Aussie English

Send us Fan Mail It's been a while, you guys! The Goss is back today to talk about Australia's recent lockdowns. In this episode, we talk about how Australia experienced it's 5th 'lockdown' series. Despite many people becoming anxious about staying indoors, my dad & regular co-host Ian Smissen have picked up some useful advice from Australian singer Keith Urban regardi...

Send us Fan Mail Here's another awesome interview with another awesome Australian! Meet Professor Euan Ritchie of Deakin University, Australia! You may remember him in Episode AE 657: Interview: Australia’s Wildlife Extinction Crisis with Professor Euan Ritchie where we talked about the 2020 Australia bushfires. He's back to tell us more about Australia's ecosystems, which, accordin...

Send us Fan Mail Here's another superb advanced English pronunciation lesson for you guys! In this episode, I am going to teach you the difference between the /ɔ/ and /oː/ sounds. The /ɔ/ sound is more formally known as the open-mid back rounded vowel. On the other hand, the /oː/ sound is known as the close-mid back rounded vowel. Let's call them the long and short O sounds of the Austra...

Send us Fan Mail Can you believe it? THIS is Aussie English's 1000th episode! 🥳Cheers to everyone who has been involved with the Aussie English episodes — from my parents who would lovingly come onto the podcast, the awesome experts I’ve interviewed, you guys who shared your experiences moving into Australia — and to the loyal podcast listeners, the raving YouTube viewers, fans who've d...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! I am going to teach you the Aussie slang word "biffo".Don't get yourself in a "biffo"!Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play &a...

Send us Fan Mail Have you always been thinking of what to say in everyday, English conversations? Or you want to sound natural when talking to other people in English? Here are 5 expressions for you to level up your English! Belly of the BeastHave BallsHave A Bone To Pick WithCheat DeathCaught With Your Pants DownAs usual, give me a sentence using one, or ALL, of the expressions I used in this epi...

Send us Fan Mail Here is another advanced English lesson for you guys! I bet you are all familiar with the English language auxiliary verbs HAS and HAVE. However, I learned that some English speakers get into trouble with contracting these auxiliary verbs with their correct pronouns. I mean, you might have heard someone say "has we" or "have she" - yeah, not correct, mates. Tod...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "a bit of alright".Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start...

Send us Fan Mail I am going to tell you all about the English expression "more than you bargained for"!Hmm, I wonder if you've heard someone use this before? Oh, and caution. This is wrong: "more than WHAT you bargained for" -- remove the 'what'.We are going to break the expression down on its literal meaning, tell you the real meaning, and how you can use it in...

Send us Fan Mail Learn English in this latest episode of the Aussie English podcast! Our lesson today focuses on Australia's states and territories, including fun facts about them. The Commonwealth of Australia consists of 6 federated states and 10 federated territories, 3 of which are internal territories. The 6 states are:New South Wales (NSW)Queensland (QLD)South Australia (SA)Tasmania (TA...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! I am going to teach you the Aussie slang word "berko".Do you know anyone who's "berko"?I bet you do! Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today -...

Send us Fan Mail Yes, I just got vaccinated - and I got the AstraZeneca vaccine. This Covid pandemic has a lot going on, causing people to fret about their health and lives. I am no different. We're all surrounded by too much information and it can be tough to sort through, process, then decide what to do. As a man of science, I feel that this is my way to tell you guys about getting vaccinat...

Send us Fan Mail Here's another awesome English expression for you mob! Have you ever been "caught with your pants down"?In this episode, we will be talking about the English expression "caught with your pants down" - sounds naughty, doesn't it? We will be talking about it's possible origin- oh, you'll cringe at this one. I will also be sharing to you an ado...

Send us Fan Mail I am going to reveal to you guys the secret to pronouncing the L and R sounds! For many learners of the English language, the consonant L and R sounds are often mispronounced - and even interchanged! In today's lesson, I will first teach you how to say the consonant L sound. Followed by telling you how to say the consonant R sound. Note that this is the rhotic Australian R so...

Send us Fan Mail I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "a beer gut". Maybe you've got one? No shame on that, mate! Be healthy though! Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast! One of the reasons I love doing podcasts is because I get to interview and chin-wag with people. I am so proud to introduce you mob to Dr. John Martin of the Taronga Institute for Science and Learning! Dr. Martin of Taronga Zoo recently got his research paper published in Science, the prestigious science magaz...

Send us Fan Mail Learn English in this extremely funny video on the Aussie English podcast! You must have seen that viral video of a 'flight attendant' who tied a 'passenger' to his seat because 'he smelled of ah-co-hol' and had 'touched his *****'.I'd like to introduce you mob to the African American Vernacular English - known as Black English, or Ebon...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this latest episode of the Aussie English podcast! I am going to teach you about the English expression "cheat death"!Do you remember that movie about teens being chased by death? It's all about because they "cheated death", isn't it? I know, gory. Today, you will learn what the expression "cheat death" means and...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this special episode of the Aussie English podcast! Today you will learn how to say these auxiliary verb + pronoun combos so you can be confident when speaking in English - and sound like a native English speaker, too! In this lesson, we will focus on the auxiliary verbs DO and DOES.First, we will break down the pronunciation of each auxiliary verb when...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "the bee's knees".Have you ever seen the knees of a bee? I bet you'll have a laugh learning about this slang phrase today. Learn what it means and how you can use it in...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this latest episode of the Aussie English podcast! In this special interview episode, I got my mum Jo Smissen to talk about how our family descends from European royalty! With passion for doing research, she went all over the Web in an attempt to trace our family's ancestry. She was able to go back to the 1700s, finding out that we had family membe...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this latest AMA (Ask Me Anything) session I had over Instagram! So I thought it'd be awesome to kickback and relax and just answer questions from you guys. And you certainly did not disappoint me - I was thrown the best questions ever and here they are! Q1 How to answer the question (Do) you mind? Q2 How to say 'north' and 'south&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast! Today I am going to be teaching you 12 Australian slang words you should know - everyday Aussie slang that you can use to help you sound like a native English speaker. These informal Australian English words will help you sound more confident when talking to a native English speaker. Additionally, these Austra...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "a beak" or "a sticky beak".This is a very Aussie phrase and kind of makes people frown. I hope you have never been called a sticky beak! Learn what it means and how yo...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast! Here's Part 2 of my epic chin-wag with Mere Mortals podcast host Kyrin Down. In this part, we talked about how he learned Spanish as he traveled through South America & Central America. And now, he's learning German! A polyglot in the making! Plus, we talk about the language differences between A...