Thursday, 1 December 2011

Useful words to know before coming to England

USA ENGLISH UK ENGLISH
Sidewalk Pavement
Highway Motorway
Underwear Pants
Pants Trousers
Zucchini Courgette
Eggplant Aubergine
Cilantro Coriander
Car Trunk Car Boot
Car Hood Car Bonnet
Trash/Garbage Rubbish
Trash Can Bin
Gasoline Petrol
Period (punctuation) Full Stop
Apartment Flat
Cell phone Mobile
Grocery cart Trolley
Semi Trruck Lorry
Cookie Buscuit
Potato Chips Crisps
French Fries Chips
Jell-O Jelly
Seran Wrap Clingfilm
Backpack Rucksack
Elevator Lift
Pamphlet Leaflet
Line (waiting in line) Queue
Pharmacy Chemist

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