Aussie English

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "All The Go or All The Rage" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all the go” and "all the rage" - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 tasklist for Muck Up Day Celebrations created by 12th Grade boys at Shore School in Sydney. Shocking, vile, and mostly illegal acts were to be completed by students on Muck Up Day, their last day at school. What do you think about the list? Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 ultra-black fish! These weird fish species were recently discovered off the Monterey coast in California, USA. Interesting fishes, aren't they? Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression A SMART COOKIE like an Australian! In today's episode we: Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression, Discover what the expression "a smart cookie" means, Learn how to use the expression, Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use, Go through a pronunciation exercise, and I talk about Tim Tams - Australia's #1 biscuit! (Bickies, yeah!) Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares! In this episode, we talk about a stressful situation we got in - our baby Joanna is not exactly fine inside. The issue has improved greatly but we did learn a thing or two on pregnancy issues here. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all smiles" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all smiles” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 Australian philanthropists who are spending their money to help save Earth! We learn that these Australian millionaires are setting up foundations around Australia that can help fight climate change. We also talk about IPA - not the International Phonetic Alphabet, because IPA also stands for Indian pale ale. It's a kind of beer loaded with hops so that it survives its long journey from India to Australia. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 Rudy Giuliani's hair dye dripping down the sides of his face while on a press conference - what a mishap! Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH like an Australian! In today's episode we: Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression, Discover what the expression "born with a silver spoon in (your) mouth" means, Learn how to use the expression, Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use, Go through a pronunciation exercise, and I talk about the wooden spoon - yes, that thing you use to cook your food is used for something else! Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares! In this episode, we talk about how we are raising Noah as a bilingual child. In particular, we speak Portuguese in the house, because I am practicing it myself, too, and Noah gets to pick up his English from everyone else beyond the household. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all ears" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all ears” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 upcoming government project at Wilson's Promontory National Park. This is a peninsula located at the southernmost tip of Australia's main island. It hosts a great deal of wild life and now the government is planning to put up this huge fence to keep the animals in and the pests out - we're about to get a real-life Jurassic Park out here, minus the dinosaurs! Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 bar-tailed godwit birds that migrate to Australia! These long legged birds recently broke the world record for the longest nonstop migration - almost 12,000 kilometres, whew! We also talk about a pet parrot who saved his owner by waking him up during a fire. And finally, we talk about wallabies on the loose in Britain. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT like an Australian. In today's episode we: Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression, Discover what the expression "take your word for it" means, Learn how to use the expression, Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use, Go through a pronunciation exercise, and I read to you a lovely poem titled "Old Man Platypus" by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson! Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English by listening to this conversation with my wife Raquel Soares! In this episode, I sit down with my lovely pregnant wife Kel as we talk about how it's like to move house. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "airy fairy" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “airy fairy” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 top shelf whiskey and how it can be distilled in 6 days instead of the usual 3 years - talk about an abomination! Also, we talk about Victoria's Prime Minister Dan Andrews and how he handles the Murdoch press. Finally, get a quick lesson on English expressions: what is "a dick move" and what "getting on the beers" means. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

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 Victoria (Australia) to be getting a gigantic Tesla-made battery to alleviate power problems. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use LIKE NIGHT AND DAY like an Australian. In today's episode we: Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression, Discover what the expression "like night and day" means, Learn how to use the expression, Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use, Go through a pronunciation exercise, and A quick story involving my Grandpa, the 1930s, and what happened then like night and day. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Learn Australian English by listening to the first episode of the Slang Series! In this series, I teach you all about English idiomatic expressions. In this episode, we talk about the expression “aggro” - 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!