Pete Smissen

Aussie English

Education EN ↓ 1388 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

Episodes

Ep060: Expression - To Nail Something/It 03.07.2016 8:13

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I teach you how to use the common English expression "To nail something" or "To nail it".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep09: Fork & Fuck 02.07.2016 5:56

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the two words "fork" and "fuck". Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep08: Cunt & Can't 02.07.2016 8:25

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the words "cunt" and "can't".Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep07: Crap & Crab 30.06.2016 5:21

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you the subtile difference in pronunciation of the words "Crap" & "Crab".

Ep058 Expression: To Laugh One's Head Off & At Each Other's Throats 28.06.2016 9:53

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you learn two of the idioms used in the previous Walking With Pete episode, "To laugh one's head off" and "At each other's throats".The full PDF transcript can be downloaded at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Ep059: Pronunciation - What do you/What are you = Whadehya 28.06.2016 8:41

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you'll learn how the pronunciation of the phrases "What do you" and "What are you" shift when spoken quickly to sound like "Whadehya".The full PDF transcript can be downloaded at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Walking With Pete: Brexit, Aussie Politics & More 26.06.2016 14:40

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I talk to you about the recent events in Britain with the Brexit, a bit about the state of Australian politics at the moment, as well as my news and what I have planned for The Aussie English Podcast in the near future. Download the full PDF transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com

Embarrasing English Errors Ep06: Cock & Cook 19.06.2016 5:23

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "cock" and "cook".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep05: Cock & Coke 19.06.2016 5:44

Send us Fan Mail In Embarrassing English Errors Ep05 I teach you the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "cock" and "coke".

AEVB EP03: The Tasmania Floods 19.06.2016 11:03

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I show you a news story from The Feed SBS on the recent flooding in Tasmania, and then break down some of the more complicated idioms and terms used in it. Watch the video below with full subtitles on YouTube, and the vocabulary breakdown at the end. Check out the YouTube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvG99TF7NBgDownload the full PDF manuscript for t...

Embarrassing English Errors Ep04 - Bitch & Beach 16.06.2016 6:39

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the slight difference in pronunciation of the words "bitch" and "beach".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep03 - Arse & Us 16.06.2016 7:01

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode you'll learn the slight difference in the pronunciation of the words "arse" and "us".

Embarrassing English Errors Ep02 - Ankle & Uncle 15.06.2016 5:26

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to master the subtle difference in the pronunciation of the words "ankle" and "uncle".

Ep057: Expression - To Be A Pain [In The Neck/Arse] 14.06.2016 11:34

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you the expression "to be a pain", "to be a pain in the neck", or "to be a pain in the arse".The full PDF manuscript is available at www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com

Embarrassing English Errors Ep01 - Piece & Piss 12.06.2016 6:19

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I teach you the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "piece" and "piss".Download the full transcript at www. TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comWatch the YouTube video of this episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYydpDCcB_I

Embarrassing English Errors - Introduction 12.06.2016 1:38

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I introduce Embarrassing English Errors, a series I'm going to do on embarrassing errors English learners sometimes make when speaking and how we can practice and fix them.

Aussie English Video Breakdowns EP01: Open Slather 06.06.2016 29:24

Send us Fan Mail YouTube video of this episode here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch7D4PWozHAIn this episode I break down every line in a short comedy skit, If Famous People Were Australians, from the TV show Open Slather. If you like this break down of the If Famous People Were Australians skit from Open Slather you can check out and subscribe to their channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Aussie English Video Breakdowns EP02: Chopper (explicit language) 06.06.2016 14:17

Send us Fan Mail YouTube video of this episode here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W4MJOqEgjAThis is episode 2 of the Aussie English Video Breakdowns. In this episode I break down the different expressions used in a scene from a classic Aussie film called Chopper (2000).If you have any suggestions about films, scenes, or videos on YouTube that you would like me to break down then comment below or send...

Phrasal Verb 11 - To Break In (2) 05.06.2016 4:41

Send us Fan Mail Phrasal Verb 11 - To Break In (2) by Aussie English

Phrasal Verb 12 - To Break Out In 05.06.2016 3:42

Send us Fan Mail Phrasal Verb 12 - To Break Out In by Aussie English

Phrasal Verb 13 - To Break Out 05.06.2016 3:18

Send us Fan Mail Phrasal Verb 13 - To Break Out by Aussie English

Phrasal Verb 14 - To Break Up With 05.06.2016 2:30

Send us Fan Mail Phrasal Verb 14 - To Break Up With by Aussie English

Phrasal Verb 15 - To Bring Down 05.06.2016 2:23

Send us Fan Mail Phrasal Verb 15 - To Bring Down by Aussie English

Ep056: Expression - To Be [As] Blind As A Bat 03.06.2016 10:08

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I teach you guys the expression "To be [as] blind as a bat", what it means, how to use it and then we go through some exercises.

Ep055: Expression - To Go The Way Of The Dodo 02.06.2016 8:44

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I teach you what the expression "To go the way of the dodo" means as well as how to use it and then I run you through some verb tense exercises.