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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Apr 25, 2016 • 3min
Phrasal Verb 2 - To Ask Around
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Apr 25, 2016 • 4min
Phrasal Verb 1 - To Add Up (To)
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Apr 25, 2016 • 6min
200+ Common Aussie English Phrasal Verbs Announcement
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Apr 25, 2016 • 7min
Ep041: Expression - To Reckon
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Apr 21, 2016 • 7min
Ep040: Pronunciation Of Words Ending In Vowel Sounds Followed By Pronouns
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Apr 21, 2016 • 9min
Ep039: Pronunciation Of Words Ending In Consonant Sounds Followed By Pronouns
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Apr 20, 2016 • 11min
Ep038: Walking With Pete - The Ups And Downs Of Language Learning
Send us a textEp038: Walking With Pete - The Ups And Downs Of Language Learning
Apr 20, 2016 • 20min
EP037: Interview - John's Australia (Advanced Level)
Send us a textVocab listed in order of appearance in the interview:G-rated – a rating for television programs or films. General audiences – all ages admitted.Frothies – beers, froth is the layer of bubbles on top.Sinking piss – to drink alcoholThe old veebs – VB or Victorian Bitter, a common brand of Australian beer.Hitting the turps – to drink alcoholBogan – a lower class Australian, often uncouth, rude, drinks and swears a lot.The bogan drawl – to slur your words together, mumble, speak with a thick accentTo mumble – to say something quietly or indistinctlyDumb as hell – to be incredibly stupidCluey – to be smart, to be clued-onA bad rap - unjustified criticismPiss – alcohol…and shit / …and stuff – …and things, “etc.”Not here to fuck spiders – not here to fuck around, not here to waste timeDry as a dead dingo’s donger – to be very dry, e.g. the desert is dry as a dead dingo’s donger (donger = slang term for penis).Flat out like a lizard drinking – to be doing something very quickly, trying to finish something fast.Sweet as mate – awesome, very good.No worries – no problemJesus Christ – said in emphasize shock at somethingPrawn / shrimp – a crustacean commonly eaten in Australia (shrimp is the American version of Prawn)Ethos – an ideologyLong winded answer – an answer that uses too many words or sentences (when spoken/written)A + “god damn fucking” + noun – swearing adds emphasis (very rude)Fucking oath – said in agreement (pretty rude)Fucking ey – said in agreement (pretty rude)Poorly thought out – something that wasn’t planned well.Holden – car manufacturing companyTo pull something out of your bum – to make upTo shit – that’s what shits me – that’s what annoys me (mildly rude)To shore up the numbers – to increase the numbersBooze – alcoholFucking retard – an idiot (very rude)Yeah nah - noNah yeah - yesChunk – part, bit, piece
Apr 19, 2016 • 8min
Ep036: AFL Team Names And Their Pronunciation
Send us a textAFL team nameNick nameFull nameAdelaideThe CrowsThe Adelaide CrowsBrisbaneThe LionsThe Brisbane LionsCarlton The BluesThe Carlton BluesCollingwoodThe MagpiesThe Collingwood MagpiesEssendonThe BombersThe Essendon BombersFremantleThe DockersThe Fremantle DockersGeelongThe CatsThe Geelong CatsGreater Western SydneyThe GiantsThe Greater Western Sydney GiantsGold CoastThe SunsThe Gold Coast SunsHawthornThe HawksThe Hawthorn HawksNorth MelbourneThe KangaroosThe North Melbourne KangaroosMelbourneThe DemonsThe Melbourne DemonsPort AdelaideThe PowerThe Port Adelaide PowerRichmondThe TigersThe Richmond TigersSt KildaThe SaintsThe St Kilda SaintsSydneyThe SwansThe Sydney SwansWest CoastThe EaglesThe West Coast EaglesWestern BulldogsThe BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs
Apr 17, 2016 • 7min
Ep035: Pronunciation Did + You = Jah
Send us a textHow are you?How are ya?Who are you?Who are ya?What do you think?What do ya think?What did you get up to on the weekend?Wadja get up to on the weekend?What’d you get up to on the weekend?Wadja get up to?What did you think of..?Wadja think of…Did you like it?Dja like it?Where did you go?Where’d you go?Where dja go?What do you mean?What deya mean?What dja mean?
