50 British Slang Words in 20 Minutes

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[alecasini]

Thank you. You always post interesting videos, but this is so important for non native English speakers like me!

[Samswayofficial]

This is really such an amazing video of British slang. I learned a lot of new British slang words. It's really so helpful. Cheers teacher Tom !

[tanishavnishsingh]

Great video Tom, I always learn something new from your videos.

[joakimblomqvist]

Good fun all of it! 😁 I do enjoy the similarities between scottish in particular and scandinavian: bairn = barn, nae = nej, hoose = hus, oi = oj as a surprised interjection etc. Ofc that's dialect and not really slang. There's a splendid scottish / gaelic word book that pulls the similarities even farther and back again. It really shows how languages cross breed over time and distance. Interesting also that it seems as if northern european coastal regions shared many linguistic traits in the middle ages. Evidently due to sea farers having to communicate in trade, war and love. Suppose it's the same thing happening between old english and old french. No surprise but oh so interesting! Fab work you're doing! Keep it coming! 😁

[andy]

Brilliant! This has made my day, my thumb hurts after writing all these 50 wonderful British words but it's worth it, I'm amazed as an English teacher , this is totally an English Masterclass.

[vesislavazheleva]

I love British accent! I lived in Southeast of England for almost 10 yrs and I am quite surprised that most of these phrases are new to me. Thanks for that!

[eikthesheik]

Not British, but I know a few of these thanks to lock stock and snatch, but this video is teaching me so many new ones. Thanks! 👍

[radrasantos]

I gotta say: in all the tips video on YouTube, this was what i liked the most, and I'm not joking, I don't usually comment however...
It was objective, content rich, easy to understand, and I just loved it! Congrats mate! Love your job! 🇬🇧👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[michaelstamper]

As someone born in South Yorkshire, Hey up can also be used as an expression of surprise, shock or irritation. As in "Ey up, pack it in, will you!"

[blotski]

I love these. They are great!!
I would add the following bits of info. We also say 'bairn' in the northeast of England (Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland) and it just means 'child' not necessarily a baby. A Scottish person once told me we use it more than the Scots who often call children 'weans'. We Geordies have quite a few words of our own - but we don't say 'ay up' though so it's not a thing you'll hear everywhere in the north. I've only heard Londoners say Old Bill. Like you said Mancunian is the proper word for somebody from Manchester but Manc is a slang word. I've never heard 'gaff' as a house. Is this southern? To me a 'gaff' is a mistake.

[ValimMichel]

This thing about "Oi" is funny for me as a Brazilian because we also use "oi" in Brazilian Portuguese to call someone or to greet someone the same way as "hi" or "hey". And it's pronounced the same way as well.

[virginiebc]

Hello Tom. I just wanted to tell you that it’s unfortunately very difficult to buy something in the uk now Last time I ordered something, they (the delivery company) wanted me to pay for more than 50€ taxes. I had to refuse my parcel…🙁

[semplicementeanita]

Hello! Just discovered this hidden gem of your channel. Cheers for the very useful and interesting content. 👍

[uyen]

Hello, I'm from Vietnam. I am looking for English speaking friends to practice. Thanks for your video

[scottwilliams]

Firstly, I want to say that I LOVE your YouTube channel - on behalf of myself as well as my ESL students!

One thing I wanted to ask though is how you address your speech impediment with your viewers/students, given how this really materially influences advice around pronunciation? I would love to know how you manage this.

Again, thank you for your linguistic contributions!

[robertdaoustdaoust]

Corrination street is my favourite program and number 1 on the CBC. These terms are common in most parts of Canada

[loveisreal]

Hey! Really enjoyed your video. Some of these words we use regularly in America too. Although tight-ass in America means to be really straight-laced and rigid. I love the word brolly for umbrella😊. I think I’m going to start using it!😂

[Kashanti]

I absolutely love this lesson! Cheers!

[JPdynabook]

Happy New Year, Tom! Wishing you a fresh start with renewed energy and confidence throughout the New Year.

[VK-M]

Very mint!many thanks indeed, Teacher Tom!