Aussie English

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...

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