Aussie English

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...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast! This is no drill, Victorians, we are on Lockdown #5 😑I took this chance to give you guys an update on how my family has been trying to cope with lockdowns, viruses, and the occassional tantrums. Well, more than occassional, actually. But we'll be getting a cat! I wonder what I'd name it. Improve you...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast! This is one of the most common errors that English learners (and English speakers) tend to make. In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to say /ɪ/ versus /i:/!Learn the difference between the words like "bin" and "bean" - or "bitch" and "beach"!First, we go...

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 "bathers".Yes, you'll be hearing a lot of Aussies say this slang word especially during the summer season! Can you now figure out what it means? Learn what it means and how...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in each of these episodes of the Aussie English podcast! Here's another epic chin-wag episode for you mob! Meet Kyrin Down from Brisbane, Australia! Kyrin studied mining engineering at an Australian university. He then went on to work for Rio Tinto, a giant mining company. And all of a sudden, he threw all that away and chose to travel around the glob...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this weekly episode of the Aussie English podcast! I will teach you all about the English expression "have a bone to pick with someone".No, you don't have to be holding a bone in your hand when you say this expression. With this English expression lesson, I will also be telling you about Australia's own dinosaur! Improve your listeni...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in each of these episodes of the Aussie English podcast! When speaking, native English speakers tend to shorten or contract words. In this case, the auxiliary verbs AM, IS, and ARE can be contracted with pronouns without changing their meaning. Mastering these contractions will make you sound more natural. You will also gain a better understanding of what...

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 basket case".You may have heard of this before. In a song? Yes, that metal-heady song perfectly describes the slang term "a basket case"!Learn what it means and how...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs. In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression "have balls".You and your funny brain are...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in each of these episodes of the Aussie English podcast! Here are 11 awesome, fair-dinkum, true blue Australian English phrases that you can use in your everyday conversations! For each phrase that I will talk about, I will explain the meaning of each phrase so that you have a true understanding of what it means. Also, I will be giving you situations where...

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! In this episode, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "give it a bash".Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this epis...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In today's episode, We are going to talk about two naked Aussies who got caught naked in the bushes! Yes, two buck-naked men recently got lost in the Royal National Park. SES (State Em...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs. I am going to teach you about the English expression "in the belly of the beast"!Do you remember the children's story a...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. We are going to talk about dad's choice of a dead Aussie to be invited to dinner. My dad Ian, my talking buddy here in The Goss series, wants Admiral Arthur Phillip with him on the din...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to say /e/ versus /æ/!Learn the difference between the words like "set" and "sat" or "merry" and "marry".First, we go over the correct pronunciation of /e/ and /æ/.Then, we compare the sounds when used in wo...

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! In this episode, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "banged up".Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode -...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this English Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. These are weekly episodes where I teach you how to use English expressions like a fair dinkum Australian! I am going to teach you 6 English expressions that you can use in your daily conversations! Here are some English expressions guaranteed to level up your English:A hard nut to crackChasi...