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!
Episodes
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Dec 14, 2020 • 10min
AE 790 - Minisode: Aussie Slang According To Bird Photographer Sean Dooley
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s bird expert Sean Dooley! He is the author of The Big Twitch, the best-selling book recounting his journey to break Australia’s record for photographing birds in Australia.In this mini episode, he talked about ‘bird idioms’ or ‘bird slang’ - word and phrases commonly used by bird enthusiasts in and out of Australia.
Dec 12, 2020 • 12min
AE 789: How To Say "G'Day" The Aussie Way
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I teach you today the Aussie way to say “G’day!”. Know how to pronounce it like a native English speaker, and also when and where to say it. Practice well, mates!
Dec 11, 2020 • 50min
AE 788 - Interview: Nadia Mofrad's Journey from Iran to Uni Life in Australia
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Nadia Mofrad from Iran about her journey in an Australian university.
Dec 10, 2020 • 16min
AE 787: Noisy Aussie Cicadas!
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I give you a breakdown of an online article written about cicada season in Australia.
Dec 9, 2020 • 14min
AE 786: The Goss: West Gate Tragedy & History of The Yarra River
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about Australian politics!
Dec 7, 2020 • 13min
AE 785 - Minisode: One Key Advice In Learning English
Send us Fan MailLearn 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 Lamont’s advice to people learning English as a second language.
Dec 6, 2020 • 8min
AE 784 - Minisode: How The Death Adder Got Its Name
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about how the death adder snake got its name.
Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 4min
AE 783 - Interview: Getting to Know the Real Lucy from English with Lucy
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I interview Lucy Earl of English With Lucy! We talk about her love for teaching & life as a YouTube star.
Dec 2, 2020 • 18min
AE 782 - The Goss: Lying Pollies and Idiots of the Week
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in The Goss where we talk about lying politicians, the idiot of the week, and meet FriendlyJordies of YouTube.
Nov 30, 2020 • 23min
AE 781 - Minisode: How Migration Affects Language
Send us Fan MailLearn 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!
