Lesson 63 

Part Two

2. fjalori 
   
   
   
   

Këtu ndryshimet janë të shumta. Nganjëherë e njëjta fjalë ka kuptime të ndryshme (GB: mad – ‘i/e cmendur’ ; US: mad – ‘i/e inatosur’). 

Shumë shpesh fjalë të ndryshme përdoren për të shprehur të njëjtën ide (GB lorry = US truck). Këtu më poshtë jepen disa shembuj me ndonjë informacion më të plotë rreth kësaj teme duhet të konsultoni një fjalor të mirë British / American Dictionary. 

anglishtja amerikane (US)	anglishtja britanike (GB)
airplane	aeroplane
anyplace, anywhere	anywhere
Apartment	Flat / apartment
Area code	Dialing code (kodi telefonik zonal)
Attorney, lawyer	Barrister, solicitor (avokat)
Busy	Engaged (i zënë (për telefonin) )
Cab / taxi	Taxi
Call collect	Reverse the charges (për telefonin)
Anglishtja amerikane (US)	Anglishtja britanike (GB)
Candy	Sweets
Check / bill	Bill (në një restorant)
Coin – purse	Purse (portofol)
Cookie, cracker	Biscuit
Corn	Sweet corn, maize
Crib	Cot
Crazy	Mad
Cuffs	Turn-ups (pala e pantallonave)
Can	Tin
Diaper	Nappy
Doctor’s office	Doctor’s surgery
Dumb, stupid	Stupid
Elevator	Lift
Eraser	Rubber, eraser
Fall, autumn	Autumn
Faucet, tap	Tap (rubinet i brendshëm)
First floor, second floor etj.	Ground floor, first floor, etj.
Flashlight	Torch
Flat (për gomën e makinës)	Flat tyre, puncture
French fries	Chips
Garbage, trash	Rubbish
Garbage can, trashcan	Dustbin, rubbish bin
Gas(oline)	Petrol
Gear shift (marshi i automobilit)	Gear lever
Highway, freeway	Main road, motorway
Hood	Bonnet (kofano e makinës)
Intersection	Crossroads
Mad	Angry
Mail	Post
Mean	Nasty
Movie,film	Film
One-way (biletë)	Single
Pants, trousers	Trousers
Pavement	Road surface
Pitcher	Jug
Pocketbook, purse, handbag	Handbag
(Patato) chips	Crisps
Railroad	Railway
Raise	Rise (rritje rroge)
Rest room	Public toilet
Round trip	Return (biletë ditore)
Schedule, timetable	Timetable
Sidewalk	Pavement
Sneakers	Trainers (=këpucë sportive)
Spigot, faucet	Tap (saracineskë e jashtme)
Stand in line	Queue
Stingy	Mean (koprac)
Store, shop	Shop
Subway	Underground
Truck	Van, lorry
Trunk	Boot (port-bagazhi i automobilit)
Two weeks	Fortnight, two weeks
Vacation	Holiday (s)
Windshield	Windscreen (xhami i përparëm i makinës)
Zee	Zed (emërtimi i gërmës ‘z’)
Zipper	Zip

Shprehjet me parafjalë dhe pjesëza 

Anglishtja amerikane (US)	Anglishtja britannike (GB)
Different from / than	Different from / to
Check something (out)	Check something
Do something over / again	Do something again
Live on Budi street	Live in Budi street
On a team	In a team
Monday through / to Friday	Monday to Friday

Lesson 63

American and British English (US dhe GB)

Këto dy variante të anglishtes janë shumë të ngjashme. Ndërmjet tyre ekzistojnë pak ndryshime gramatikore dhe në spelling – ‘në të shkruar’ por mjaft ndryshime në leksik dhe në idiomat. Anglishtja britanike moderne është ndikuar në masë të madhe nga anglishtja amerikane kështu që shumë nga ndryshimet po zhduken. Shqiptimi është shpesh herë i ndryshëm por shumica e folësave amerikanë dhe britanikë mund të kuptohen me njëri tjetrin pa shumë vështirësi.

1      gramatika

Këtu ekzistojnë ndryshimet më të mëdha. Duhet vënë re që në shumë raste, në njërin variant të anglishtes janë të mundura dy forma të ndryshme, ndërkohë që në variantin tjetër është e mundur vetëm një formë. Për më shumë hollësi, shiko seksionet e tjera të librit ku këto struktura janë analizuar më hollësisht.

Anglishtja amerikane (US)	Anglishtja britanike (GB)
He just went home OSE: He’s just gone home.	He’s just gone home.
Do you have a problem? OSE: Have you got a problem?	Have you got a problem?
I’ve never really gotten to know her.	I’ve never really got to know her.
I (can) see a car coming.	I can see a car coming.
Her feet were sore because her shoes fit badly.	Here feet were sore because her shoes fitted badly.
It’s important that he be told. ‘Will you buy it/’  ‘I may.’ The committee meets tomorrow.	It’s important that he should be told. …’ ‘I may (do).’  The committee meet / meets tomorrow.
(Në telefon) Hello, is this Susan? It looks like it’s going to rain	Hello, is that Susan? It looks as if / like it’s going to rain.
He looked at me real strange. (shumë informale)  OSE  He looked at me really strangely.	He looked at me really strangely.
One should get to know his neighbours. (formale)	One should get to know one’s neighbours.(formale)
He probably has arrived by now. OSE He has probably arrived…	He has probably arrived by now. (

Nothing is without meaning

My eyes are the light,

for the green of Spring and the white of the snow,

for the grey of the clouds

and for the blue of the sky,

for the stars at night,

and for the incredible miracle

of so many wonderful people around me.

My mouth is for the word,

For every gentle word

someone is waiting for.

My lips are for kissing 

And my hands for softness, for tenderness,

For giving comfort and bread to the poor.

My feet are for the path

Which leads me to the dispossessed.

My heart is for love, for warmth,

For those who are abandoned and left in the cold.

My body exists to be close to others.

Without my body I am nowhere.

Nothing is without meaning!

Everything has a deep significance!

Why then am I not happy?

Are my eyes closed?

Is my mouth full of bitterness?

Are my hands ‘grabbers’ and my heart dry?

Don’t I know

That I was born for joy?