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Brings back memories of when my family was posted to England from Australia. At Royal Russell School my English teacher singled me out, she was determined to correct my Australian drawl 😂 I was mortified at the time but I left speaking beautifully. It's a valuable tool to have.
I'm American with British friends. I was trying out some of these words in my new British accent and was asked if I was trying to sound Australian 😂I need a bit of practice.
My mom is Scottish and i love her accent, its just beautiful. The other 2 letters that make a different sound is T & U. Together these 2 letters make the "chu" sound, like Tulips....chulips, and chuna (tuna). I love the British accent, but im kinda partial towards it 😁❤️🇺🇲
No. You should never pronounce "Tuna" - "Chuna" That's incorrect. Both words like that are incorrect. Some ppl make these mistakes but it's incorrect & should be avoided 🙏🏻🇬🇧
My family history is mostly Scotland however, I speak fluent German, American English and, I can speak British. I knew about the R rule and many of these tips from my family. This is an excellent teaching video about different dialects, the UK is very broad and versatile in different accents.
Thankyou for this amazing and informative video... now I can learn the British accent and I will try my best.... Thankyou love and support from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
wow.... speechless I mean you are the best teacher i ever seen my entire life I can't believe it. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!! It truly helpful I wish for you have amazing days!
Thanks for the R advice. With my fake Brit accent had almost been doing this already. I must have had the British accent glossary down in my head for each word.
Although these sounds are quite familiar to me because I'm pretty good at speaking English, I do love your videos and recommend your channel to people who - like myself - are interested in improving their language skills. Thank you for offering such valuable lessons that teach us a whole lot while being entertaining at the same time!
This video has been so helpful for me. Specially the pronunciation of "we're". For a long time I've been in confusion how to pronounce it properly. Now I get it. Best regards from Bangladesh🇧🇩🥀🖤
In swedish we’ve got the letter ö, it’s also pronounced like the thinking sound and å is like that or sound. The sounds are as common as in british, we just have letters for them.
Excellent find with these five words all beginning with an F 👍 I've just had my 11-year-old son practise these 5 sounds after you, I may also have my pupils do it but only the last minutes in class and give them the link to watch the entire video at home. With their parents if they fancy taking 12 minutes of their time for an oral practise of English.
Hy respected Teacher I viewed your this video yesterday was so adorable.your vocals, expression, explaining each things was too appreciated .Proud to subscribe your channel . Thank you so much ❤
Very clear and well-explained, but bear in mind that she does not speak with an RP accent - close, but it is slightly northern, with the short 'u' sounding more like 'oo' , and a short 'a' in words like 'after'. In R P, it's 'ahfter'.
Creative in explaining For being a teacher It's not enough that how well someone can speak in an accent but how to explain in clearly and how to transfer info from her brain to students brain is the key
I watched this video, you are brilliant, I very much enjoyed it, almost just confirming to myself that my pronunciation is perfect for all these scenarios.
Please reply. (Please don't mind it's too long comment) Is this information correct? (from Chat GPT) When you see a present participle (an -ing form) at the beginning of a sentence, ask yourself this simple question: 1. Is there an immediate reaction? If the second action (main verb) happens because of the first action (participle), it often means "as soon as." Example: "Hearing a loud noise, she looked outside." Here, the noise causes her to look outside right away. So, it means "as soon as she heard the noise." 2. Are the actions happening together without one causing the other? If both actions happen at the same time, but neither one causes the other, it usually means "while." Example: "Reading a book, he sipped his coffee." Here, reading doesn’t cause him to drink coffee; he’s just doing both at the same time. So, it means "while." Quick Check: Does one action make the other happen? Yes → It means "as soon as" No, just happening together → It means "while" I hope this way makes it even clearer!
I like how Scottish pronunciation is so much more logical than southern English and has a warmer sound too. The vowels in awe and door are completely different.
Thank you! Your explanation is perfect. Very engaging. While we're at that, I'd really like to hear the difference between WHERE and WERE explained exactly the same way. To make it more interesting, you could add FUR and FAIR to it. So, in the end, something like: 'WHERE WERE THOSE FAIR FURRY FAIRIES?'
Your way of teaching is superb.....I've got to know more about using the British accent......Ur accent used in explaining the aceents is also...good ...so may I know what accent do u speak.....
Thank you very much it was very useful to me. The English language can be very difficult we have been to a motormuseum in Beaulieu , at first I pronounced it as a French word, but it was wrong. I also like to hear the Small Faces with the song Lazy Sunday than I hear Cockney accent, it's Abracadabra to me as a Dutchman. We understand "BBC" English and also your language in the South, but in the North it's gonna be difficult. I'm aware Dutch is also very difficult, sometimes in England people think we are Germans.😀👋
The letter 'R' to the British accent: "Am I a joke to you!? 😐" First video for me. Great lesson and you're an amazing teacher! 👌🏻 I have always tried my best to emulate an American accent, but I think I'm also gonna try to learn how to speak with a British accent now - at least you've inspired me! 👍🏻 Cheers from Sweden!
The funny thing is that Brits commonly add a non-existent (linking) r at the end of words such as saw or draw when they say 'saw it' or 'draw it', for example.
First, excellent video, you really was clear with examples and how explain they. Second, i couldn't understand the difference between Heard and Hear, why the sound of "ear" in both words are different?
i’ve been working with my south yorkshire accent’s colleageus at the moment. The first month, I understand completely nothing! it just gave me insane 😂
Hey 👋 Thank you so much ❤ But how about the words like: mercy, prema, glories , spiritual, cross, great, scriptures , grace, perfection, purified, worlds, darkened, ignorance, destroyed, over, friend? 🤔
As a born Londoner with a residual EastLondon accent, I still spotted your own residual northern England vowel sounds! Not quite the Received English we used to hear from BBC announcers, but more attractive than my own - and possibly your own - origial accent.
I watched this because lately I've been noticing that English people don't pronounce the r in cancer as we do in America. They say canca. Now I know why and I'm amazed at all the other r's they don't pronounce. Thank you!
😂 lol I have no idea why I'm following your English lesson. I'm native English. Liverpudlians. Your lesson oddly is helping me with my Mandarin language learning. I can't pronounce R sounds. And number 2 in chinese.
Great video. I've always loved a British accent, but....🤔k, I've always wondered about the British pronunciation of lieutenant. How do they get "left tenant" out of lieutenant? My American example would be in lieu of flowers the deceased lieutenant wanted donations given to his favorite charity.
I am currently studying at an Asian university for women... And it's so necessary for me to learn the British accent. Firstly I thought that it would be hard for me,but honestly now I get it. Thanks for this lovely video... it's really helpful ♥️
I watch this because of your white teeth and smiling eyes. It is so optimistic when it comes together. I don't really like British pronunciation because it's not phonetic nature - you don't read what was written, but with you as a conductor I'm able even to sing British English. Cheers!
For me, the 'r' is easy. I had no problems with following your description. But there is one that is, for me, exceedingly more difficult: How about a discussion of the pronunciation of the letter 'o' in the word over? I've never spent any time in GB, but from what I have huuuuhd (heard) it is pronounced like ehoo (a combination of eh like the 'e' in get and 'oo' like the 'oo' in boot. You are the first English teacher I have heard use the word "schwa" which is quite surprising because English is chock full of them. In fact, I think just about all final, unaccented vowels are pronounced as a schwa.
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❤❤❤❤ Nice and detailed Explaination
I've spoken English for nearly 30 years and I will say you are amazing. What a beautifully simple and unforgettable lesson. Thank you!
You're the best UK Phonetic English teacher of UA-cam I've ever seen.Thanks a lot for your advices .
Wow, thank you!☺️💕
@@smashingenglishit’s true
TOTALLY agree 🤩!!!!!!
Brings back memories of when my family was posted to England from Australia. At Royal Russell School my English teacher singled me out, she was determined to correct my Australian drawl 😂 I was mortified at the time but I left speaking beautifully. It's a valuable tool to have.
Really excellent and clear examples. You’re a very talented teacher. Clarity is everything.
Funny, interesting, engaging, aesthetic - the way you explain things is beyond perfect.
Aesthetic.
You mean 'pe-uhhh-fect'🤭
hahahahaha@@tathagatasinha9552
It’s always music to my ears when Caitriona Balfe (Irish), playing her British character, Claire in Outlander says, “puhhh-fect!” 🥰
OMG me too!
That's my favorite series eveeeer 💖💖
Brilliant from a 76 year old Englishman. I neve knew abour R's and vowels. Will find out more from you. Thank you! X
I'm American with British friends. I was trying out some of these words in my new British accent and was asked if I was trying to sound Australian 😂I need a bit of practice.
😂😂
Amazing tips!! I am bilingual, fluent in English after 20 years in the UK but back to my country, my accent is dissolving fast. thank you !
It's amazing the way you explain all the things that we need to know, it's so easy to learn with you, thank you very much indeed!
So glad you found it useful!
Love these words teacher with nice sounds of British accent. I want to learn the pronunciation and your lessons are important to me teacher
Excellent ! For an American who wants to sound British it's all about the R. It's true !
My mom is Scottish and i love her accent, its just beautiful. The other 2 letters that make a different sound is T & U. Together these 2 letters make the "chu" sound, like Tulips....chulips, and chuna (tuna). I love the British accent, but im kinda partial towards it 😁❤️🇺🇲
"I love the British accent"... which one? 🤔
No. You should never pronounce "Tuna" - "Chuna"
That's incorrect.
Both words like that are incorrect.
Some ppl make these mistakes but it's incorrect & should be avoided 🙏🏻🇬🇧
I like the way you teach and I finally understand R's sneaky behavior. Thank you.
Thank you. One of the best pronunciation coaches ! Maybe the best among these I have watched on UA-cam.
I watched because I help people who are learning English - this gave me helpful tips to pass on to them. Nice and clear and useful 😊
Thank you. I from Colombia and I don't speak english but your video is very fun and clear, even to me.
My family history is mostly Scotland however, I speak fluent German, American English and, I can speak British. I knew about the R rule and many of these tips from my family. This is an excellent teaching video about different dialects, the UK is very broad and versatile in different accents.
Thankyou for this amazing and informative video... now I can learn the British accent and I will try my best....
Thankyou love and support from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
wow.... speechless I mean you are the best teacher i ever seen my entire life I can't believe it. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!! It truly helpful I wish for you have amazing days!
Thanks for the R advice. With my fake Brit accent had almost been doing this already. I must have had the British accent glossary down in my head for each word.
Although these sounds are quite familiar to me because I'm pretty good at speaking English, I do love your videos and recommend your channel to people who - like myself - are interested in improving their language skills. Thank you for offering such valuable lessons that teach us a whole lot while being entertaining at the same time!
This video has been so helpful for me. Specially the pronunciation of "we're". For a long time I've been in confusion how to pronounce it properly. Now I get it.
Best regards from Bangladesh🇧🇩🥀🖤
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for your comment! ✨
Great video! So useful !
In swedish we’ve got the letter ö, it’s also pronounced like the thinking sound and å is like that or sound. The sounds are as common as in british, we just have letters for them.
Very clever! I'm a Dutchman trying to learn some Norsk. You just make ne realise English has sounds were Scandinavians use special letters. Thanks!
Glad to help
Excellent find with these five words all beginning with an F 👍 I've just had my 11-year-old son practise these 5 sounds after you, I may also have my pupils do it but only the last minutes in class and give them the link to watch the entire video at home. With their parents if they fancy taking 12 minutes of their time for an oral practise of English.
You always make my days much better 👍..
Love from INDIA 🇮🇳 ❤❤❤
Hy respected Teacher
I viewed your this video yesterday was so adorable.your vocals, expression, explaining each things was too appreciated .Proud to subscribe your channel .
Thank you so much ❤
How good you are, congratulations from Spain!
So talented teacher!! Thanks for the tips!
Fantastique lesson teacher , gracias from Guatemala .
Fantastic. *.
Fantastic explanation. Thank you
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain, professor Higgins!
Very clear and well-explained, but bear in mind that she does not speak with an RP accent - close, but it is slightly northern, with the short 'u' sounding more like 'oo' , and a short 'a' in words like 'after'. In R P, it's 'ahfter'.
It's a lovely hybrid.
I agree with all comments. I'm an interpreter English Arabic and I found it very useful
Excellent explanation. Thank you very much! ❤
I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you
Thank you. Very clear explanation to differenciate the final vowel and r. Nice strategies to remember them.
Great Great job ❤❤❤...One of the most useful beautifully explained vidéos about those British sounds. Congratulations and big hug from Argentina ❤
Creative in explaining
For being a teacher
It's not enough that how well someone can speak in an accent but how to explain in clearly and how to transfer info from her brain to students brain is the key
Thanks for sharing the video.
I like the way that you pronounce the soften sounds of “ Ce’s in Se’s.”
Have a good day wherever you are.
I watched this video, you are brilliant, I very much enjoyed it, almost just confirming to myself that my pronunciation is perfect for all these scenarios.
Explained very well…. Appreciated 🙌🏻
Best teacher ever I could have of English subject....thanks for teaching❤❤❤❤❤i want more videos like it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊
great explanation, very interesting to learn how to pronounce the phonetic letters sounds, I love it great video
Спасибо, я старался повторять эти звуки вместе с Вами 🙌
Brilliant. Thank you!
Love the new hair-style
Brilliant! Now I can begin to relearn my childhood British accent
Whew, this clarifies so many things! But my mouth hurts now. Excellent video.
It huuuuts
Please reply. (Please don't mind
it's too long comment)
Is this information correct? (from Chat GPT)
When you see a present participle (an -ing form) at the beginning of a sentence, ask yourself this simple question:
1. Is there an immediate reaction?
If the second action (main verb) happens because of the first action (participle), it often means "as soon as."
Example: "Hearing a loud noise, she looked outside."
Here, the noise causes her to look outside right away. So, it means "as soon as she heard the noise."
2. Are the actions happening together without one causing the other?
If both actions happen at the same time, but neither one causes the other, it usually means "while."
Example: "Reading a book, he sipped his coffee."
Here, reading doesn’t cause him to drink coffee; he’s just doing both at the same time. So, it means "while."
Quick Check:
Does one action make the other happen?
Yes → It means "as soon as"
No, just happening together → It means "while"
I hope this way makes it even clearer!
I like how Scottish pronunciation is so much more logical than southern English and has a warmer sound too. The vowels in awe and door are completely different.
Warmer sound? Never been to Glasgow?😊
@@moggpiano8043 Scots voices are liked for call centres.
😅
@@moggpiano8043 Glasgow is as typical of Scotland as Liverpool is of England.
Scottish accent is the best .. better than the posh people in London
Thank you! Your explanation is perfect. Very engaging. While we're at that, I'd really like to hear the difference between WHERE and WERE explained exactly the same way. To make it more interesting, you could add FUR and FAIR to it. So, in the end, something like: 'WHERE WERE THOSE FAIR FURRY FAIRIES?'
"Where" is pronouced as itsellf but were is pronounced as woh.
This is very confusing 😂😂 but interesting bro
"Where" is just like "Fair" and "Were" is just like "Fur" - just exchange the consonants and you will have it exactly right.
Love this video. I am working on with British accent.
Your way of teaching is superb.....I've got to know more about using the British accent......Ur accent used in explaining the aceents is also...good ...so may I know what accent do u speak.....
Thank you very much it was very useful to me.
The English language can be very difficult we have been to a motormuseum in Beaulieu , at first I pronounced it as a French word,
but it was wrong. I also like to hear the Small Faces with the song Lazy Sunday than I hear Cockney accent, it's Abracadabra to me as a Dutchman.
We understand "BBC" English and also your language in the South, but in the North it's gonna be difficult.
I'm aware Dutch is also very difficult, sometimes in England people think we are Germans.😀👋
The letter 'R' to the British accent:
"Am I a joke to you!? 😐"
First video for me. Great lesson and you're an amazing teacher! 👌🏻 I have always tried my best to emulate an American accent, but I think I'm also gonna try to learn how to speak with a British accent now - at least you've inspired me! 👍🏻 Cheers from Sweden!
The funny thing is that Brits commonly add a non-existent (linking) r at the end of words such as saw or draw when they say 'saw it' or 'draw it', for example.
That's called the intrusive R.
Just what I needed ! Many thanks !
I just love the way you teach.🙏
First, excellent video, you really was clear with examples and how explain they.
Second, i couldn't understand the difference between Heard and Hear, why the sound of "ear" in both words are different?
👍 good explanation easy to understand and practice
Your explanation is great. Thanks
I fell off my chair at a party when my British friend got a phone call, answered it and after a few sentences said, "Oh, I was at a potty!" TMI
Only small children use a potty here during toilet training.
Potty=party..?
@@katrinestoreboyh it means party 🥳
Best teacher , more like a class 😊
Exlcellent teaching.
Thanks so much teacher🎉🎉🎉
i’ve been working with my south yorkshire accent’s colleageus at the moment. The first month, I understand completely nothing! it just gave me insane 😂
Hey 👋
Thank you so much ❤
But how about the words like: mercy, prema, glories , spiritual, cross, great, scriptures , grace, perfection, purified, worlds, darkened, ignorance, destroyed, over, friend?
🤔
Thank you so much! That's the most useful lesson I've ever had)
You taught in a very funny and friendly way. Thanks 👍🏻❤
As a born Londoner with a residual EastLondon accent, I still spotted your own residual northern England vowel sounds! Not quite the Received English we used to hear from BBC announcers, but more attractive than my own - and possibly your own - origial accent.
I don’t speak with an RP accent, I just teach it.
@@smashingenglishYour voice and accent is very attractive...and clear. I really like it. Just amused to spot those slight regional sounds
Ur an amazing teacher ! So much clear and teaching with fun ❤
Thank you so much for this lesson. It's clear and useful.
You are an excellent teacher 😊Thank You
Loved the example with a fashion model 😁
Oh 😳 you are fantastic Singer 💕💕
I watched this because lately I've been noticing that English people don't pronounce the r in cancer as we do in America. They say canca. Now I know why and I'm amazed at all the other r's they don't pronounce. Thank you!
Awesome lesson!, will practise it.
Always clear and helpful
😂 lol I have no idea why I'm following your English lesson. I'm native English. Liverpudlians.
Your lesson oddly is helping me with my Mandarin language learning.
I can't pronounce R sounds.
And number 2 in chinese.
a very interesting video. You are giving good tips for a good pronunciation in English.
You're like a princess.
Very interesting and perfectly explained, thank you
Woohoo!! Your pronunciation and mine matched perfectly!! 😆
Your voice is really soothing !
It's very glad 2 see ur vdo... it's much needed to us fr our betterment..
Really useful thanks. Make some more video. Relating birtish English learn
So amazing ! Thank you ! ❤
It would be useful to discuss the 'r' sound in different environments like: are there? There are. Is there? There is. There aren't. Etc. Thanks!
Thank you so. Have a good Day
First time on this channel, and I must say it's great! 😊
Great video. I've always loved a British accent, but....🤔k, I've always wondered about the British pronunciation of lieutenant. How do they get "left tenant" out of lieutenant? My American example would be in lieu of flowers the deceased lieutenant wanted donations given to his favorite charity.
I saw about "british", my thumb automatically pressed subs.😁
funny mood minimal aesthetic approach engaging examples, I just to say you bravissimo!
Hello teacher.
My name is Alexandre Araújo de Carvalho.
I am 35 years old.
I am from Brazil.
And?
I am currently studying at an Asian university for women... And it's so necessary for me to learn the British accent. Firstly I thought that it would be hard for me,but honestly now I get it. Thanks for this lovely video... it's really helpful ♥️
Amazing explanation , learning a lot from your kind lesson videos
I watch this because of your white teeth and smiling eyes. It is so optimistic when it comes together. I don't really like British pronunciation because it's not phonetic nature - you don't read what was written, but with you as a conductor I'm able even to sing British English. Cheers!
For me, the 'r' is easy. I had no problems with following your description. But there is one that is, for me, exceedingly more difficult: How about a discussion of the pronunciation of the letter 'o' in the word over? I've never spent any time in GB, but from what I have huuuuhd (heard) it is pronounced like ehoo (a combination of eh like the 'e' in get and 'oo' like the 'oo' in boot. You are the first English teacher I have heard use the word "schwa" which is quite surprising because English is chock full of them. In fact, I think just about all final, unaccented vowels are pronounced as a schwa.
In my opinion this is very easy. When you do this just remember to pronounce the R sound as H .
For example: worker=wohkeh
Taker= takeh
You are an excellent teacher your method is sarvasrestha which means epic
Oh, am I thankful for my englishteatcher in grammer school.