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 Mars 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 Mars 201615min
Ep021 - Walking with Pete - A little chat about language learning and the difficulties we all face
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16 Mars 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 Mars 201614min
Ep019 - Expressions To Say When You Hear Bad News
Send us a text This episode covers a few different expressions that you would use when someone tells you bad news.For example:"I broke my leg this week and I'm in hospital."You could say:What a bummer!Too bad!Damn!That sucks!Bugger!
14 Mars 20166min
Ep017 - Pronunciation - Goin' De Vs Gonna + Expression - As Mad As A Cut Snake
Send us a text Today we're "gonna" go over the pronunciation of "going + to" and when it's more natural to say "gonna" or "goin' de". After that I'm "gonna" talk about the expression to be "as mad as a cut snake".
12 Mars 201614min
Ep016 - What Gives
Send us a text In this episode I explain the expression “What gives?”. “What gives” is often used as a way of asking for an explanation or a reason that something happened, etc.
11 Mars 20164min
