British English vs American English vocabulary - Słownictwo angielskie brytyjskie vs amerykańskie.
Różnice między brytyjskim jezykiem angielskim a amerykańskim językiem angielskim to nie tylko inna wymowa. Wiele rzeczy jest po prostu inaczej nazywanych. Poniżej zestawienie najczęściej używanych słów i ich odpowiedniki w British English oraz American English.
| British English | American English | Tłumaczenie | |
| 1. | autumn Click to listen highlighted text! autumn | fall Click to listen highlighted text! fall | jesień |
| 2. | aerial (radio/TV) Click to listen highlighted text! aerial (radio/TV) | antenna Click to listen highlighted text! antenna | antena |
| 3. | angry Click to listen highlighted text! angry | mad Click to listen highlighted text! mad | wściekły (zły na coś) |
| 4. | aubergine Click to listen highlighted text! aubergine | egg plant Click to listen highlighted text! egg plant | bakłażan |
| 5. | mad Click to listen highlighted text! mad | crazy Click to listen highlighted text! crazy | szalony |
| 6. | barrister, solicitor Click to listen highlighted text! barrister, solicitor | attorney, lawyer Click to listen highlighted text! attorney, lawyer | adwokat |
| 7. | bath Click to listen highlighted text! bath | bathtub, tub Click to listen highlighted text! bathtub, tub | wanna |
| 8. | bill Click to listen highlighted text! bill | check Click to listen highlighted text! check | rachunek (w restauracji) |
| 9. | biscuit Click to listen highlighted text! biscuit | cookie, cracker Click to listen highlighted text! cookie, cracker | ciastko |
| 10. | block of flats Click to listen highlighted text! block of flats | apartment house/building Click to listen highlighted text! apartment house/building | blok mieszkalny |
| 11. | booking Click to listen highlighted text! booking | reservation Click to listen highlighted text! reservation | rezerwacja (hotelowa) |
| 12. | boot Click to listen highlighted text! boot | trunk Click to listen highlighted text! trunk | bagażnik |
| 13. | bonnet Click to listen highlighted text! bonnet | hood Click to listen highlighted text! hood | klapa silnika |
| 14. | braces Click to listen highlighted text! braces | suspenders Click to listen highlighted text! suspenders | szelki |
| 15. | candyfloss Click to listen highlighted text! candyfloss | cotton candy Click to listen highlighted text! cotton candy | wata cukrowa |
| 16. | car park Click to listen highlighted text! car park | parking lot Click to listen highlighted text! parking lot | parking |
| 17. | caravan Click to listen highlighted text! caravan | trailer Click to listen highlighted text! trailer | przyczepa kempingowa |
| 18. | chemist's Click to listen highlighted text! chemist's | drugstore Click to listen highlighted text! drugstore | apteka |
| 19. | chemist Click to listen highlighted text! chemist | pharmacist Click to listen highlighted text! pharmacist | facmaceutka |
| 20. | chips Click to listen highlighted text! chips | French fries Click to listen highlighted text! French fries | frytki |
| słówko | zdrobnienia, formy | polski odpowiednik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21. | cinema Click to listen highlighted text! cinema | movies Click to listen highlighted text! movies | kino |
| 22. | city centre Click to listen highlighted text! city centre | downtown Click to listen highlighted text! downtown | centrum miasta |
| 23. | clothes peg Click to listen highlighted text! clothes peg | clothespin Click to listen highlighted text! clothespin | klamerka |
| 24. | cot Click to listen highlighted text! cot | crib Click to listen highlighted text! crib | kołyska |
| 25. | crisps Click to listen highlighted text! crisps | potato chips Click to listen highlighted text! potato chips | chipsy |
| 26. | crossroads Click to listen highlighted text! crossroads | intersection Click to listen highlighted text! intersection | skrzyżowanie |
| 27. | cooker Click to listen highlighted text! cooker | stove Click to listen highlighted text! stove | kuchenka (gazowa lub elektryczna) |
| 28. | cupboard, wardrobe Click to listen highlighted text! cupboard, wardrobe | closet Click to listen highlighted text! closet | szafa |
| 29. | curtains Click to listen highlighted text! curtains | drapes Click to listen highlighted text! drapes | zasłony, kotary |
| 30. | curriculum vitae, CV Click to listen highlighted text! curriculum vitae, CV | resume Click to listen highlighted text! resume | CV |
| 31. | dressing gown Click to listen highlighted text! dressing gown | robe Click to listen highlighted text! robe | szlafrok |
| 32. | dummy Click to listen highlighted text! dummy | pacifier Click to listen highlighted text! pacifier | smoczek |
| 33. | dustbin Click to listen highlighted text! dustbin | trash can Click to listen highlighted text! trash can | śmietnik |
| 34. | duvet Click to listen highlighted text! duvet | comforter Click to listen highlighted text! comforter | kołdra |
| 35. | engine Click to listen highlighted text! engine | motor Click to listen highlighted text! motor | silnik |
| 36. | estate agent Click to listen highlighted text! estate agent | realtor Click to listen highlighted text! realtor | agent nieruchości |
| 37. | film Click to listen highlighted text! film | movie Click to listen highlighted text! movie | film |
| 38. | flat Click to listen highlighted text! flat | apartment Click to listen highlighted text! apartment | mieszkanie |
| 39. | flyover Click to listen highlighted text! flyover | overpass Click to listen highlighted text! overpass | wiadukt, estakada |
| 40. | floor Click to listen highlighted text! floor | storey Click to listen highlighted text! storey | piętro |
| słówko | zdrobnienia, formy | polski odpowiednik | |
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| 41. | football Click to listen highlighted text! football | soccer Click to listen highlighted text! soccer | pilka nożna |
| 42. | fortnight Click to listen highlighted text! fortnight | two weeks Click to listen highlighted text! two weeks | dwa tygodnie, 14 nocy |
| 43. | full stop Click to listen highlighted text! full stop | period Click to listen highlighted text! period | kropka (na końcu zdania) |
| 44. | fringe Click to listen highlighted text! fringe | bangs Click to listen highlighted text! bangs | grzywka |
| 45. | garden Click to listen highlighted text! garden | yard Click to listen highlighted text! yard | ogród |
| 46. | grill Click to listen highlighted text! grill | broil Click to listen highlighted text! broil | grillować, opiekać |
| 47. | ground floor Click to listen highlighted text! ground floor | first floor Click to listen highlighted text! first floor | parter |
| 48. | gear lever Click to listen highlighted text! gear lever | gear shift Click to listen highlighted text! gear shift | galka zmiany biegów |
| 49. | handbag Click to listen highlighted text! handbag | purse Click to listen highlighted text! purse | torebka damska |
| 50. | hand brake Click to listen highlighted text! hand brake | parking brake,emergency brake Click to listen highlighted text! parking brake,emergency brake | hamulec ręczny |
| 51. | headmaster, head teacher Click to listen highlighted text! headmaster, head teacher | principal Click to listen highlighted text! principal | dyrektor (w szkole) |
| 52. | holiday Click to listen highlighted text! holiday | vacation Click to listen highlighted text! vacation | wakacje |
| 53. | hire a car Click to listen highlighted text! hire a car | rent a car Click to listen highlighted text! rent a car | wypożyczyć samochód |
| 54. | hoover Click to listen highlighted text! hoover | vacuum cleaner Click to listen highlighted text! vacuum cleaner | odkurzacz |
| 55. | jumper Click to listen highlighted text! jumper | sweater Click to listen highlighted text! sweater | sweter |
| 56. | ladybird Click to listen highlighted text! ladybird | ladybug Click to listen highlighted text! ladybug | biedronka |
| 57. | letter box Click to listen highlighted text! letter box | mail box Click to listen highlighted text! mail box | skrzynka na listy |
| 58. | luggage Click to listen highlighted text! luggage | baggage, luggage Click to listen highlighted text! baggage, luggage | bagaż |
| 59. | lift Click to listen highlighted text! lift | elevator Click to listen highlighted text! elevator | winda |
| 60. | lorry Click to listen highlighted text! lorry | truck Click to listen highlighted text! truck | ciężarówka |
| słówko | zdrobnienia, formy | polski odpowiednik | |
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| 61. | maize Click to listen highlighted text! maize | corn Click to listen highlighted text! corn | kukurydza |
| 62. | managing director Click to listen highlighted text! managing director | chief executive officer (CEO) Click to listen highlighted text! chief executive officer (CEO) | dyrektor zarządzający, prezes |
| 63. | marks Click to listen highlighted text! marks | grades Click to listen highlighted text! grades | oceny (w szkole) |
| 64. | motorway Click to listen highlighted text! motorway | freeway, highway Click to listen highlighted text! freeway, highway | autostrada |
| 65. | mince Click to listen highlighted text! mince | ground meat Click to listen highlighted text! ground meat | mięso mielone |
| 66. | mobile phone Click to listen highlighted text! mobile phone | cell phone (cellular) Click to listen highlighted text! cell phone (cellular) | telefon komórkowy |
| 67. | nappy Click to listen highlighted text! nappy | diaper Click to listen highlighted text! diaper | pielucha |
| 68. | number plate Click to listen highlighted text! number plate | license plate Click to listen highlighted text! license plate | tablica rejestracyjna |
| 69. | pavement Click to listen highlighted text! pavement | sidewalk Click to listen highlighted text! sidewalk | chodnik |
| 70. | petrol Click to listen highlighted text! petrol | gas, gasoline Click to listen highlighted text! gas, gasoline | benzyna |
| 71. | phone box Click to listen highlighted text! phone box | phone booth Click to listen highlighted text! phone booth | budka telefoniczna |
| 72. | prawn Click to listen highlighted text! prawn | shrimp Click to listen highlighted text! shrimp | krewetka |
| 73. | filling station Click to listen highlighted text! filling station | gas station Click to listen highlighted text! gas station | stacja benzynowa |
| 74. | plimsolls, trainers Click to listen highlighted text! plimsolls, trainers | sneakers Click to listen highlighted text! sneakers | trampki, tenisówki |
| 75. | pocket money Click to listen highlighted text! pocket money | allowance Click to listen highlighted text! allowance | kieszonkowe |
| 76. | postal code, postcode Click to listen highlighted text! postal code, postcode | zip code Click to listen highlighted text! zip code | kod pocztowy |
| 77. | postman Click to listen highlighted text! postman | mailman Click to listen highlighted text! mailman | listonosz |
| 78. | pram, perambulator Click to listen highlighted text! pram, perambulator | baby carriage, baby buggy Click to listen highlighted text! baby carriage, baby buggy | wózek dziecięcy |
| 79. | property Click to listen highlighted text! property | real estate Click to listen highlighted text! real estate | nieruchomość |
| 80. | primary school Click to listen highlighted text! primary school | elementary school Click to listen highlighted text! elementary school | szkoła podstawowa |
| słówko | zdrobnienia, formy | polski odpowiednik | |
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| 81. | queue Click to listen highlighted text! queue | line Click to listen highlighted text! line | kolejka (w sklepie) |
| 82. | reception Click to listen highlighted text! reception | front desk Click to listen highlighted text! front desk | recepcja w hotelu |
| 83. | receptionist Click to listen highlighted text! receptionist | desk clerk Click to listen highlighted text! desk clerk | recepcjonistka, recepcjonista |
| 84. | roundabout Click to listen highlighted text! roundabout | traffic circle Click to listen highlighted text! traffic circle | rondo |
| 85. | trolley Click to listen highlighted text! trolley | cart Click to listen highlighted text! cart | wózek na zakupy |
| 86. | rubber Click to listen highlighted text! rubber | eraser Click to listen highlighted text! eraser | gumka do mazania |
| 87. | rubbish Click to listen highlighted text! rubbish | garbage, trash Click to listen highlighted text! garbage, trash | śmieci |
| 88. | rucksack Click to listen highlighted text! rucksack | backpack Click to listen highlighted text! backpack | plecak |
| 89. | sanitary towel Click to listen highlighted text! sanitary towel | sanitary napkin Click to listen highlighted text! sanitary napkin | podpaska |
| 90. | serviette Click to listen highlighted text! serviette | napkin Click to listen highlighted text! napkin | serwetka, chusteczka |
| 91. | sweets Click to listen highlighted text! sweets | candy Click to listen highlighted text! candy | słodycze |
| 92. | shop Click to listen highlighted text! shop | store Click to listen highlighted text! store | sklep |
| 93. | starter Click to listen highlighted text! starter | appetizer Click to listen highlighted text! appetizer | przystawka |
| 94. | single ticket Click to listen highlighted text! single ticket | one-way ticket Click to listen highlighted text! one-way ticket | bilet w jedną stronę |
| 95. | surname Click to listen highlighted text! surname | last name Click to listen highlighted text! last name | nazwisko |
| 96. | tap Click to listen highlighted text! tap | faucet Click to listen highlighted text! faucet | kran |
| 97. | taxi Click to listen highlighted text! taxi | cab Click to listen highlighted text! cab | taksówka |
| 98. | term Click to listen highlighted text! term | semester Click to listen highlighted text! semester | semestr |
| 99. | tights Click to listen highlighted text! tights | pantihose Click to listen highlighted text! pantihose | rajstopy |
| 100. | timetable Click to listen highlighted text! timetable | schedule Click to listen highlighted text! schedule | rozkład jazdy |
| słówko | zdrobnienia, formy | polski odpowiednik | |
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| 101. | tin Click to listen highlighted text! tin | can Click to listen highlighted text! can | puszka |
| 102. | toilet Click to listen highlighted text! toilet | bathroom, restroom Click to listen highlighted text! bathroom, restroom | toaleta, WC |
| 103. | torch Click to listen highlighted text! torch | flashlight Click to listen highlighted text! flashlight | latarka |
| 104. | trousers Click to listen highlighted text! trousers | pants Click to listen highlighted text! pants | spodnie |
| 105. | tube, underground Click to listen highlighted text! tube, underground | subway Click to listen highlighted text! subway | metro |
| 106. | vest Click to listen highlighted text! vest | undershirt Click to listen highlighted text! undershirt | podkoszulek |
| 107. | waistcoat Click to listen highlighted text! waistcoat | vest Click to listen highlighted text! vest | kamizelka |
| 108. | windscreen Click to listen highlighted text! windscreen | windshield Click to listen highlighted text! windshield | przednia szyba samochodu |
| 109. | zebra crossing Click to listen highlighted text! zebra crossing | crosswalk Click to listen highlighted text! crosswalk | przejscie dla pieszych oznaczone pasami |
| 110. | zip Click to listen highlighted text! zip | zipper Click to listen highlighted text! zipper | zamek błyskawiczny |