The country – Canada, is amongst the most multicultural in the world, many of us speak more than one language in this country and probably this is due to the environment and different culture. Being bilingual it has many benefits, including better decision-making, improved memory and protection against illnesses like dementia.
At the forefront of spellings, Canada-in English, there is a tendency to combine different aspects of American and British English accent. The Canadian accent is also influenced by English and American English. The majority of Canadians do tend to talk about the fight. However, there are some of the accents, the differences between, along with Canada and the US speak English, despite the fact that it’s not always easy to choose.
Canadian Slang Words and Phrases
| Canadian English Term | Meaning |
| 6ix | Toronto |
| beauty | exceptionally great person |
| beavertail/whale’s tail | fried pastry dough smothered in toppings like Nutella chocolate spread |
| Bill | Check |
| booze can | illegal after-hours bar |
| Bumble berry pie | Mixed berry pie |
| Butter tart | Sweet pastry shell tart with a filling of butter, sugar, syrup and egg, baked to get a semi-solid filling and crunchy top |
| Caesar | cocktail similar to a Bloody Mary but made with clamato juice |
| Canadian tuxedo | informal outfit consisting of a blue denim jacket and blue jeans |
| Canuck | Canadian person |
| Chesterfield | Sofa, couch |
| chinook | the warm wind that comes over the mountain during winter to melt the snow and raise the temperature |
| chocolate bars | Chocolate candy |
| Clamato juice | clam and tomato juice |
| Darts | Cigarettes |
| deke | physical out maneuvering of an opponent in ice hockey |
| dépanneur | convenience store |
| dinged | Fined money |
| Double Double | an oversized cup of coffee with 2 creams and 2 sugars |
| eavestroughs | rain gutters on the roof of a house |
| Elementary school | Grades KG-5 |
| fire hall | Fire station |
| freezie | freeze pop |
| garburator | Garbage disposal, usually installed under a kitchen sink |
| gas bar | petrol station |
| give’r | Go for it, give it your best shot |
| Grade | School class |
| Hang a Larry | Turn left while driving |
| Hang a Roger | Turn right while driving |
| High school | Grades 9-12 |
| homo milk | homogenized/whole milk |
| housecoat | Bathrobe or dressing gown |
| hydro bill | electricity bill |
| icing sugar | powdered sugar |
| keener | brown-nose, sycophant |
| kerfuffle | commotion, fuss or disagreement |
| klicks | kilometers |
| knapsack | backpack |
| Kraft Dinner (or KD!) | macaroni-and-cheese |
| Lonnie | dollar coin |
| Mickey | A 13-ounce bottle of hard alcohol |
| Middle school | Grades 6-8 |
| Molson muscle | beer belly |
| Mountie | member of the highly-respected Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| Nanaimo bar | multilayered brownie with icing |
| parked | parking garage |
| Pea meal bacon | Wet-cured, un-smoked back bacon made from trimmed lean boneless pork loin and rolled in cornmeal |
| pencil crayons | Colored pencils |
| pogie | On Government welfare assistance |
| Pop | carbonated soft drink/soda |
| poutine | French fries (thin potato chips) covered with cheese curds and gravy |
| Queue | Lineup |
| Rotten Ronnie’s | McDonald’s |
| runners | Comfortable running shoes/sneakers |
| serviettes | paper napkins |
| snowbirds | Canadians who head south to sandy beaches and tropical waters to escape winter |
| Stag | Bachelor party, Stag do |
| Stagette | Bachelorette party, Hen do |
| stickhandle | skillful controlling of the puck in ice hockey |
| Tap | faucet |
| thongs | Slippers, often worn to the beach |
| Tim Hortons’ Timbits | bite-sized fried-dough confectionery similar to American doughnuts but uniquely Canadian |
| Toboggan | Snow sledge |
| Toque (or tuque) | knitted hat |
| Tortière/tourtière | Meat pie |
| track pants | Comfortable sweat pants |
| True | Okay, fine |
| two four | a case of 24 beers – cans or bottles |
| University | After-school college |
| Washroom | Bathroom, restroom, toilet |
| What you saying’ tonight | What are your plans for tonight |
| writing a test | Taking a test, giving an exam |
Let us check out the top five languages spoken in Canada, and consider learning a second language as it’s never too late to start. The language I would say will be learnt on its own due to surrounding of different cultures, societies, religions etc.
- English – English is the most common spoken language used in this country, in fact 98% of Canadians have the ability to conduct a conversation in English, French or both.
- French – the other language in common is French and this is the second most spoken language in Canada. It is not only in Quebec but many communities outside la bella province have large French speaking populations.
- Mandarin – In Canada, only 6% people speak this language other than English or French. Mandarin is mostly spoken in the major metropolitan areas.
- Cantonese – quite popular in large cities of Canada. This is another Chinese language quite commonly spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi – the fifth most common language spoken in this country and is considered to be an immigrant language in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Overall in Canada, overall the number of Canadians who speak more than one language is growing in the country.
People in Canada are just as social as the people of the other country.
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