Telly

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Casual

Meaning: Television.

电视
Televisión.
テレビ
텔레비전

Affectionate British diminutive for television.

英国人对电视的亲昵缩略语。
Diminutivo cariñoso británico para la televisión.
テレビを指すイギリスの親しみのある略語。
television의 영국식 애칭 표현이다.

Examples

  1. What's on telly tonight?
    今晚电视上放什么?
    ¿Qué echan en la tele esta noche?
    今夜テレビで何やってる?
    오늘 밤 TV에서 뭐 해?
  2. Turn the telly off.
    把电视关了。
    Apaga la tele.
    テレビを消して。
    TV 꺼.

Pronunciation

/ˈteli/

Usage Guide

Context: home

Tone: informal

✓ Do Say

  • On the telly
    在电视上
    en la tele
    テレビで
    TV에서

✗ Don't Say

  • Americans say TV
    美国人说 TV
    En Estados Unidos se dice TV
    アメリカでは TV と言う
    미국에서는 TV라고 한다

Common Mistakes

Origin & History

British shortening of television with -y diminutive.

Cultural Context

Era: 1940s

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Variations

TellyThe box

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