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| Currency: | peso | dollar | real | |||
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| Nationality: | Canadian | Chinese | Colombian | |||
| Language: | English, French | Mandarin (Standard Chinese), Cantonese | Spanish | |||
| Currency: | dollar | yuan | peso | |||
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Egypt | Finland | France | |||
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| Nationality: | Egyptian | Finnish | French | |||
| Language: | Arabic | Finnish, Swedish | French | |||
| Currency: | pound | euro | euro | |||
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Germany | India | Iran | |||
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| Nationality: | German | Indian | Iranian | |||
| Language: | German | Hindi, English | Persian | |||
| Currency: | euro | rupee | rial | |||
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Israel | Italy | Jamaica | |||
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| Nationality: | Israeli | Italian | Jamaican | |||
| Language: | Hebrew, Arabic | Italian | English | |||
| Currency: | shekel | euro | dollar | |||
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Japan | Kenya | South Korea | |||
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| Nationality: | Japanese | Kenyan | South Korean | |||
| Language: | Japanese | Swahili, English | Korean | |||
| Currency: | yen | shilling | won | |||
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Macedonia | Mexico | Morocco | |||
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| Nationality: | Macedonian | Mexican | Moroccan | |||
| Language: | Macedonian | Spanish | Arabic, Amazigh | |||
| Currency: | denar | peso | dirham | |||
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New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway | |||
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| Nationality: | New Zealander, Kiwi | Nigerian | Norwegian | |||
| Language: | Maori, English | English | Norwegian | |||
| Currency: | dollar | naira | krone | |||
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Pakistan | the Philippines | Portugal | |||
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| Nationality: | Pakistani | Filipino, Filipina | Portuguese | |||
| Language: | Urdu, English | Filipino, English | Portuguese | |||
| Currency: | rupee | peso | euro | |||
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Russia | Saudi Arabia | Serbia | |||
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| Nationality: | Russian | Saudi Arabian, Saudi | Serbian | |||
| Language: | Russian | Arabic | Serbian | |||
| Currency: | ruble | riyal | dinar | |||
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Singapore | South Africa | Spain | |||
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| Nationality: | Singaporean | South African | Spanish, Spaniard | |||
| Language: | English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil | English, 10 African Languages | Spanish | |||
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| Language: | Sinhala, Tamil | Turkish | Arabic | |||
| Currency: | rupee | lira | dirham | |||
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Uganda | the United Kingdom | Ukraine | |||
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| Nationality: | Ugandan | British, Briton | Ukrainian | |||
| Language: | English, Swahili | English | Ukrainian | |||
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Archive | Vocabulary
Countries, Languages & Money
Time: Minute First
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Minutes in the first half of the clock are past or after the hour.
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After 30 minutes, count down to the next hour.
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When it is 15 minutes past, say it’s “quarter after” or “quarter past.”
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When it’s 15 minutes to the hour, say it’s “quarter to.” 11:45 = quarter to 12 |
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After exactly 30 minutes, say “half past.” 12:30 = half past 12
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Irregular Verbs
Present |
Simple Past | Past Participle |
| be | was, were | been |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| burst | burst | burst |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| come | came | come |
| cut | cut | cut |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| do | did | done |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | gotten |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| leave | left | left |
| let | let | let |
| lie | lay | lain |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| meet | met | met |
| pay | paid | paid |
| quit | quit | quit |
| read | read | read |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shine | shone | shone |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spring | sprang | sprung |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| swim | swam | swum |
| swing | swung | swung |
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| understand | understood | understood |
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| win | won | won |
| write | wrote | written |
American vs. British English
With all of its interlingual influences, English has always been full of diversity. But once English split into two major bodies–American and British–it made things even more challenging to keep track of. So we’ve included here sets of everyday words to help you sort through the mess. Keep in mind that some words may crossover in regions of the other country.
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| apartment | flat |
| argument | row |
| baby carriage | pram |
| band-aid | plaster |
| bathroom | loo, water closet |
| can | tin |
| diaper | nappy |
| elevator | lift |
| eraser | rubber |
| flashlight | torch |
| guy | bloke, chap |
| lawyer | solicitor, barrister |
| pacifier | dummy |
| period (punctuation) | full stop |
| pharmacist | dispensing chemist |
| rent | hire |
| sidewalk | pavement |
| soccer | football |
| trash can | rubbish bin |
| zip code | postal code |
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| pants | trousers |
| underwear | pants |
| sweater | jumper, sweater |
| jumper | pinafore |
| vest | waistcoat |
| undershirt | vest |
| raincoat | Mac |
| suspenders | braces |
| garter belt | suspenders, suspender belt |
| turtle neck | Polo neck |
| coveralls | boiler suit |
| overalls | dungarees |
| fanny pack | bum bag |
| tuxedo | dinner jacket |
| swimming suit | swimming costume |
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| a slice of bacon | a rasher of bacon |
| baked potato | jacket potato, baked potato |
| biscuit | scone |
| candy | sweets |
| cookie | biscuit |
| cotton candy | candyfloss |
| cupcake | fairy cake |
| dessert | afters, dessert, puddings, sweets |
| French toast | eggy bread |
| fries | chips |
| green beans | French beans, runner beans |
| popsicle | ice lolly |
| potato chips | crisps |
| sandwich | butty, sandwich, sarny |
| sausage | banger, sausage |
| take out | take-away |
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| license plate | number plate |
| driver’s license | driving licence |
| defogger, defroster | demister |
| muffler | silencer |
| overpass | flyover |
| motor home | caravan |
| hood | bonnet |
| highway | motorway |
| gas | petrol |
| fill up | top up |
| windshield | windscreen |
| trunk | boot |
| truck | lorry |
| parking lot | car park |
| median | central reservation |
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| not touch something with a ten-foot pole | not touch something with a bargepole |
| knock on wood | touch wood |
| see the forest for the trees | see the wood for the trees |
| throw a monkey wrench in the works | throw a spanner in the works |
| skeleton in the closet | skeleton in the cupboard |
| a home away from home | a home from home |
| toot your own horn | blow your own trumpet |
| a new lease on life | a new lease of life |
| if the shoe fits, wear it | if the cap fits, wear it |
| lay of the land | lie of the land |
| off your rocker | off your bin or off the bin |
| fork over | fork out |
| rained out | rained off |
| to go under (failed business venture) | to go tits up |