No.1 BRITISH SLANG WORD IN THE WORLD

[@clumsydragon]

Hi Tom. Just a quick note to say that i thought that i was up on most British slang use but this one is new to me. I'm from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire and we say ' this is a good movie innit? Or ' innit lousy how people can't get along '. We use it instead of the words Isn't it. Peace ✌️.

[@kingtoyab69]

Who else is also British? I must say yes it's definitely one of those words that you cannot escape wherever you are in the UK.

[@Drobium77]

we say 'en tit' up here in warwickshire

[@Drobium77]

Just to make sure we still are. The island has changed so much in the past 30 years

[@kolalimorteza8147]

You're great teacher, innit?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ha ha - thanks!

[@irinak4725]

you're one of the best teachers of english, innit?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ha ha - thanks Irina K!

[@MyNilebo]

I thought innit was only for replacing "is it not" or "ain't it". Exciting learning new stuff thought^^

[@mtburton909]

Intit not?

[@jesusrufo4992]

Originally it was a contracted form of "isn't it?", but with time it turned into a generic question tag

[@davideduardos4621]

I was watching BBUK and they used this word all the time. This is so nice to listen to. I love this word.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ha ha - yes it would probably appear in BBUK a lot!

[@mileycassandra8743]

What a fantastic lesson?.Can't wait to watch your next lesson 😄😄

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thank you!

[@ManuelGarcia-nw2bg]

Great teaching mate!! Thanks a lot

[@auridel81]

I love grammar and I love challenging question tags so maybe I won't use "innit" often but this expression will be very useful to understand brits better. Thank you!

[@TheLindinha3]

It's always good to see your videos and learn more. Thank you

[@haserena8915]

you are so enthusiastic.thanks much for lesson

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks Ha Duong.

[@dariodestefano94]

I love your accent. I love how you teach.

[@elenaasavelieva]

Thank you, Tom! That's really useful!

[@mandyc3108]

haha "innit'!!!!!!!!! i picked it up from some Londoners while i was staying there couple years ago! so many memories!!!!!!! nice one Tom!!!!! been binge-watching your lessons!!!!!

[@leylazs6276]

perfect as always

[@rosisanjuan2269]

In my opinion, you know well how to choose the most interesting subjects to teach us modern English. Thanks again for surprising and motivate us each Tuesday and Friday, Tom. I guess that you don't stop thinking about new topics, innit?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Too true Rosi San Juan!

[@teodoratodorova5043]

That's pretty fresh! Thank you so much and I really appreciate the way you explain things.

[@lilianna9872]

Teacher Tom! Your lesson is fun & interesting. Thanks!

[@paulgutman3157]

I live in Maine, (the United States) and "innit" is sometimes used here too. It's not as versatile here, though. Here, it's only used for "isn't it?" ("Gettin' kinda hot in here, innit?") We don't use it as a general tag, the way it's used in Britain.

[@francopadova]

It's simply fantastic. Never heard of it before but I'm gonna use it anytime I've the chance in every day conversation. Thanks a lot for this. As I've told you before, you are "my number one" teacher of English, Franco

[@jcr1138]

All your videos are very useful! Innit.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ha ha!

[@mr.osamaibrahim7647]

good bless you great effort

[@ksenijajemensek6126]

Thank you Tom. I’m so grateful to you for this video. I learnt this word ‘INNIT’ from Ed Sheeran. He uses it a lot on his instagram. At first I thought this word replaced the question tag ISN’T IT’. Now I know that it can replace all the question tags and it’s widely used in informal British language. I love this word and will use whenever I can. 😀😎😀

[@حكاية-د4ح]

Thanks a million for this lesson!

[@aconspiracyunmasked]

As a native I'd say this use of innit doesn't sound good at all and I have never used it in this way. I would only use it when the sentence starts with 'it' for example 'It's cold outside today, innit?'. I'd stick with don't you, doesn't he etc. instead, it sounds so much better to me. love your vids though :)

[@jonathanbrett-warren2031]

I'm afraid I agree with you. Sorry, Tom!

[@gvasques000]

I agree. And possibly a little risqué for a not very proficient foreigner to use too innit tho?

[@sarahassan1160]

Fantastic as usual and I like your teaching so much. You're a good teacher, innit?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hahah thank you sara, good use of 'innit' lol!

[@mmjutb]

Finally ! At last ! Proper British everyday English Channel ! Thanks a LOT for sharing your most interesting videos !!! Cheers mate :)

[@miladavydenko8699]

Thanks!!!! Just a week ago "Tag questions" was a grammar topic I explained to my 9th grade pupils!!!! I'm gonna share this video with them!!! They will definately love it, innit!!!!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks so much for sharing the video!

[@imtheunknownvzla]

Thanks friend! The best for you.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

You too Yesnik Silva!

[@Juliita65]

OMG, these are the best news I've heard for ages! I love it! Many, many thanks. You're a star!!! :)

[@amaniaboud5375]

Perfect and enjoyable as always Tom💜💜💜 I can't thank you enough!

[@slashtiger1]

Good video...! Never thought I'd be learning something new, as I've been speaking English practically all my life. I actually already knew the word _innit,_ too, if only when used for "isn't it" tags... I never knew that you could, in fact replace _all_ regular tags with it... I guess that'll be due to the fact that this may be a more modern practice? Anyway, even though I don't feel I really *need* your videos to learn English, I still find them really enjoyable to watch, as they form a way for me to stay connected to Great Britain! Keep up the good work, mate! Oh, and by the way... You've just earned yourself a sub!

[@KhalladShoaib]

Great video and an absolutely great channel , Tom !!... 👏👏👏

[@miraclevisage]

You're the best English teacher, innit? :) Thanks for the video!

[@SVLOGS1M]

Great video

[@stanenglish6819]

Thank you so much for this slang 😊😊 You are helping us much,i like your videos so Could you make another videos like this,please?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Will do!

[@gunaymirzeyeva9940]

Hi TOM. You are great as alvays. İ really like your teaching method. Greetings from BAKU. SALAMLAR LONDONA

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Greetings from London Gunay Mirzeyeva!

[@robertalonso3797]

Fantastic! Once you've reached a certain level you enjoy completing your knowledge with stuff like this. Thank you so much

[@252srinivas]

Hello teacher Tom Happy and merry christmas

[@showhafiza1892]

Great video!

[@mattiaalesi7129]

Hey Tom, i hope you'll make other videos with slang terms, innit? I really like the way you teach!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Will do!

[@americo2]

Marvelous!

[@olgaivanova2954]

Such a nice word! Thank you, Tom! I didn't know it)

[@VladislavBelev]

Perfect! I have an English speaking exam at uni coming next week so I'm gonna use this word there! We've been told that we can use informal words, but of course no four letter ones. :D Looking forward to making a truly British impression!

[@SVLOGS1M]

Thanks

[@pamplonicamaria]

Such a fun word! Innit!! You are killing me softly with the pronunciation of "aren't" .I find ir really hard to say it that way! Keep on being so creative!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Will do - thank you!

[@barbarawitkowska4576]

Dear Tom , May the peace and blessing of Christmas be yours and the coming year be fileed with happinnes.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks so much Barbara Witkowska. Merry Christmas to you too.

[@musicfan3594]

That's a new word for me. Never heard of it.

[@demetriusstavrinos1909]

Amazing You!!!!!!

[@keerthanasendurvel9685]

Brilliant Tom. You are a good teacher, innit?😃

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Haha very good : )

[@kunjthakkar9556]

Cheers mate

[@habtomgoitom1854]

Thanks so much I like thise video it's great

[@alamajannat3022]

cheers...It was really a helpful video...would you please like to create a pronunciation video on the following word " here , hear , hair , heart , hurt , hard ,heard" ...It would be really helpful for us...Cause pronunciation of these words are quite confusing...

[@arianadolores5769]

Alama Jannat Akhi that's exactly what i thought about when he said "here" and then "hear".. i have no idea about how to pronounce them..or are they the same? (Innit?) :))

[@javierrodriguez4707]

Yes, they sound the same.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Those two are pronounced the same Ariana Dolores. Noted about your video request Alama - thanks for the suggestion.

[@benhardy5282]

I can't love you more, Tom! Thank you so much for this informative vdo! Have a lovely day! 😊 Happy Holidays!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Aw thanks so much Ben Hardy!

[@benhardy5282]

Eat Sleep Dream English You're always welcome, mate!!!

[@domingogarcia3650]

Hi Tom, I've got a question from Spain. All your examples are positive sentences: You like chocolate, innit (don't you) What if the sentence is negative, shall we use "innit" or the question tag: you don't like chocolate, do you (innit). Tkanks in advance. Great job mate.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great question Domingo. I'd say it is most commonly used in the first example however because it's such a relatively new word with very few grammatical words your second example is possible. As I said this is very informal slang and so often people don't stick to hard and fast rules when using this word.

[@門徒解說聖經]

Innit is magic. Thanks.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe it is amazing, isn't it!

[@DefeatTheCabal]

As an American, this strikes me as a VERY British word - probably the most British word ever

[@timdaugherty5921]

I live in Southeast Tennessee and they say that here too. Means "Aint it?" or "isnt it?" Most many say aint around here.

[@Mercihaokip]

Your one of a kind...a legend and a star ...hehe...i learnt that from you...,,u taught us that,innit?

[@wildaboutjackwild6002]

When Jack Wild uses "innit" I just thought he was shortening the phrase "Isn't it?" For example, "That's life, innit?" (pg. 415 of his autobiography, "It's a Dodger's Life.")

[@krimirafik2770]

Nice...thanks mate

[@lienlien5219]

I dont know why but your lessons make me laugh hard. Subscribed!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hooray! Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English!

[@asyadid4285]

Thanks a lot 👍

[@jcheong5064]

It's a brand new word to me. The video is really great, innit? I'll try to apply it in my English.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

It's definitely an informal, slang word Sky Blue Cheong. Not one for a job interview!

[@OMspot2277]

If you’re American don’t lol. Others wouldn’t understand wth you said lol

[@RobBCactive]

The problem with this is where I live, they don't say "innit" like that. "You like chocalate, innit?" is just "you like chocalate in it?". This is London multiculural. In another region, they might actually resent "London" lingo

[@electronicmoll]

I love your new video, "How To Sound Illiterate 101"!

[@alicerossi_ap]

You are a brilliant teacher, innit? Tom, I like this word: I "buy" it. I' m going to use it even in my mother language speaking to my friends, so I'll feel a little bit "British" and it will be very cool, innit? 😉

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe I love the mixing of languages Alice!

[@mau6570]

Innit is kind of abbreviation for isn't it, innit? So I've just used it instead of isn't it. But now I know that I can use it wherever and whenever I want, innit? Innit! What a cool word. Thanks :D

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Glad you like it Mau Siebert. Innit is definitely a slang phrase to best to use it in informal settings!

[@Redgethechemist]

What the heck! You mean that my teachers in secondary school made me do so many question-tag exercises with every auxiliary verb at every mode while there was this innit thing which works every time! Does this innit work also for negative sentences like "The queen Elizabeth doesn't use the word "innit", innit? or is it just for positive sentences?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

It is mainly used for positive sentences but as it's a relatively new word there are no hard and fast rules. I would reiterate that this is a slang word and not really meant for formal settings.

[@Redgethechemist]

I clearly understand that it's pure slang, that's probably why I never heard of it before. And my first English lessons started in 1990, so it wasn't probably used at all at this time. Moreover, the official English programme at school was based on standards like BBC English or R.P. English, which is very sad as I found out years later when I started traveling that most English speaking people almost never speak as we learnt at school. I remember a British guy who commented that French people sound posh when they speak English, despite our horrible accent. :-D

[@Dovid2000]

I would say "bloody" is more British sounding.

[@llCHRiiSTOPHERll]

Awesome video, in Texas we have a very similar "word" we just say "huh".

[@87anujagarwal]

Great video. how to pronounce brands? Dior? Loius Vuitton

[@bestinventions6206]

Pretty cool video

[@JitendraKumar-kg7dq]

Hello sir good morning. How is it going? You teach very well. Thaks sir! You have great job.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks Jitendra. I'm very well thank you!

[@oliverkoh8224]

Cool!

[@Alv-et6hw]

I knew the word but thought it only meant isn't it. Really useful information from now on mate

[@zeynepeldogdog9884]

👌👍 great

[@mahdiyansar4955]

this is very useful for me.

[@Ces-fo4xq]

Good hack!! You save to me to think in the opposite auxiliary. :)

[@museoflondon6350]

Tom is delivering the real English lessons innit?

[@v.gopalakrishnan350]

I take it that this question tag is appropriate only in affirmative sentences and not in negative sentences! For instance I can say, "You're a doctor, innit?" but not "You're not a doctor,innit?"

[@SM-ik1qh]

That word is new for me. I'll try to use it every time I can. It sounds good. Thanks!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

It is best in informal settings!

[@granprixme]

That makes it easier , innit? Thanks!

[@sweetandlovely392]

I was wondering why my host was always saying : do you like pizza, Innit? Do you like chips, innit? Now I know! 😁 Thank you!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ha ha!

[@example5654]

Hi How you differentiate between Down there and Over there? Let's suppose, two persons walking up the road and one says to other by pointing out the place, "They live down there". What if he would have said "They live over there" I'm confused with their use. Also, "walking up to library " and "walking down to the library". What's the difference? More things like "coming in", "coming over". Example, What time he came in? What time he came over? Thanks!

[@jean-pierrefoucault3748]

What a cool word! "innit" is definitely easier to learn than the regular question tags. Too bad that I cannot use it in my presentations. "innit" sounds like the French "n'est ce pas".

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Definitely not one for presentations!

[@lubomirvrana2158]

Bloody hell, that was something what I really need :) I was always wondering why the question tags must be so difficult in English. We have only one word in Czech replacing all of them and it's not a slang. Pity that innit is a slang :(

[@mariiiechka]

Was listening on the background and heard "you're adopted, innit" instead of "you're a doctor". I definitely have to pay more attention to listening skills!

[@vartikagupta4181]

You are an awesome teacher,innit?

[@elizabethfenwick7149]

I love listing with Tom KZbin absolutely fantastic performance

[@UniversePlaylist07]

Hi Tom, am first to comment... great video 😊👍👍👍👏

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Thanks Evelyn!

[@mysaviourjesus4134]

„Innit“ sounds to me like the shortening of „isn‘t it“. Is it just me?

[@ToxicSentinelTTV]

I only use innit when a sentence ends in isn't it

[@kajakkille]

Hello mr English teacher. I’d like to see a video on different British pronunciations of certain letters, like silent or pronounced H, As in Hoxton (square) or herbes. Is it dialectal? And what about W, like the different sound in Walking and saw.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

I'll add that idea to my video list. Thanks Simon Kefas!

[@kasanofa1212]

Thanks budy u r cool

[@markirvine1947]

I’ve heard this a lot, but never understood it. It’s definitely not something we do in America. Thanks for explaining.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

So glad. Thanks Mark.

[@aligattor2639]

You forgot to mention the most important thing ie 'innit' is the contraction of 'isnt it' ! Being short and easy to pronounce, 'innit' replaced little by little all questions tags ...

[@jpedrovianna]

I'm a foreign student in Singapore. Here they use "Can" for a similar reason that you guys use "innit".. But for me sounds very weird to say like then. hahaha Idk, it sounds wrong for me.

[@mirovoy-okean]

cool!

[@brightonsy8555]

You must be a fantastic British English teacher innit??? I believe, Most of the people who watch your video agree with it~~

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

hehehe good use Brighton SY