Aussie English

Send us Fan MailIt's a glorious Sunday for all of us!In today's video, I am going to react to one of Joel and Lia's videos titled Australian Accent Tutorial.They're a really lovely pair to watch, with entertaining contents, too!I see this video as a great opportunity for you guys to identify their Australian accent versus their native British accent.Loaded with lessons on the Australian English Pronunciation, I will point out the phonetic sounds they make - the Glottal T, the Muted T, the Australian A, the Linking Vowel sounds, and heaps of other examples.And the quotes & phrases they listed out are a bloody ripper! It's a fun lesson on pronunciation and Australian expressions rolled into one fun video.What Australian phrase do you think they missed? Tell me in the comments below!Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailHere's Part 3!What's going on, guys?These must be the best set of questions on things that are normal in your country but weird in others -- or in Australia!Redditers are being candid on what they think is okay (or acceptable) in their country but completely weird in another. I mean, you pay to use public toilets? And taxes on having TV at home? Really.Let's see if Aussies have things in common with people in other countries!00:0000:14 - The REAL Legal Drinking Age01:34 - Paying to Pee and Poo02:34 - Manual vs Automatic03:20 - Bring Your Own Kitchen03:46 - Get Out of Jail Free04:35 - Anti-Theft on Credit Cards05:01 - Men On Scooters06:36 - Babies In Prams Left Outside Establishments07:18 - Naken Children In Beaches08:41 - Taxable TVsAre there any normal things you people do that people from other countries find unusual, like these?Chuck them down in the comments below, and I'll tell you if we got those here in Australia, too!Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailG'day, mates!Here's another fun talk with my dad Ian Smissen on The Goss.In this episode, we talk about the Australian drinking culture. We talk about how it compares to the drinking culture in France and in the US. We also talk about the pubs here Down Under; how they are cared for by their owners, passed from one generation to another. But why exactly do people drink? Is it to drink everything and anything that you can stomach till you puke? Or is it to be cool and socialise with others?Can you tell me about the drinking culture in YOUR country?Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailAustralia was hit by a huge 5.9 magnitude earthquake this morning. The biggest in history for the state of Victoria.In today's episode, I tell you about my experience as I felt the earthquake whilst sitting down with my family at breakfast.The 2021 Australia earthquake had an epicentre located outside of Mansfield in Victoria.The earthquake was felt in the cities of Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, and Brisbane, and throughout Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, ACT, and Queensland.I also talk about how earthquakes occur, where they occur, why Australia has earthquakes, but not the huge devastating earthquakes like those that hit Japan, Chile, North America, etc. We also talk about how earthquakes are measured.#Australia #australianearthquake #earthquakes

Send us Fan MailWe recently celebrated Father's Day here in Australia - September 5th, actually - and so I got to celebrate with my family.Happy Father's Day to all dads out there!And so I read about this amusing contest in the UK for fathers to come up with the best dad joke! They even got a top-rated standup comedian be the judge. It must've been fun hearing all those jokes.Well, this week's English expression has got something to do with that contest's winning joke.And what's something that (almost) all dads want (and need!) -- cars!In this episode, I will be talking about Australia's first car AND why we call cars 'cars'!Do YOU own a car? Tell me about it!Don't forget to download your FREE PDF Worksheet here👉👉👉 https://bit.ly/AE_1014_FreeWorksheet

Send us Fan MailHere's Part 2!What's going on, guys?Here's another set of these hilarious questions on Reddit!Redditers are being candid on what they think is okay (or acceptable) in their country but completely weird in another. Let's see if Aussies have things in common with people in other countries!Are there any normal things you people do that people from other countries find unusual, like these?Chuck them down in the comments below, and I'll tell you if we got those here in Australia, too!Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!I am going to teach you the Aussie slang term "a bloke"."A bloke" is not a thing, it's a person!Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan MailHey, you mob!I got another Tristan Kunh video here to review!This time, he rattles off 10 things that Americans don't like about Australia -- or at least him.I'd say he's got a point on some of them, but sheesh, the others are just ... Well, for one thing, we really do have turtle-net here. Notoriously slow.And we got sky-high prices on cigarettes. Yes. It's AUD $36.00 for a pack of red 20s Marlboros here.But whinge about getting fined for not wearing a helmet? The government here does care for its constituents.Is there anything YOU don't like about Australia? Would you tell me in the comments below? Let's see if we'd agree on something.

Send us Fan MailLearn about Australia's rich culture here on the Aussie English podcast!In this episode of The Goss, I talk to my dad about the incredible life of Bennelong.Woollarawarre Bennelong is an Aboriginal Australian who served as an interlocutor -- someone who informally explains the views of a government and also can relay messages back to a government. This remarkable Australian was one of the first native Australians to learn English, and as such, served as a bridge between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians.There was also a story that he was going to meet King George III at some point. Imagine wearing very different clothes, getting into a very big boat, and leaving your home to meet someone from the other side of the world.Imagine how valiant he must have been to do all this! Have you considered moving to another country which is very different from where you grew up? Tell me about it!

Send us Fan MailHappy weekend, you guys!Here's our weekly dabble with English expressions!In today's episode, I will be teaching you about the English expression "in the same boat".We will discuss the "historical" origin of this expression as well as how to use it in real English conversations.I'll also tell you about an Aussie guy who hangs out at Lake Wellington in Victoria. He found a surprising creature in his boat one day.Finally, I will tell you about Jessica Watson, the youngest person to sail SOLO, non-stop around the world!Don't forget to download your FREE PDF Worksheet here 👉👉👉