- pudding = fruit salad
- custard = American pudding
- torch = flashlight
- serviette = napkin
- nappy = diaper
- petrol = gas/fuel
- football = soccer
- lift = to give a person a ride
- bonnet = hood of a car
- boot = trunk of a car
- gum boots = rain boots
- lorry = semi-truck
- rubber = eraser
- plaster = bandaid
- windcreen = windshield
- biscuit = cookie/cracker
- chips = French fries
- crisps = potato chips
- chest of drawers = dresser
- queue = a line of people
- trolley = shopping cart
- flat = apartment
- full stop = period (.) in grammer
- aerial = antenna
- chemist = pharmacist
- cooker = stove
- dust bin = trash can
- flyover = over pass
- ground floor = 1st floor
- 1st floor = 2nd floor, etc
- holiday = vacation
- maths = math (the subject in school)
- nursing home = private hospital
- puncture = a flat (tire)
- trousers = pants
- pants = underwear
- pram = baby stroller
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
4 langauges???
I've spent the last year attempting to learn Swahili, along with a bit of Maasai. The longer I'm here, I've also realized that I've been learning a 3rd langauge...British English! It makes sense, though...Kenya was colonized by the British, so the English here, along with many other things, definitely has had a British influcence. Here's some differences I can think of from American English:
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