Aug 25, 2010

Canadian Terms You Need to Know

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Some Canadian terms you need to know to survive in Canada... =P
  • ABM (automated bank machine) = ATM (automated teller machine)
  • *Drug-mart = pharmacy
  • Pop = carbonated drink
  • Hydro = electricity 
  • Homo milk = homogenized milk
  • *To go = take away (bungkus)
  • Timmy's = Tim Horton's (coffee shop)
  • Double-double = a coffee with two creams and two sugars
  • Triple-triple = same as above plus one each
  • Timbits = small doughnut at Timmy's
  • *Washroom = toilet, restroom, bathroom
  • *Penny = 1 cent coin
  • *Nickel = 5 cent coin (fyi: 5 cent coin is bigger than 10 cent coin)
  • *Dime = 10 cent coin
  • *Quarter = 25 cent coin
  • Loonie = 1 dollar coin
  • Toonie/Twonie = 2 dollar coin
*not Canadian terms but terms that are used in Canada.

p/s: feel free to add more... ^_^

8 Responses so far.

  1. @anas: abouuut

    @sally:
    "Some Canadian terms you need to know to survive in Canada... =P"

    agak2 kalau byk yg kat atas ni aku taktau blh survive tak. ^____^

  2. c|pan^_^ says:

    @affan: haha exaggerate je tu.. =p

  3. fa2din says:

    ak check tenet dye kate two-dollar coin diorg pggil 'TWONIE'..

    http://www.coolslang.com/in/canadian/index.php?OL=eng&TL=eng&Letter=T

  4. @fa2din: Sama je tu. Ejaan je lain.

  5. fa2din says:

    cehh.. ok2.. eh, sane pkai pounds ke kg?? pounds arn..

  6. c|pan^_^ says:

    kg,m,km/h dll... SI unit

  7. fa2din says:

    pergh.. SI unit.. bgus2.. ak xpham sgt pkai mile, ounce, pound nih.. pening..

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