Name: 12 Words to Sound More British with Harry Potter
Uploaded: 2020-10-23T19:49:22.000Z
Duration: 10 min 12 s
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And today we're learning 12 typically British words with Harry Potter.

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Harry Potter is a great movie franchise to learn British English with because it's full of vocabulary that natives use a lot, including British Slam.

So without further ado, let's jump straight into today's lesson.

So the first word that we're going to take a look at is wicked on.

No, this doesn't mean evil or something like a wicked witch, for example, it actually means a good thing.

Now you won't hear this word used in American English, but they will probably use something like awesome to describe something that in British English is wicked.

Eternal glory, That is what awaits the student who wins.

The try was a tournament, but to do this, that student must survive three tasks.

So the next typically British word is brilliant on.

You won't hear it used in American English on what it means is it's used to describe something that's wonderful or exciting on in particular when you have some good news.

So you mean this map shows everyone, everyone, everyone where they are, what they're doing every minute of every day.

The next word that we're going to learn is bloody now, literally.

This is used to describe something that is made of blood or has blood on it.

But in Britain it's used as a slam alternative to vary, and it's used to add emphasis.

It can also be used as an alternative to a particular swear word that some people might use to add emphasis as well.

Thank you for that assessment, Mr Weasley.

You might have let your best friend no, though.

War now in Harry Potter, if you're a big fan, you may have noticed that they say bloody hell very often in the movie franchise to hell.

Do you may have heard this when people are making a toast, which usually happens with a glass of wine or champagne.

But in Britain, we actually use this as an alternative to thank you.

This is very typically British on is also an alternative way of saying friend.

You might have also heard it in Australian English because it is also very popular there as well, While they are standing around that manky old boot that isn't just any man.

I've been looking for you for ages before we lost you.

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Now you might have heard in American English the term I have a crush on someone.

Well, in British English, we would say I fancy someone.

For example, I might say I fancy a cup of tea or a fancy some chocolate.

You know, if you think I'm gonna let everyone risk their lives for me, I've never done that before.

May yeah, imagine if something went wrong and we did a school respected get forever.

You'll often find this word colic ated with mad.

So it becomes barking mad on this is used to describe someone that's acting crazy or acting a bit strangely racking.

You have to be barking mad to put your own name in the Goblet of Fire Corner View T long enough now the next one I really like because it's quite fun.

You would describe something as dodgy if it's unreliable or dishonest on.

Do we usually use this word when we want to describe something that is untrustworthy or that we lack confidence in, For example, you might say this car has some dodgy breaks.

It's important to note that you would probably only use this word with close friends in a very informal way it's used to describe someone that's acting crazy or silly or strange in American English.

They might say that someone is nuts, for example.

But in the UK, we would say that someone is acting like a nutter or that person is a nutter.