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 10, 2016 • 5min
APA: How do I pronounce these sounds in words like orgaNIsation, constiTUent and aMUse?
Send us a textIn this Ask Pete Anything episode of Aussie English I answer our listener Julia's question "How do I pronounce these sounds in words like orgaNIsation, constiTUent and aMUse?"
Oct 9, 2016 • 4min
Walking With Pete: Melbourne Weather
Send us a textCheck out the video of this episode here - https://youtu.be/u5E2-kV5klE
Oct 5, 2016 • 6min
TIL: Why Saber-toothed Cats Had Such Long Canine Teeth
Send us a textTIL: Why Saber-toothed Cats Had Such Long Canine Teeth
Oct 4, 2016 • 14min
Pronunciation: Had Not Have = Hadn't Have - Hadn't've - Hadn'ah
Send us a textIn today's episode I teach you how to contract "Had not have" into the forms "Hadn't have", "Hadn't've" and "Hadn'ah".
Oct 4, 2016 • 13min
Pronunciation: Will Not Have = Won't Have - Won't've - Won'ah
Send us a textIn today's episode I teach you how to contract "Will not have" into the forms "Won't have", "Won't've" and "Won'ah".
Oct 3, 2016 • 10min
Expression: To Scrape By
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To scrape by".
Oct 3, 2016 • 12min
Expression: To Go Into Something
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To go into something".
Sep 28, 2016 • 8min
Expression: In A Nutshell
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression "In a nutshell".
Sep 28, 2016 • 9min
Expression: First In, Best Dressed
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression "First in, best dressed".
Sep 27, 2016 • 16min
Walking With Pete: What I've Been Up To Recently
Send us a textIn this episode I chat to you guys about what I've been up to recently.
