British English & American English: 11 Vocabulary Differences

Would you like a biscuit or a cookie? One area of difference between British English and American English is vocabulary, and in this lesson I’ll be covering a few examples. So if you’re not sure whether to buy a new pair of trousers or a new pair of pants, or if you don’t know whether a biscuit is going to taste the same as a cookie, this class will help! After the video, take the quiz here: www.engvid.com/british-englis...
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In this lesson:
00:00 British & American Vocabulary Differences
02:01 trousers & pants
03:18 dustbin & trash can
04:06 rubbish & garbage
04:43 boot & trunk
06:53 full stop & period
07:34 flat & apartment
08:29 holiday & vacation
09:26 biscuit & cookie
10:48 shop & store
12:13 university & college
13:22 chips & fries

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  • @engvidGill
    @engvidGill11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for watching! Here are a few more of my lessons about British English: Learn British accents and dialects kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHiYtKqQeN3dgpc.html How to pronounce "R" in British English kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJeFk9qcg8_QgdI.html

  • @Blue-hf7xt

    @Blue-hf7xt

    11 ай бұрын

    You are welcome It is funny hearing you say the American words. Your voice suits the UK words.

  • @King759

    @King759

    9 ай бұрын

  • @tiararose9025

    @tiararose9025

    5 ай бұрын

    Tq teacher♥️

  • @carmencoumau7361
    @carmencoumau73612 ай бұрын

    I am 73 years old . I love your lessons!❤

  • 11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much, Gill. It is always a pleasure to watch your lessons. You are a wonderful teacher and adorable person.

  • @Angel-by1ni
    @Angel-by1ni11 ай бұрын

    Hello from Spain Gill! One of my best friends told me about your KZread channel and here I am! Addicted to your masterclasses!!! Let me give you a thousand thank yous for sharing your knowledge with all the world, and most of all, for free!!! Your accent is The accent! I wouldn't like to use any other! It's clear and has the perfect pace and the right volume! Good for me and all the English students all around the world! I'm visiting the UK for the first time next September! I've practised English with all kind of non native English speakers all over the years but This will be the first time live! Oh my! I'm really scared!!! If only all the British people would speak just like you! I really do love your accent! Thank you for all the hard work here and a Big thank you for sharing it with the whole world! You're a blessing! Best wishes for you and yours! Greetings from Spain! ❤️

  • @GuillermoCarrasco
    @GuillermoCarrasco11 ай бұрын

    Love your sense of humor :) Thanks (I do love your sense of humor, in UK)

  • @offer17388
    @offer1738811 ай бұрын

    Greetings from Veracruz, Mexico, dear Teacher Gill.

  • @FionaEm
    @FionaEm9 ай бұрын

    In Australia we use a mix of British & American terms. Trousers and pants are the same thing. A bin would be inside the house and a rubbish bin, garbage bin or wheelie bin would be outside. Cars have bonnets and boots, not hoods and trunks. We have full stops, holidays and biscuits (unless the latter is choc chip, in which case it's a cookie 😅) We used to say flat, but apartment is used more often these days. We usually say chips, but you'll often see fries on menus.

  • @supitchayas.8248
    @supitchayas.824811 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the wonderful lesson. Wish you happy healthy days!

  • @paulmarquez1980
    @paulmarquez198011 ай бұрын

    Muchas gracias, querida profesora.

  • @user-il5ul4ex8r
    @user-il5ul4ex8r11 ай бұрын

    Greetings from Kazan ( Tatarstan. Russia) dear teacher Gill ✨🌹✨💚✨💜✨🌐✨💓✨

  • @ronenr1405

    @ronenr1405

    11 ай бұрын

    Приветствую 👍🏻

  • @juststiv9550

    @juststiv9550

    11 ай бұрын

    Привет

  • @juststiv9550

    @juststiv9550

    11 ай бұрын

    Привет

  • @ronenr1405

    @ronenr1405

    11 ай бұрын

    @@juststiv9550 привет Кто это

  • @teodorkaskiewicz8423

    @teodorkaskiewicz8423

    10 ай бұрын

    İsänmesez

  • @LaCurlySue562
    @LaCurlySue56210 ай бұрын

    I can listen to you ALL DAY, Ma'am! 😊 Thoroughly enjoy your videos!

  • @MetalFingers41
    @MetalFingers4111 ай бұрын

    In america (especially the south) biscuit refers to a baked breakfast item often eaten kinda like a sandwich with either jam, ham, or butter inside. One of my favorites

  • @user-kf5sv4bn6g
    @user-kf5sv4bn6g7 ай бұрын

    Greetings from Kansk, Siberia. Wonderful explanation 👍👍👍 keep safe and sound!!

  • @bruceleroyhoffman
    @bruceleroyhoffman9 ай бұрын

    It's always good to learn how little did I knew.

  • @Sk8Betty.
    @Sk8Betty.8 ай бұрын

    Hello from West Virginia! Your wonderful videos are helping me see English from a new perspective. We use the word trousers here. It implies church clothes or dress pants. Nicer pants than jeans.

  • @alfieromonteverdi7980
    @alfieromonteverdi798011 ай бұрын

    Your accent is wonderful !!! As usual an amazing lesson thanks Gill for your video.

  • @RG-ja34sep
    @RG-ja34sep11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Gill, you are an amazing and inspirational educator. I really enjoy your relaxed and pleasant way you go through these lessons. God bless you always, best regards from Durban, South Africa.

  • @JuliaDutta
    @JuliaDutta11 ай бұрын

    Hello Gilli, a very interesting lesson, thank you! In India, at one time the British English/Queen's English for those who went to schools similar to Grammar Schools in the UK, was always spoken without any variation in the language/words. What I find now is the American English, if one may call it 'English'' has gained popularity, mainly due to the internet. It is sometimes hard to distinguish, A from BE because it is all so mixed up 😁😂😃

  • @patriciakeats1621
    @patriciakeats162111 ай бұрын

    Growing up in Newfoundland, the leftover words we still had in common with the UK were biscuits, chips, and shop. Also, we would say often parlour, front room, bonnet (car), garden (yard), road (street), bins but we had it morphed to mean countertop, and emmets for ants, a leftover word from west country England.

  • @patriciakeats1621

    @patriciakeats1621

    11 ай бұрын

    Mostly Americanized now.

  • @nadiajerez8137
    @nadiajerez81378 ай бұрын

    Its so lovely to listen to your lessons. I am from Argentina! Cheers!😊

  • @gulbanuabdulpattayeva9000
    @gulbanuabdulpattayeva900011 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot, dear teacher Gill for your usefull lesson! Salam from Qazaqstan!❤

  • @ademirbaldao9023
    @ademirbaldao902310 ай бұрын

    It was a very useful lesson , teacher. Thank you very much.

  • @hawayurubmohamed4460
    @hawayurubmohamed446021 күн бұрын

    Thank you wonderful teacher ❤️ 🙏💯

  • @elisadealexandria
    @elisadealexandria11 ай бұрын

    Great! I'll teach this to my students! Thank you, dear Gill! 😘

  • @elisadealexandria

    @elisadealexandria

    11 ай бұрын

    And greetings from Brazil!

  • @esrakosker7254
    @esrakosker725411 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much dear Gill! I started watching your videos from the very beginning and found that they were very helpful. I am very happy to have met you 💗

  • @danielfernandoituarte5774
    @danielfernandoituarte577410 ай бұрын

    Gill, thanks for your lessons. It is a pleasure to hear your accent.

  • @anndeecosita3586
    @anndeecosita358611 ай бұрын

    Great video. I as an American would like to add with some of these words it’s not that we don’t use them, but might not use them the same way. Biscuit is something different here. A shop is usually something small and niche like a candy shop or ice cream shop. We also use boutique a lot for this. We also use shop sometimes for places that fix things. College is tricky here because we do tend to generically say college but some of our colleges aren’t universities because they only offer associate’s degrees. We say college to describe sections within a university. I attended a university and was a student within the College of Liberal Arts. I hear us use rubbish to mean nonsense or perhaps unwanted. “She’s talking rubbish” or we say “good riddance to bad rubbish.” I hope that wasn’t too confusing. ❤

  • @user-dy2sm3ws7o
    @user-dy2sm3ws7o11 ай бұрын

    Dear Jill, you are the best teacher in the world. I enjoy your speech

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj11 ай бұрын

    Great lesson as always, thank Gill!😊👍 If possible, I would appreciate more Amercian/British words please, and maybe also a video on different pronounciations in American and British English! p.s thanks for having proper English subtitles!🙏

  • @pornpanaratdarms7479
    @pornpanaratdarms747911 ай бұрын

    Hello dear teacher ,love you from Thailand.

  • @becharamadak3535
    @becharamadak353510 ай бұрын

    Dear teacher gill I like the British English and want to listen God bless you 🙏

  • @raquelh1
    @raquelh17 ай бұрын

    ❤ I love this accent, thank you sooooo much for teaching us❤

  • @claraxox30
    @claraxox3011 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I always enjoy your lessons.

  • @boethu8611
    @boethu861111 ай бұрын

    very clear to understand English. thanks teacher Gill.

  • @viktoriasokolova7670
    @viktoriasokolova767011 ай бұрын

    Hello, thank you for the video. I really enjoy watching it, learning English with you is perfect !❤

  • @Verdadesejadita155
    @Verdadesejadita15510 ай бұрын

    Lovely to watch your videos, Gill!

  • @chiaragatta
    @chiaragatta11 ай бұрын

    Really fascinating, thank you Gill!

  • @sindobrandnew
    @sindobrandnew9 ай бұрын

    Thank you I find your voice is good to hear while sleeping. 😚

  • @himfalathiel4012
    @himfalathiel401211 ай бұрын

    I prefer British English, I think it sounds so much nicer somehow ❤️❤️ your accent is lovely, Gill!

  • @madinayunisova648
    @madinayunisova64811 ай бұрын

    Grettings from Azerbaijan. Thank you so much!

  • @sahinozuturk440
    @sahinozuturk44010 ай бұрын

    Your explanation verry excellent and usufel thanks a lot teacher

  • @sofiadiaz9779
    @sofiadiaz977911 ай бұрын

    Hello teacher Gill, I am from Colombia, you are a excelent teacher 😊

  • @breramz9310
    @breramz931011 ай бұрын

    Thank Gill.

  • @hamoudawassila6109
    @hamoudawassila610911 ай бұрын

    Think you for the Lesson I like British language 🙏

  • @Samh925
    @Samh92511 ай бұрын

    Hello Gill, Thank you very much! Recently, I decided to learn English with a British accent.It's SO EASEY and helpful for me . I really enjoy your lessons , You're a great teacher .Regards from Saudi Arabia .

  • @LaviAmaral
    @LaviAmaral11 ай бұрын

    Teacher Gil you are so important and gentile! I love your videos, hugs from Brazil! 🇧🇷💖

  • @selviboylumalyazmalm217
    @selviboylumalyazmalm21711 ай бұрын

    I love you 💖

  • @andresfiguera8509
    @andresfiguera850910 ай бұрын

    Amazing as usual, thank you.

  • @josemanuelabreu
    @josemanuelabreu11 ай бұрын

    Thanks you so much Ms Gill! Your teaching is very useful and important. Regards

  • @Ugk871
    @Ugk87111 ай бұрын

    Good sharing

  • @fatioudih715
    @fatioudih71511 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @shaharshapiro1890
    @shaharshapiro189011 ай бұрын

    Gill is the best teacher. Hands down ❤

  • @desen924
    @desen92411 ай бұрын

    Thank you. It was a great lesson.

  • @ilseamon
    @ilseamon11 ай бұрын

    It is great!!!! ❤

  • @ruiguo8621
    @ruiguo862111 ай бұрын

    Excellent teacher GILL👍👍👍👏👏👏

  • @tprrru
    @tprrru10 ай бұрын

    Hello! Thank you so much!👍👍👍

  • @soesoewin4850
    @soesoewin485011 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @svitlanasoldatenko3815
    @svitlanasoldatenko381511 ай бұрын

    Hello Gill, Thank you very much for your classes. Your voice and pronunciation are clearly and understandable 😊

  • @user-wc8up2sz5h
    @user-wc8up2sz5h11 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @guca2024
    @guca202411 ай бұрын

    Thanks Gill, from Chile.

  • @Negrodiamond-fw1qd
    @Negrodiamond-fw1qd11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much 👍 you are best teacher English language))

  • @sumansinha3615
    @sumansinha361511 ай бұрын

    Hi gill ! you are amazing. your english British accent is very comfortable for me to understand .by the way I am Indian.

  • @RoseReadings
    @RoseReadings11 ай бұрын

    Funny educational and fun❤❤❤❤❤love your sense of humour😁

  • @xiaoppeu
    @xiaoppeu11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 🙏😊

  • @vlovesyoungk
    @vlovesyoungk8 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @nacirasebsi1869
    @nacirasebsi186911 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much teacher🙏🙏 A very intersting lesson👍👍

  • @asdf-hg2pi
    @asdf-hg2pi10 ай бұрын

    The video is so beneficial

  • @carlosmoreira232
    @carlosmoreira2329 ай бұрын

    Obrigado aqui do Brasil ❤

  • @devjanichakraborty6204
    @devjanichakraborty620411 ай бұрын

    Dear Ma'am Gill, The lesson on British and American vocabulary was quite interesting.In India,when we speak in English,we use words from both the categories,American as well as British. Boot also means a kind of heavy pair of shoes which generally covers a major portion of our legs. We come across the word 'boot' in the fable ' Puss In The Boots'. Way back as a kid,when i used to travel with my parents,we would carry a big iron box with us to keep our clothes etc and call it a 'trunk'. Some of these words do bring back the sweet old memories of the then times. Ma'am,i am really thankful to you for coming up with nice and interesting English lessons ! 😊

  • @krusriyad8267
    @krusriyad826711 ай бұрын

    Thanks for you

  • @ronenr1405
    @ronenr140511 ай бұрын

    Thanks ❤

  • @eustaquiozambrano2974
    @eustaquiozambrano297411 ай бұрын

    Thank a lot teacher. Have a good Day 👍

  • @htetaunglin173
    @htetaunglin17311 ай бұрын

    I love teacher Gill very much😘😍😍😍

  • @comeconcon569
    @comeconcon5694 ай бұрын

    Words like cancel,travel,channel,funnel,fuel,dial among others, always end in (LL) in British English. for example, Lisa channelled all her energies into the project.

  • @shrinivaspatil299
    @shrinivaspatil29911 ай бұрын

    You are the best!

  • @entertainmentgames3468
    @entertainmentgames346811 ай бұрын

    Thanks ma'am I liked and I love your accent

  • @emiliopollio1625
    @emiliopollio16259 ай бұрын

    Ciao , Gill you are the best 🎉

  • @izos01
    @izos0111 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! From Orenburg Russia.

  • @neckytschumy7752
    @neckytschumy77529 ай бұрын

    Love you bunches, you are awesome❤

  • @muhammadsalama4740
    @muhammadsalama474011 ай бұрын

    Thanks 🎉Gill

  • @user-fm5fg5yl1l
    @user-fm5fg5yl1l9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for pour restent vidio

  • @sitabarry5818
    @sitabarry58189 ай бұрын

    C intéressant ❤

  • @mmafighter1868
    @mmafighter186811 ай бұрын

    Cheers

  • @klafkekonzen
    @klafkekonzen11 ай бұрын

    Your accent is so cute, 🥰

  • @Travelling79559
    @Travelling7955911 ай бұрын

    Greetings from Transbaikal region, Russia! Thank you, dear teacher.

  • @shyqyrisamarxhiu
    @shyqyrisamarxhiu11 ай бұрын

    You have the most beautiful British accent!!!

  • @starlightwhispers6781
    @starlightwhispers678111 ай бұрын

    Very interesting lesson Gill! 🌸 How about sneakers?

  • @zakariyashakir4091

    @zakariyashakir4091

    11 ай бұрын

    Trainers 👟

  • @anndeecosita3586

    @anndeecosita3586

    11 ай бұрын

    Actually most Americans call them tennis shoes.

  • @lookmyrolls6522

    @lookmyrolls6522

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@zakariyashakir4091 how about "runners?"

  • @sumansinha3615
    @sumansinha361511 ай бұрын

    You are doing .👍

  • @asiyakhatoon9749
    @asiyakhatoon974911 ай бұрын

    I just adore you

  • @sutlavo7866
    @sutlavo786611 ай бұрын

    I love your voice and accent. Could u please make a video about Intonation, which further explain the rising and falling intonation.?❤ thanks millions!

  • @mfawzi89
    @mfawzi8911 ай бұрын

    You have very bold British accent Gill 😅

  • @MickCorgi
    @MickCorgi11 ай бұрын

    That’s only 1/10 of them. I would want more! 😊

  • @user-dh5ik3yb3z
    @user-dh5ik3yb3z9 ай бұрын

    love you~~

  • @enshadmohamed8264
    @enshadmohamed826411 ай бұрын

    I love u Mrs Gill ❤ Like my father ❤ Caz you are unique teachers 🤍🇸🇩🇬🇧

  • @xabier874
    @xabier87411 ай бұрын

    I love you Miss from 🇦🇷

  • @Kashranjan
    @Kashranjan10 ай бұрын

    Love you from India Gill❤

  • @kaosarahmod556
    @kaosarahmod55611 ай бұрын

    ❤ from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @klcarsln-qz1tz
    @klcarsln-qz1tz10 ай бұрын

    Hi teacher, Can you teach use of -ed and -ing?

  • @ur4487
    @ur448711 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, interesting. What about the word Condo which dose mean flat?

  • @engvidGill

    @engvidGill

    10 ай бұрын

    spelling "does" :-)

  • @FromRigawithLove
    @FromRigawithLove11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Gill i can understand this British. So why i cant to get it in UK? 😊

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