Aussie English
Summary: G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast. I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place. If you listen to this podcast you will learn: • A ton of Aussie slang and vocabulary, • Heaps of terms and expressions, • And a bunch about Australian history and culture. So kick back, grab a cuppa and enjoy Aussie English!
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Today's episode is about an idea that I have to create a series on the podcast called Ask Pete Anything, where you guys get to ask the questions or choose the topics that I speak about. Let me know what you think, and if you have any questions or topic ideas make sure to message or comment them to me on www.facebook.com/theaussieenglishpodcast Get the full PDF transcript at www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com
In this episode I explain another idiom that involves animals, "To hold your horses", which is said when asking someone to be patient, to wait, to hold on.
In today's episode I explain how to use another common English expression, "To have ants in one's pants" more commonly used as "To have ants in your pants".
In this episode I explain what the expression "to pig out" or "to pig out on something" means, as well as how and when to use it. Get the full PDF transcript at www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com
In this episode I cover the expression "Like water off a duck's back", what it means as well as when and how to use it. Check out www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com for the full PDF transcript for this episode.
In this episode I explain what the expression "To Cut To The Chase" means, and how it often follows the expression from Ep044 "To Beat Around The Bush".
Aussie Chin-wags: Ep006 - What's Your Favourite Slang Word Or Expression? by Aussie English
Aussie Chin-wags: Ep005 - What Are Aussie Stereotypes That Are True? by Aussie English
Aussie Chin-wags: Ep004 - What Are Aussie Stereotypes That Aren't True? by Aussie English
Ep044: Expression - To Beat Around The Bush by Aussie English
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Vocabulary list: To make out – to kiss To pick up on (someone) (US) - to hook up with, to have physical relations with someone, i.e. kissing, etc. To pick up (someone) (Aus) – to hook up with, to have physical relations with someone, i.e. kissing, etc. To hit on – to make sexual advances towards someone. Blind date – A date where people have been set up by friends and have never seen one another before. Matchmaker – someone who matches two people to go on a date, etc. Set up – when a friend or friends has organized a date for two people. Dating – To be seeing someone romantically on a regular basis (the stage before being “together” or being in a relationship. Single (and ready to mingle) - Said when you are a single person ready to meet other single people. To cross paths – to meet, to come across by chance. Fate – the development of events outside of a person’s control; destiny. A soul mate – a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner. To hit it off – to get along very well To ask out (on a date) – to ask someone to go on a date with you. To break the ice – to do or say something to relieve tension or to get conversation going in a situation or when strangers meet. To hookup – to pick up, to make out, etc. To have game – to be talented at talking to the opposite sex. The bases – 4 bases – (from baseball) said when referencing how far you got when hooking up with someone. • 1st - kissing • 2nd - touching or feeling above the waist. • 3rd – touching or feeling below the waist. • 4th base / home base – to sleep with someone / to have sex. A gold-digger – someone who is in a relationship with someone else only because they have a lot of money. To go all the way – to sleep with someone / to have sex with someone. To get some – To get some physical action from / with someone.
