How to Sound PROPER BRITISH in 10 Words

10 words to help you sound proper British. They are a mix of informal words and phrases that are commonly used here in the UK.
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How's your father? 🤣😆🤣😆 I'm dyin'! I'm an American. I've never heard that one before. 😆🤣😆🤣

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I said ‘jolly good’ once when my bf’s mom asked me ‘how are you doin?’ And my bf bursted into laughter bc he thought I sound like a posh old lady , lol

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Ahh bless you Maya : ) I think some acting classes might be necessary though ; )

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Thank you for this video !! I always love learning typical English words

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This is nice to have for whenever I can go to England and understand the colloquialisms!

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Great. I learn much faster from contextualised examples in this video.

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My fav word was innit & proper I love ur example & acting too Tnx sir TOM

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Haha I'm not so sure about that, but thank you : )

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Just got an ad for Mare of Eastown before this video... looking forward to Kate Winslet’s small town American accent which seems to be EXCELLENT.

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been living in England a long time but never heard the "how's your father?"...killed me...and you have a new subscriber! Little Cockney rhyming slang exercise for fun. Translate: Mi ole china plate down the fog and toad is brown bread, innit?

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Hi Tom. What a such important video! Thanks a lot. I love the British accent. I'm proper interested in you new book. When comes the paper version up? Let me know an thanks in advance. Greetings from Germany🙂

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Thank you Tom

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Wow...so much useful words😮

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this is very helpful!! I really like how you act the word out (and in a funny way too haha) also I'm proud to say I knew 4 of these words thanks to louis tomlinson

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Great video! Just looked up your book on Amazon but I see it's only available as an ebook at the moment. Will there be more paperbacks available in the future? Thanks!

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[@Aviator27J]

Cheers, brilliant, and right are other good ones! Some of these are used in America too, but not by too many people. I think we both enjoy using accents just as much though!

[@oswaldodelgado2980]

Amazing video to start the year, "propper" is my favorite word , in spanish in Ecuador it's more common to say "coronastes" when someone has had sex but now it is among young people It's more common to say "El delicioso " in reference to sex

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"How's your father" hahahahahaha. I loved this. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Do you have an equivalent in your language Tanya?

[@tanyasr]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Yeess! It would be something like "name the child" hahaha. 😁

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@@EatSleepDreamEnglish do women also use this phrase ?

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@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Not sure if it means the same but a male friend may greet another male friend with " How's it hanging"?

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[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thank you Daniela as always for your kind words : ) I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll do more with silly accents for sure.

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Hi Tom! Great lesson, thanks! Why not proper book ‘A really British guide to English’, not just the kindle edition, for old fashioned people like me?

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Some proper nice examples me china.

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Lovely stuff Rene. I was tempted to add 'me ole China', maybe I'll have to do a part two.

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@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Maybe you should. The rhyming slang alone is such a rich source of expressions :)

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Were any of those words new for you Gabriela?

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@@EatSleepDreamEnglish I didn't have a clue about number 4!

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Hi, Tom! Thanks for the cool video! I'm a bit puzzled, why did you use "it WERE a cracking night"?

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8:02 she don't... 8:08 she's fell... Informal situations

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How's your father, This one is hilarious oh gosh 😂😂😂😂😂😂 We do use euphemisms in Arabic too

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Sir, I'm from Sri Lanka I'm fond of watching your English videos. Could you please make Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara's prounction video? Please sir

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Your acting becomes better and better everyday

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I wanna know what does dodgy or dodge means and can you say any example of it?

[@robertmelgarejo4176]

Here in Paraguay, we use a euphemism frase in guaraní (our second native language) to refer to sex "shiki iki" (ˈʃiki 'iki), it's an onomatopoeia frase refering to the sound the bed makes when you jump or move on it quickly 😆

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hahaha brilliant! Thanks for sharing

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British in 10 words: "I say, that's jolly frightful innit......by jove it is".

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I’ve checked Amazon for your book “A Really British Guide to English,” but it only comes in the EBook format. Can you assist?

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In Mexican Spanish there are a lot of euphemisms, but they are mostly used in the friend group. Not to avoid any taboo topic but to be funny.

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Can you do a tutorial of the accent from the Netflix Series "The Crown"? It would be very much appreciated

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Love that idea mate! Thanks very much for suggesting it.

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@@EatSleepDreamEnglish stop using the word "mate". Not polite to strangers

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@@jillhobson6128 ....he is using 'mate' to address the people who watch his programmes as if they were friends, not strangers. I would add that that 'mate' is quite commonly used (usually be men) as a salutation, a sort of bloke thing. Of course, there are people or situations where it would not be appropriate, such as dining with Prince Phillip.

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@@jillhobson6128 Every comment you have made has been impolite, keep you're opinions to yourself.

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please make a video with the accent of Ozzi Osburne!!!!

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@Eat Sleep Dream English, any chance for paper edition of the book?

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The acting part has me cracking up so hard 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BenCG]

I love how you tried to find a picture of a pub and ended up choosing a photo of a hotel bar from the 1910s.

[@arabellabattaglia2242]

Dear Tom, can "innit" replace "isn't he?" and a question tag related to the past? such as" didn't you?". Thanks a lot 😉

[@beanius]

Don't know the answer to that but you can probably use "right?" as another short alternative

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Yes you can!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Absolutely! Thanks for sharing PBK

[@jillhobson6128]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish innit only stands for isn't it.

[@jillhobson6128]

@Mareczek No it should be can't it, not innit

[@roccosorrentino2776]

Hello, thank you for you interesting lesson. If INNIT can replace any question tag, is it correct English grammar ? I'd rather say "do you" or "don't you " as a non-native English speaker.

[@szilviasiklosi295]

I would say when you take an exam, or at school, in formal environment it is definitely not correct grammar....only use it in informal conversation, if you want to sound British.. However, in my opinion it sounds funny coming from a non-native English speaker..

[@tsipadii]

But where does ’how’s your father’ come from?! We definitely have euphemisms for sex in Finnish too, but nothing father-related (that I’m aware of...) 😂

[@annaburch3200]

Yeah. Not exactly the image that I popping into my head.

[@vivienwilliams1538]

My favourite is 'what are you like!? when someone is being silly or funny. Use it all the time. Think it was originally Irish.

[@marlenehofmayr430]

Tom can I get your book in printed form as well? Can't find it on amazon though. Cheers Marlene

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hey ,Marlene, the second print run has finally arrived and I'm sending them to Amazon on Monday. The paperback should be available to you by the end of next week. Thanks so much for enquiring!

[@dianaivanova1542]

Tom when the book will be available in paperback? I've been trying to get it from a while now, but it's only ebook. Please let us know when it's going to be back in stock.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hey Diana, thanks so much for your interest. The second print run has just arrived and I'm sending it off to Amazon on Monday so it'll be available by the end of next week : ) I'll make a big announcement!

[@dianaivanova1542]

Oh that's great :) thank you

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😉 are you gonna step on an actor path, innit? I like your little performances 😄

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So sad your book "A really British gui isn't available anymore on amazon, when should it be available again?

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may I buy e-book of 'A Really British Guide to English' ?

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-Honey, I've just cooked a pork pie, would you like to taste it? It's probably my best one -No thanks, my dear. Your best pork pie was when you told me that you were good at cooking...

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehehe very good!

[@leserge7823]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Many thanks, mate 😊

[@jillhobson6128]

@@leserge7823 Mate is rude to use to a stranger

[@leserge7823]

@@jillhobson6128 Why do you think he's a stranger to me?

[@barneytheblonde5252]

Two proper famous euphemisms for How's your father in German are "rocking the bed" and "to noodle someone". Actually pretty creative, innit?

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Se tem brasileiros 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 aqui, o "innit" seria o nosso "né", né? 😁

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simm

[@sukritjangwang1796]

The euphemism for sex in Thai is "(พวกเขา)มีอะไรกัน" "(Puak Kao) Mee A Rai Kan" "(They) did something together" มี _ Mee _ Have (same meaning of there is) อะไร _ A Rai _ What กัน _ Kan _ together (shorten of "ด้วยกัน" "Duai Kan") probably a little bit direct, everyone can understand other words are just some silly sound no meaning, but if you know, you know.

[@widedogswide]

I love the Irish accent impressions lol