Ep022 - Polite Ways To Call Someone An 'idiot'
Send us a text 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 "dag" when someone has done something silly or stupid that I think is funny and we're both laughing together about it....
19 Maalis 201615min
Ep021 - Walking with Pete - A little chat about language learning and the difficulties we all face
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16 Maalis 201617min
Ep020 - Pronunciation - Needa - Godda - Havda - Expression - Like A Stunned Mullet
Send us a text 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 these words are followed by the number two, e.g. I have two dogs, even though "have to" and "have two" sound exactly the same...
15 Maalis 201614min
Ep019 - Expressions To Say When You Hear Bad News
Send us a text 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!
14 Maalis 20166min
Ep018 - Expressions To Use When Hearing Good Or Bad News
Send us a text 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 include:No way!Far out!Fair dinkum! / Fair dinkum? (Can be a statement or a question)Strewth!
14 Maalis 20167min
Ep017 - Pronunciation - Goin' De Vs Gonna + Expression - As Mad As A Cut Snake
Send us a text 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".
12 Maalis 201614min
Ep016 - What Gives
Send us a text 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.
11 Maalis 20164min
Ep015 - Got You - Gotcha
Send us a text 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??
11 Maalis 20162min
