AE 1117 - 8 Better Ways To Say "I'm Sorry" | Advanced English Lesson
Send us a text Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In order for you to improve your fluency, and sound like a natural English speaker, you need to have a broad vocabulary. Not just words, but you should also have alternative phrases that you can say so you don't use the same phrase over and over again.In today's video lesson, I am going to teach you 8 better ways to say "I'm sorry" in English.You can now stop saying "I'm sorry" all the time!Don't forget to download your FREE PDF Worksh...
2 Maalis 202211min
AE 1116 - Interview: Why Wasn't Einstein an Aboriginal Australian? with Kyrin Down
Send us a text G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast!In this last instalment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we think if genius Albert Einstein is an indigenous Australian. Or what if he and Isaac Newton were never born?We also talk about Guns, Germs and Steel, a book by Jared Diamond that looks at why certain cultures around the world developed what they did when they did, and others didn't.We talk about why ...
27 Helmi 202225min
AE 1115 - Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson: Chess vs Chairs - /e/ vs /eː/
Send us a text G'day, you mob!In today's Australian English Pronunciation lesson, I'm going to teach you the difference between two E sounds: /e/ and /e:/We will begin this lesson with a practice on how to say each sound - listen carefully to the sounds made!I will then give you a set of minimal pairs of words so you can learn how to distinguish each sound. And lastly, stay to the end of this video lesson. Listen to the vowel sounds and determine if it's a short e or long e sound.See you on t...
23 Helmi 20227min
AE 1114 - Expression: Any Port in a Storm
Send us a text Welcome to the weekly English expressions episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "any port in a storm".We will be breaking down the expression by defining the words in the phrase and give you the meaning of the expression.I will also be answering a question from Esmaeil, who says "My friend told me in order to sound Aussie, I should call another friend a mad dog. Should I do that or not?" There's a bonus phra...
20 Helmi 202219min
AE 1113 - Pete's 2c - Sense Making, Criticism of Scomo, & Answering Your Questions about Australia
Send us a text Welcome back to another Pete's 2c episode!I got my dad Ian Smissen back to do this chin-wag with me today.We've got quite a show of political opinions today where you're going to hear our criticism of Scott "ScoMo" Morrisson, Australia's current prime minister.Exercise your better judgment on this episode; you are going to hear our personal opinions, but we're not trying to make you 'come over to our side'.Other than our discussion about ScoMo's most recent admission that there...
19 Helmi 20221h 18min
AE 1112 - Interview: Why Royal Families & Corrupt Governments Suck with Kyrin Down
Send us a text G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast!In this third installment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we think of the British royal family and royalty more broadly as an institution. We talk about why some Australians love the royal family, the Australian royalists, where some Aussies absolutely hate them. Or, you know, at the very least, have no interest at all in the royal family. We talk about unea...
18 Helmi 202212min
AE 1111 - My family IS or ARE?? Advanced English Grammar Lesson
Send us a text Learn English in this newest English Grammar lesson on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to correctly use the articles IS and ARE.There is one simple rule for it, and it has something to do with the subject of your sentence. Subject = who or what you are talking about in the sentence.We will also go through some practice sentences. Listen to how I say the whole sentences because there are some word sounds that link to one another.As alwa...
16 Helmi 20225min
AE 1110 - Expression: Sink or Swim
Send us a text Happy Sunday, you mob! How's your weekend going?In today's episode, we are going to talk about the English expression "sink or swim".We will be talking about the origin of the phrase "sink or swim" and give you example situations where you can use them.Also, I stand corrected regarding The Waltzing Matilda! I received this brilliant email from Karin of Germany where she told me something about "der Walzer" and "die Walz". Apparently, they're different.We will also break down th...
13 Helmi 202219min
