Why YOU Don't Understand British People!
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00:00 Introduction
00:51 Reason 1 - UK Accents
05:29 Reason 2 - Vocabulary
06:23 Reason 3 - British Slang
07:37 Reason 4 - Elision
09:53 British Pronunciation 101
12:26 Reason 5 - Cultural References
14:42 Reason 6 - Ellipsis
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@andydixi 16 күн бұрын
While the whole world is trying to learn English, the British are moving to a new unattainable level
@jaimeaguirre2706 13 күн бұрын
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
@KatiaAudrey 16 күн бұрын
I'm an English teacher and this stressed me out lol!
@barrysteven5964 13 күн бұрын
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 11 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.
@shelleybergen1232 11 күн бұрын
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.
@ultraredd 16 күн бұрын
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.
@Joy-lg1kg 12 күн бұрын
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 8 күн бұрын
Agree, mate! 😊
@Marina-zp2io 15 күн бұрын
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).
@nancyterrywhittemore2015 16 күн бұрын
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 14 күн бұрын
Hello Tom of @@EatSleepDreamEnglish, I love your videos!
@i.o.3563 14 күн бұрын
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.
@role70 Күн бұрын
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
@nutapril4560 13 күн бұрын
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?
@enricochestri 11 күн бұрын
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....
@bobbiscrittercave2348 16 күн бұрын
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...
@FalcomScott312 16 күн бұрын
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
@aylxm 3 күн бұрын
Oh you went to Argentina, love that! hope u come back here one day😁
@TLDsProductions 4 күн бұрын
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...
@JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan 14 күн бұрын
Hello Tom of Eat Sleep Dream English, I love your videos!
@juanap132 15 күн бұрын
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!)
@gigisummer109 14 күн бұрын
Hi I`m British and your video helped me, especially with understanding the Glaswegian accent 😀
@peoplecallmedave. 16 күн бұрын
Love your videos, greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴
@EatSleepDreamEnglish 16 күн бұрын
Love you right back! Thanks for watching buddy. Abrazos desde Londres
@casandraweiss3767 7 күн бұрын
Its no easy understand this pronunciation. Thanks a lot teacher Tom. Bless😊
@EatSleepDreamEnglish 6 күн бұрын
My pleasure! Hope it helped
@bjednacak 16 күн бұрын
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🤗
@heidihochrein7912 14 күн бұрын
Heard you say ‘idear’!
@maya.7057 15 күн бұрын
Tom, I hardly started believing I could understand the British accent. I'm down in the dumps again haha!
@mariajosemartinez5135 9 күн бұрын
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?
@ctcladdagh2000 14 күн бұрын
US uses the term "tap" as in drinking "tap water".
@rickie_coll 10 күн бұрын
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
@timmystauffer9094 13 күн бұрын
I understood all of that as is.
@Pemma200 13 күн бұрын
I talked to someone from the Expedia customer support, about … near the “ lift lobby..”, he couldn’t understand me, until I said “elevator “.
@abdulhameed2968 15 күн бұрын
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 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNRprNqHutm1pZs.html
@abdulhameed2968 Күн бұрын
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish thanks
@raisa_cherry33 15 күн бұрын
5:37 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@MrDen-lv5uj 12 күн бұрын
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 11 күн бұрын
Sure. But you're wrong ofc.
@thoughtfortheday7811 11 күн бұрын
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 : )
@giovannirivetti1451 15 күн бұрын
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!🙏👍
@EW-000 8 күн бұрын
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.
@user-oe1bu5qw1w 16 күн бұрын
5:36 Take it easy, pal. Thou almost hit thy plant 🙃
@EatSleepDreamEnglish 15 күн бұрын
Haha!
@timkramar9729 14 күн бұрын
I'm thinking West End and Fleet Street have a certain definition for Brits.
@adscri 3 күн бұрын
39 secs ‘Bri - ish’ ! Say no more! A nod’s as good as a wink.
@alexeyvarfolomeev7211 10 күн бұрын
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.
@couplebike4579 12 күн бұрын
Please make video by lura in smashing english chanel about real chat and convetion use native slang and idiom
@tarikkindi 13 күн бұрын
we need another time video about poooch accent, thanks for your efforts
@mjames4709 10 күн бұрын
Isn’t this the same for all cultures??
@heleneg525 15 күн бұрын
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.
@israellira3896 16 күн бұрын
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?)
@elson.1990 12 күн бұрын
I do but a few of them don't quite understand me.
@poliniques 6 күн бұрын
I see...only the king speaks english. Everyone else speaks whatever is spoken in the region where they live. Got it.
@user-cc2ux9ew1r 16 күн бұрын
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
@user-cc2ux9ew1r 16 күн бұрын
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 🤔
@andydixi 16 күн бұрын
Because they still don't use a microphone
@hichicooooo644 8 күн бұрын
"Teacher" Tom, very Chinese/Taiwanese.
@renshiwu305 15 күн бұрын
British sound editing is terrible. It doesn't help ease of comprehension with television program(me)s and films.
@DonnieChoi 2 сағат бұрын
I would say it's easier to understand the Brits than New Yorkers.
@timkramar9729 15 күн бұрын
Cockney rhyming slang throws people off.
@ivanbarbosa81 14 күн бұрын
Lol.
@BGTuyau 13 күн бұрын
Solution: Standard American English ...
@alexanderwilde8259 14 күн бұрын
I don't understand Liverpool guys 😂😂😂
@ThePolaroid669 13 күн бұрын
The only reason is, if you're American.
@norsk2910 11 күн бұрын
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
@IsYitzach 16 күн бұрын
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 15 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
@budapestkeleti6404 14 күн бұрын
Easy. Because they say thing and they mean the opposite and you should take the hint
@roccosorrentino2776 10 күн бұрын
As long as I can understand you, it's fine by me. But cockney is not English !!
@ismaelmad1 11 күн бұрын
annoying, we don't want to learn English!
@EatSleepDreamEnglish 10 күн бұрын
Erm...this is literally a KZfaq channel for learning English
@ismaelmad1 10 күн бұрын
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish the algorithm always shows me videos of this type
@tehknologik 13 күн бұрын
American spoken English is vastly superior.
@peacekeeper3026 16 күн бұрын
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.
@poohoff 14 күн бұрын
Because they speak out of their asses
@fionagregory9147 14 күн бұрын
Arses*
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