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Brings back memories of when my family was posted to England from Australia. At Royal Russell School my English teacher singled me out, she was determined to correct my Australian drawl 😂 I was mortified at the time but I left speaking beautifully. It's a valuable tool to have.
I'm American with British friends. I was trying out some of these words in my new British accent and was asked if I was trying to sound Australian 😂I need a bit of practice.
My mom is Scottish and i love her accent, its just beautiful. The other 2 letters that make a different sound is T & U. Together these 2 letters make the "chu" sound, like Tulips....chulips, and chuna (tuna). I love the British accent, but im kinda partial towards it 😁❤️🇺🇲
No. You should never pronounce "Tuna" - "Chuna" That's incorrect. Both words like that are incorrect. Some ppl make these mistakes but it's incorrect & should be avoided 🙏🏻🇬🇧
My family history is mostly Scotland however, I speak fluent German, American English and, I can speak British. I knew about the R rule and many of these tips from my family. This is an excellent teaching video about different dialects, the UK is very broad and versatile in different accents.
In swedish we’ve got the letter ö, it’s also pronounced like the thinking sound and å is like that or sound. The sounds are as common as in british, we just have letters for them.
This video has been so helpful for me. Specially the pronunciation of "we're". For a long time I've been in confusion how to pronounce it properly. Now I get it. Best regards from Bangladesh🇧🇩🥀🖤
Thanks for the R advice. With my fake Brit accent had almost been doing this already. I must have had the British accent glossary down in my head for each word.
wow.... speechless I mean you are the best teacher i ever seen my entire life I can't believe it. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!! It truly helpful I wish for you have amazing days!
Although these sounds are quite familiar to me because I'm pretty good at speaking English, I do love your videos and recommend your channel to people who - like myself - are interested in improving their language skills. Thank you for offering such valuable lessons that teach us a whole lot while being entertaining at the same time!
Excellent find with these five words all beginning with an F 👍 I've just had my 11-year-old son practise these 5 sounds after you, I may also have my pupils do it but only the last minutes in class and give them the link to watch the entire video at home. With their parents if they fancy taking 12 minutes of their time for an oral practise of English.
Very clear and well-explained, but bear in mind that she does not speak with an RP accent - close, but it is slightly northern, with the short 'u' sounding more like 'oo' , and a short 'a' in words like 'after'. In R P, it's 'ahfter'.
Thankyou for this amazing and informative video... now I can learn the British accent and I will try my best.... Thankyou love and support from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Hy respected Teacher I viewed your this video yesterday was so adorable.your vocals, expression, explaining each things was too appreciated .Proud to subscribe your channel . Thank you so much ❤
Please reply. (Please don't mind it's too long comment) Is this information correct? (from Chat GPT) When you see a present participle (an -ing form) at the beginning of a sentence, ask yourself this simple question: 1. Is there an immediate reaction? If the second action (main verb) happens because of the first action (participle), it often means "as soon as." Example: "Hearing a loud noise, she looked outside." Here, the noise causes her to look outside right away. So, it means "as soon as she heard the noise." 2. Are the actions happening together without one causing the other? If both actions happen at the same time, but neither one causes the other, it usually means "while." Example: "Reading a book, he sipped his coffee." Here, reading doesn’t cause him to drink coffee; he’s just doing both at the same time. So, it means "while." Quick Check: Does one action make the other happen? Yes → It means "as soon as" No, just happening together → It means "while" I hope this way makes it even clearer!
Creative in explaining For being a teacher It's not enough that how well someone can speak in an accent but how to explain in clearly and how to transfer info from her brain to students brain is the key
I like how Scottish pronunciation is so much more logical than southern English and has a warmer sound too. The vowels in awe and door are completely different.
Thank you! Your explanation is perfect. Very engaging. While we're at that, I'd really like to hear the difference between WHERE and WERE explained exactly the same way. To make it more interesting, you could add FUR and FAIR to it. So, in the end, something like: 'WHERE WERE THOSE FAIR FURRY FAIRIES?'
The funny thing is that Brits commonly add a non-existent (linking) r at the end of words such as saw or draw when they say 'saw it' or 'draw it', for example.
Thank you very much it was very useful to me. The English language can be very difficult we have been to a motormuseum in Beaulieu , at first I pronounced it as a French word, but it was wrong. I also like to hear the Small Faces with the song Lazy Sunday than I hear Cockney accent, it's Abracadabra to me as a Dutchman. We understand "BBC" English and also your language in the South, but in the North it's gonna be difficult. I'm aware Dutch is also very difficult, sometimes in England people think we are Germans.😀👋
The letter 'R' to the British accent: "Am I a joke to you!? 😐" First video for me. Great lesson and you're an amazing teacher! 👌🏻 I have always tried my best to emulate an American accent, but I think I'm also gonna try to learn how to speak with a British accent now - at least you've inspired me! 👍🏻 Cheers from Sweden!
I watched this video, you are brilliant, I very much enjoyed it, almost just confirming to myself that my pronunciation is perfect for all these scenarios.
As a born Londoner with a residual EastLondon accent, I still spotted your own residual northern England vowel sounds! Not quite the Received English we used to hear from BBC announcers, but more attractive than my own - and possibly your own - origial accent.
No, I know how to speak English, but I am from America, so apparently, I need to learn how to speak *British* English... or "RP"... Thank you! PS: And never forget to pronounce the "h" in herbs but not the "h" in horses ;-)
Your way of teaching is superb.....I've got to know more about using the British accent......Ur accent used in explaining the aceents is also...good ...so may I know what accent do u speak.....
I watched this because lately I've been noticing that English people don't pronounce the r in cancer as we do in America. They say canca. Now I know why and I'm amazed at all the other r's they don't pronounce. Thank you!
i’ve been working with my south yorkshire accent’s colleageus at the moment. The first month, I understand completely nothing! it just gave me insane 😂
As an American born and raised in Boston, who had to deal with rude comments about the Boston accent from other Americans who pronounced the Rs at the ends of words, I have no trouble whatsoever reproducing any of these sounds.
First, excellent video, you really was clear with examples and how explain they. Second, i couldn't understand the difference between Heard and Hear, why the sound of "ear" in both words are different?
Her late Majesty sounded very different in her RP when you compare recordings of her early addresses to say her eulogy for Pincess Diana. RP has morphed over the years it seems.
Hey 👋 Thank you so much ❤ But how about the words like: mercy, prema, glories , spiritual, cross, great, scriptures , grace, perfection, purified, worlds, darkened, ignorance, destroyed, over, friend? 🤔
I am currently studying at an Asian university for women... And it's so necessary for me to learn the British accent. Firstly I thought that it would be hard for me,but honestly now I get it. Thanks for this lovely video... it's really helpful ♥️
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I've spoken English for nearly 30 years and I will say you are amazing. What a beautifully simple and unforgettable lesson. Thank you!
You're the best UK Phonetic English teacher of RUclips I've ever seen.Thanks a lot for your advices .
Wow, thank you!☺️💕
@@smashingenglishit’s true
TOTALLY agree 🤩!!!!!!
Brings back memories of when my family was posted to England from Australia. At Royal Russell School my English teacher singled me out, she was determined to correct my Australian drawl 😂 I was mortified at the time but I left speaking beautifully. It's a valuable tool to have.
Really excellent and clear examples. You’re a very talented teacher. Clarity is everything.
Funny, interesting, engaging, aesthetic - the way you explain things is beyond perfect.
Aesthetic.
You mean 'pe-uhhh-fect'🤭
hahahahaha@@tathagatasinha9552
I'm American with British friends. I was trying out some of these words in my new British accent and was asked if I was trying to sound Australian 😂I need a bit of practice.
😂😂
Brilliant from a 76 year old Englishman. I neve knew abour R's and vowels. Will find out more from you. Thank you! X
It’s always music to my ears when Caitriona Balfe (Irish), playing her British character, Claire in Outlander says, “puhhh-fect!” 🥰
OMG me too!
That's my favorite series eveeeer 💖💖
Amazing tips!! I am bilingual, fluent in English after 20 years in the UK but back to my country, my accent is dissolving fast. thank you !
My mom is Scottish and i love her accent, its just beautiful. The other 2 letters that make a different sound is T & U. Together these 2 letters make the "chu" sound, like Tulips....chulips, and chuna (tuna). I love the British accent, but im kinda partial towards it 😁❤️🇺🇲
"I love the British accent"... which one? 🤔
No. You should never pronounce "Tuna" - "Chuna"
That's incorrect.
Both words like that are incorrect.
Some ppl make these mistakes but it's incorrect & should be avoided 🙏🏻🇬🇧
It's amazing the way you explain all the things that we need to know, it's so easy to learn with you, thank you very much indeed!
So glad you found it useful!
Thank you. One of the best pronunciation coaches ! Maybe the best among these I have watched on RUclips.
My family history is mostly Scotland however, I speak fluent German, American English and, I can speak British. I knew about the R rule and many of these tips from my family. This is an excellent teaching video about different dialects, the UK is very broad and versatile in different accents.
I watched because I help people who are learning English - this gave me helpful tips to pass on to them. Nice and clear and useful 😊
Excellent ! For an American who wants to sound British it's all about the R. It's true !
Thank you. I from Colombia and I don't speak english but your video is very fun and clear, even to me.
Love these words teacher with nice sounds of British accent. I want to learn the pronunciation and your lessons are important to me teacher
I like the way you teach and I finally understand R's sneaky behavior. Thank you.
In swedish we’ve got the letter ö, it’s also pronounced like the thinking sound and å is like that or sound. The sounds are as common as in british, we just have letters for them.
Very clever! I'm a Dutchman trying to learn some Norsk. You just make ne realise English has sounds were Scandinavians use special letters. Thanks!
Glad to help
This video has been so helpful for me. Specially the pronunciation of "we're". For a long time I've been in confusion how to pronounce it properly. Now I get it.
Best regards from Bangladesh🇧🇩🥀🖤
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for your comment! ✨
Great video! So useful !
Thanks for the R advice. With my fake Brit accent had almost been doing this already. I must have had the British accent glossary down in my head for each word.
wow.... speechless I mean you are the best teacher i ever seen my entire life I can't believe it. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!! It truly helpful I wish for you have amazing days!
Although these sounds are quite familiar to me because I'm pretty good at speaking English, I do love your videos and recommend your channel to people who - like myself - are interested in improving their language skills. Thank you for offering such valuable lessons that teach us a whole lot while being entertaining at the same time!
Excellent find with these five words all beginning with an F 👍 I've just had my 11-year-old son practise these 5 sounds after you, I may also have my pupils do it but only the last minutes in class and give them the link to watch the entire video at home. With their parents if they fancy taking 12 minutes of their time for an oral practise of English.
Very clear and well-explained, but bear in mind that she does not speak with an RP accent - close, but it is slightly northern, with the short 'u' sounding more like 'oo' , and a short 'a' in words like 'after'. In R P, it's 'ahfter'.
It's a lovely hybrid.
I fell off my chair at a party when my British friend got a phone call, answered it and after a few sentences said, "Oh, I was at a potty!" TMI
Only small children use a potty here during toilet training.
Potty=party..?
@@katrinestoreboyh it means party 🥳
Thankyou for this amazing and informative video... now I can learn the British accent and I will try my best....
Thankyou love and support from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Hy respected Teacher
I viewed your this video yesterday was so adorable.your vocals, expression, explaining each things was too appreciated .Proud to subscribe your channel .
Thank you so much ❤
You always make my days much better 👍..
Love from INDIA 🇮🇳 ❤❤❤
Спасибо, я старался повторять эти звуки вместе с Вами 🙌
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain, professor Higgins!
So talented teacher!! Thanks for the tips!
Please reply. (Please don't mind
it's too long comment)
Is this information correct? (from Chat GPT)
When you see a present participle (an -ing form) at the beginning of a sentence, ask yourself this simple question:
1. Is there an immediate reaction?
If the second action (main verb) happens because of the first action (participle), it often means "as soon as."
Example: "Hearing a loud noise, she looked outside."
Here, the noise causes her to look outside right away. So, it means "as soon as she heard the noise."
2. Are the actions happening together without one causing the other?
If both actions happen at the same time, but neither one causes the other, it usually means "while."
Example: "Reading a book, he sipped his coffee."
Here, reading doesn’t cause him to drink coffee; he’s just doing both at the same time. So, it means "while."
Quick Check:
Does one action make the other happen?
Yes → It means "as soon as"
No, just happening together → It means "while"
I hope this way makes it even clearer!
Excellent explanation. Thank you very much! ❤
Thanks for sharing the video.
I like the way that you pronounce the soften sounds of “ Ce’s in Se’s.”
Have a good day wherever you are.
I agree with all comments. I'm an interpreter English Arabic and I found it very useful
How good you are, congratulations from Spain!
I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you
Fantastique lesson teacher , gracias from Guatemala .
Fantastic. *.
Creative in explaining
For being a teacher
It's not enough that how well someone can speak in an accent but how to explain in clearly and how to transfer info from her brain to students brain is the key
Thank you. Very clear explanation to differenciate the final vowel and r. Nice strategies to remember them.
Great Great job ❤❤❤...One of the most useful beautifully explained vidéos about those British sounds. Congratulations and big hug from Argentina ❤
I like how Scottish pronunciation is so much more logical than southern English and has a warmer sound too. The vowels in awe and door are completely different.
Warmer sound? Never been to Glasgow?😊
@@moggpiano8043 Scots voices are liked for call centres.
😅
@@moggpiano8043 Glasgow is as typical of Scotland as Liverpool is of England.
Scottish accent is the best .. better than the posh people in London
Explained very well…. Appreciated 🙌🏻
Fantastic explanation. Thank you
great explanation, very interesting to learn how to pronounce the phonetic letters sounds, I love it great video
Brilliant. Thank you!
Love the new hair-style
Thank you! Your explanation is perfect. Very engaging. While we're at that, I'd really like to hear the difference between WHERE and WERE explained exactly the same way. To make it more interesting, you could add FUR and FAIR to it. So, in the end, something like: 'WHERE WERE THOSE FAIR FURRY FAIRIES?'
"Where" is pronouced as itsellf but were is pronounced as woh.
This is very confusing 😂😂 but interesting bro
"Where" is just like "Fair" and "Were" is just like "Fur" - just exchange the consonants and you will have it exactly right.
The funny thing is that Brits commonly add a non-existent (linking) r at the end of words such as saw or draw when they say 'saw it' or 'draw it', for example.
That's called the intrusive R.
I just love the way you teach.🙏
Conclusion: the letter R is never pronounced! It’s like it just doesn’t exist.
In Scotland yes, but then our pronunciation has never been "received" by the British 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Really. Come to Scotland. Oh we’re NOT English. The Home Counties are on a different planet.
Wrong conclusion. Never before consonants, quite often before vowels
Not really
Not always! There are some cases where the R is pronounced
Ur an amazing teacher ! So much clear and teaching with fun ❤
Best teacher ever I could have of English subject....thanks for teaching❤❤❤❤❤i want more videos like it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊
Just what I needed ! Many thanks !
Thank you very much it was very useful to me.
The English language can be very difficult we have been to a motormuseum in Beaulieu , at first I pronounced it as a French word,
but it was wrong. I also like to hear the Small Faces with the song Lazy Sunday than I hear Cockney accent, it's Abracadabra to me as a Dutchman.
We understand "BBC" English and also your language in the South, but in the North it's gonna be difficult.
I'm aware Dutch is also very difficult, sometimes in England people think we are Germans.😀👋
Thank you so much for this lesson. It's clear and useful.
The letter 'R' to the British accent:
"Am I a joke to you!? 😐"
First video for me. Great lesson and you're an amazing teacher! 👌🏻 I have always tried my best to emulate an American accent, but I think I'm also gonna try to learn how to speak with a British accent now - at least you've inspired me! 👍🏻 Cheers from Sweden!
I watched this video, you are brilliant, I very much enjoyed it, almost just confirming to myself that my pronunciation is perfect for all these scenarios.
Brilliant! Now I can begin to relearn my childhood British accent
Whew, this clarifies so many things! But my mouth hurts now. Excellent video.
It huuuuts
As a born Londoner with a residual EastLondon accent, I still spotted your own residual northern England vowel sounds! Not quite the Received English we used to hear from BBC announcers, but more attractive than my own - and possibly your own - origial accent.
I don’t speak with an RP accent, I just teach it.
@@smashingenglishYour voice and accent is very attractive...and clear. I really like it. Just amused to spot those slight regional sounds
Thank you so much! That's the most useful lesson I've ever had)
No, I know how to speak English, but I am from America, so apparently, I need to learn how to speak *British* English... or "RP"... Thank you! PS: And never forget to pronounce the "h" in herbs but not the "h" in horses ;-)
Your way of teaching is superb.....I've got to know more about using the British accent......Ur accent used in explaining the aceents is also...good ...so may I know what accent do u speak.....
its chewsday innit
I watched this because lately I've been noticing that English people don't pronounce the r in cancer as we do in America. They say canca. Now I know why and I'm amazed at all the other r's they don't pronounce. Thank you!
i’ve been working with my south yorkshire accent’s colleageus at the moment. The first month, I understand completely nothing! it just gave me insane 😂
Always clear and helpful
You taught in a very funny and friendly way. Thanks 👍🏻❤
As an American born and raised in Boston, who had to deal with rude comments about the Boston accent from other Americans who pronounced the Rs at the ends of words, I have no trouble whatsoever reproducing any of these sounds.
Your explanation is great. Thanks
Your voice is really soothing !
First, excellent video, you really was clear with examples and how explain they.
Second, i couldn't understand the difference between Heard and Hear, why the sound of "ear" in both words are different?
Her late Majesty sounded very different in her RP when you compare recordings of her early addresses to say her eulogy for Pincess Diana. RP has morphed over the years it seems.
Hey 👋
Thank you so much ❤
But how about the words like: mercy, prema, glories , spiritual, cross, great, scriptures , grace, perfection, purified, worlds, darkened, ignorance, destroyed, over, friend?
🤔
So amazing ! Thank you ! ❤
Best teacher , more like a class 😊
the best lesson ever thank you so much
Very interesting and perfectly explained, thank you
First time on this channel, and I must say it's great! 😊
Exlcellent teaching.
Thanks so much teacher🎉🎉🎉
Love this video. I am working on with British accent.
You're like a princess.
I saw about "british", my thumb automatically pressed subs.😁
You are an excellent teacher 😊Thank You
I am currently studying at an Asian university for women... And it's so necessary for me to learn the British accent. Firstly I thought that it would be hard for me,but honestly now I get it. Thanks for this lovely video... it's really helpful ♥️
Thank you very much, it's really helped!
👍 good explanation easy to understand and practice
In my opinion this is very easy. When you do this just remember to pronounce the R sound as H .
For example: worker=wohkeh
Taker= takeh
Awesome lesson!, will practise it.
Woohoo!! Your pronunciation and mine matched perfectly!! 😆
1. Fur, nurse
2. For, war, before, forward, saw,
3. Far, are, heart, art, father, jar
4. Fair, Air, wear, where
5. Fear, Ear, hear , beer, we're, mere
You’re very good at explaining and quite funny and entertaining !🤗
a very interesting video. You are giving good tips for a good pronunciation in English.
Brilliant! Just discovered your channel. For sure I'll be watching more. Brushing up on my RP at 4 a.m. 😅
Amazing explanation , learning a lot from your kind lesson videos
Just amazing, loved your videos ever since i watched that peaky blinders tutorial of yours, thank you so much 😊
It's very glad 2 see ur vdo... it's much needed to us fr our betterment..
You're an excellent teacher❤ thank you so much
Sounds like Boston (or Bawston)… Pahk tha cah in Hahvad yahd… we all speak English (semi-British)… obviously.. in NEW England..! ❤❤❤