Learn English with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Learn English with Harry Potter in the first film 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. We look at Harry Potter's English accent, the accents of Hermione, Ron Weasley and Hagrid. We also look at some really useful vocabulary from the film.
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[@alexissalgado439]

He actually looks like Mister Potter. What an excellent video, perfect teacher.

[@potterheadin3636]

He really does :D

[@easii229]

Haha yess im not the only one who think that

[@Cadfael007]

I think he looks and sounds like Ray Davies...

[@byunjihyun_exol]

Tom really looks like harry when he is old

[@scintillatingsinger9585]

Did you call me a muggle at the beggining of this video?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

I did! How do you feel about that? ; )

[@marli1904]

I didn’t like that :( *My father will hear about this!*

[@edwarddht]

haha :))

[@annedov-biche2964]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish that was rather humiliating...untolerable😂😂😂

[@liljanataraj8180]

Ikr I got offended I’m 10 , doesn’t mean I’m not a witch, I just need another year to get my letter

[@GaStLeZt]

Another video for second movie! :) I also like the accent of Draco Malfoy and his father, Lucius.

[@anyam.4159]

Me too, and their characters in general.

[@helloiamkim7809]

Me too!!

[@frankas7744]

Yes, please!:)

[@helloiamkim7809]

I want too

[@ingridhenningsen9764]

Oh yes, please 😀

[@Aresgregor]

I'll be waiting for Severus Snape's and Albus Dumbledore's accent. :)

[@raven.pearce]

@@aesthetuna1014 i read that with Snape's voice in my head😂😂😂😂

[@lafritegaming7713]

@@raven.pearce same

[@chancehouston2897]

Exxpelliarrrrmusss!

[@JacquelineMoleski]

Snape is RP also, isn't he?

[@dobazajr]

Dumbledore is Irish

[@nopipapadopoulou3633]

Loved it! But it was too short 🤣🤣 please do a second, and a third ,and a forth... 😁😁😁

[@marygarcia7035]

He should do a video about every single character. Imagine that! How great!

[@nopipapadopoulou3633]

@@marygarcia7035 oh yes, we'd love that!

[@gradyzyner7423]

OBVIOUSLY, we need six more of these, if you follow the novels, or seven more of these, if you follow the films. Great stuff Tom. 😊👍👍👍😎

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great idea Grady, looks like I've got a lot of work ahead of me

[@writersounds9523]

@@EatSleepDreamEnglish please don't forget that comment. All movies please!!

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

I've said it before, but I'll say it again: Brilliant Harry Potter you make Tom!!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehehe how about you do a video dressed as Hermione? I think it could work ; )

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Lol I do actually LOVE Hermione!! But I’d have to study your Harry Potter accent vids and not just watch them for fun!! That’s opening up quite a can of worms 😂

[@Jack-sf9kl]

Please make another video of Harry Potter series

[@joserabelo6007]

I loved this video, mainly the way you spoke about the differences between accents. Thank you so much! I was looking forward to one of those.

[@ivanmontilla8497]

This is exactly what I was looking for! I'll be waiting for the next one. Thanks a bunch!

[@Ellen_Soul]

Every video you introduce news interesting words / expressions. Thanks Tom.

[@cathycat549]

I would be most grateful if you could make a second video of "Learn with Harry Potter". I would also love to see more transformations from you.:) It was a wonderfully informative and marvellously entertaining video! Thank you so much!

[@marthaanderson2656]

fun video with a lot of good, clear simple examples of your comparisons. I am learning a lot about the differences in regional accents.

[@lety04]

Yes!Please continue this series❤❤

[@kseniabushkovskaya514]

Please talk about the Scottish accent! (have you seen the Bodyguard?) how to sound Scottish? and HP review is great, too.

[@jesuscarbajal2973]

I love this sort of videos Tom. Part 2 please!!

[@jporolim]

Fantastic video!! Thanks for sharing it!! Please, make the second one!!

[@Ilovetaytay13queen]

I really loved this. I'm Latin and I know a lot of English but for me it's important to improve my English pronunciation and vocabulary. Thanks a lot

[@BrianDunkerTranslator]

English and Harry Potter, two of my favourite things! Looking forward to the 2nd part.

[@george_hc7]

Another video will be great!!!! Thank Ü Tom!! 👌👌🔥🔥🔥

[@kanyadawong-arun4478]

Woww i really love this videoo. Hagrid’s accent is the most difficult to catch 😂 i couldn’t understand him if i didn’t put the subtitles on lol. This video is the perfect combination of learning both vocabs and accents altogether at the same time with the movie i love. Thank you for making such a wonderful video. Wishing to see the upcoming videos about the whole harry potter series😘

[@LuizFernandoDias]

Great suggestion! I’m from Brazil and I’m going to subscribe the learn English with Cambridge right now! Thank you, I love your videos. You’re the firs British Chanel of English I met

[@emiliecouillard8917]

Your videos are a treat to watch. I learn so much about the English language in general and specifically about accents. My language is French, I am from Canada and learning so much about those beautiful British accents is really fun. Thank you. I wish you would do a video about Game of thrones' characters' accents :) !!

[@magalimoglia3718]

Thank you so much ♥️ your videos are so helpful and I really enjoyed this one. It is so cool to learn with Harry Potter ☺️

[@ML-qv9wu]

Wow Tom!! Congratulation!!! Such a good video!! Please do a second one. I‘m very interested in British accents.

[@huseroland]

When I started to learn English by myself, I watched these movies so much to listening to proper English. Except for the "magical words" it's so easy to catch everything they say. Absolutely one of the best sources out there!

[@JIManzioni]

I can't even tell you how MUCH I learnt from watching the Harry Potter films. I once bingewatched them all (not in a day, of course not) but pausing at every word, phrase or idiom that I wasn't 100% sure of what they meant or how to use them myself, and then write it down. To this day when I teach something I learnt from doing that, I remember the exact film (sometimes even the scene) in which I learnt that piece of vocabulary.

[@ridwansnotes7783]

I love this Video!!! Thanks Tom! 👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@lianzhao3737]

Great video! Have always been wondering what kind of accents they were speaking, and finally got my questions answered! Thank you!

[@brianboru8858]

Thanks Liam. Keep sharing me: thanks

[@moshe_hdz]

An amazing video about the British accent in this movie... Please make videos with the whole HP movies to teach British accent and the vocabulary in there. Thanks for your work!

[@azmiazmi3768]

Love to finally find this page. I'm having fun learning english

[@dotels]

It's brilliant!!!! I'm looking forward for second video!!!!

[@Akros2009]

Excellent, part II soon !! Thx.

[@ile2392]

Yess a second one please! I really enjoyed it!

[@305ANASTASIA]

gosh, thank you so much for these videos!!

[@eugenialitovchenko8577]

thanks, Tom! It's a great video, I like that you focused not just on accents, but on vocabulary either! Could you make a video for the second film? (It's just my favourite part from the whole series). Anyway, thanks a bunch! :)

[@janeleekeller]

E L ; How about [vocabulary] "as well" and perhaps, "Thanks Much" 🤔 Just a couple of, "Alternatives" 😏. JaneLee 🕊️ 4/26/19 9:59 AM - in Pennsylvania USA

[@Pidgey95]

Very interesting, Tom! I would suggest to make a video about differences between Uk and USA HP versions, as a lot of words and sentences might be different.

[@yapfijulia7267]

Definitely loved it! Thank you! It is really fun way to learn english. Please make another video of "Learn with Harry Potter".

[@Jonas28464]

Outstanding Video Tom! Thanks! Please keep doing it with films, in that way I think is really enjoyable and mucho more easy to keep te vocabulary fresh i our minds, I'd like also to thank for the tip about Cambridge's youtube channel, I personally think that is going to be a complete plataform for english learners. Cheers!

[@mariadocarmmarcondescesar265]

It's a great one! The second video? ? Pleeeaaasseee! Thanks a million!

[@nazaretvasquez9093]

Thank you so much for this video! I learnt a lot of useful things.

[@giuseppegrasso4596]

Please, make another video. I liked this video so much , it was great. Greetings from Sicily 😊

[@angelamaciel7419]

I Love your videos 🙋‍♀️ Thank you I am from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

@Eat Sleep Dream English I would love to see a breakdown of Katie Leung's accent as Cho Chang.

[@Anna_GG]

Yes, I’d like to see the next films in your videos!! They’re amazing!!! Greetings from Mexico!!

[@komunitasyesjiwamuda5128]

Waiting for another lesson like this.. There are many British films that we can learn from !!! Btw, Thanks for the lesson.....😗

[@wellersonferreira2174]

I found your channel today, after a hard week of too much work. I also work as a teacher and I believe the best classes are the ones that look like a friendly conversation. I’ve just realized I’ve been watching your videos and I learned so many things in a short period of time because it seemed like a cool mate sharing his knowledge with me. So, thank you! I’ll definitely keep watching your videos. You’re brilliant! I love it.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

🙌🏼Amazing!! Wellerson your message made me smile, thanks for the positive vibes 👍🏼

[@kenau1902]

Thank you for doing another excellent and high-quality video Tom. I really enjoyed it! I look forward to seeing another video for the second Harry Potter movie haha. :)

[@olenaskyrta4528]

Hi! Such a great video! Thank you so much! Could you please make an explanation of the second part of HP?

[@stayysid]

Yess!! Please do a second part!!

[@rober1712ify]

Magnificent class Tom, thanks a lot!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks so much : )

[@Soyayabb]

Please do another one! That was lovely!

[@PsychologAleks]

It was awesome! I'm looking forward to watching second video!!!!

[@KH-qd4sx]

Thanks for making a good video! I love it😍

[@emilylaxenaire5016]

I just subscribed to your channel, your video is so great, please continue to make similar! Thank you !

[@celinebienz]

Thanks a million Tom! You did it, just brilliant! I already look forward to the video on HP and the chamber of secrets 😉👏

[@athenatvbuniverse]

Please continue this series. I really like it.

[@zoe6630]

I really like this Harry potter series, so please keep on doing this with the next movie.

[@jamesmarauders4175]

Yes finally. I guess I was waiting for this one. ☺ I have mainly learnt English watching those films. It would be great if you could do the whole series. I really like your videos: they are interesting, dynamic, diverse, funny and we learn a lot, no matter our level. Thanks for you job.

[@brianboru8858]

I like Harry Tom yep

[@linamohamad8923]

It's my favourite film of Harry Potter's films. Thanks a bunch to you Tom. Waiting for other films 😍

[@luizaugustosoaresmoura5426]

You surprise me everyday with your amazing and creative videos. Thankssss

[@claudiaf.9132]

Wow Tom, this video is great! I teach English as a foreign language and I'm sure my students would love this video! I'll definitely show it to them during one of my future lessons. They are young teenagers and they love Harry Potter!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Woohoo! Awesome, let me know if they enjoy it Claudia

[@chillmusic828]

Definitely , Im super into these videos

[@spriggansiedeutsch6817]

Even though I am from the northern U.S. and speak fluent English, I still watch all your videos for the lovely accents. More HP!

[@eh9381]

I’m from England ( I sound like Ron) idk why I’m watching it

[@JacquelineMoleski]

Thank you for that - so much fun!

[@abrilreyessandoval7858]

Holy cricket! I loved your video. Thank you so much, I can't wait for the second part.

[@warmsmellofbooks9499]

Thank you so much 😍 of course we would love another video of Harry Potter

[@ilius90]

Thank you, Tom!! Great job!! Yes, please! keep on making videos like this :)

[@nikolinashtabekova2518]

Thanks to you now I can understand more native speakers. At first I thought there is no chance with the speed you talk but I get used to.

[@josephlukowski9382]

LOVE this !!!

[@anyam.4159]

Phenomenal video!! I would love to see another. =D

[@nt_360]

Yeah I want second video on Harry Potter. this is amazing way to learn English . thanks for making such video .I enjoyed it a lot.

[@catandcaboodle6492]

Yes, please do another Harry Potter film! I adore Harry Potter and this video has given me a completely new understanding of this beloved film. Thank you! 👏👏One small thing, though: to be fair, I think sneaked is probably the safer past tense of sneak. Sneaked would technically be the last tense when sneak is used as a regular verb, whereas snuck is an irregular verb useage. Also snuck is far more colloquial and less formal. When in doubt, it's a good bet to use sneaked (even if it sounds funny!😅). And it's especially important to use sneaked in an academic paper. Anyway, wonderful video. Not throwing shade. Just sharing a little info.

[@martinamartushka5197]

Waiting for more videos like that

[@Keyboardje]

To me it sounds as if Harry's accent changes in the later movies. It sounds breathier, less well pronounciated. Or is it just Daniel Radcliffe's way of speaking that comes through more in time which makes it sound so different?

[@pcrassen4975]

Could also be from, well... getting older generally. In the first two films he's little, and I'd say very young kids tend to speak more polite and well pronounced, and that fades gradually over our teens. Like adult Harry probably would've used a much shorter sentence with the guy at the train station than 11 year old Harry. But I really do suppose that that's really the dialogue writing and now I realize that's not what you meant at all lol. As for Harry/Dan's pronounciation, it's probably still comes from the same reason. He is getting older, he gets more well versed in using slang, which whether he is using terms from it or not, are affecting the way he speaks. In a way making his pronounciation more "lazy" than as a kid. Which is just natural I suppose. He can/could revert back to it even subconsciously when speaking to a person of authority, but that's his normal speech now. Think everyday english vs formal english. Even in british and american english, your normal day to day talk is not quite like formal speech. Formal speech is more like young Harry's request at the train station. Longer sentences and more clearly pronounced, to ensure the person you're speaking to understands you, as well as to sound more polite and respectful. Meanwhile day to day speech is well. We know how that is lol. Least this is my take on it.

[@luisamaria8581]

Very interesting! Awesome!

[@fatemehmokhtari5113]

thank u for sharing this video I absolutely loved it... I look forward to see the second video. Would U plz explain more about proper and polite grammar (I think it's known as a upper class' grammar) ?

[@ziltonf.salgado9974]

Another video for book 2? Definitely!

[@ABCStorytimeEnglish]

I love your vids, please make more xx

[@TheEnglishStop]

Thank you, teacher 👨‍🏫 🙇‍♀️

[@abdelkaderrafai8912]

You are doing a good job thank you very much

[@prosandconstips5867]

Such a good video Thanks a lot

[@muso2007]

I'm looking forward to watching the video :D

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@dzikrinasaira3475]

Beautiful explained, Tom. Thank you 😄😄😄

[@nuralia8076]

Great vid👍👍 love it too much

[@michellebayno4139]

Thanks a bunch. A lot of learning there. Could you please make another videos for british accent? I want to understand british accent in movies and tv shows cause it's hard to listen to the accent. It will help a lot. I think british accents are cool.

[@VirgoAries1982]

I loooooove this content thank youuu !!!!

[@daniellapilip6968]

That's great, thanks a lot!

[@adrianacayetano]

The most correct and polite pronunciation in english is the brittish london pronunciation!!! La mejor de todo el mundo porque es clara y se entiende todo lo que dicen

[@abdullahhamly2362]

Hell Yeah. We need the second part.

[@lea8056]

Oh yes! ❤ Great video and nice greetings from Austria. 🇦🇹

[@ifsunnyace8464]

Wow this is my first time to watch you video~ I love Harry Potter❤️ What a great teacher^^ SUBSCRIBED😚

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Woohoo! Great, welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English : )

[@tanyamostovoy6784]

Wow love your lessons

[@mamymimma]

Thank you, Tom 😃

[@ChaCha-tm1fp]

I am a potterhead and i couldn't not to enjoy the video of course, so yes please: it would be great if could do other videos about HP saga, teacher Tom ! 😍

[@brownie1227]

I love Harry Potter!! It was fun and useful. Thank you for the video! :)

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

You are very welcome brownie : )

[@valentinabegani4643]

Brilliant idea, please go on 😊

[@evenight0024]

it's amazing to see how you analysed those speeches..!!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks so much Eve! Glad you enjoyed it : )

[@soumiakaarouche9207]

Thank you!

[@widiwiduri5222]

I've got a lot of knowledge from this video, thank you so much, Tom my favourite teacher😍😘

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Woohoo! That’s my aim Widi, so glad you enjoyed it

[@widiwiduri5222]

Aww yeaah🤗 I'm an English teacher too in my country and of course I'm gonna share what I've got from this video, love from Indonesia!😍 *I hope the next video is Sherlock Holmes series🙈