car repair shop: the regionalism is in the pronunciation - South-west Aussies say gar arj; Melbournians say garage as in carriage. Contributor's comments: Victorians say "gar arj"!
pronounced "payshio" - a verandah: It's a nice day, lets have lunch out on the "payshio" (patio).
6. Garage = Americans put a “zsa” on the end like Zsa Zsa Gabor, pronounced ga-RAHJ. In the U.K., it's pronounced "GARE-idge." Like, “Can I park my bike in your GARE-idge?” 7.
Break 'parking lot' down into sounds: [PAA] + [KING] + [LOT] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
In American English 'garage' is pronounced /gəˈrɑːʒ/, although some British people pronounce it that way too. This is because we are influenced by American media. As a general rule, we can tell this pronunciation is an American one because they tend to stress words on the second syllable.
car repair shop: the regionalism is in the pronunciation - South-west Aussies say gar arj; Melbournians say garage as in carriage. Contributor's comments: Victorians say "gar arj"!
garage in American English
a business establishment where motor vehicles are stored, repaired, serviced, etc.
A building with several levels for parking cars is called a parking garage in American English, and a multi-storey car park in British English. Parking is used only to refer to the action of parking your car, or to the state of being parked.
Boot: the trunk of a car. Booze bus: how Australians refer to mobile breath testing units. You might spot these big vans on the side of the road where police are conducting random breath tests of motorists.
car park /ˈka pak/ (say 'kah pahk) noun 1. an area or building which is designed or adapted for the parking of cars. Compare parking station. 2.
garáiste. So, this is how you say "garage" in irish.
Parkade. In Canada, we call a parking garage called a parkade. Now to remember where we parked...
A billycan is an Australian term for a lightweight cooking pot in the form of a metal bucket commonly used for boiling water, making tea/coffee or cooking over a campfire or to carry water.
The word Verandah simply means; a place that leads outdoors. As Australia love their out doors and as such almost every homes in Australia is built with a verandah.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Flip-flops are also called thongs (sometimes pluggers) in Australia, jandals (originally a trademarked name derived from "Japanese sandals") in New Zealand, and slops or plakkies in South Africa and Zimbabwe. In the Philippines, tsinelas.
Runners: this is what Australians call their sneakers or trainers.
The term 'ute' is simply Aussie slang.
However, there are some distinct historical differences between the two; the ute is basically a two-wheel-drive, traditional passenger vehicle with an integrated passenger tray to the body of the vehicle.
In the UK, 'chips' are a thicker version of what people in the US call 'fries'. If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
American: Windshield
The front window of the car is named the windscreen in the UK, while in the USA, they've tweaked it just slightly to read windshield. Both 'screen' and 'shield' suggest protection and so are still quite similar in their meaning, linguistically.
A driveway (also called drive in UK English) is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and is owned and maintained by an individual or group.
"Parking" is the European word for a parking lot or garage, universally marked with a blue P sign.