Aussie English

Send us Fan Mail This episode covers a few different expressions that you would use when someone tells you bad news. For example:"I broke my leg this week and I'm in hospital."You could say:What a bummer! Too bad! Damn! That sucks! Bugger!

Send us Fan Mail In today’s lesson you’ll learn how to respond to good news or bad news that someone may tell you. These responses include questions, which prompt the person telling you the news to explain what happened. They include:Are you kidding? Are you joking? Are you serious? As well as the following expressions, which simply convey that you are impressed or shocked by the news. They includ...

Send us Fan Mail Today we're "gonna" go over the pronunciation of "going + to" and when it's more natural to say "gonna" or "goin' de". After that I'm "gonna" talk about the expression to be "as mad as a cut snake".

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I explain the expression “What gives?”. “What gives” is often used as a way of asking for an explanation or a reason that something happened, etc.

Send us Fan Mail In this mini pronunciation episode I show you how “Got you” is often said as “Gotchu” or “Gotcha” and that it means you understand what someone has said. You got me??

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I play things by ear when explaining the expression “To Play By Ear” which means to wing something, to improvise, to make it up as you go along, etc.

Send us Fan Mail In this mini episode I explain the expression “Far Out” which is often used as a way of expression surprise or that you are impressed by something

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss the pronunciation of the verb "to give" + the pronouns "me", "us", "them", "you", "him" and "her" and how they change when we speak quickly. Give + me = gimmeGive + us = givusGive + them = givemGive + you = givyaGive + him = givimGive + her = giverExample sentences:Can you gimme a minut...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I break down every sentence in this Paul Hogan ad from 1984 which is chocka-block full of Aussie slang, expressions and some interesting pronunciation. America you look like you need a holiday. A fair dinkum holiday. In the land of wonder, the land down under. Now there’s a few things I’ve gotta warn ya ‘bout. Firstly, you’re gonna get wet, because the place is sur...

Send us Fan Mail Ep010 - Expression - It's no skin off my nose by Aussie English

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode I interview Marcus and get him to talk a little bit about the following words and phrases:BarbieArvoWoop woopTo do for a crustTo go walk aboutTantrumHeaps of/loads of/tons ofTo turf outShe'll be apples/she'll be right

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode I interview a good friend Tamara and ask her to use some of the phrases and slang words from previous episodes in sentences of her own. Let me know what you guys think of this episode and whether or not you like it, as well as any suggestions to improve it if you have them! Cheers guys!

Send us Fan Mail 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 y...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this Australian Slang episode on the Aussie English podcast! In this episode, I am going to tell you what is a 'barbie'! No, it's not the plastic doll. Using the term 'barbie' is so Australian that it was even featured in a travel ad. Cool, isn't it? Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & paus...

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode I describe a little bit about why we pronounce phrases such as "going to", "need to", "want to", "have to" and "got to" as "gonna", "needa", "wanna", "havda" and "gotta".Here are some of the phrases for reference while you listen! I want to go to the beachI wanta go...

Send us Fan Mail This is the third episode of The Aussie English Podcast. I introduce myself, who I am, where I'm from, what I do and where I live, and I also talk about why I started the podcast its objective! Full transcript here - http://docdro.id/rolmkv0

Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode of The Aussie English Podcast. I introduce myself, who I am, where I'm from, what I do and where I live, and I also talk about why I started the podcast its objective! Full transcript here - http://docdro.id/CMeTXOg

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode of The Aussie English Podcast. I introduce myself, who I am, where I'm from, what I do and where I live, and I also talk about why I started the podcast its objective! Full transcript here - http://docdro.id/3leGOL0