British & American English: Cars & Driving Vocabulary

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

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  • @pugman205
    @pugman205 12 лет назад +1

    That is correct, a Fender is known as a wing, which goes around the wheel to form the wheel arch. Its also onto which mirrors used to be fixed for rear view and most likely where the term wing mirror comes from.

  • @KIVagant
    @KIVagant 9 лет назад +7

    You are very positive teacher. Thank you!

  • @marcosportoit
    @marcosportoit 11 лет назад +3

    Ronnie , your lessons are just GREAT !!!! I love you ! thanks

  • @sigmunism
    @sigmunism 13 лет назад +2

    More please. It is fantastic. I am teaching in International school which used British curriculum. I studied American currilum so I confused sometimes. This is useful.

  • @rasulrakhimkhujaev3795
    @rasulrakhimkhujaev3795 11 лет назад +1

    Channel deserves to subscribe. Wish you a best of luck!

  • @zombiedude347
    @zombiedude347 10 лет назад +6

    In the US, I tend to say bumper; I use standard/manual interchangeably; I say turn signal; I say semi for the huge trucks and delivery truck for deliveries; Highway is a general term while I use: freeway (highway with no traffic lights), tollway (highway that costs money), route (minor US highway), interstate (major US highway).

  • @arealit8654
    @arealit8654 10 лет назад +1

    I think it's like some new information for me.I do like to learn english with an English or American teacher like this stunning Miss Ronnie!!!!

  • @paukabrera
    @paukabrera 12 лет назад +1

    Interesting English class. Thank you for sharing. I live in UK and your class has been helpful for me, becase I am learning English and I have some difficulties. Thank you so much!

  • @engvidRonnie
    @engvidRonnie  13 лет назад

    @samurai50062
    kind of means a little or variety.
    It is It's kind of raining = It is raining a little, She is kind of beautiful = She is a little beautiful.
    Kind of car = variety/brand of car.

  • @abubakerahmed9959
    @abubakerahmed9959 4 года назад +1

    I really love you rane u are the best teacher I’ve ever had

  • @blancarobinson1122
    @blancarobinson1122 10 лет назад +2

    Thanks Ronnie for the lessons. I like you, you are funny and very good teacher.

  • @R0CANR0L
    @R0CANR0L 11 лет назад +1

    I especially love the 'hi there' appearance beginning.

  • @Zhak7
    @Zhak7 11 лет назад +3

    Wow I love how you teach and you got a nice voice.
    Thank you for the vid.

  • @SeraFortuna
    @SeraFortuna 11 лет назад +1

    In Canada - we do as well! Both indicator or blinker would be correct, so would bumper or fender, as would manual or standard..... We also spell OR words with OUR (colour, neighbour, etc.) but we use Z not S (organize, not organise)

  • @engvidRonnie
    @engvidRonnie  13 лет назад +2

    It doesn't matter what accent you have! What place in America is your teacher from? There are may different American accents! EX:. Texas vs. Boston vs. NYC vs. Minnesota. Depending on where your teacher is from you may have their accent. If you listen to English CD's - the accent is very neutral as they have been taught to use a neutral accent for the language cd - same as on TV!!!
    Good luck!!!!!!!

  • @philbarrows2431
    @philbarrows2431 12 лет назад +1

    Very nice. One error I'm afraid. A bumper in North America is the front and rear protection -it was more obvious on older cars when it was a separate chrome piece. Fenders are the side wheel covers, often called quarter panels at the body shop. At one time they were separate pieces as well, arching over, and covering the tires.

  • @amandagarcia5531
    @amandagarcia5531 10 месяцев назад

    Than you so much, for the English lessons
    Is exactly what I need it!

  • @Threshingfloor814
    @Threshingfloor814 11 лет назад

    In the U.S. we say manual as well. Eastern Tory cities in the U.S. use many "British" expressions. Fender/Bumper are also interchangeable.

  • @HarrynaPotty
    @HarrynaPotty 11 лет назад +1

    I like your videos. I am so glad because I understand you. It is always like this I understand to North American english and people but when the British talk to me I don't understand beacuse of their accent.

  • @erwalkerca
    @erwalkerca 12 лет назад

    Nobody I know uses bumper and fender interchangeably as they are distinctly different parts with different purposes.
    A fender extends from the front or rear of the car along the side of the car to the windshield or rear window and has the openings for the wheel in it. Stops stuff being thrown against car sides by the tires.
    A bumper is the part that runs across the front or rear of the car and provides protection for the rest of the car from minor impacts or bumps. Hence the term "bumper."

  • @yenospech
    @yenospech 13 лет назад +1

    I really like you, your way of teach and your personality. Your amazing! Thanks!!

  • @endryukenguru
    @endryukenguru 13 лет назад

    I use the expression fender bender, but have never heard or seen it used outside that expression. We (in Washington State, northwest USA) use bumper.

  • @TanyushkaOv
    @TanyushkaOv 12 лет назад +1

    You're super funny, and your videos are educational. Thanks for doing this!

  • @engvidRonnie
    @engvidRonnie  13 лет назад

    @HakeemsTube NO we DO NOT say automobile in North America.

  • @goofi1able
    @goofi1able 13 лет назад

    please make more lessons like this,comparing the British and North American English in other
    area.

  • @nkevinb
    @nkevinb 11 лет назад +1

    Bumper and manual transmission are commonly used in the US.

  • @elainechissick7962
    @elainechissick7962 8 лет назад +5

    Blinker is an indicator. And we never use Silencer for muffler. That should be Exhaust. A silencer is what we put on a gun.

  • @anujthegreatguy
    @anujthegreatguy 13 лет назад

    I love the way you teach ... hats off you ronnie you are amazing

  • @AkiMorley
    @AkiMorley 11 лет назад +1

    I'm a japanese man.
    We call "Turn signal" "Winker" "Direction indicator".
    "Winker" is famous word when we are driving.
    We usually use "Winker".

  • @wissn2112
    @wissn2112 11 лет назад +2

    US, bumpers are used. Fenders metal skin, mostly such as the front fenders. Someone may say, he hit my rear fender. Or as front fenders and the bumper were smashed.. US, we do call it a Manual or stick shift or standard. (all 3 mean the same. Manual or stick most used.) US we do call blinker or they may say,, use your signal or blinker. Truck/Lorry= semi truck or just semi.Semi trucks pull the large trailer. Term semi truck may be both items as one. Do use term,, of cross street or intersection.

  • @shivabugata399
    @shivabugata399 8 лет назад +1

    Your teaching style is interesting .I like it very much.
    SHIVA.From India.

  • @hoangviet9528
    @hoangviet9528 9 лет назад

    you are a great teacher! your lecture is easy to remember! tks

  • @Sarahandherworld
    @Sarahandherworld 10 лет назад +34

    In the UK it's called an indicator not a blinker/winker haha

  • @corbindoak
    @corbindoak 11 лет назад +3

    Thanks for this lesson Ronnie. I didn't know some of these. I would like to say, however that bumper is also used in the USA as well as blinker.

    • @zenfarmer7835
      @zenfarmer7835 10 лет назад

      Maybe your ancestry is from Great Britain?

  • @Blurredman
    @Blurredman 12 лет назад

    Interesting to note aswel that, a motorway means highway in America, but a highway in Britain is the entire road system. We can use this anywhere, including in the country "He is driving on the public highway". Byway, is a lesser road (unpaved).

  • @yongluo1873
    @yongluo1873 5 лет назад +1

    thank you teacher !

  • @rosestewart1606
    @rosestewart1606 8 лет назад

    in eastern Canada most people say turn signal or blinker. Canada is a huge country so there are differences in the way we speak from one part to another. we also call the main part of town downtown whether it's higher or lower than the rest of the town

  • @meowool
    @meowool 11 лет назад

    If there was a nickname for indicator I'd call it a ticker as when you have indicators on, it makes a ticking sound. also where you have to pay (like the M6 and the new one they'll build in wales) is a tollroad in the UK.

  • @niyoginp
    @niyoginp 13 лет назад +1

    Thank you,I love your teaching ability !! Great.
    -

  • @Blurredman
    @Blurredman 12 лет назад

    That's cool. Another difference is your use of Stop signs. I believe they are used in most if not all junctions with just the occasional use of Yields?
    Here, We only really use Give Ways (yields). I know of only about 6 or 7 Stop signs.

  • @ronaldl911
    @ronaldl911 12 лет назад

    I'm from South Africa and we use British English. We use Indicators for "blinkers". But all the other is the same. Was so funny, when I met a guy from the US and I said "I'll invite you to my flat for a bitter" and he had no idea what I meant with that!

  • @bloodyvolt
    @bloodyvolt 13 лет назад

    ok, I LOVE YOUR ENGLISH LESSONS and I have learned a lot, thank you very much

  • @princeicio
    @princeicio 13 лет назад

    One of the Greatest Lesson please make more!

  • @OddEye83
    @OddEye83 13 лет назад

    I'd say bumper is also used in North American English, I'm canadian and I've never used fender personally.

  • @denisandervivan
    @denisandervivan 4 года назад

    Ronnie best teacher ever

  • @medomedosalah274
    @medomedosalah274 11 лет назад +1

    thank you ronne

  • @keithmcintosh4875
    @keithmcintosh4875 5 месяцев назад

    One small point regarding the blinker; in the Uk we say the indicator or indicator light, but never blinker.

  • @typsiedemjeden8229
    @typsiedemjeden8229 11 лет назад +1

    my fav teacher :) thanks!

  • @sanamsarwary7645
    @sanamsarwary7645 10 лет назад +6

    Ronnie, you are special and my favorite :)) ;**

  • @engvidRonnie
    @engvidRonnie  13 лет назад

    Motorcar i have never heard of - it may be super old British.
    Automobile is a really old word or car that we never use!

  • @realli19
    @realli19 13 лет назад +1

    thank you very much

  • @Claggan53
    @Claggan53 11 лет назад +3

    im from Scotland and i call the " blinker" or "signal", the indicator

  • @rainbowm8637
    @rainbowm8637 3 года назад

    Fender is the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel. It’s not the same as bumper.

  • @MyEiss
    @MyEiss 13 лет назад

    very nice And great job but please would you can make more lessons about British English?

  • @irdeaner
    @irdeaner 12 лет назад

    in the US we call transport trucks 18 wheelers, big rigs, tractor trailers, and semis. also, I drive a manual or a stick shift. to me this all seems a bit Canadian. we also call our highways black tops (two lanes), expressways, and then there's the interstate which goes through more than one state. I guess you wouldn't have an interprovidence would you?

  • @milliebatty3968
    @milliebatty3968 11 лет назад +2

    caravan and trailar are different
    caravan : you can sleep in it as a holiday home and move it to places
    trailer: something you put things in if you go camping or something

    • @zombiedude347
      @zombiedude347 10 лет назад +1

      In the US, they are also different:
      caravan: group of vehicles traveling together
      trailer has multiple meanings
      1) mobile home
      2) a detachable unit pulled by a vehicle to transport heavy/large loads.

  • @fabiorumbero
    @fabiorumbero 12 лет назад

    You are a very nice teacher..

  • @AlexMartinez-be2rh
    @AlexMartinez-be2rh 8 лет назад

    hey Ronnie, A few years ago me and canadian friend were listening a training given by an Australian mate, after ten minutes I turn to her, my partner and I said "sorry, do you understand him?" , she laught a lot because she didn't!!! hahahah that was hilarious!

  • @gperussi
    @gperussi 13 лет назад

    Ronnie your video is very good. Congratulations from Brazil.

  • @jaytalex10
    @jaytalex10 12 лет назад

    Not exactly. There are several factors. The safety of any pedestrians on the road, the proximity of any buildings to the road, the width of the lanes, how fast you could safely drive on it, whether it is a divided highway or not, all factor into the speed limit on a road.

  • @mercedesbenzisbest
    @mercedesbenzisbest 12 лет назад

    The fender isnt the bumber its the part around outside of the wheel wells

  • @MewRingoNya1
    @MewRingoNya1 12 лет назад

    We use both fender and bumper... (fender on the back, and bumper on the front) and i say that I am using my blinkers to signal the other drivers...

  • @nouhailagourche4199
    @nouhailagourche4199 5 лет назад

    thanks ronnie .we love you

  • @ahmadlatip6922
    @ahmadlatip6922 11 лет назад +1

    Good for your learn.

  • @sherrymao1286
    @sherrymao1286 11 лет назад +2

    just great, i love it.

  • @KoreanCOSMOPOLITAN
    @KoreanCOSMOPOLITAN 13 лет назад

    Always thank you for interesting teaching! Here`s my Question. What are the differences between Automobile, Motorcar and Car?

  • @falooo7
    @falooo7 11 лет назад +1

    hi there < like your start . could you please put more vocabluary about the car parts , to be honest you missed a lot of the car parts vocab and more about the sentences that anyone can use around cars or while driving them :) like your videos so much and like you

  • @surojgaming330
    @surojgaming330 5 лет назад

    Nice details.
    Thank you

  • @renshiwu305
    @renshiwu305 7 лет назад

    Driving seat vs. driver's seat. Speed humps vs. speed bumps. Gearbox vs. transmission. Windscreen vs. windshield. Aerial vs. antenna. Saloon vs. sedan. And if you look in your boot (trunk), you might find a spanner and a torch whereas a "North American" might find a wrench and a flashlight.

  • @PP2019
    @PP2019 8 месяцев назад

    NorthAmérica is comformed of three countries: United States Méxicans, Canadá & United States of Washington.
    América is comformed with 35 countries and 1Billion people.
    Thank you.

  • @jasonwainwright5799
    @jasonwainwright5799 4 года назад

    Brit here.
    I say a “winker” but it’s regional slang/ dialect and most people say “indicator”.
    I don’t think anyone would say “silencer”. It’s really just referred to as the “exhaust”.

  • @auzrielle
    @auzrielle 9 лет назад +2

    we call it a turn signal not a directional signal. we also say blinker too.

  • @089bored
    @089bored 13 лет назад

    Thx.I love your channel.

  • @samliveleakful
    @samliveleakful 11 лет назад +1

    good job !!

  • @gustavopiso
    @gustavopiso 13 лет назад

    I love her. tks (from Brazil)

  • @princeicio
    @princeicio 12 лет назад

    I love this lady!!!!

  • @elainelopes4193
    @elainelopes4193 9 лет назад

    What about "indicator", for winker/signal? Do they use that too?

  • @yassinabdelrhman5875
    @yassinabdelrhman5875 4 года назад

    Your amazing a teacher😊

  • @fahrurrozi4555
    @fahrurrozi4555 11 лет назад +1

    thank you miss ronie !

  • @erwalkerca
    @erwalkerca 12 лет назад +1

    "bumper" = "bumper", whether British or North American. It is NEVER a fender.
    "fender" in N.A.= "wing" in Britain.
    "manual" is very common in North America. "Standard" came from the fact that "manual" transmissions were standard equipment at one time and automatics were optional.
    I've never heard anyone use "directional signal" though I've seen it in writing. "Turn signal" is very common in North America.
    I believe Ronnie said she is from Toronto. I'm from western Canada (BC and Alberta)

  • @sprl2007
    @sprl2007 12 лет назад

    Thanks Ronnie u r fantastic.

  • @radnascimento
    @radnascimento 13 лет назад

    Thanks!
    Great Job.

  • @abelmayorgagonzalez2510
    @abelmayorgagonzalez2510 9 лет назад

    Hey, thank you very much, this is useful. I'd just like to mention that I'm in California and here people use "manual" and "blinker" instead of "standard" and "signal"

    • @PIANOPHUNGUY
      @PIANOPHUNGUY 9 лет назад

      +Abel Mayorga I am from California and we say : "stick shift" and "turn signal".

    • @abelmayorgagonzalez2510
      @abelmayorgagonzalez2510 9 лет назад

      Now that you say it, I've also heard that (sorry I'm not from California, just living here since last year)

  • @fekharnadir1184
    @fekharnadir1184 12 лет назад

    thank,s so much for a good teaching
    just i wanna ask you what,s a diffrent between british and american language??

  • @princeicio
    @princeicio 13 лет назад

    Liked before I watch Thanks Ronnie !

  • @TheSkellter
    @TheSkellter 11 лет назад +1

    Great!

  • @MultiHeaveNN
    @MultiHeaveNN 12 лет назад

    Wich of those two englishes is more usefull? I mean in exams. If the exercise exercise requires a writting. Can i use the north american english, or is necessary the british english ?

  • @helsayna7517
    @helsayna7517 4 года назад

    Thank you !

  • @Abu-Aley
    @Abu-Aley 7 лет назад +2

    In Egypt, it is better not to use, blinker, winker, signal, or whatever its name, because when the car behind you to the right or the left knows that you will turn in front of them, they will speed up to close your way and don't allow you to cross in front of them.
    We always say, never use these indicators or signals in order not to reveal your hidden intentions for others.
    :)))) hehehheeeeeee

  • @jaytalex10
    @jaytalex10 12 лет назад

    Actually we have many different words for what you would call a motorway. Highway, Freeway, Parkway, Interstate, Expressway, Toll Road, Turnpike, Tollway (The latter 3 all having to be paid to drive on) are all used for major roads connecting cities.
    From what you said, we would just call a byway a (dirt) road haha....

  • @marcio7021
    @marcio7021 10 лет назад

    I'm from Brazil and I'm learning english. this videos are helping me to get great grades at school. thanks. It's very important know the differences between British English and north American English. yesterday an english girl told me buenos días in my Facebook(I hate it) .she's ass. Brazilians speak Portuguese and many people think that we speak Spanish (ignorance)

    • @gbittonyarosky
      @gbittonyarosky 10 лет назад +1

      Hey man, because i know you are learning, so just to correct your English to help. These videos. important to know. on my facebook. she's an ass.

  • @samurai50062
    @samurai50062 13 лет назад

    thanks, as always very helpful, can you explain about the phrase "kind of"? it has many uses and is very confuse, for example: It's kind of raining or She is kind of beautiful or kind of car, thanks

  • @TheSMCSS1234
    @TheSMCSS1234 13 лет назад

    Could you please make a video on how to get American accent for international people?

  • @maxamuudaxmed8349
    @maxamuudaxmed8349 5 лет назад +1

    Please I explained non counting tenses

  • @lovesavacuum
    @lovesavacuum 10 лет назад

    Of course classic Porshes, Corvairs and others have the boot in front and the bonnet in the rear. And of course the Fiat X1/9 you had a boot in the front and the rear and the Bonnet in the middle. Oddly enough in the U.S. we drive on the Parkway and park on the Driveway. Tis a great country. :D mike

  • @destiladosdealambiquelyvidigal
    @destiladosdealambiquelyvidigal 8 лет назад

    good class .
    really enjoyed
    beautiful

  • @dstanhope
    @dstanhope 11 лет назад

    If the rear of the vehicle to you all in UK is the fender than what is the fender (the sides of the vehicle in the front and the back)?????

  • @quintl21
    @quintl21 11 лет назад

    Thank I learned new vocabularies

  • @HeySlowPokes
    @HeySlowPokes 11 лет назад

    0:15
    Just a note to remind everyone that North America includes the Lucayan Archipelago Greenland Mexico Canada and the United States.
    .
    Oficial languages spoken are, North American English; British English; Greenlandic; French; Spanish.
    .
    .
    Cheers.
    from,
    del-boy

  • @gildardobarrios3115
    @gildardobarrios3115 9 лет назад +1

    can we say bus trunk for luggage compartment in a bus?