Thursday, June 11, 2009

More British Phrases

It is meant to be nice= I've heard it's nice. It is supposed to be nice.
I am going to take that off you = I am going to take that away from you.
Skiving = skipping work
But, never mind = anyway
Pudding = dessert
Childminder = Daycare Provider
I’m not being funny= I don’t have an exact translation. For example, “Look, I told the chap I’m not being funny, I really want…” Or “I’m not being funny, I was really worried."
Jelly = Jello
Maths = Math S studies maths. It is her favorite subject.

1 comment:

Girl Detective said...

Does "I'm not being funny" mean "I'm not kidding" or "no joke" or, I'm not joking, or I'm serious. Wow, I didn't know there were so many variation till I started writing this.