Will's English

British word of the week 🇬🇧
Part 88

This week's British word of the week is "to neck something", a Brit would usually say "neck it!"

This phrasal verb means to drunk something, particularly alcohol, very quickly. 🍻🥤

So if you're at a party and a British person tells you to "neck" your drink! That means you have to drink it fast!

A useful phrase to use to sound like a real Brit!🇬🇧

This word is a great example of how difficult (and annoying) English pronunciation can be.

The reason that English pronunciation can be very difficult, is because a lot of the time, we don't write the words how we pronounce them.

dough - d-oh (rhymes with toe or go)

Do you have problems with the pronunciation of any other words?? Comment below!

British word of the week 🇬🇧

Part 85

Brolly! ☂️

So brolly, in British English slang is short for umbrella!

Like I said, you need a brolly a lot in England because it rains all the time😂

Did you know the word 'brolly'?

Do you have to use a brolly a lot where you live???

How do us Brits say "it's cold!"?🇬🇧🥶

We have lots of ways!

For example:

It's baltic!
It's freezing!
It's bloody freezing!
It's a bit nippy
It's proper cold
It's r**t cold (specific to the North of England)

I'm freezing my t**s off!!
I'm freezing my bo****ks off!

Comment below if yoy know anymore ways to say "it's cold"?

How do you say "it's cold" in your language?

So yesterday was Pancake Day in the UK🥞🇬🇧

But what the hell is pancake day and why do we celebrate by eating pancakes??

Pancake day is actually called Shrove Tuesday and it is the last day before Lent

Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter, when Christians traditionally commemorate (remember an important event or person) and reflect on the sacrifice of Jesus and his resurrection at Easter.

They do this by fasting (not eating or drinking for a period of time) and to help them fast they would remove all the tempting foods in the house.

A good way to do this??

MAKING PANCAKES!!

and the tradition stuck!

We usually eat sweet pancakes with fillings like ice cream, chocolate spread and fruits !🍒🍋

Comment below what you would have on your pancakes !!

British word of the week 🇬🇧

Part 84

Toerag

Toerag is a noun and it means a horrible person or someone who isn't very nice.

It is often used to talk about children or teenagers that behave badly.

Comment below and example using the word 'toerag'!👇🏼

Do you know what the phrase "to wear two hats" means??

I challenge you to give me a definition and an example below!

GO GO GO!!!

How do you say enredado in English??

Comment your guess below!!

Trekking VS hiking!! 🥾⛰️🚶🏻‍♀️

So both are nouns (or present participles if we have our grammar hats on)

But what's the difference??

Trekking involves longer distances and you usually trek for a few days so need to sleep in a tent or other type of shelter.

Hiking is shorter in terms of distance and you don't (usually) sleep anywhere!

Do you like trekking or hiking??

I went to Cerro Ñemby at the weekend and found some spiky things!!🌱⛰️

Thorns are thicker and stronger, you find them on roses!

Spines are smaller and more delicate, they are on cacti!!

Did you know the difference??

British word of the week 🇬🇧

Part 79 - chinwag

A chinwag is slang for a vhat or talk, usually a casual one between friends.

Leave me some examples with the word chinwag in the comments!

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