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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Nov 2, 2016 • 19min
Uluru
Send us a textIn this Aussie English episode I tell you about all the interesting facts I found out about Uluru whilst researching it over the past week! Enjoy!YouTube video with subtitles here - https://youtu.be/gU4nYjiSXIk
Oct 25, 2016 • 7min
Pronunciation: This is, That is = This's, That's
Send us a textIn this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Is" onto the words "This" and That".
Oct 25, 2016 • 8min
Pronunciation: Contracting IS onto nouns and indefinite pronouns
Send us a textIn this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Is" onto nouns and indefinite pronouns.
Oct 25, 2016 • 9min
Pronunciation: Contracting ARE onto the words These, Those, Things, There
Send us a textIn this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract "Are" onto the words "These", "Those", "Things" and "There".
Oct 25, 2016 • 10min
Pronunciation: Contracting ARE onto nouns and question words
Send us a textIn this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Are" onto nouns and question words.
Oct 25, 2016 • 8min
Pronunciation: You are, we are, they are = You're, we're, they're
Send us a textIn this Pronunciation episode I teach you guys how to contract the word "Are" onto the pronouns "You", "We" and "They".
Oct 25, 2016 • 7min
Pronunciation: He is, She is, It is = He's, She's, It's
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "He is", "She is" and "It is" into "He's", "She's" and "It's", and how they're pronounced.
Oct 25, 2016 • 6min
Pronunciation: I am = I'm
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "I am" to "I'm" and its pronunciation.
Oct 22, 2016 • 8min
Like A Native: Expressive sounds: Wow!, Phew!, Oh!, etc.
Send us a textIn today's episode of Like A Native I teach you guys a number of different expressive sounds used in English by native speakers, such as, "Wow!", "Phew!", and "Oh!".
Oct 22, 2016 • 8min
Embarrassing English Errors: Wonder & Wander
Send us a textIn today's Embarrassing English Errors episode I teach you guys the slight difference in pronunciation between the words "Wonder" and Wander".
