Speak English With A British Accent
Education & Explainer
About
Would you like to speak English with an RP British English accent. This podcast provides pronunciation practice and tips and tricks to improve your spoken English.
Episodes
- Returning a Faulty Item (Very Useful British English) - Why Commands in English Fall β¬οΈ (An Intonation Secret)- Ditch "Common"! 10 British Words That Sound Smarter π - The Art of Saying Everything by Saying Nothing
This episode of Speak English With A British Accent covers returning faulty items, English intonation, British vocabulary, and indirect communication techniques. It also touches on British English phrases and language learning tips.
- English Collective Nouns: How to Talk About Groups Like a Brit π -The "Invisible Y": Mastering the Y Glide π- Assure, Ensure, Insureβ¦ why English needs three words for this π
- British Idioms About Death (don't worry⦠they're quite funny)
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" covers English collective nouns, the "invisible Y" glide, and the distinction between "assure," "ensure," and "insure." It also includes British idioms related to death.
- Why Some Words Get All the Stress in British English - 10 Polite Ways to Ask for Clarification in English - Everyday Collocations with LIFE π- Who Do You Callβ¦? Fun Ways to Address People in British English π©
This episode discusses word stress in British English, polite ways to ask for clarification, everyday collocations with "life," and various ways to address people in British English.
- Why Statements Fall (and Why Your Voice Should Too) - Surviving a British Car Boot Sale π - The Handy βward Ending in English - Are You Using U or Non-U English? π©
This episode discusses aspects of speaking English with a British accent, including pronunciation, intonation, and social variations in language. Topics include why statements fall and the distinction between "U" and "Non-U" English, as weβ¦
- The "Invisible Bridge": Mastering the W Glide- Other Ways To Say It Makes Me Angry- 10 Expressions to Describe Personality π - Idioms & Expressions Quiz
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on mastering the W glide. It also covers different ways to express anger and introduces 10 expressions to describe personality, concluding with an idioms and expressions quiz.
- A Trip to the Garden Centre πΏ (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
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" covers common British English phrases including "except, besides, apart from" and several phrasal verbs. It also touches on softened swearing in British English.
- 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'
This episode focuses on British English pronunciation, offering alternative ways to say 'absolutely awful' and correcting common mispronunciations of brand names such as Shein, Nutella, and Nike. It also discusses 'The intrusive R' and a mβ¦
- 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 /eΙ/
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" covers British slang intensifiers such as "super," "proper," and "dead," along with comparative idioms like "as dead as a dodo" and "as free as a bird." It also provides guidance on booβ¦
- Taking the Mick: A Guide to British Banter (Don't Take It Personally!) - Internet Abbreviations: A Secret Weapon for Spelling Letters Clearly - π¬π§ Unlock the Rhythm: Mastering Stress Shifts in Word Families - Stress Shifts Drills & Quiz
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on mastering stress shifts in English word families. It provides examples and pronunciation guidance for words such as "Democracy," "Celebrity," "Diplomat," "Economy," and "Curiβ¦
- 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! πͺ
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" discusses chasing someone on the phone, dog idioms, silent letters T, P, and GH, and distinguishing between "work out," "work on," and "work up." It focuses on aspects of British Englisβ¦
- 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?
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on the pronunciation of the letter H, specifically for Spanish speakers. It includes a practice sentence and information on British accent training courses.
- 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
This podcast episode delves into British understatement, using examples from classic British film to illustrate the concept. It also touches upon politeness levels and the use of modals in British English.
- 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)
This episode discusses British work English, specifically softening feedback, and explores the differences between French vowel purity and British diphthongs. It also covers ten British phrasal verbs related to art and ideas, and addressesβ¦
- Awfully, Terribly, Jollyβ¦ British-Style Intensifiers Explained - Chinese speakers β final consonants & clusters - British Ways to Express Doubt -Silent Letters Strike Again: The Case of the Missing L & W
This episode discusses British-style intensifiers and covers pronunciation topics relevant to Chinese and Indian speakers, including final consonants, clusters, and silent letters. It also explores British ways to express doubt.
- 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
This podcast episode explores the versatility of a specific swear word. Additionally, it touches on topics such as minimal pairs, verbs of conflict and crisis, and discussions about a child's progress in a parents' evening setting.
- The 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
This episode explores silent letters K and B in English, common British phrases for making and declining plans, the differences in pronunciation between Indian speakers and British English with a focus on vowels, and the importance of miniβ¦
- 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 β when English collisions happen!
This episode discusses common British English pronunciation issues, focusing on word endings and common phrases. It provides examples and practice sentences for improving a British accent.
- 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
This episode from "Speak English With A British Accent" discusses why individuals might choose to adopt a British accent, the feasibility of adults changing their accent, and the nature of progress in accent acquisition.
- Compilation 2: CONtract or conTRACT? - πββοΈ 15 Phrasal Verbs with RUN- - Master estate agent phone calls like a true Brit - Roleplay β You've Lost Your Luggage at Heathrow. What Do You Say?
This episode, "Compilation 2", from the podcast Speak English With A British Accent, includes content on phrasal verbs, handling estate agent calls, and a roleplay scenario about lost luggage. It aims to help listeners improve their Britisβ¦
- Compilation: π² Game on: British idioms to level up your accent - Excuse Me! β The Art of Grabbing Attention (Without Grabbing Shoulders) -How Brits really say "Good night" ππ€- Do This. Read That. Master the Imperative in English
This episode covers British idioms, polite ways to get attention, and the use of imperatives in English. It focuses on improving communication skills for English learners.
- Declarative (Assertive) Sentences - Arrive vs Reach and Look vs See - Post-Meeting Debrief While Walking to the Car Park πΆββοΈπ - The 10 Forms of "Other"
This episode discusses declarative sentences, the use of "arrive vs reach" and "look vs see," and explores the ten forms of "other." It also includes a post-meeting debrief.
- Interrogative sentences in British English - 5 min Conversation:Asking For A Favourπ- π¬ Everyday English in Under 5 Minutes: Borrow vs Lend + Bring vs Take - Semordnilaps (Words That Become Other Words Backwards)
This episode focuses on interrogative sentences in British English, offering practice with rhythm and intonation. It also explores semordnilaps, which are words that form other words when spelled backward, and clarifies the usage of "borroβ¦
- Exclamatory sentences! And the RP British Accent - Need a Lift? Here's How to Sound Effortlessly British - π¬π§ The British Accent Challenge: Tricky Clusters (Part 2) - FUNNY WORDS THAT SOUND FAKE
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on exclamatory sentences and the RP British accent. It provides guidance on stressing words, maintaining rhythm, and using expressive intonation.
- PALINDROMES: WORDS AND SENTENCES - 5 minute conversations: delivery driver - The Four Verbs Every Learner Trips Over (But Not You, After Today) - π½οΈ Everyday English Mini-Lesson: Better Ways to ORDER Things (Politelyβ¦ and Not So Politely)
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" discusses palindromes such as "Never odd or even" and "Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam." It also features English mini-lessons on common verbs and polite ways to order.
- 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
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on natural ways to discuss your weekend in English. It also addresses commonly misused words and phrases, includes a mini British accent challenge, explores consonant clusters,β¦
- How to sound instantly more British (by not saying things properly) - Weak Forms Quiz: Are You Secretly Speaking Like a Robot? β‘οΈ- π¬π§ 9 British Phrases That Confuse Americans (and Everyone Else) - Sympathy, Empathy, Apathyβ¦ and the lost art of
This episode explores how to sound more British, including weak forms and confusing British phrases. It aims to help listeners speak with a British accent.
- π― Upgrade Your Vocabulary: From Basic to Brilliant - π How to Sound Subtly British at the Supermarket - π£ How to Speak Like a Brit at the Supermarket Checkout- π¬π§ Why You Can't Say "A Cotton Lovely Blue Dress" (and Other English Myste
This episode focuses on upgrading vocabulary and speaking with a British accent, including how to sound British at the supermarket checkout. It also discusses common English linguistic nuances.
- Stop saying "very" β sound more British instead π¬π§ - Do you speak British or American English? π¬π§πΊπΈ - π― Lose vs Miss β Two Tricky Little Verbs - π― Optative Sentences β Wishing and Hoping in English
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on refining spoken English to sound more British. It covers alternatives to "very," clarifies the usage of "lose" and "miss," and introduces optative sentences.
- Upgrade Your English: Sound Brilliantly British - π© Polite British Upgrades: How to Disagree Without Sounding Rude - π Emotional Expression: Calmly Passionate, the British Way - π€ Small Talk & Weather Chat
This episode focuses on upgrading English skills with a British accent. It covers polite ways to disagree, expressing emotions calmly, and engaging in small talk and weather-related conversations.
- π Crime doesn't pay β but it can teach you British pronunciation - British entertainment places (and how to pronounce them properly) - πΏ How to Sound Smart (and Properly British) When Talking About the Environment - What are you up to this wee
This episode of "Speak English With A British Accent" focuses on improving British pronunciation. It explores how to sound smart and properly British when discussing crime and environmental topics.
- How to say "hello" in British English β - A 30 Day British Accent Challenge - Learn 15 common phrasal verbs with Formula One π - Could Your Native Language Help Your British Accent?
This episode of the Speak English With A British Accent podcast explores how to say "hello" in British English and discusses whether your native language can influence your accent. Additionally, it teaches 15 common phrasal verbs using exaβ¦
- Let's talk MORE tongue twisters π
- 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
This episode of 'Speak English With A British Accent' focuses on improving British pronunciation through tongue twisters and fitness vocabulary. It also discusses a noun-verb trick and addresses questions about the British accent. An exampβ¦
- Down in the Dumps or on Cloud 9 : Emotion IDIOMS - Fancy doing a QUIZ? - Lets Talk Tongue Twisters π
- Taking Your Time To Get A British Accent
This episode of Speak English With A British Accent focuses on emotion idioms, includes a quiz, and provides several tongue twisters to help practice British English pronunciation. The host also discusses the process of developing a Britisβ¦
- 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.
This episode discusses phrasal verbs related to emotions and provides tips for speaking with a British accent. It also promotes resources for British accent training.
- π― Idioms with "COME" β and how to say them like a Brit - π East, West, North, South β phrases with direction (and RP tips too!) - π· Feeling poorly? Doctor's phrases in British English (RP tips inside!) - π Need anything from the chem
This episode covers idioms using the word "come," phrases involving directions (north, south, east, west), and medical terminology used when speaking to a doctor or chemist. It also includes tips on achieving a Received Pronunciation (RP)β¦
- π° Talking about money β the RP way - π² Game on: British idioms to level up your accent - Brush up on your "know" idioms β and polish your British accent as you go - Can you pronounce Sagittarius the RP way?
This episode covers money-related phrases, British idioms, the "know" idiom group, and the pronunciation of star signs to help listeners practice their Received Pronunciation (RP) accent. The host includes exercises for speaking aloud andβ¦
- Excuse Me! β The Art of Grabbing Attention (Without Grabbing Shoulders) - What do you do? Friendly ways to start a chat π¬π§-How? What? Where? β The British way to ask π¬π§ - Bon voyage! β British ways to say "Have a great trip" π¬π§
This episode of Speak English With A British Accent provides phrases for grabbing attention politely in British English, as well as common questions for striking up a conversation with others.
- π― 5-Minute RP Workout #3: The Intonation Tune-Up - Sound Sincerely British β Special Greetings You Need - How Brits really say "Good night" ππ€ - Sound Bright and Polite β Morning English for a British Start
This episode provides a five-minute Received Pronunciation (RP) intonation workout. It includes warm-up exercises with the word "really," practice with mini-phrases, and sentence exercises to help listeners improve their British English inβ¦
- Polite & Effective Ways to Make Requests in British English - Do This. Read That. Master the Imperative in English. π₯ - Quiz: Can You Spot the Imperative (and Use It Right)? - Don't Bother Meβ¦ or Is It Disturb? Or Interrupt? π€
This episode covers how to make polite and effective requests in British English using the imperative form. It also includes a quiz to practice identifying and using imperative sentences correctly, along with a discussion on word choice.
- π What's Your Fashion Dilemma? Let's Talk English for Clothes - π§₯"Button It!" β 12 Clothing Idioms You'll Actually Hear Brits Say - πDo You Know Your Pedal Pushers from Your Plimsolls? - Master the art of linking in British English
This episode of the Speak English With A British Accent podcast explores clothing-related vocabulary, idioms, and the art of linking in British English. The discussion covers terms like "button it," pedal pushers, and plimsolls.
- Speak Like a British Racing Commentator β F1 Vocabulary for Your Accent - CONtract or conTRACT? One Word, Two Personalities. - Nonchalant β The Word That Sounds As Cool As It Means
This episode focuses on British English pronunciation and vocabulary, featuring lines based on Formula 1 terminology and word stress variations. The host also examines the meaning and pronunciation of the word 'nonchalant'.
- πββοΈ15 Phrasal Verbs with RUN (No Jogging Required) - Phrasal Verbs with RUN β Multiple Choice Quiz - π 5-Minute RP Workout: The Vowel Power Session - β Not, Knot, Note, Nothingβ¦ Are You Saying These Right?
This episode covers 15 phrasal verbs containing the word "run" and features a 5-minute Received Pronunciation (RP) workout. The workout includes vowel exercises, tricky word pronunciation drills, and practice with connected speech.
- V vs W β Don't Mix Up Your Vests and Wests! - Compare vs Compere β A Sneaky Pair You Didn't Know You Were Saying Wrong - Calligrapher or choreographer? Stress less, sound posher βοΈ
This podcast episode covers British English pronunciation, specifically the distinction between the 'v' and 'w' sounds, as well as the pronunciation of the word pairs 'compare' and 'compere', and 'calligrapher' and 'choreographer'.
- Master estate agent phone calls like a true Brit - Stroll through a house viewing like a true Brit - 10 Classic Estate Agent Phrasesβand What They Really Mean - Can You Spot the Estate Agent Language? Take the Quiz!
This episode of Speak English With A British Accent provides practice for estate agent phone calls and house viewings, including key phrases and a quiz. Listeners are guided through repeating common phrases to improve pronunciation, linkinβ¦
- Don't mix up your diary with your dairy ππ
- The 'OY' Sound β Don't Let It Betray Your Accent - π Master These 10 Property Terms (Before You Get Lost in Jargon!)
This episode covers commonly confused English word pairs including diary/dairy, petrol/patrol, and ledger/leisure. It also explores the 'OY' sound and provides guidance on key property industry terminology.
- A 30 Day British Accent Challenge - π Holiday Expressions Every Brit Uses (And You Should Too) - π 7 Unusual '-ish' Verbs to Polish Your English - β Office Small Talk: What to Say by the Kettle (Without Making It Weird)
This episode provides lessons on British English holiday expressions, unusual verbs ending in '-ish', and tips for office small talk. It is part of a 30-day British accent challenge.
- How not to sound like an interrogator in small talk - Listening Exercise : News Article π - How to Say "Player" Without Sounding Like an American Footballer
This episode features a listening comprehension exercise based on a news article about 'WitchTok'. The questions focus on understanding perspectives on witchcraft, cultural differences, and media portrayals.
- π§ Roleplay Time! 3 Common Work Calls in Perfect British English - How to Say "I Don't Know" Like a True Brit π¬π§ - 10 British Questions That Aren't Looking for Answers - β How to Speak Up in a Meeting (Without Sounding Pushy)
This episode provides roleplay examples for common work telephone scenarios, including confirming orders, chasing late payments, and following up after meetings. It also includes useful British English phrases for professional communicatioβ¦
- Speak RP Like A Nursery Rhyme Star βπ - SPLash out on your pronunciation today π¦ - 10 Tricky Pronunciations
This episode of Speak English With A British Accent focuses on 10 tricky pronunciations using the classic nursery rhymes Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary and Jack and Jill as practice material.
- β "How's your day going?" β 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.
This episode covers making small talk over the phone in a British accent, discusses the meaning and usage of the word "shall," and includes a worksheet on passive-aggressive language.