Words Americans and the British say differently en inglés

1. 1
   tomato/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/iTambién se dice təˈmɑːˌtoʊ.

   sustantivo

   A soft red fruit eaten like a vegetable.
2. 2
   schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/iTambién se dice ˈskedʒuːl.

   verbo

   To plan something for a set time.
3. 3
   garage/ɡərˈɑːʒ/

   sustantivo

   A building beside or under a house where a car is kept.
4. 4
   herb/ɜːrb/iTambién se dice hɜːrb.

   sustantivo

   A leafy plant used in cooking to add flavor.
5. 5
   aluminum/əˈluːmənəm/

   sustantivo

   A light silvery metal used for cans and foil.
6. 6
   advertisement/ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/

   sustantivo

   A public notice selling a product or service.
7. 7
   leisure/ˈleʒər/iTambién se dice ˈliːʒər.

   sustantivo

   Free time when you have nothing you have to do.
8. 8
   route/ruːt/iTambién se dice raʊt.

   sustantivo

   A set way to get from one place to another.
9. 9
   either/ˈiːðər/iTambién se dice ˈaɪðər.

   adverbio

   Also, in a sentence with "not".
10. 10
    mobile/ˈmoʊbəl/

    adjetivo

    Able to move, or be moved around, easily.

Las frases

1. Could I get extra tomato on my sandwich?

2. Can we schedule a call for tomorrow morning?

3. Is there room in the garage for my car?

4. Which herb did you put in this soup?

5. Do you have any aluminum foil I could borrow?

6. I saw an advertisement for this place on the train.

7. What do you like to do in your leisure time?

8. What's the fastest route to the airport from here?

9. I haven't tried that place either.

10. Is there a mobile app for the bus?

Pronunciación

• tomato/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/

  The middle sounds like "may", not "mah".

• schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/

  In American English it starts SKED, and the d turns into a j: SKEJ-ool.

• garage/ɡərˈɑːʒ/

  Stress falls on the second syllable, which ends with the soft zh sound in measure.

• herb/ɜːrb/

  In American English the h is dropped — say 'erb'.

• aluminum/əˈluːmənəm/

  Four syllables, with the stress on "loo": a-LOO-mi-num.

• advertisement/ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/

  The stress falls on "ver": ad-VER-tiz-ment.

• leisure/ˈleʒər/

  The first syllable rhymes with 'pleh', not 'lee'.

• route/ruːt/

  It rhymes with "boot".

• either/ˈiːðər/

  The first part sounds like "ee", as in "eat".

• mobile/ˈmoʊbəl/

  MOH-buhl. The ending is not "bile".