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

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then you can possibly get the tickets!

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