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

i find British English so polite, i love it

@RobBCactive

12 күн бұрын

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

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

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

12 күн бұрын

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

@barrysteven5964

8 күн бұрын

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

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.

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

16 күн бұрын

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

16 күн бұрын

@@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

16 күн бұрын

@@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

16 күн бұрын

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

@RobBCactive

16 күн бұрын

@@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.

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

9 күн бұрын

Agree, mate! 😊

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

15 күн бұрын

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

15 күн бұрын

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

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!

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

15 күн бұрын

Hehehe I hope so too Nancy! Good luck with the trip : )

@JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan

15 күн бұрын

Hello Tom of ​@@EatSleepDreamEnglish, I love your videos!

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

12 күн бұрын

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

12 күн бұрын

@@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.

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

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?

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....

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

13 күн бұрын

Ha, ha!

@Winona493

12 күн бұрын

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

@bobbiscrittercave2348

12 күн бұрын

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

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

16 күн бұрын

Cheers dude! Always happy to hear you enjoyed the video

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

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...

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

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!)

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

Love your videos, greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

16 күн бұрын

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

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

6 күн бұрын

My pleasure! Hope it helped

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

16 күн бұрын

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

@bjednacak

16 күн бұрын

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish thanks for the reply🤗

Heard you say ‘idear’!

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

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?

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

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

10 күн бұрын

Hahaha! I hope this video helps you mate

I understood all of that as is.

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

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

@abdulhameed2968

15 күн бұрын

Can I learn 2 language at same time

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

15 күн бұрын

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 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKJt29mPhda3pco.html

@abdulhameed2968

Күн бұрын

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish thanks

5:37 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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 🙂

@antoinesubitlescoups338

12 күн бұрын

Sure. But you're wrong ofc.

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

9 күн бұрын

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

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

15 күн бұрын

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

14 күн бұрын

@@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!🙏👍

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.

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

15 күн бұрын

Haha!

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

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

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.

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

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

Isn’t this the same for all cultures??

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

15 күн бұрын

Hehe yeah I think you might be right Helen!

@barrysteven5964

13 күн бұрын

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.

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

@bjednacak

16 күн бұрын

Also Only fools and horses😅

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

16 күн бұрын

Great idea! Love Doctor Who. Have you seen the latest series?

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

16 күн бұрын

Hahaha what a show!

@user-fl6wl3xh3p

16 күн бұрын

What about “The Crown»? Can it help?)

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

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

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

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 🤔

Because they still don't use a microphone

"Teacher" Tom, very Chinese/Taiwanese.

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

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

Cockney rhyming slang throws people off.

Lol.

Solution: Standard American English ...

I don't understand Liverpool guys 😂😂😂

The only reason is, if you're American.

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.

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

10 күн бұрын

I think you've got a very fair point

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

@ceejay3054

16 күн бұрын

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

@alistairsimpson9443

16 күн бұрын

Ridiculous? 🤨

@pascale110

15 күн бұрын

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

@claudiacecchinato4586

15 күн бұрын

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

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

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

annoying, we don't want to learn English!

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

10 күн бұрын

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

@ismaelmad1

10 күн бұрын

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

American spoken English is vastly superior.

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

@EatSleepDreamEnglish

15 күн бұрын

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

Because they speak out of their asses

@fionagregory9147

14 күн бұрын

Arses*