British Pronunciation - "and" /æ/ vs. "end" /e/ Minimal Pairs

[@RaquelMargaretCarter]

Elliott, I've been speaking British RP since taking your class, and even true brits believe I'm from the UK. So if anyone ever has a desire, Elliott is an exceptional teacher. It's now the only way I speak at all times. Sending love to you and yours, and congrats on your wee babe...

[@marcelguberman]

That´s wonderful! Where are you from?

[@RaquelMargaretCarter]

@@marcelguberman I was born in Georgia but have lived abroad for many years, mainly living in Florida. So it's interesting that I sound like a southern Brit... I feel as though a dream came true speaking British. Honestly, one of my dear chaps (son) was murdered, and so I wrote a storybook based on him (Beatrix Potter-like), and I wanted to do the audio for it myself. So it seemed fitting to learn British, and I never went back. Ya, know, sort of as a gift to my boy. The book I wrote is called The Tale of Sawyer Lamb. It's ever so charming...

[@kasiaa.2394]

Wow! Congrats mate!

[@Mizinhaaf123]

Ya mee tooo

[@belenhernandezbenavente3420]

Well done

[@tomek3880]

I think the bigger problem is /æ/ vs /ʌ/ vs /ɑ:/ and /e/ vs /ə/ vs /ɜ:/. In many languages, it's only one vowel, not three. Anyway, this video can help a lot of people.

[@a_g2566]

In my opinion that's one of the most important differences to grasp and master in an English language (along with the "th" and "r" sound) that will make you sound way better. I've lived in the UK for 13 years and only in the last 2 years I started paying more attention to how I sound and taking phonics more seriously and that first made me realise how, perhaps stupid I sounded to the native speakers when I was pronouncing things incorrectly and second now when I know and pay attention to how I say things how easier it is to communicate. So I can't stress enough that the way you say things is really really important 💞

[@ibrohimxursanov8089]

Elliott you're the best teacher 🔥🔥🔥 Greetings from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

[@LouisBruh22]

When I started to learn English (didn't know there was only American English) I thought "an" and "en" sounded the same. Thanks to you I finally known the differences. Nowadays I use British English

[@aliqadri5208]

I was always confused about these sounds , Thanks Elliott💞

[@nemajojo7640]

😭I thought I’m first one on the comment but there are many others, anyhow Elliott is my favorite pronunciation teacher.

[@mariavidal9614]

Thanks a lot. Very helpful. The sounds I struggle to differentiate are these two: cut /cat.

[@mustafaelemine3489]

Of course, I admire your accent to just like it😍😍😍 You the reason that made me think seriously about English after I had seen a video in your channel

[@mayw3027]

I’ve recommended your channel to my husband. Now he’s a big fan 😄

[@ruteschiavelli]

Hello from Brazil! Amazing class. It help me a lot . Yes, I like your accent very much!🤩🤩🤩 Thanks Elliot.

[@OliveiraValerio]

I follow your YT videos and pratice alone for about one and a half year. This week I've got my very first opportinity for a conversation with a fluent English speaker and I got amazed to hear that my intonation and vocabulary are quite good. Thank you Elliot for your dedication sharing knowledge with people around the world! You're great, mate! Cheers!

[@Thisisayoub]

Wonderful British English teacher . Have fun and learn with him.

[@hakim766]

You have the best pronunciation ever

[@marvinchorkhi4790]

Sir, I really appreciate your pronunciation.

[@melinamachado7477]

I'm in love with your accent . I'm practicing every day to improve my accent to sound more like a native speaker

[@missdora4569]

Elliott, you are an incredible teacher with brilliant knowledge in your field. Thanks to you, my accent has turned from rubbish into the issue of fancy among my fellow students! Thank you very much and wish you the best luck ever!🍀

[@md.saifulhasan5106]

Please More of Minimal Pairs. And Thank you for this💚

[@oh1033]

Thank you so much Elliott. Recently I couldn’t study English because I was busy. But I love to watch your videos. Learning English is very difficult for me. But your English is always beautiful. So I can enjoy it. Thank you so much!

[@tres6863]

Since I started leaning british accent in your youtube channel, all I can was, you're the best teacher, Elliott.

[@aamnaalam8140]

Hi Elliott! That was really helpful.

[@johnsaward7459]

Thank you so much Teacher! I just wanna say that you are the best teacher I have ever seen before. I love your pronunciation!

[@tommyradko1563]

Hi Elliott, Could you do video about difference between "u" and "a". I find them very hard to pronounce. Like in words fun - fan, bug - bag, etc. Thank you.

[@stellaenvulu3165]

Also in trust, son, sun etc

[@neilhunter5893]

@@stellaenvulu3165 son and sun are both pronounced exactly the same way.

[@kellyallison26]

My favourite British English Teacher 😍 Greetings from Peru 🎉☺️

[@falafels]

I love that thank you Elliott

[@enriqueduran6907]

The best teacher ever, i see you from Costa Rica😍😍🇨🇷

[@naco5563]

I'm happy to see you and hear your wonderful accent again! Thanks Elliott!

[@yessicamacedo1633]

You're the best! Thank you so much!

[@maryam-us7uf]

This video is short enough, and good enough !Thank you very much!

[@migranthathoda]

very helpful indeed, definitely need more lessons on minimal pair.

[@Love4ever1223]

omg, minimal pairs! more of it pls

[@daisy1193]

I love your pronunciation , you r best teacher 🥰🤩🤗thank you

[@eduardomunoz7374]

Greetings from Chile thanks so much for what You do

[@calderon_2212]

Please more minimal pairs. I'm in C.1 level, here in Spain is a very advanced level. I need that simple and valuable explanation. Thank you for your work Elliot

[@irodaamirova7061]

Hello there from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿 that lesson was really helpful for me to sound much more like British. Thank you Elliott, I will wait for more...(by the way, your hair looks good 🤗😉)

[@lexistube9787]

My son is now teaching English online cos you inspired him. You are too good

[@Raj-xb5vy]

Very very helpful my brother thanks

[@htuaung3252]

You are the best teacher I have ever seen. I can't pronounce right even my mother language. I'm so lucky to have you!

[@akbaruddin3983]

Your teaching style very easy and clear please keep it up thanks sir .

[@riyasingh9434]

I used to love that popping sound in the beginning btw

[@leforjoseph5371]

Always very good and helpful lessons. Loving the accent

[@museo9215]

That class was so useful, greeting from Argentina.

[@filolinguista5576]

Yes, please. It'd be highly appreciated if you make more videos about minimal pairs. They're very useful to improve my pronunciation. I'm currently needing to get familiar with British pronunciation. Greetings from Mexico.

[@joshwakawaka7409]

Mate thank u so much. I tried your technique and Siri now can figure out the difference and correctly recognise the words that I am saying.

[@Whaler80]

I think it is a most useful blog about British pronunciation in youtube. Really.

[@PhuocNguyen-wh9ru]

In American English "sand vs send" , "and vs end", "fan vs fen", "bad vs bed",... They are a little bit similarly pronounced to each other :D i used to speak like that, now i will change my voice, hope it make my pronunciation to be more royal :D and my speaking teacher won't knock on my head anymore

[@gulbakhytmukanova1856]

Thanks for your lessons 👍

[@freshpretygirls9565]

Cool 😎 I'm keep watching your videos and I keep repeating and follow after what you said at each video because I want to improve my speaking ,is really helpful thank a ton !!! Elliott teacher

[@greenangel1813]

This is the third video this month, it makes me really excited🤩 you are so helpful I can notice the difference, before and after finding your channel, in my accent especially my "r", thanks a lot🥰

[@MyDanymax]

Brilliant as always Elliot. Cheers.

[@Shyam.K.Sharma]

Your lessons are really helpful Elliot. Cheers !!

[@helenamcginty4920]

Another excellent video to share with my Spanish/English intercambio group. A common one I have cone across is eg. Work....Walk.

[@lilianbarros9845]

Ffs! How many people fAll in love with you every day?? I bEt tons!! This is the bEst video ever about pronunciation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And I had a great lAugh while practicing 😂 you’re lovely, thank you for sharing all your knowledge

[@rocioc23]

Hello, I'm from Argentina and I'm studying English, this didn't work out well for me but your video was very helpful 🤍

[@dho1506]

Great video! But I'm also wondering what the rules for when an A should be pronounced as "æ" or "e" are. It'd be great if you could also make an video on that topic!

[@Michal.Kaminski]

Very good topic! Please more videos about these pairs! I always struggle with these similar vowels 🙄

[@israelledesma9357]

You are the only coach on KZbin I really love, love your voice and pronunciation.

[@adnan3028]

You are a great teacher . Could I find someone to practice english with?

[@FabioCoco]

The best teacher of Britsh pronunciation

[@facundobartolome1699]

Great lesson! Gracias Elliott 😀

[@sabrinacampregher7450]

Hi Elliot! Thanks for your video! Can you make a video comparing bug - bag , and so on, please? One more, I find very difficult to compare æ - A like in apple. Thanks a lot!

[@haroldjhontroetschrichthof8474]

Hi Elliott ! Greetings from Panamá By the way, it's a great video very useful for me. Cheers ! 👍

[@aysesevde2]

Thank you

[@melse-learndotcom8352]

I like your video very much. Very clear explanation and easy to understand. Such a great teacher. Thanks Elliot.

[@adgaierliu3721]

teach us more minimal pairs and vowel sounds, plzzzz🥺.Love you!

[@purple-star4366]

I can tune my voice to yours. I love that.

[@kimsoun8624]

Please post more some minimal pairs of words , thanks in advance Teacher 😊.

[@elenagherardi3080]

Other minimal pairs : land/lend ; band/bend

[@elenadomingos7632]

Thank you so much. I always thought that bed and bad are pronunciated equals.

[@alitomaev3162]

Very glad to see you again, Elliot, it's just a pity that you're uploading videos not so often...

[@xeyalmirzeyev2477]

I love your accent and understand it

[@i.o.3563]

Elliot, thanks for a great lesson. These are difficult sounds for many, me included. If you could include one more sound like bed, bat, but it would be even more amazing.

[@KhaungShanTin-ob5vk]

Since I am Asian, the pronunciation of those bat, bet, mat, met, man, men gave me a lot of trouble. Now, after watching your lesson, it is easy to remember. Thank you, sir.

[@Alathar27]

Thanks alot our lovely teacher

[@3iin1]

Thank you very much. You're doing a great job.

[@micomallow4213]

You're videos are awsome .They deserve Millions of likes .Your explanation are also very easy to understand .Thanks a ton Eilliot.^_^And I'd be really grateful if you make a video for /s/ and /z/ .I find it difficult to understand how to pronounce this minimal pair.Please keep going !! You're awsome !!

[@تعزيياعيني]

I learnt English I love ur videos and ur accent

[@matenmahmud2131]

Thank you for explaination.

[@mariliaenglishcoaching4220]

Hi Elliott! Great lesson! This kind of lesson is very helpful. Please, create more of them. Cheers!

[@ИннаБотник]

What a brilliant lesson! Thank you !

[@falafels]

Thanksss I going to watch now

[@CloudTsuchiya]

I'm getting better thanks to you. Greetings from Turkey.

[@dupsymakydupsy2347]

Yes do more on minimal pairs. Am a student of English.

[@НікітаТкачук-п7у]

Educational video!

[@sookheeshin1407]

Many thanks Elliot, Your lesson helped me a lot. I hope now understand more native’s conversations and gets more confident for myself speaking. Would you have a time, could you upload about how to answer for positive statement with negative question and vice versa. eg: Did Joe study, didn’t he? Or Didn’t Joe study, did he? Most of times I am confused these questions and I normally couldn’t answer them. Again thanks for your brilliant lesson!

[@guesswhoiam1875]

Youuuu are a truly amazing educator!

[@НаталиТаки]

Thank you! Its a good lesson.

[@ananyadutta1154]

Thanks a tonne Elliot. I am so glad I found you, but unfortunately merely virtually.

[@md.masum.....6693]

I am your new student & I'm from Bangladesh....

[@Lindagil650]

Thanks I can wait to speaking confidently

[@Vincent_van_Gogh]

Thank you. First 3 seconds improved my English to C2 😂😂😂

[@ayushgaming6554]

Thank you so much, Elliott.

[@mysteriousperson2717]

actually, you are the Best person to me an english learner, To receive your pronunciation...

[@ОльгаИванова-б8п1ю]

Thank you!!!

[@Sriram0701]

Bro ur teaching style giving me lots of hope that ill also speak English with British accent 👍

[@lucyshea7788]

this lesson is awesome!

[@lalemmmdli9851]

Hi Elliott, could you teach us below words' pronunciation? Thought Taught Though Tough Through Thorough Throughout

[@irinagagloeva3240]

Thank you, Elliott! Really helpful 😍

[@bandana8361]

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[@matiasorellana1997]

you're not. He is the most handsome coach.

[@bandana8361]

@@matiasorellana1997 indeed

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Yes, I agree that he is the most hondsome even in his speech he is elegant also

[@bandana8361]

@@sanaabdulkarim5434 agreed!

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I agree

[@Gene0723]

Can you do a video with suck, sock, cut cot, cup, cot. Please teach us how to differentiate these minimal pairs.