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

I appreciate that you're teaching people how to role play with a British accent.

I’m from London and I want to thank you for teaching people how to role play with a British accent I have referred countless students to your video & have received an overwhelmingly positive response. Practice makes a man perfect so try to involve in the language as much as you can and never give up.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🗣️ Focus on word choice and use British versions of words (e.g., "rubbish" instead of "trash").
02:43 🇬🇧 Pay attention to consonants, enunciate "t" sounds clearly, and avoid glottal stops.
06:48 🗣️ Vowel sounds are crucial; practice the schwa sound, short "o," long "a," and diphthongs.
10:24 🎵 Master the rhythm and intonation by listening to native speakers and mirroring their speech.
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Thank you very for choosing this particular topic! As a teacher of the English language, I’ve learnt and enjoyed your tactful, yet elaborate explanation. I’m sure many of my students will take equal interest as they want to know how to acquire the British accent. Frankly speaking, I’d be all the more happy if they do also try to pick up your inspiring smile! Finally, I’m truly amazed by the fact that you are a medical student! That tells me how much passion and talent you have for being a language instructor. Likewise, I graduated with a BA degree in Mass Com and was at one time a news reporter, but the classroom has kind of ‘gravitated’ me to its ‘orbit’ - and since day one have been spinning and spinning for 25 years now! Keep shining teacher!

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!

I am English, but I was so fascinated and charmed by your video that I watched it through to the end; I have some overseas friends and am curious as to how some strive to achieve their English accent, whilst others just hang on to speaking maybe very good English whilst never losing their foreign accent! Thank you- I’m subscribed!

I am from South Korea. I am very happy that I can hear your speaking clearly. I will watch your videos from now on to improve my English skill. Thank you.

actually i like the way you post your vid. because you dont brag how smart you are but teaching us how to be smart like you are. Thank you. You earned my subscribe button.

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

best unintentional ASMR video ever. Could listen to you talk all day ❤

I very appreciate that you made this video about british accent. It's very clarifying for us that we're learning your language. Greetings from Argentina.

I just loved your video. Your sweetness and friendliness makes it easy to understand and enjoyable. Thanks. Cheers

“Dr.” Izzy, it’s always informative & fun to watch your YT channel! Awesome! I find myself repeating the lessons enthusiastically!

I’m from Wales and I just want to say thank you for teaching me how to speak English. I’m dating a girl from….. England and these tips have really helped. Me pronouncing my Ts or “Tees” really helped with her understanding me. Please share this video with other common folk. We can learn how to speak if we really try.

I used my French accent for 20 years when I lived in England and it delivered AMAZING results.

Oh, this is just a pure pleasure to look at you and to listen to the way you speak English. Thanks for sharing the tips

Great job, Izzy! And I think it's important to remember also, building on what you explained about the variety of accents in the south of England, that RP-style accents are also an important marker of a certain socio-economic group and access to particular educational contexts. All the best to you, your content is both enjoyable and informative. 😊

thanks Izzy, such a helpful video! very well made too, and you look so natural in front of a camera, well done :) I found the examples and comparisons between UK / US versions of words to be very useful for me

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. 💕

Dear Izzy,
I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for creating such an outstanding video on speaking with a British accent. As an English language online SuperTutor on Cambly, I have referred countless students to your video and have received an overwhelmingly positive response.
It is truly remarkable to see the impact that your video has had on so many language learners who aspire to speak with a British accent. Your clear and concise instructions, coupled with your engaging delivery and charming personality, have made this video a valuable resource for students from all walks of life.
I am continually impressed by the depth of knowledge and expertise you bring to the topic of accent acquisition, and I am grateful that you have shared your insights and techniques with the world. Your dedication to helping others achieve their language goals is truly inspiring, and I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to share your work with my students.

it's the first video about British accent that actually taught me something, I have ADHD and I get bored easily but I sat through the whole video 'cause your accent is so beautiful, if I sounded like you I'd never shut up.

Izzy you are doing great job honestly from the time I have started to follow you, my pronunciation has improved dramatically. Thank you for sharing your thoughts,much appreciation from Dubai.

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

Thank you very much Doctor. It’s crystal clear and very easy to follow 🙏

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.

you just got yourself a like, sub, and comment for the algorithm! i'm american and i've secretly wanted an RP accent my entire life! (like every american probably) i imagine every video ab this topic would do well please keep them coming thank you Izzy!

I was looking for this kind of video to improve my English, great!

I really love your way in explaining.

I really like her accent, it's easy to catch all words, not to fast not too slow.

Why are you so happy? I find myself mirroring your expressions and goshdang it’s bloody wonderful, I can feel my eyes sparkling 🤩

Thank you for making this it’s really helpful ❤❤

Thank goodness I have found this channel ❤️ Love this video ❤️ Been away from UK 18 years and struggle to hear RP English from English speaking people 🙏

Thank you a million for this! I had to do a last minute VO session in a British accent and this helped me get my proper bearings together before going in. Very helpful. Thank you!!!

You're just brilliant. Thank you for sharing.

Much appreciated to you dear Dr. Sealey!

Your voice sounds so soothing and I love your language and accent knowledge :) I was born in NZ to an Irish Father (and lived my childhood in Australia, NZ and Ireland) so have a bit of a mixed accent. I have lived in London the past 14yrs working with many people who have an RP accent. Last time I visited NZ I was told I had a posh English accent! I never noticed it before. Watching your video I realise I pronounce many of my words the way you describe. Especially the diphthong O sound!

Wow!! Great video and it helps 100%!! Fantastic easy tips to follow. Thank you 🙏🏻

THANK YOU! I thoroughly enjoyed yor accent. I could listen to talk for hours.

I love the way you teach!

You clearly have a talent in explanation. I started practicing some words with you with my Armenian-American accent and I heard myself sounding closer to the RP accent very quickly. Thank you

Thank you Izzy! ❤I’ve been struggling with the diphthong O for a long time and wasn’t quite sure how to pronounce it until I watched this video yesterday. The tips you gave us are so clear and helpful!!l I will keep practicing it. I really admire your accent. I was wondering if your parents both speak in this accent? I wish my little baby girl, who’s only 1and a half years old, can speak English like you. Btw I am a native Chinese but also an English teacher here in China!

This is the best and most comprehensive RP accent video I've watched. Thank you, Izzy. If you ever make a RP pronunciation course, I will buy it!

Omg, I'm obsessed with your accent 😍😍

Her English pronunciations are so beautiful! I love them. ❤

As someone who´s not from the UK, but learnt the language in a native way, I assure you all that what she said is completely accurate! Especially the vowels and consonants, and the intonation... Practice makes perfect so try to involve in the language as much as you can and don't give up, this takes time, but you're going to aquire the Modern RP Accent

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!

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

Thank you Izzy. It was helpful and interesting. 10/10.

Thank you, "Dr." Sealey. I am a soon-to-be PhD Candidate in the UK, and I am originally from Canada. This is helping quite a bit

A very thorough and insightful explanation, thank you. --from the States.

Your smile is just stunning and falls with cuteness. Love it

It's really soothing listening to your voice. 😊

Watched this video few times trying to get the accent down 😂. I’ve already gotten a little bit of the accent down and I’m tripping listening to myself. Love how animated you look when you talk. Please do another video with you just going through different words again. It realy helps hearing it and watcing the words on screen. Thanks!

Thank you Izzy...you are sharing an amazing things. Keep doing a great things to the world. Cheers from East Timor🇹🇱

I like the way you teach miss. It makes me really impressed.

I'm a Turkish lad living in Ireland... my accent is mix of American, Irish, Turkish and British accents. If you're exposed to multiple cultures, your accent becomes a mix. Say hello to globalisation :)

As someone who's a mixed accent (comprising American and British), I guess this video was fascinating and helpful, especially for those who struggle for diphthong O. So thanks for this video; it helped many of my friends who struggle to get a perfect British accent

Many thanks. Some years ago, I was in a historical society in which I'd worked specifically on a British accent. I was in the American Navy, and it worked so well that in many foreign ports, it was assumed that I was from Great Britain. Thank you for the reminder love.😊

Dr. You are really a good teacher

I love your pronunciation. Your English is amazing. Looking forward to more ♥

Hi Izzy,
I really loved this video and your tips. British Englosh is the most beautiful language of the world in my opinion. I am Brazilian and when I speak English in my job for example, I try to imitate British accent rather than American. It's really an amazing language.

Thank you for teaching me this lesson, I appreciate it.

thank you Izzy, that was super fun

As a german speaker this accent is way easier for me to learn than most other dialects, so thank you for your Video! Many of the vowel sounds and endings that are uses exist in german in a slightly different form too. So while I'm swiss and we roll the r where I'm from, commonly you don't pronounce the r and just replace it with an "a" sound. Except if the word starts with the r or there's a wovel after it.

This was definitely helpful to my IELTS listening test. I've been so accustomed to American accent since I started learning English.

Thank you soo much Izzy! As someone who recently arrived in UK and English is not my first language, I find it quite hard to even listen to British - not to mention about speaking like British.lol But I won't give up. Your video is truly inspiring. I will keep learning. Thanks again.

Ma'am Thank you so much
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This is my first time watching one of your videos. You're so loving and you seem to be a ray of sunshine😻 Now I definitely need to watch your other videos😍🤗

Arguably, this is the clearest explanation of the British accent I've seen so far. Thank you Izzy!

Hi Izzy! Oh my god ,you are so mesmerizing to watch, that I want to learn how to speak with an English accent by watching your videos! I was originally from the Philippines, and have been in the USA for more than 55 years. I hope I could sound like you in the future. So, I subscribed.

Thanks so much for the clear tips. I always wanted to learn a British accent. This video is of great help 😊

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.

Thank you for the useful tips!🥰 I naturally speak English with a British twang and absoltely adore your quintessential RP accent! ⚘

Beautifully explained. 😊

Glad to discover your channel! Love English language so much!😊

Thank you Dr Sealey. I'm from the southern part of India. Your video is a wonderful guide. I have been a teacher myself and now am laid back after retirement. But I think I can use your videos to motivate all my younger teachers and also the younger learners in their path.
Thanks Soo much or 'muchas gracias'
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I like the way you teach. You are so real, and I connect with you so easily.

I'm from Australia, so the RP British accent is actually fairly easy since my natural one is very similar - as you've put it, there's just a lot of musicality and stress on certain syllables that comes with practice, which is the only thing I'm having trouble with. :') Mirroring definitely helps, and listening to audiobooks on the way to work or while doing household tasks makes it enjoyable. Thank you for this vid!

In love with your British accent and your lovely smile while I am learning. I’m speaking American English by the way ❤

One of the best! Really like it.

Wow I never been focus like this for even 11 minutes straight. Thanks Izzy, I wish I could do like you do.

Thank you for this video,it helps a lot!

Your voice is so beautiful, I could listen to your British accent all day

Actually I’m a cantonese native speaker from Hong Kong , but my English is not very well. I appreciate with you because your video give me a direction how to pronounce the word correctly and your elegant pronunciation is attractive for me. ❤

Tell you the truth, I'm impressed by your pronunciation. Its so beautiful! Your pronunciation sounds much clearer than BBC New to me. Because of education, my English has both American and British influences, but this video gave me some tips to make pronunciation solo British. I will try T and O from now on. (sixty something Japanese)

Superb tips, many thanks.

Thank you for teaching me. this video is more valuable and worth watching content indicates more sophisticated guide tips for learners

I'm not from the UK but I am from Australia, this video was helpful for me to understand why particularly some people in cities in Australia speak the way we do, all I really knew is we have specific classifications for Australian accents like Broad, General and most relevant to this video and therefor this comment, cultivated.

When you mix American accent and British accent it's 👌

Thank you for sharing, I really appreciate it.

Thank you! Im doing voice acting and its for someone british,so I needed this:)

Really nice guide! Honestly it's also nice to hear someone young speak properly and clearly. Most speak with the "like", "you know" and ending every sentence like its a question which we are so used to from US TV and now by extension, the general populace due to constant exposure. Proper English is such a pleasant thing to the ears.

I have listened to many people with RP accent in youtube and I noticed that although it's the same accent, but it sounds different with different people. Your accent sounds very natural. Maybe I am going to mirror yours.

Excellent class!!!

I am English born and bred and when I hear this ladies voice I feel like I should sit up straight and pay attention to her. To many English like me your accent or rather your pronunciation is very important as it makes us think that you are a certain kind of person and as such it can either add to or subtract from our perception of your worth or importance. Its not a very big factor but it is definitely there.

Hi Izzy! Really impressed by your accent! Sounds perfect! One thing I would like to have recommendation from you, is that would you share with us some podcasts or tv shows or movies where people speak the modern RP just like you? as you know, people speak different accent, some of which is not that easy to follow…

I grew up in Wales, and so have a distinctly Welsh accent which I tried to replace with RP during my teenage years. Obviously, I naturally use British terms, and even when I was just starting to learn, I was able to sound far more natural with it than any American would sound many years down the line due to this. I've also noticed it doesn't get mentioned very often, despite its importance, so I'm glad to see someone bringing it up.

Excellent work thank you. 👍🏻

Thank you. It's exactly what I'm looking for. I now live in London, and I definitely want to have this accent.

I'm not a native English speaker, and I learn how to speak English I took classes which the teachers all spoke in American accent but I myself really into British accent and now after 11 years learning English I decided to learn British accent, Thanks for this perfect video❤️