Hello, this is Crown!
Today, I'm gonna talk about words commonly used in British English
British English
Many people , just like me, like the UK and their accent
But comparing to American English
I believe that we are less familiar to British English
There are many words that are used only in British English
If you heared them suddenly in a movie or a TV series
maybe you cannot see their meanings
Next week, a movie I've been waiting for a long time will be released
which is "怪獸與他們的產地"
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The main character, Newt Scamander in it starred by Eddie Redmayne
is from British
(Are you cosplaying as him today?)
Yeah! Do I look like him?
So, before going to the movie
I'm going to tell you
the words I think are commonly used in British English
And don't forget to watch until the end, there is a surprise!
Even though some words in British English are very unique
there are similar words in American English
So I am gonna show both of them to you
and do some simple introductions
"Bloody" can be used before almost every word
to emphsize
And the similar word in American English is "freaking"
or "f**king" is also fine
I'm so bloody excited
for the new Fantastic Beasts movie to come out!
When you feel something is strange, weird
or not usual
you can use "dodgy" to describe it
I think the word is really similar to the verb "dodge" which means "閃躲"
so there's a easy way to remember this word
If you dodge something
it means that there are something strange
In American English, we can say "suspicious"
I think I saw a lot of dodgy people in the trailer
I'll be keeping my eyes on them.
"Brilliant" is also commonly used in American English
but it's much more popular in British English
This common word is clear
It means great, awesome
Usually we'll use it when we heard something great as a response
The Fantastic Beasts movie is having its premiere
next Tuesday, it's brilliant!
"Gob", in British English, means "mouth"
and "smack" as a verb means "hit"
so "gobsmacked" is like when you're surprised
you will do this like "hit your mouth"
In American English, if we 're surprised
we can use "shocked" or "astonished"
I would be utterly gobsmacked
if Dumbledore were to appear in the new movie
In British English, "wicked" means very cool
but in American English, it means bad and evil
So if you want to find a similar word in American English, you can use "cool"
I can't wait to see
all those wicked spells and enchantments in the movie!
This adjective means you're extremely tired
In American English, we'll say "exhausted"
Before the new movie
I'm gonna go on a Harry Potter marathon
until I'm knackered
In British English, we can use "gutted"
to describe that you're very upset
and in American English we can use "devastated"
I couldn't get the tickets for the Fantastic Beasts
I'm absolutely gutted
No matter in American or British English
we can use "cheers" before we drink an alcoholic drink
but in British English
"cheers" often means "thank you"
sometimes it means "goodbye"
And you also have to be aware of that
in American English, "cheers" can only be used before you drink alcohol
Cheers for getting me those tickets
for Fantastic Beasts, mate!
In British English, if you wanted to use a word
to show surprise, you can say "blimey"
The similar word in American English is "wow"
or "oh my god"
Blimey!
Did he really crawl out of a suitcase?
It is a common used word
We use "mate" when talking to a friend
In American English, if you want to call a friend
you can use "bro", "buddy" or "pal"
Hiya, mate. Welcome to
the world of magic and fantastic beasts
It is one of the most commonly used British words
In English, "rubbish" means "垃圾"
you can also use "garbage"
But in British English
if you thought something is nonsensical
you can use this word to show that you think the person is saying something stupid
In American English, it's like "nonsense"
You're not interested in the new franchise?
Rubbish!
The most used word
in British English might be this word
And it has many different meanings
The most common way to use it
may be the way to show that
you're dissatisfied and angry
Another common way to use the word is
to say that "you're making nonsense"
so actually "bollocks" is
the stronger, greater "rubbish"
In American English, you can use " bullsh*t"
You don't like the new characters?
Bollocks!
British "fancy" is usually used as a verb
which means "want" or "like"
In American English,
"fancy" is more likely to be used as an adjective
which means decorative, high-class, or cool
Would you fancy some tea and biscuits to go with the movie?
In British, "bugger" is usually used to
curse for something that goes wrong or disappointing
If you put a "off" after it to become "bugger off"
it will be like "don't annoy him", "get away"
In American English, you can say "get lost"
Bugger off! I'm trying to conjure the levitation spell
Wingardium leviosa
In British, if you want to complain about something
you will use "whinge"
In American English, we'll use "complain"
Stop whinging about only being able to see one new movie!
It's gonna be five movies in total
Okay! These are today's British English words
Have you learned them all?
And at the beginning of the video I've said
that there is a surprise at the end
Did you notice that
all the example sentences are about the new movie
so the surprise is
we got 8 sets of
the tickets to the premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
We're gonna giving them to you guys!
We have 8 sets in total
2 tickets in a set
the premiere is at 9pm on next Tuesday, 11/15
at Vieshow Cinemas of Breeze Center
If you want to get the tickets
click the card over here or
the link below in the "show more" space
Go to our fan page, Ray Du English
leave a comment below the video post and share it
then you can possibly get the tickets!
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