Pada artikel ini Biner English Center akan memberikan kamu daftar daftar kosa kata yang membedakan antara Britih English dan American English. Ingat ya, kamu wajib tau ni biar saat nonton kamu gak kebingungan atau berjumpa orang bule agar kamu tidak kebingungan saat mendengar dan memahami maksud mereka.
British English vs American English
- action replay - instant replay
- aeroplane - airplane
- aerofoil - airfoil
- accommodation - accommodations
- agony aunt - advice columnist
- aluminium - aluminum
- aubergine - eggplant
- aniseed - anise
- articulated lorry - tractor-trailer
- anticlockwise - counterclockwise
- asymmetric bars - uneven bars
- bank holiday - legal holiday
- baking tray - cookie sheet
- bill - check
- biscuit - cookie; cracker
- blanket bath - sponge bath
- black economy - underground economy
- blind - (window) shade
- block of flats - apartment building
- boiler suit - coveralls
- boob tube - tube top
- bonnet (of a car) - hood
- bottom drawer - hope chest
- bowls - lawn bowling
- brawn (the food) - headcheese
- braces - suspenders
- breeze block - cinder block
- bridging loan - bridge loan
- breakdown van - tow truck
- boot (of a car) - trunk
- bumbag - fanny pack
- car park - parking lot
- catapult slingshot
- candyfloss - cotton candy
- casualty - emergency room
- cinema - movie theater; the movies
- cling film - plastic wrap
- cot death - crib death
- cot - crib
- cotton wool - absorbent cotton
- cotton bud - cotton swab
- court card - face card
- cross-ply - bias-ply
- current account - checking account
- dialling tone - dial tone
- double cream - heavy cream
- drink-driving - drunk driving
- drinks party - cocktail party
- driving licence - driver’s license
- ex-directory - unlisted
- estate car - station wagon
- faith school - parochial school
- financial year - fiscal year
- flat - apartment
- flick knife - switchblade
- flyover - overpass
- football - soccer
- fish finger - fish stick
- fringe (hair) - bangs
- grill (verb) - broil
- groundsman - groundskeeper
- hatstand - hatrack
- hoarding - billboard
- holiday - vacation
- homely - homey
- hosepipe - (garden) hose
- in hospital - in the hospital
- inside leg - inseam
- Joe Bloggs - Joe Blow
- jumble sale - rummage sale
- jump lead - jumper cable
- jumper - sweater
- junior school - elementary school
- kennel - doghouse
- ladybird - ladybug
- lift - elevator
- lorry - truck
- low loader - flatbed truck
- luggage van - baggage car
- market garden - truck farm
- maths - math
- milometer - odometer
- mobile phone - cell phone
- monkey tricks - monkeyshines
- mum/mummy - mom/mommy
- motorway - expressway; highway
- ordinary share - common stock
- oven glove - oven mitt
- paracetamol - acetaminophen
- paddling pool - wading pool
- patience - solitaire
- petrol - gas; gasoline
- pinafore dress - jumper
- plain chocolate - dark chocolate
- physiotherapy - physical therapy
- polo neck - turtleneck
- postcode - zip code
- power point - electrical outlet
- press stud - snap
- public school - private school
- press-up - pushup
- quaver (music) - eighth note
- queue - line
- real tennis - court tennis
- registration plate - license plate
- saloon (car) - sedan
- sandpit - sandbox
- sledge - sled
- sleeping partner - silent partner
- splashback - backsplash
- stag night - bachelor party
- state school - public school
- sweet(s) - candy
- taxi rank - taxi stand
- terrace house - row house
- tea towel - dish towel
- ticket tout - scalper
- timber - lumber
- toffee apple - candy apple
- trade union - labor union
- trainers - sneakers
- trading estate - industrial park
- transport cafe - truck stop
- unalike - unlike
- underground - subway
- vest - undershirt
- vacuum flask - thermos bottle
- wardrobe - closet
- weatherboard - clapboard
- windscreen - windshield
- water ice - Italian ice
- Yale lock - cylinder lock
- zebra crossing - crosswalk
- zed (letter Z) -zee
Inilah 134 perbedaan kosa kata British English dan American English, setelah memahami perbedaan ini semoga kamu gak di bingungkan lagi saat berhadapan dengan penutur asli bahasa inggris, baik yang dipengaruhi Bahasa Inggris Amerika maupun Bahasa Inggris British. Sebelumnya kita sudah bahas 48 cara bertanya beserta jawabannya dalam bahasa inggris dasar yang biasa di gunakan.
So, jangan lupa tinggalin komentar dibawah ya guys!