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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Sep 21, 2016 • 14min
Pronunciation: Should not have = Shouldn't have - Shouldn't've - Shouldn'ah
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you the contracted forms of "Should not have", which are "Shouldn't have", "Shouldn't've" and "Shouldn'ah".
Sep 18, 2016 • 13min
Pronunciation: Could Not Have = Couldn't Have - Couldn't've - Couldn'ah
Send us a textIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to pronounce the contracted forms of "Could Not Have".
Sep 17, 2016 • 6min
Ask Pete Anything: Can You Explain The Slang Terms Used In The Aussie English Intro?
Send us a textIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I explain all of the expressions and slang terms used in the introduction to The Aussie English Podcast.
Sep 15, 2016 • 10min
Expression: To Hit The Hay/Sack
Send us a textIn this expression episode of Aussie English I teach you guys the meaning of the expressions "To hit the hay" and "To hit the sack" and how to use them.Check out the Aussie Chinwags: To hit the hay/sack episode where Ian and Jo discuss what the expression means to them and how they'd use it here - https://youtu.be/LyjjUATR_oc
Sep 13, 2016 • 10min
Ask Pete Anything: How Do I Make More Aussie Friends?
Send us a textIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I answer Ali's questions, "How do I make more Aussie friends?".
Sep 11, 2016 • 5min
Like A Native: Will Do!
Send us a textIn this Like A Native episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the phrase "Will do!" to respond to requests or demands.
Sep 11, 2016 • 7min
Walking With Pete: Learn YOUR Most Common Phrases In The Language You're Learning
Send us a textIn this episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you guys about the importance of learning YOUR most commonly used phrases in the language you're learning.
Sep 7, 2016 • 6min
TIL: The Cute & Cuddly Platypus Is Venomous
Send us a textToday I learned that the cute and cuddly platypus is venomous!
Sep 3, 2016 • 7min
Walking With Pete: Ride It Into The Ground
Send us a textIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about the importance of using up, finishing, completing, etc. your resources for whatever skill you're trying to master before upgrading to the next set of resources. For instance, with regards to me and skateboarding at the moment I aim to ride my new board into the ground, that is ride it until it's ruined, broken, unusable, before I upgrade to a new one. And I use wanting to get a new board as motivation to train hard so I can get there sooner!
Sep 3, 2016 • 8min
Ep074: Expression - To Wait And See
Send us a textIn this episode I teach you guys how to use the expression "To wait and see".
