How to Learn a British Accent *Fast* (Modern RP)

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❤️ Today I'll talk through some top tips to rapidly speak with more of an RP British accent.

There are so many varieties of British accents from across the UK - in this video we'll be focusing on Modern Received Pronunciation (RP), sometimes also known as "Standard Southern British English" / SSBE. If you want to learn a different variety of British English, there are some fantastic videos on how to do those so I'd recommend you check one of those out!

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» Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 hello
01:01 what is RP?
01:43 word choice for British English
02:41 consonants - Ts, glottal stop, Rs, non-rhotic accent
06:39 vowel sounds - Schwa, short O, long A, round O
10:19 rhythm and intonation
10:42 hone your accent with mirroring and more

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I don't know why YT recommended this to me, but I'm so glad it did! What a fascinating look into RP English accents, I had no idea these things were categorized so nicely. Subbed!

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I do appreciate your clear comments on how the British speak differently. It helps me a lot.

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What a fabulous video! You have explained everything so effortlessly with so much ease and fun.

[gorettilima]

This is great! I leave now in America, but when I was in Brazil trying to learn English my teacher were a British, so I still pronounce some words with a British intonation. It is easier for Portuguese speaking people. So I thank you very much for your tips. It’s very helpful indeed. 💕

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[FaddaJoe]

I learned my British accent over my childhood/teenage years by watching Top Gear, so much so that it's nearly as natural to speak in a British accent as it is to speak in my natural Northeastern US accent. Over the years, I've learned how to adapt it to pull off decent Irish, Scottish, Australian, New Zealand, and South African accents as well. I find it so fun to surprise people with them!

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[paulgardner]

I was born speaking RP English and lived in England till 2012. I have lived in Tennessee USA since then. Trying super hard to keep speaking with modern RP so thanks for your channel.

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[deankiel]

Im a new follower I have always wanted a British accent because it sounds so nice to me. Thank you for this cheerio .

[frictyfranq]

To be honest, this video covered pretty much everything that I knew about RP (I'm not really an expert 😅). Some people just complicate it so much that people have to think twice before opening their mouth for each word. The most helpful advice would be to just listen to RP more and more.