Can You Understand These British Accents? Test Yourself!

Not every English speaker talks like the Queen! And some accents are harder to understand than others! Here you can test yourself! Listen to these 7 different native English speakers from all over the UK and see how much you can understand!
BIG Thank you to:
Pete S, Beth, Jack, Dan, Lauren, Saskia and Pete K
for being in this video, your accents are all gorgeous and wonderful!
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___________________ IN THIS VIDEO __________________________
0:00 INTRO
0:50 SCOTTISH
3:26 LANGUAGE SPRINT!
6:00 LONDON COCKNEY
8:51 BLACK COUNTRY
11:09 YORKSHIRE
13:08 SUNDERLAND
15:19 SOUTH WELSH
17:00 LIVERPOOL
19:49 OUTRO
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[@lorena_lucas]

I'm Brazilian and proud to say I understood a lot. Guess fangirling over One Direction for about 9 years and hearing their British accents was useful

[@minia944]

I can relate! I was horrible at English but then I became their fan and wanted to know what they say so I learned very fast hahaha (Liam was the hardest to understand, wasn't he? 😂) happy to see another Directioner in the comments!

[@annbolder]

My english teacher told me I didn’t pronounce the T, I later found out it was because I had watched too many videos of Louis, who often skips the T

[@s_h_a_k_y_a8971]

I wasnt this good at english until i met the boys now im able to speak english without a doubt all thanks to them #directionerforlife#louies#harries#paynos#zquad last but not least #horandogs

[@feellikecinderellanaegabye8524]

BAHAHAHA SAME 😹😹 EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU ONE ADDITION

[@s_h_a_k_y_a8971]

@@feellikecinderellanaegabye8524 one substraction more like 😭

[@stargirljisy]

My biggest flex is that I can understand all of this BECAUSE I CAN UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE CALLED LOUIS TOMLINSON;)

[@evelynfx9530]

same here but thanks to liam gallagher, if i can understand him i can understand anyone

[@stargirljisy]

Ikr😩

[@sujahnisuri6501]

Ikr, for me it was 1D, Little Mix, Lewis Capaldi, Yungblud and so many more people so that I just got used to hearing it.

[@fookinavocados4821]

Same

[@samirajahin793]

Yeahhh

[@mechikaboombayah4960]

This is my story: I was born in a non-English speaking family and lived for my whole life with non-English speaking people but for some reason I've always wanted to learn English. I practiced day and night for my English, took lessons and did all my homework very sincerely. Today, on watching this video, I can proudly say, that I understand not even a single accent of this video.

[@Stayville_Clown]

Keep practicing and one day you’ll come back and understand (maybe)everything

[@loobylouboti]

Understanding English is incredible! Be super proud you have done so. 👏 As for learning the different accents? They can be incredibly difficult to understand and learn the difference between.. And this comes from an Englishwoman. 😂 Everything takes practice and time. Enjoy the learning and you'll get there. But again, accents in England are SO varied and vast and can be so strong, that they really are a challenge even to us natives! Good luck. 😊

[@NoName-rn6up]

You should still be proud of yourself. You wrote this comment didn’t you ? That’s a big win !

[@ValeriaSarmientoOhDearBooks]

omg, same hahaha, some of them are really hard

[@fuoayme7366]

same life minus the fact that i've been attending a private school since kindergarten and i've got more english speaking friends (irl + online) Oh and keep watching shows babe, I remember watching drag race UK and it was hard to understand at first cuz they all got diff accents not to mention all the slangs but you'll get the hang of it

[@obsessedwithcertainpeople5112]

I understood Yorkshire’s accent just because of Louis Tomlinson tbh

[@Alex-wg6tq]

Same and Yungblud 😊

[@1dconcerts76]

haha sams

[@feellikecinderellanaegabye8524]

Same-

[@fatemafaria108]

sameeee dear😇😇😇

[@anna-dw1lv]

Yes but louis' accent is way more thick than this guy

[@FionaEm]

As an Aussie, I find it fascinating how UK accents become noticeably more lyrical, with quite distinctive vowel and consonant changes, as you go further north. Our accent certainly has variations, but they're not as pronounced, nor as specific to different locations - yet we're spread out over a much bigger geographical area.

[@RichardDCook]

I work at Disneyland in California and pre-Covid I would chat with Aussies every day. It did seem that the accents from the North tended to be stronger. Also people from South Australia seemed to have a British or New Zealand flavour to their Aussie accent. The fact that South Australia had a vast number of Cornish miners probably helps explain it.

[@morris4490]

Aye right, foos yer doos? 🤔

[@book_wolf_1939]

Fellow Aussie! Although I've been told my accent is rather American, though sometimes it'll sound British or Irish because I'm a first gen immigrant, this means that english is actually my second language though admittedly it has become my stronger one, that also means I learnt all of my English from preschool and ABC kids. Though where I live Aussie accents in general are not very strong, I do have a friend though who has a really strong one.

[@leea8706]

That’s because the accents here in the U.K. developed way before people could easily move about a lot, and there was a lot less intermingling. Accents change significantly enough every 5 miles or so that you can usually pin down the town or village they came from. Obviously all accents in the north east England for example (where I live now) have a lot of similarities and you can recognise them as generally north east England, but it’s the slight changes that people who have the accent can pick up easily to tell where exactly you’re from. I wouldn’t be able to tell you the little differences in a scouse accent the same way I could with a north east or scottish accent (I’m originally scottish).

[@book_wolf_1939]

That's actually quite interesting, and it makes a lot more sense, because I mean if you look at the US in comparison, they only have about two or three through the whole country, which again makes sense since English was introduced to the Americas along with more advanced modes of travel

[@hrucha3701]

Have you ever heard Louis Tomlinson 💙 damnn 😂🔥

[@lisa_vxng]

Honestly... We've been trained by him to understand the yorkshire accent😂

[@Losamina]

i think i have met you before..

[@heartlknj]

0:59 Pete (Edinburgh) 6:15 Beth (London) 9:07 Jack (Black Country) 11:14 Dan (West Yorkshire) 13:11 Lauren (Sunderland) 15:24 Saskia (Cardiff) 17:09 Pete (Liverpool)

[@kenmcdavidefernandez5364]

♥️

[@ExabyteAU]

thank you so much!

[@Kjfletcher1985]

Pete sounds like Aberdeen accent not Edinburgh.

[@soggybread2415]

Sunderland, Sunderland, Sunderland

[@jett1812]

@翁慈玲 London, pretty sure

[@gracelivingstone666]

i’ve literally been a directioner for years ofc i can

[@Losamina]

louis 's accent

[@gracelivingstone666]

@@Losamina OMFG I LOVE LOUIS’ ACCENT SO MUCH LIKE DONNY ACCENTS ARE SO COOL

[@minia944]

I got Yorkshire accent without any problems, thank ya Louis Tomlinson

[@1directiontomyheart818]

As an British, this was easy. I've been fangirling for One Direction, you see.

[@rubylinton8546]

i have seen so many 1D fans in the comments, like this came up on my feed probably because on 1D (i literally have nothing else but 1D (im a larry also so yeah haha) i am so surprised to see the first comment was about louis lololol we are everywhere!!!!

[@1directiontomyheart818]

@@rubylinton8546 Ikr!! I see atleast one comment in every video I see which is not about 1D about 1D

[@misswaddles155]

@@rubylinton8546 Omg you're a larry too?!

[@anaelle6834]

I'm french ans I can say that after years of being used of hearing strong doncaster and geordie accent ( thanks to 1D and Little mix), i understand everything 😁🤣

[@aimee-hyj]

lollll as soon as i hear a geordie accent i immediately think of little mix! especially the entire jade/jeed conundrum

[@camy5590]

SAME BESTIE, l'accent de louis 😭

[@anaelle6834]

@@camy5590 N'est-ce pas ?! 🤣🥰

[@nadineabsto7295]

I'm a Louie. I'm a professional at understanding strong british accents 💙💙

[@Alina-qg7wp]

HELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@haniap8234]

yess just because of Louis i understand a bit of donny accent ahshaha

[@misswaddles155]

Hi fellow louie!

[@lianoronha]

meeeeee

[@dila3833]

Was about to comment the same hahah

[@joshdove]

Idk why I’m watching it but I always found the variations of accents in the UK so interesting, I loved watching geordie shore and the valley back in the day trying to understand the slang. But IMO as a native English speaker, Some Irish and Scottish accents are so heavy they just mumble each word together

[@nutsailuridze3141]

Bro i just end up watching your vid and now you are here woah adopt me rn

[@meganoreilly2971]

Ireland isn’t Part of the Uk doe

[@EnglishLad]

I can understand most Scottish accents because my mum's side of the family are from just outside Glasgow, but certain Irish accents, especially those of Irish old age pensioners can be a real headache to understand. That being said, the Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK, as Megan correctly pointed out.

[@elamplough1]

@@meganoreilly2971 joshdoe probably means Northern Ireland. I know it's a controversial issue for some people but technically Northern Ireland is part of the UK instead of the Republic of Ireland - and the accents are different too.

[@laisbehlingwohlenberg]

As a Brazilian having been obsessed with One direction, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Sherlock and many others British show means understanding any accent

[@Taylorm18945]

As an American I can say my 7 years of being in the one direction fandom has taught me something

[@AC_RDR2_Q]

Why is it so difficult to understand like we arnt speaking a different language

[@Liam-lq9vi]

I guess that having an obsession with One Direction actually helped me

[@keisyaamalia9037]

as non native speaker that just start learning british accent, I kinda proud of myself for understanding most of them. Every accent sounds so cool..

[@smashingenglish]

Hello! Just a quick note: for those saying you found the accents easy to understand, that’s great! My channel and this video is aimed at English learners from countries where English is not the native language, so it’s more of a listening challenge for these people! Many thanks, Laura

[@banu1614]

❤

[@nikkimurray8938]

Hi Laura! If you ever do one of these for America, I've been told I have a relatively strong north western and would be happy to help. :)

[@edieminturn7484]

Hi Laura, whilst I am fluent in english, and have been for decades, it is not my native language at all.🤷🏻‍♀️ I found all of the accents fairly easy, excepts Saskias from Cardiff, which I had to listen to twice to properly understand, the „r“ sound was quite complicated for me. It definetly was a fun challenge for me, and I was pleasantly surprised that accents do not pose a big difficulty to me (then again, I know that if I ever get to Cardiff, I‘ll be lost 😅😅😅). And I love Nikki Murrays idea with American accents as well. Not all of us non native speakers are on a beginners level of english, and it is still a fun challenge for us, nonetheless!

[@smile-gk7ws]

There is no better than different accents^^ I couldn't get enough of them♥ I'm learning english and I want to sound like a native speaker any tips/advices to do the best of it?^^

[@edieminturn7484]

@@smile-gk7ws live in an „english speaking country“ and/or watch TV. Movies and series are the best to learn a language imho. There are so many different accents, that you must first chose what „native speaker accent“ you would like to have.... 😉 British? From where? South-African ? US-American? From where? And then the awesome accents from the Islands..... I settled for my crazy euro-trash accent that is difficult to place lol 😅😅😅... also I habe the horrible habit of copying what I hear around me, so ppl often feel made fun of when I talk to them because I will subconsciously start to copy their accent which is very embarrassing.....oh and when I was watching Peaky Blinders, that was fun, too 😂😂😂. I am a hopeless case but wish you the best of luck w you endeavor! ❤️

[@soonyatologan]

The accent I understood most was London. The others, without the subtitles, I could only catch some words here and there. Anyway, I think I fell in love with the Sunderland accent. It sounds very cute. And I love this kind of video. I wish you made more videos like this.

[@rishabhsharma4339]

U know, we hv identical thoughts

[@rub.yblack9428]

I’m from Sunderland

[@AC_RDR2_Q]

London? How bro i’m from England and that DONT mean i live in London. Yet i can understand them all. Not sure why people think london is the easiest, but then again most thing that london is the only accent here 💀

[@ElAouadHassan]

​@@AC_RDR2_Q it's true bro like the other person mentioned I think the same with me the most easiest accent in England for me also is the London one this is the fact...

[@patreyes969]

I thought that Yorkshire accent is the easiest to understand among those accents. It’s really fascinating how beautiful the English language is from a non native English speaker like me - ❤️

[@aellyn2764]

As a french, I’ve got 3 of them right, and did understand words here and there for the other ones. Special thanks to Artic Monkeys and One Direction xD

[@spideyxalmighty695]

years of teaching myself english through the 1d members, james mcavoy, taron egerton and richard madden have given me the ability to understand all the accents

[@edgarherrera911]

For me, the most understandable was the Yorkshire one.

[@dallleekah4035]

Frenchie here, I've been fluent for about 7 years now but the welsh accent always trips me up haha Everyone in this video has such lovely a voice and accent though; thank you so much for the wonderful explanations!

[@1dconcerts76]

I didn't realize how good i was at recognizing different accents until i saw this video. well it shouldn't be surprising considering i spend 24*7 watching the one direction boys

[@sujahnisuri6501]

saaaameee

[@Ricardo-xg6gx]

After the test, I have to confess that I only understood your introduction, and the promotion; frustrating? Well to be honest, not at all, I will start this year B2, and I promise back at the end of this course to rewatch this video and check if I had any advance, meanwhile, give you a heap of thanks for your work.

[@martaleddy161]

Go ahead Ricardo! Do not give up

[@lucianaalmiron5848]

good luck!!

[@MaraMara89]

learning english at school/course doesn't really help to understand, unless it is really conversation-based. My advice is: watch a lot of movies/shows/youtube with people from all over the world (not only native speakers) - that way you would get used to different accents. And good luck :)

[@oLynxXo]

Try watching a bunch of British films and shows, it will help!

[@25teezers]

I'm British and I'm proud to say I understood them all hehehe. Imma need a cuppa now

[@preciousalamu]

Beth's reading is beautiful

[@athenarenjith6235]

just be a directioner and you'll understand British accent like a pro

[@L.C123]

I personally think all the accents are fairly easy to understand, however I’m told I speak quite fast but also quietly 😂 btw I’m not English I’m Irish 🤪

[@roisin9232]

People tell me the exact same thing, im also irish btw

[@L.C123]

@@roisin9232 maybe it’s just us irish in general that speak fast and quietly😂 my accent is flat too so at least I’m not from cork and slightly high pitched🙊😂🤪

[@roisin9232]

@@L.C123 literally same my accent is flat too because im from Kildare and we dont have the strongest sounding irish accent ( well not as much as like kerry ect.) but we talk fast 😂

[@raindropsonroses3919]

Hello fellow Irish person 😂I’m from tipp!

[@L.C123]

@@raindropsonroses3919 me too! 😂

[@skz__OT8]

I'm German and got everything right! I'm really proud 😄👍🏼 Listening to different audiobooks in English helped a lot 😊 Also all of them had very nice voices! ✨

[@tillytiger5041]

Halloooo

[@Jzaday]

People saying Yorkshire was the most understandable....I'd love to get my old Yorkshire miner uncle on here cuz THAT is a Yorkshire accent

[@Sim0sama]

Even if I got the answers right, it doesn’t mean I understood 🤣 Mostly, cause their reading voice is really fast, it’s easier to listen to someone who is speaking with their natural time (I’m Italian anyway, so it’s also really hard to understand every connected sound)

[@jinsfavouritemirror6987]

Me too I just connected some key words cause they were speaking so fast for me to catch up with them but somehow I got all right but I am from India

[@hannofranz7973]

I used to live in Scotland ( in Aberdeen ) as an assistant teacher for a year and I can tell you that there's quite a variety among the different Scottish accents and dialects.

[@barrysteven5964]

Just for information. I'm from Durham. The accents across Durham, Tyne and Wear and most of Northumberland are basically variations of the same North East accent. We can hear regional differences but outsiders probably would have to have them pointed out. There is a tradition of calling the Newcastle accent 'Geordie', the Sunderland accent 'mackem and Durham 'pitmatic'. The truth is that originally the term "Geordie" is thought to have been used to refer to the miners of Durham and Northumberland so the appropriation of the term by Newcastle is dubious to say the least. People outside the area tend to refer to the north east accent as "Geordie". Apart from local vocabulary there are three distinctive pronunciations that mark Geordie The -ay sound of day, say, away etc is pronounced as a long -é similar to Swedish -e in the word leka. Unlike elsewhere this in not a diphthong. The -o sound of go, slow, no, flow is like the Swedish -å. Again this is not a diphthong. Unique to Geordie is the 'glottal reinforcement' of p, t, k. This means that these sounds between vowels are pronounced with a simultaneous glottal stop. Unlike other accents these glottal stops do not replace the consonant. They are pronounced with the consonant to give the very distinctive way Geordies pronounce 'happy', 'matter' and 'package'. You can hear it clearly when Lauren say 'mackem' 13:18.

[@dauphindamour6592]

I'm French and i'm currently in 8th grade, i was passing by when I saw this and i'm a fan of english since i started talking it at school. It was fun to look at how I could hear clearly what they said. I was impressed when I've found out that I got all right.😁😇👍

[@smallypuppy22]

Great recommendation with Outlander and listening to James McAvoy, a truly talented scottish actor. The only accent I had difficulty with was the "Black country" accent

[@merchuaincioa5636]

I'm argentinian and I'm proud to say I got all of them right! But still, Jack's accent was the hardest, I had to listen to it twice to understand better. I love this type of videos

[@megan-alys2289]

We just have a strong black country accent, so its very hard for other people to understand I’m pretty sure there’s even british people that don’t understand us, we just have that strong accent thats all

[@juliatroyer1507]

I'm from America and watch a lot of things with British accents. Proud to say that I got all of them!

[@archieves_kane]

You are doing a great job laura, thanks

[@wolfdoctor13]

I was quite happy and pleased that I totally understood every word of each presenter. I am originally from the very deep American South, studied the history of the English language, Shakespeare, and Chaucer extensively. So I believe those two factors have trained my ear to really understand accents, not only UK ones, but a massive variety of US ones as well. Currently for my own edification, I'm studying the variety of UK accents and dialects, a most rewarding endeavor indeed. Thank you for all your videos for they are really helpful in my learning. But I will say, this particular lesson was quite easy for me so I must be learning it all fabulously! Keep posting these videos! I love them!

[@iloveGod1105]

this is just precious!! Thank you so so much for posting this!

[@MIMITAS29]

So I understood all the accents that wasn’t a problem for me, I was just paying so much attention to what they were saying that I forgot the quote the second they were done speaking 😂😅

[@commanderconcorde2059]

I can understand every word 😀 From a native English speaker 🙃

[@madamsatan6]

I understand everything. And English is my second language and also self taught. Which means - being an Introvert watching tv shows and movies all the time... Pays back! Lol

[@terriroberts8594]

I love how you break down and explain the accents. Fascinating.

[@terriroberts8594]

PS I am a yank.

[@maureen6715]

Hello my Friends! It's been not more than a week since I subscribed and I was so fascinated with your talent that I've been catching up on pretty much all old videos of yours ! I am an English teacher and your content is amazing! To me it's like travelling around the UK without the bustle of moving. I'll consider taking lessons with you anytime soon! ( Still with Italki?) Combining acting and teaching skills really is the way forward ! Laura, once you have mastered French, your transformation into French actress Sophie Marceau ( starring in 007 The World is not enough) will be completed!! You bear a striking resemblance to her! Thank you for bringing laughter into my day Greetings from Italy

[@petelobl]

Interesting text selection as Jack Kerouac only started speaking English around age six or so, and had quite a French-Canadian accent into his late teens. Thanks for the video!

[@evelynfx9530]

i got all of them right i’m soo glad!! none of this would be possible if it wasn’t for liam gallagher who trained my ears by the time i spent hours and hours watching his interviews (i'm brazilian btw)

[@quattrocolors]

i absolutely love his video when he is kindergarten answering kids questions. hilarious!

[@evelynfx9530]

@@quattrocolors FR i lost the count of how many times i watched this video

[@quattrocolors]

@@evelynfx9530 yeaaah)) especially him saying this is a nightmare in the end))

[@surabhi4230]

Lovely!!!!😍 I never miss any of your videos. I loveeeee learning from you: D

[@clemencerossi8994]

I’m amazed by all those beautiful accents !

[@fernandomilicich8160]

Beyond of the different accents in Great Britain, the English is so beautiful Indeed.

[@AnaBeatriz-ce1bd]

9:07 I'm in love with this accent!

[@shadowofmoonlight3167]

I'm from Austria and extremly proud to say that I got everything right, which surprised me a lot! Thank you for this great video! I really enjoyed it!

[@joy39894]

This is good, Laura. Thank you ~ 👍

[@chelseaharrington5072]

The passage Pete read, I knew it sounded familiar but I couldn’t place it, so I googled it and realised it’s from On The Road which was a book I had read ages ago but I’ve never heard anyone speak about it or use in any of the literary classes I’ve been in. Thank you for including that passage, the book meant so much to me and I loved the journey they took 🤩

[@musik102]

Yes, the lack of appreciation by the literary hierarchy and academic/education establishment depressed Jack and was partly responsible for his early death.

[@alyssac5130]

As a native english speaker (US/ Tennessean accent), I am quite proud of myself for understanding all of them. I think W. Yorkshire and the last guy (I think his was Sunderland, but I can’t remember) we’re my favorites!

[@francomarini560]

Hi guys, the video was fantastic, congrats! all the accents were quite challenging at a first listening, but later I found more understandable the Yorshire, the Scouse and the Sunderland ones. Keep up the good work!

[@berwynjones8764]

Thankyou Franco!! X

[@nadineee_12]

I'm not even finished with the video yet, but I subscribed immediately. I think your lessons will improve my fluency level since it's a whole new concept for me. I tend to stick in American accent only, so it is sometimes difficult to comprehend other English accents. I also enjoyed your enthusiasm and the way you teach.

[@trieutran5748]

I love all the accents in UK

[@feellikecinderellanaegabye8524]

English is not my first language but i understood these well because of one direction 😹

[@fionac.28]

because LOUIS😂

[@feellikecinderellanaegabye8524]

@@fionac.28 YES ALL OF THEM

[@martinac954]

This video is very useful and well made, thank you so much!

[@KrejziWiola]

For all of you watching and worrying you don’t understand, well I had English at school for more than 10 years and when I moved to Sunderland a few years ago I didn’t understand a word 👀 it took me 3 years to understand it enough to communicate 😂 and study at Uni with students speaking geordie. Don’t worry we all have been there 🤣

[@jujubameliss4301]

i couldn't watch this video without thinking of Louis' Tomlinson heavy accent

[@sophi9648]

I was looking for this comment😂 love his accent

[@goodiev]

im so glad i got all of them right, i am kinda working on my own English accent and want to make sure it's actually English instead of accidentally Australian or something haha

[@benedictefeery7613]

Glad you described the Yorkshire accent ! I used to live in Bradford at one point !

[@EGracie86]

Language is so fascinating. Am a Canadian and English speaking but grew up with grandparents who are both from the UK - Grandpa Welsh and Grandma Lancashire area. Loved hearing all the different variations.

[@gummyguts8431]

I’m from Devon and I understood every single one, I’m sad they didn’t do any from the south-west but this was really interesting

[@Mayydayy]

Same! Needed a proper West Country accent in there lol

[@cherry_blossom5372]

I go on holiday to Devon a lot! Not sure how to specify where I live without being too specific, but I live in the West Midlands so there's a decent variety of accents from Gloucester to Worcester.

[@Una1643]

I was thinking the same thing! They did everywhere but the West Country 😕.

[@lilieshii1809]

I start interested in brummie accent because of peaky blinders 😂 sometimes i try hard to watch the show without subtitles and it's hilariously hard to understand what their talking about. I found out that this channel talks lot about accent and without doubts I subscribed to this channel. Fantastic contents, keep going 👍

[@mellymomos87]

Most English people can’t understand them without subtitles either 😂

[@bluerocknroll8666]

I appreciate your effort

[@sas0919]

Happy to say i got all of them, most of my schoolteachers in germany were native to the UK tho. Also tvprogramms like taskmaster and being a directioner help. Great video guys!

[@tyrantabyss]

I am Italian, and we always roll the R, so the Cardiff accent should be the easiest for me to understand, right? Wrong, it was the most difficult one 😂 Maybe that's because I am so used to listening to UK native speakers using their standard R sound (don't know how you call it) that my brain did not expect it? 😁

[@soonyatologan]

I love Maneskin. 😄

[@Sim0sama]

That’s exactly what I thought. It’s so different from our R- roll sound 😅

[@IVANjeremy]

non-rhotic R, which is pronouncing the r in a word/sentence/phrase by not pronouncing it.. completely different from rhotic R, where the r is actually pronounced.

[@evnichan792]

Oh god.. I'm terrible with heavy accents. I like them, but without subtitles it's really hard to understand. I have two correct answers.. But honestly, one was purely luck lol Thanks to all of you for that video, it was very interesting !

[@AnaBeatriz-ce1bd]

same

[@MandyMister]

Haha, thanks to my host parents back then in Edinburgh I now understand the Scottish accent much better than others. 😁 Greetings from Germany

[@kerrysweeney7949]

I understand them all. I heard the strongest Scottish accent 20 years ago that took me about 3 hours to finally understand after that I've had very little problems understanding uk/irish/Scottish accents. So grateful that I had exposure to so many strong accents from so many places there.

[@martaleddy161]

Hello! I found South Wales and Black Country the most difficulties accents. Marta Leddy from Brazil

[@gegu8802]

I have to agree with Marta - South Wales and the Black Country were the hardest accents. However, all readers did a great job and all of them sounded just lovely. And they chose wonderful books! :) Best wishes from Germany!

[@userxyz77]

@Marta Leddy I'm from Indonesia and agree with you. Those two accents were really hard to understand (South Wales & Black Country). Cheers.

[@javiermarcialcespedesberne8575]

Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos.

[@mariaGreenDay4ever]

After watching the bodyguard with subtitles i became good in understanding some scottish and I am really proud of it.Thank you Richard Madden

[@stellachristopher705]

I think I struggled with Jack's accent from Black country and somewhat with Saskia's(Cardiff). I could only able to understand these two after looking at the subtitles. And I must say I fell in love with Yorkshire accent. The flow and enunciation of words was just beautiful. I'm not a native English speaker so I'm happy that I could make out most of the accents. And thank you for these videos. You guys are great.

[@davidbromfieldjr.234]

I understand all...As a Jamaican and that's on colonization😩😩😩

[@user-me1ec3om5j]

same lmao

[@svehyoung]

So...I'm Italian and I actually got 'em all right (kind of proud of myself there). I thought the hardest one was 15:32 though, for a second you almost got me there. 👀 I think I really trained my ears watching series in English after all.

[@Cheyetty]

Native Dutch over here, but have been in contact with many people from all around the UK, so could understand almost everything, only one I had a little trouble with was the South Wales one. I lived in the UK for a few months, up North, that really helped me understand the accent there. I have a soft spot for Scottish though, every time I hear it I want to immediately travel there. Great video, thanks.

[@marianocastillo5779]

rolled r's are actually quite helpful for us Spanish speakers trying to figure out some UK accents

[@honkros]

I understood them all for the most part, which was expected with English as my first language and consuming a lot of British content. I however feel like if I heard a lot these in person I would struggle a bit

[@uru5143]

I'm so proud of me I understood nearly every word, maybe it’s a bit of cheating because I lived in England for around 7 months. But I’m from Germany and my English was the worsted ever, so I’m so glad that I improved my English enough to get everything

[@hyang5u]

Black Country and South Wales were definitely the hardest ones for me but I still understood everything. Thank you for this! Just makes me want to do a tour of the UK even more.

[@ninaa8347]

Great exercise. I actually understood all of them, even though I'm not from UK or have ever lived there, but the accent from South Wales gave me a bit of trouble. All in all, I enjoyed this. Thank you very much for your effort.

[@olenavolatile8827]

I'm not an English speaker, but I understand most of English accents (UK and American) except for cockney - for me personally it sounds terrible 😁My favourite one is Brummie (I mean it, I love it!) it's so fascinating how you pronounce OU and EI and I💖💖. I loved it before I knew that it was Brummie. I was aware that not all UK natives sound identically, but I always could distinguish the Brummie. For me it sounds even more delicate than the PR. Though, probably due to moving to different places (as musicians, for instance), some features seem to soften or mix with other accents. Thank you guys, now many things for me make much more sense 👍

[@thewariscomingtoatownneary7572]

Islam is the truth

[@Sunshine-jt9bb]

The ultimate test is if you are able to understand Louis Tomlinson😂😍

[@ramalumiga]

love this content

[@eldritchquire811]

Non-native speaker from Eastern Europe, got my Cambridge C2 certification at 18 with the maximum score, I understood all accents perfectly :) English is beautiful

[@conlon4332]

7:46 Honestly Beth's "th" sounds sounded like a cross between "f" and "th" (which I don't blame you for not being able to replicate; I couldn't). But (at 7:04) I could hear the difference between the "th" in "thirty" and the "f" in "Friday", and although I admit it's pretty subtle and I am relatively used to Cockney accents, I actually automatically perceived it as a "th" sound in "thirty".

[@sugar_plum_fairy]

I’ve never been able to understand why the London accent drops the “h” if everywhere else the pronounced “h” in the English language is such a distinctive part of it! I thought London being the capital, English spoken there would be the most “perfect”, and where every other accent had come from! Idk, it just greatly confuses me. Anyone care to explain, perhaps?

[@kelseymattison4987]

The 'perfect' English accent is called 'received pronunciation' so isn't really linked to a location. It's mainly linked to being upper class, and London is a massive mix of cultures and poverty-very rich. I don't know why it drops the H, but it's definitely not considered The English Accent, at least to English people

[@nameisamine]

Only the upper classes speak with perfect Received Pronunciation, it’s actually rare to hear everyday working people speak with that accent. Most of London does not speak with that accent. You have to understand there was a lot a CLASSISM and DISCRIMINATION from people who speak RP/queen English toward people with regional accents, in the past, your accent gave way what social class you came from.

[@anna-maria1412]

Born German, grew up in Germany and was never surrounded by people speaking English, but by watching and reading everything in English since the internet was introduced to me at 14 (and only speaking English online) I can understand all of these accents, they were fairly easy tbh, and I even love some harder scottish accents. 🙌🏼

[@hifromneptune]

Beth has a fantastic reading voice, love it 💜

[@_.ilhem._]

I want to understand Yorkshire accent for louis tomlinson

[@lucerojimena6039]

me too lol

[@emilyche1101]

Even before i've heard them all i know Black Country one will be the hardest for me.

[@aliflash0]

the first one... On the Road, one of my favourite books

[@blueberryle]

i'm a native english speaker but i enjoy listening to different accents lol

[@joachim1006]

I got all the answers right. However, I would be lying if I said that I understood every single word that I heard. The easiest one was the cockney, perhaps because it is the one I'm more acquainted with. All the others were rather hard for me.