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Aussie English
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…
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Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: I need your advice!
Send us Fan MailI need your advice guys. I want to make courses to sell on Aussie English in the future, but to give away free on the podcast first, and I want…
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Could Have = Could've - Could'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "Could have" into its forms "Could've" and "Could'ah".
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Had Have = Had've - Had'ah - 'd've - 'd'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to contract "Had have" into its forms "Had've", "Had'ah", "'d've" and…
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Should Have = Should've - Should'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how "Should have" is commonly contracted into the forms "Should've" and…
Aussie EnglishEmbarrassing English Errors: Salary & Celery
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you guys the subtle difference in pronounce between the words "Salary" and "Celery".
Aussie EnglishLike A Native: Adjective + Enough for you?
Send us Fan MailIn this Like A Native episode I teach you guys how to use the phrase "Adjective + Enough for you?" when making a statement about unusual…
Aussie EnglishExpression: Join the club / Welcome to the club
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expressions "Join the club" and "Welcome to the club".
Aussie EnglishAPA: How do I pronounce these sounds in words like orgaNIsation, constiTUent and aMUse?
Send us Fan MailIn this Ask Pete Anything episode of Aussie English I answer our listener Julia's question "How do I pronounce these sounds in words like…
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: Melbourne Weather
Send us Fan MailCheck out the video of this episode here - https://youtu.be/u5E2-kV5klE
Aussie EnglishTIL: Why Saber-toothed Cats Had Such Long Canine Teeth
Send us Fan MailTIL: Why Saber-toothed Cats Had Such Long Canine Teeth
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Had Not Have = Hadn't Have - Hadn't've - Hadn'ah
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode I teach you how to contract "Had not have" into the forms "Hadn't have", "Hadn't've" and "Hadn'ah".
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Will Not Have = Won't Have - Won't've - Won'ah
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode I teach you how to contract "Will not have" into the forms "Won't have", "Won't've" and "Won'ah".
Aussie EnglishExpression: To Go Into Something
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To go into something".
Aussie EnglishExpression: To Scrape By
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To scrape by".
Aussie EnglishExpression: In A Nutshell
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression "In a nutshell".
Aussie EnglishExpression: First In, Best Dressed
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression "First in, best dressed".
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: What I've Been Up To Recently
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I chat to you guys about what I've been up to recently.
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Should not have = Shouldn't have - Shouldn't've - Shouldn'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you the contracted forms of "Should not have", which are "Shouldn't have"…
Aussie EnglishPronunciation: Could Not Have = Couldn't Have - Couldn't've - Couldn'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to pronounce the contracted forms of "Could Not Have".
Aussie EnglishAsk Pete Anything: Can You Explain The Slang Terms Used In The Aussie English Intro?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I explain all of the expressions and slang terms used in the introduction to The Aussie English Podcast.
Aussie EnglishExpression: To Hit The Hay/Sack
Send us Fan MailIn 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…
Aussie EnglishAsk Pete Anything: How Do I Make More Aussie Friends?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I answer Ali's questions, "How do I make more Aussie friends?".
Aussie EnglishLike A Native: Will Do!
Send us Fan MailIn 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.
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: Learn YOUR Most Common Phrases In The Language You're Learning
Send us Fan MailIn 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…
Aussie EnglishTIL: The Cute & Cuddly Platypus Is Venomous
Send us Fan MailToday I learned that the cute and cuddly platypus is venomous!
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: Ride It Into The Ground
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about the importance of using up, finishing, completing, etc. your resources for…
Aussie EnglishEp074: Expression - To Wait And See
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I teach you guys how to use the expression "To wait and see".
Aussie EnglishEp073: Pronunciation - Would Not Have = Wouldn't Have, Wouldn't've, Wouldn'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I teach you how to pronounce "Would Not Have" in its different contraction forms, "Wouldn't have", "Wouldn't've" and…
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: Look For Reasons To Say Yes Instead Of Excuses To Say No
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I chat to you guys about changing your attitude when trying to do well in any given field. I argue that the best attitude to…
Aussie EnglishTIL: Men Used To Fight Kangaroos For Entertainment
Send us Fan MailTIL that men used to fight kangaroos for entertainment from 1891 all through the early and mid 1900s.
Aussie EnglishAsk Pete Anything: Why Are Red Kangaroos So Ripped?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I answer Estefania's question, "Why are red kangaroos so ripped?".Youtube video here -…
Aussie EnglishAussie English Survey Results
Send us Fan MailHere are the results from the recent survey I asked you guys to fill out! Once again thank you to every who had time to do so. I really…
Aussie EnglishEp072: Pronunciation - Used
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I go over the different ways that the word "Used" is pronounced in English, i.e. "I used to play golf" where "Used" is said…
Aussie EnglishAnnouncement: How can I improve Aussie English?
Send us Fan MailFill out the survey here - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3R3SQY8
Aussie EnglishEp071: Expression - To Be Up Shit Creek
Send us Fan MailIn this expression episode of Aussie English I teach you guys the meaning of the expression "To be up shit creek" and how to use it.
Aussie EnglishEp070: Like A Native - Probs, Prolly, Probly = Probably
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of LIke A Native I teach you guys how native English speakers often shorten the word "Probably" to "Prolly" and "Probly" when…
Aussie EnglishWhy I Don't Read From A Script
Send us Fan MailIn this YouTube video I explain to you guys why I don't read from a script when I record videos and episodes for Aussie English.Download the…
Aussie EnglishEmbarrassing English Errors Ep17: Turd & Third
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you the difference in pronunciation between the words "Turd" and "Third". Here's a video…
Aussie EnglishEmbarrassing English Errors Ep16: Think & Sink
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to pronounce the difference between the words "Think" and "Sink".
Aussie EnglishEp069: Like A Native - Pete's Place = Pete's
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Like A Native I teach you guys how native speakers of English often drop words like, place, home, house after a possessive…
Aussie EnglishEp068: Expression - To Head + Direction
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To head + direction", such as "to head to", "to head north", "to…
Aussie EnglishLearning Vocab - YouTube Video
Send us Fan MailIn this video I chat to you about how I like to learn vocabulary once I reach an advanced level in a language I'm learning.
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: My Experiences With Dieting
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you guys a little about my experiences with dieting over the last few years.
Aussie EnglishAEVB Ep04: Tasmanian Lobsters
Send us Fan MailToday I break down some of the more complicated words and expressions used in this awesome clip by The Wilderness Society about the Tasmanian…
Aussie EnglishThe Alphabet In An Australian Accent
Send us Fan MailIn this episode you'll learn to pronounce the alphabet with an Aussie English accent. Check out the YouTube video here -…
Aussie EnglishInterview: Phoebe tells us about cute native mice & sex-crazed marsupials
Send us Fan MailIn this interview episode of Aussie English I interview my good friend Phoebe who is a fellow PhD student at the museum with me. We both share…
Aussie EnglishEp067: Pronunciation - Would + Have = 'd've
Send us Fan MailIn today's pronunciation episode of Aussie English you're going to learn how to contract the Conditional Perfect tense, "Would have" into…
Aussie EnglishEp066: Expression - Step By Step, Piece By Piece, Bit By Bit, etc.
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode you'll learn how to use the common form or pattern in english of "Something by something", e.g. "Step by step", "Piece by…
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: Breaking Things Down Into Manageable Parts
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about how it's much easier to tackle big problems, big tasks, big goals, if you break…
Aussie EnglishEmbarrassing English Errors Ep15: Speak & Spick
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to pronounce the subtle difference between the words "Speak" and "Spick".
Aussie EnglishEp065: Pronunciation - Will + Have = 'll've
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English you'll learn how to contract the future perfect tense. E.g. "I will have done" is often…
Aussie EnglishEp064: Expression - The Whole *insert noun* Thing
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English, I teach you how to use the phrase "The whole *insert noun* thing" when talking about something you do or…
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: My Guilty Pleasure... Pokémon Go
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you about a new guilty pleasure of mine, the game Pokémon Go.
Aussie EnglishEmbarrassing English Errors Ep14: Shit & Sheet
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you guys the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "Shit" and "Sheet"…
Aussie EnglishEp063: Pronunciation - Whadawe & Whadathey
Send us Fan MailIn today's pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you how the pronunciation of "what do we..." and "what are we..." changes to…
Aussie EnglishEp062: Expression - To [Not] Give A Damn/Crap/Shit/Fuck
Send us Fan Mail***Explicit language***In today's expression episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression To [Not] Give A…
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: If You Want To Be A Lion Then Surround Yourself With Lions
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I chat a little bit about the importance of surrounding yourself with like-minded, positive, motivated people when it comes to…
Aussie EnglishEmbarrasing English Errors Ep13: Ship & Sheep
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode I show you the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the words "ship" and "sheep" in English.
Aussie EnglishWalking With Pete: Rabbits, Foxes & Unrealistic Language Learning Expectations
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I talk to you guys about two introduced pest species in Australia, rabbits and foxes, as well as the unrealistic language…
Aussie EnglishEmbarrasing English Errors Ep12: Pepper & Paper
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode you'll learn how to pronounce the slight difference between the words "Pepper" and "Paper" in English.Download the full PDF…