You're most probably from a country where English is widely spoken but is not a first language. Because they tend to adopt whatever parts of the accent suits them, so it will be a mix. I'm just assuming, I might be completely wrong.
@@amj.composer yes, you're totally right about that. even in my city, every courses have different accents so you must choose what accents that you wanna learn
The problem for most non-native speakers is that they probably learned British english pronounciation at school but forgot it later because they mostly had contact with American english speakers. The result is a strange mixture that exposes you immediately, even if you actually speak English quite well.
*It is English language-language of England not an American language-language of America which doesn't exist* English is pronounced how English people prononce not how Americans do
Another factor is that USA is one of the biggest exporters of pop culture to countries with English as an official and/or a commonly used language, but consisting of non-native speakers, like South Asia and parts of Africa. So even though we learn the British variation of English in school, the "native" accent we most commonly come across in film or audio is the American one. Philippines might be an exception to this as they have a history of American occupation, so the variation of English they learn is probably the American one.
Like Nancy. Why the British still sound fast in slow mo? You all must talk super fast lol Or it just sounds that way to me. Sometimes they say other languages will sound faster to you when they are really not. But you all speak English too just you say lots of words different I guess
I'm a non native speaker, but I've learned English by exposing my self to American content, so I pronounce words much more similar to the American accent. It is very interesting for me to identify my accent in a second language :)
It ain't that hard, you just gotta learn to speak your native language with an English accent then you gonna be able to apply it to actual English sentences! 😉
In Indonesia we learn US english So when my Australian friends came to Indonesia they ask to me why you (Indonesian poeple) learn US english? They said because US english is not formal as a international languange
Sebastian Ardila Yeah, and they say in German. It's just dumb. This word has a religious, fraternal or literal meaning. I highly doubt you try to fraternize with everyone you talk to.
I'm brazilian, my english teatcher said that I'm always merging american and british accents in my phrases. That's because I've learned english listening Elvis Presley and The Beatles since my childhood.
Personally, I love the British Accent, which seems a classy and pure version of Language. And I feel lucky, We grew up learning British English in school (India). It sounds much better.
@@tansiachristensen8699 I guess so. English is the second language and main language at work for me. So I spent mostly of my weekdays at work communicating in English, I also like Hollywood shows and movies which adds up in the English vocabulary. I think your English is good too. I would love to help you in learning more if you want.
when my son lived in japan, he found that most Japanese wanted to learn British English. He had many American friends who like him taught English but found it hard to get work.
But when it is not your first language, you need to pronounce it really accurate to make people understand. On the other hand, if you use American accent, even if you mix in some of your own accent, people still understand. I am from Asia, and when my teacher tries to use British accent but not quite accurately pronounced, I can't understand them.
@@youeclipseall Yeah that's true. But think when you have a good accent which is truly amazing to find in Asia, It is definitely worth to learn the British accent rather than relying on American. It always makes me full of spirit.
@@jennicted One is the American pronunciation, one is the English pronunciation. As in an American would pronounce English words in an American accent. And as in an Englishman would pronounce English words in an English accent.
I'm Italian, I've being living in Florida for 1 year, so I've got an American accent, I like both American and British pronuntation, but some times it's hard for me to understand a British person, I don't no if it happens only to me or at the American too
I hear both the accent and can understand. I love the way British speak slowly n emphasize on each word they are pronouncing This video is excellent. Pronounc
Thank you so much for these videos. The slow motion sounds allow to really hear what is being said. French speaking person here, living in the US for 30+ years.
*It is English language-language of England not an American language-language of America which doesn't exist* English is pronounced how English people prononce not how Americans do
@@maniquielsilva7030 yes, but despite that, I heard from British people, that if u don't wanna get a hard way, it's recommendable practice American accent and themselves said that it's pretty clear.
This video is incredible! I'm lucky to find it. Thank you for your time, I image how much work it took to putt all the different accents from real videos together.
@@NanHoumSian ..I am Canadian and it sound similar to American except some words like "out" and "about" in Canadian sound like "oat" and "aboat" But not everybody tho.
I am...I find kinda difficult to pronounce the RL sound, so to me British accent is more comfortable...but I enjoy more some other words and sounds in American one, so sometimes I get a mix between the two😂
I am from Turkey and i can say that since there isn't really much of a speaking lesson in our schools (we just learn the grammar and shit then get into an exam where we just write) we learn how to talk from the internet. Movies, videos, video games and so on. We learn speaking from what we hear on the internet. I think most of the non native people have that. I just realized that i have accepted some from British and some from American accent. I say water with the T like a British but say the R like an American. It is wo-t-r for me.
In the "lot" vowel example is easily hearable the differences in pronouncing the /t/. It's clear how May says the /t/ while Trump uses a tap. This is explained in the difference n°4. This can also be heard in the "duty" example
@clement Asampana No, don't lie. Original language was several centuries ago. In America and in England was one version of the language and it became to evolve. And now we have 2 evolved versions of one language and we can judge that an American version is so much better. English from England ISN'T original one, so don't say that stupid nonsense. You just make me sure for an additional time that Englishmen are arrogant and stupid.
@clement Asampana No, Englishmen speak like uneducated Americans, it's a fact. You talk completely stupid and arrogant nonsense. English from England isn't an original version, humble yourself. What are your arguments? Territory? At all? Only the territory is your argument? So, it means you aren't right. People are laughing at you(I've shown your comment to other people). So, stop write nonsense to me.
@clement Asampana 1 - The USA made English international, not England. People watch americans movies, play americans games, use americans services and etc. Not England's. 2 - I've already proved modern England's English isn't original. 3 - Americans more frankly and more friendly than Englishmen, I know several Americans and one of them is my friend(not English "friend", because your "friend" means nothing). 4 - I really think you write to me only because you want to prove me my words.
@clement Asampana I thought I made mistakes and you could notice that English isn't my native language, but you thought I'm American, ok. I don't hate Englishmen. I just took two versions of the language what I learn, compared them and made a conclusion that American version a lot better than British. You're ignorant, not me. I've already told you how English became an international language. You don't want to believe it, because you're too arrogant but this is true. For example Russia had Poland and Finland, but they don't speak Russian, so, a language spread not throug colonialism. You have to understand, English ≠ England. It isn't your language now, you're just one of those who use it in their own way. Don't think that all what was reached by English belongs to England, no. And my nickname is "Asbest(asbestos, a metal)" not "as" and not "best", I divided this word because youtube wanted me to fill name and surname fields. Your head is thick, silly arrogant boy.
Hello.I lived in Vietnam since I was 11. In my school, everyone's pronunciation is British. I live in Japan now. In Japan, everyone’s pronunciation is American. I was surprised at first.
What an impressive video! By the way, can you do 'Why Chinese speakers sound Chinese' with Jackie Chan or someone else? Most Chinese, no matter Mandarin speakers, Cantonese speakers, Wu speakers, have such characteristics like: 1. Can't pronounce 'sh, ch' or else like in China, Shanghai, and so on, 2. Exaggerate the ending consonants (non-Cantonese), 3. Replace v with w, 4. Replace h with x like in Scottish, 5. Pronounce tr, or dr, as sound like chw, 6. Capable of pronouncing, but exaggerate the 'schwa' sound, 7. Replace the voiced consonants with Tenuis consonants. A video, or some similar stuff, would be helpful among Chinese native speakers!
Excellent video! The comparison is presented wonderfully! Would like to have similar video(s) on British and American vocabulary, spelling and syntax as well!
yeah.... the video is shit mate. i am british but saying there is a british accent is dumb and i know its exactly the same for you guys in america. i am scottish and we speak nothing like the english and welsh. the video is garbage.
@@keepXonXrockin Yes he mentions that it's a specific accent, but the video as a whole is still misleading. He should have either chosen someone with a "standard American accent" (actors are good examples), or used different persons for his examples instead of sticking to one. And I'm sure it's similarly misleading as regards the "British" accent.
I think the best way to learn an accent is to live for a certain amount of time in the place where it is used. I've never been in the United States or Great Britain and only travelled across other european countries and spoke English with other non native speakers so I learned the pronounce from many different youtubers both from USA and GB. So the result is a funny mix of Italian accent (I'm from Italy) and texan/british pronunciation 😂 (texan because the first youtuber I've ever binge watched for months without captions was Grav3yardgirl, and british because I try to imitate the beautiful and perfect speech of John MacLean.)
They don't "forget" anything... There are some words (mostly latin) like "human" (from latin adj. "humanus, -a, -um") which may be pronounced without "h".
@@A.l.d.o. Did you actually watch the video, genius? Some U.S. dialects ignore the standard use of the h. Next time before acting like a professor watch the video and pay more attention. 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
@Mack No that is a myth. English accents and American accents have both changed and are still changing. American accents have been influenced by the many immigrants from non English speaking countries over the years. There are many English dialects [ I'm saying English rather than British because Scottish and Welsh dialects are so different and are influenced by their own languages ] and many of these English dialects retain features that date to before the US was colonised. We have certainly not changed our accents to sound 'fancy'. Some of us sound more educated, or speak more standard English, others speak with strong accents that can be hard for people from other areas to understand.
I'm a native New Yorker and I always pronouce the letters R and H in words. Also, another major difference in accents is the pronunciation of the letter L. In American English, it's pronounced as a hard L, while in British English, it is pronounced the same way as it is in LAtin languages like Spanish and Italian.
My country is in Latin America and I noticed that we copy accents a week after listening to it and it’s very easy to us. That’s why I’ve also seen that I can change from American to British accent easily. 🤷🏻♂️
Learnt British English from our childhood + Learnt American accent to cope with the trend + Tried to give up indian accent and speak in American accent + As a result , we mixed up every accent + And then we started speaking with our self-made accent Conclusion : British English + American accent + indian accent = Indian's accent ( vary from State to state )
*It is English language-language of England not an American language-language of America which doesn't exist* English is pronounced how English people prononce not how Americans do
@@fisher7781 I'm interested in one thing: are there some words in American or British dialects that are spelled different than in official English language? And by words I don't mean truck/lorry or taxi/cab, but words like verb or adjective. Because there are bunch of those in Croatian language..
In American English, speakers in the northeastern part of the country and speakers of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) tend to speak with variable rhoticity. Generally speaking, if the er sound in middle of words (as in word, girl, herd), the r will be pronounced; but if it’s at the end, it may not be; so I often pronounce mother, dinner, and October as mothah, dinnah, and Octobah.
I am French, and i first learned British english accent at school, and since 10 years i am with my american fiance, my accent sound like western american. I speak the both accent for now.
I'm Brazilian, I speak portuguese as my first language and english as a second, and technically, for the portuguese speakers, the British accent would be an easier way to speak e english, but still, the american accent sounds a lot more natural to me; honestly, I don't think I can speak with a British accent, I just can't
Wow, your lessons are excellent! For ESL learners, if they want to learn American accent, there are a few very detailed and awesome channels on youtube, such as Rachel's English, Clear English ,etc. However, if they want to learn British accent, there is not even one available channel on youtube. What a shame for all learners. Hope that you will make more videos about British accent.
Yeah, I’m from Birmingham but when I went to America ppl were like “OMG r u from London!” I was just like I’m from Birmingham and they were so confused because they don’t know anything about Birmingham
Fine! 👍 I'm not native English speaker but all my life I've been studying British English. When I moved to the USA 2 years ago at the beginning I actually had problems of understanding them. Lots of words they pronounce in a different way. This lesson is very useful for me. Thank you I appreciate it so much
