36 English Words You Can't Say Correctly!!!

I asked you guys which words you find impossible to say correctly and these are the 36 words you chose! From 'crisps' to 'imperturbable' we look at the most difficult English words to pronounce.
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[@somnvm37]

2:34 What we have to spell: Loughborough What we have to say: Luf-bra What we can hear: Laugh bruh

[@MrError3000YT]

amazing comment.

[@cynhwon]

this is one of those words that I want to say it in LoUgHbOroUgH...

[@shybairnsgetnowt]

I heard ppl call it "Laughborough", so...^^

[@Revelwoodie]

For American English, the differences are mostly just small variations from our accents. The only REAL differences I could see were with 'literature' and 'marvellous,' where you collapse the second syllable as if you're saying 'lit-rature' and 'marv-lous.' In American English, those words are pronounced with each syllable audibly pronounced: 'lit-er-a-ture' and 'mar-vel-ous.' (We also spell marvelous differently, as you can see.) For the other word that was different, 'squirrel,' it's the same dynamic but in reverse. You pronounce both syllables of the word audibly, while most speakers of American English collapse the word into a single syllable, as if we're saying 'squirl.' "Loughborough" was also fun, because it highlights a funny quirk of American town names. 'Borough' at the end of a town name has MANY different pronunciations regionally, and even some towns very close to each other pronounce it differently. It can be pronounced 'bruh,' as you did, or 'bur-ruh.' Or it can be pronounced like 'burrow.' It's often pronounced like 'bar' or 'berry,' if you can believe it. These variations are usually from very old towns, where isolated populations had their own dialects. Centuries later, the dialects are gone, but they live on in some very unique and quirky pronunciations of town names!

[@AnnBurgess00]

Interesting. I think Americans would probably miss the ‘y’ sound in the last syllable of ‘literature’. We would say ‘litt-ruh-chuh’, whereas, I guess you probably have the last syllable as ‘duh’, wouldn’t you? Similar to how we say ‘myoo-sick’ and you say ‘moo-sick’? Though there are parts of the UK where the inhabitants would probably also leave out the ‘y’ in ‘music’ and ‘news’, which I would pronounce as ‘nyooze’ rather than ‘nooze’.

[@silviopalumbo9878]

I think pronunciation is the most difficult step to become as fluent as a native speaker. There are no fixed rules and each word requires 1/2 minutes of practice. Thank you for spending your time and being so patient!

[@rafaelleduarte]

Tom, I love it when you repeat phrases in your videos because you make me memorise words easily.

[@alee7263]

I never knew how to pronounce crisps until you taught us...Thanks Tom!!! Love the lesson so much

[@chikish]

I'm a Mexican native with a North American English accent and I mostly watch these videos for the differences in the accent, and I have to say that out of these words, "girl" and "world" are the ones I have most difficulty with pronouncing in a British accent. It's like there's something missing in the middle! Haha.

[@lwremigrant]

"Do you live near squirrels?" Them squirrels are EVERYWHERE!!

[@learnEnglishwithsayed123]

When I teach my students British English they are always in shock case in my country American pronunciation is common, so I put in my Examples, You’re one of the greatest teachers on KZbin I always ask my students to follow your lessons,

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks very much English Classes : )

[@raisa_cherry33]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Thanks to you bro for helping countless people to fine tune their English.Wish you all the best for your channel,keep it going 💗

[@BrazilianLivingAbroad]

Wow! This guy is amazing!!! I've been completely immersed in his videos for the last 4 or 5 hours, and I'm really loving each and every one of them. Does anyone know if he teaches private lessons of conversation over the Internet? Is definitely enroll for a couple of hours per week.

[@eestiqaatsi]

7 miserable aristocratic squirrels disliked this video.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

LOL!

[@shahdismail6972]

😂

[@thisisaperson1536]

Now there is 19 miserable aristocratic squirrels disliked xD

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@raisa_cherry33]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iarazini7022]

Thank you soo much Tom! Your videos really help me ❤

[@almaly2374]

Thank you ..you deserve a lot more attention from English language learners around the world 💜💜

[@trabuquena]

I’m pleased to see that the difficult pronunciation of crisps is included in this video. I taught British English for 16 years in Spain and whilst crisp caused no problem the plural certainly did! The pronunciation was usually crips! I find many words with an s + consonant ending cause problems, in varying degrees, for most Spanish-speaking students.

[@seifalnasr1224]

Hi, Sheila I am looking for an English-speaking partner to practise English with. If you are free, kindly tell me.

[@AnnBurgess00]

Good for you! I always find it very disappointing to find Europeans who sound American because they have learned their English from another continent when Britain is so much closer and the origin of the language. It’s good to find British teachers redressing the balance in Europe.

[@alinedida6671]

Hi Tom, for me as a French native speaker there a lot of difficult sounds: th, r, diphtongues and so on... so words like throat or through or although... very common words actually! I love your videos about how to pronounce (London tube station or city...)

[@khalidh6379]

All love and respect from an English teacher in Syria.

[@jakubr4634]

Awesome video, thank you!

[@marilenaperrone1094]

Not usually interested in pronunciation lessons but... hey, this guy is brilliant! Thanks Tom!

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Tom, I'm an American and watching you has caused me to use Anglicised English and spelling frequently. I'm turning into a Brit by osmosis.

[@AnnBurgess00]

It is interesting to have my mother tongue broken down in this way and it goes some way to explaining why non native speakers find it so difficult. I am also from the London area, the south east (I went to the same school as Emma Raducanu, but half a century ago!). I would always pronounce the middle ‘s’ sound in ‘sixth’. So I would say ‘sick-s-th’. And for ‘jewellery’, I would always pronounce it with three syllables, not two: ‘jew-öl-ree’. You seem to merge the first two syllables, but I think there is a definite change of vowel in there.

[@damariorganically6343]

Hello Tom, I find your videos very interesting in many terms for me. Thank you for making these videos.

[@wgh01]

Imperturbable Tom your accent and teaching mode improve my English .Bless you!

[@user-ne9ie9hy6j]

thank you Tom your teaching is really good for me. I just appreciate. you.

[@EmilyCheetham]

Being a Brit I never knew people found these words so difficult.imperterbable is the only one I’d never come across before.

[@harrietgrace4226]

I have enjoyed this lesson and I have also learnt!! Keep up the good work.

[@jrbeto7504]

"Tom's Reviews" looks good for me ! I really like these videos ! Great job Tom !

[@NABI765]

Thank you for this video!!! very useful

[@Aldo9015]

Thanks Mate I absolute love this video with us. Cheers

[@geoffreypoon9863]

hi Tom. Thanks for your videos. Helps me a lot.

[@balkan_ghost]

For clothes, months etc, I looove one tonguetwister: The smiths wear thing clothes throughout the winter months. I'd love hearing you pronouncing it😀

[@edique9772]

As a native American English speaker, I can pronounce most of these words easily except for Loughborough. But thankfully, my text editor recognizes that word.

[@user-wo4nv5gj8q]

Tom, you remind me o f my phonetics teacher. She had the same beautiful British accent. You took me back to my student days. Thanks a lot and good luck!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ah that's lovely to hear : )

[@nikovald]

Great, very useful. Regards.

[@MetalRocksMe.]

Hey 👋 Tom! I love you videos and think you’re doing a great job. Helping me brush up on my English. ✌️

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Awesome! Thanks for your kind comment : )

[@eh462]

Hi Tom, I'm enjoying your lessons very much, thank you!

[@youneselfennassi6827]

The good teacher who repeats words and phrases to facilitate pronouncition to their students , you shouldn't ask sorry really you are true . Thank you sir thank you indeed

[@MegaMarcelu]

Thanks Tom! It was amazing your video! Thanks for the tips :)

[@AlineZuma]

What a great video!!! Thank you for helping us with the pronunciation of these words! 😊 Clothes and months were terrible for me! 😅 Now I think it is easier to say.

[@brianlewis5692]

Keep repeating! I LOVE IT

[@JiltedValkyrie]

I think "facetious" is a very difficult word since it looks nothing like how it is said, but it is also a very useful and intellectual one. I also love the way the word sounds.

[@JiltedValkyrie]

As for a Q&A name suggestion, in keeping with the theme of learning: Extracurricular.

[@toffi3724]

Hi it's really excellent lesson .I loved a lesson on an accent of RP and cockney .It was reslly useful for me as an English teacher from Yemen .

[@deepaksingh5682]

Thanks Tom. All the pronunciations were handy.

[@jamesamorimaraujo2939]

Hi Tom! I'm brazilian guy and there are many difficult words for us. Thank you so much!

[@dansytsang3412]

An English learner from Taiwan, it’s been very helpful thank you so much

[@ogsenmkrtchyan9055]

Hi Tom,I like the second part of your video, just carry on and thank you.

[@auridel81]

Hi Tom! Sure, "sixth" is difficult but "twelfth" is twice as difficult! 😁

[@odarjuk]

Thank you so much, Tom for the teaching us. For the not native speakers I can add: air/ear /hair /here - pronunciation almost the same.

[@123123koala]

How about pronunciation of words that sound the same but are spelled different, hair : hare, air : heir, deer : dear, here : hear, or spelled the same but have different meanings in context, lead: a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal and lead: I'm in front of the line.

[@maggiema8150]

I really love this new added section~it makes me laugh and seems to be more closer with your daily life. (talk like a friend?）

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe thanks Maggie, yeah maybe you are right : )

[@serzhanseilkhanov1135]

Hi Tom! Thank you for the video about the words of the 2018 year. I looked for the Oxford dictionary article and found more words like Cakeism (example of Brexit as an attempt to eat a cake and have it too) and Incel (involuntary celibate). You made me interested and motivated in study of English words origin. Keep going please! I would like to ask you to make a video about new words jokingly made novadays like Chairdrobe (issued from attempts of lazy people to hang their clothes on chair not in the wardrobe) and other tricks with words, That is extremely useful for us to remember words and increase our vocabulary, especially active one. Thank you in advance!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

That's awesome Serzhan! I love how curious you are to learn new vocabulary : ) Hehehe and I'd like to add floordrobe to that list of invented words ; )

[@valentinanderson535]

Thanks mate, you are the master

[@yuyungho]

It should be “Tom talking cruise”. lol love your vids, thanks a lot!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehehe nice suggestion!

[@hithere4321]

You are a wonderful person and a great teacher😊🙌

[@martamello2464]

Thanks!

[@virginiabianchi7412]

Love this video!! 😘 Thank you

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thank you for your kind words Virginia

[@user-cj7qg7fl4x]

Ohhhh finally! thanks for this helpful video haha

[@danielarota1018]

hello Tom! I like a lot your videos, i think they are very useful ! Compliments!!!!

[@williamp1598]

Hi Tom, I always enjoy to learn English with you. For the last part of your videos, I suggest to call it "Tom's Bonus" or to paraphrase an idiom "Tom's icing on the cake". Thank you for all you do. Take care.... greetings from France

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe that's a cool name, thanks William P

[@dianbilancia8599]

Hi Tom, thanks for the video. It helps us, non-native English speakers, to know how to pronounce the words.

[@dianbilancia8599]

I have some ideas for your section. Maybe "Tom replies", "Talk with Tom", or "Talking Tom" Lol! 😂✌️

[@SumiInWonderland]

We don’t have squirrels around our area but they’re in my daughter’s picture books😂So it’s important for me to pronounce cute little squirrels correctly 🐿! I love the way to approach your viewers to get more interactive! You’re always positive and inspiring😊 Your lessons are great too✨👍 Looking forward to your next video!

[@avishaijahanian6472]

In quarantine i actually learn alot and these oldie but goodies videos still rock

[@jamesmcinnis208]

You can omit "actually" from your sentence. It's superfluous here.

[@magedo7023]

enjoyed alot

[@giadacristina4375]

Great video Tom thanks!!😊 I wished to find another word I always had trouble with too, airer!!😣 I was host in a family they always used this for the clothes rack, but I never learned how to pronounce it..!🙈

[@maritzacabrera5194]

Hi Tom !! Nice see You again.

[@Lovely_xiao_ai]

I can 't thank you enough Teacher🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@karnkawinsantimanawong296]

I have squirrels around my house. It’s good to know this word as I am not sure how to pronounce this word. BTW, I live in Thailand 😁 thank you so much. I love your video 🙏

[@elhachimivariety384]

Thank you so much teacher 🙂☺️❤️

[@dadaista320]

I'd like "In conversation with Tom". Happy New Year.

[@lilianna9872]

I took literature at the college. I've learned a lot about London's imagist poetry.

[@user-of5rv1tv5p]

Thanks Tom, I really enjoy watching your videos. I got a question. Is 'itinerary' pronounced as the way you pronounce 'library', where you drop 'a' sound?

[@lukesilvamusic]

Brooooo u're the shit when it comes to that pronunciation game. Big up!

[@lesleyhawes6895]

I'm a British ex-teacher, and I have to admit I tuned in to this video to probably criticise - well, not this time, these examples were good. In fact I learnt a thing or two. Mainly that visitors and incomers find a lot of common words hard. Some of your other videos I've found rather London area specific, but not this one, as I have taught in Coventry, rural Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Surrey and Suffolk. I grew up in Cambridgeshire so I think I can vouch for there too, all of these pronounciations are universally Britsh. (Wouldn't swear to it being just so in Scotland, Wales or Ireland though.)

[@jesusbarrientos9953]

Tom's Chat or Tom's Pronunciation Tips... Could be... Best regards from México... I love your videos... I find them so practical to understand and learn... Thanks Tom

[@pandaa7384]

Thank you 💚!

[@LearnEnglishwithGrammarMan]

Good job!

[@muhammadnurdin9476]

Good evening Mr.Tom my favourite English teacher on KZbin ,,I am Indonesian

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thank you so much Muhammad : )

[@hadeelsafaa3548]

I enjoyed your lesson❤️

[@srinidhis6610]

All the best for your KZbin channel... I love your videos. U teach a lot of beginners also like me ;) Thank you for your videos...

[@aidafermebek22]

love it!

[@songbird989]

Wow Tom, being an American I can't help but notice what a big difference there is in both our accent and the British accent! The only word that threw me was Loughborough! lol

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe I know, right! Loughborough makes no sense!

[@wisdomfamous2927]

Reflection Corner! Whatever, I do like all of your videos. You are the best ever forever.

[@veahpereabras6969]

Tom you should do a video on English surname pronunciations, ie. Featherstonehaugh, Menzies,Cholmondeley,Majoribanks, Brougham, Beauchamp to name but a few.

[@kostyaw83]

Great clip!!!!

[@diobalague2329]

finally someone has "to" me ( am i right? ) how to pronounce "monthS" the most difficult word for me. thx so much tom, u have no idea how much i appreciate.

[@sinagabi5293]

Amazing video ☺! Can you add for the next video the word therefore, thank you 😍

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks Sina : )

[@melanezoe]

Feedback at the end of videos only. Thanks for the List of hard to pronounce words. I am learning Vietnamese, and my tutor and I exchange a word of the week. I will be using some of your words for my English contribution. Thanks again.

[@vanhetgoor]

Yes, I had a skiwwel in my garden once, it came from the park nearby. It visited only to look a the bird feed, but there was nothing for him so he was off again.

[@arjaygee]

Thanks. Even discounting the phenomenon of English vs. American accents, the pronunciation of many of these words is significantly different in American English. It was quite striking. A few ideas for naming the new segment: - Eat Sleep Dream Redux - (From) Tom's Postbag - Comment Corner

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ohhh I like those suggestions, thanks arjaygee : )

[@amt4444]

Thank you for asking us what word makes us difficult to pronouce that is definitely "enthusiasm" for me. Help me please!

[@GHOST-in-the-MACHINE]

I pronounce squirrels like skwuws. 🤔 I'm Dutch, but my verbal English was taught to me by a North-East Englishman, a Scots girl and an Australian. My accents is a mess and switches a lot between sentences, but for the most part it seems to take a lot from Cockney, since it just makes it easier and faster to get through my sentences (I mash a lot of words together, I'm not easy to understand if you're not well fluent in English, but I mash words in Dutch too, so idk).

[@sofiazmanovskaia1144]

Great new section, Tom:) I reckon, it should be either 'Tom's puns' or 'Shooting the breeze' section

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe nice suggestions Sofia, thank you : )

[@tiablack3260]

It’s fascinating how many of these words I pronounce completely differently from you as I have a southern American (USA) accent with midwestern influence (mother is from the Midwest USA).

[@StewyAdamRules]

Watching this as an American and native English speaker and someone who’s never really attempted to learn another language and I realize how much Intake for granted all this. To me, this words are nothing, but other people might really struggle with these.

[@hamid_art]

Hi TOM . Your accent is very very nice - I am glad because every time I watch you - your videos give me motivation for learning English . thank you very much my friend.

[@renokta1004]

THANKS A LOT! Greetings from Poland !

[@dreamer4957]

i love how you say "imperturbable" so many times! lol so funny

[@raisa_cherry33]

Hahahaha ikr 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nigelmoscrop9987]

someones have a giraffe , lets think of some hard words

[@ablessing891]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@raed2178]

Hi Tom. I like the background of your video. 👍

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Cheers Ra'ed, yeah it's cool, isn't it?

[@mrJohnWoods]

Something I like of your videos is that unlike other teachers and channels, you don't speak at slower speed but natural and that allows us to listen to aspects of conected speech, like elision, assimilation and weak-forms. Actually if you could remarks those aspects during your videos it would be nice

[@raed2178]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Of course, it's cool. I like that kind of architecture. 😊

[@peacekeeper3026]

Saint Paul's, isn't it?

[@thisisaperson1536]

I think its London

[@raisa_cherry33]

*Imperturbable* was used in James Joyce's "Araby" story that says "Imperturbable faces" 😁

[@DevPreston]

English speaker here, fascinated by your pronunciation of "sixth". I am a bit older, also from London, and I add an extra S sound in the middle, like "sicks-th". But I only just realised that your way, "sick-th", is a very common way to say it. It shows that I don't really listen to the exact way my own language is spoken, even though it is exactly what I try to do with other languages.

[@mathgeek7966]

From my experience, Americans also usually leave the x sound in the middle of the word sixth, so it's interesting to hear the difference.

[@monymaldonado9632]

Love your accent...absolutely

[@MyLittleEnglishPage]

Awesome video Tom 😍

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Awww thanks so much Marine : )