All Episodes
Speak English With A British Accent — 194 episodes · page 1 of 2
Why Do Americans Make Dates and Times So Complicated? - Why your WH-questions sound "off" - What Kind of Friend Are They?- The Wonderful British Word 'Piss'
What Exactly Is a "Do" in British English? - Are You Mixing Up Your R's and L's? - 10 Phrasal Verbs You'll Hear in a Job Interview - Is It "To Me" or "For Me"? What's the Difference?
The 'TR' and 'DR' sounds - why 'Train' Doesn't Sound like you think.- What Brits Really Mean by "We'll See"-"I'm Looking for Something Nice…" — How to Buy a Birthday Present in British English- The British Accent Myth That Ho
The Secret Life of the Schwa: Britain's Hardest-Working Sound - How to Sound Interested Without Saying "That's Interesting" - Has It All Gone Pear-Shaped? 10 British Idioms for When Things Go Wrong - The Most Useful British Expressions Nobody Teach
"It Says It's Been Delivered… But It Hasn't!" — What Would You Say? - British Office English- Especially or Specially? - Why British People Ask Questions They Already Know the Answer To
Why do Brits say Cheers! when there's nothing to celebrate? - The Hidden Music of British English: Why Some Words Almost Disappear - Say It Like You Mean It: How Sentence Stress Changes Your Meaning - Phrasal Verbs with BREAK
When Should You Stop Trusting English Spelling? - How Brits Deliver Bad News Without Sounding Horrible - Home, House, Property, Flat or Apartment? - Returning Clothes That Don't Fit
Why British Conversations Rarely Get Straight to the Point - The British Accent Isn't Faster - Historic, Historical... and Three Other Word Pairs Even Native Speakers Mix Up - How to Sound More Confident (Without Learning a Single New Word)
Stop Pronouncing Every Letter - The Secret Meaning Behind "Quite", "Rather" and "Pretty" - How British People Sound Polite Without The Need To Say "Please" - Whose side are you on? Everyday Words That Instantly Reveal Which Side of the Atlantic Yo
Cut this, cut that — why the British can't stop cutting things - How to Bargain Politely (The British Way) - When "Common" Is… Not So Common 😏 - Why "next day" sounds like nex-day 🇬🇧 - Sample
Compilation: Conversation Phrases beginning with B - Tips for Spontaneous Speaking - S at the end of words - Does your accent mark you out?
Compilation: Common Mistakes in IELTS Speaking Exam - Shadowing Technique - Conversation Phrases beginning with T - Are you getting'DEAR' wrong?
Annoying Speech Habits - Taking Your Time - Conversation Practice: Talking to Estate Agents - Conversation Phrases starting with M
Compilation Episode: Emotion Phrasal Verbs - Tongue Twisters Part 2 - Fitness Vocab - Are these words tripping you up?
Compilation - Why A Posh Voice isn't necessarily good - Emotion Idioms - Tongue Twisters - Ways of Saying Hello
Questions that make you sound impressive in interviews 🇬🇧- The 'ear' sound in RP: why "near" is trickier than it looks 🇬🇧- Enough: the most quietly dramatic word in English 🇬🇧 - How to describe injuries (without sounding dramatic
Already, still, yet: tiny words, big confusion 🇬🇧 - Phrasal verbs: where the stress REALLY goes 🇬🇧- Booking horse riding lessons (without falling off your English) 🐎🇬🇧 - -ly words that AREN'T adverbs (yes, really) 🇬🇧
Sound like a calm, confident leader (without shouting) 🇬🇧 - How to sound British when listing things (it's all in the voice) 🇬🇧- How to sound British when things happen one after another 🇬🇧 -Tech acronyms: say them like a Brit (without
Talking to a Recruitment Agency – What to Say 💼 - The disappearing T and D in British English 👀 - Idioms and Expressions related to Buying - House renovation English (or: how to sound stressed but sophisticated 🏚️➡️🏡)
10 Fun Ways to Talk About Secrets 🤫- The "Dark L": The Secret to a Grounded British Accent 🇬🇧- Interview English: How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself'- Domestic Bliss or Domestic Drudgery? 🧹🧺
Where to Stress in Compound Nouns 🏠📚- Where to Put "Only" in a Sentence – A Tiny Word, Big Difference ✨- Booking a Rental Car – What to Say 🚗- 20 Ways to Describe a Journey – Make Your Stories Come Alive 🚗✈️
20 Common Medical Abbreviations You Should Know 🏥 - Why "pick it up" sounds like pi-ki-tup 🇬🇧 - Taste vs Flavour: What's the Difference? 🍫🍓-The Wonderful, Versatile Word: "Shit" 💩 (And How Brits Really Use It)
Returning a Faulty Item (Very Useful British English) - Why Commands in English Fall ⬇️ (An Intonation Secret)- Ditch "Common"! 10 British Words That Sound Smarter 😎 - The Art of Saying Everything by Saying Nothing
English Collective Nouns: How to Talk About Groups Like a Brit 🐝 -The "Invisible Y": Mastering the Y Glide 👄- Assure, Ensure, Insure… why English needs three words for this 😅 - British Idioms About Death (don't worry… they're quite funny)
Why Some Words Get All the Stress in British English - 10 Polite Ways to Ask for Clarification in English - Everyday Collocations with LIFE 🌟- Who Do You Call…? Fun Ways to Address People in British English 🎩
Why Statements Fall (and Why Your Voice Should Too) - Surviving a British Car Boot Sale 🚗 - The Handy –ward Ending in English - Are You Using U or Non-U English? 🎩
The "Invisible Bridge": Mastering the W Glide- Other Ways To Say It Makes Me Angry- 10 Expressions to Describe Personality 🎭 - Idioms & Expressions Quiz
A Trip to the Garden Centre 🌿 (Very British) - Except , Besides, Apart From - what's the difference? - 8 Phrasal Verbs You'll Hear at Easter (Especially If Chocolate Is Involved)- Softened Swearing: How Brits Swear Without Actually Swearing
Ghastly! 16 Delightfully British Ways to Say 'Absolutely Awful' - The intrusive R - How do you say these Brand names?- A Small Mindset Shift: Replacing 'Sorry' with 'Thank You'
British Slang Intensifiers: Super, Proper, Dead - British Comparative Idioms: As Dead as a Dodo, As Free as a Bird- Booking a Pet Sitter: Real British English You'll Actually Need - How to Pronounce the SQUARE Diphthong /eə/
Taking the Mick: A Guide to British Banter (Don't Take It Personally!) - Internet Abbreviations: A Secret Weapon for Spelling Letters Clearly - 🇬🇧 Unlock the Rhythm: Mastering Stress Shifts in Word Families - Stress Shifts Drills & Quiz
Chasing Someone on the Phone -Dog Idioms: Why British English Is Absolutely Full of Dogs - Silent Letters T, P and GH - Let's Work Out the Difference Between Work Out, Work On, and Work Up! 💪
Spanish Speakers: Let's Talk About H - Three Phone Calls Every Homeowner Dreads - Past Simple vs Present Perfect: Why Brits Sound Vague on Purpose - Swearing in British English: Punctuation or Punch-Up?
Why Long Words Sound Wrong - Asking for Favours at Home - Politeness Level Up: The Other Modals the British Use (Without Noticing) - The Art of British Understatement: When "Not Bad" Means Absolutely Brilliant
British Work English: Softening Feedback- French speakers:vowel purity vs British diphthongs - Get Creative: 10 Very British Phrasal Verbs for Art & Ideas - Stuck? Good. You've Hit the Accent Plateau (And That's Not a Bad Thing)
Awfully, Terribly, Jolly… British-Style Intensifiers Explained - Chinese speakers — final consonants & clusters - British Ways to Express Doubt -Silent Letters Strike Again: The Case of the Missing L & W
Minimal pairs by native language: train the sounds your accent needs - Verbs of Conflict & Crisis - Parents' Evening English: Talking About Your Child's Progress - The Versatility of the word FUCK
EThe silent K & B: English's most pointless letters - Inviting & Declining Plans (The British Way) - Indian speakers & British English: it's not your consonants: it's the vowels - Minimal pairs: why your ear matters more than your mouth
Why British English trips you up at the ends of words - How those tricky endings show up in real British English work speech - Different ways to say hello (context + pronunciation) - Bump into, ran into, come across – when English collisions happen!
Why on earth choose a British accent? - Why change your accent at all (if nothing's wrong with it?) - Can adults really change their accent? - What Progress Actually Looks Like
Compilation 2: CONtract or conTRACT? - 🏃♂️ 15 Phrasal Verbs with RUN- - Master estate agent phone calls like a true Brit - Roleplay – You've Lost Your Luggage at Heathrow. What Do You Say?
Compilation: 🎲 Game on: British idioms to level up your accent - Excuse Me! — The Art of Grabbing Attention (Without Grabbing Shoulders) -How Brits really say "Good night" 🌙💤- Do This. Read That. Master the Imperative in English
Declarative (Assertive) Sentences - Arrive vs Reach and Look vs See - Post-Meeting Debrief While Walking to the Car Park 🚶♀️🚗 - The 10 Forms of "Other"
Interrogative sentences in British English - 5 min Conversation:Asking For A Favour🙏- 📬 Everyday English in Under 5 Minutes: Borrow vs Lend + Bring vs Take - Semordnilaps (Words That Become Other Words Backwards)
Exclamatory sentences! And the RP British Accent - Need a Lift? Here's How to Sound Effortlessly British - 🇬🇧 The British Accent Challenge: Tricky Clusters (Part 2) - FUNNY WORDS THAT SOUND FAKE
PALINDROMES: WORDS AND SENTENCES - 5 minute conversations: delivery driver - The Four Verbs Every Learner Trips Over (But Not You, After Today) - 🍽️ Everyday English Mini-Lesson: Better Ways to ORDER Things (Politely… and Not So Politely)
How to Talk About Your Weekend (Without Sounding Like a Textbook) - Words (and Phrases) You're Probably Using All Wrong - Mini british accent challenge - consonant clusters - Different ways to say hurry up
How to sound instantly more British (by not saying things properly) - Weak Forms Quiz: Are You Secretly Speaking Like a Robot? ⚡️- 🇬🇧 9 British Phrases That Confuse Americans (and Everyone Else) - Sympathy, Empathy, Apathy… and the lost art of
🎯 Upgrade Your Vocabulary: From Basic to Brilliant - 🛒 How to Sound Subtly British at the Supermarket - 🗣 How to Speak Like a Brit at the Supermarket Checkout- 🇬🇧 Why You Can't Say "A Cotton Lovely Blue Dress" (and Other English Myste
Stop saying "very" — sound more British instead 🇬🇧 - Do you speak British or American English? 🇬🇧🇺🇸 - 🎯 Lose vs Miss — Two Tricky Little Verbs - 🎯 Optative Sentences — Wishing and Hoping in English
Upgrade Your English: Sound Brilliantly British - 🎩 Polite British Upgrades: How to Disagree Without Sounding Rude - 💖 Emotional Expression: Calmly Passionate, the British Way - 🌤 Small Talk & Weather Chat
🚔 Crime doesn't pay — but it can teach you British pronunciation - British entertainment places (and how to pronounce them properly) - 🌿 How to Sound Smart (and Properly British) When Talking About the Environment - What are you up to this wee
How to say "hello" in British English ✋ - A 30 Day British Accent Challenge - Learn 15 common phrasal verbs with Formula One 🚗 - Could Your Native Language Help Your British Accent?
Let's talk MORE tongue twisters 👅 - Fitness Vocabulary Lesson for British English Learners - Improve your British Prounciation Instantly With this Noun-Verb Trick - To British or Not To British? That is the Accent Question
Down in the Dumps or on Cloud 9 : Emotion IDIOMS - Fancy doing a QUIZ? - Lets Talk Tongue Twisters 👅 - Taking Your Time To Get A British Accent
Maybe its time to start STALKING yourself - Verb it Out: Phrasal Verbs for Emotion - Test Your Emotion Phrasal Verb Knowledge - Learn how to speak with a British accent with these 5 tips.
🎯 Idioms with "COME" – and how to say them like a Brit - 📍 East, West, North, South – phrases with direction (and RP tips too!) - 😷 Feeling poorly? Doctor's phrases in British English (RP tips inside!) - 💊 Need anything from the chem
💰 Talking about money — the RP way - 🎲 Game on: British idioms to level up your accent - Brush up on your "know" idioms – and polish your British accent as you go - Can you pronounce Sagittarius the RP way?
Excuse Me! — The Art of Grabbing Attention (Without Grabbing Shoulders) - What do you do? Friendly ways to start a chat 🇬🇧-How? What? Where? — The British way to ask 🇬🇧 - Bon voyage! — British ways to say "Have a great trip" 🇬🇧
🎯 5-Minute RP Workout #3: The Intonation Tune-Up - Sound Sincerely British — Special Greetings You Need - How Brits really say "Good night" 🌙💤 - Sound Bright and Polite — Morning English for a British Start
Polite & Effective Ways to Make Requests in British English - Do This. Read That. Master the Imperative in English. 🔥 - Quiz: Can You Spot the Imperative (and Use It Right)? - Don't Bother Me… or Is It Disturb? Or Interrupt? 🤔
👗 What's Your Fashion Dilemma? Let's Talk English for Clothes - 🧥"Button It!" – 12 Clothing Idioms You'll Actually Hear Brits Say - 👖Do You Know Your Pedal Pushers from Your Plimsolls? - Master the art of linking in British English
Speak Like a British Racing Commentator — F1 Vocabulary for Your Accent - CONtract or conTRACT? One Word, Two Personalities. - Nonchalant — The Word That Sounds As Cool As It Means
🏃♀️15 Phrasal Verbs with RUN (No Jogging Required) - Phrasal Verbs with RUN – Multiple Choice Quiz - 🔊 5-Minute RP Workout: The Vowel Power Session - ❌ Not, Knot, Note, Nothing… Are You Saying These Right?
V vs W — Don't Mix Up Your Vests and Wests! - Compare vs Compere — A Sneaky Pair You Didn't Know You Were Saying Wrong - Calligrapher or choreographer? Stress less, sound posher ✍️
Master estate agent phone calls like a true Brit - Stroll through a house viewing like a true Brit - 10 Classic Estate Agent Phrases—and What They Really Mean - Can You Spot the Estate Agent Language? Take the Quiz!
Don't mix up your diary with your dairy 🐄📅 - The 'OY' Sound – Don't Let It Betray Your Accent - 🔑 Master These 10 Property Terms (Before You Get Lost in Jargon!)
A 30 Day British Accent Challenge - 🏖 Holiday Expressions Every Brit Uses (And You Should Too) - 📚 7 Unusual '-ish' Verbs to Polish Your English - ☕ Office Small Talk: What to Say by the Kettle (Without Making It Weird)
How not to sound like an interrogator in small talk - Listening Exercise : News Article 👂 - How to Say "Player" Without Sounding Like an American Footballer
🎧 Roleplay Time! 3 Common Work Calls in Perfect British English - How to Say "I Don't Know" Like a True Brit 🇬🇧 - 10 British Questions That Aren't Looking for Answers - ☕ How to Speak Up in a Meeting (Without Sounding Pushy)
Speak RP Like A Nursery Rhyme Star ⭐🌟 - SPLash out on your pronunciation today 💦 - 10 Tricky Pronunciations
☕ "How's your day going?" – Making Small Talk Over the Phone (Without Cringing) - How not to sound like a jerk - The Passive/Aggressive worksheet - Shall we? Why British people love this little word.
Mastering the 'SPR' Cluster in RP English - Roleplay – You've Lost Your Luggage at Heathrow. What Do You Say? - Listening Practice - Fairytale Story Clip
☎️ "I'll just put you through to..." – Transferring Calls Smoothly - Your 5-Minute RP Accent Workout 💪🎙️- I used to be confused about this... but now I'm used to it. - Used To Quiz
Do you know how to use these 2 little words? - Such and So Quiz - 📞 "Hi, this is Alex calling from…" – Mastering the Art of Professional Voicemails - 👟👠 "How to Talk About Shoes in RP English (Without Putting Your Foot in It)"
You know about question tags, don't you? - 🧠 Question Tag Quiz: Can You Tag It? - 📞 "Sorry, you're breaking up…" – How to Handle Bad Lines (Politely!) - "Give Me a Hand" – Phrasal Verbs with 'Hand'
Can you tell me what this section is about? - 🎯 The Embedded Questions Quiz - 📅 "Could we book you in for Tuesday at 10?" – Polite British Phrases for Scheduling Calls - How to say "you idiot" — the British way (with the accent to match
UK Vs US grammar: I've just had lunch. Or… I just had lunch? 🇬🇧 vs 🇺🇸 - British Tenses QUIZ - 📞 How to Handle Difficult and Confused Calls (Like a True Brit) - How to Be Subtly British When Leaving a Party Early 🎉👋
Grammar Time – cleft sentences 🇬🇧✨ - 💯 Quiz - Cleft Sentences - 📞 How to Take and Leave Messages (The Proper British Way) - 💸 How to Sound Skint (Like a Proper Brit)
Opposites Attract: 12 Phrasal Verb Pairs You Need to Master 💡↔️🙃 - Mastering "Either" & "Neither" – Usage & Pronunciation in British English - 🎙️ Your British Phone Voice Starts Here - Don't Just Say "I'm Hungry" – Say It Like a Br
💩 British Slang Know Your S**T - Collocations with OUT - 📞 Mastering Phone English: Phrases for Asking Callers to Wait and Connecting Them - 19 Ways Brits Begrudgingly End a Tea Break ☕
15 British English Phrases That Native Speakers Use All the Time 🇬🇧 - What improvisation techniques can be used to improve speaking skills? - Are there any rules to help pronounce a word you don't know? - Mastering the Art of Complaining – RP Styl
Knackered? Cream-Crackered? Learn to Sound Properly Exhausted in RP! - Is this the most complex grammar rule in English? - Surprising Words That Sound British But Aren't - Essential Phrasal Verbs with 'Put': 3 Quick Ones You Must Know!
Listening and Comprehension Exercises : Voicemail / Phone Calls / News Bulletins / Travel Directions
The "Stress Changes Meaning" Rule - Are You Ack-chlee Saying This Right? 🤔 - Mastering the Art of Asking for Directions (Without Sounding Like a Lost Tourist) - A 30 Day British Accent Challenge
Think in English? Blimey, That's a Brain Workout! 🧠🇬🇧 - Can you develop a British accent later in life? - Exploring British Slang for "Go to Bed" - Mastering Quantities: How to Measure Like a Brit (Without Losing Your Mind)
Why You're Not Prepared For Real English Communication - 🌦️ English Conversation Practice: What's Your Favourite Season? - Mastering the "Z" Sound in RP British English - Why do Brits sound polite even when they're annoyed? 🇬🇧😇
Worried About Your Accent Affecting Your English Test Score? - Struggling to Open Conversations in English? Let's Fix That - Want VS Won't: English pronunciation lesson 🗣️ - Are you asking a question or casting a spell? 🧙♂️
Better" or "Bedder"? Let's Settle This Once and For All! - Business English Phrases: Getting Ahead 🏃 - 20 common phrasal verbs with LOOK 👀 - 30 Day Challenge
Stop Saying "CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?" . - 🗣️ Master Your British Accent with These Unique Tips! - Can You Guess These British Idioms? - DON'T say "GOODBYE" in English | Learn THESE to sound like a NATIVE
Lovey-Dovey British English Terms of Endearment - Brits in Love: A Guide to Slang and Lingo 💕 - Love and Relationships in British English: Idioms and Expressions 💘 - Flirt Like a Brit: A Guide to Attraction and Seduction in British English 💌
Lovey-Dovey British English Terms of Endearment 💑 - Brits in Love: A Guide to Slang and Lingo 💕 - Love and Relationships in British English: Idioms and Expressions 💘 - Flirt Like a Brit: A Guide to Attraction and Seduction in British English �
Lovey-Dovey British English Terms of Endearment 💑 - Brits in Love: A Guide to Slang and Lingo 💕 - Love and Relationships in British English: Idioms and Expressions 💘 - Flirt Like a Brit: A Guide to Attraction and Seduction in British English �
Keep an Eye on These Expressions! 👀 - Difficult pronunciations for German Speakers 🇩🇪 - 9 Alternatives to 'ME TOO' - Practice Speaking & Reading Out Loud With This English Shadowing Exercise
The Linking 'Y': Glitter Glue for Words - What is backchaining - 🎲 Feeling Lucky? Dive into These British Idioms! 🍀 - 🍀 Are You Feeling Lucky? Let's Test Your Idiom Savvy! 🎲
Can You Take A Compliment 😍 - Social Interaction Phrasal Verbs - Master the art of socialising! 👫 - Interact Socially With this Phrasal Verb Quiz! 👀 - Greenland and the RP British Accent
How To Tell A Liar By The Way They Speak - Mastering 'Make' vs. 'Do': Because English Isn't Confusing Enough - Take the Make Or Do Quiz - Dont take yourself too seriously
Do You Think Improving Your Accent Is Difficult? - Learn 14 Common Phrasal Verbs with TV Series The IT Crowd - Part 2 : The IT Crowd Phrasal Verbs 💻 - 4 Ways to Say "I'm Busy" Without Sounding Like a Broken Record
Nursery rhymes x 2 - Humpty Dumpty / doctor foster- Vocab: hotels 1 and 2 - News: YouTuber farmer - Fairytale: the snowman
Nursery rhymes x 2 - jack and Jill / mar Mary quite contrary - Work shop tools part 1 and 2 - Banksy news article - Snow White part 1