British vs American Slang

British vocabulary / American vocabulary

• Taking the piss / I feel you
• Bloody brilliant / Freaking awesome
• Queues / Line
• Man / Dude
• Fancy / Chill out
• Wicked / Yikes
• Underground / Subway
• Proper good / I’m down
• Return tickets / Round-trip tickets
• I’m buzzing / You bet
• Cheers / Later man

My recording

has to do with: relates to, affects, appertains to, applies to.
cheerio!: good bye, good luck.

cheerio (without exclamation sign): cereal
Taking the piss is a colloquial term
meaning to mock at the expense of others, or to be joking, without the element of offence.

I feel you: I undertand.
no My cup of tea: it’s not what you like or what you’re interested in.
proper good: real good.
sweet. yeah: excellent!
I’m down: you’re agreeing to do what the person is asking.
Dude: man.
Wicked: literally evil if you know a friend you can talk with him her like a dude.
Yikes: uff, is an interjection of surprise, alarm, or concern and is often used to respond to an awkward remark.
I’m buzzing: be very excited and happy.
cheers: hello, goodbye, to thank you, and no, thank you, to formal or informal toasts at the bar.
I must insist that you remember we invented the English Language:
Sounds like they are friends since a lot of years ago, or they have a good master language, because they use slang and idioms.

dead chat ?

Thank you

British:

• Taking the piss
• Bloody brilliant
• Can’t be bothered
• Queues
• My cup of tea
• Wicked
  -fancy
• Proper good
• Underground
• Wicked
• Return tickets
• innit
• I’m buzzin’
• Bruv
• Cheers
  American:
• I feel you
• Line
• Freaking awesome
• Lit
• I’m down
• Of course dude
• Later man
• Chill out
• Round-trip ticket
• Yikes
• You bet
• Epic
• Dude
• Man
• Subway

You can listen to my recording, playing it here.

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Jess: What’s your problem with shorts? Pants are so restricting!
Ravee: I was just taking the piss mate 🇬🇧. I can’t be bothered with fashion.
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Jess: I feel you, man 🇺🇸. Let’s carry on planning our trip.
Ravee: I think we should visit the Statue of Liberty.
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Jess: Then we should book our tickets in advance, that way we won’t have to wait in line 🇺🇸.
Ravee: That’s bloody brilliant! 🇬🇧 I hate queues 🇬🇧!
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Jess: Also, what Broadway show do you want to watch? I heard Hamilton is freaking awesome! 🇺🇸
Ravee: To be honest, musicals aren’t my cup of tea 🇬🇧 mate. What about The Play That Goes Wrong? I heard it’s properly good 🇬🇧.
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Jess: Sweet! Yeah, I’m down 🇺🇸.
Ravee: And do you fancy 🇬🇧 walking around Central Park?
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Jess: Of course, dude 🇺🇸. We also have to visit the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Ravee: Wicked! 🇬🇧 We’ll use the underground 🇬🇧 to get around the city.
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Jess: I must insist you call it ‘the subway’ 🇺🇸 if you’re traveling to America.
Ravee: And I must insist that you remember we invented the English language.
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Jess: Chill out 🇺🇸, Ravee. Who’s talking about the English language?
Ravee: No one, I guess. Why don’t we buy our return tickets 🇬🇧 tonight?
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Jess: Yikes 🇺🇸! I am actually not buying a round-trip ticket 🇺🇸. I am gonna visit my folks after our trip.
Ravee: No place like home, innit 🇬🇧?
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Jess: You bet 🇺🇸.
Ravee: I’ll let you know when I buy my ticket so we can start booking everything else.
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Jess: This trip is gonna be epic 🇺🇸!
Ravee: I’m buzzin’ bruv 🇬🇧! See you soon. Cheers 🇬🇧!
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Jess: Later man 🇺🇸!