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Ep041: Expression - To Reckon by Aussie English

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Read the entire transcript for this episode here - http://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/2016/04/21/ep039/

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Ep038: Walking With Pete - The Ups And Downs Of Language Learning

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Vocab listed in order of appearance in the interview:G-rated – a rating for television programs or films. General audiences – all ages admitted.Frothies – beers, froth is the layer of bubbles on top.Sinking piss – to drink alcoholThe old veebs – VB or Victorian Bitter, a common brand of Australian beer.Hitting the turps – to drink alcoholBogan – a lower class Australian, often uncouth, rude, drinks and swears a lot.The bogan drawl – to slur your words together, mumble, speak with a thick accentTo mumble – to say something quietly or indistinctlyDumb as hell – to be incredibly stupidCluey – to be smart, to be clued-onA bad rap - unjustified criticismPiss – alcohol…and shit / …and stuff – …and things, “etc.”Not here to fuck spiders – not here to fuck around, not here to waste timeDry as a dead dingo’s donger – to be very dry, e.g. the desert is dry as a dead dingo’s donger (donger = slang term for penis).Flat out like a lizard drinking – to be doing something very quickly, trying to finish something fast.Sweet as mate – awesome, very good.No worries – no problemJesus Christ – said in emphasize shock at somethingPrawn / shrimp – a crustacean commonly eaten in Australia (shrimp is the American version of Prawn)Ethos – an ideologyLong winded answer – an answer that uses too many words or sentences (when spoken/written)A + “god damn fucking” + noun – swearing adds emphasis (very rude)Fucking oath – said in agreement (pretty rude)Fucking ey – said in agreement (pretty rude)Poorly thought out – something that wasn’t planned well.Holden – car manufacturing companyTo pull something out of your bum – to make upTo shit – that’s what shits me – that’s what annoys me (mildly rude)To shore up the numbers – to increase the numbersBooze – alcoholFucking retard – an idiot (very rude)Yeah nah - noNah yeah - yesChunk – part, bit, piece

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AFL team nameNick nameFull nameAdelaideThe CrowsThe Adelaide CrowsBrisbaneThe LionsThe Brisbane LionsCarlton The BluesThe Carlton BluesCollingwoodThe MagpiesThe Collingwood MagpiesEssendonThe BombersThe Essendon BombersFremantleThe DockersThe Fremantle DockersGeelongThe CatsThe Geelong CatsGreater Western SydneyThe GiantsThe Greater Western Sydney GiantsGold CoastThe SunsThe Gold Coast SunsHawthornThe HawksThe Hawthorn HawksNorth MelbourneThe KangaroosThe North Melbourne KangaroosMelbourneThe DemonsThe Melbourne DemonsPort AdelaideThe PowerThe Port Adelaide PowerRichmondThe TigersThe Richmond TigersSt KildaThe SaintsThe St Kilda SaintsSydneyThe SwansThe Sydney SwansWest CoastThe EaglesThe West Coast EaglesWestern BulldogsThe BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs

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How are you?How are ya?Who are you?Who are ya?What do you think?What do ya think?What did you get up to on the weekend?Wadja get up to on the weekend?What’d you get up to on the weekend?Wadja get up to?What did you think of..?Wadja think of…Did you like it?Dja like it?Where did you go?Where’d you go?Where dja go?What do you mean?What deya mean?What dja mean?

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Expression - Flat Out Like A Lizard DrinkingWe're flat out like a lizard drinking trying to meet our deadline.We’re flat out like a lizard trying to meet our deadline.We’re flat out trying to meet our deadline.That bloke’s been flat out like a lizard drinking painting his house.That bloke’s been painting his house flat out like a lizard drinking.I’ve been working all day flat out like a lizard drinking.I’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking working all day.Exercise:I’m flat out like a lizard drinking.You’re flat out like a lizard drinking.He’s flat out like a lizard drinking.She’s flat out like a lizard drinking.We’re flat out like a lizard drinking.They’re flat out like a lizard drinking.I’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking.You’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking.He’s been flat out like a lizard drinking.She’s been flat out like a lizard drinking.We’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking.They’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking.

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BarramundiBilbyBogong MothBoobookBunyipCurrawongDingoGalahGang-gangKangarooKoalaKookaburraPademelonPotorooQuokkaQuollTaipanWallabyWallarooWombatYabbySpecial Mention:Cockatoo

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In this episode I go through the pronunciation of each of Australia's state and territory's capital cities.CanberraHobartMelbourneSydneyBrisbaneAdelaidePerthDarwin