Why YOU Don't Understand British People!

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Комментарии • 132

  • @andydixi
    @andydixi 23 дня назад +20

    While the whole world is trying to learn English, the British are moving to a new unattainable level

  • @jaimeaguirre2706
    @jaimeaguirre2706 20 дней назад +12

    i find British English so polite, i love it

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive 19 дней назад

      Well your mileage may vary, it can be so very impolite too, with complimentary imaginative insults. The best ones are those only understood hours later

  • @barrysteven5964
    @barrysteven5964 20 дней назад +11

    As a Geordie and a linguist I must congratulate you on your Geordie pronunciation of 'economically'. It was spot on.
    For anyone interested, a distinctive aspect of north eastern English (Durham, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland) is that k, p, t sounds between vowels in words like 'lucky/happy/matter' are pronounced with 'glottal reinforcement'. That means they are pronounced simultaneously with a glottal stop. Unlike most glottal stops in British accents it does not replace the consonant. The consonant is still there, it just has a glottal stop within in.

    • @thoughtfortheday7811
      @thoughtfortheday7811 18 дней назад +1

      Thanks, really interesting. Does the same apply to the voiced pair of those consonants?

    • @barrysteven5964
      @barrysteven5964 15 дней назад +2

      @@thoughtfortheday7811 No, oddly enough it doesn't. Just the voiceless ones.

  • @KatiaAudrey
    @KatiaAudrey 23 дня назад +17

    I'm an English teacher and this stressed me out lol!

  • @Joy-lg1kg
    @Joy-lg1kg 19 дней назад +3

    I'm Italian and I must say that in the first sentence the word "food "was the only one that I could understand. The problem was all the rest!😂😂😂

    • @EW-000
      @EW-000 15 дней назад

      Agree, mate! 😊

  • @shelleybergen1232
    @shelleybergen1232 18 дней назад +2

    Love your videos Tom! My husband and I visited London for the first time in 2017. On our first day there we headed to a local pub for a couple of Guinness and fish and chips. There was a table of 3 men sitting right beside us and we couldn't understand a word they were saying! We are from Canada and many of your slangs, ellipsis' and sayings are used all the time in Canada, yet we couldn't understand them. They spoke what seemed like all slang words and they had very heavy accents. All we could do was laugh.

  • @ultraredd
    @ultraredd 23 дня назад +13

    American here. Wardrobe and closet are two different things here. A closet is a room built into a wall with an exterior door for storage. A wardrobe is a piece of furniture placed in a room for storage.

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive 23 дня назад

      I've heard "walk in wardrobe" probably because WC (water closet) has made closet unpopular. Hearing closet sounds archaic to me, something I've read in classic novels.

    • @ultraredd
      @ultraredd 23 дня назад

      @@RobBCactive Are you Canadian per chance? I ask because of your use of the term WC which we don't really use in the US. We do say walk in closet if it's a larger room. It could also be a regional difference. This is the beauty of language. So many ways to describe something.

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive 23 дня назад

      @@ultraredd no , and no in the USA the euphemisms have moved on from original euphemisms, I find restrooms funny. WC is widely used in Europe, not just in English.

    • @ultraredd
      @ultraredd 23 дня назад

      @@RobBCactive Thanks for the info on the use of the term WC. It's always good to learn something new!

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive 23 дня назад

      @@ultraredd well I didn't expect to think about the usage of closet, so thanks too.
      The design of houses changed, what do you call fitted wardrobes that run along a wall of a bedroom? They're not self standing but may use a recessed area created by a corner entrance into another room.

  • @nancyterrywhittemore2015
    @nancyterrywhittemore2015 23 дня назад +6

    Thank you, Teacher Tom, I live in the USA, and I am planning to have friends from London visit me this summer. I sure hope we can understand each other!

  • @Marina-zp2io
    @Marina-zp2io 22 дня назад +5

    I´m from Argentina... Nice to hear you´ve visited my land. Nos vemos!

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  22 дня назад +2

      Ahh yeah! I lived in Buenos Aires for a year and LOVED it! What a special place and such wonderful people. I'd love to return one day. Abrazos de Londres

    • @enjoyenglish528
      @enjoyenglish528 22 дня назад

      ​​@@EatSleepDreamEnglishHere Marina again. gracias X responder. 😊 Hope to see you around then, but in Córdoba next time (the heart of the country).

  • @bobbiscrittercave2348
    @bobbiscrittercave2348 23 дня назад +9

    I spent 2 weeks in Plymouth last year, and I only had one instance of not understanding a person seeking to me. The poor woman spent 20 minutes asking me to bum a smoke, before I understood enough to tell her I don't smoke.

    • @heleneg525
      @heleneg525 20 дней назад

      Ha, ha!

    • @Winona493
      @Winona493 19 дней назад

      "To bum a smoke"? Is this slang or just colloquial? Or even a "regular" term?

    • @bobbiscrittercave2348
      @bobbiscrittercave2348 19 дней назад

      @Winona493 it's American for borrow a cigarette. Sorry, I know better, I just slipped...

  • @FalcomScott312
    @FalcomScott312 23 дня назад +4

    Love watching your videos about the British language mate & keep up the great work! 👍

  • @i.o.3563
    @i.o.3563 21 день назад +5

    The only real solution to this is a proper immersion. We have to listen to the type of English we want to speak and learn on the go.

    • @miketalksenglish
      @miketalksenglish 19 дней назад

      I disagree. A lot of students go to the country and still come back with a strong accent and poor listening skills The important thing is noticing.. you’ve got to consciously realise that certain words sound a certain way, just like he points out in the video. There are plenty of online resources to help you get familiar with specific accents.

    • @i.o.3563
      @i.o.3563 19 дней назад

      @@miketalksenglish that's because they haven't got this specific goal - to acquire the accent. They just go there with some other goals.
      You're right, you can immerse yourself in the type of English you want not being in that particular area. But you have to listen to it with the goal of improving accent.
      And it's not just about accent! Vocabulary may vary too.

  • @enricochestri
    @enricochestri 18 дней назад +3

    I'm bilingual (Italian born and raised in an African English speaking country) but what I struggle most with is slang. I just saw you have a video on that! Especially youngsters' slang on the internet. Full of references to TV shows, abbreviations, acronyms. Or maybe it's better to call that jargon? Might be because I don't follow all those tv shows or stuff like that... Actually I don't even watch TV anymore....

  • @JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan
    @JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan 21 день назад +2

    Hello Tom of Eat Sleep Dream English, I love your videos!

  • @nutapril4560
    @nutapril4560 20 дней назад +2

    Guess the best way to learn diff accents is to listen, speak and interact with ppl. But how do I get the chance to talk to different people but not annoying them?

  • @TLDsProductions
    @TLDsProductions 11 дней назад +2

    I have a very good ear for the various dialects of English (American, British, Canadian, Australian, South African) and non-native speakers with thick accents. However, when I was in the service (American Army) I was working with a British unit, they were from Wales, I could not get a word of what they were saying hahaha...

  • @role70
    @role70 8 дней назад

    It reminds me to my first visit in London many many years ago. Everythings was strange and they spoke a totally different English that I have leant at school. I was very proud when I ordered my first meal in a fast food restaurant and I got what I wanted

  • @peoplecallmedave.
    @peoplecallmedave. 23 дня назад +2

    Love your videos, greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  23 дня назад +2

      Love you right back! Thanks for watching buddy. Abrazos desde Londres

  • @juanap132
    @juanap132 22 дня назад +4

    I'm glad you say "eich" for h. That' s what I've learned. But recently I've heard people pronouncing it "heich"! ( or maybe yo write it aitch vs haitch, what do I know, I'm Scandinavian, lol!)

  • @aylxm
    @aylxm 10 дней назад

    Oh you went to Argentina, love that! hope u come back here one day😁

  • @bjednacak
    @bjednacak 23 дня назад +8

    I use Monty Python reference a lot for something crazy or absurd. "It's just like a Monty Python episode in here"😂 I don't know if you guys are using that one in UK... Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷✌🏻🇬🇧

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  23 дня назад +4

      Ahh yeah that's a good reference. Not sure Gen Z would get it, but I do ; )

    • @bjednacak
      @bjednacak 23 дня назад

      @@EatSleepDreamEnglish thanks for the reply🤗

  • @heidihochrein7912
    @heidihochrein7912 21 день назад +3

    Heard you say ‘idear’!

  • @MrDen-lv5uj
    @MrDen-lv5uj 19 дней назад +2

    Sometimes I think that lots of foreigners speak English better and more correctly than lots of native speakers. Native speakers also make mistakes or sound weird. Being a native speaker doesn't often mean knowing the language well 🙂

  • @casandraweiss3767
    @casandraweiss3767 14 дней назад

    Its no easy understand this pronunciation. Thanks a lot teacher Tom.
    Bless😊

  • @rickie_coll
    @rickie_coll 17 дней назад +1

    I've never imagined "h" could be silent in the word "have." My brain is not prepared to that. 😂😂😂😂

  • @maya.7057
    @maya.7057 22 дня назад +2

    Tom, I hardly started believing I could understand the British accent. I'm down in the dumps again haha!

  • @gigisummer109
    @gigisummer109 21 день назад +4

    Hi I`m British and your video helped me, especially with understanding the Glaswegian accent 😀

  • @mariajosemartinez5135
    @mariajosemartinez5135 16 дней назад

    Interesting video 🙂 Thanks!
    I have a question: in a book I have recently read they used "frock" instead of "dress". Is it a word used in a particular part of England?

  • @ctcladdagh2000
    @ctcladdagh2000 21 день назад +3

    US uses the term "tap" as in drinking "tap water".

  • @Pemma200
    @Pemma200 20 дней назад +2

    I talked to someone from the Expedia customer support, about … near the “ lift lobby..”, he couldn’t understand me, until I said “elevator “.

  • @timmystauffer9094
    @timmystauffer9094 20 дней назад +1

    I understood all of that as is.

  • @raisa_cherry33
    @raisa_cherry33 22 дня назад +3

    5:37 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @abdulhameed2968
    @abdulhameed2968 22 дня назад +3

    Tom, Which British accent should i choose.(i love brummie accent , southern Yorkshire accent , Cockney and R.P accent)

    • @abdulhameed2968
      @abdulhameed2968 22 дня назад

      Can I learn 2 language at same time

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  22 дня назад +1

      Hey Abdul, thanks for the question. I actually did a video all about this topic recently. Give it a watch, I think you'll find it helpful - ruclips.net/video/2n9ywVUsQug/видео.html

    • @abdulhameed2968
      @abdulhameed2968 8 дней назад

      @@EatSleepDreamEnglish thanks

  • @timkramar9729
    @timkramar9729 21 день назад +2

    I'm thinking West End and Fleet Street have a certain definition for Brits.

  • @EW-000
    @EW-000 15 дней назад +1

    On the contrary, russian language is spread on a huge territory from Atlantic to Pacific oceans. And you will never get problems to understand residents from any region of Russia, Belarus, eastern Ukraine. Though they may have slight accents or local words.

  • @thoughtfortheday7811
    @thoughtfortheday7811 18 дней назад

    There's school English then there's English as she is spoke.
    Thanks for such a great video, really important learning points. I'm sharing this.

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  16 дней назад +1

      Glad it was helpful my friend! I appreciate the share too : )

  • @giovannirivetti1451
    @giovannirivetti1451 22 дня назад +2

    Hello Tom nice video indeed, those are all important things which could keep us back from reaching a good level of the language and transform ourselves, well...for those are willing to do it, less like a tourist and more like a local (I do like that phrase!), and I would say more part of that community because when you aim to learn an accent that means you want/need to be part of that people and immerse yourself into the their real life, don't you agree?!😊
    Sometimes I find myself launching phrases like " whatever floats your boat mate/man!" 😂 or...well I can't reveal all the others here!😅🤦‍♂️
    Cheers! 🙏😊

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  22 дня назад +1

      Hey Giovanni thanks for the thoughtful comment. I think immersion is a wonderful way to learn a language and we can do it in so many different ways. Obviously if we are in the country that speaks the language that's a great advantage. If not, we can listen to podcasts, watch TV/films, watch YT in our target language, change our phone settings to that language etc. I tell my students to focus on trying to communicate clearly and confidently rather than focusing on learning one particular accent. Love those phrases that you mention! Keep going my friend : )

    • @giovannirivetti1451
      @giovannirivetti1451 21 день назад

      @@EatSleepDreamEnglish yes it's super important to immerse ourselves in the language daily and not just from time to time, transform our daily life into English not vice versa or our motivation will desappeare! Well yeah, travelling to an English speaking country is an amazing opportunity to have in life for sure but nowadays tech helps us a lot.
      I agree that accent doesn't come first in the process but I believe as well that when someone starts the journey of learning a language, he or she inevitably fall into learning one or it's better to say acquiering one and, stick to it...not mixing them, right?😊
      Thank you very much for answering me and, thanks for you work!🙏👍

  • @user-oe1bu5qw1w
    @user-oe1bu5qw1w 23 дня назад +3

    5:36 Take it easy, pal. Thou almost hit thy plant 🙃

  • @alexeyvarfolomeev7211
    @alexeyvarfolomeev7211 17 дней назад

    There was this great tv show, Broadchurch. I binge-watched it, no subtitles. All was clear. Then, fascinated by British crime stories, I started watching Happy Valley... Couldn't last 10 mins without enabling subs) Regional specifics, accents.

  • @couplebike4579
    @couplebike4579 19 дней назад +1

    Please make video by lura in smashing english chanel about real chat and convetion use native slang and idiom

  • @heleneg525
    @heleneg525 22 дня назад +3

    I'm sure that when Brits visit the USA, they have a difficult time understanding us, too!😅

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  22 дня назад +1

      Hehe yeah I think you might be right Helen!

    • @barrysteven5964
      @barrysteven5964 20 дней назад

      Except because the USA is so big and has such an enormous output of television series and films we do grow up watching these all our lives so are very used to American English from a young age.

  • @israellira3896
    @israellira3896 23 дня назад +5

    watch Doctor Who that's how I understand British accents : )

  • @tarikkindi
    @tarikkindi 20 дней назад +1

    we need another time video about poooch accent, thanks for your efforts

  • @mjames4709
    @mjames4709 17 дней назад

    Isn’t this the same for all cultures??

  • @adscri
    @adscri 10 дней назад

    39 secs ‘Bri - ish’ ! Say no more! A nod’s as good as a wink.

  • @elson.1990
    @elson.1990 19 дней назад

    I do but a few of them don't quite understand me.

  • @user-cc2ux9ew1r
    @user-cc2ux9ew1r 23 дня назад +1

    If you say that something is pants, you mean that it is very poor in quality. [British, informal] The place is pants, yet so popular..
    Love from Casablanca

  • @poliniques
    @poliniques 13 дней назад +1

    I see...only the king speaks english. Everyone else speaks whatever is spoken in the region where they live. Got it.

  • @user-cc2ux9ew1r
    @user-cc2ux9ew1r 23 дня назад +2

    10 downing st shebeen club is what it called now since the lockdown incident.
    Down the hatch BORIS Johnson 🥂🍻🍺
    Don't let the cat out of the bag thou! Mummy's word 🤔

  • @andydixi
    @andydixi 23 дня назад +1

    Because they still don't use a microphone

  • @hichicooooo644
    @hichicooooo644 15 дней назад

    "Teacher" Tom, very Chinese/Taiwanese.

  • @renshiwu305
    @renshiwu305 22 дня назад +1

    British sound editing is terrible. It doesn't help ease of comprehension with television program(me)s and films.

  • @timkramar9729
    @timkramar9729 22 дня назад +1

    Cockney rhyming slang throws people off.

  • @DonnieChoi
    @DonnieChoi 7 дней назад

    I would say it's easier to understand the Brits than New Yorkers.

  • @IsYitzach
    @IsYitzach 23 дня назад +11

    As an American, some of those clips were the most ridiculous. I can usually understand Brits, but that was next level.

    • @ceejay3054
      @ceejay3054 23 дня назад +2

      I used to think that too, until I went to Manchester

    • @alistairsimpson9443
      @alistairsimpson9443 22 дня назад +1

      Ridiculous? 🤨

    • @pascale110
      @pascale110 22 дня назад +3

      The fact you don’t understand some of the accents in the UK doesn’t make any of it ridiculous.

    • @claudiacecchinato4586
      @claudiacecchinato4586 22 дня назад +3

      @@pascale110 I'm afraid that got lost in translation. My husband (American) says "ridiculous" meaning crazy, impossible

  • @ivanbarbosa81
    @ivanbarbosa81 21 день назад +1

    Lol.

  • @ThePolaroid669
    @ThePolaroid669 20 дней назад +1

    The only reason is, if you're American.

  • @budapestkeleti6404
    @budapestkeleti6404 21 день назад

    Easy. Because they say thing and they mean the opposite and you should take the hint

  • @BGTuyau
    @BGTuyau 20 дней назад

    Solution: Standard American English ...

  • @norsk2910
    @norsk2910 18 дней назад +1

    I'm still amazed that this ridiculous language is the World's lingua franca. More standarized and less chaotic languages would be worthier of that title.

  • @alexanderwilde8259
    @alexanderwilde8259 21 день назад

    I don't understand Liverpool guys 😂😂😂

  • @roccosorrentino2776
    @roccosorrentino2776 17 дней назад

    As long as I can understand you, it's fine by me. But cockney is not English !!

  • @tehknologik
    @tehknologik 20 дней назад

    American spoken English is vastly superior.

  • @ismaelmad1
    @ismaelmad1 18 дней назад +1

    annoying, we don't want to learn English!

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  17 дней назад

      Erm...this is literally a RUclips channel for learning English

    • @ismaelmad1
      @ismaelmad1 17 дней назад

      @@EatSleepDreamEnglish the algorithm always shows me videos of this type

  • @peacekeeper3026
    @peacekeeper3026 23 дня назад +6

    You're hard to understand because you don't stick to any rules mate, neither grammatically nor phonetically. Simple as that.

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  22 дня назад +2

      That's actually a fair observation...Brits are rule breakers when it comes to pronunciation.

  • @poohoff
    @poohoff 21 день назад +3

    Because they speak out of their asses