

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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Mar 3, 2016 • 3min
Mic Test
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Mar 3, 2016 • 25min
Ep009 - Interview with Marcus - 03 03 16
Send us a textIn this episode I interview Marcus and get him to talk a little bit about the following words and phrases:BarbieArvoWoop woopTo do for a crustTo go walk aboutTantrumHeaps of/loads of/tons ofTo turf outShe'll be apples/she'll be right

Mar 2, 2016 • 7min
Ep008 - Tamara Interview 02 03 16
Send us a textIn today's episode I interview a good friend Tamara and ask her to use some of the phrases and slang words from previous episodes in sentences of her own. Let me know what you guys think of this episode and whether or not you like it, as well as any suggestions to improve it if you have them! Cheers guys!

Mar 1, 2016 • 1min
Ep000 - Introduction to The Aussie English Podcast
Send us a textG’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!

Mar 1, 2016 • 4min
Ep007 - Slang word - Barbie
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening to this Australian Slang episode on the Aussie English podcast!In this episode, I am going to tell you what is a 'barbie'! No, it's not the plastic doll. Using the term 'barbie' is so Australian that it was even featured in a travel ad. Cool, isn't it?Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Mar 1, 2016 • 5min
Ep005 - An Introduction to Australian Slang Words
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Mar 1, 2016 • 2min
Ep006 - Slang word - Arvo
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Feb 29, 2016 • 12min
Ep004 - Pronunciation - Goin' Detha Beach (Going to the beach)
Send us a textIn this episode I describe a little bit about why we pronounce phrases such as "going to", "need to", "want to", "have to" and "got to" as "gonna", "needa", "wanna", "havda" and "gotta".Here are some of the phrases for reference while you listen!I want to go to the beachI wanta go to the beachI wanna go detha beachI’m going to go to the beachI’m goin’ ta go to the beachI’m gonna go detha beachI need to go to the beachI need ta go to the beachI needa go detha beachI’ve got to go to the beachI’ve got ta go to the beachI’ve godda go detha beachI have to go to the beachI have ta go to the beachI havda go detha beachWhere are you going?Where are ya goin’?Where’re ya goin’Where ya goin’?I’m going to the beachI’m going ta the beachI’m goin’ detha beach

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Feb 28, 2016 • 14min
Ep003 - Introductions part 3
Send us a textThis is the third episode of The Aussie English Podcast. I introduce myself, who I am, where I'm from, what I do and where I live, and I also talk about why I started the podcast its objective!Full transcript here - http://docdro.id/rolmkv0

Feb 28, 2016 • 7min
Ep002 - Introductions part 2
Send us a textThis is the second episode of The Aussie English Podcast. I introduce myself, who I am, where I'm from, what I do and where I live, and I also talk about why I started the podcast its objective!Full transcript here - http://docdro.id/CMeTXOg