👄 Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: 'was' and 'were'
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Tim's back in his Pronunciation Workshop. This time he's finding out how English speakers sometimes pronounce the words 'was' and 'were' - even though he's a bit tired.
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Transcript:
Tim
Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation Workshop. Here, I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside. Oh dear, excuse me. I’m a bit tired: I was out late last night, with the lads. I know, yeah, we didn't get back until 9.30. In the evening. It was a wild night. I know, I know, I am a party animal. Anyway, while I get myself together a bit, let's ask some other people in London what they got up to last night.
Voxpops
At 9 o'clock last night I was watching a movie.
I was laying in bed.
I was invited to a dinner at my friend's house.
I was playing football
I was out drinking.
Tim
Well well, what interesting lives we all lead. Now they all used the past form of the verb 'to be' - was. Now the word was is made of the sounds /w/, /ɔ:/, / z/, isn’t it? Or is it? Listen again. What sound can you actually hear?
Voxpops
At 9 o'clock last night I was watching a movie.
I was laying in bed.
I was invited to a dinner at my friend's house.
I was playing football
I was out drinking.
Tim
When the word was is unstressed, as in the examples we’ve just heard, then the vowel sound changes to a schwa - /ə/. So was becomes /wəz/, and also were becomes /wə/. These are called weak forms. Here are some more examples.
Examples
I was there when it happened.
We were delighted with the results.
We were having a good time until it rained.
He was feeling much better last night.
Tim
Right, now you've heard the examples, and now it's your turn. Listen and repeat.
Examples
I was there when it happened.
We were delighted with the results.
We were having a good time until it rained.
He was feeling much better last night.
Tim
Great work. Remember, if you want to learn more about pronunciation, then please visit our website, bbclearningenglish dot com. And that is about it from the Pronunciation Workshop for now. I'll see you soon. Bye bye! Now… oh look! Hey, you know what this is? This is WAS backwards. Get it? WAS backwards… it's a SAW. Now, I know what you were thinking. You were thinking that I was going to have some terrible accident. Well don’t worry - it’s not even switched on - look! Wooahhhhh!!!
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Tim is so cute笑
I trully LOVE Him😂😅
I really enjoy listening to Tim's British accent!
me too
Lolaz Which One?, English have a variation different accent, inside UK we have the English accent, England accent, your have been so general, Tim's accent is called RP accent and this is one of many.
Hugo Alvarez me too 😋
I too
I can listen to any British accent
Thanks "party animal" :)
the pronunciation workshop is my favorite video. thanks for bbc ♥
He is really really excellent teacher! Magnificent!
I am now going to stick with British English 'cause they sound awesome.
Thank you for sharing these amazing videos and I follow whichever you share by the way,please keep publish these great pronunciation
Very useful, thanks you for sharing this. :)
You are welcome, Lu Q. Visit our website for more videos, guides and quizzes to help you improve your English: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/
poor Tim, they continue torturing him at the end 😂
i'm korean and my mentality is collapsing😭😭
Hi Tim🙋, thank you very much for your useful videos. You are really an amazing teacher💛✌. Yesterday, I heard an idiom that made me feel confused🙈. It's "media feeding frenzy" . Could you help me by giving me a clear explanation for it? and what is the difference between this idiom and "frenzy feeding"🤔?
I have always pronounced "were" as in "where", till I realized it was wrong. I have tried hard to change it, then I discovered that it was often pronounced as "where" by Scots. So I am back to to my old pronunciation (You "where" my friend), and I don't care if it sounds wrong for some.
Tim please help us to improve aur clarity
Your voice has great clarity.....❤
Could you talk about the pronunciations of "bold", "bald", "bored" and how to tell the difference, and how to pronounce them properly in British English?
Hello Tim,I 'm Zeinab,an M.A.linguistics student, from Syria. Thank you for the important topics that you present to us,you're amazing.❤❤💖💞
Thank you! You cleared my doubts, I'm Italian and I was doing lesson one day when I was called out for pronouncing was incorrectly, so they told me it was "woz~" instead of "waz~". I knew i said it right! after all these years using English as a main language for everything online it's the least I ask for😂👍
Hello, Teacher! May I ask you a question?
How can you identify weak or strong?
Thank you for your great videos - but people are speaking too fast i have to slow down the video to catch the pronancuation
The lesson was very useful thanks a lot. But when can we use the strong form of them?
How we know they aren't unstressed
Tom is awesome man nd way of teaching is damn great.....
I've always watched the BBC learning English when I'm free.
Excellent lesson, Tom. Thank you 👍
Can't take my eyes of your gorgeous eyes...Thank you for ur lesson. Heart from Indonesia....
I feel that British accent is the true accent in which English should be spoken.
2023 ...anyone?
Oh my god, Ha in Japanese has shown to explanation firstly, Was like 'with', it's only my thought.
Tim is so cuuuuuuute~
Your eye brown...
You are looking like griezman the french footballer 🤣
What does he do with his eyebrows? I love it 😍😂
You beauty Tim! Keep giving us as many videos as u can.
why English people speak so fast , that's frustrated to learn the language :(
My favorite series. Thanks BBC
I am thinking 'was and were' slilent.
I don't get understant thise word what they are pronounced
01.00-The man said ''I was laying in bed'' Why not "I was lying in bed''
Hi Nana Khan. The phrase "lying in bed" is more common, but both are correct.
+Nana Khan
The man actually says, "I was lying in bed", not "I was laying in bed". You can listen to it again.(1:01)
Nana Khan because he is a chicken. Ok seriously the way the man said it is ungrammatical, but everyone makes that mistake that doesn't even sound like one anymore.
Oh Tim... If you're back by 9:30, you don't qualify for a party animal designation... Great video though. Keep 'em coming!
It was an obvious joke.
Ummm animal party is that have tiger or lion did they dangourus
England People speak so fast :c
There you have it. Slow down guys. It's a bit of a cliche to repeat English in a louder slower voice, but it probably does help.
I apologise
It's not any faster than here in the US
Why are you so cute 🥺 tim you're literally a distraction mate😅
omg he is the cutest
The British accent is easier to me because they will drop the Rs
Haii..it's really interesting. I have a doubt in mind. Most of the English man's voice same like as you. Can you explain the secret.
You beauty Tim.. .
Actually I was worried if you were going to cut something with that gadget, lol.
1:02 You were invited to 'a' dinner? Really? You were invited to dinner. Weren't you?
I was in my bed and browsing sites of net 😇
This person seems very friendly 🌸👍
Notebook this is for assignment 🙏
⚫︎weak forms : verbs change to schwa when they are unstressed
I still hear "were" as "were" !!
thanks for the efforts
Sorry. What is was backwards?
How to read pronunciation letters?
could you please give me a website or a dictionary where i can find thousand of word search by word last sound & word first sound for practice.
Gosh I love British accent
His voice is so clear and harmonious..
The epithet beautiful is used by surgeons to describe opera-
tions which their patients describe as ghastly, by physicists
to describe methods of measurement which leave sentimental-
> ists cold, by lawyers to describe cases which ruin all the
parties to them, and by lovers to describe the objects of their
infatuation, however unattractive they may appear to the
unaffected spectator.
Tim, would you British?
I wanna marry english accent
Thanks, do you have any lesson on linking V and F ? Like Love forever
Tim makes this so fun!
Jajajaja tim is very funny
Your eye is really green 😁😁😂
this is awesome
Your performance Great
The thing that is annoying about second language books and classes is they don't bother to teach you, or at least point out, what you are going to actually hear.
Can we join sentences with relatives in more than one way e.g my cousin who lives in London works as a an accountant. Or my cousin who works as an accountant lives in London.
How do we know that "was" and " were" are unstressed???
i think there is no rule.....
unstressed in literally every situation except from when you're in an argument, angry or trying to emphasise your presence. Let's say your friend said that you weren't at a party when you actually were at the party. You might reply with "YES I WAS!" in which case you would stress the "was"
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I was cooking all day ...they were drinking till morning.
Hey!
Many thanks, BBC Learning English, and of course, my favorite teacher pronunciation in all the world, yeah that's you, Tim!.
You made me laugh! hahaha
:D
Hehe...
90%
I'm watching this back because Tim's accident in the late video really stuck in my memory
British is unique. ☺
I really enjoy it
Great English from a handsome young man
How to say we're ?
It's very interesting And i Enjoy Tim listening
First, I love you.. dont't take me wrong... anyway i have a question. How about using was in interrogative sentences? Does the pronunciation remain the same?
Yes, it is the same pronunciation even when used in interrogative sentences. 😃
Oh my,Tim is really good actor as well!
Amazing
tim is so cute
Thanks
They speak so quick
Deez nuts
Thanks
Thank for helpful video.
Thank you. So useful, so funny.
thanks for video
I think your accent is stronger for me..
Thank you for this interesting lesson!
Cool
Tim is a lovely teacher.
thanks BBC for the pronunciation workshop
Great, thx!
Woah that's some high level english. Some ppl can't even differentiate between was and were sadly.
Hi Flamenco. Tim's Pronunciation Workshop shows you how English is really spoken. It'll help you become a better listener and a more fluent speaker. You'll find more videos here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation
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Great job
Thanks for you Tim
I appreciate your help
Tim I love your posh accent!
But now I wish to see new videos of yours.