AE 1145 - Interview: Japan, Language Learning, Cringey YouTube Polyglots & More with David Rajaraman - Part 2
Send us a text Welcome to another awesome chin-wagging episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Today's guest is David Rajaraman! Last time, we talked about how he went from India, to Brunei, to Australia, then to Japan, all in just about 30 years of his lifeIn today's episode, we talk about how David grew up bilingual then realised that that wasn't the norm in many places around the world! This seems to be specifically in English speaking countries, where most people are monolingual.We als...
18 Mai 202244min
AE 1144 - Expression: Read Between The Lines
Send us a text Welcome to this weekly English expression episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today’s episode, I will talk about the expression “read between the lines”.As always, I’ll break down for you the meaning of the words in the expression, then give you the real meaning of the full expression.I’ll also be answering a question from Luciana, and she asks how open Australians are to immigrants. Yeah, I’d say Aussies are!There will be conversation examples so you’ll know when to ...
15 Mai 202224min
AE 1143 - Interview: English Teacher to Car Mechanic in Japan with David Rajaraman - Part 1
Send us a text Welcome to another awesome chin-wagging episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Today's guest is David Rajaraman! During our last conversation, we talked about how he went from India to Brunei, to Australia, and ultimately to Japan in just about 30 years.In the first part of this two part series, we're going to chat to David about how he went from an English teacher to working as a car mechanic in Japan, what it's like working as a foreigner in Japan. What it's like working ...
11 Mai 202249min
AE 1142 - Expression: Make a Fool Out of Yourself
Send us a text It’s another expression-filled Sunday here on the Aussie English podcast!In today’s episode, I will teach you all about the expression “make a fool out of yourself”.As always, I will break down the meaning of the words in the expression together with example sentences so you can use them in your daily conversations.I will also be answering a question from Daniel who asks “Is it correct to say ‘Nobody changes nobody’?” - let's talk about double negatives, too!And lastly, pull ou...
8 Mai 202225min
AE 1141 - The Goss: Answering your Questions about the 2022 Federal Election
Send us a text Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks?It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections!Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.In today's episode, we talk about how Australians vote during elections. In our area, there would be about 8,000 voters that will be voting in only 3 local government schools (the venue). In one day. Go figure.W...
6 Mai 202227min
AE 1140 - The Goss: The 2022 Federal Election. Who Will We Vote For?
Send us a text Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks?It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections!Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.In today's episode, we give you an explanation of how parliamentary government officials get elected. There's also some talk about popular pollies in and out of Australia.We answer Simon's question about the pro...
4 Mai 202253min
AE 1139 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 8
Send us a text Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!I think it's been a month that I've not been making YouTube videos for the Aussie English channel but yeah, I'm back on YT today starting with this lesson on English Expressions.In today's video, let's recap the past 5 English Expressions here on the podcast:Get Out of Someone's Hair - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1122Get the Drift - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1126Knock Yourself Out - https://aussieenglish.com.au/1128A Drop in The Oc...
1 Mai 202212min
AE 1138 - Interview: Escaping Ukraine Before the Russian Invasion with Justin Hammond - Part 2
Send us a text Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast!Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine.In today's episode, we talk about his experiences living in Ukraine and Russia and the cultural relationship between the two countries. How he left Ukraine just before the Russian invasion and escaped to Georgia. He then shared his thoughts on the ramp...
27 Apr 202229min
