Most Kenyans speak English as well as Swahili. We don't usually have a problem understanding them although sometimes we have to listen really closely. They speak with a British accent. Sometimes it's funny because they are speaking English, but the word they are saying doesn't mean the same thing to us as it does to them. We've tried to think of the words that are different yet still English to give you a glimpse of what we hear on a regular basis.
our word-their word
closet-store
flashlight-torch
hood of car-bonnet of car
trunk of car-boot of car
gasoline-petrol
powdered sugar-icing sugar
zuchini-courgettes
colored peppers-capsicom
pants-trousers
shovel-spade
sedan-saloon
line-queue
grocery cart or buggy-trolley
shorts-short pants
rug-carpet
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