Pronunciation: Learn how to say the top 10 British cities correctly
Learn how to pronounce the names of the top 10 biggest cities in Britain. Avoid the embarrassment of saying the name of a famous place incorrectly -- listen and learn how a person from London says the names of these places. I will also teach you and use some IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), so that you can get the exact pronunciation. I’ll teach you how to pronounce London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford, Glasgow, Southampton, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, and Sheffield. No more mistakes!
Test yourself with the quiz: www.engvid.com/pronunciation-...
Next, watch Benjamin's video all about the "RP accent" in English:
• The RP English Accent ...
TRANSCRIPT
Hi, everyone. In this lesson we're going to look at the pronunciation of the ten biggest cities in England. The data comes from the World Urban Areas Report, and this report looks at the size of cities' population according to their urban area, so that's the dense part of the city where most people live. So, if you're looking at this list and you disagree: "Oh, that city is bigger than this city", it's because there's different ways to make the list, depending on the data that you look at. But I thought this way of listing the cities made the most sense so that you don't have a very, very wide city with countryside in it counted as in the top ten.
So, let's begin at number one: "London", which is the capital city of England, and which is where I'm from. We pronounce as: "Lundan". The second syllable has a schwa, so we say: "Lundan", not: "LondOn", as a lot of people say and a lot of tourists say when they come. They say: "I'm going to LOndOn", whereas we say: "Lundan".
Number two: "Manchester". "Manchester", the second syllable is an "i", sometimes people say : "e". "Manchester", "Manchester", but "Manchister" is the most common pronunciation for people who actually live there. And Manchester is most famous, in my mind, for the band Oasis, and they said things, like: "Mad For It", and they had a song which was called: "You got to roll with it, you got to take your time", sorry.
Number three: "Birmingham" is the way I would pronounce it if I imagined I was from there, but how I would say it in my normal accent is: "Birmingum", "Birmingum". The... It's not "HAm". Americans might say: "BirmingHAM", "I'm going to BirmingHAM", whereas locals and other English people are going to say: "Birmingum", "Birmingum".
Number four is: "Leeds". Leeds and Bradford are counted as one city in this list, although if you ask the people of Leeds and the people of Bradford whether they think of it as the same city, they'll say no. So, that's why they're written separately on the list. We have Leeds and we have Bradford. Bradford, Bradford.
Number five is: "Glasgow". Oh, they're not all in England, I've just realized because we've got Glasgow on the list, Scotland is obviously included also. How we pronounce: "Glasgow", we can say: "Glasgow", that's the pronunciation that someone in the southeast of England would use: "Glasgow", because we make the long A sound: "ah", whereas people from the northern areas of England and also the people in Glasgow itself would say: "Glasgo", "Glasgo".
Next one, number six: "Southampton", "Southampton". This one we have the H in the pronunciation, but it's not a very... we... we don't hear it that much. It blends into the A, and sometimes when you hear people say this town, it might sound like there's no H sound there at all, it might be more like: "South... Southampton", "Southampton". Whereas other people you find, they may say it more like two separate words in a way, if they say: "South... South Hampton", "South Hampton". But in my opinion, that's not the most natural pronunciation of that city, and most people would say it like: "Southampton", "Southampton".
Next one is: Portsmouth, "Portsmuth". "Portsmuth". "Portsmuth" is the place where the British Navy is based. It's... obviously it's by the sea, the Navy is based there, and I did some English teaching in an English summer school there in Portsmouth. And what I noticed when I was there was that so many people in that town had tattoos. And if you think about it... Well, now... nowadays, so many people have tattoos, but tattoos used to be associated with the people who had been in the Navy and who'd gone to sea and done all that kind of thing, so that's... When I think of Portsmouth, I always think of tattoo shops and seeing loads of people with tattoos.
Next we have: "Liverpool", "Liverpool". If you meet someone from Liverpool, the "pool" can have quite a high pitch and can sound quite long. When I say that town, the "pool" part doesn't sound as long. "Liverpool", "Liverpool", "Liverpool". […]
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Like your British accent. Very beautiful.
Welcome back Jade, great to see you again. Thank you for share your knowledge with us
Thanks Jade, it’s great to learn how to pronounce city names and also the difference by North American and British English. Thanks!
Good lesson Jade!
🤣🤣 I love your sense of humour. Thank you as always.
Where I live ,in the US ,we have a city called Portsmouth and we pronounce it the same way.
A most interesting lesson ... it shows that usually there is not such a thing as a "correct" pronunciation, it depends on who speaks, where people are from ... thanks!
I knew these cities names from FOOTBALL TEAM 😁🤣. Who with me
@sara_polverini
4 жыл бұрын
Me!
You're straight up awesome! Thank you so much for this! I've been trying to pick up a British accent.. You know, one of my targets for the summer vacations, and your videos have helped me a lot! Cheers from India!
@channelmoussaofficial6734
6 жыл бұрын
Aryaman Sharma Hello
@aryamansharma1108
6 жыл бұрын
Hi.
@channelmoussaofficial6734
6 жыл бұрын
Aryaman Sharma Where are you from
@aryamansharma1108
6 жыл бұрын
Desert of Algeria I said cheers from India. What do you think?
@channelmoussaofficial6734
6 жыл бұрын
Aryaman Sharma Nice
Thanks for the lesson!!
You are head and shoulders above the rest! Thank you 4 sharing!
Miss your vlog channel. Great video by the way, cheers! :)
thank you good lesson from tunisia
Please!! More examples with songs- Hilarious
Good to see you again online, Jade!
I love your presentation. I stumbled upon this video via algorithm... Very pleasant and straight forward.
01:52 never lose your confidence. keep singing.
You are great person, thank you for your videos. I admire you and you give me a such inspiration.
Thanks for the sharing this informative lesson. Could you please recommend for me web sites to practice speaking ? free and non-free websites.
Hi Jade I love your videos thanks for this effort You are a great teacher Have a nice weekend,😘😉
Many thanks :D Please keep making videos.
thank you for this video .. we need also to learn about places which have "shire"part please
@gboldero1
5 жыл бұрын
ayham ali /ʃə/
thank you teacher !
Thank you for teaching us
Hi dear Jade! 😃England 🇬🇧 is my 2nd favourite country in Europe (especially London!!! 😍👍) after Portugal ❤️🇵🇹. I'm French but from Portuguese parents and I live in Vietnam for 10 years. 😊🇻🇳 Thanks for making me remember nice moments I had in London in 1989 and every 2 years until 2001. 🤗 Well, Everytime I watch your videos, I remember and I'm happy. 😻 Have a nice day/evening...😁(PS: when you said "Robin Hood", I heard "Robin Head"!😂)
Thanks a lot. I'm mahmoud i'm egyptian i like english so i want to improve my english skills can you help me please? Can i ask you a question i want to speak to english native speakers . What programmes do you advise to me to use ? Thanks.. . .
great lesson
Nice to see you again
Thanks for this great video! However in #8 you've underlined the ka:sl but stressed the first part; I thought the underlined parts were the stressed syllables for a "speaker from London"?
Thank you Jade, you‘re such a treasure
From zero to hero Good work
awesome
Thanks a lot + take care
Thanks Jade!!! You´re great!
You're a talented rapper jady 😂😂
good to see you again ;)
You sing very well
Thanks Jade
You nailed the local pronunciation of Birmingham (Alabama, USA)! I've lived in B'ham all my life.
your are awesome teaching
Many thanks from Egypt
I enjoyed this video way more than I should have
Love the way you got loud for the American accent.
Thanks for sharing You look great today as sky star ✋👊
Worth watching video thank u
Thanks
as someone that comes from Portsmouth, it's an Island city (connected by road) and is only 4.5 miles long yet is the most densely populated city in the UK outside of London so I'm surprised it's not number 2 actually !
Very helpful. But how to correctly pronounce mayor London areas like Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Ruislip, Neasden and a favourite of mine, Southwark. Oh I miss London :)
Thank you for this! Can you make a lesson about "celebrities" or popular names that people like French don't pronounce properly please? Thanks!
Woah! I live in Southampton. My birthplace.
Awesome!
Good information . You might like my short videos too. A note of observance.. You should be teaching and writing standard figures like 7. (We tend to make allowances for all Europeans we may meet in England, but like them we can show usual ways here like your pronunciation)
you are amazing :)
Oasis
This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
I learnt most of the places from watching English premier league for a long time . Lovely places .
I thought you’d mention Ant and Dec while explaining how to pronounce Newscastle😂 Gr8 video btw! xxx
@gavinreid8351
6 жыл бұрын
Aleena Fatima never.!!
When I was in the UK, at first people always corrected me as I said 'Leicester'. I was pronunciating it as it's written, but it is more like 'Lester'...
@missharry5727
8 ай бұрын
Not "more like", it IS Lester, accent on first syllable, R silent.
The usual rule seems to be "accent on first syllable," and of this batch only Southampton bucks the trend. As a Northener I would stress the first syllable in Newcastle.
There is a town in New York called Southampton next to Westhampton Beach
How do you say Southwark and Chiswick?
Nice
Merci. like
I would Like to know how to pronunciate "Shrewsbury"... I'm going to spend some time there, so it would be great if I knew how to say it
my hometown Huddersfield which is hard to pronounce I pronounce Uddesfild
I used to live in Sunderland.. Sometimes mackams say 'Soonderland'!
Brought up with Hyacinth Bucket demanding covering over the Tattoo's! I notice loads of girls now have them! [Newcastle Under Lyme too]
nice video
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My name is brahim i from Morocco and thanks for that video
Liked it love from India
Have been to 8 cities out of 10, YAS！
How about edinburgh
you missed Edinburgh - Americans pronounce it "edin-berg" or "eedin-burg" - but how do you pronounce it really - "edin-BRAH" or "edin-BROH" or "edin-BUR"
@RandomGuyyy
6 жыл бұрын
People in the UK pronounce it like "ED-in-BUR-uh".
@Alexdylan505
6 жыл бұрын
It feels like she meant to name the cities only in England but as she realised Glasgow was in the list, it became...British cities...
@alicemilne1444
6 жыл бұрын
Redchant has given a more or less correct pronunciation and stress that will be understood throughout the UK. Speaking as a Scot who also studied in that city for a while, I can say that we Scots generally say "ED-in BUH-ruh". The local dialectal pronunciation of Edinburgh is, however, Embra (where the "bra" is closer to a "bruh" - though not quite - and is very short). I think the author of the video was going strictly by population size. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and has a cultural and political importance that is far greater than its size. It often overshadows Glasgow that way - especially because of the Edinburgh Festival (the biggest cultural festival in the world), which is a pity because Glasgow has a fantastic historical and cultural standing of its own.
@estout324
5 жыл бұрын
I'm from the US and everyone I know says Edin-Bruh, and some say Edin-borough.
@andreagiraldomdphd.8376
5 жыл бұрын
Edinburgh = Burgh = BRA
"H" in english is so beautiful ❤
2:15 Yes. American do say Birming-HAM. They just love to eat so much.
What about Edgbaston? It's spelled as Ejbaston..
What about Salisbury? Pronounced 'Sold-bury' (correct me if i'm wrong) Thx!
@tangytoms9885
5 жыл бұрын
medstudz ur wrong it’s said sals-berry
You cracked me up when you said, Americans say; Birminghaaaam, Birminghaaam. I'm immigrant lives in the USA, and they sometimes make fun of my accent, other people can make fun of their accent too😋😋🤣🤣
Interesting and good. I’m not sure about teaching people to drop the h in Southampton. I lived in the area and most educated people don’t do that. Regarding Newcastle, I’ve noticed some southerners on TV sports reports pronouncing it like a northerner.
Thanks to football, i already knew most of it. and many also not on this list. hahaha
Manchester is Joy Division 😉
Jade your lessons are so useful for British Accent learners , but i can't imitate you properly.
Birmingham (bear ming um)
Best 🤚🏻
Hi! Can I ask you a questions about the name "ABBY", which is my niece's name. In the US, we call her "ae-bi". I have a friend studied in the UK, calls her "ar-bi", sounds so weird to me. How do you say the name "Abby" in British English? Thank you so much for your help!
@gavinreid8351
6 жыл бұрын
Anya Liu English A bee.
@gboldero1
5 жыл бұрын
Anya Liu /ˈabi/ sounds weird even in British English so /ˈæbi/
Texan: "I'm going to Bir-ming-ham! Woo-hoo!" And: "coffee of the week, woop woop! Last I checked was Sumatra," wrote Sarah Cullins in Cambridge, England. "I apologise for being British,” she wrote. “I tend to go a bit Essex sometimes, which is just awful but can't help it. The way I talk is just stereotypically British, I think, bit posh. In other words, I enunciate and talk properly. It's not really inside information. The COW should be advertised really. We also serve Estima as that's a favourite and it is Fairtrade. No, you are not the only one. My mum's a coffee fanatic. I drink a lot of coffee. All my Starbucks drinks are free at work, so I make the most of that. There are about six Starbucks' in Cambridge, including inside the Borders Bookshop on Market Street. And I will definitely try some eggnog when it goes on sale and will let you know my opinion of it! And why would you think I would be interested in an Oasis blog? You really are intent on educating me though, aren't you? Who hasn't heard of California? Oh yeah. I don't want to live in California. I like England. Yes, Scouse would be fun. Everything sounds great in Scouse!?"
3:58 😂😂
Hello Jade ! Please make a video about "TR and DR" sound. I think lots of people have the same problem and i think they don't even notice that they have the problem with these two sounds .
One Question: Why do you omitt the letter "r" when you pronunce Manchester... why not . Is this a British rule??
@gavinreid8351
6 жыл бұрын
James Tomazzto the reason is probably just lazy. NO rule.
@ballsxan
5 жыл бұрын
Rs whenever a vowel isn't next.
@gboldero1
5 жыл бұрын
James Tomazzto Yes,it also applies in an Australian accent
@olegslapins8156
5 жыл бұрын
In England, most "er" endings are pronounced with shwa sound, for example professions like writer, builder, teacher etc.
@frostbite6911
5 жыл бұрын
They don't usually roll the Rs. Its pronounced weakly
Why have you written the r sound in Birmingham?
@gboldero1
5 жыл бұрын
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you said Liverpool and I think you must sing Yesterday
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