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We are going to learn 10 ways to sound British.

British.

Like you're from the UK, innit?

And of course, there's no better way to learn British English than in the rain.

I'm completely drenched.

I'm soaked through.

I'm really wet.

Just give me a sec to dry off from the video intro and we'll learn how to sound British.

Number one, word choice.

There are some everyday words that are different in British English,

so you need to make sure you learn them.

In British English, this isn't candy.

It's a sweet.

Don't call it an eggplant.

It's an aubergine.

And it's definitely not a sweater.

It's a jumper.

Much better.

So the first tip for sounding British is to use some British specific vocabulary and try and avoid the American alternatives.

But it's not only vocabulary that makes us sound British.

Number two, idioms and expressions.

It's not my cup of tea.

You're taking the biscuit.

These are idioms and expressions that we use all of the time in British English,

and they're quintessentially British.

And we absolutely love using idioms and expressions.

If something is not your cup of tea,

it means it's not something you enjoy.

And if someone is taking the biscuit,

it means they are annoying you.

They're taking the piss.

So if you can use some of these idioms and expressions that we use in British English,

it will really help you sound British.

Try watching some British series,

British movies, or you know,

some British YouTubers to help you learn British expressions and idioms.

Subscribe to the channel.

Number three, pronounce your Ts or don't.

So if you want to speak with modern received pronunciation,

like me, you need to pronounce all of your Ts clearly.

It's a T sound.

So in the US you're likely to hear tomato,

but in the UK it's tomato,

tomato, and the tomato is on the table, tomato.

And this would be a glass of water, water.

However, there are variations of British English where the T's in the middle of the word are not pronounced,

so this becomes water.

and this one tomato however if you want to speak English clearly

so everyone understands I recommend you pronounce all of your T's

tomato water no wait water tomato number four drop the R so in most British accents including my own

we don't pronounce the R at the end of words.

So this would be guitar.

So the vowel is open at the end and there's no r sound.

Guitar.

R-R, guitar.

And behind me you can see pictures.

Pictures.

So it's picture, uh, picture.

Uh, uh, picture.

It could be a song.

A guitar, a picture.

That's British English.

Number five, sentence rhythm.

So if you want to sound British,

you need to learn British sentence rhythm,

because there is a certain musicality to British English.

You can do this by listening to somebody that you like and repeating them.

So I will give you a sentence,

and you can repeat to practice.

I'm terribly sorry, but I can't do that today.

Great job.

Now it's stopped raining, so I'm going to go for a walk.

Number six, closed pronunciation.

So quite often British pronunciation is more closed and rounded than American pronunciation.

We're going to look at a couple of examples and pay close attention to my lips.

In American English,

walk walk in British English walk walk in American English

talk talk in British English talk talk I like to walk

and talk versus I like to walk

and talk sorry for my American accent number seven the oh sound

so another big difference with british english is

that we like to use a clear oh sound with many words for example hot

or oh co coffee or oh a lot i like to drink a lot of hot coffee.

Number eight, the R sound.

Okay, so another sound you need to learn if you want to sound British is the R sound.

It's especially common in received pronunciation.

So you can find it in words like dark or park.

I walk in the dark park.

Okay, I'm back home.

It's actually quite windy today.

First it was raining, now it's windy.

You can add that to your list of ways to sound British.

Always talk about the weather.

But anyway, back to pronunciation of R sounds.

In received pronunciation this would be grass grass

but in other accents in the UK you will say grass grass I sit on my ass

or I sit on my ass number nine regional slang I'm Hank Marvin so if you want to sound British,

you can use British slang.

British slang is quite regional,

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however, it can be fun to learn.

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So if you say, I'm Frank Marvin,

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this is Cockney rhyming slang.

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It originates in the east end of London,

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and it means I'm starving, I'm really hungry.

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You can also say I'm on my dog and bone,

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which means I'm on my phone.

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Now, most people in the UK will not use these terms unless it's in a playful, fun way.

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So, you can do it as well.

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And that can help you connect with British people because the language is not only about communication,

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it's also about connection.

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So, using slang can help you connect with British people.

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Number 10, add polite softness.

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If you want to sound British,

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you need to sound polite.

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That's why you need to add polite softness.

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So you don't say, give me,

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you need to add something before.

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For example, could you possibly,

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could you possibly give me a spoon?

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Or do you mind, Do you mind passing me the water?

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I was just wondering, I was just wondering if you would stop staring at me as I eat.

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It's a bit weird.

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So always remember to be polite if you want to sound British.

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Say please, thank you, and always,

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always remember to say sorry,

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even if you don't know what it's for.

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I'm just kidding.

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So those are 10 ways to sound British.

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I hope you found the video educational, interesting, entertaining.

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You can support the channel by liking the video,

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commenting, subscribing, and even joining the community where you'll get more resources to learn about British English or learn English in general.

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Thank you for watching and I'll see you in the next video.

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Bye!

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Sound Naturally British ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : british, sound, english, learn, tomato. Cette vidéo contient 133 phrases et 1071 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 8:34. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 125 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 84 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

Mot	Prononciation	Sens
tomato nom	/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/	tomate
pronunciation nom	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	prononciation
idiom nom	/ˈɪdiəm/	idiome
sling nom	/ˈslɪŋ/	fronde, bricole
pronounce verbe	/pɹəˈnaʊns/	déclarer
polite adjectif	/pəˈlaɪt/	poli
accent nom	/ækˈsɛnt/	accent
biscuit nom	/ˈbɪs.kɪt/	biscuit
softness nom	/ˈsɔftnəs/	douceur
windy adjectif	/ˈwɪn.di/	venteux
vocabulary nom	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	vocabulaire, lexique
subscribe verbe	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	abonner, s'abonner
rhythm nom	/ˈɹɪð.əm/	rythme
drench verbe	/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/	abreuver, saturer
musicality nom	/ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/	musicalité

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

It's not my cup of tea.
I'm terribly sorry, but I can't do that today.
That's why you need to add polite softness.

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 29 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, don't, you're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

Les sons « sh » et « zh »: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, aubergine /ˈoʊ.bɚ.ʒin/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, musicality /ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

/tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: drench /dɹɛnt͡ʃ/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, jumper /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/
/r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme tomato, pronunciation, idiom.

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Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.

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