Aussie English
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Ep 157Ask Pete Anything: How Do I Make More Aussie Friends?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I answer Ali's questions, "How do I make more Aussie friends?".
Ep 156Like A Native: Will Do!
Send us Fan MailIn this Like A Native episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the phrase "Will do!" to respond to requests or demands.
Ep 155Walking With Pete: Learn YOUR Most Common Phrases In The Language You're Learning
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you guys about the importance of learning YOUR most commonly used phrases in the language you're learning.
Ep 154TIL: The Cute & Cuddly Platypus Is Venomous
Send us Fan MailToday I learned that the cute and cuddly platypus is venomous!
Ep 153Walking With Pete: Ride It Into The Ground
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about the importance of using up, finishing, completing, etc. your resources for whatever skill you're trying to master before upgrading to the next set of resources. For instance, with regards to me and skateboarding at the moment I aim to ride my new board into the ground, that is ride it until it's ruined, broken, unusable, before I upgrade to a new one. And I use wanting to get a new board as motivation to train hard so I can get there sooner!
Ep 152Ep074: Expression - To Wait And See
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I teach you guys how to use the expression "To wait and see".
Ep 151Ep073: Pronunciation - Would Not Have = Wouldn't Have, Wouldn't've, Wouldn'ah
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I teach you how to pronounce "Would Not Have" in its different contraction forms, "Wouldn't have", "Wouldn't've" and "Wouldn'ah".Note: "Wouldn't've" and "Wouldn'ah" are never written in English. When said they're still written as "Wouldn't have".
Ep 150Walking With Pete: Look For Reasons To Say Yes Instead Of Excuses To Say No
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I chat to you guys about changing your attitude when trying to do well in any given field. I argue that the best attitude to have is to look for reasons to say yes instead of excuses to say no.
Ep 149TIL: Men Used To Fight Kangaroos For Entertainment
Send us Fan MailTIL that men used to fight kangaroos for entertainment from 1891 all through the early and mid 1900s.
Ep 148Ask Pete Anything: Why Are Red Kangaroos So Ripped?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Ask Pete Anything I answer Estefania's question, "Why are red kangaroos so ripped?".Youtube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX93bFmb9MMThe Aussie English PodcastWebsite - https://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/theaussieenglishpodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theaussieeng...If you like what I'm doing and you want to support the podcast please considering donating a few bucks a month to my Patreon.Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3096151
Ep 147Aussie English Survey Results
Send us Fan MailHere are the results from the recent survey I asked you guys to fill out! Once again thank you to every who had time to do so. I really appreciate it and hope to bring you a bigger and better Aussie English Podcast now!The Aussie English PodcastWebsite - https://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/theaussieengli...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theaussieeng...If you like what I'm doing and you want to support the podcast please considering donating a few bucks a month to my Patreon.Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3096151
Ep 146Ep072: Pronunciation - Used
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I go over the different ways that the word "Used" is pronounced in English, i.e. "I used to play golf" where "Used" is said like "Usst" vs "I used my dad's car" where "Used" is said like "Uzzd".
Ep 145Announcement: How can I improve Aussie English?
Send us Fan MailFill out the survey here - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3R3SQY8
Ep 144Ep071: Expression - To Be Up Shit Creek
Send us Fan MailIn this expression episode of Aussie English I teach you guys the meaning of the expression "To be up shit creek" and how to use it.
Ep 143Ep070: Like A Native - Probs, Prolly, Probly = Probably
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of LIke A Native I teach you guys how native English speakers often shorten the word "Probably" to "Prolly" and "Probly" when spoken, and to "Probs" when texting or on Facebook, etc.
Ep 142Why I Don't Read From A Script
Send us Fan MailIn this YouTube video I explain to you guys why I don't read from a script when I record videos and episodes for Aussie English.Download the full transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comYouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Dq5YFfdMYFacebook - www.Facebook.com/TheAussieEnglishPodcast
Ep 141Embarrassing English Errors Ep17: Turd & Third
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you the difference in pronunciation between the words "Turd" and "Third". Here's a video on how to make the TH sound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAYmTnWaCY
Ep 140Embarrassing English Errors Ep16: Think & Sink
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to pronounce the difference between the words "Think" and "Sink".
Ep 139Ep069: Like A Native - Pete's Place = Pete's
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Like A Native I teach you guys how native speakers of English often drop words like, place, home, house after a possessive noun or name + 's.
Ep 138Ep068: Expression - To Head + Direction
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English I teach you guys how to use the expression "To head + direction", such as "to head to", "to head north", "to head out", "to head down", etc.
Ep 137Learning Vocab - YouTube Video
Send us Fan MailIn this video I chat to you about how I like to learn vocabulary once I reach an advanced level in a language I'm learning.
Ep 136Walking With Pete: My Experiences With Dieting
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you guys a little about my experiences with dieting over the last few years.
Ep 135AEVB Ep04: Tasmanian Lobsters
Send us Fan MailToday I break down some of the more complicated words and expressions used in this awesome clip by The Wilderness Society about the Tasmanian lobster.Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comWatch the YouTube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BBshiYZkfoSpecial thanks and mention to The Wilderness Society for allowing me to use their video.Check out their:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wilderness.s...Webpage - https://www.wilderness.org.au/The Aussie English PodcastWebsite - https://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/theaussieengli...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theaussieeng...If you like what I'm doing and you want to support the podcast please considering donating a few bucks a month to my Patreon.Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3096151
Ep 134The Alphabet In An Australian Accent
Send us Fan MailIn this episode you'll learn to pronounce the alphabet with an Aussie English accent. Check out the YouTube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8oZHllvVZg
Ep 133Interview: Phoebe tells us about cute native mice & sex-crazed marsupials
Send us Fan MailIn this interview episode of Aussie English I interview my good friend Phoebe who is a fellow PhD student at the museum with me. We both share the same supervisor, and like me Phoebe is studying some incredibly cute threatened native rodent species.
Ep 132Ep067: Pronunciation - Would + Have = 'd've
Send us Fan MailIn today's pronunciation episode of Aussie English you're going to learn how to contract the Conditional Perfect tense, "Would have" into "'d've".
Ep 131Ep066: Expression - Step By Step, Piece By Piece, Bit By Bit, etc.
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode you'll learn how to use the common form or pattern in english of "Something by something", e.g. "Step by step", "Piece by piece", "Bit by bit", etc.
Ep 130Walking With Pete: Breaking Things Down Into Manageable Parts
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Walking With Pete I talk to you guys about how it's much easier to tackle big problems, big tasks, big goals, if you break them down into their most manageable parts. So, simplify and conquer. Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 129Embarrassing English Errors Ep15: Speak & Spick
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you how to pronounce the subtle difference between the words "Speak" and "Spick".
Ep 128Ep065: Pronunciation - Will + Have = 'll've
Send us Fan MailIn this pronunciation episode of Aussie English you'll learn how to contract the future perfect tense. E.g. "I will have done" is often contracted by native speakers when speaking to e.g. "I'll've done".
Ep 127Ep064: Expression - The Whole *insert noun* Thing
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Aussie English, I teach you how to use the phrase "The whole *insert noun* thing" when talking about something you do or don't like.
Ep 126Walking With Pete: My Guilty Pleasure... Pokémon Go
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Walking With Pete I chat to you about a new guilty pleasure of mine, the game Pokémon Go.
Ep 125Embarrassing English Errors Ep14: Shit & Sheet
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you guys the subtle difference in pronunciation between the words "Shit" and "Sheet", which can often lead to some embarrassing misunderstands in English.
Ep 124Ep063: Pronunciation - Whadawe & Whadathey
Send us Fan MailIn today's pronunciation episode of Aussie English I teach you how the pronunciation of "what do we..." and "what are we..." changes to "whadawe", as well as how "what do they..." and "what are they..." changes to "whadathey".
Ep 123Ep062: Expression - To [Not] Give A Damn/Crap/Shit/Fuck
Send us Fan Mail***Explicit language***In today's expression episode of Aussie English I teach you how to use the expression To [Not] Give A Damn/Crap/Shit/Fuck.
Ep 122Walking With Pete: If You Want To Be A Lion Then Surround Yourself With Lions
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I chat a little bit about the importance of surrounding yourself with like-minded, positive, motivated people when it comes to pursuing what's important to you.
Ep 121Embarrasing English Errors Ep13: Ship & Sheep
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode I show you the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the words "ship" and "sheep" in English.
Ep 120Walking With Pete: Rabbits, Foxes & Unrealistic Language Learning Expectations
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I talk to you guys about two introduced pest species in Australia, rabbits and foxes, as well as the unrealistic language learning expectations many English natives tell me they have when I ask them why they don't learn a foreign language.
Ep 119Embarrasing English Errors Ep12: Pepper & Paper
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode you'll learn how to pronounce the slight difference between the words "Pepper" and "Paper" in English.Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 118Embarrasing English Errors Ep11: Lice & Rice
Send us Fan MailIn this episode you'll learn how to pronounce the slight difference between the words "Lice" and "Rice". So, focusing on the "R" and "L" sounds in English.Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 117Embarrassing English Errors Ep10: Eat & It
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors you'll learn how to pronounce the difference between the words "Eat" and "It".Get the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 116Walking With Pete: A Shout-Out To Français Authentique
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Walking With Pete I give a shout-out to the Français Authentique Podcast and its creator Johan, without whom my French would be much worse and the Aussie English podcast would have never been created.Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comFrançais Authentique website – www.francaisauthentique.com/Français Authentique Facebook – www.facebook.com/Fran%C3%A7ais-Authentique-202345216471918/?fref=ts
Ep 115Walking With Pete: Bilingual Talks, Career Choices, Teaching English, & More
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Walking With Pete I talk about a podcast I chat to you guys about the Bilingual Talks podcast, career choices, me teaching English, and more.Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.comBilingual Talks webpage – http://bilingualtalks.com/subscribe-to-podcast/Bilingual Talks Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/bilingualtalks/
Ep 114Ep061: Pronunciation - What Do I & What Am I
Send us Fan MailToday I teach you how the pronunciation of "What Do I" changes to "Whad_deh why" and "What am I" changes to "Whad em eye" when English speakers speak at a natural speed.
Ep 113Ep060: Expression - To Nail Something/It
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode I teach you how to use the common English expression "To nail something" or "To nail it".
Ep 112Embarrassing English Errors Ep09: Fork & Fuck
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode you'll learn the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the two words "fork" and "fuck". Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 111Embarrasing English Errors Ep08: Cunt & Can't
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode you'll learn the subtle difference between the pronunciation of the words "cunt" and "can't".Download the full PDF transcript at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 110Embarrasing English Errors Ep07: Crap & Crab
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embarrassing English Errors I teach you the subtile difference in pronunciation of the words "Crap" & "Crab".
Ep 109Ep058 Expression: To Laugh One's Head Off & At Each Other's Throats
Send us Fan MailIn this episode you learn two of the idioms used in the previous Walking With Pete episode, "To laugh one's head off" and "At each other's throats".The full PDF transcript can be downloaded at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com
Ep 108Ep059: Pronunciation - What do you/What are you = Whadehya
Send us Fan MailIn this episode you'll learn how the pronunciation of the phrases "What do you" and "What are you" shift when spoken quickly to sound like "Whadehya".The full PDF transcript can be downloaded at www.TheAussieEnglishPodcast.com