

Aussie English
Pete Smissen
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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Feb 26, 2021 • 4min
AE 856 - Aussie Slang: All The Go/Rage
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "All The Go or All The Rage" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “all the go” and "all the rage" - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 25, 2021 • 31min
AE 855 - The Goss: When Muck Up Day Celebrations Go Too Far
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about a tasklist for Muck Up Day Celebrations created by 12th Grade boys at Shore School in Sydney. Shocking, vile, and mostly illegal acts were to be completed by students on Muck Up Day, their last day at school. What do you think about the list?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 23, 2021 • 17min
AE 853 - The Goss: Ultra-Black Fish Whose Skin Absorbs 99.9% of Light
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about ultra-black fish! These weird fish species were recently discovered off the Monterey coast in California, USA. Interesting fishes, aren't they?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 21, 2021 • 19min
AE 852 - Expression: A Smart Cookie
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression A SMART COOKIE like an Australian!In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "a smart cookie" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI talk about Tim Tams - Australia's #1 biscuit! (Bickies, yeah!)Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 20, 2021 • 22min
AE 851 - Pete & Kel Chat about What's Happened with Baby Joanna
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares!In this episode, we talk about a stressful situation we got in - our baby Joanna is not exactly fine inside. The issue has improved greatly but we did learn a thing or two on pregnancy issues here.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 19, 2021 • 4min
AE 848 - Aussie Slang: All Smiles
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all smiles" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “all smiles” - learn what it means and how you can use it.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 18, 2021 • 29min
AE 847 - The Goss: The Aussie Philanthropists Donating Millions to Fight Climate Change
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Australian philanthropists who are spending their money to help save Earth! We learn that these Australian millionaires are setting up foundations around Australia that can help fight climate change.We also talk about IPA - not the International Phonetic Alphabet, because IPA also stands for Indian pale ale. It's a kind of beer loaded with hops so that it survives its long journey from India to Australia.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 16, 2021 • 12min
AE 845 - The Goss: Rudy Giuliani is Dad's 'Idiot of the Week'
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In this episode, we talk about Rudy Giuliani's hair dye dripping down the sides of his face while on a press conference - what a mishap!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 14, 2021 • 20min
AE 844 - Expression: Born With A Silver Spoon In Your Mouth
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH like an Australian!In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "born with a silver spoon in (your) mouth" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI talk about the wooden spoon - yes, that thing you use to cook your food is used for something else!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Feb 13, 2021 • 21min
AE 843 - Pete & Kel Discuss How Noah's Learning English & Portuguese
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares!In this episode, we talk about how we are raising Noah as a bilingual child. In particular, we speak Portuguese in the house, because I am practicing it myself, too, and Noah gets to pick up his English from everyone else beyond the household.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!


