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Phrasal Verb 1 – To Add Up (To) Phrasal Verb 2 – To Ask Around Phrasal Verb 3 – To Ask Out Phrasal Verb 4 – To Back Up

Today I’m going to talk a little bit about the verb “to reckon”, “to reckon”, “to reckon”, and “to reckon” is spelt, well “T-O” and then “R-E-C-K-O-N” so the word “reckon” “R-E-C-K-O-N”. What do you reckon? So, this word “to reckon” effectively just means “to think”, however, it can’t be …

oday’s episode is a follow up to Ep039 where we go over the pronunciation of words that end in vowels which are followed by the pronouns me, you, him, her, us, them. The transcript of the episode is written below. So click play and read along as I speak to you …

Today I chat to you on the way home from work about the ups and downs of language learning.

  AFL team names and their pronunciation: AFL team name Nick name Full name Adelaide The Crows The Adelaide Crows Brisbane The Lions The Brisbane Lions Carlton The Blues The Carlton Blues Collingwood The Magpies The Collingwood Magpies Essendon The Bombers The Essendon Bombers Fremantle The Dockers The Fremantle Dockers …

This episode goes over how the pronunciation of the verb “to do” in the forms “did” and “do” when combined with the pronoun “you” can change their pronunciation when spoken quickly by Aussies. Did + You = Jah examples phrases: How are you? How are ya? Who are you? Who …

In today’s episode I go over a pretty common Aussie expression, to be “flat out like a lizard drinking”, which means to do something at top speed or to be extremely busy. Expression: Flat Out Like A Lizard Drinking We’re flat out like a lizard drinking trying to meet our …

In today’s episode you’re going to learn a list of more familiar, casual, informal Aussie slang words you can use when referring to men and women, as well as how and when to use them in conversation. Aussie Slang Words For Men: Fella Bloke Dude Guy Man Mate Aussie Slang …