Attempt at a British Accent (Received Pronunciation/Queen's English)

[Gwendolyn351]

Very easy to understand. A job well done for someone from Bulgaria! The only thing I would say is TO PAUSE between the sentences, do not run them on as one does in the Slavic languages.

[ramamonato]

Wow, your English is good. To make your pronunciation more closer to RP, why don't you study and practise more on strong and weak forms (eg "for" and "and") and link-ups. These topics can be found in books on English phonetics, such as Daniel Jones' An Outline of English Phonetics, O'Connor's Better English Pronunciation, Colin Mortimer's Elements of Pronunciation, and Ann Baker's Ship or Sheep/Tree or Three.

[davidenespana]

Very easy to understand, the accent is obviously East European, not British. The pronunciation of a few words somewhat old fashioned/anachronistic - too 'posh' for modern received English. The phrasing, somewhat stilted/choppy. A more flowing delivery would be more attractive. If a delivery which is easy to comprehend is your aim - you've succeeded.

[Gwendolyn351]

@davidenespana Obviously, you are not very familiar with EAST EUROPEAN accents. The guy does a really good job, he does not sound Slavic. Yes, the delivery is not perfect, however, he is easy to understand.

[DreamsontheWater]

0:36 - WHAT did she pick up?!! Gracious! :) :)

[Smartiez9xox]

im english and that is way to posh! thats how the queen talks!

[Getonwithit1000]

you can tell your foreign, but i understand 100% and its believable you could of lived in england

[AcousticAnthony]

your accent is really good although it still requires some more work to take away the kind of eastern european accent

[MeneerVerspiller]

Understandable, yes. RP accent, no. You pronounce foot wrong, i dont here the right th sounds in there and mouth and power sounds also quite weird. It also doesnt really sound fluent.

[vrock913]

@MeneerVerspiller you spelled 'here' wrong

[2304random]

No offence but you sound like Austin Stevens who's an African explorer if you've never heard of him

[PlanetarianExpedite]

I'm going out of breath just listening to this. Try to inhale some air?

[Nimrodel84]

Your accent is quite good! I think you should only do a little more practice on R sounds. You often pronounce it like we do in Italy :p

[THEFREEW0RLD]

Very good

goose should have the s like in hiss not as, which is more like z

foot is more like fut not like fruit

There are also some stresses which are not quite right but are difficult to explain.

Also, don't be put off by people complaining about RP.

As long as it is not too strong (e.g.1940/1950) it is a good accent and definitely gives the impression that you are well educated.

[AMANSILLA88]

I do believe it is a quite good imitation. However, who could tell me why does it sound so different in comparison with BBC's accent currently?

[ZainabClaudette]

@AMANSILLA88 That's because now they have newscasters with regional accents as many people consider RP out of date. However, RP is still known as Queen's English although it's not really appropriate to call it a BBC English.

[AMANSILLA88]

@ZainabClaudette Thanks very much.

[mysillyusername]

strange accent!!

[kingamesaros]

I am a native romanian/hungarian speaker. I think you don't sound like a native and I could tell that you are not a native speaker, but I think your English accent is very, very good. Congrats! Wish I could read like you do!

[subjectzero00]

Naaaah thaaaa duke streaaaaaaat towaaaaa. 

[HollisterSurf907]

Why does everyone think english people speakk reaaly posh! :/

[IsraelBrazilianActor]

I´m learning with you. Thank You so much!!!

[mczee2958]

I really like your accent you did a really good job but what the fuck is this story ha ha

[matuca123456]

@mczee2958 jajaja,

[dazpatreg]

As an Irish person who was inflicted with this language from birth, I have to say that you speak it much better than I do!

[TheMessianicManic]

Impressive for a native Slavic language speaker. You seem to avoid a lot of the mistakes commonly made by slavophones. It's just unnaturally staccato sounding.

[usaboy17]

Let me put it hypothetically for you - if I met you at a bar or cafe and you spoke to me with this very accent, I would know almost immediately that you were not of British descent.

Good marks for trying though, your pauses are all in the wrong areas and as others have stated - you pause for too long. It lacks the flow-on effect to come off as naturally 'received pronunciation'.

Listen to the Queen's annual address for some further improvement ideas.

[Rachiejane1]

@usaboy17 Listen to the queen's annual address - why would you want to inflict that on this poor person...she's boring as hell!

[MrCooldude400]

that is so wrong im english and thats not what we sound like

[asmodeus585]

@MrCooldude400: It is not about how common English people sound, the video states clearly that the author makes his attempt on Received Pronunciation, which is very rarely spoken in UK nowadays. In other words, this Slavic person probably wants to sound like a BBC reporter from 60's or 70's (as at that time most BBC journalists spoke the old-fashioned version of RP).

[Dragonflamz]

you're putting the emphasis on the wrong parts of the words, also it sounds too robotic and jerky you need to relax more, oh and in the word 'territory' you should pronounce the second 't' more instead of a 'ch' sound - a good job from someone clearly not english tho

[IzabelaRS]

well done! I totally admire your accent. Your pronounciation is correct, simply perfect. However, you do too long pauses. It is extremely important to speak fluently when it comes to British accent. Try not to stop between words, I mean - say the whole sentence or phrase at least on one breath.

[Divinemetal]

Excellent work. I would take for a native speaker, and that is a great achievement for a distant language like Bulgarian, but not RP simply because of your pausing between words. RP flows, but it is not fast like Romance languages. Your speed is good, but the flow needs work. For the flow, I recommend looking into elision and linking 'R's (but avoid intrusive 'R's!). Goose ought to be pronounced with an 'S' sound at the end, not that of a 'Z'. Really impressive work, elsewise. Truly.

[starburstcanna]

uhm ..we dont speak like that....ppl think that we always have really posh accents we dnt...and we speak fast...and dnt prounounce all words properly...but good attempt:p

[Kreloar]

Where are you from?

[ArathBenedek]

@Kreloar From Bulgaria. Why do you ask?

[hotelmario510]

Good. Your next challenge is to speak like we actually do casually :)

[aeon23]

Almost. It's better than I can do right now, but I'm working on it.

[shedlock2000]

Very well done, slightly more accentuation on the vowels. Make them more rounder if possible, 'a' as in 'apple' and 'o' as in vowel. But other than that quite superb. One final suggestion try to accentuate the 'f's and 't's a little more, make them sharper and more controlled. your well on your way to RP dear boy.

[marcoamedrano]

Excellent. Well done. One minor point, although you may not have control over the text, but "mirror" is more often called "glass" in British English.

[Cooiie]

i have never said "I checked myself in the glass" tbh :P and im british, I say mirror.. :P

[marcoamedrano]

@Cooiie I said "often called" , not "always called" . I'm not British, but I do have several British friends who live there and who use the term...don't know, perhaps it's a regional thing.

[Cooiie]

@marcoamedrano It's not :P Every single person I know says "Mirror" IF it is a mirror, if its a window on the other hand, or a piece of glass that you can see your reflection in, we say "Looking at our reflection" or "looking into the glass" :P

:) Im recieved pronunciation british, queens english :) Thats the proper english way of saying it anyways.

I guess it does matter about where you come from in england, but everyone i've met says mirror :)

[lordofthe9]

No, it isn't. Stop making stuff up to sound knowledgeable about something you're not.

[TheJamClub1]

english isnt even posh!

anyway u copied us and ur accent sounds chavy and thick

[RFRMota]

I agree with "myfrees", RP is non-rothic

also the "o" in "story" is not like the "o" in "not".

[b707dc3]

THIS IS BLODDY GERMAN ENGLISH

[Rozaczek1207]

@b707dc3 no, it's East Europe English

[SohoDelights]

Very good but put more of an accent/emphasis on the "goo" sound in goose. It's pronounced like "loose" but with a 'g'.

[pixxiesandlions]

keep on going !

[myfrees]

received pronunciation has no rhotic presence. you need to say "huhself" not "herself." otherwise pretty good. work on the rise and fall of your voice (melody, if you will).

[jcfs123]

I think you do a very good job. BTW sometimes you sound like Eric Idle.

[Veron451]

Lol I thought the exact same.

[gregkauf1987]

It's easy to understand what you are saying.

[add422]

you.sound.very.funny lol

[samrankFTW]

try to flow more fluently. Your pausing between words which is your only fault

Other than tht, i'd like to hear you again sounds pretty good

[adredo9]

not that great

[MariavanUtrecht]

you are quite ok, but because you read every word separately it betrays you are completely confident with what you are doing. Good luck

[mademoisellepaule138]

i love your accent :DDD

[ie9rws]

You are so so.... but your accent is something odd to be RP