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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Oct 22, 2016 • 11min
Expression: (As) keen as mustard
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys what the expression "As keen as mustard" means as well as how and when to use it.
Oct 19, 2016 • 6min
Walking With Pete: Aussie English is now on Instagram!
Send us a textAussie English is now on Instagram guys!Instagram - http://www.imgrum.net/user/aussie_english/3122879464
Oct 16, 2016 • 6min
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining!
Send us a textJohn F. Kennedy once said that "The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining!". Here are my thoughts on how this applies to me and could apply to you as well!***Subtitles***Watch the video here - https://youtu.be/V8cw_klzc_k
Oct 16, 2016 • 9min
Walking With Pete: I need your advice!
Send us a textI need your advice guys. I want to make courses to sell on Aussie English in the future, but to give away free on the podcast first, and I want to know what you guys would most prefer I focused on!
Oct 15, 2016 • 15min
Pronunciation: Could Have = Could've - Could'ah
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "Could have" into its forms "Could've" and "Could'ah".
Oct 15, 2016 • 19min
Pronunciation: Had Have = Had've - Had'ah - 'd've - 'd'ah
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "Had have" into its forms "Had've", "Had'ah", "'d've" and "'d'ah".
Oct 15, 2016 • 13min
Pronunciation: Should Have = Should've - Should'ah
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how "Should have" is commonly contracted into the forms "Should've" and "Should'ah".
Oct 13, 2016 • 8min
Embarrassing English Errors: Salary & Celery
Send us a textIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you guys the subtle difference in pronounce between the words "Salary" and "Celery".
Oct 12, 2016 • 6min
Like A Native: Adjective + Enough for you?
Send us a textIn this Like A Native episode I teach you guys how to use the phrase "Adjective + Enough for you?" when making a statement about unusual weather in order to strike up a conversation.
Oct 11, 2016 • 8min
Expression: Join the club / Welcome to the club
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expressions "Join the club" and "Welcome to the club".
