Useful Words
Whether you go to Canada, or just want to talk to people around campus, these words will help you blow them away with your language skills. Have fun!
Useful Words |
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| Poutine | French Canadian dish; French fries with gravy and cheese curds on top. |
| Beaver Tail | A pastry |
| Nanaimo bar | Delicious Canadian desert. |
| All-dressed chips | You just need to try them |
| Ketchup Chips | Chips that are ketchup flavored |
| Wonderbar | Amazing chocolate bar |
| Aero Bar | Another great chocolate bar |
| Smarties | Chocolate, like M&Ms but better |
| Pop | Common name for pop |
| Garburator | Electric garbage disposal in the sink |
| Chesterfield | Couch |
| Hoser | Means loser (back in the day, the loser of the hockey game had to hose off the rink) |
| Chinook | Warm dry wind in the winter or spring |
| Eves troughs | The gutters on your house |
| Fire Hall | Fire Station |
| Loony | One dollar coin |
| Toonie | Two dollar coin |
| Mounties | These are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
| First Nations | Indigenous people of Canada |
| Hydro | Short for Hydro electricity |
| Pot Hole | Hole in the road |
| Parkade | Parking garage |
| Runners | Running shoes |
| Serviette | A napkin |
| Utensils | Forks, knives, spoons, that kind of stuff |
| Washroom | Bathroom or restroom |
| Tuque | Beanie (that thing you wear on your head in the winter) |
| Eh | Huh. This word can technically be used anywhere, anytime, with anything |
| "How's she bootin'er?" | How's it going? |
| "Busy as a Beaver" | Very busy |
| "Phone me" | Call me |
Pronunciation
Bag, flag, rag (anything with that same ending): B-egg
Pasta: First "a" is short, like in "rat".
Mazda: Same thing as pasta
Again: A-gain (say it the way it's spelt)
Sorry: S-or-ee
Tomorrow: Tom-or-oh
Mom: Mum
Drama, Lava (other words like this): Same rule as pasta
About: A-boot (I personally don't know anyone that says it this way)