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 12, 2021 • 3min
AE 840 - Aussie Slang: All Ears
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all ears" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “all ears” - 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 11, 2021 • 27min
AE 839 - The Goss: Australia Builds its Version of Jurassic Park
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 the upcoming government project at Wilson's Promontory National Park. This is a peninsula located at the southernmost tip of Australia's main island. It hosts a great deal of wild life and now the government is planning to put up this huge fence to keep the animals in and the pests out - we're about to get a real-life Jurassic Park out here, minus the dinosaurs!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Feb 9, 2021 • 19min
AE 837 - The Goss: World Record Migrations, Hero Birds, & Wallabies Invade Great Britain
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 bar-tailed godwit birds that migrate to Australia! These long legged birds recently broke the world record for the longest nonstop migration - almost 12,000 kilometres, whew! We also talk about a pet parrot who saved his owner by waking him up during a fire. And finally, we talk about wallabies on the loose in Britain.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Feb 7, 2021 • 20min
AE 836 - Expression: Take Someone’s Word For It
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT like an Australian.In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "take your word for it" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andI read to you a lovely poem titled "Old Man Platypus" by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Feb 6, 2021 • 34min
AE 835 - Pete & Kel Talk about Moving House
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this conversation with my wife Raquel Soares!In this episode, I sit down with my lovely pregnant wife Kel as we talk about how it's like to move house.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Feb 5, 2021 • 3min
AE 832 - Aussie Slang: Airy Fairy
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "airy fairy" like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, we talk about the expression “airy fairy” - 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 4, 2021 • 24min
AE 831 - The Goss: Top Shelf Whisky, Getting on the Beers & Dan Andrews
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 top shelf whiskey and how it can be distilled in 6 days instead of the usual 3 years - talk about an abomination! Also, we talk about Victoria's Prime Minister Dan Andrews and how he handles the Murdoch press. Finally, get a quick lesson on English expressions: what is "a dick move" and what "getting on the beers" means.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Feb 2, 2021 • 23min
AE 829 - The Goss: Tesla Batteries in Geelong & How Renewable Energy Could Save Australia
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 Victoria (Australia) to be getting a gigantic Tesla-made battery to alleviate power problems. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Jan 31, 2021 • 19min
AE 828 - Expression: Like Night and Day
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use LIKE NIGHT AND DAY like an Australian.In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "like night and day" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go through a pronunciation exercise, andA quick story involving my Grandpa, the 1930s, and what happened then like night and day.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Jan 29, 2021 • 3min
AE 825 - Aussie Slang: Aggro
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to the first episode of the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions.In this episode, we talk about the expression “aggro” - 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!
