How do you use "Chips" in a sentence?

Fish and chips. Chips with everything. Fancy some chips? Chip shop chips.

Chips

Q: What does "Chips" mean?

French fries (British) What Americans call fries. British chips are thicker than American fries. Fish and chips is the classic.

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: French fries (British)

薯条（英式）

Patatas fritas (británico)

フライドポテト（イギリス式）

감자튀김(영국식); 감자칩(미국식)

What Americans call fries. British chips are thicker than American fries. Fish and chips is the classic.

美国人叫fries的东西。英式薯条比美式薯条粗。炸鱼薯条是经典。

Lo que los americanos llaman fries. Las chips británicas son más gruesas que las americanas. Fish and chips es el clásico.

アメリカ人がfriesと呼ぶもの。イギリスのチップスはアメリカのフライドポテトより太い。フィッシュアンドチップスが定番。

영국의 'chips'는 두껍게 썬 감자튀김(미국의 'fries')을 뜻한다. 미국의 'chips'는 얇고 바삭한 스낵(영국의 'crisps')이다. 전형적인 영미 혼동 포인트!

Examples

Fish and chips.
炸鱼薯条。
Pescado y patatas fritas.
フィッシュアンドチップス。
피시 앤 칩스.
Chips with everything.
什么都配薯条。
Patatas fritas con todo.
何でもチップス付き。
감자튀김 곁들일까?
Fancy some chips?
想吃薯条吗？
¿Te apetecen unas patatas?
チップス食べる？
두툼한 감자튀김.
Chip shop chips.
炸鱼薯条店的薯条。
Patatas del fish and chips.
チップス屋のチップス。
칩숍(감자튀김 가게).

Pronunciation

/tʃɪps/

Usage Guide

Context: food, restaurants, takeaway

Tone: neutral, everyday

✓ Do Say

Chips.
薯条
Patatas fritas
チップス
피시 앤 칩스.
Fish and chips.
炸鱼薯条
Pescado y patatas
フィッシュアンドチップス
감자튀김.
Chip shop.
炸鱼薯条店
Tienda de fish and chips
チップス屋
감자튀김 가게.

✗ Don't Say

American chips = British crisps
美式chips = 英式crisps
Chips en EE.UU. = crisps en Reino Unido
アメリカのchips = イギリスのcrisps
미국의 fries = 영국의 chips
Don't confuse them
不要混淆
No los confundas
混同しないで
미국의 chips = 영국의 crisps

Common Mistakes

American 'chips' = British 'crisps'
American 'fries' = British 'chips'

Origin & History

British term for fried potato pieces. What Americans call chips, British call crisps.

Etymology: From chipped/cut potatoes

First recorded: British usage from 19th century

Cultural Context

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Fish and chips; British takeaway culture

Regional notes: British/Australian term. Classic difference from American English.

Variations

ChipsChip shop chipsChunky chips