How to Get a British Accent - Lesson Two - "The Schwa"

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2013
  • Welcome to this series of lessons on how to get/improve your British accent.
    Apologies to everyone British who doesn't speak with a London accent. Feel free to vent your anger at us in the comments :)
    Support us on Patreon: / papateachme

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  • @Lucifer-qt8wy
    @Lucifer-qt8wy 8 років тому +173

    I was so proud of myself when I combined the 't' pronunciation from the last video automatically

  • @ramyaranganath4060
    @ramyaranganath4060 9 років тому +100

    i'm here for the teach-aaa

    • @serenyaa9981
      @serenyaa9981 9 років тому +5

      Omg xD

    • @divyeshjoshi7581
      @divyeshjoshi7581 8 років тому

      Ramya Ranganath haha xD i dont have heavy indian accent but still wanna learn british accent so i'm here too for a teach-aa xD

    • @nuria2829
      @nuria2829 6 років тому

      Ramya Ranganath lol

  • @huangtina4883
    @huangtina4883 8 років тому +47

    Best British accent teach video ever

  • @vanilatte421
    @vanilatte421 8 років тому +70

    the way you explained it was so easy. i keep practicing with british accent 😁 thank you for teaching!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  8 років тому +2

      +Tiny Vania you're getting better? 😁👍🏻

    • @vanilatte421
      @vanilatte421 8 років тому +3

      +Learn English with Papa Teach Me i keep practicing bcs i working at hotel and so many foreigners guests, so i tried my best to speak with British accent papa 😂

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  8 років тому

      Tiny Vania You can do it! We believe in you!

    • @vanilatte421
      @vanilatte421 8 років тому +2

      +Learn English with Papa Teach Me thanks for the support! 😊

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  8 років тому +1

      Tiny Vania

  • @MillennialPanic
    @MillennialPanic 8 років тому +1

    You're amazing. So far online I've never found videos that make it easy for me. THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @ellebrown8120
    @ellebrown8120 10 років тому +1

    Your videos about British accent are wonderful and useful! Thank you so much!

  • @JhonRodriguez-gb5vy
    @JhonRodriguez-gb5vy 7 років тому

    I like all your videos Mr. I'm from Medellín Colombia, And I've been striving to get a remarkable british accent. I love that accent I think it's pretty chill. Thanks! Keep on that!

  • @mlola74
    @mlola74 6 років тому +1

    Thank you very much for your splendid lessons, I'm learning a lot of stuff

  • @dr.fatimahuthman4819
    @dr.fatimahuthman4819 8 років тому +3

    I'm from Sudan , I took elementary , middle & high schools in KSA so I didn't usesd to use "schwa" before , it kind of difficult, but I'm ready for the challenge 😊
    Thank you for teaching us ☺

  • @phrancisco2847
    @phrancisco2847 9 років тому

    I'm enjoying your lessons. Great job!

  • @037016
    @037016 8 років тому

    I love your videos, clear explanations, good examples and a bit of fun, as well. :D

  • @Kartendorf
    @Kartendorf 10 років тому +1

    Your Videos really helped me to learn the British Accent. Thank you.

  • @JordanMariev
    @JordanMariev 7 років тому +1

    Awesome! More power to you mate!

  • @MrSuheir
    @MrSuheir 7 років тому +1

    amazing ,easy and very fast lessons thank you very much

  • @angngocho7951
    @angngocho7951 7 років тому

    Thank you very much for this amazing lecture

  • @RandytheCobra8x
    @RandytheCobra8x 9 років тому

    I really like these videos please continue!

  • @shahira4627
    @shahira4627 9 років тому

    This is very helpful. Simple and easy to understand.

  • @nymerianightshadow307
    @nymerianightshadow307 10 років тому

    make more of them! LOVE IT! *.*

  • @zahemi914
    @zahemi914 10 років тому

    Thanks so much... not only for the /schwa/ sound but also for enlightening on the Glottal 'T' and True 'T',

  • @ashliepolanco210
    @ashliepolanco210 8 років тому

    I'm learning a lot here!! My friends will feel envy because of my beautiful british accent!! Thanks!

  • @martiw.6638
    @martiw.6638 7 років тому +1

    Thank you for these videos, I'm trying to get a British accent (I'm still learning, so it's a mix of British and American) and these are helping me so much! Thank you, I found these really interesting.

    • @baharesba2224
      @baharesba2224 7 років тому

      Hey Marti, i am also working hard on my british accent and you'd like we can practice our accents together. I have a lot of materials of real british accent and applying them as well as Papa's videos I have almost achieved my desired brilliant accent. Give me your address Marti we can talk to each other and exchange our ideas and thought on learning accent :) See u )

  • @apollollie
    @apollollie 10 років тому +1

    You're wonderful! Your videos have really helped!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  9 років тому

      YOU'RE wonderful, Kat! Stay wonderful! :)

  • @Brunaldj
    @Brunaldj 9 років тому +7

    I'm thankful for your help! I'm really improving my accent with these lessons
    I'm learning english here in Brazil. I've studied english for 2 years and this is so important for me! I prefer british accent I mean. It is so beautiful!
    Thank you so much "Learn English Papa Teach Me"!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  9 років тому

      Actually I love the Brazilian accent! Especially from Minas! It's adorable! :D

    • @Brunaldj
      @Brunaldj 9 років тому +1

      Sorry, I mean that english brazilian accent is complicated for me hahaha ;) But you're right! Minas it's very adorable. haha

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  9 років тому +1

      By the way you're an amazing singer! :)

    • @Brunaldj
      @Brunaldj 9 років тому

      *-* Thank you very much :3

    • @Brunaldj
      @Brunaldj 9 років тому +1

      I'm improving *-* ;)

  • @Steetotal
    @Steetotal 9 років тому +15

    Excellent lessons for an Italian like me (with a bloody strong Italian accent) who lives in London! Cheers!

    • @serenyaa9981
      @serenyaa9981 9 років тому +2

      Italia per sempre ✌

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  9 років тому +1

      Serena Pandolfo per sempre!

    • @serenyaa9981
      @serenyaa9981 9 років тому +1

      Learn English with Papa Teach Me​ OH YEAH!

  • @goroakechi1068
    @goroakechi1068 8 років тому

    Best English teacher ever! This man is a good mate

  • @groverchiri4031
    @groverchiri4031 5 років тому

    Excellent lesson,thanks a lot.

  • @nikoledelarge3376
    @nikoledelarge3376 10 років тому +1

    I LOVE your video classes!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  10 років тому +1

      You're lovely! :) thanks for the comment!

  • @Karen-fo5vs
    @Karen-fo5vs 8 років тому

    Your videos are very good. Thank you very much!!!!

  • @cheekyfroggy9208
    @cheekyfroggy9208 7 років тому

    Seriously, I've been living in the U.K for 2 years now, and I've always had such a hung-up about my french accent!! Your videos help a lot!! =)

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому

      +Cheeky Froggy bonjouurrrrr! 😁✋🏻

  • @anikazuchifan7872
    @anikazuchifan7872 9 років тому

    Your lessons always make my English improved remarkably! I really want to get used to speak with British accent..

  • @mimewleena9243
    @mimewleena9243 10 років тому

    I learn a lot from this ,so thank you so much XD

  • @TheNerdynigga
    @TheNerdynigga 9 років тому +2

    My dad is from the US and my mother is English.. I've also been going back and forth between the two all my life. So, I sound like a bad actor everywhere I go. So thanks for this! Hopefully I can fix it :)

  • @angelam5329
    @angelam5329 9 років тому +1

    The way you pronounced the words in English was cool XD, I wish I had a better British accent. But your videos really help , thanks!

  • @carlitoz82718
    @carlitoz82718 Рік тому +1

    I freaking love your videos… Totally helps me with my weird mix accent lol

  • @amirmersal
    @amirmersal 9 років тому +1

    U know what I'm so exited cuz i was studding at the B.C Egypt branch long time ago , and this lessons help me to make a flash back , Sooo I'm so thankful :)

  • @baileydawbin2633
    @baileydawbin2633 7 років тому +20

    I'm a New Zealander and so many of these things are similar to our accent 😜

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому +2

      +Bailey Dawbin 🤘hey New Zealand!!

    • @musregda3108
      @musregda3108 7 років тому

      Bailey Dawbin ... yo . kiwi accent is specific though. especially the E . like every it's like eevery😊

    • @MrNotebookguy
      @MrNotebookguy 6 років тому +1

      "Deck" is my favourite word in NZ accent :)

    • @itstuamelie
      @itstuamelie 6 років тому

      So true

  • @SuperQuinny14
    @SuperQuinny14 10 років тому

    I really love this videos,where is the Lesson 3?

  • @ekdrmssama
    @ekdrmssama 8 років тому +1

    I think even in your examples of the Schwa. It could be divided into two vocals. For instance the Schwa in [Ever] or [Police] we pronounce it with "uh". But in [Taken] or [Pencil] we pronounce it like there is an absence of vocal; like Pen-ssl.
    In Korean we use "ㅓ" and "ㅡ" to differentiate these two vocals.

  • @sebastienlopezmassoni8107
    @sebastienlopezmassoni8107 7 років тому

    Thanks for your explainations.

  • @nancyarora7455
    @nancyarora7455 7 років тому +1

    you're so good at it! Thanks!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому

      +Nancy Arora thanks for watching! 🤘🤓

  • @TheCrashdive
    @TheCrashdive 7 років тому

    stumbled over your channel when looking for scottish accent. now I'm learning British. maybe a better Choice

  • @kevin1294
    @kevin1294 7 років тому

    thank for the teaching papa, my english accent was Be'er now (btw, i'm your new subscriber!)
    Cheers Mate!!
    Greetings from Indonesia, wish you come here someday!!

  • @risc7
    @risc7 8 років тому +1

    Excellent, thank you.

  • @cielsbutt5063
    @cielsbutt5063 6 років тому

    Your Videos are so helpful thank you (I'm not from England but I'm fluent in English, but it really sounds better when I use the English accent )

  • @Carlisho93
    @Carlisho93 7 років тому

    I learn a lot with your video lessons 😄

  • @gobelo75
    @gobelo75 7 років тому

    Great lesson!!!!

  • @aliesfahanian2103
    @aliesfahanian2103 8 років тому

    Thank you. Very useful.

  • @sakshamranga
    @sakshamranga 7 років тому +2

    You're a great teacher! I'm already improving!! Thank you so much! I'm studying western classical music, and it's hard without a British accent. I'm so grateful to you! :) :)

  • @josecog5330
    @josecog5330 7 років тому

    Great teacher

  • @jamesdefay9494
    @jamesdefay9494 7 років тому

    your the best ! what u just taught in barely 4 minutes, would take an English class in a foreign country about 6 months of regular classes and lots of tuition fees. Good job keep it up.

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому

      +Jim De Fay glad we can help 😁✋🏻

  • @rewanahmed3919
    @rewanahmed3919 8 років тому

    perfect work , indeed .

  • @robertavaida5824
    @robertavaida5824 8 років тому

    Amazing ! Thank you !!

  • @richardrichard8001
    @richardrichard8001 7 років тому

    Great !!! interesting a lot...You are a genius Papa !!!! thanks !!!!!!!

  • @ananths1122
    @ananths1122 8 років тому +2

    Cool Cooll !!! short and to the point, i learnt an important thing in such small time

  • @blancaromeror.1838
    @blancaromeror.1838 7 років тому

    Excellent That help me a lot . thxs.

  • @carlosalarcon2737
    @carlosalarcon2737 8 років тому +1

    Brilliant!

  • @aarushifab
    @aarushifab 10 років тому

    This is too good ! :) thankyou

  • @PhuongBread
    @PhuongBread 9 років тому

    Thank you so much, your videos are very useful..English is not my first language so I usually have problems with pronunciation..:)

  • @markanthonysaquilayan5208
    @markanthonysaquilayan5208 9 років тому

    It is helpful to me this kind of video who wants to learn British Accent...

  • @sarahpanda3252
    @sarahpanda3252 6 років тому

    Amazing!!

  • @bettyetaylor7351
    @bettyetaylor7351 10 років тому

    Thank you for the video

  • @richardrichard8001
    @richardrichard8001 7 років тому

    Great !!! Very very interesting !! It works !!! Tanks !!!

  • @LKokos
    @LKokos 8 років тому +59

    GET TO THE CHOPA

  • @wonddark6118
    @wonddark6118 8 років тому

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU IMPROVED ME IN MINUTES VERY VERY MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @FitYourWayByMelD
    @FitYourWayByMelD 7 років тому

    Am more than happy that I found this channel

  • @75pietro
    @75pietro 9 років тому

    i have been waiting for those videos for a long time. thanks for making them. it's because no one speaks BBC English in the street . and as I am a foreigner,i d love to pick up a bit of accent :P
    could u please make more video for the fallowing sounds : speakING "ŋ" and find very difficult to pick up cAt "æ" and cUt "a'' , and how do u make the 'R"
    many thanks

  • @karolinaplebanek
    @karolinaplebanek 6 років тому +1

    I've finished to study all your the pronunciation classes and again I will repeat myself that you did a fantaboulous work with all the videos ! I think that I've mastered my pronunciation greatly, however, still I want to tweak it at my corpo-work.Thank you ! :)
    Could you please recommend any interesting British series from which I could catch a nice British accent ?
    I've already finished with outstanding "Penny Dreadful".
    Thank you in advance.

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  6 років тому +1

      +Karolina Plebanek so awesome! 😁🤘😁🤘

    • @karolinaplebanek
      @karolinaplebanek 6 років тому

      Thanks ! Could you please recommend any interesting British series from which I could catch also a nice British accent ?
      I've already finished with outstanding "Penny Dreadful" :))

    • @peshangm3877
      @peshangm3877 6 років тому +1

      You can watch "peaky blinders" its about the peaky blinders gang in birmingham back in 1920.

    • @karolinaplebanek
      @karolinaplebanek 6 років тому

      Thank you Peshang, I am gonna try it out :)

  • @lovehimstill1
    @lovehimstill1 7 років тому

    this is really cool. thank you very much indeed.

  • @davidthomaz9887
    @davidthomaz9887 6 років тому

    i liked the video mate helped very much

  • @Spoonman257
    @Spoonman257 8 років тому

    Hello,I wanted to add that in America, in the Northeast region, New England, You'll hear the schwa sound quite often, actually even as far south as Philadelphia. Proper pronunciation is more Midwestern, they have a much clearer way of speaking.

  • @houssamek6233
    @houssamek6233 5 років тому +1

    2019❤️
    Great teacher❤️

  • @steven5oclock
    @steven5oclock 7 років тому

    How do you say when one person pronounces the word "doctor" or "teacher" with /ə/ sound and other person with /ɑː/ sound? Are both of them using the schwa sound in their pronunciation? Does the/ə/ sound represent the standard way to pronounce the schwa sound and the /ɑː/ sound is it the Cockney one? Hope I expressed myself well.

  • @gootsang
    @gootsang 10 років тому

    need more !!!

  • @nanasebastian3918
    @nanasebastian3918 7 років тому

    thank you for the lesson, the way you explained it was so easy. but i dont understand how we know or decide where to stress the word? like the one you marked it with a black dot

  • @Doglovergirl30
    @Doglovergirl30 10 років тому +3

    Hi guys! I love British accent so thank you for teaching it :)

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  10 років тому

      Thank you for watching! :)

  • @qasquence4817
    @qasquence4817 7 років тому

    Hello!
    I wanted to ask how can I pronounce schwa sound in words like "evermore" which the 'er' is in the middle of the word. Can I pronounce it like "eva'more"? (Sorry for my English)

  • @swiftismymum4544
    @swiftismymum4544 5 років тому

    Thanks for the sample explainning

  • @hajarelsayed20
    @hajarelsayed20 8 років тому

    that was amazing thank you

  • @rocc3947
    @rocc3947 8 років тому

    Happened to see the series of videos, quite interesting. I suppose it's not RP but more regional London accent, not sure if I'm correct.

  • @hyemikim643
    @hyemikim643 10 років тому

    this is so great

  • @Kandyshark
    @Kandyshark 8 років тому +1

    This is awesome! I'm learning a London accent for a musical production I'm in, and this is helping tremendously. Thank you so much!

  • @djdesforti
    @djdesforti 7 років тому

    Wow this really helped 😁thanks

  • @Fatmatube
    @Fatmatube 7 років тому

    thank u so helpful

  • @twinkledgo5796
    @twinkledgo5796 7 років тому

    Excuse me 😊 Do you have any video about how knowing strees syllable in word for non-native speakers in english

  • @adumont
    @adumont 7 років тому

    Hi, great video as always! How would you pronounce "Azure", like in Microsoft Azure. Does it end with a schwa sound?

    • @Batvolle
      @Batvolle 7 років тому +1

      yes, it does :)

  • @Nyancchi_
    @Nyancchi_ 8 років тому +1

    wow this is really helpful, thank you. I am not a native english speaker and this helping me much to fix my weird accent

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  8 років тому

      +Dien Dinasty Maharani I'm sure you have a lovely accent :)

  • @nanchombwa
    @nanchombwa 7 років тому

    I already am half British, and can do the accent, but I wanted to make sure I was doing it right! Turns out I was, but this was a gigantic help!

  • @bntmayed1082
    @bntmayed1082 8 років тому +1

    Love it 💃🏻❤️

  • @ProducerWannabe
    @ProducerWannabe 7 років тому

    Hi Papa, why is the schwa sound different between the words end with 'er' and the words with weak syllable?

  • @abdallahbenhizia5784
    @abdallahbenhizia5784 5 років тому

    you are best teachr

  • @saidfsr91
    @saidfsr91 8 років тому

    VERY USEFUL THANKS :)

  • @lunamiyoung
    @lunamiyoung 9 років тому +1

    thank you a lot' :) i`m peruvian and i want to have the british sound . Its hard but i will see your videos, thanks a lot teacher

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  9 років тому

      Glad you're enjoying them Luna! :)

  • @menacedemort2878
    @menacedemort2878 9 років тому

    I love your lessons, there are very good. I have a question. Should try to get a British accent when I live in the U.S.? I originally speak French so English in not my first language, and I kinda have a French accent.

    • @simoneolivia6464
      @simoneolivia6464 9 років тому +1

      Hey there ! Honestly, keep your accent as it is. I know that having a French accent can be uncomfortable in a way when you live in an english-speaking country but having an english accent in the US is the same. Besides, you'll have people asking you if you're British and all that sort of stuff and it might just get awkward.
      And don't forget that they actually prefer a French accent, they find it sexier. ;)

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  9 років тому

      Simone Olivia I second that :)

  • @shosha8562
    @shosha8562 7 років тому +1

    0:40, i laughed and i said clearly " You're Brilliant " , Good Job buddy!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому +1

      +Mostafa G. Ahmed haha awesome! Thanks for watching! 🤘🤓

  • @therealpewdiepie9927
    @therealpewdiepie9927 7 років тому +11

    I'm Dutch and it's so difficult to learn the English accent, because our teacher, yes our teacher speaks more American than English, which makes it difficult for a twelve years old boy😆
    Ps. If my grammar isn't that good, it's the fact that i'm just twelve years old🤗

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому +11

      +Zieboow Games Dude at 12 I could barely go a day without pissing myself. You're doing well 🤘

    • @therealpewdiepie9927
      @therealpewdiepie9927 7 років тому +1

      Oh really? Thanks a lot man!

    • @arianafan5901
      @arianafan5901 6 років тому

      YT World Hey ik ben ook Nederlands

  • @anitastyles2955
    @anitastyles2955 8 років тому

    I'm from germany and most people here didn't say better or be'er .... they said like bedda .. Think most German people here understand me ... (sorry for my bad english xD) You're a good Teach-a ... hope that i get a british accent very soon ... Thank you

  • @atc200xfanatic3
    @atc200xfanatic3 8 років тому

    I'm not from England (been there though)and I've always used glottal T's ( wa'er) I'm in the states and I'm so sick of hearing the stressed R. American english just doesn't sound, well , propahh! Great stuff Aly as always thank you for the lessons,my friend.

  • @ethantrevortandingan4069
    @ethantrevortandingan4069 6 років тому

    infomative thanks

  • @ashecatleyla
    @ashecatleyla 9 років тому

    I'm Iraqi girl and really like ur lessons , great

  • @duylinh931
    @duylinh931 7 років тому +1

    Could u please show me if you have any video for glottal T (I mean people say bet-er, import-ant,...)? Thanks very much!

    • @papateachme
      @papateachme  7 років тому

      +Bố Già i have two actually! ,🤘🤓