Shadowing Practice: Sound Naturally British | 10 Practical Tips - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We are going to learn 10 ways to sound British.
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British.
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Like you're from the UK, innit?
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And of course, there's no better way to learn British English than in the rain.
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I'm completely drenched.
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I'm soaked through.
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I'm really wet.
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Just give me a sec to dry off from the video intro and we'll learn how to sound British.
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Number one, word choice.
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There are some everyday words that are different in British English,
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so you need to make sure you learn them.
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In British English, this isn't candy.
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It's a sweet.
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Don't call it an eggplant.
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It's an aubergine.
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And it's definitely not a sweater.
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It's a jumper.
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Much better.
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So the first tip for sounding British is to use some British specific vocabulary and try and avoid the American alternatives.
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But it's not only vocabulary that makes us sound British.
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Number two, idioms and expressions.
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It's not my cup of tea.
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You're taking the biscuit.
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These are idioms and expressions that we use all of the time in British English,
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and they're quintessentially British.
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And we absolutely love using idioms and expressions.
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If something is not your cup of tea,
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it means it's not something you enjoy.
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And if someone is taking the biscuit,
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it means they are annoying you.
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They're taking the piss.
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So if you can use some of these idioms and expressions that we use in British English,
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it will really help you sound British.
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Try watching some British series,
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British movies, or you know,
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some British YouTubers to help you learn British expressions and idioms.
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Subscribe to the channel.
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Number three, pronounce your Ts or don't.
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So if you want to speak with modern received pronunciation,
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like me, you need to pronounce all of your Ts clearly.
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It's a T sound.
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So in the US you're likely to hear tomato,
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but in the UK it's tomato,
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tomato, and the tomato is on the table, tomato.
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And this would be a glass of water, water.
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However, there are variations of British English where the T's in the middle of the word are not pronounced,
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so this becomes water.
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and this one tomato however if you want to speak English clearly
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so everyone understands I recommend you pronounce all of your T's
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tomato water no wait water tomato number four drop the R so in most British accents including my own
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we don't pronounce the R at the end of words.
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So this would be guitar.
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So the vowel is open at the end and there's no r sound.
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Guitar.
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R-R, guitar.
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And behind me you can see pictures.
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Pictures.
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So it's picture, uh, picture.
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Uh, uh, picture.
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It could be a song.
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A guitar, a picture.
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That's British English.
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Number five, sentence rhythm.
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So if you want to sound British,
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you need to learn British sentence rhythm,
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because there is a certain musicality to British English.
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You can do this by listening to somebody that you like and repeating them.
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So I will give you a sentence,
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and you can repeat to practice.
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I'm terribly sorry, but I can't do that today.
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Great job.
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Now it's stopped raining, so I'm going to go for a walk.
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Number six, closed pronunciation.
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So quite often British pronunciation is more closed and rounded than American pronunciation.
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We're going to look at a couple of examples and pay close attention to my lips.
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In American English,
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walk walk in British English walk walk in American English
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talk talk in British English talk talk I like to walk
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and talk versus I like to walk
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and talk sorry for my American accent number seven the oh sound
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so another big difference with british english is
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that we like to use a clear oh sound with many words for example hot
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or oh co coffee or oh a lot i like to drink a lot of hot coffee.
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Number eight, the R sound.
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Okay, so another sound you need to learn if you want to sound British is the R sound.
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It's especially common in received pronunciation.
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So you can find it in words like dark or park.
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I walk in the dark park.
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Okay, I'm back home.
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It's actually quite windy today.
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First it was raining, now it's windy.
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You can add that to your list of ways to sound British.
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Always talk about the weather.
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But anyway, back to pronunciation of R sounds.
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In received pronunciation this would be grass grass
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but in other accents in the UK you will say grass grass I sit on my ass
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or I sit on my ass number nine regional slang I'm Hank Marvin so if you want to sound British,
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you can use British slang.
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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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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Sound Naturally British” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: british, sound, english, learn, tomato. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 133 cümle ve 1071 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 8:34 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 125 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %84’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| tomato isim | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | domates, pamidor |
| pronunciation isim | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | telaffuz, okunuş |
| idiom isim | /ˈɪdiəm/ | deyim |
| sling isim | /ˈslɪŋ/ | kol askısı |
| polite sıfat | /pəˈlaɪt/ | kibar, nazik |
| accent isim | /ækˈsɛnt/ | vurgu, tonlama |
| biscuit isim | /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ | bisküvi |
| windy sıfat | /ˈwɪn.di/ | rüzgârlı |
| vocabulary isim | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | kelime hazinesi, kelime kadrosu |
| subscribe fiil | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abone olmak |
| rhythm isim | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | ritim, ritm |
| starve fiil | /stɑɹv/ | açlıktan ölmek |
| playful sıfat | /ˈpleɪfl̩/ | oyuncu, oyunbaz |
| rhyme isim | /ɹaɪm/ | kafiye |
| jumper isim | /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/ | kazak |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- 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.
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı I'm, don't, you're gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 29 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, aubergine /ˈoʊ.bɚ.ʒin/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, musicality /ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: windy /ˈwɪn.di/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, sling /ˈslɪŋ/, pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/, drench /dɹɛnt͡ʃ/, musicality /ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: accent /ækˈsɛnt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, musicality /ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; tomato, pronunciation, idiom gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
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