English grammar
British slang: gobsmacked, graft, dosh, skint, chuffed
Understand everyday British slang next to its Colombian equivalents.
From the scene Gobsmacked and skint
In short
British slang: gobsmacked (amazed), graft (hard work), dosh (money), skint (broke), chuffed (pleased). Use it only with friends.
Your turn
Which one goes with hard work · to work hard?
Options: I'm gobsmacked · dosh (older / American: dough) · graft · she grafts all day
Show answer
hard work · to work hard → graft · she grafts all day
How it works
Britain has its own everyday slang. Gobsmacked means amazed.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Mate, this is (blank)! From here you can see the whole city.
Options: skint · dosh · brilliant
Show answer
Mate, this is brilliant! From here you can see the whole city.
¡Tío, qué guay! Desde aquí se ve toda la ciudad.
Good to know
Graft is hard work (to graft = to work hard); dosh is money (dough is an older, more American word); skint means broke, with no money; chuffed means really pleased.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
That girl at the stall is my cousin. She (blank) all day.
Options: graft · grafts · grafting
Show answer
That girl at the stall is my cousin. She grafts all day.
Esa chica del puesto es mi prima. Curra duro todo el día.
Good to know
Use them with friends, never in a job interview.
amazed, speechless I'm gobsmacked
Nuria
OK, parce. This is brilliant. I'm gobsmacked.
Vale, parce. Esto mola mucho. Estoy flipando.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
OK, parce. This is brilliant. (blank).
Options: Graft · she grafts all day · Dosh · I'm gobsmacked
Show answer
Nuria
OK, parce. This is brilliant. I'm gobsmacked.
Vale, parce. Esto mola mucho. Estoy flipando.
hard work · to work hard graft · she grafts all day
Your turn
What goes with graft · she grafts all day?
Options: amazed, speechless · money · hard work · to work hard
Show answer
graft · she grafts all day → hard work · to work hard
money dosh (older / American: dough)
Elena
Well, after this trip, I'm skint. No dosh.
Pues yo, después del viaje, estoy pelada. Sin plata.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Well, after this trip, I'm skint. No (blank).
Options: dosh · I'm gobsmacked · graft · she grafts all day
Show answer
Elena
Well, after this trip, I'm skint. No dosh.
Pues yo, después del viaje, estoy pelada. Sin plata.
broke, with no money I'm skint
Elena
Well, after this trip, I'm skint. No dosh.
Pues yo, después del viaje, estoy pelada. Sin plata.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Well, after this trip, (blank). No dosh.
Options: I'm skint · I'm gobsmacked · Graft · she grafts all day
Show answer
Elena
Well, after this trip, I'm skint. No dosh.
Pues yo, después del viaje, estoy pelada. Sin plata.
really pleased I'm chuffed
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| amazed, speechless | I'm gobsmacked |
|---|---|
| hard work · to work hard | graft · she grafts all day |
| money | dosh (older / American: dough) |
| broke, with no money | I'm skint |
| really pleased | I'm chuffed |
More lines from the story
- NuriaMate, this is brilliant! From here you can see the whole city.¡Tío, qué guay! Desde aquí se ve toda la ciudad.
- JaviThat girl at the stall is my cousin. She grafts all day.Esa chica del puesto es mi prima. Curra duro todo el día.
- Nuria"Grafts"? Like a gardener with roses?¿«Grafts»? ¿Como un jardinero injertando rosas?
- Javi"Dough"? Here dough is for arepas. You say "dosh"... or "plata".¿«Dough»? Aquí la masa es para las arepas. Se dice «dosh»... o «plata».