Can You Understand The Accents of Peaky Blinders? (Test Yourself!)

If you are learning English, you need to know how to understand different accents! Not everybody speaks the same! Learn how to understand a particularly difficult accent from the UK: Birmingham/Black Country.
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  • @aakashbharati502
    @aakashbharati5022 жыл бұрын

    "Even I would watch Peaky Blinders with subtitles on" - Cillian Murphy

  • @eldoc5901

    @eldoc5901

    2 жыл бұрын

    He said that?

  • @aakashbharati502

    @aakashbharati502

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eldoc5901 yeah I guess 😅, I found it through one of his fan accounts.

  • @maxjim1565

    @maxjim1565

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't understand people from Liverpool and Austrália.

  • @nizu4378

    @nizu4378

    Жыл бұрын

    cillian is irish right

  • @aakashbharati502

    @aakashbharati502

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nizu4378 yes

  • @akheel_ahmad
    @akheel_ahmad2 жыл бұрын

    This channel is under new management.. by order of the Peaky Blinders!

  • @sultanmehmetfatih8690

    @sultanmehmetfatih8690

    2 жыл бұрын

    @DARTH VADER nooo By odaa of peki blindeeers!)))) Arthur Shelby

  • @lonewolfff01

    @lonewolfff01

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sultanmehmetfatih8690 nooo By da ourde of da peiki fookin bloinders

  • @akiftanim6983

    @akiftanim6983

    2 жыл бұрын

    i read it with Arthur's voice

  • @abdullahbinmamun3803

    @abdullahbinmamun3803

    2 жыл бұрын

    Peaky fokin Blinders

  • @kubson1953

    @kubson1953

    2 жыл бұрын

    Peaky fookin blooindahs

  • @madieshine9742
    @madieshine97422 жыл бұрын

    If you understand what these men are saying,you can understand anybody😄😅

  • @cboydcoy5242

    @cboydcoy5242

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's easy. Arthur is the worst....

  • @nicolasbuitrago277

    @nicolasbuitrago277

    11 ай бұрын

    @@cboydcoy5242 agreed

  • @tutortle1820

    @tutortle1820

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@cboydcoy5242hell nah, Alfie is the worst

  • @Reaper_Of_Souls_
    @Reaper_Of_Souls_2 жыл бұрын

    Surprisingly, despite being a foreigner, I understood the dialects perfectly, including the ones in this video! You're a very good teacher

  • @dovnotarius2825

    @dovnotarius2825

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually it maybe connected (the fact you are a foreigner and the fact you understood) because native speakers of English usually have a bias towards their accent unknowingly, so when they hear another accent they usually will not understand it. But the foreigner doesn't have this kind of bias. I'm a foreigner too so I learned my English from a lot of sources so I usually will understand most of the accents I hear.

  • @ruunsaid976

    @ruunsaid976

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dovnotarius2825 could you please tell some of your sources ?

  • @trag3die

    @trag3die

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right!! It happened to me too and your explanation makes so much sense :0

  • @dovnotarius2825

    @dovnotarius2825

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tiagozimermann9028 I dont know, maybe its because you only learned American English and only heard murica accent. BTW I love the sideman.

  • @dovnotarius2825

    @dovnotarius2825

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ruunsaid976 Im not a scientist, I speak from personal experience. Its just the thing that makes the most sense to me.

  • @justok4521
    @justok45212 жыл бұрын

    I love your enthusiasm and passion you put in your teaching 👏👏

  • @wurble
    @wurble2 жыл бұрын

    I think Brits generally have a very good ear for deciphering accents because we're used to hearing a variety of them. I didn't realise people as far down as Birmingham used "our" when talking about close family members, eg "our John". I always thought that was a very northern thing.

  • @janolaful

    @janolaful

    2 жыл бұрын

    My dar use to speak doric lol

  • @KingYoshiSurfer

    @KingYoshiSurfer

    2 жыл бұрын

    We usually say "That's our nan" or "our uncle went to the shops" although we never usually say "our *name* went to the shops" or "That's our *name* ", though I don't speak for everyone in Birmingham, this is just in my case.

  • @okcool7044

    @okcool7044

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same as Aussies

  • @__ru_

    @__ru_

    2 ай бұрын

    i completely agree with you, i always find accents easy to decipher tbh the only ones i cant understand are those really thick irish accents

  • @yara22yara
    @yara22yara2 жыл бұрын

    The moment when youve lived in London for most of your life and are completely fluent and understand every accent- yet still watch this because you find it interesting and are amused by the quality of this content. Amazing teacher, very creative as well! Love your dedication in helping others learn English and the importance of varied accents!💜💜💜

  • @arnoldmasnaoschwarzenegger7723
    @arnoldmasnaoschwarzenegger77232 жыл бұрын

    I'm Brazilian, and I've been studying English by myself for the last 10 years and Peaky Blinders is by far the hardest content to understand that I ever seen. To me, the worst to understand is Arthur and Tommy as well some times, he's always whispering

  • @raymo189

    @raymo189

    2 жыл бұрын

    The worst was for me Jons wife Esme. Cant figure the hell out what this woman is saying.

  • @zerefplayz7532

    @zerefplayz7532

    11 ай бұрын

    The worst for me was the female communist

  • @chasfaulkner2548
    @chasfaulkner25482 жыл бұрын

    Born and raised in Small Heath, now 71 and still living half a mile away, love my city, the people and the accent.

  • @amberlouise86

    @amberlouise86

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same! Im 36 now ❤️

  • @tuxninja7
    @tuxninja72 жыл бұрын

    I am entirely fluent English, don’t speak any other language, and understand every single word of this show - and yet this video is still super entertaining

  • @karstenrotermann6718
    @karstenrotermann6718 Жыл бұрын

    Thatˋs really my favorite accent! I worked for years with friends from the west mildlands and Birmingham. 👍

  • @leona5167
    @leona51672 жыл бұрын

    Wow I'm fascinated at how much I love watching your videos on Brummie accents

  • @aditya20111997
    @aditya201119972 жыл бұрын

    I love your teaching so fun and engaging. I'm indian i got about 95% right this feels satisyfying for some reason😂

  • @ionelaandreea2476
    @ionelaandreea24762 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed these videos with Peaky Blinders! It would be nice if you can do other lessons with different movies/ series similar to this one. These lessons are extremely entertaining and I can learn without getting bored. Thank you a lot for all the lessons that you provide for us❤!

  • @MijoWolf
    @MijoWolf2 жыл бұрын

    I'm American and the only one I got less than 90% right was the one with music in the background 😅 I usually am pretty good at understanding English accents because I've watched a lot of shows and celebrities with strong accents, like being an Arctic Monkeys fan definitely prepared me for this video lmao

  • @debjeetdhara8739
    @debjeetdhara87392 жыл бұрын

    I literally love your tommy shelby accent. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @camilaarce6623
    @camilaarce66232 жыл бұрын

    I love this Channel , please don't stop doing this kind of videos ♡♡♡

  • @Kashanti121
    @Kashanti1212 жыл бұрын

    I love this lesson! I am happy that I've found such a treasure on yt :D Cheers!

  • @aminyapussi4740
    @aminyapussi47402 жыл бұрын

    As somebody from south east asia who didn't have english as their first language. I can understand what they were saying perfectly. What's harder is trying to understand the carribean accents that are common in California. I can understand the peaky blinders without subtitles but I stright up go whiplash when I met a jamaican guy on the bus.

  • @Chip_Fuse

    @Chip_Fuse

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm from South Asia, and I know what you're talking about. Had no problem watching this series. I struggled a bit with the Italian accent though. Haven't really faced someone with Carribean accent.

  • @andybriggs6343
    @andybriggs63432 жыл бұрын

    I'm from North West England (South Lancashire) and have no problem understanding the Birmingham accent despite our accents being very different. The two most impenetrable British accents have to be Geordie (Newcastle) and Glaswegian (Glasgow). If you want an example, the British classic sitcom 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' has some strong Geordie accents whilst something like 90's comedy 'Rab C. Nesbitt' showcases a thick Glaswegian accent. Good luck understanding either if you're not used to them.

  • @DJW1981

    @DJW1981

    2 жыл бұрын

    I once met a man from Cumbria and could not understand a word, really weird experience. Glasgow and Geordie were not too bad in comparison 😂

  • @radwanderer6165
    @radwanderer61652 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy your Brummie Lessons! 😀 ❤

  • @Ingwar-ov2it
    @Ingwar-ov2it2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant and pretty topical episode 👍 😃 especially for my family which is stuck on Peaky Blinders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 With love from Polish Black Country - Upper Silesia ⚒️⚙️

  • @mrhax2870
    @mrhax28702 жыл бұрын

    Completed the series, it was very difficult in 1st season but after that i fall in love with the accent,

  • @user-qh7dy6ly9j
    @user-qh7dy6ly9j7 ай бұрын

    I can't believe that i found this Channel i'm from Brazil nd i'm really fond in this channel, it's helping me a Lot to understand the british accent ❤❤❤thank you so much. love u❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤😘😘😘

  • @grandsonandgrandfather7886
    @grandsonandgrandfather788611 ай бұрын

    es excelente este Ingles...muy dificil de entender y hay que seguir aprendiendo...gracias smashing English...

  • @rajnishkushx
    @rajnishkushx2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a non native English speaker and right through Birmingham Accent...😂 Nice video!

  • @trickycm1040
    @trickycm10402 жыл бұрын

    Good thing about being Northern Irish is that we can perfectly understand Irish, Scottish and all English accents

  • @bozos373

    @bozos373

    2 жыл бұрын

    Notice how you left Welsh out... Because even they don't know what the fuck they're on about

  • @__ru_

    @__ru_

    2 ай бұрын

    @@bozos373 LOL

  • @abderrahimelhilali927
    @abderrahimelhilali9272 жыл бұрын

    I've watched PB many times that I've learned the words by heart :)

  • @corryzonarabia934
    @corryzonarabia934 Жыл бұрын

    Okey I must watch and listen this English learning of yours just to have a knowledge about uk accents...

  • @goswamigeeta
    @goswamigeeta11 ай бұрын

    You are a joy to watch and hear!

  • @djzn
    @djzn Жыл бұрын

    Dude, I really laughed hard with the Alfie Solomons imitation. Just like him. Please do more of these PB videos! So funny!

  • @sireeniddir1972
    @sireeniddir1972 Жыл бұрын

    "Trust me... I've tried." I'm dead🤣

  • @Frango6
    @Frango62 жыл бұрын

    Great job Laura

  • @jorgemariolargoguarin5805
    @jorgemariolargoguarin5805 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, you're good at what you do! Cheers from Colombia!

  • @londoneyerealenglishtv4548
    @londoneyerealenglishtv4548 Жыл бұрын

    I love the different accents of the English language. This one from Birmingham is quite challenging.

  • @User-sz9xq

    @User-sz9xq

    7 ай бұрын

    Also beautiful🎉❤

  • @petelobl
    @petelobl2 жыл бұрын

    As an american, i got about 30-90% per scene depending on who was sayin what.

  • @profundidadsuperficial1338

    @profundidadsuperficial1338

    2 жыл бұрын

    ok

  • @clarestubbs9303
    @clarestubbs93032 жыл бұрын

    I am from Derbyshire and I struggled to understand it! I have friends from the Black Country and they talk so fast!! 😂😂

  • @caioaquino5958
    @caioaquino59582 жыл бұрын

    I Bloody lUv that series gerl, always watchinit great idea and well executed, congrats!!

  • @revdrjon
    @revdrjon2 жыл бұрын

    Love sitting back and just listening. Thanks!

  • @selvashanthi9175
    @selvashanthi91752 жыл бұрын

    The teaching way is amazing ya🤣🤩

  • @lucifermorningstar7335
    @lucifermorningstar73352 жыл бұрын

    Woah that alfie impression is spot on!

  • @keinthenselva321
    @keinthenselva3212 жыл бұрын

    “I’ve learnt a new thing Frances. There is no rest for me in this life. Perhaps the next one. “💯

  • @janetnewcombe9056
    @janetnewcombe90562 жыл бұрын

    Different parts of Birmingham have variations in the accent…more broad near Dudley and Black Country area..milder in SW area.

  • @jhndranola
    @jhndranola2 жыл бұрын

    I've finished this show until the latest season a year ago, and tbh I still understand pretty much of these lines well.

  • @aiyanqamar6581
    @aiyanqamar65812 жыл бұрын

    You made me watch peaky blinders and i love watching Your videos 😄

  • @omhumnabadkar4623
    @omhumnabadkar46232 жыл бұрын

    I can understand everything 😌.....cause I have watched peaky blinders many times🙄😂

  • @lixpumblechook9562
    @lixpumblechook9562 Жыл бұрын

    I'm actually more invested in mr.thomas shelby the person than the plot and drama of the show content

  • @amberlouise86
    @amberlouise862 жыл бұрын

    Im from there so i understand it easy, but find it fascinating learning about it ❤️

  • @loser4111
    @loser41112 жыл бұрын

    I am proud to say, I understand the dialogues in The Peaky Blinders even with the captions turned off.

  • @saxon6197

    @saxon6197

    Жыл бұрын

    So do I and I live at least 20 miles from Birmingham!

  • @Jezusbeznogi
    @Jezusbeznogi2 жыл бұрын

    You were absolutely great in this episode.

  • @MrFurukawa1
    @MrFurukawa1 Жыл бұрын

    Their accent reminds me little bit of Johnny Depp. You should do some breakdown of his accent too it would be intersting. Nice video keep the good work!

  • @aimanla5602
    @aimanla56022 жыл бұрын

    I suddenly fell in love with this accent

  • @vishalkumarjha2156
    @vishalkumarjha2156 Жыл бұрын

    When she does episode relating to Birmingham, she looks extra confident.😁

  • @smashingenglish

    @smashingenglish

    Жыл бұрын

    ☺️🇬🇧

  • @guillermogonzalez1150
    @guillermogonzalez11502 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much very interesting and different way learning brithish English thanks a lot Aberdeen

  • @neilperrygf
    @neilperrygf2 жыл бұрын

    omg i enjoyed this video, thank you, i learned so much😇

  • @Anonymous-Matrix
    @Anonymous-Matrix2 жыл бұрын

    Was waiting to make another vedio on peaky blinders. First one helped me a lot. Thank you sister love from Pakistan

  • @minigrande1939
    @minigrande19392 жыл бұрын

    I'm born and bought up one mile from Small Heath South Birmingham. Lizzie and arthur have the most genuine sounding acsents. But you travel 20 miles north to what's called the Back country. Very difficult to comprehend

  • @petertheferret
    @petertheferret Жыл бұрын

    Bloody great videos! Love them Peaky f#@kin Blinders! ❤️🤓

  • @lennard-9044
    @lennard-90442 жыл бұрын

    Thats a nice way to improve my englisch

  • @silitheansann4293
    @silitheansann42932 жыл бұрын

    Love this so much, could you please do it more

  • @igorlukyan206
    @igorlukyan2062 жыл бұрын

    After many years i rewatched the show with my wife in Russian (we’re bilingual) and my goodness everything made so much more sense 😂

  • @iamfarhan989
    @iamfarhan9892 жыл бұрын

    How can you beat a child with a house? Trust me, I've tried. 😂😂😂

  • @alicec8450
    @alicec84502 жыл бұрын

    I've watched the whole show in english with english subtitles and still didn't manage to understand more than a half of your examples

  • @misshyperalphafemale
    @misshyperalphafemale Жыл бұрын

    But why your English is so clear ❤️

  • @IAS-06oct22
    @IAS-06oct222 жыл бұрын

    The Alfie dubbing was 100 accurate 🤣🤣

  • @carminenovellino5091
    @carminenovellino50912 жыл бұрын

    I love Arthur accent 😆😆😆

  • @charlesdickens5074
    @charlesdickens5074 Жыл бұрын

    Hahaha ...I really enjoy listening to ya 🎩

  • @Leonhart407
    @Leonhart4072 жыл бұрын

    Wow this makes me realize I wouldn't have understood Peaky Blinders without the subtitles!

  • @shinrakusakabe8537
    @shinrakusakabe85372 жыл бұрын

    "It's customary in Russian royal households to check for certain/such tattoos before engaging a man in business". I didn't cheat on it, but ngl I listened at least 5 times haha Thank you for the lesson!

  • @RougeSoul12
    @RougeSoul122 жыл бұрын

    3:09. She smiled. She's nicer than she pretends. :)

  • @bindalamichhane2503
    @bindalamichhane2503 Жыл бұрын

    I thought I’m not that good in listening but surprisingly i understood every thing they said!

  • @user-gu9qj7tw4k
    @user-gu9qj7tw4k2 жыл бұрын

    Really nice video explaining the accent thing. I usually watch peaky blinders without the subtitles so I had no problem getting it

  • @adityaagrawal8201
    @adityaagrawal82012 жыл бұрын

    Very much good explaination

  • @robust5556
    @robust55562 жыл бұрын

    Don't know why, but I love this accent

  • @abeyjosevarghese986
    @abeyjosevarghese9862 жыл бұрын

    I really like it. You're amazing🤩

  • @shodan198
    @shodan1982 жыл бұрын

    I got it all I'm from Birmingham

  • @foruugraphy6453
    @foruugraphy64532 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed the show 😂

  • @O.Shishi
    @O.Shishi2 жыл бұрын

    i loved this video, im learning, im learning english and this was super fun due to my fangirl times with the peaky fockin blinders, new sub

  • @greatsarmatae
    @greatsarmatae2 жыл бұрын

    Highly fascinating channel 👍😁

  • @Igni-bu5mz
    @Igni-bu5mz2 жыл бұрын

    You're a fantastic person!

  • @marcinwojtowicz2417
    @marcinwojtowicz24172 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. Lesson.

  • @flowyourlife6139
    @flowyourlife6139 Жыл бұрын

    It´s not really a challenge to understand all that. Just in very few occasions, when they speak very fast and/or quiet or in local terms I´m unfamiliar with. Watched the whole series in english instead of german, made it so much better :)

  • @dersu_uzala333
    @dersu_uzala3332 жыл бұрын

    I only could hear "it's customary in Russian courtyards ..." . Because I am Russian. And also was able to hear and recognise the English pronunciation of the word "lieutenant"just at once , as my last farther had been a lieutenant of the tank troops of the USSR and I'd crammed this word as long as in the previous century !!!

  • @zboyd_

    @zboyd_

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's customary in russian royal households, to check for such tattoos before engaging a man in buisness.

  • @jayshivray24
    @jayshivray242 жыл бұрын

    I'm taking this lesson after finishing peaky blinders. 😂

  • @thethoroughness4195
    @thethoroughness41952 жыл бұрын

    Something like "Its customary in Royal Russian households to check for such tatoos before engaging a man in business" is what i've concluded.

  • @SagAazkiya
    @SagAazkiya2 жыл бұрын

    Waiting for thissss❤️❤️❤️

  • @mahinprajapati6130
    @mahinprajapati61302 жыл бұрын

    I have watched 3 session of peaky blinder but i can understand some of the things they say without subtitles.....i am imagining that if I haven't watched it with subtitles how it will be....

  • @rishabhyadav8119
    @rishabhyadav81192 жыл бұрын

    oh my gosh you are amazing😂😂😂I foooking love ya

  • @mp0988
    @mp09882 жыл бұрын

    This challenge for me was a 10% more difficult because I'm Hispanic and still learning English LMAO

  • @smashingenglish
    @smashingenglish2 жыл бұрын

    Guys, it’s sarcasm. Obviously Peaky Blinders isn’t a ‘little TV show’… it’s a joke… sarcasm… where you say the opposite of what is true to make a joke…

  • @alekseigoriachev7530

    @alekseigoriachev7530

    2 жыл бұрын

    Roight well dun

  • @minigrande1939

    @minigrande1939

    2 жыл бұрын

    Explaining sarcasm feels like your letting a secret out lol

  • @dirarlekkam7510

    @dirarlekkam7510

    Жыл бұрын

    (It's customary in russian royal house else to check for which statue before engage you .... business ) i think that what he said correct me if i'm wrong

  • @amitbillava291

    @amitbillava291

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks to me I read the comment of urs , I really got shocked when u said little 😐

  • @elainehowell2236

    @elainehowell2236

    Жыл бұрын

    P

  • @sunflowerqueen2180
    @sunflowerqueen21802 жыл бұрын

    I used to love british accent but birmingham has its own charm.

  • @shadow_wolfz2403
    @shadow_wolfz24032 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t even need the video, I understood all this perfectly

  • @moslah4991
    @moslah49912 жыл бұрын

    you are amazing teacher

  • @DJW1981
    @DJW19812 жыл бұрын

    I work in the black country, I hear much thicker accents every day than in the show. I'm from yorkshire originally. The only one I felt was not quite right was Sam Neil's character, but I have a good ear for the Belfast accent as I spent time there years ago.

  • @tomboz777

    @tomboz777

    Жыл бұрын

    I think he did a good job generally, though I could tell it wasn’t natural. I think his dad was from Belfast?

  • @hardyhamilton
    @hardyhamilton8 ай бұрын

    I'm not sure about it. But what I do sure is I Love You teacher.

  • @Mistme03
    @Mistme032 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why I clicked on this but I know why I stayed to watch

  • @WhiteThrash
    @WhiteThrash8 ай бұрын

    Kevin Bridges is great to learn accents too, plenty of videos available here on KZread

  • @janolaful
    @janolaful2 жыл бұрын

    Peaky blinders was filmed everywhere including Liverpool season 6 is in Manchester ..

  • @michelefavaretto627
    @michelefavaretto627 Жыл бұрын

    I've learned to recognise some british accents but, being italian, it is often difficult to do for me. Anyway, i read a lot of people saying that characters from Peaky Blinders are not actually speaking in a Birmingham accent but they sound more like liverpudlians...and this is funny because Steven Knight, the main author of the show, is from Birmingham: it would be so strange if he let his characters speak like they are from Liverpool, don't you agree? I'm not really sure about that but i think Cillian Murphy did a fantastic job with his accent: yes he is an actor, still irish though.

  • @joeyzhang
    @joeyzhang2 жыл бұрын

    hi Laura, am I wrong that the Birmingham accent is kind of the same as Australian accent?