Pete Smissen

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 to the right place. If you listen to this podcast you will learn: •A ton of Aussie slang and vocabu...

Author

Pete Smissen

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.aussieenglish.com.au

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

AE 916 - Aussie Slang: Aussie 14.05.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang word "Aussie". 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 spe...

AE 915 - 9 Tips To Build Fluency In English 09.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this special collaboration episode of the Aussie English podcast! Meet my fellow ESL podcast buddy Charlie Baxter of The British English Podcast -- and today, we are going to give you 9 tips on how you can build your fluency in English. Keep these in when learning English:Tip #1 - Work on your listening comprehension skills. Tip #2 - Use both 'acti...

AE 914 - Aussie Slang: At The Drop Of A Hat 07.05.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang phrase "at the drop of a hat". Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode...

AE 913 - Interview: Nutrition, Eating Disorders, and Marcus Kain’s Fitness Journey 02.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this new series of interviews with my fitness buddy Marcus Kain! Yes, my best buddy Marcus Kain, a Certified Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning, and NLP coach, is back! This time, we are doing a 'health, body & mind' series for you guys. In this second episode (of three), we talk about how some people get eating disorders because of mi...

AE 911 - Aussie Slang: At Any Tick Of The Clock 30.04.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang phrase "at any tick of the clock". Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this epi...

AE 910 - The Goss: Fox Steals Man's Phone but is Tracked Down with Find-My-iPhone App 27.04.2021

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 this episode, we talk about this cunning fox who stole a man's phone at North Haven beach! The fox actually stole the man's shorts that had his phone & car keys. The man an...

AE 909 - Interview: Weight Training, Goals, Methods and More with Marcus Kain 25.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this new series of interviews with my fitness buddy Marcus Kain! Yes, my best buddy Marcus Kain, a Certified Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning, and NLP coach, is back! This time, we are doing a 'health, body & mind' series for you guys. In this first episode (of three), we talk about my current weight training programme. We also talk...

AE 907 - Aussie Slang: Arse 23.04.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang word "arse". 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 speak...

AE 905 - The Goss: How Australia's Dingo Fence Removes Dingoes but Ruins the Environment 20.04.2021

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 this episode, we talk about how Australia's dingo fence removes dingoes but ruins the environment. Yes, this is the 150-kilometer fence that goes across three states designed to kee...

AE 904 - Expression: A Hard Nut To Crack 18.04.2021

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! For this episode, we talk about the expression "a hard nut to crack".Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression means,Learn how to use t...

AE 903 - 6 Tips To Boost Your Confidence When Speaking In English 17.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this special collaboration episode of the Aussie English podcast! Meet my fellow ESL podcast buddy Charlie Baxter of www.thebritishenglishpodcast.com -- and today, we are going to give you 6 tips on how you can boost your confidence when speaking in English. Here are the top tips:#1 - Preparation - speaking & listening skills should be at the same l...

AE 901 - Aussie Slang: Arvo 16.04.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang term "arvo". 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 speak...

AE 900 - How to Build Resilience When Learning English | Portarlington Vlog 15.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this special 900th episode of the Aussie English podcast! It's a glorious day today and in this episode, I am going to show you around the bay area township of Portarlington, Victoria. Just dropped off Noah at day care, Joana's consistently filling up, and I get to appreciate eucalyptus trees. It's a truly stunning day that I even got my...

AE 898 - The Goss: The Funding War Between Private and Public Schools in Australia 13.04.2021

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 this episode, we talk about "funding wars" between private and public schools in Australia. We are talking to the tune of $27B worth of under funding for 4 years in public scho...

AE 897 - How to Improve your English Listening Skills 11.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this special collaboration episode of the Aussie English podcast! Hey guys, meet my fellow ESL podcast buddy Charlie Baxter of www.thebritishenglishpodcast.com -- and today, we are going to give you the top tips on how you can improve your English listening skills.00:00Choose content that is at your level. Use a 5-Step Method when consuming content. Fin...

AE 895 - Aussie Slang: Arse About / Arse Around 09.04.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang term "arse around". 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 star...

AE 893 - The Goss: Smissen Family Mystery and Why My Ancestors Migrated to Australia 06.04.2021

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 this episode, we talk about my ancestors story of migrating to Australia. I truly wonder about a lot of you - do you know your own ancestry? Did your ancestors migrate to a far away coun...

AE 892 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 2 04.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all how to use English expressions like an Australian. In today's episode we recap the last 5 English expressions:1. Take someone's word for it2. Born with a silver spoon 3. A smart cookie4. Packed like sardines5. A bad appleWe will again:Breakdown the meaning of the words in these expressions...

AE 891 - Aussie English Jokes! 03.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast! I got a request from one of my followers who seem to love my pun-ny Dad jokes. So here it is! A collection of my Australian-ish English jokes for you to share. Remember, telling jokes is part of effective communication skills. Feel free to tell these to anyone, and don't forget to laugh! Improve your list...

AE 889 - Aussis Slang: Ankle Biter 02.04.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang term "an ankle biter". 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 s...

AE 888 - I Found a Lump... Here's What Happened Next 31.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Today's a more serious episode of Aussie English where I decided to talk about my recent health scare. Before going to bed the other night I discovered a lump that I'd never noticed before in one of my testicles. I was terrified it could be testicular cancer like anyone who finds a sudden change down there. Here's what I did next and what the result ended up being....

AE 886 - The Goss: Aussie Roadside Stalls and Why Australians Don't Tip 30.03.2021

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 this episode, we talk about honesty system roadside stalls in Tasmania. Farmers have set up boxes of extra produce right next to the road with a money jar next to it. You're suppose...

AE 885 - Expression: Buy A Lemon 28.03.2021

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! For this episode, we talk about the expression "buy a lemon".Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression means,Learn how to use the expre...

AE 884 - How To Learn And Remember Vocab The Easy Way 27.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this special episode of the Aussie English podcast! So, do you wish you have a larger vocabulary in English? Or you want to have more English expressions at the tip of your tongue for daily conversations? But do you easily forget them as soon as you have learnt them? I received this interesting question from Mohsen, one of my followers on Instagram -- t...

AE 882 - Aussie Slang: A Bad Trot 26.03.2021

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, we talk about the Aussie slang term “a bad trot”. 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 speaking...

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