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!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 1331
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Ep028: Expression - A Chug, To Chug, To Chug Along
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 …
00:12:58 |
Thu 31 Mar 2016
Ep027 - Slang Words For Men & Women
For Men:Fella BlokeDudeGuyManMateFor Women:SheilaChickWomanLadyBirdBroadGirl
00:06:51 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
Ep026 - Slang Word "Bloody" - Different Ways To Say "To Be Broken"
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 workin…
00:19:59 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
Ep025 - Different Ways To Say "to Steal"
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 …
00:07:37 |
Thu 24 Mar 2016
Ep024 - Slang Terms - Ripper & Beauty
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!Go…
00:11:03 |
Wed 23 Mar 2016
Announcement Episode - Manuscripts and Aussie English Book Idea
www.facebook.com/theaussieenglishpodcast please leave me some feedback on the Facebook page guys and let me know what you think! All the best!Pete
00:07:46 |
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Ep023 - Interview With John About How To Politely Call Someone An Idiot
www.facebook.com/theaussieenglishpodcast I chat to John in this episode about all the different ways Aussies can politely call someone an idiot.
00:14:09 |
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Ep022 - Polite Ways To Call Someone An 'idiot'
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- airh…
00:15:17 |
Sat 19 Mar 2016
Ep021 - Walking with Pete - A little chat about language learning and the difficulties we all face
Let me know what you think on the Facebook page - www.facebook.com/theaussieenglishpodcast
00:17:36 |
Wed 16 Mar 2016
Ep020 - Pronunciation - Needa - Godda - Havda - Expression - Like A Stunned Mullet
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/Godda…
00:14:13 |
Tue 15 Mar 2016
Ep019 - Expressions To Say When You Hear Bad News
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…
00:06:10 |
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Ep018 - Expressions To Use When Hearing Good Or Bad News
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 expla…
00:07:18 |
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Ep017 - Pronunciation - Goin' De Vs Gonna + Expression - As Mad As A Cut Snake
Today we're "gonna" go over the pronunciation of "going + to" and when it's more natural to say "gonna" or "goin' de". After that I'm "gonna" talk about the expression to be "as mad as …
00:14:05 |
Sat 12 Mar 2016
Ep016 - What Gives
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.
00:04:02 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Ep015 - Got You - Gotcha
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??
00:02:30 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Ep014 - Far Out
In this mini episode I explain the expression “Far Out” which is often used as a way of expression surprise or that you are impressed by something
00:03:55 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Ep013 - Expression To Play By Ear
In this episode I play things by ear when explaining the expression “To Play By Ear” which means to wing something, to improvise, to make it up as you go along, etc.
00:03:43 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Ep012 - Pronunciation - To Give + Pronouns
In this episode I discuss the pronunciation of the verb "to give" + the pronouns "me", "us", "them", "you", "him" and "her" and how they change when we speak quickly.Give + me = gimmeGi…
00:16:00 |
Tue 08 Mar 2016
Ep011 - Break Down - Paul Hogan Ad 1984
In this episode I break down every sentence in this Paul Hogan ad from 1984 which is chocka-block full of Aussie slang, expressions and some interesting pronunciation.America you look l…
00:16:40 |
Sat 05 Mar 2016
Ep010 - Expression - It's no skin off my nose
Ep010 - Expression - It's no skin off my nose by Aussie English
00:06:58 |
Sat 05 Mar 2016
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