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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May 5, 2016 • 4min
Aussie Chin-wags - Ep001 - What Is The Real Australia?
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May 4, 2016 • 11min
Ep043: Expression - A Bitter Pill To Swallow
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May 3, 2016 • 43min
Interview: Pete & Shana Discuss - Dating
Send us a textVocabulary list:To make out – to kissTo pick up on (someone) (US) - to hook up with, to have physical relations with someone, i.e. kissing, etc.To pick up (someone) (Aus) – to hook up with, to have physical relations with someone, i.e. kissing, etc.To hit on – to make sexual advances towards someone.Blind date – A date where people have been set up by friends and have never seen one another before.Matchmaker – someone who matches two people to go on a date, etc.Set up – when a friend or friends has organized a date for two people.Dating – To be seeing someone romantically on a regular basis (the stage before being “together” or being in a relationship.Single (and ready to mingle) - Said when you are a single person ready to meet other single people.To cross paths – to meet, to come across by chance.Fate – the development of events outside of a person’s control; destiny.A soul mate – a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.To hit it off – to get along very wellTo ask out (on a date) – to ask someone to go on a date with you.To break the ice – to do or say something to relieve tension or to get conversation going in a situation or when strangers meet.To hookup – to pick up, to make out, etc.To have game – to be talented at talking to the opposite sex.The bases – 4 bases – (from baseball) said when referencing how far you got when hooking up with someone.• 1st - kissing• 2nd - touching or feeling above the waist.• 3rd – touching or feeling below the waist.• 4th base / home base – to sleep with someone / to have sex.A gold-digger – someone who is in a relationship with someone else only because they have a lot of money.To go all the way – to sleep with someone / to have sex with someone.To get some – To get some physical action from / with someone.
Apr 29, 2016 • 9min
Ep042: Expressions - No Worries & No Wukkas
Send us a textIn this episode I explain how to use the expressions "no worries" and "no wukkas", as well as other similar expressions common in Aussie English.
Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Bonus Phrasal Verb 4 - To Barrack For
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Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Bonus Phrasal Verb 3 - To Bail On
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Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Bonus Phrasal Verb 2 - To Bag Out
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Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Bonus Phrasal Verb 1 - To Arc Up
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Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Phrasal Verb 4 - To Back Up
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Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Phrasal Verb 3 - To Ask Out
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