ONE language, THREE accents - UK vs. USA vs. AUS English! (+ Free PDF)

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  • Swimsuit, togs or swimming costume? We speak the same English language in 3 very different ways - British vs Australian vs American English slang and vocabulary! 📝 GET THE FREE LESSON PDF here 👉🏼 bit.ly/freePDFandQUIZ PART 2 IS HERE: bit.ly/1lang3accents 📊 FIND OUT YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL! Take my level test here 👉🏼 bit.ly/EnglishLevelTest12 👩🏼‍🏫 JOIN MY ONLINE ENGLISH COURSES: englishwithlucy.teachable.com... - We have launched our B1 and B2 Complete English Programmes!
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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy  Před 2 lety +885

    Swimsuit, togs or swimming costume? We speak the same English language in 3 very different ways - British vs Australian vs American English slang and vocabulary! 📝 *GET THE FREE LESSON PDF* _here_ 👉🏼 bit.ly/freePDFandQUIZ PART 2 IS HERE: bit.ly/1lang3accents
    📊 *FIND OUT YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL!* _Take my level test here_ 👉🏼 bit.ly/EnglishLevelTest12
    👩🏼‍🏫 *JOIN MY ONLINE ENGLISH COURSES:* englishwithlucy.teachable.com/courses - _We have launched our B1 and B2 Complete English Programmes!_

    • @raine4705
      @raine4705 Před 2 lety +18

      Thank You!
      I'm Really Bad At English

    • @aristoteleskarim7385
      @aristoteleskarim7385 Před 2 lety +17

      For flip flops can't we also say sandle

    • @spielegoetter-music
      @spielegoetter-music Před 2 lety +6

      bo'ohw'o'wo'er

    • @HI-rl8lf
      @HI-rl8lf Před 2 lety +4

      U was on my recommended what a coincidence

    • @roxonetv
      @roxonetv Před 2 lety +6

      if you want to hear a nice english accents you have to listen Turkey English accents its amazing! :)

  • @mrpelifer1861
    @mrpelifer1861 Před 3 lety +19648

    British: The Woods
    American: Forest
    Australian: Forest
    Me: Jungle

  • @user-rf3ff9is4s
    @user-rf3ff9is4s Před 3 lety +16808

    Americans: spider
    English: spider
    Australians: pet

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    @Alessandrastoicescu1 Před 13 dny +2114

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      @ShaunZain Před 13 dny

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      @Elijahsantava Před 13 dny

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  • @sashaberry3106
    @sashaberry3106 Před 7 měsíci +265

    I'm french and I just realised that when I speak english I mix all of these.. I guess teachers at school in France just didn't tell us the differences between cultures, that's too bad! Very interesting video

    • @teresaantonio5867
      @teresaantonio5867 Před 6 měsíci +7

      yes, same here to bad.

    • @isabellearsenault8934
      @isabellearsenault8934 Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​​@@teresaantonio5867I agree with you ! I live in Québec ( a french province of Canada ) I suppose I have learned canadian english at school but I love the british accent ! I wish I'll have the opportunity to go visit England one day...I wish to go to USA and Australia also ! I'm happy to listen to these videos today. Thank you Lucy ! Have a great day everybody !

    • @sarrasinlucide2889
      @sarrasinlucide2889 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Il fut un temps où l'anglais enseigné en France était British, depuis le l'avènement à grande échelle des séries américaines et le fait que les étudiants en langue anglaise ne choisissent plus principalement la Grande Bretagne pour leurs études nous avons de plus en plus un anglais scolaire moins homogène.
      Par contre ce qui me frappe c'est le nombre de mots français ou ayant une base française c'est hallucinant 😮

    • @waqasmughal1549
      @waqasmughal1549 Před 5 měsíci +1

      same

    • @KateWas
      @KateWas Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yes. I was taught the same way. Years later I started learning about the difference and chose BrE

  • @lucien1906
    @lucien1906 Před 3 lety +17858

    American: flip flops
    British: flip flops
    Australian: thongs
    Me: sLiPpErS

  • @rue1z
    @rue1z Před 3 lety +41185

    I just realized that my english is a mix of American, British, and Australian

  • @katecomeno6046
    @katecomeno6046 Před 6 měsíci +26

    I'm American and have been all over the states and I have never heard a store that only sells alcohol called a ABC Store. This type of store is called a liquor store lol. Also what Vanessa calls a tractor trailer is a semi truck or just semi for short. I agree with you Lucy on the woods vs forest! Lastly, in America a duvet is a type of comforter that has a removable cover. So interesting how English is different around the world!

    • @PaulErly
      @PaulErly Před 5 měsíci

      Some states sell alcohol only through an ABC Store. Note that she is from North Carolina (where it's controlled by the ABC).
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage_control_state

    • @jlouis4407
      @jlouis4407 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@PaulErlyWe sell them through both but the ABC stores tend to have lower prices

    • @algini12
      @algini12 Před 2 měsíci

      In my state, Pennsylvania, we used to call them "State Stores." Now, it's mostly The liquor store. I agree with you, Kate on ABC Stores. Though I did see ABC initialed stores when I lived in Florida. They were called ABC Wine and Liquors.

  • @salfinlay2288
    @salfinlay2288 Před 6 měsíci +5

    A dooner in Australia is - called Doona because it is usually a simple quilt or cotton bag that is filled with goose or duck down (the soft feathers) - down became doon - 'dooner' & then placed into a removable cotton casing. U put it straight onto your bed with just an undersheet & your pillow. No blankets, nothing else. A comforter is usually a quilt that can also be filled with down but it tends to have quilted stitching on it & doesn't get a cover placed over it & is used as a top bedspread.

  • @apophisca2163
    @apophisca2163 Před 3 lety +12075

    my english be like: *AUSMERICANTISH*

    • @no_name_1987
      @no_name_1987 Před 3 lety +451

      YES! EXACTLY! 🤣

    • @albahrayn4287
      @albahrayn4287 Před 3 lety +428

      Yeah,I actually don't know which accent I use tho lol

    • @reshmaparveen9263
      @reshmaparveen9263 Před 3 lety +76

      From where you?

    • @albahrayn4287
      @albahrayn4287 Před 3 lety +88

      @@reshmaparveen9263 I'm from indonesia

    • @albahrayn4287
      @albahrayn4287 Před 3 lety +7

      @@reshmaparveen9263 alright sure,you can DM me,my IG account is @rayn77_business

  • @lishajain6723
    @lishajain6723 Před 3 lety +5031

    Americans: comforter
    Australians: doona
    British: Duvet
    Me :Blanket

  • @pawek9347
    @pawek9347 Před 6 měsíci +31

    Hi Lucy. Thanks for this video - quite interesting. You seemed surprised by some US or AU words although these were quite easy and common words. Now imagine how suprising/difficult this might be for foreigners who learn UK English and talk to an US/AU person or learn US English and come to Europe.
    I'm Polish working in Poland and using English for over 25 years now and I struggled quite a lot when started prefessional cooperation with an US company. Vocab they use for business is totally different from what we use in Europe, like deck (PP presentation), regroup (meet again on the same topic), recap (summary) or copy (description of a product). Maybe this will be helpfull for some of your followers. Cheers!

  • @harriethtw
    @harriethtw Před 3 měsíci +3

    Learned some British English when I grew up…every time when I want to say “side walk”, pavement came into my head but then when the word is at my mouth, it feels weird and I always second guess. Some other good ones: rubber/ eraser, torch/ flash light, trash/ garbage.
    Biscute was a good one. Took time to absorb that.

  • @hugoshaw5900
    @hugoshaw5900 Před 3 lety +4171

    U.S. : HIGHWAY
    Australia : HIGHWAY
    UK : Thank you so much to Emma and Vanessa for coming

    • @cc-uv7eu
      @cc-uv7eu Před 3 lety +339

      lolll i was waiting for her to say what british ppl call it :'(

    • @toyotaalphardestima13
      @toyotaalphardestima13 Před 3 lety +209

      @@cc-uv7eu Most of the time we call it a car park or traffic jam lol

    • @joinjemima7115
      @joinjemima7115 Před 3 lety +384

      @@cc-uv7eu In England we call this a motorway.

    • @jenniryan2858
      @jenniryan2858 Před 3 lety +99

      I think they call it a motorway.

    • @rubayetprity7125
      @rubayetprity7125 Před 3 lety +7

      😆😆

  • @DetroitBORG
    @DetroitBORG Před 11 měsíci +507

    Woods vs Forest might be a regional thing, we generally say "Woods" where I'm from in Michigan.

    • @Wentrashane
      @Wentrashane Před 11 měsíci +12

      Same in Pennsylvania

    • @trsdos80
      @trsdos80 Před 10 měsíci +14

      I'm from various parts of the east cost, and we say the woods unless it is a massive set of woods, that is the forest

    • @davey1602
      @davey1602 Před 9 měsíci +2

      In the UK we have place names for huge areas such as the Forest of Dean or the New Forest, but generally we use "woods" if it's more than a small copse.

    • @chriscrow2240
      @chriscrow2240 Před 9 měsíci +4

      So your out there in the sticks aint ya?

    • @5858salena
      @5858salena Před 8 měsíci +1

      It's jungle
      truck
      sidewalk/pavements
      not flip flops but slippers sweets not candies or lolly
      Swimming costume
      Bathroom
      Guess the English in Singapore is similar to British

  • @petermormin901
    @petermormin901 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hey, i'm Peter but I'm French. I really loved that one. I tell my students to feel comfortable with any of these words because we can't reach perfection. As long as you try, that's ok. That's interesting how you manage to make it cool and not boring.

  • @neveah777
    @neveah777 Před 8 měsíci +5

    11:33 as an american we would say either the supermarket but mostly the grocery store, or for short, the store

  • @adammortgage2457
    @adammortgage2457 Před 3 lety +33541

    For a non native speaker like me, American english is a lot easier to understand. British english is indeed beautiful in its own way.

    • @Enric.
      @Enric. Před 3 lety +2720

      I bet it's because what we're more used to hear (games, movies, music, series, etc.)

    • @Sunrise-gq8tu
      @Sunrise-gq8tu Před 3 lety +971

      For me it's the opposite.

    • @SMaryG
      @SMaryG Před 3 lety +810

      I can't agree with you. As a foreigner who has always had British teachers or travelled very often to Britain, American accent has always sound less familiar to me. I can't say I don't understand Americans, but it's just a question of ... practice. I try to train my ear to different accents as much as I can.
      So, thanks for this video Lucy!

    • @ahmedal-nabhani6726
      @ahmedal-nabhani6726 Před 3 lety +173

      For me it is totally the other way around. It could be because I am currently living in the UK. In all/any ways, the words(vocabularies) can be understood from the context itself; some times LOL 😁. Just pretend like you are elaborating more on the meaning hence you can guess the right definition of it without being awkward or old-fashioned wo-/man.

    • @GODLYN1X
      @GODLYN1X Před 3 lety +132

      British is the best for tv shows and movies but American English is the best! Also here in America they have said that USA English is the better one

  • @itsactuallyaman
    @itsactuallyaman Před 3 lety +16049

    US: highway
    Australia: highway
    UK: thank you Emma and Vanessa for joining.

    • @armanrahman593
      @armanrahman593 Před 3 lety +315

      😂

    • @Careuuu
      @Careuuu Před 3 lety +890

      😂😂😂 I was waiting for...😂😂😂😂😂

    • @geraldlok4139
      @geraldlok4139 Před 3 lety +557

      Exactly I was waiting as well

    • @windymj3816
      @windymj3816 Před 3 lety +545

      so what's the answer ? I also wait for it.. lol

    • @d-six4817
      @d-six4817 Před 3 lety +308

      What is it ? I need an answer :D

  • @katchewy2469
    @katchewy2469 Před 7 měsíci +2

    In america, a duvet also refers to the outside blanket casing of a feather blanket. Kind of like a very large pillow case for a feather blanket. Its enclosed on three sides and has buttons, zipper or straps on the fourth side.

  • @wendischeer3609
    @wendischeer3609 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Flip Flops were called Thongs in the US in the 1980’s when I was a kid. They went out of style for about 15 years and when they made a come back they were generally referred to as Flip Flops

  • @mmmEnglish_Emma
    @mmmEnglish_Emma Před 3 lety +293

    Ohhhh I love, love, love this video!! Lucky we weren’t all in the same room while this was going on 🤣😂 A tractor trailer?!!! 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @ramshidmannambath88
      @ramshidmannambath88 Před 3 lety +2

      Hallo emmma how are you

    • @rftg1793
      @rftg1793 Před 3 lety +3

      We love you Emma!!

    • @EnglishwithLucy
      @EnglishwithLucy  Před 3 lety +46

      Aaaah Emma thank you so much for representing Australia! Catch up soon - I’m about to dive under the Doona!

    • @badguy1481
      @badguy1481 Před 3 lety +12

      In the USA we call a freight vehicle that is not towing a container (or trailer)...a Truck. If it's hooked to a container it's called a "semi" or a "tractor trailer".

    • @sevdenur4623
      @sevdenur4623 Před 3 lety +2

      I am very shocked that you are Australian! I always thought you are in the UK 😂 it is the weirdest thing i learned in this video.

  • @luiza1988
    @luiza1988 Před 3 lety +6116

    I love how she pauses her guests in the worst expressions but hers never pauses. Hahahahaha

  • @DawnToDuskDesigns
    @DawnToDuskDesigns Před 4 měsíci +6

    What a fun video! I laughed so much!! 😂🤣 Thanks for sharing! 🙏💕

  • @DavidJones-sd1yo
    @DavidJones-sd1yo Před 6 měsíci +14

    Eu assistindo esse tipo de vídeo para me ajudar nos meus estudos de Inglês. kkkkkkkkkk muito bom (Brasil)

  • @shujaulhaq5816
    @shujaulhaq5816 Před 3 lety +980

    American: human
    British: human
    Australian: *mate*

    • @DarrylLyons
      @DarrylLyons Před 3 lety +50

      I fixed it:
      American: human
      British: sometimes mate
      Australian: always mate
      :

    • @dasren
      @dasren Před 3 lety +13

      dude aussies say mate much more than british

    • @Sherp-mk9vy
      @Sherp-mk9vy Před 3 lety +7

      Dude Australians says mate all the time what do u mean lol

    • @darklightning9319
      @darklightning9319 Před 3 lety +1

      Legit, g'day mate

    • @shujaulhaq5816
      @shujaulhaq5816 Před 3 lety +2

      oh shit wtf did i typed so sorry i'll edit it

  • @Shibziroo
    @Shibziroo Před 3 lety +4461

    Americans: flip flops
    British: flip flops
    Australians: thongs
    Filipinos: *weapons*

  • @yosef2083
    @yosef2083 Před 5 dny

    Best three English channels collaborate and make a vedio together ❤🔥

  • @iplayfhorn
    @iplayfhorn Před 8 měsíci +2

    In the Southern U.S. (further south than North Carolina 🤣🤣), what Vanessa referred to as an ABC store, we call a liquor store, or in “legalese,” a package store (referring to boxed cases (package of beer (and also kegs), as opposed to individual bottles or glasses of beer, like served in a bar (which would require a bottle/pouring license)).

  • @aaryanhoque2979
    @aaryanhoque2979 Před 3 lety +1531

    🇺🇸: Disney
    🇬🇧: Disney
    🇦🇺: Sidney

  • @Muneeb100
    @Muneeb100 Před 3 lety +4061

    UK people to americans: where is the toilet?
    Americans: its in the bathroom

  • @user-rh6oo1qy5p
    @user-rh6oo1qy5p Před 8 měsíci +3

    أحببتُ ذلك كثيراً
    لقد مكنني ذلك من تقوية الإستماع اللغوي في اللغة الإنجليزية ومكنني من الضحك أيضاً😂
    لذلك شكرا جزيلا❤️
    Great video, continue👏👏

  • @neveah777
    @neveah777 Před 8 měsíci +2

    12:47 as an american we would either say peppers or to be more specific, bell peppers

  • @Torty03
    @Torty03 Před 3 lety +3596

    British: Lorry
    Australia: Truck
    US: Tractor Trailer
    Germany: LASTKRAFTWAGEN

    • @kriegerkralle3875
      @kriegerkralle3875 Před 3 lety +42

      Ja isso 😂

    • @essik6763
      @essik6763 Před 3 lety +76

      Ja, aber man kürzt es auch mit LKW ab😂

    • @proges
      @proges Před 3 lety +43

      in Italy : Camion or Autotreno
      (as far as I know, even in France they call it camion)

    • @klugscheier1644
      @klugscheier1644 Před 3 lety +9

      @@proges anch' io avrebbero detto camion ma parlo tedesco 😂.

    • @lo9850
      @lo9850 Před 3 lety +3

      😂😂😂

  • @thenonamekid4927
    @thenonamekid4927 Před 2 lety +1047

    15:50
    I’m from America, and never in my life have I ever heard the term “ABC Store” referring to a place that only sells alcohol… I’ve always grown up with it being called a “Liquor Store”

    • @britneyragsdale4345
      @britneyragsdale4345 Před 2 lety +38

      Living in the South, where alcohol is heavily regulated, the ABC Store is a specific store, usually in a more rural area and typically the only place to purchase anything stronger than beer or wine.

    • @kayxoh19
      @kayxoh19 Před 2 lety +14

      I'm from Massachusetts. we call it the packie 😂

    • @kayxoh19
      @kayxoh19 Před 2 lety +7

      but I call it the liquor store

    • @poisonedflowers
      @poisonedflowers Před 2 lety +10

      @@britneyragsdale4345 I'm southern as well. The ABC is a specific liquor store, in general we call them all just liquor store

    • @jennyschur6687
      @jennyschur6687 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kayxoh19 also from MA. We love the packie or liquor store.

  • @bertribeiro
    @bertribeiro Před 8 měsíci +1

    I realy love that vídeo! Start to follow the channel right now!!! Thank you Lucy, Emma and Vanessa! 🙏❤

  • @aellipsis
    @aellipsis Před 7 měsíci

    It’s the woods and a forest in the US. The woods I would say is typically more local, while the forest doesn’t imply a specific location within it.

  • @federicoferrara8189
    @federicoferrara8189 Před 3 lety +3285

    American: Simplified
    British: Traditional
    Australian: Exotic

    • @Klaratchi
      @Klaratchi Před 3 lety +246

      American: simplied
      British: honhonhon croissant.
      Australian: let's take some old british, with some exotic and American please

    • @itsstar4561
      @itsstar4561 Před 3 lety +16

      Pretty much..

    • @itsstar4561
      @itsstar4561 Před 3 lety +11

      I was actually very surprised by a lot of these lmao

    • @seriesexoticas8615
      @seriesexoticas8615 Před 3 lety +6

      true

    • @Purpetrat0r
      @Purpetrat0r Před 3 lety +22

      That's a very American way of simplifying it, lol

  • @oliva8390
    @oliva8390 Před 2 lety +1767

    British: chips
    Australian: hot chips
    American: french fries
    Japanese: fried potato

  • @kingsknight7210
    @kingsknight7210 Před měsícem +1

    I love the host she's sassy i love this

  • @davemcneal3193
    @davemcneal3193 Před 15 dny +1

    For toilet my father was in the Marines and they call it "the head". So I sometimes say that as well because growing up it was used a lot in my house.

  • @porenesianparapio6934
    @porenesianparapio6934 Před 2 lety +2145

    British :- Duvet
    Aus:- Doona
    Usa:- Comforter
    Me:- Blanket?

  • @amirayuzri7571
    @amirayuzri7571 Před 3 lety +1233

    My accent:
    Elementary school: American
    Secondary school: British
    What I speak: Australian

    • @kiaxoy
      @kiaxoy Před 3 lety +35

      Haha i speak australian accent even though im not Australian
      But with my teachers i speak normal english with no accent (most likely to be American)

    • @vismayavipin5594
      @vismayavipin5594 Před 3 lety

      Yes

    • @vismayavipin5594
      @vismayavipin5594 Před 3 lety

      @@siyamishra1610 oh fk

    • @vismayavipin5594
      @vismayavipin5594 Před 3 lety +1

      @@siyamishra1610 ARMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    • @siyamishra1610
      @siyamishra1610 Před 3 lety +3

      @@vismayavipin5594 armyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy💜

  • @neveah777
    @neveah777 Před 8 měsíci +2

    17:55 in america a pavement would be considered what is on the road, like what we drive on is the pavement or concrete

  • @simonwilson1686
    @simonwilson1686 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Lucy - Isn't it Off Licence - To license is the verb, but the certificate is a licence - The term off licence means it is outside the alcohol licencing laws, which years ago was very restrictive

  • @dianalucchelli6366
    @dianalucchelli6366 Před 3 lety +9462

    american: apartment
    australian: apartment
    british: flat
    me: LivInG rOom

  • @iw365
    @iw365 Před 3 lety +1990

    For anyone wondering, us British people call freeways/highways: 'motorways'

    • @miraeir
      @miraeir Před 3 lety +256

      THANK YOU! That's why I came to the comments

    • @genesiusciyus5454
      @genesiusciyus5454 Před 3 lety +43

      Me too!

    • @PedrooB23
      @PedrooB23 Před 3 lety +37

      Thank you, I was looking for it lmao

    • @ednaemode5762
      @ednaemode5762 Před 3 lety +16

      In Australia we have highways, but if a highway is hundreds apon hundreds of kilometres long, then, we call them motorways

    • @Megan-colletttttt
      @Megan-colletttttt Před 3 lety +25

      Yeah I was confused when she didn’t say it

  • @Alex.The.Lionnnnn
    @Alex.The.Lionnnnn Před 7 měsíci

    I speak like this, and over enunciate my words so that every viewer knows that I went to the finest of schools, and that I'm vastly superioir to them!

  • @TIMBOWERMAN
    @TIMBOWERMAN Před 3 měsíci

    When it comes to liquor stores, US is LIQUOR STORE , UK is OFF LICENCE (not LICENSE) or OFFY, AU is BOTTLE SHOP or BOTTLE-O, ABC Store in New York is a video store connected to ABC-TV

  • @biakdik1308
    @biakdik1308 Před 3 lety +1703

    US: Comforter
    Australia: Doona
    UK: Duvet
    Me: Blanket

  • @SimarJSingh
    @SimarJSingh Před 3 lety +1838

    Britisher: Where's the toilet?
    American: In the bathroom.

    • @elmo7608
      @elmo7608 Před 3 lety +26

      Britisher

    • @thatstupidthing9986
      @thatstupidthing9986 Před 3 lety +65

      Britisher? We aren't britishers..we are brits..

    • @long_term_karma9899
      @long_term_karma9899 Před 3 lety +7

      @@thatstupidthing9986 ikr

    • @eiraarmandas7895
      @eiraarmandas7895 Před 3 lety +18

      In Indonesia we call toilet, restroom, bathroom. So if you in Indonesia and you asking where's the toilet, restroom or bathroom they will know it

    • @paff4eg
      @paff4eg Před 3 lety +1

      @@thatstupidthing9986 oh, don’t be worried about that, he can’t even pronounce that :))

  • @Shinnicakes
    @Shinnicakes Před 8 měsíci

    I am from Washington state in the US so maybe that is the difference… but Vanessa really surprised me. I call it comfort // duvet, I use woods and forest interchangeably, a semi truck and liquor store. I have never heard of an ABC store.

  • @neveah777
    @neveah777 Před 8 měsíci +1

    9:02 as an american we would call this mostly woods, some people would prefer to this as the forest, i would call it either. but when i really think abt it, when i think of a forrest i would think of a more tropical place with animals such as black panther and monkeys living in the forrest. and when we say woods, animals like deer and bears or bunnies would live on the woods

  • @joji889
    @joji889 Před 3 lety +2127

    America: Forest
    Australian: Forest
    Uk: The woods
    Me: Jungle

  • @VihMelchior
    @VihMelchior Před 2 lety +1246

    That's what happens when you learn English on the internet, your accent becomes a mix of everything

    • @spiritualsnail1584
      @spiritualsnail1584 Před 2 lety +65

      EXACTLY lol, and you use the different words indiscriminately

    • @denisandrei8872
      @denisandrei8872 Před 2 lety +17

      For real.

    • @1gmontana
      @1gmontana Před 2 lety +24

      accent and vocabulary, and you know whats crazy.. i never even thought about that🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @siva_subramaniam
      @siva_subramaniam Před 2 lety +3

      Hahaha

    • @pretty948
      @pretty948 Před 2 lety +18

      Ik and I'm not even American or Australian or English 😂

  • @DanielNyarko-sw8pd
    @DanielNyarko-sw8pd Před 6 měsíci +1

    I’m Ghanaian and British vocabulary is what we use here.
    Got most of them right beforehand 😅

  • @silvermandavid
    @silvermandavid Před 8 měsíci +2

    We absolutely do say "duvet" in the States. Also, we use "grocery store" and "supermarket" pretty much interchangeably. Finally, what Vanessa called a "tractor trailer" would be called more generally by non-truck experts in the US simply as a "truck."

    • @nathanhanson5324
      @nathanhanson5324 Před 24 dny

      Agree with you about duvet and supermarket. I wouldn't call a tractor trailer a truck though. I would use truck for something smaller like a flatbed or a pickup.

  • @saanvviinarula398
    @saanvviinarula398 Před 2 lety +1957

    Vanessa : Flip flops
    Lucy : Flip flops
    Emma : Thongs
    Me : Slippers / Chappal
    😂😂

    • @breadzeppelin2705
      @breadzeppelin2705 Před 2 lety +84

      chappals

    • @Irisgomesjmjfaith
      @Irisgomesjmjfaith Před 2 lety +35

      Lol slippers confused my English friend too. What they wear is footwear made of soft material. We call 'peppers' 'capsicum' in India. Since India and Australia were both British territories, I'm pretty sure we got it from the Brits. When I was in school, we learnt both the British English and the American English versions. Now with more English friends it gets really confusing. I can't say pants to mean trousers because it means underwear in England. That one made me laugh like anything.

    • @Irisgomesjmjfaith
      @Irisgomesjmjfaith Před 2 lety +5

      @@breadzeppelin2705 That also.

    • @jaindaugh509
      @jaindaugh509 Před 2 lety +7

      OK, I am old enough to remember when these shoes were introduced to the US from Japan after WWII. At that time those were called a lot of different names -
      Jap Flaps/Slaps
      Go-aheads (as in constant forward motion needed to keep on feet)
      sandals
      and later/now - flip flops
      People need to remember that in the 1950s things made in Japan were thought of as the same level of 'cheapness' that made in China invokes today.

    • @Irisgomesjmjfaith
      @Irisgomesjmjfaith Před 2 lety +13

      @@jaindaugh509 we're Indians in this thread. We call them chappals/slippers.

  • @rektdedrip
    @rektdedrip Před 2 lety +2826

    As an American, I agree with Lucy's distinction between "woods" and "forest." I grew up in the southern midwest of the US, and "woods" was probably more common than "forest" for any area with many trees.

  • @nw_itg-adi.
    @nw_itg-adi. Před 20 dny

    6:54
    in India every word has different meanings like lorry mean and medium sized truck with trailer or back a tractor trailer will be like a harvesting tractor with an trailer (u can google indina tractor trailer) and the truck is also a big sized truck which carry loads in aback

  • @Skillajean
    @Skillajean Před 6 měsíci +1

    As an Aussie I would like to point out a lot of people say toilet as well (also in brissy we say biccys for biscuits and togs from swimmers)

  • @sarahdahne9644
    @sarahdahne9644 Před 3 lety +1538

    American English : comforter
    Australian English : doona
    British English: Duvet
    Me: Blanket

    • @elizaecuador
      @elizaecuador Před 3 lety +15

      Meee

    • @dmmundas8581
      @dmmundas8581 Před 3 lety +8

      Yass

    • @vickyk962
      @vickyk962 Před 3 lety +26

      😅😅😅same! I wonder in what county they say Blanket

    • @rainbowgirl949494
      @rainbowgirl949494 Před 3 lety +16

      Victoria Khinchagova probably the non native english speakers😂 english text books aren’t the most usual, we have to teach ourselves so much to not get laughed at😩

    • @pigstrotters4198
      @pigstrotters4198 Před 3 lety +9

      My English : my wife

  • @gamingwithhas4611
    @gamingwithhas4611 Před 3 lety +1740

    American: comforter
    Australian: Doona
    British: duvet
    Me: blanket

    • @rsviolin1984
      @rsviolin1984 Před 3 lety +29

      I've definitely heard of duvet covers - usually a separate piece of material to cover a comforter or "duvet".

    • @sharonpieters2224
      @sharonpieters2224 Před 3 lety +15

      Me too I have only heard comforter 3 times in my 11 year life and this is the third time

    • @bygoneamelia
      @bygoneamelia Před 3 lety +7

      Haha...But It is Doona..

    • @YaHussain3_1_3
      @YaHussain3_1_3 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @bolenglishbol3361
      @bolenglishbol3361 Před 3 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/PmsdAoUYZwo/video.html

  • @PrinshJangerSitlhou
    @PrinshJangerSitlhou Před 2 měsíci

    The woods, we generally call it jungle... Forest is a vast area, or you can say a sanctuary...,,, Woodland

  • @longnhattran8456
    @longnhattran8456 Před 4 měsíci

    i leanr lots of words from the UK and i love it, and its brilliant to learn

  • @hdejjnfhfhr
    @hdejjnfhfhr Před 2 lety +3449

    America : Flip Flops
    UK : Flip Flops
    Australia: Thongs
    Me : They’re just slippers..

  • @elizanoronha9077
    @elizanoronha9077 Před 3 lety +837

    Asians use all of the above, depending on the situation 😂😂😂

  • @Kawaii_Boke
    @Kawaii_Boke Před 28 dny

    I'm Aussie and I find this absolutley hilariuous.

  • @Mooheda
    @Mooheda Před 2 měsíci

    I'm married to a Canadian. tons of different words to those examples in the Video that left us both confused when we first met.
    Don't drive on the Sidewalk, Drive on the Pavement in Canada. I was learning to drive, I was told to follow the pavement to the intersection, I'm like what?
    Wellies = Galoshes, Rubber boots.
    Toilet was at the back on the garden, old house we stayed at in Kamloops, They called it the "can" and "put"

  • @shreyankajain4779
    @shreyankajain4779 Před 3 lety +2337

    Being an Indian I'm amused how we've picked words for different things from all these three countries 😆

  • @lydia8948
    @lydia8948 Před 2 lety +836

    “Where’s the toilet? It’s in the bathroom” I couldn’t stop laughing with that one 😂😂😂

    • @MarceloArzubialdeRodriguez
      @MarceloArzubialdeRodriguez Před 2 lety +12

      What they understand with "toilet" is not the place, but literally the thing you sit on to leave what you don't need

    • @bangta-n-ct6260
      @bangta-n-ct6260 Před 2 lety

      Me too😆😆

    • @dixi-chan6410
      @dixi-chan6410 Před 2 lety

      @@baneofwolves9767 exactly

    • @donnyc9430
      @donnyc9430 Před 2 lety

      Why's that funny

    • @samuelbhend2521
      @samuelbhend2521 Před 2 lety +1

      Swiss Homes have a standard complete Bathroom with everything (small Appartements only have a shower, bc a Bathtub won't fit in). In the recent Decades it became quite fashioned to also have a additional separate little Room with just a Toilet and a Sink, the "Tages-WC" ("Day-Toilet") where often also the Washingmachine/Tumbler is or the Cupboard for cleaning Utensils is located. That's for day use or Guests, so they don't have to go upstairs in the private Family-Bathroom. The "Tages-WC" is mostly located between the Entrance and the Kitchen, conveniently where it's nearest to go to.

  • @TombHill
    @TombHill Před 27 dny

    I just call them and have always heard "liquor stores" and "18-wheelers" for the semi truck, also semi truck lol. It's so interesting hearing the differences, but shared words across these dialects.

  • @guccicoupons
    @guccicoupons Před 4 měsíci

    I've never heard of an abc store here in the states. We usually just refer to it as "the Liquor Store". Some states tend to have a lot of them, while in other states they typically just go to the grocery to get their alcohol. It depends on the states individual laws.

  • @chelseythompson5167
    @chelseythompson5167 Před 2 lety +651

    Also as an American, I have NEVER heard someone call a liquor store and ABC Store. It’s literally a liquor store.

  • @strawberrieeMilky
    @strawberrieeMilky Před 3 lety +718

    I’m an American and I have never heard of ABC store. We call them “liquor stores” where I live.

    • @sherylhunter5026
      @sherylhunter5026 Před 3 lety +16

      Or package store in places in the south.

    • @denkikaminari1178
      @denkikaminari1178 Před 3 lety +7

      Same

    • @rabiyasyne621
      @rabiyasyne621 Před 3 lety +2

      Summer Schilling we say 'RUMSHOP.'

    • @TJX1138
      @TJX1138 Před 3 lety +7

      "Alcoholic beverage control (ABC) states, generally called control states, are 17 states in the United States that, as of 2016, have state monopoly over the wholesaling or retailing of some or all categories of alcoholic beverages"...such as distilled spirits / liquors...ergo, an "ABC Store" is often used to refer to the place where this type of alcohol is sold in these States (and this is actually on the sign of the store). But you can buy beer or wine pretty much anywhere (doesn't have to be an ABC store).

    • @sgt_tyguy5930
      @sgt_tyguy5930 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah or convienience store

  • @neveah777
    @neveah777 Před 8 měsíci +1

    18:29 in america we would say highway, although i have heard of people saying freeway or interstate highway

  • @user-zp6gf2sg7k
    @user-zp6gf2sg7k Před 4 měsíci

    To be honest Lucy... I have watch this video over and over again for two or more years now. I use all of your channel to compare and see my English. But, this video... Sometimes I just thought that when you totally deny and smile them say... I disagree your reaction.
    But after all I love all of you.

  • @joejanniepalacios7712
    @joejanniepalacios7712 Před 3 lety +2538

    UK: flip flops
    Australia: thong
    USA: flip flops
    Me: slippers

  • @Khushi-gj7zl
    @Khushi-gj7zl Před 3 lety +456

    American: Gas station
    British: Petrol station
    Australian: Petrol station
    Indian: PeTrOL PuMp

  • @markorandell
    @markorandell Před 4 měsíci +1

    I am from Filand and I use almost always when I talk English American English, but I also understand some Australian English. Alcoholic store I use Liquor Store and last one I would use Motorway

  • @myspin9680
    @myspin9680 Před 5 měsíci

    I am from the Midwest in the US: Tractor Trailer is a word used for a particular truck. I usually call them Semis (short for Semi-trucks)

    • @nizaru100
      @nizaru100 Před 5 měsíci

      Midwest US ? ! Aaaaah the home of Dorothy and The Wizard of OZ !
      Madame Lucy didn't give the Freeway - Highway UK version answer ! the video suddenly jumped to '' thank you .... good bye ''' stuff !

  • @ranhill62
    @ranhill62 Před 2 lety +469

    In the US, if you were to adk, "Where's the nearest ABC Store?" you'd die of thirst before you get an answer. "Liquor Store" is what they're commonly called.

    • @alexfalardeau1520
      @alexfalardeau1520 Před 2 lety +8

      Package store or packie is fairly common too, or at least in the north east.

    • @lizzyy6721
      @lizzyy6721 Před 2 lety +24

      If someone asked me where an abc store is i'd die of laughter- ;-;

    • @ChickentNug
      @ChickentNug Před 2 lety +7

      @@alexfalardeau1520 definitely not the case in the northwest. I live in Idaho and havent heard that one before

    • @jackmalone9258
      @jackmalone9258 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ChickentNug State store or liquor store in the Philadelphia area.

    • @roundraccoon6141
      @roundraccoon6141 Před 2 lety +4

      I would tell you to either go to Hawaii or Vegas to go to an ABC store. It's a store chain.

  • @antwan179
    @antwan179 Před 3 lety +662

    British: Hulk
    American: Hulk
    Australian: Shrek

  • @garysouthwell5762
    @garysouthwell5762 Před 4 měsíci

    Motorway is same in NZ for Freeway in Australia and US

  • @taylorswiftie1204
    @taylorswiftie1204 Před 3 lety +676

    When Vanessa is paused: 😊
    When Emma is paused: 👁💋👁

  • @AxxaultEdits
    @AxxaultEdits Před 3 lety +1903

    America: "Comforter"
    Australia: "Doona"
    British: "Duvet"
    Me: "bLaNkEt"
    edit: cool I got lots of likes :)

  • @plantagenant
    @plantagenant Před 6 dny

    I'm from the UK and we used to call swimming trunks as "Togs" when I was younger.

  • @Classicom_Entertainment
    @Classicom_Entertainment Před 8 měsíci

    In addition to the words that Vanessa stated, in the United States (depending on what region), we also use the words: supermarket; duvet; slacks or trousers; pavement (which can be any paved area or surface); and freeway.
    Also, I'm American and have never heard anyone say "ABC store". We just call it a "liquor store" in the Midwest United States.

    • @kathygreer2097
      @kathygreer2097 Před 8 měsíci

      In Pa we call them state stores

    • @iangosse1645
      @iangosse1645 Před 10 dny

      ABC store in VA, but only cuz the state regulates all alcohol over 20%- Alcoholic Beverage Control [Authority]. We still call them liquor stores though half the time.

  • @amyhatch3761
    @amyhatch3761 Před 2 lety +757

    I moved to Australia and I remember being told about the dress code on my first day at work. My manager said that I couldn't wear "thongs" and I told her it was none of her business 😂

  • @CharlesDLincoln
    @CharlesDLincoln Před 2 lety +869

    As an American, I have never called a liquor store an "ABC store."

    • @LtTacobell
      @LtTacobell Před 2 lety +5

      I did when I was younger

    • @sherylwood2787
      @sherylwood2787 Před 2 lety +7

      I grew up in Ohio where "hard" liquor (anything not beer) was sold in a "State store". In our town, 2 or 3 stores did have licenses to sell beer only.

    • @kenrickeason
      @kenrickeason Před 2 lety +27

      Down South (United States) They Call Liquor Stores (ABC) stores..

    • @RVSpinX
      @RVSpinX Před 2 lety +11

      Growing up in the northeast US (NYC) it was always just the liquor store, however outside of the NE (usually in more religious areas - often with blue laws still enforced) you run into ABC stores quite often, however I've never heard anyone say they were going to the ABC store, rather they were going to the package store..

    • @cashlindontv7293
      @cashlindontv7293 Před 2 lety +2

      We say ABC Store to be direct. We also say Liquor Store here in RVa.

  • @ODTU06
    @ODTU06 Před 3 měsíci

    I grew up in North Carolina and we said both duvet and comforter in my family... we also said woods and forest...

  • @maeck1983
    @maeck1983 Před 6 měsíci

    lived in Australia and New Zealand 4 years and i learned words like Capsicums or Bottle shops. As soon as I moved to the UK I didn't have any problems in speaking and listening but I was confused by the people's laughters when I started describing the set of pants I just bought

  • @goldeadpool3367
    @goldeadpool3367 Před 2 lety +1244

    U.S : She's right
    Australia : She's right
    UK : She's not wrong

  • @dorky_dodo
    @dorky_dodo Před 2 lety +1562

    As an asian, im proud that i can speak every kind of english 😎

  • @qazyguy
    @qazyguy Před 2 měsíci

    The Woods is a Small Local Forest, probably Nearby or Between Towns. The US was One Big Forest when we got here.

  • @trsdos80
    @trsdos80 Před 10 měsíci

    I'm an American, and While I use comforter, we buy a duvet cover for it. I have also referred to the comforter as a bed spread

  • @lainbo_2454
    @lainbo_2454 Před 3 lety +472

    American:Apartment
    Australian:Apartment
    British:Flat
    Me: living room

    • @euphoricviolet5488
      @euphoricviolet5488 Před 3 lety +5

      Ikr that was a living room 🤣

    • @Razzkk
      @Razzkk Před 3 lety +2

      haha yesss

    • @Ace.C19
      @Ace.C19 Před 3 lety +1

      British people also say apartment (rarely)

    • @_meiikers_9795
      @_meiikers_9795 Před 3 lety +1

      Me: apartflat

    • @rufatubes
      @rufatubes Před 3 lety +1

      That was my first thought too when looking at the picture... If she had shown it from the outside though... Here (the Netherlands) some will call a living room in a flat (-building) an appartement though. 😎👍

  • @tomofwc
    @tomofwc Před 2 lety +444

    Yes, we do have duvets in the USA. A comforter is typically a much fluffier thicker blanket. A duvet is typically a thinner blanket.

    • @smithrocks1
      @smithrocks1 Před 2 lety +36

      The main difference between a duvet and comforter is that a comforter is just one piece of bedding while a duvet requires two separate pieces - an insert and cover. A comforter is usually quilted with the filling evenly distributed, while a duvet has an insert that works as the fill.

    • @staciecarrel4492
      @staciecarrel4492 Před 2 lety +4

      @@smithrocks1 yup! Duvet has a protective and decorative cover over a sealed fluffy insert, kinda like the blanket version of a pillow in a pillowcase. Comforter, like you said, is bedding where the fluffy filling is directly inside the decorative fabric. Both the duvet insert and a comforter can be quilted though as it helps keep the fill from bunching up in one spot. Since I mentioned it, a blanket doesn’t have fluffy filling, it’s a piece of thick fabric, sometimes quilted, sometimes woven/knitted. In the rare case a blanket has filling to make it warmer, the filling is nothing more than a thin sheet of poly-fill.

    • @deniseholcomb2109
      @deniseholcomb2109 Před 2 lety +5

      I thought a duvet was a cover you put over a comforter (kinda like a pillowcase).?

  • @joaocarrieri335
    @joaocarrieri335 Před 3 měsíci

    8:55 best moment of the video! so cutie!!! THE WOODSZZZAAA!

  • @LarryNathanielPhoto
    @LarryNathanielPhoto Před 4 měsíci

    I am in Florida, family from New England, they would call it the woods unless it is huge, then it is forest.