Words Americans and the British say differently in inglese
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La frase
Could I get extra tomato on my sandwich?10 parole10 frasi
Le dieci parole
- tomato/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/Si dice anche təˈmɑːˌtoʊ.
sostantivo
A soft red fruit eaten like a vegetable.
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/Si dice anche ˈskedʒuːl.
verbo
To plan something for a set time.
- garage/ɡərˈɑːʒ/
sostantivo
A building beside or under a house where a car is kept.
- herb/ɜːrb/Si dice anche hɜːrb.
sostantivo
A leafy plant used in cooking to add flavor.
- aluminum/əˈluːmənəm/
sostantivo
A light silvery metal used for cans and foil.
- advertisement/ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/
sostantivo
A public notice selling a product or service.
- leisure/ˈleʒər/Si dice anche ˈliːʒər.
sostantivo
Free time when you have nothing you have to do.
- route/ruːt/Si dice anche raʊt.
sostantivo
A set way to get from one place to another.
- either/ˈiːðər/Si dice anche ˈaɪðər.
avverbio
Also, in a sentence with "not".
- mobile/ˈmoʊbəl/
aggettivo
Able to move, or be moved around, easily.
Le frasi
Could I get extra tomato on my sandwich?
Can we schedule a call for tomorrow morning?
Is there room in the garage for my car?
Which herb did you put in this soup?
Do you have any aluminum foil I could borrow?
I saw an advertisement for this place on the train.
What do you like to do in your leisure time?
What's the fastest route to the airport from here?
I haven't tried that place either.
Is there a mobile app for the bus?
Pronuncia
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".
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