Ep026 - Slang Word "Bloody" - Different Ways To Say "To Be Broken"
Send us a text 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 I was bloody drunk•Where the bloody hell are ya?•If you drink and drive you’re a bloody idiot.•The b...
29 Mar 201619min
Ep025 - Different Ways To Say "to Steal"
Send us a text 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 nicked Pete's shoes.I swiped Pete's shoes.I stole from the bank. (you don't have to be specific about what you stole with the verb "to st...
24 Mar 20167min
Ep024 - Slang Terms - Ripper & Beauty
Send us a text 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 a beauty!I’ve finished building my new house!Oh mate! You beauty!Mate, your new house looks amazing!Yeah, ...
23 Mar 201611min
Announcement Episode - Manuscripts and Aussie English Book Idea
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22 Mar 20167min
Ep023 - Interview With John About How To Politely Call Someone An Idiot
Send us a text www.facebook.com/theaussieenglishpodcast I chat to John in this episode about all the different ways Aussies can politely call someone an idiot.
22 Mar 201614min
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 Mar 201615min
Ep021 - Walking with Pete - A little chat about language learning and the difficulties we all face
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16 Mar 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 Mar 201614min
