English words/phrases or expressions used by my other half
rubbershoes - trainers
Rif/ref - the fridge
moving blanket - you can guess
please add your own!!
English words/phrases or expressions used by my other half
rubbershoes - trainers
Rif/ref - the fridge
moving blanket - you can guess
please add your own!!
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
Mahal Mo Ba ?
translation = buy me the Gucci watch then
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Originally Posted by ginapeterb
A couple more came to mind
pass a load!!
pasalobong!!
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
plastics= carrier bag
spag = spaghetti
traffic = traffic jam
eggplant - aubergine
tv - telly
band aid - plaster
canteen - cafeteria
parking lot - car park
scutch/scatch tape - sticky tape or cellotape
vacuum - hoover
sweater - jumper
jogging pants, etc - trousers
panty - knickers/pants/underwear
elevator - lift
petrol station - garage
trash - rubbish
candy - sweets
flashlight - torch
Not an expert, I only try to help.
Wow i now speak philnglish
having lived in usa for 12 years i still use most of these terms myself and drive folk at work crazy!!!!! glad to know im ahead of the game here!!!
Banger - sausage.
Bap - hamburger buns in America
Barbie - grill. barbie or BBQ
Beer - Real Ales
Beer mat - coaster
Beetroot - beet or beets in America.
Best - British ale.
Bevvy - beverage
Bickie - cookie .
Biscuit - Cookie in America.
Bitter - beer.
Larger - beer
Blancmange - custard
Brown bread – wheat bread.
Brown sauce - steak sauce
Bubble & squeak - greens and potato.
Bucks fizz - ruining champagne with orange juice
Corn flour – corn starch
Chip shop – chippy or cheaper
Butty – sandwich
Candy floss – cotton candy
Cuppa tea/coffee – cup of tea/coffee
Rubbish bin – trash can
Tin -can
There was an American male airline steward on a flight from Nice to Gatwick last week (gay, of course) who during the briefing said "garbage" instead of rubbish and pronounced "route" to rhyme with stout. You'd have thought EasyJet would have picked him up on this as he was plying a European route and not tranatlantic!
I've learned...
Flipflops = tsinelas
rubbish = basura
jumper = pang ginaw
jim-jam = pantulog
but some words i had hard time for him to translate
like...
Ube
gabi
singkamas
Tabo
batya
arenola
Open the light.
Promdi.
Hi fred, that one made me smile, you are right we now "open" various things and we "get down" from the car or bus or trike!
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
Ube or Ubi - purple yamI've learned...
Flipflops = tsinelas
rubbish = basura
jumper = pang ginaw
jim-jam = pantulog
but some words i had hard time for him to translate
Ube
gabi
singkamas
Tabo
batya
arenola
gabi - edeos
singkamas
Tabo - dipper or bowl or a small opened can
batya - laundry tub
arenola - potty
baldi - bucket or pail
Not an expert, I only try to help.
............for a while!
Al.
How could I forget that one Alan!!!! one of the most annoying
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
Thanks SisUbe or Ubi - purple yam
gabi - edeos
singkamas
Tabo - dipper or bowl or a small opened can
batya - laundry tub
arenola - potty
baldi - bucket or pail
My kukupops had learned how to used the tabo (dipper) and batya (laundry tub), at first I was surprised when he stepped the plastic batya while doing the shower
but he taught now its pair with tabo so he had a nice bath then
the only thing ube is good for is ice-cream, yummy, it always make me smile when we return to HK and are waiting for our bags at the carousel watching several cool boxes going round with three flavour ice cream being brought back from the Phils
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
............for a while!
Al.
I used to say LATER...he he he
only one phrase, "It's only money", everytime she wanted to buy something which i thought we didn't need or was a waste of money, and i would moan about it..
but now shes working, and when i ask her for money, shes says she got none
singkamas - turnips
" The people who mean something to your life are not rated "the best" don't have the most money, haven't won the greatest prizes....
They are the ones who care about you, take care of you, those who, no matter what, stay close by... "
pop - softdrinks
squash - fruit juice
cotton - thread
aerial - antenna
mobile phone - cellphone
settee/ sofa - sala set
tap - faucett
arenola -commode
Oh forgot this one "of course it will fit in the balikbayan box"
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
Bepor you jahmp in de pool, check how deficit.
POST = MAIL
as to writing the date: day/month/year = month/day/year
- this confused me a lot during my first months especially with days 1-12!!!
It's not my problem any more, it's your problem any more.
Rum - Wine
Brandy - Wine
Gin - Wine
Vodka - Wine
Whisky - Wine
You get the idea......
Al.
P.S. My smilies STILL won't work. (Sad face)
pants - jeans
briefs - pants
slippers - flip flops
jacket - sweatshirt
majors - socks
peepee -
downy-conditioner
tide-soap powder
junk food-crisps
sombrero- hat
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