Level: B2
Regional Interjections — AmE vs BrE Practice
Some interjections sound clearly American (Awesome!, Y’all, Howdy) and others clearly British (Cheers, Brilliant, Blimey, Crikey). Match each one to its region. 26 click-to-hear ESL examples.
Builds on Primary vs Secondary Next in unit Punctuation & Position →
- American English (AmE) interjections
- Awesome! Let us go! – AmE
- Y’all, come on inside! – AmE (Southern)
- Hey, y’all, what is for dinner? – AmE (Southern)
- Howdy, partner! – AmE (Southern / Western)
- Howdy, neighbor! – AmE (Southern / Western)
- Gee, that is a tough question! – AmE
- Gee whiz, I did not know that! – AmE
- Dude, that was epic! – AmE (informal)
- Sweet, sounds like a plan! – AmE (informal)
- For real? That actually happened? – AmE (informal)
- British English (BrE) interjections
- Cheers, mate! – BrE
- Cheers, see you tomorrow! – BrE
- Brilliant! What a great idea! – BrE
- Brilliant, count me in! – BrE
- Blimey, that is expensive! – BrE (informal)
- Blimey, look at the queue! – BrE (informal)
- Crikey, look at that! – BrE / AusE
- Crikey, that is a huge spider! – BrE / AusE
- Bloody hell, what a mess! – BrE (strong)
- Blast, I forgot the keys! – BrE
- Cor, what a beautiful day! – BrE (informal)
- Oi, watch where you are going! – BrE (informal)
- Used in both AmE and BrE
- Gosh, that is amazing! – AmE / BrE (mild)
- Wow, look at that! – AmE / BrE
- Oh dear, that is not good. – AmE / BrE (BrE preferred)
- Goodness, what a surprise! – AmE / BrE