AE 934 - Interview: Japanese vs Australian Culture & Growing Up a Global Citizen with David Rajaraman
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast where I invite guests and interview them. Join us for about an hour of fun talking about what's going on in their life!Today is a special interview episode where I am interviewing my dear friend David Rajaraman. He is of Indian descent though he grew up in Brunei.David then came to Australia and studied aeronautics at university up in Queensland. With a turn of events, he ended up in Japan teaching English.T...
5 Jun 20211h 12min
AE 932 - Aussie Slang: Ay
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, we talk about the Aussie slang word "ay". Eh, nope, this is different from the word "aye" - careful, ay!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!
4 Jun 20213min
AE 930 - The Goss: Cockatoos, Art Silos and the Mallee
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 this episode, we talk about the Australian bird malleefowl, a species that lays its eggs in dome-shaped nest mounds. Another "mallee" can also be found in Australia - the mallee woodlands of Victoria. An abundant variety of eucalypts called mallee grows in this region of northwestern V...
2 Jun 202128min
AE 929 - Expression: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Send us a text Learn Australian English in this English Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast. These are weekly episodes where I teach you how to use English expressions like a fair dinkum Australian!For this episode, we talk about the expression "a rising tide lifts all boats".Get a load of these excellent activities!Get this week's top story about a koala overpopulation in Cape OtwayListen to a koala calling out for a mateShare to you this week's funny joke (haha!)Breakdown the m...
30 Mai 202125min
AE 927 - Aussie Slang: Avo
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, we talk about the Aussie slang word "avo". Careful, this is different from another Australian slang word "abo".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!
28 Mai 20213min
AE 925 - The Goss: A Plague of Mice Ravages Australia
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 this episode, we talk about a plague of mice that is currently ravaging Australia! We are talking about millions of mice that are literally getting everywhere - eating grains across fields, invading homes and destroying stuff. It's really turning to a horror story where a mayor estimat...
26 Mai 202123min
AE 924 - WWP: eBay, Photography, and Penguins
Send us a text Learn Australian English by listening to this latest episode of the Aussie English podcast! Finally! It's been awhile since I actually "walked" while recording this new "Walking With Pete" episode.I got a rush of outdoors this day and tell you about these special lenses that I've been looking for. Have you checked the episodes with the new studio? Let me know what you think!Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a n...
23 Mai 202114min
AE 922 - Aussie Slang: Aussie Salute
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, we talk about the Aussie slang phrase "Aussie salute". 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!
21 Mai 20212min
