Aussie English

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares! In this episode, we talk about how we are raising Noah as a bilingual child. In particular, we speak Portuguese in the house, because I am practicing it myself, too, and Noah gets to pick up his English from everyone else beyond the household. Improve your listening skills today -...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all ears" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all ears” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 the upcoming government project at Wilson's Promontory National Park. This is a peninsula located at the southernmost tip of Australia's main island...

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 bar-tailed godwit birds that migrate to Australia! These long legged birds recently broke the world record for the longest nonstop migration - almost 12,000 k...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT like an Australian. In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "take your word for it" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,G...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this conversation with my wife Raquel Soares! In this episode, I sit down with my lovely pregnant wife Kel as we talk about how it's like to move house. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "airy fairy" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “airy fairy” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 top shelf whiskey and how it can be distilled in 6 days instead of the usual 3 years - talk about an abomination! Also, we talk about Victoria's Prime Mi...

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 Victoria (Australia) to be getting a gigantic Tesla-made battery to alleviate power problems. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause t...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use LIKE NIGHT AND DAY like an Australian. In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "like night and day" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,Go thro...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to the first episode of the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions. In this episode, we talk about the expression “aggro” - 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 like a na...

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 Australia’s number one favorite sport - footy! The Australian Football League (AFL) recently held their annual draft and we discuss the ethics of giving these...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this latest episode of Walking With Pete series! This series gives you a sneak peek into my personal life, what I’ve been up to at the moment, and perhaps some nuggets of inspiration that can help you in your life journey. In this episode, I give you an update about my wife Kel’s pregnancy - not exactly where we want to be but we’re always...

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 Australia Day! This is an important day for Australians where we all reflect on what makes us Australians - our culture of mateship, a sense of giving a fair...

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 a dog who saved a litter of kittens that were dumped on a snowy road - humanity, where is your heart? Also, we talk about whales that migrate from Antartica t...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all about English expressions. In this episode, I breakdown for you the expression "have a squiz (at something)" - what it means & how to use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native Engli...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions commonly used by Australians. In this episode, we talk about the expression “aerial pingpong!” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native Engl...

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 a 700% increase in the number of shark attacks around Australia. And the surprising thing about that is that most of these attacks were because of provoking s...

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 Christine Holgate, CEO of Australia Post, and her scandal about buying Cartier watches and giving them out as bonuses for AP employees. Improve your listening...

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:Clear as mudFly off the handleHands downTurn a blind eyeYour bread and butterWe will again:Breakdown the meaning of the words in these expressionsLearn how to use them in sentencesDisco...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I bring Kel back on the podcast! In this episode, my wife Kel and I recap the year 2020 and its ups and downs, bilingual children, and our plans for the future. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions commonly used by Australians. In this episode, we talk about the expression “Ace!” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Goss! We talk about Maltese grandmothers who moved to Australia but did not learn English.

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode where I teach you about contraction in the English language. One key to sound like a native speaker is to learn how to contract the words in a sentence by connecting the sounds.

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are recorded 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 the difference between being a first-time parent in the 1980s versus me today. We both feel that parents may certainly have it easier these days. It...