Speaking English in London

練就一口倫敦音

Thinking of taking a trip to London? Be careful. There’s a world of English that people speak in London that you may have never heard before. Prepare yourself with London’s most common lingo below!

考慮到倫敦旅行?小心。那兒有很多的英語只是在倫敦才有并且你可能從未聽到過。用以下最常見的倫敦方言為你的旅行作好準備!

Blimey啊呀

This is a popular expression to use when you are surprised. For example, "Blimey! The weather’s terrible today!"

這是人們在表示驚訝時常用的表達方式。例如： Blimeyl The weather’s terrible today!”。

Keep your hair on 保持冷靜

Your hair isn’t really going anywhere. This expression really means stay calm. For example, "Keep your hair on. lt’s an easy problem to fix."

你的頭發并不是要住哪個方向。這個表達方式其實是表示保持平靜：”Keep your hair on. lt’s an easy problem to fix.”。

pear-shaped圓潤的

This is used to describe a situation that went wrong.For example,ⅣI started my new job the other day and I was S0 nervous, it all went pear-shaped."

這常用來表示出了問題的情況。例如：”l started my new job the other day and l was so nervous, it all went pear-shaped”。

have it large

You say this when you plan on going out and having a good time. For example, "lt’s Saturday! We’re gonna have it large tonight!" You can also say, larging it.

在你計劃外出并玩個痛快的時候你會這樣說。例如："It’s Satu rday! We’re gonna have it large tonight!”，你還可以說："Iarging it"。