What's the difference between American vs British English vocabulary?
Hey Naturals What's up if you're curious about the difference between American and British
English You're in for a real treat today I have Anna from english like a native
And we're going to talk about some of the differences between
Words in American English and British English We've Been Having a Great time Just
discovering Some of The differences and
Laughing all afternoon about so many differences so i'm never i'm really funny You'll see you keep Watching we Just
pronunciation differences so if you're curious about some of The details and the
accent differences You Should Watch That video on Anna's Channel the link Will be in the
Description so make sure that you go over and Watch That
but If you're curious about Vocabulary
Let's get into it When I was packing it to come over here to London i said i'm gonna pack my my fanny pack
Right I Mean Fanny Packs are cool again Right Wait
Why are you laughing is It not cool? A Fanny pack in the UK is what your fanny in the uk is
It's you're it's like a Woman's private is like Yeah it's like Your Va-jay-jay oh My
Yeah We cool we Cool we Cool a Fanny pack a bum bag a bum bag
Americans It Could Be Like Your backside but it's usually a Homeless person and
Interesting You Say a bum is a word for a Homeless person in the uk Normally we Call The homeless person a tramp
Ah!
Maybe a Woman of loose Morals Let's Say
Hey can i have some Chips um i don't have any Chips gabby but i do Have some Crisps
okay so these are chips in American English Yum but They're Crisps in
British English I'll Just Fill in The British english side Right Now i think French Fries are
we call French Fries Chips Chips
so if you're confused so the hot - fish and chips - yes the hot potato
Snack Is chips okay and these in British english are Crisps okay it even confuses me an aubergine
Eggplant oh What an eggplant It doesn't have any Eggs in It okay What about a courgette
Is that a zucchini mmm-Hmm okay we call like a Place That you get
Drinks Like If You Go for a beer we would call that a bar a Pub That's a Pub well we do have
Irish Pubs But it's very specific like we're trying to be European yeah and we Do Have Bars but again i think Bars Kind of
multicultural Cities Like London and manchester Before They became Widespread so i think it's you know it's Just that Kind of Cross-pollination Yeah
Britain Becoming Very Much Like America and While we're talking about Pubs if i wanted to
Not Go to the bar and Just buy my own Alcohol i would Go to the liquor store
How about Here or in britain You go to the offy
offy that sounds like the office
Offy is short for off-license okay so if you Say liquor store Here we
Confused Because we don't even Really Drink liquor we Drink Spirits Spirits
okay well we do use that word but it's super rare uh-huh okay and then if you drink a Lot of
Spirits i guess you have to go to the John Right
Like The Bathroom okay so the slang for Toilets in
Britain is loo okay i need the loo and Actually i
Wouldn't Say John i think men Say The John Where it's like men go to the John
Women Go to the ladies Room because we're ladies yes and We Generally Say
Toilet As Well Like If you're in public and you Need to use the bathroom
And You'd Say Bathroom even if There's not a bath oh
Even if There isn't a Bath in that Room we Still call It a bathroom i need to go to the bathroom
It's a polite Way of Asking to go to the toilet you
Say Washroom Washroom We Say that yeah you ever Say WC no i was gonna ask you about that What is
we don't know we don't Say Either
Yeah WC Means Water Closet but We don't use it you don't use it who uses it? no one uses water closet
So i was on my way here going on the train i was in the train station and i was trying to ask Information
Where is the bathroom and they were looking at me no sorry i said Where's the restroom and They were looking at me like
Restroom Yeah Toilet Yeah we don't use restroom toilet is too direct in the US
We also sometimes we'll Say The phrase to spend a penny
Have you Heard about one, no, that is to go to the bathroom What
Because It used to be you know like in public toilets and it still is the case you have to pay like in Waterloo Station
Which is it's a ripoff right is that a Lot
You Know used to be a Penny obviously oh Right Spend a Penny That's so funny
So if you're working Out a Lot uh-huh what Would you call That like someone who so if a guy is like
Macho really muscular We Say He's hench if he's well built he's hench, he's big and
And We Would Say Ripped that guy's ripped Would you Say that yeah we'd say Ripped but ripped definitely means Muscular Tone
Okay I've never Heard hench oh?
How about Clothes for example, I was wearing a tank top When i arrived like no sleeves and
You called it, I called it a vest a vest so for for me and anything That's Kind of like a String
And it'S close to your body it's a Vest
Button It down in the Middle and you Wouldn't Wear it on its own it's like It Goes Over a Dress shirt
Yeah That's a Waistcoat That's a Waistcoat but it's not a coat
But You Only Wear It for really posh Functions true
yes okay Now What is a Jumper Um so in British English What is a Jumper
so in British English we say jumper
sweater uh-huh Would be What in British English Um a Jumper okay okay a Jumper in American English is like a
one-piece outfit that includes the top and the bottom together
Uh-huh That's What is, a Jumpsuit Is all-In-One Like What babies Wear but Yeah maybe without the feet and then we Have
Braces yes But Braces in American english are to
straighten your teeth Right and then We Have Braces to on your teeth but also a Pair of
Braces are the elastics that You click to your trousers that go over your Shoulders Suspenders
Y-Yeah Suspenders are tights That You have Up your leg and you have a Suspender Belt and They're Very sexy
Garter Belts and Stockings so we call them suspenders Because They Suspend from your leg
yeah Because you know in Australia
Off-Topic Yeah in Australia they call them thongs What yeah no Thongs are underwear Yeah right Here too yeah yeah okay
So Gabby were you Confused when you arrived at My Ground Floor Flat uh
Would Be The first floor There's no i mean we Just Say First Floor we don't usually have a Ground floor so
for Us first but Would be One Level up that is the first floor That's our second Floor
But If you're in a Lift in the uk and You'll have the buttons one
Two three four However Many Floors and then for What is on the ground the Ground Floor or the first floor we have will have
So i bet you get confused When you're in a Lift
Absolutely - in the UK - Because there's Like You Said there's a G or a zero and I never Know well iF someone Said My
apartment's on the first floor i mean i guess i would Push One because first Corresponds with one but i would wonder
What's on the ground floor and i probably have to ask the mailman oh? Oh?
Oh the mailman didn't We Say Postman uh-huh so in Britain we Don't Say mailman We Say Postman right I say Mailman
What here queue queue something us Brits love to do and they love to queue
So you'd be Asked if you're pushing
While Lots of People are waiting You'll be Asked to go and Join The back of the queue
or the back of the line in American English
You Really Should Learn to queue it's a Good past time
Oh no that Sounds Awful that Doesn't. Sound like fun at all Yeah but We Brits Know
How to have a Good time yeah right so Anna I wanted to ask you
something I'm a Little embarrassed about
Our president - Trump - I heard That Trump Has another Meaning yes
It's Actually Been quite Funny for us as brits Watching everything That's going on across the Pond
More so because the word trump in British english means to fart
So if you trump you fart and do you have a Trump running Your country. Oh yeah we do we have a trump for president
Vote Trump Yes so Every time the news comes Out That's got to be hilarious oh
My Goodness Just trump all Over the Papers trump all over the internet
Yeah There's so many Things i Feel like we Could Go on and on like With our list of different Vocabulary Words and sometimes like
Words or Phrases Just come up like we we were talking Just
Casually about Friends in common and different Phrases and
What's the One about if you're making fun of someone so like if someone was making fun of trump for Example while They are
Although piss -- is it vulgar? It is. Piss is a Swear Word so i always measure it by Would i would i be
Shocked If a Child Said Piss? ah and I would - Adults only
but so i wouldn't use it in in a formal Situation
But If you're with Your friends and you're grown up and you're mature
then You can Say They were taking the piss over and so They were making fun of
They were taking the piss and this is a Really Vulgar Way to say That you're going
To the John or the loo or going to the bathroom I may use it in that respect as well thank you you could Say
Stop taking The Piss i'm gonna take a Piss ah
But Again in that respect It is also Really Really Vulgar i would never say I'm going to take a piss - no - I would never - because I'm a lady
Respects okay take The Piss i'm taking a Piss okay
That's it's so interesting Just Unfolding the differences so i
Think That's a Good place to end we have so so many i could go on we're constantly Learning
Too i'm constantly Learning as i Just talk to people so you know don't be intimidated by the differences Just Get out there
People are Nice They want to help You so you can Just ask wait What does that mean again? like i have to do that
So yeah i hope that you enjoyed This and make sure that you get over to English like a native
Check Out our pronunciation video it'S a Blast all right Thanks so much Guys i'll see you later