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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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Episodes

AE 781 - Minisode: How Migration Affects Language

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this episode, we talk about how migration affects language. Listen to examples of loan words, words adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification, and how they evolved into the English words we know today!

Nov 30, 202023 minEp. 826

AE 780 - Expression: Hands Down

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use HANDS DOWN like an Aussie.

Nov 29, 202021 minEp. 827

AE 779 - Minisode: How Do Dialects Diverge?

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this episode, we talk about how dialects started in Britain.

Nov 27, 20207 minEp. 825

AE 778 - The Goss: Talking about Alcohol, Booze, and Grog

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about alcohol, booze, grog and the Australian drinking culture.

Nov 25, 202024 minEp. 824

AE 777 - Minisode: Why You Should Not Learn Multiple Languages All At The Same Time

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish. This cool guy is on a journey learning multiple languages without leaving Australia. His videos entertain viewers about how he manages learning French and Swedish at the same time.In this mini episode with me, we talk about people’s different capacities in learning and why one should not learn multiple languages at the same time....

Nov 23, 20209 minEp. 822

AE 776 - Expression: Fly Off the Handle

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use FLY OFF THE HANDLE like an Australian.

Nov 22, 202022 minEp. 823

AE 774 - The Goss: COVID 19 | October Update

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about Covid updates in Australia.

Nov 18, 202017 minEp. 820

AE 771 - Minisode: Does Intonation Matter In English?

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this episode, we talk about intonation and Middle English words.

Nov 13, 202015 minEp. 817

AE 768 - WWP: How to Get a Job in Australia

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Walking With Pete where I sit down and talk to you about how to get a job in Australia.

Nov 07, 202018 minEp. 815

AE 767 - Minisode: How Do Adults Learn English As A Second Language

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish, who learns Swedish without having to leave Australia. In this episode, we talk about how adults learn English as a second language.

Nov 06, 202011 minEp. 813

AE 766 - The Goss: How To Clone A Dinosaur

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to conversations between me and my dad Ian Smissen here in The Goss as we talk about how to clone dinosaurs.

Nov 04, 202025 minEp. 812

AE 764 - Expression: Clear as Mud

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Aussie English Podcast where Pete Smissen teaches you how to use the expression AS CLEAR AS MUD.

Nov 01, 202024 minEp. 811

AE 762 - The Goss: Rude Parrots

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to conversations between me & my dad Ian Smissen in The Goss as we talk about rude parrots from a zoo.

Oct 28, 202011 minEp. 808

AE 760 - Expression: Call it a Day/Night

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression CALL IT A DAY or CALL IT A NIGHT in English.

Oct 25, 202024 minEp. 806

AE 757 - Expression: The Calm Before the Storm

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you to use the expression THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM naturally in English.

Oct 18, 202022 minEp. 803

AE 753 - Expression: Food For Thought

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English where I teach you how to use FOOD FOR THOUGHT and about the history of Australian food!

Oct 11, 202021 minEp. 799
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