AE 968 - Aussie Slang: A Basket Case
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "a basket case".You may have heard of this before. In a song? Yes, that metal-heady song perfectly describes the slang term "a basket case"!Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode -...
23 Jul 20213min
AE 967 - Expression: Have Balls
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression "have balls".You and your funny brain are thinking of male body organs, isn't it? Surprise, this expression does have something to do with it!This week's exci...
18 Jul 202122min
AE 966 - 11 English Phrases To Sound Like A Native English Speaker
Send us a text Learn Australian English in each of these episodes of the Aussie English podcast!Here are 11 awesome, fair-dinkum, true blue Australian English phrases that you can use in your everyday conversations!For each phrase that I will talk about, I will explain the meaning of each phrase so that you have a true understanding of what it means.Also, I will be giving you situations where you can use each phrase - in real life English conversations.As a bonus, I will be telling you synony...
17 Jul 202118min
AE 964 - Aussie Slang: Give It A Bash
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian!In this episode, I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "give it a bash".Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations.Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
16 Jul 20213min
AE 962 - The Goss: 2 Naked Men Scared by Deer Get Lost in the Bush and Fined $1000
Send us a text Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.In today's episode, We are going to talk about two naked Aussies who got caught naked in the bushes!Yes, two buck-naked men recently got lost in the Royal National Park. SES (State Emergency Services) had to be called in and search for them. And so they got fined $1000 each for not follow...
14 Jul 202125min
AE 961 - Expression: In The Belly of The Beast
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.These episodes aim to teach you common English expressions as well as give you a fair dinkum true-blue dose of Aussie culture, history, and news and current affairs.I am going to teach you about the English expression "in the belly of the beast"!Do you remember the children's story about Pinocchio's dad getting swallowed by a whale?We got someone who experience just that in 2021.In this episode, I...
11 Jul 202121min
AE 959 - The Goss: Which Dead Aussie Would You Like To Invite To Dinner and Why
Send us a text Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs.We are going to talk about dad's choice of a dead Aussie to be invited to dinner.My dad Ian, my talking buddy here in The Goss series, wants Admiral Arthur Phillip with him on the dinner table.Arthur Phillip is a British admiral who founded the first permanent European colony on the Austr...
10 Jul 202125min
AE 956 - Australian English: How To Pronounce /e/ VS /æ/
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast.In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to say /e/ versus /æ/!Learn the difference between the words like "set" and "sat" or "merry" and "marry".First, we go over the correct pronunciation of /e/ and /æ/.Then, we compare the sounds when used in words, like berry and Barry.And lastly, I give you a FREE listening exercise!I am going to say 10 different words and show you two possible answers...
9 Jul 202112min
