Pete Smissen

Aussie English

Education EN ↓ 1371 episodes

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...

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Pete Smissen

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AE 781 - Minisode: How Migration Affects Language 30.11.2020 22:37

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this episode, we talk about how migration affects language. Listen to examples of loan words, words adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification, and how they evolved into the English words we know today!

AE 780 - Expression: Hands Down 29.11.2020 20:56

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use HANDS DOWN like an Aussie.

AE 779 - Minisode: How Do Dialects Diverge? 27.11.2020 7:19

AE 778 - The Goss: Talking about Alcohol, Booze, and Grog 25.11.2020 23:58

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about alcohol, booze, grog and the Australian drinking culture.

AE 777 - Minisode: Why You Should Not Learn Multiple Languages All At The Same Time 23.11.2020 8:37

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish. This cool guy is on a journey learning multiple languages without leaving Australia. His videos entertain viewers about how he manages learning French and Swedish at the same time. In this mini episode with me, we talk about people’s different capacities in learning and why one should not lear...

AE 776 - Expression: Fly Off the Handle 22.11.2020 21:36

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use FLY OFF THE HANDLE like an Australian.

AE 775 - Minisode: Australia's Got The 10 Deadliest Snakes - DEBUNKED 20.11.2020 21:41

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about snakes in Australia and what makes them really deadly.

AE 774 - The Goss: COVID 19 | October Update 18.11.2020 17:00

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about Covid updates in Australia.

AE 773 - Minisode: What Is The Future Of English As A Global Language? 16.11.2020 8:37

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this episode, we talk about what will be the future of English as a global language.

AE 772: 15 Most Common English Pronunciation Errors Portuguese Speakers Make 15.11.2020 26:46

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this pronunciation episode where I cover the 15 most common English pronunciation errors Portuguese speakers make.

AE 771 - Minisode: Does Intonation Matter In English? 13.11.2020 15:29

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this episode, we talk about intonation and Middle English words.

AE 770 - The Goss: Why Australians Are Obsessed With American Politics 11.11.2020 32:19

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about why Australians are obsessed with US politics.

AE 769 - Minisode: What Is A Bin Chicken In Australia 09.11.2020 6:35

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I ask Sean Dooley of BirdLife Australia about the infamous bin chicken.

AE 768 - WWP: How to Get a Job in Australia 07.11.2020 17:46

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Walking With Pete where I sit down and talk to you about how to get a job in Australia.

AE 767 - Minisode: How Do Adults Learn English As A Second Language 06.11.2020 11:20

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish, who learns Swedish without having to leave Australia. In this episode, we talk about how adults learn English as a second language.

AE 766 - The Goss: How To Clone A Dinosaur 04.11.2020 25:06

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to conversations between me and my dad Ian Smissen here in The Goss as we talk about how to clone dinosaurs.

AE 765 - Minisode: How Brown Snakes Became Australia's Deadliest Snake 02.11.2020 3:56

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview with reptile photographer Ross McGibbon on why brown snakes are the deadliest in Australia.

AE 764 - Expression: Clear as Mud 01.11.2020 24:06

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Aussie English Podcast where Pete Smissen teaches you how to use the expression AS CLEAR AS MUD.

AE 763 - Interview: Giving Migrant and Refugee Women a Fair Go Down Under with Tracey Cave 30.10.2020 56:06

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to an interview with Tracey Cave who helps migrant and refugee women adapt to living in Australia.

AE 762 - The Goss: Rude Parrots 28.10.2020 10:30

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to conversations between me & my dad Ian Smissen in The Goss as we talk about rude parrots from a zoo.

AE 761 - Minisode: How To Photograph Australia's Deadliest Animals 26.10.2020 24:18

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview with reptile photographer Ross McGibbon as we talk about taking photos of snakes and reptiles.

AE 760 - Expression: Call it a Day/Night 25.10.2020 23:55

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression CALL IT A DAY or CALL IT A NIGHT in English.

AE 759 - Interview: From No English and No Money to Successful Career with Juliana Gomes 23.10.2020 51:22

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode with real estate agency owner Juliana Gomes where we talk about her inspiring story of migrating to Australia and becoming a successful real estate agency owner.

AE 758 - The Goss: Will Australia Become a Cashless Society? 21.10.2020 19:01

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where I chat with my dad Ian Smissen about Will Australia Become a Cashless Society?

AE 757 - Expression: The Calm Before the Storm 18.10.2020 22:07

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you to use the expression THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM naturally in English.