If you go to England and speak correct English, people will be impressed. If you speak correct English AND use a few common slang words, people will be VERY impressed. A couple of words will be enough. They will think that you have hundreds more ready to use, even if you don’t. If you memorize the following expressions, success will be yours. They are only used in Britain, not in America – if you use them, you will please the British and confuse the Americans, which means a double success.

  1. A SPIN
    A drive in a car, or plane etc., for fun.
    "I'm just going for a spin."
  2. BOTTLE
    Nerve or courage. A slang phrase from London, which has recently become popular.
    "He's got a lot of bottle." Means he will dare anything.
    "He's lost his bottle," means he has lost his nerve.
    If you’re brave, that is if you have a lot of "bottle", you'll use this phrase.
  3. DUFF
    Not functioning. Something that fails to work is duff.
    "Just my luck to buy a duff battery."
    If you take care what you buy, you’ll never get a "duff" thing.
  4. YONK
    A long time ago.
    "I haven't seen you for yonks."
    "It’s yonks since we last met."
  5. SORRY
    The British tend to apologise for everything, even when they are not in the wrong. If YOU step on someone’s toe, HE will probably say "Sorry." This is quite illogical, but it's true.

    (If you step on an American's toe, of course, he will swear at you. But if an American steps on your toe, he won't say "Sorry" - he will say "Excuse me.")

    Sometimes you'll get more than expected if you try to speak like a real British person, but if you get it wrong and make a mistake, you’ll probably sound silly.

 

Vocabulary

Nouns (imenice):Verbs (glagoli):
expression - izraz
slang - sleng, žargon
success - uspeh
phrase - fraza
fun - zabava
drive - vožnja
nerve - nerv, hrabrost
courage - hrabrost
luck - sreća
toe - prst na nozi 
memorize - zapamtiti, memorisati
use - koristiti
please - udovoljiti
confuse - zbuniti
mean - značiti
dare - usuditi se
fail - ne uspeti, omanuti
take care - voditi računa
tend - imati tendeciju
apologise - izviniti se
swear (at) - psovati
step - stati, nagaziti
get something wrong - uraditi pogrešno, pogrešiti
make a mistake - pogrešiti
Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi):
Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici):
impressed - impresioniran
correct - tačan
common - čest, uobičajen
enough - dovoljno
ready - spreman
following - sledeći
double - dvostruki, dupli
brave - hrabar
expected - očekivano
even if - čak iako

 

Synonyms

Nouns (imenice):Verbs (glagoli):

expression –  statement
slang -  jargon
success –  prosperity
phrase -  expression, saying
fun –  amusement
drive –  ride
nerve -  courage
courage – braveness, bravery
luck – happiness

 

memorize -  remember
please –  satisfy
confuse –  puzzle
mean -  indicate
dare -  have the courage, have the nerve
fail -  stop
apologise - excuse
swear (at) – curse
step -  stand

 

Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi):
Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici):

correct –  right, accurate
common -  usual, ordinary
enough –  efficient
ready –  prepared, set
following –  next
brave –  courageous, bold
expected – predicted

 

 

 

Antonyms

Nouns (imenice):Verbs (glagoli):

expression - question

slang - standard

success - defeat, failure, unhappiness

fun - unhappiness

nerve - weakness, cowardice

courage - cowardice, fear

luck - misfortune, bad fortune

memorize - forget

use - cease

please - displease, upset

confuse - clear up, organize

mean - ignore

dare - be careful, ignore

fail - achieve, accomplish

take care - ignore, neglect

tend - ignore

apologise - defy

Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi):
Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici):

correct - incorrect, inaccurate

common - uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual

enough - insufficient

ready - unready, unprepared

following - preceding

double - singular, single

brave - afraid, shy

expected - unexpected

 

 



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