Want to sound like a true Brit (British person)? By adding a few of these phrases to your vocabulary, you’ll be there in no time.

When you feel happy

• Buzzing (adjective) – really excited e.g. I’m going to England next year, I’m buzzing!
• Over the moon (adjective) – very happy e.g. Anna is over the moon about her new job.
• Happy as Larry (adjective) – very happy e.g. I’m as happy as Larry today because I don’t have to work!
• Chuffed (adjective) – pleased/proud e.g. I was so chuffed when my son passed his exams.
• Mint (adjective) – something nice or cool e.g. Your car is mint!

When you feel annoyed

• Bloody (adjective) – informal intensifier e.g. My neighbour plays music loudly every night. It’s so bloody annoying!
• Codswallop (noun) – nonsense or something ridiculous e.g. My girlfriend says I don’t give her enough attention, what a load of codswallop!
• Take the biscuit (idiom) – especially annoying, surprising, etc e.g. How are you always late? You really take the biscuit.

When you feel upset

• Gutted (adjective) – upset or disappointed e.g. I was gutted when Liverpool lost the football match.
• Down in the dumps (idiom) feeling depressed or unhappy e.g. Not being able to go out is really making me feel down in the dumps.

Extras

• Gaff (noun) – House, flat or person’s home e.g. My new gaff has a lovely view of the park.
• Chockablock (adjective) – busy, full of people or things e.g. The mall was chockablock on Black Friday, everyone was trying to grab a bargain.
• Whinge (verb) – to moan, complain in an annoying way e.g. My little brother is always whinging to my mum if I don’t play with him.
• Bog-standard (adjective) – something is basic or ordinary e.g. My new apartment is nothing special, it’s just a bog-standard 2 bedroom.

Now you’re equipped with a few new British phrases, try using them yourself.

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