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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Expression: To cotton on to something

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

Nov 05, 2016•16 min•Ep. 192

Uluru

Send us Fan Mail In this Aussie English episode I tell you about all the interesting facts I found out about Uluru whilst researching it over the past week! Enjoy!YouTube video with subtitles here - https://youtu.be/gU4nYjiSXIk

Nov 02, 2016•19 min•Ep. 191

Pronunciation: This is, That is = This's, That's

Send us Fan Mail In this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Is" onto the words "This" and That".

Oct 25, 2016•7 min•Ep. 190

Pronunciation: Contracting IS onto nouns and indefinite pronouns

Send us Fan Mail In this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Is" onto nouns and indefinite pronouns.

Oct 25, 2016•8 min•Ep. 189

Pronunciation: Contracting ARE onto the words These, Those, Things, There

Send us Fan Mail In this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract "Are" onto the words "These", "Those", "Things" and "There".

Oct 25, 2016•9 min•Ep. 188

Pronunciation: Contracting ARE onto nouns and question words

Send us Fan Mail In this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Are" onto nouns and question words.

Oct 25, 2016•10 min•Ep. 187

Pronunciation: You are, we are, they are = You're, we're, they're

Send us Fan Mail In this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Are" onto the pronouns "You", "We" and "They".

Oct 25, 2016•8 min•Ep. 186

Pronunciation: He is, She is, It is = He's, She's, It's

Send us Fan Mail In this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "He is", "She is" and "It is" into "He's", "She's" and "It's", and how they're pronounced.

Oct 25, 2016•7 min•Ep. 185

Pronunciation: I am = I'm

Send us Fan Mail In this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "I am" to "I'm" and its pronunciation.

Oct 25, 2016•6 min•Ep. 184

Like A Native: Expressive sounds: Wow!, Phew!, Oh!, etc.

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Like A Native I teach you guys a number of different expressive sounds used in English by native speakers, such as, "Wow!", "Phew!", and "Oh!".

Oct 22, 2016•8 min•Ep. 183

Embarrassing English Errors: Wonder & Wander

Send us Fan Mail In today's Embarrassing English Errors episode I teach you guys the slight difference in pronunciation between the words "Wonder" and Wander".

Oct 22, 2016•8 min•Ep. 182

Expression: (As) keen as mustard

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys what the expression "As keen as mustard" means as well as how and when to use it.

Oct 22, 2016•11 min•Ep. 181

Walking With Pete: Aussie English is now on Instagram!

Send us Fan Mail Aussie English is now on Instagram guys!Instagram - http://www.imgrum.net/user/aussie_english/3122879464

Oct 19, 2016•6 min•Ep. 180

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining!

Send us Fan Mail John F. Kennedy once said that "The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining!". Here are my thoughts on how this applies to me and could apply to you as well!***Subtitles***Watch the video here - https://youtu.be/V8cw_klzc_k

Oct 16, 2016•6 min•Ep. 179

Walking With Pete: I need your advice!

Send us Fan Mail I need your advice guys. I want to make courses to sell on Aussie English in the future, but to give away free on the podcast first, and I want to know what you guys would most prefer I focused on!

Oct 16, 2016•9 min•Ep. 178

Pronunciation: Could Have = Could've - Could'ah

Send us Fan Mail In this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "Could have" into its forms "Could've" and "Could'ah".

Oct 15, 2016•15 min•Ep. 177

Pronunciation: Had Have = Had've - Had'ah - 'd've - 'd'ah

Send us Fan Mail In this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "Had have" into its forms "Had've", "Had'ah", "'d've" and "'d'ah".

Oct 15, 2016•19 min•Ep. 176

Pronunciation: Should Have = Should've - Should'ah

Send us Fan Mail In this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how "Should have" is commonly contracted into the forms "Should've" and "Should'ah".

Oct 15, 2016•13 min•Ep. 175

Embarrassing English Errors: Salary & Celery

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you guys the subtle difference in pronounce between the words "Salary" and "Celery".

Oct 13, 2016•8 min•Ep. 174

Like A Native: Adjective + Enough for you?

Send us Fan Mail In this Like A Native episode I teach you guys how to use the phrase "Adjective + Enough for you?" when making a statement about unusual weather in order to strike up a conversation.

Oct 12, 2016•6 min•Ep. 173

Expression: Join the club / Welcome to the club

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expressions "Join the club" and "Welcome to the club".

Oct 11, 2016•8 min•Ep. 172

APA: How do I pronounce these sounds in words like orgaNIsation, constiTUent and aMUse?

Send us Fan Mail In this Ask Pete Anything episode of Aussie English I answer our listener Julia's question "How do I pronounce these sounds in words like orgaNIsation, constiTUent and aMUse?"

Oct 10, 2016•5 min•Ep. 171

Walking With Pete: Melbourne Weather

Send us Fan Mail Check out the video of this episode here - https://youtu.be/u5E2-kV5klE

Oct 09, 2016•4 min•Ep. 170

TIL: Why Saber-toothed Cats Had Such Long Canine Teeth

Send us Fan Mail TIL: Why Saber-toothed Cats Had Such Long Canine Teeth

Oct 05, 2016•6 min•Ep. 169

Pronunciation: Had Not Have = Hadn't Have - Hadn't've - Hadn'ah

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I teach you how to contract "Had not have" into the forms "Hadn't have", "Hadn't've" and "Hadn'ah".

Oct 04, 2016•14 min•Ep. 168

Pronunciation: Will Not Have = Won't Have - Won't've - Won'ah

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I teach you how to contract "Will not have" into the forms "Won't have", "Won't've" and "Won'ah".

Oct 04, 2016•13 min•Ep. 167

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

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