Aussie English

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Send us Fan Mail Vocab listed in order of appearance in the interview:G-rated – a rating for television programs or films. General audiences – all ages admitted. Frothies – beers, froth is the layer of bubbles on top. Sinking piss – to drink alcoholThe old veebs – VB or Victorian Bitter, a common brand of Australian beer. Hitting the turps – to drink alcoholBogan – a lower class Australian, often...

Send us Fan Mail AFL team nameNick nameFull nameAdelaideThe CrowsThe Adelaide CrowsBrisbaneThe LionsThe Brisbane LionsCarlton The BluesThe Carlton BluesCollingwoodThe MagpiesThe Collingwood MagpiesEssendonThe BombersThe Essendon BombersFremantleThe DockersThe Fremantle DockersGeelongThe CatsThe Geelong CatsGreater Western SydneyThe GiantsThe Greater Western Sydney GiantsGold CoastThe SunsThe Gold...

Send us Fan Mail How are you? How are ya? Who are you? Who are ya? What do you think? What do ya think? What did you get up to on the weekend? Wadja get up to on the weekend? What’d you get up to on the weekend? Wadja get up to? What did you think of..?Wadja think of…Did you like it? Dja like it? Where did you go? Where’d you go? Where dja go? What do you mean? What deya mean? What dja mean?

Send us Fan Mail Expression - Flat Out Like A Lizard DrinkingWe're flat out like a lizard drinking trying to meet our deadline. We’re flat out like a lizard trying to meet our deadline. We’re flat out trying to meet our deadline. That bloke’s been flat out like a lizard drinking painting his house. That bloke’s been painting his house flat out like a lizard drinking. I’ve been working all day...

Send us Fan Mail BarramundiBilbyBogong MothBoobookBunyipCurrawongDingoGalahGang-gangKangarooKoalaKookaburraPademelonPotorooQuokkaQuollTaipanWallabyWallarooWombatYabbySpecial Mention:Cockatoo

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I go through the pronunciation of each of Australia's state and territory's capital cities. CanberraHobartMelbourneSydneyBrisbaneAdelaidePerthDarwin

Send us Fan Mail States:Tasmania (Tas)Victoria (Vic)New South Whales (NSW)Queensland (Qld)South Australia (SA)Western Australia (WA)Territories:(The) Northern Territory (NT)(The) Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

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Send us Fan Mail Pronunciation lesson – its = ‘ts = ‘sIt’s gonna be a great weekend‘ts gonna be a great weekends'gonna be a great weekendIt’s all good‘st all goods’all goodit’s alright'ts alrights’alrightit’s been good'ts been goods'been goodit’s always the same excuse'ts always the same excuses’always the same excuseit’s ok'ts oks’okit’s just'st just's’just...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Walking With Pete I chat a little bit about what I got up to over the Easter long weekend here in Australia and how we as Australians tend to celebrate Easter.

Send us Fan Mail A chugTo chugChugging alongA chug – of a drinkNoun - to take a large gulp of a drink•I took a long chug of my beer. To chug – a drinkVerb - to consume in large gulps without pausing.•He chugged his drink in one go.•You are chugging down a lot of wine tonight. A chug – of a motorNoun - a muffled explosive sound or sounds•I could hear the chug of the motorboat. To chug – (a vehicle)...

Send us Fan Mail For Men:Fella BlokeDudeGuyManMateFor Women:SheilaChickWomanLadyBirdBroadGirl

Send us Fan Mail How to use the word “bloody” in Aussie EnglishBloody – very common Aussie adjective which is used to emphasise any point or story. The bloody car isn’t workingThe car isn’t bloody working•Oh you bloody beauty! – “bloody bewdy”•That’s bloody awesome!•That news was bloody horrible! oBloody sad, oBloody aweful•I was so bloody drunk last night•It was a bloody big night last night and...

Send us Fan Mail To steal - To take something without permission, something that doesn’t belong to youTo stealTo robTo flogTo nickTo pinchTo swipeNote: "To Rob" isn't used like the other verbs, you rob someone of something, or you rob a place. E.g. I robbed Pete of his shoes. I robbed the bank. I stole Pete's shoes. I pinched Pete's shoes. I flogged Pete's shoes. I ni...

Send us Fan Mail The following are slang terms and expressions to use when you want to express excited approval when something has gone really well! That’s sweetThat’s awesomeGood jobWell doneNice one! Good on ya! You little beautyYou little ripperBeautyYou little beauty! What a beauty! I caught a really big fish today! You little beauty! Check out the really big fish I caught today! Oh mate! What...

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Send us Fan Mail www.facebook.com/theaussieenglishpodcast I chat to John in this episode about all the different ways Aussies can politely call someone an idiot.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I go over a number of different ways that you can call someone an 'idiot'. - idiot- moron- numpty- dipstick- twit- twat- doofus- numbskull- galah- bogan- dill- dag- airhead- dimwitNone of these are particularly rude, and I use quite a lot on a daily basis whether I'm seriously calling someone an idiot or using words in an endearing sense such as &quo...

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Send us Fan Mail Today we'll learn a little about the way the pronunciation of the following words change as Australians speak more rapidly. Need to --> NeedaHave to --> Havta/HavdaGot to --> Gotta/GoddaNote: these changes in pronunciation only take place when these present tense verbs are followed by an infinitive verb, e.g. "I have to go" --> "I havda go".If...