I’ve just realized that my English is much more posh than basic, probably not because of my choice, rather because (maybe) I started to study this wonderful language so many years ago… in ancient times 😄😄😄

Being stylish is not just a matter of language, it is also a mix of different life skills such as dressing, eating modes, and even walking style and so on, it wouldn't be an obsession but each one is free of living as he wants. The best is to be yourself

@vamo7846

2 жыл бұрын

right, until some Wo...eeerrrm begin to criticize you precisely for this :))

@ezzovonachalm7534

2 жыл бұрын

...the best is to be yourself, admitted that yourself is not a beast !

Coffee and latte are something very different. Coffee is a brew made from ground roasted coffee beans. Latte is hot milk with a little drop of that brew.

@mariacristinaverza9621

2 жыл бұрын

In Italian “milk” just means “Milk”. In Italy You can have a drop of “latte freddo” (cold milk) or “ latte caldo” (hot milk) in your espresso, in this case you have a “caffè macchiato” 😊

@kataleenablack6772

2 жыл бұрын

True, my Italian fiancee would be boiling over that particular guff!

@kataleenablack6772

2 жыл бұрын

Pudding

@kataleenablack6772

2 жыл бұрын

Sofa

@kataleenablack6772

2 жыл бұрын

Take away

Hi Laila, An interesting and informative lesson about Posh English words vs. Basic English. I sincerely appreciate your efforts and know about more Posh words used in English language. Thanks and regards,

I am surprised "What?" is posh instead of "Pardon?"

It's amazing how many of the posh words we commonly use instead of the basic ones without knowing that they are posh!!

Coffee, Latte and Cappuccino, mac, etc are very different things. 1. Cappuccino is coffee, hot milk and then some kind and then finished with fluffy milk inside a cup 2. Latte is hot milk in a cylinder glass poured 3/4 of the glass and then a shot off coffee is then added to the drink 3. Coffee is hot water and then a shot of coffee added in to a cup with or without milk 4. Macchiato is just a shot off coffee inside a tiny cup So if the upper class wanted a Latte, Cappuccino, etc but said Coffee they would get number 3 which is completely different. Hope they do not complain to Barista from bringing them the wrong order lol. It is like going to a pub and asking just for a pint and as we know they are different type of pint e.g Foster, Carlsberg, etc

Thank you Leila, you are gorgeous to hear and to learn from. This really stimulates that one doesn't get tired of even listening one after another. Hats down🌹

Many thanks for such a wonderful lesson, please keep uploading like this.

I´m really grateful to this channel with these couple of amazing teachers so hard workers and indeed so posh 👸best of life for both of you👋

Hi my lovely! Thanks so much for the amazing lesson which was both interesting and quite fun and entertaining. You're definitely a great teacher with an amazing sense of humour. Not to mention your facial expressions never failing to crack me up! I haven't kept an accurate account of each category but it clearly seemed to me that the balance came down rather more in favour of 'posh' which quite surprised me as coming from a rather simple and humble background. However it's hard to assess because I'm not a native and I made quite a few studies so I was basically taught an academic British English and therefore fundamentally quite formal. However, I am working to deconstruct this relative academicism (although useful especially in writing) to go towards the more direct, spontaneous and authentic speaking of the common people. As many, I was surprised by the "what?" judged more posh than 'pardon?' I could have sworn just the opposite! ... But I was probably misled by the French 'pardon?!' or 'pardonnez-moi?! that you absolutely have to use in a formal context with people you're not familiar with instead of the more informal and colloquial 'quoi?!" or "Hein?!" (with friends or family). Congrats Leila and thanks Sweetie! I hug you and also et surtout: Fais un gros Bisou à Sabrah pour moi! 👄💋 if you happen to bump into her! 🥰🌹💗

Very posh presentation. I love it. Not to mention the lovely presenter!

Interesting lesson Thank you very much ❤️

Great Job Thank you 👌

Hello Leila, I am from Chile, and I use only 3 basic words (serviette, living room and semester) because all of the rest of the basic words I even didn' t know them. I'm afraid I was taught English with the "posh" words.

You are radiant ... May God bless you ...

HelloDear Leila. I said before, you are one of the best in teaching English. If you have an educational package on KZread, please introduce it.

I really love the way u speak

thanks dear

I love your channel😊 could you please make a video on vocabulary related to using internet and social media?

Thanking to you no see nearly a month actually your english teaching also more powerful we can learn every things from you you have teach as like improve english if any one follow you but l myself so love your teaching l have never bore it like it allway with your idea thank you to you

Hi, I just think about words "pudding" and " desert". You told us that pudding is posh version desert. For me pudding is specific kind of desert. Deser is for me general word for something sweet after diner like piece of cake, ice-cream, cream Brule etc.

@sballantine8127

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same reason Americans never use the word pudding instead of dessert.

OMG!!!! Number 14 one of my English grandmother’s pet peeves. I still use it and constantly correct my kids and grandkids. Can I ………? I don’t know. Can you…. May I !!!! My grandmothers are both long gone but it amazes me watching this podcast how my they influenced me. I don’t even think of it. It just is. Table manners- they were female William Hanson’s. I miss them dearly. OBTW - I am an American - they immigrated in the early 1900s.

I love your channel.could you please make a video on vocabulary that is based on internet and social media

Good!

It made everyone think which word us suited depending on the scenario! Bravo Ĺeila !

@ellenvilla9459

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the right word in accordance with the occasion ir scenario

A correction on point n 7: Italians do love their Cappuccino as much as their espresso, What they do not much order is "frapaccinos (whatever it is)" and MOST OF ALL: a LATTE in Italian means a plain " Milk" . You may ask for a freddo (cold) or caldo (hot). The version of Milk+coffee it is a CAFFELATTE when there is a substantial part of coffee in it, or a LATTE E CAFFE when the coffee it is a minimum part in glass or cup of milk, AND it is not frothy... otherwise it is a Cappuccino...

I use posh, basic & american eng since many of the words can be used differently or more specific, such as: biscuits & cookies (to me they aint same i swearrr); finish & done; coffee or latte/mocha; etc. However, i personally like to use the word "loo" instead of "toilet", "bathroom" if i wanna shower/bath, "may i have" instead of "can i take" because it shows manners i guess, and so on.

Gordon Bennett! I'm a Posh English Learner. Nice

As a not native English speaker I use more posh words, because I learned them at school. Any way "booze" has my like under the video :) Great work!

Great 👍.go ahead we'll support you.ok

I guess I use more of posh words. ❤️

You have a very nice voice

Not posh here but good to know this, thanks 😊

In Australia, there are 4 terms or 2 semesters a year.

I am fairly certain there is a difference between being posh and being a very articulate and educated personage.

DEFINITELY, may I use "the Lav" please.

I was pleased to hear that i am posh. Because posh is loveliest version of English

Weird... for the English upper class, American English is a taboo but they use basement which is common in everyday American. By the way, as an Italian, latte means milk and prosecco (which is Italian) means prosecco (what else should it mean?). We also have something similar in italian for "bubbly" which is "bollicine" and is regarded as somewhat snobbish. However, we also commonly use prosecco no matter if you are a noble or a working class lad.

Well, if you order a "cafe" in italy, you get an espresso. If you order a latte (macchiato) you get milk with a very little shot of coffee. If you order a cappuccino, you get a coffee with milk foam. If you order a cafe in Germany you get kind of an americano. So I guess the posh thing to do is to order the right thing 😎.

First like and first comment from my side really enjoyed ur lesson i hv learnt so many word's in ur video

I use all the posh words from your list ( except What ? ) only because I have been taught this way at the Language College in Russia.

When you use the term pajamas, does this refer only to nightwear with a top and a bottom, or to nightgowns as well? Were you to use the word pajamas in the US, people would think you meant something that has a top and a bottom.

Hi .Can you give me some advice on taking ielts please. I am from Kazakhstan. I really need to.pass ielts in 3,5 months

Believe it or not I use many posh words, I drink champagne 🍾, & I didn’t know what Prosecco was until you explained it but the only thing that confuses me is why I don’t have a Butler/chauffeur 🤔

The word toilet is used in all public places. And regarding bathroom I heard from a British native speaker that if you ask us where the bathroom is in our house, we'd assume that you want to have a shower😁. So confusing!

a re-hash of Nancy Mitford's U and non-U English usage. Class distinctions in language are always changing.

@urbandiscount

2 жыл бұрын

"bubbly" is common, not posh

I'm not posh, but the way you are pronouncing or speaking I love that Hello,I m belongs to India.

Great videos, Lella. However I'd suggest to refrain from long introductions, and long explanations. Thank you, and keep up the good work (is this too basic? 😊).

Being Canadian, I get to use a fun mixture of British and American English. In terms of what to call “the toilet”, I’ve noticed there are real regional preferences. In Canada, bathroom is acceptable. In parts of the US it’s restroom, or washroom. If I ask for a bathroom in parts of the US, they get confused, thinking I’m literally looking to bathe.

Pardon: it's about the french thing again. 'What' is clear and english whilst pardon is suspectingly french and if an english person says pardon, he or she probably is a spy! 😁 Scottish or french. I guess it could be a question of life and death when fighting in France during the 100 year war and in the american Independence war. I bet the english noblesse (ooopsie) was quite careful to use 'what' instead of 'pardon' not to get into trouble and the common soldier already was up to his neck in it anyway and didn't really had the time or inclination to ask again 🤣! Thank you for a lovely channel 🥰!

Awesome video dear u look awesome u don't need all that makeup around ur eyes

maidstone?

very tasty vlog indeed

With films/movies it depends what kind of moving picture you're referring to. Films are generally more artistic, whereas movies tend to be blockbusters. Black Swan: film; The Avengers: movie. Then you have some that are both, like anything by Stanley Kubrick, or The Godfather, etc.

@notme5744

2 жыл бұрын

@@rtbt12 That's fun to think about, but I'm not sure if I buy it. Who knows, though. Maybe

@notme5744

2 жыл бұрын

Is that the documentary about all of the meaning and stuff that he put into his films?

@notme5744

2 жыл бұрын

@UCQ6QDBLp5YknFNoVxs_XhuA I've been meaning to watch it at some point, maybe I'll put it on later. Thanks :)

Hi Leila, Which British words replace "sidewalk" or "cookie" ? Thank you.

@fabrice9252

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Colonel! Sidewalk ------> Pavement (ex: Adele, 'chasing pavements') Cookie ------> Biscuit / cake / twinkie / Cupcake... (ex: Van Halen, 'up for breakfast' >> put that butter on my biscuit ;-) Hope that helps!

@ColHogan-bu2xq

2 жыл бұрын

@@fabrice9252 It does ! Ça c'est de l'explication ! Thanks a lot ! 👍

@fabrice9252

2 жыл бұрын

Je t'en prie cher ami ! Don't mention it, my pleasure! 😊👌👍 Bonne soirée !

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From what I know, the upper class, especially the royalties, they never use the words 'pardon', 'sorry' or 'excuse me'. It's kind of a rule they were taught to, not to apologise, therefore 'what' is the only word they would use in such instances.

I do not consider myself posh, however i learned English in England so my score was 26 posh and 2 "basic" ones

Re another word for bathroom: “powder room,” obviously used only by a woman, is considered a more gracious way to refer to a bathroom, at least here in the US in more refined circles.

Oh dear.. I received your lessons pretty late on my utube and this one too which was out two days ago but I received it today... 😢 I know you like replying to the comments as soon as your lesson is out and hot but I didn't get your sweet comments on last two occasions either because I received them on utube bit late though ... 😢❤️❤️ By the way, take care my dear and hope you you would reply me today... Hugs and kisses to my Leila as always... 🤗🤗❤️ Yours loving.. Gams

'Invite' sets my teeth on edge. Growing up they were always invitations, then suddenly they became invites. NO, NO, NO!

It would be great if it had subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese, I really want to learn about it!

“Cheap or cheaper” most definitely not posh or even several levels below posh. Alternatives: Less expensive or more reasonable are far preferable. Nix more affordable, too, for obvious reasons.

Telephone and Lavatory sound old fashion (1920s era) not a lot of people use them. Most people call them mobile phones instead, I heard Prince Harry say mobile phone on multiple occasions during interviews and he is from the upper class.

"Bathroom" may have fallen out of favor as it is an American-ism. Bathroom is the most popular term I've heard on either coast, can't speak for the Midwest. If we were trying to be delicate we'd probably say "restroom."

As I learnt it, movie (in the cinema) film (when I watch it at home)

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Pardon comes from French. I think that's the explanation.

I"m definitely pohs. I never thouth..

As a Londonfan I like cab instead of taxi

On "pardon" vs "what", I think when Princess Margaret in The Crown said "say 'what' not 'pardon'", she might be making a point of superiority of the speaker. If that is true and if being posh means being superior over the "commoners", which may or may not be true anymore, then "what" being the posher word seems to make sense. 🤔

A ghostly Ballad... It was trembling, it was troubling, It was dressed in an all-white sheet, It presented all the symptoms And all outsides of the vision, The false look of apparitions; In a nutshell,... it was a ghost! To its way of moving forward, In its way to swing and rock And with its hips somewhat convex, I understood I was dealing With the one kind in my liking, With a phantom of the fair sex 'I am a little lost Tom Thumb' She told me in a muffled voice, 'A poor ghost into desarray; No more sign of the wildfires! No more trace of the ossicles! Of which I had marked out my way ... Poets out of inspiration, Will have taken, abberation! My wisps and fairy lights for stars; Some poor dogs of commissioners will have chewed, ô what a sorrow!, My little bones filled with marrow... At the hour when Rooster sings What would it look like with my sheet full of wrinkles and full of seams!... In these secular times in which In us folks hardly still believe, At imposture they'll be yelling!' Me who cries at a missing cat Think of how heavy was my heart Facing the ghost embarrassment! "Come on" I said taking her hand "Fear no more to be lost, alone Let me show you the way back home!" The story might have ended here But the breeze and I thank for it Raised up the drape of my partner Lady!, 'were a few bones missing But all the rest, far from ugly, Was of a quite singular grace! Cupid who was lurking nearby Having easy darts at that time Stroke home; fires at the temples I invited slyly (a bit) Ma belle to come for a moment To see my icons and my prints My dear, she said, you are crazy I'm two Thousand older than thee! - "Of Time, Madam, what do we care?..." Putting the ghost under my arm Well wrapped up inside her white veil I take her towards my penates Well, let it be said, gentlemen, These nice ladies of time bygone are such bloody naughty women, Way more expert in the 'whoopee' Than from today certain ladies And I don't want to name any!... Early morning, 'was awakened Someone was shaking my cushion With a promesses-filled ardour. Fie on delights of Capua! Yelling 'Get-up!', (It was my dad): 'Christsake! You're gonna miss the mass!'... Fab. (+G.B.) 05/10/21 🥰🌹💗 👻 To Leila and Sabrah, for the upcoming Halloween (a bit in advance;-)

In a video beford you´ve said Serviette is Posh , and Napkin a colloquial word...

@LoveEnglishwithLeilaSabrah

2 жыл бұрын

Watch that video again, I promise I said napkin was posh 👍

I didn't think I was that posh but my score was - Posh 20 Basic 8

I think the 'coffee' thing is much like the 'bubbly' thing. If someone visits you, you would not say "would you like a cappuccino", you would say "would you like a coffee" and then get specific when they accept, otherwise you are being a show-off. Same with bubbly. To me, it's always been gauche to actually SAY 'champagne', if you say bubbly then it is presumed to be champagne, but if you say "would you like some bubbly" it's then followed by "it;s just Cava". Complicated, but when you know you know, and I'm sure areas have their own customs :)

Canadian from Quebec. ✋ Literally 100% posh.

How would a posh person say I’ve invited someone to a party , night out etc ?

I'm big fan of U leila. Your face is like indian actress(Katrina kaif)

American usage has much more on the posh side than the UK basic English.

I use WASHROOM, instead of bath, toilet, etc. And certainly "pardon" is more posh than "what". And thanks for another great short "film".

@samiraesmaili7021

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know where the word 'washroom' has come from but I've noticed Indians and Pakistanis use it a lot

@SunriseInParadise

2 жыл бұрын

@@samiraesmaili7021 that might be for a religious purpose, as they wash before they pray in Islam.

I'm happy to hear that "What?"is used instead of "pardon". It seems more natural and authentic. I have always used "pardon". The word "sorry" being used for when you didn't hear someone always greatly irritated me. I remember when it started coming in in the 80s and how annoying I found it.

@dancroitoru364

7 ай бұрын

Pardon ... prosecco ... serviette ... vino ... toilet were used (and still used -)) by vulgar middle class upstarts to show off

It turns out I'm ridiculously posh.

I love sounding RIDICULOUSLY POSH....WHEREAS MY ONLY OBJECTION IS ABOUT THE USE OF "WHAT" AS POSH ALTERNATIVE TO "PARDON"....!!!!!! I USE PARDON AND MANY OTHER WORDS INTERCHANGEABLY!!!!!!!❤❤❤

Drawing room comes from “withdrawing room” where the ladies retired to and left the men to themselves

Number 8 has nothing to do with how posh your are, if your British you simply say film and if you are American you simple say movie. It like when Americans refers to crisp as chips and we call crisp, well crisp nothing posh about that.

Alright Leila! I’m Sam from India. Could you please give me the word for female cat in English? Other than Molly or Queen cat, I want the actual word for it like how it’s bitch for a female dog. I have checked on the internet and in many dictionaries like Oxford, Webster’s etc but still couldn’t find as it’s quite hard to find. It’s really a challenge in India. So I need your help for this! Thank you!

@fabrice9252

2 жыл бұрын

You can say: cat / female cat / Kitty / puss / pussy. Careful with the latter because it also designate the female pudenda or a women considered as a sexual object or even referring to men who show lack of courage or an excessive shyness or sensitivity. Ex: Don't be a pussy!; You're such a pussy! (taboo slang!) In French, we say '(une/la) chatte' for 'female cat' (but here too, in slang, it also means the female genitalia!!)

I guess what you called "basic" is actually slang sometimes. Wine is a generic and neutral word. Vino is not neutral or basic, but rather slang.

Basement/Celllar? Bathroom/Men's/Ladies Room?

@annefarrugia9368

2 жыл бұрын

25posh 10 The same 3 basic

Term and semester are totally different. A semester is a half year and a term is a third of a year.

@dancroitoru364

7 ай бұрын

Most colleges have a two terms system with an optional summer term.

My Pen ... Ô How so glorious is my pen! When it is out in the open Whether erected or at rest, With its pink head and its blue veins When from Spring it gets the caress It swells, wholly filled with drunkness In some chromatic vibrations Outstretched to enigmatic gowns It has its smiling lead begging For a few smooth and greedy lips For some pinkish hazelnuts set In a luscious small apricot Ô How so glorious is my pen! When it is out in the open Like a pink granitic piton Azure-veined and touch of satin Often ladies of heart have claimed That it can get rough on request Its driving force I must concede Did much favour and kindnesses And thanks to this celestial gift It improves and softens the kips Of abbesses of the convent Talking about it quite often Ô How so glorious is my pen! You have to see how it vibrates When an artichoke heart's beating On top of a pair of stockings Its cap off, Proud in gabardine It stretches out the fine canvas Its rather robust alluring Has let dreaming quite a few mums And the stick when comes the winter Even serves them as a heater For it can warm and thaw in turn Either chapped lips or numbed fingers Ô How so glorious is my pen! With its seductive caliber Its vigor makes the ladies scream And moan the unfaithful women When a husband gets over here, Stoic, it beats a quick retreat Under the conjugal box spring But ô my god, how it's hurting! Ô How so glorious is my pen! When it is out in the open It's like a fabulous dungeon Nicely with blue winding paths strewn... Fabrice. October12. 2021. To my beloved teachers, Leila and Sabrah. Hope you'll enjoy my 'pen' if I may and dare say 😂 😂 🥰🌹🧡

For bathroom I use “lady’s” (though I might have a problem in the near future with genderless )

We English speaking population in India feel sometimes more British than the British themselves😊

Watch bridget jones, it is filled with these examples, loo toilet etc Daniel Cleaver Marc Darcy versus the more ‘common’ bridget and her Mum ‘don’t say what, say pardon’ 😂

Toilettes is where a King goes alone...In French this word is for this place and Salle de Bain is the Bathroom.

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Isn’t bathroom quite American?

Basically, British English is posh, American & Italy & French are basic, Seems all these words were picked up by “British experts”:)

Fun fact that American English sounds like basic 😊

Bubbly is very common name of girls in India.