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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Dec 25, 2020 • 52min
AE 797 - Christmas Episode: Pete & Ian Talk about Christmas, Mullets, Covid, and Consumerism!
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening to this special episode with me and dad Ian Smissen!
Dec 24, 2020 • 31min
AE 796 - The Goss: How the 2020 AFL Season Has Been Turned Upside Down!
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 22, 2020 • 28min
AE 795 - The Goss: Aussie Boutique Breweries and Pubs in the Old Days
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 20, 2020 • 25min
AE 794 - Expression: Turn A Blind Eye To Something
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all about English expressions.
Dec 18, 2020 • 9min
AE 793 - Minisode: Do Snakes Just Want To Kill You?
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about if snakes do really want to kill you all the time - because they actually don’t.
Dec 17, 2020 • 16min
AE 792: 10 Aussie Animals & How to Pronounce Them
Send us a textImprove your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
Dec 16, 2020 • 27min
AE 791: The Goss: What Would Happen If All Diseases Were Cured?
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know more about what Australians talk about in and around the country.
Dec 14, 2020 • 10min
AE 790 - Minisode: Aussie Slang According To Bird Photographer Sean Dooley
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s bird expert Sean Dooley! He is the author of The Big Twitch, the best-selling book recounting his journey to break Australia’s record for photographing birds in Australia.In this mini episode, he talked about ‘bird idioms’ or ‘bird slang’ - word and phrases commonly used by bird enthusiasts in and out of Australia.
Dec 12, 2020 • 12min
AE 789: How To Say "G'Day" The Aussie Way
Send us a textLearn Australian English as I teach you today the Aussie way to say “G’day!”. Know how to pronounce it like a native English speaker, and also when and where to say it. Practice well, mates!
Dec 11, 2020 • 50min
AE 788 - Interview: Nadia Mofrad's Journey from Iran to Uni Life in Australia
Send us a textLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Nadia Mofrad from Iran about her journey in an Australian university.
