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 617: Stop Saying "I Don't Know" 14.11.2019 13:19

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you 27 better ways to say the phrase "I don't know".

AE 616 – Interview: The Best and Worst of Australian History with David Hunt 09.11.2019 59:32

Send us Fan Mail In this interview episode of the Aussie English Podcast I discuss the best and worst of Australian history with author David Hunt.

AE 615: 25 Better Ways to Say "I'm Happy" in English 09.11.2019 9:18

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I teach you 25 BETTER ways to say "I'm HAPPY" in English like a native speaker!

AE 614: How to Talk about Surfing and the Beach in English 08.11.2019 17:06

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I teach you how to talk about surfing and the beach in English just like a native speaker!

AE 613.2: Surfing History and Australia 04.11.2019 17:02

Send us Fan Mail In this Aussie Fact episode of the Aussie English Podcast I talk to you all about surfing history and Australia, how and when it go here!

AE 613.1 - Expression: Apples and Oranges 04.11.2019 20:35

Send us Fan Mail In this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast I teach you how to use APPLES AND ORANGES like a native English speaker.

AE 612 - Interview: Life in the Australian Outback with Will Maas 27.10.2019 1:00:03

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I interview my high school mate Will Maas about living life in the Australian Outback.

AE 611: Don't Attribute to Malice What Can Be Explained by Stupidity 26.10.2019 8:13

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I want to talk to you about the saying "Don't attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity".

AE 610 - Aussie English Was in the Newspaper! 25.10.2019 11:01

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Aussie English I share with you guys how I got Aussie English into the local newspaper this week!

AE 609 - Don’t Say “I’m CONFUSED”… Use These Advanced English Options 21.10.2019 11:42

Send us Fan Mail Learn advanced English in today's episode of Aussie English where I teach you 20+ advanced ways to say "I'm Confused" just like a native speaker.

AE 608.2 - Deadly Brain-Shrinking Fungus 20.10.2019 15:08

Send us Fan Mail Learn advanced English in today's Aussie Fact episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I talk to you about a deadly Australian brain-shrinking fungus.

AE 608.1 - Expression: Pick Someone's Brains 20.10.2019 18:08

Send us Fan Mail Learn advanced English in today's expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression PICK SOMEONE'S BRAINS like a native English speaker!

AE 607 – Interview: How a Yorkshire Chimney Sweep Ended up in Australia with Jon Stewart – Part 2 13.10.2019 52:32

Send us Fan Mail In today's Aussie English interview episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Jon Stewart who's from Yorkshire in the UK about what it was like moving to Australia.

AE 606 - A Leap of Faith: The Story of Pete Smissen & Aussie English 12.10.2019 6:00

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Aussie English I present you a short documentary film a group of Deakin University students did on the story of Pete Smissen & Aussie English recently.

AE 605: Don’t Say “I’m Angry”… Use These Advanced English Options 07.10.2019 8:27

Send us Fan Mail Learn advanced English in today's episode of Aussie English where I teach you 20+ advanced ways to say "I'm Angry" just like a native speaker.

AE 604.2 - Australia's Worst Introduced Species 06.10.2019 20:32

Send us Fan Mail Learn advanced English in today's Aussie Fact episode where I teach you about Australia's worst introduced species, like the rabbit and blackberries.

AE 604.1 - Expression: A Pet Peeve 06.10.2019 18:52

Send us Fan Mail Learn advanced English in today's expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression A PET PEEVE like a native English speaker!

AE 603: FOR vs TO - Advanced Interactive English Lesson + Quiz 28.09.2019 11:10

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Aussie English I teach you the difference between the prepositions TO and FOR in English.

AE 602: Your Biggest Weapon When Learning English 26.09.2019 11:49

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I talk about your biggest weapon when learning English, your ego! Here's how to use it!

AE 601.2: Bush Medicine 22.09.2019 11:25

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie Fact episode where I teach you about 10 Australian bush medicines that indigenous people use.

AE 601.1 - Expression: Gild the Lily 22.09.2019 22:08

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you to use to GILD THE LILY like a native speaker.

AE 600: The Future of Aussie English 20.09.2019 14:57

Send us Fan Mail It's episode 600! To celebrate, I want to tell you all about what I have planned for the future of Aussie English!

AE 599: Your Worst Enemy When Learning English 17.09.2019 19:27

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this podcast where I talk about your worst enemy when learning English and how to control it!

AE 598: 75+ Commonly Shortened Words in English 17.09.2019 13:06

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I teach you 75+ commonly shortened words in English that native speakers use every day!

AE 597 - Interview: How a Yorkshire Chimney Sweep Ended up in Australia with Jon Stewart 15.09.2019 56:38

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I chat with Jon Stewart about how he, a Yorkshire Chimney Sweep, ended up in Australia.