talk about why he ended up settling on Russian as a language to take through university and beyond the difficu...

Apr 24, 202232 minEp. 1105

AE 1136 - The Goss: Aussie Kids Ditch Smartphones for 'Dumbphones'

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!I bet you’ve owned a dumbphone before!Well, back in the days, they weren’t really called ‘dumbphones’, were they? We see them as sophisticated gadgets before; you were so cool in school if you got a cellular phone, right?With the advancement of technology, mobile phones that can’t connect to the Internet are now referred to as dumbphones.But with all the sh*t going on all over social media, and a lot of other dis...

Apr 21, 202242 minEp. 1104
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