hi everyone welcome back to english with lucy I’ve got a short little video for
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lucy I’ve got a short little video for you today it’s been highly requested
you today it’s been highly requested
you today it’s been highly requested it’s all about British slang so today
it’s all about British slang so today
it’s all about British slang so today I’m going to talk to you about five
I’m going to talk to you about five
I’m going to talk to you about five slang words and phrases that we use here
slang words and phrases that we use here
slang words and phrases that we use here in England the first slang word is the
in England the first slang word is the
in England the first slang word is the tube and any of you that have visited
tube and any of you that have visited
tube and any of you that have visited London will know this quite well the
London will know this quite well the
London will know this quite well the tube for us is the underground but we
tube for us is the underground but we
tube for us is the underground but we would never call it a metro or the
would never call it a metro or the
would never call it a metro or the underground we normally call it the tube
underground we normally call it the tube
underground we normally call it the tube and that’s because it’s in the shape of
and that’s because it’s in the shape of
and that’s because it’s in the shape of a tube so if you visit London make sure
a tube so if you visit London make sure
a tube so if you visit London make sure you ask for the nearest tube station now
you ask for the nearest tube station now
you ask for the nearest tube station now people will understand you if you say
people will understand you if you say
people will understand you if you say metro station or underground station but
metro station or underground station but
metro station or underground station but if you want to sound like a native which
if you want to sound like a native which
if you want to sound like a native which you okay the next word is local so if I
you okay the next word is local so if I
you okay the next word is local so if I say I’m just popping down to my local
say I’m just popping down to my local
say I’m just popping down to my local what would I be saying what do I mean
what would I be saying what do I mean
what would I be saying what do I mean well I mean I’m copping down
well I mean I’m copping down
well I mean I’m copping down just quickly visiting my local pub now a
just quickly visiting my local pub now a
just quickly visiting my local pub now a big part of British culture is going to
big part of British culture is going to
big part of British culture is going to the pub so it’s very fitting that we
the pub so it’s very fitting that we
the pub so it’s very fitting that we have a slang word for it the local and
have a slang word for it the local and
have a slang word for it the local and this is a slang word that I use quite a
this is a slang word that I use quite a
this is a slang word that I use quite a lot I’d say oh yes we just met in my
lot I’d say oh yes we just met in my
lot I’d say oh yes we just met in my local and everyone knows I’m referring
local and everyone knows I’m referring
local and everyone knows I’m referring to my local pub the next word is thrash
to my local pub the next word is thrash
to my local pub the next word is thrash and this is a verb to thrash now what
and this is a verb to thrash now what
and this is a verb to thrash now what would I be saying if I said I absolutely
would I be saying if I said I absolutely
would I be saying if I said I absolutely thrashed him well we would be saying I
thrashed him well we would be saying I
thrashed him well we would be saying I beat him not in a physical sense it
beat him not in a physical sense it
beat him not in a physical sense it means in a game it means I won over
means in a game it means I won over
means in a game it means I won over someone so say I was playing cards with
someone so say I was playing cards with
someone so say I was playing cards with my dad and I won by a long way I would
my dad and I won by a long way I would
my dad and I won by a long way I would say yeah I absolutely thrashed him the
say yeah I absolutely thrashed him the
say yeah I absolutely thrashed him the next British slang word is iffy so if I
next British slang word is iffy so if I
next British slang word is iffy so if I say oh no that sounds a bit iffy what
say oh no that sounds a bit iffy what
say oh no that sounds a bit iffy what would I be saying if he refers to
would I be saying if he refers to
would I be saying if he refers to something incorrect or not quite right
something incorrect or not quite right
something incorrect or not quite right so if my mum says to me Lucy have just
so if my mum says to me Lucy have just
so if my mum says to me Lucy have just received an email and a really rich
received an email and a really rich
received an email and a really rich Prince wants to give me 200 million
Prince wants to give me 200 million
Prince wants to give me 200 million pounds I would say Oh mum that sounds a
pounds I would say Oh mum that sounds a
pounds I would say Oh mum that sounds a bit iffy
bit iffy
bit iffy I don’t think that’s quite right and the
I don’t think that’s quite right and the
I don’t think that’s quite right and the final word skint skint so if I said I
final word skint skint so if I said I
final word skint skint so if I said I bought all this new camera equipment and
bought all this new camera equipment and
bought all this new camera equipment and now I’m totally skint what would I be
now I’m totally skint what would I be
now I’m totally skint what would I be saying it means I have no money or I
saying it means I have no money or I
saying it means I have no money or I think Americans would say broke in this
think Americans would say broke in this
think Americans would say broke in this case but for us we would say skint if
case but for us we would say skint if
case but for us we would say skint if someone invites me out but I can’t go
someone invites me out but I can’t go
someone invites me out but I can’t go because I’ve not got enough money I just
because I’ve not got enough money I just
because I’ve not got enough money I just say nah I’m skint okay
say nah I’m skint okay
say nah I’m skint okay those were my five British slang words
those were my five British slang words
those were my five British slang words and phrases I hope you enjoyed them
and phrases I hope you enjoyed them
and phrases I hope you enjoyed them comment below if you know any more I’m
comment below if you know any more I’m
comment below if you know any more I’m always interested to hear the weird and
always interested to hear the weird and
always interested to hear the weird and wonderful slang phrases that you hear on
wonderful slang phrases that you hear on
wonderful slang phrases that you hear on your travels some of them I don’t even
your travels some of them I don’t even
your travels some of them I don’t even use myself so it’s very entertaining to
use myself so it’s very entertaining to
use myself so it’s very entertaining to read those and if you like the British
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