10 Most Difficult Words to Pronounce in English | British English Lesson
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- In this English lesson we look at 10 of the most difficult words to pronounce in English.
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0:00 Introduction
0:56 COMFORTABLE
3:32 RESTAURANT
3:50 CLOTHES
5:28 ISLAND
5:47 DANGEROUS
6:02 ANALYSIS
6:36 VEGETABLE
7:05 TOOTH / TEETH
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I think the word suggestion and enthusiasm are confusing words for some people too
1. Comfortable
2. Walk/Work
3. Restaurant
4. Clothes
5. Island
6. Dangerous
7. Analysis
8. Vegetable
9. Tooth/Teeth
10. Asked
Thank me later :)
Ha! 😂
thz
Thanks
Thank you later
Thanks!
Watching this video:
75%: English speakers
25%: Non English speakers
Ha ha!
Lemon Lemon
yesssssssssss
This is very true lol.
Lemon Lemon honestly 😂😂
Lemon Lemon That is weird
I'm a brazilian and the 3 hardest words to pronounce in english for me are:
1 - World
2 - Tooth/Teeth
3 - Definitely
same!!! I'm from Italy
Spanish speaker here, and same!! words with an r or more than one r are so hard for me
Definitely is very difficult
I'm a brazilian too but the only word of your list that I struggle to pronounce is "world", it's similar to "word" me
1. Think of it like whirl in whirl wind. Whirld
2. When you say thought or think it's the same th
3.deff en et lee . deffenetlee
Maybe that helps, I dunno
"you're not doing it, i'm on my own"
me: how did he know?
Fucking exactly?? How did he know??
@@johnshepard3197 he’s a teacher! He is in front of students irl
Daniel Radcliffe. 😂
Hehe well that's the first time I've heard that (I'm blushing now hehe)
Jeniffer A7X YOVINUS
Lol
I thought I was the only one...
Jeniffer A7X YOVINUS Omooooo I THOUGHT THE SAME THING THOOOO ASDFHJKLL
Jeniffer A7X YOVINUS that truuuue hhh
The difference between “walk” and “work” are much more apparent in the American accent.
I was just thinking that!
if you learn tricky American accent you see the difference from them (work&walk) even me I promulgated( bee &be , sit & seat, meet & meat ) that has same pronunciation I was totally wrong when I still learn from Coursera tricky American accent I did realize that they have some different pronunciation to them! I do appreciate that channel it helps me to complete my record and Vannessa channel( speaks English with Vanessa )
@@kaissoune The reason is because the American accent is much flatter than a British one. Also, it's why so many non-American English speakers have an American inflection when singing.
@@mingram7748
Super busy with a friend who is going on here for you and adam is a friend
American accent doesn't have the work/walk conundrum, thank God 😂
No, but I've had people mishear me when I say "restaurant" and think I said "restroom" (which is a word not used in British English).
Jeff Morse how tf?
😂😂
Americans say "comfortable" as "comfterble" with an "r" after "t".
Was thinking same...that’s not how we say comfortable!!
As an American (NorthEastern) I have always said RESTAURANT with 3 syllables. I didn't know there was any other way to pronounce it!
When you're from England, yet you're watching a video on how to pronounce English...
When you're from the U.S., yet you're watching a video on how to pronounce English... lol
This kinda threw me for a loop!
When you're from the Philippines, yet you're watching a video on how to pronounce English
When you're from the Pakistan yet you are watching a video on "how to pronounce English words".lol
I'm here for the first time and is it me or this guy looks like a successful mixture of Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton
Ha! What a combo LOL!
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I was practicing with my teacher the pronunciation of tooth and teeth. When I tried to putt it on a sentence I ended up saying "you've got really nice tits"... Tooth and teeth are not easy to pronounce...
😂
@@brianboru8858 If that’s true, then you’ve got a mouthful of sweater. And a slap coming! 😉
Thank you for the tips! The pronunciations of "comfortable" and "clothes" have been troubling me for years.
In American English the "th" is always left out. Just say "cloze"
@@emilywilding1327 N. American gang. I can't imagine saying anything besides "cloze". The "th" is just symbolic; it's never a problem in spoken use. But I say "COMF-ter-ble" because N. American "r" is so nice.
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Easiest words:
Comfortable - comfy
Vegetables - veggies
Lol
Daniel Radcliffe anyone??
YAAAAAS
if Daniel Radcliffe had no lips
Naaaw, its just the accent.
And maybe the eyes
Daniel Radcliffe
No.
Harry Potter
Yes.
Mar is evil here :v I thought the same
When you are a native speaker but still watch this video.
No. You’re not alone actually 🤦🏻♀️😂
Can’t believe I was singing the “walk to work” rhythm with him😂
@Vivien Oge
😂😂 After watching this video, I got up to go to the kitchen and I was singing and jigging and dancing to : ' I walk to work
I don't work to walk ' . 🤣🤣. Good to know I wasn't the only zany one,lol . 🗣️ i🚶to 👷
i don't 👷 to 🚶
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the words "work" and "walk" always confuse me
Irina K yeah same here!! wa- sound is sort of difficult to me
Yes Irina and Aubrey, I agree. They are very hard sounds to differentiate. I hope this video helps make them clearer for you.
Yeah, thank you for your help. I need more practice, but i understand the difference
Personally I find the American accent way easier for this couple of words
Kevin Luciani where from u r??
Congratulations on your great teaching style. What you're passing on here is so important. As someone who studied Thai and its five tones, I'd like to add something that really accelerated my pronunciation and it works well in reverse for students of English. Students: you must listen to the sound of your own voice and repeat exactly what you are hearing. Not everyone does this but it's the only way for your brain to connect with the real sound. When you do this, then see the explanation here about the formation/position of your mouth, tongue and teeth you'll find it much easier to master English. This teacher has a lovely accent!
Thanks for the lovely and very useful comments R Fairlie. I'm sure Eat Sleep Dreamers will find that advice very useful.
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Great post Tom. As a native speaker I say these words exactly as you do. Ours is a very difficult language to learn, seems tough for those who speak the Romance languages to learn our many odd grammatical usages. You can see how English came from German because that’s a tough language to learn as well.
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Your pupils/students are very lucky to have such a nice teacher :))) Little tip: It often helps to use similar words for a better understanding. For example: walk, talk, chalk... TFS
One of the best teachers on net rather the best of all.
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English is my first language (I’m from the US) so I say these words without thinking most of the time. I was also wondering, is it easier for people learning English to distinguish work from walk when they are said with an American accent? They sound more different that way. Just wondering.
"English is my first language (I’m from the US)" So therefore, English is NOT your first language. One of the "American" versions of it presumably is.
In American accent, the 'r' letter is always emphasized in a word. But in British accent, they always try to drop out this letter
Depends because I had aptitude so I learned very easily. But sometimes people in my country have a lot of trouble with English pronunciation.
@Cachorro BR
no. British English is best.
I'm shocked how hard it is for some people to say words that are so simple for me (since I'm a native speaker). It's really cool watching this.
Same here!
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Really useful video tom, thank you!
I‘m a German native speaker. The Most difficult words are „particularly“ & „irregularly“. I get so many problems with these words. 🤭😂
I'm half German Finnish-speaker, and I agree with you!!
KingMacintosh that makes you stupid
XxHydroqueeniiaxX can u say them in German if so where’s the problem
XxHydroqueeniiaxX oh really? infact that's very easy to say with a proper pronunciation
Par-TICK-you-larly.... ee-REG-you-larly... why are these difficult to pronounce?? (I'm German as well.)
I’m american and I think it’s so cool to hear how different this British English and the general American accent are so different
Thanks Luis.
Except you mean "real" English and the US derivatives
Simply put! you are a passionate teacher❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you. I faced some problem, when I pronounced 'work' and' walk'. But now these words are very easy I am pronouncing. Thank you so much.
I have a tip for Brazilians to speak perfectly "comfortable"
They need to say quickly, "campo de futebol".
Thanks, you're welcome! 😊 kkkkkk
Ha ha - nice one Ellen!
I'm dead 😂
*P R E C I O U S*
hehe gostei campo de futebol boa idea
@ ellen....very amusing. Whatever works! Robert
What really bugs me are words that have totally different pronunciations when they're nouns vs verbs or adjectives, just like that analysis vs analyse example. Eg politics vs political, indication vs indicative etc
I agree, that can be really frustrating Fobulous TV.
It’s spelled analyze just to let u know
Nakul Ganapathy only if you're spelling it the 'American' way...the British/English spelling is Analyse.
Fobulous TV maybe what will help in some cases is knowing the emphasis is different based on whether it's a noun or verb:
REcord-noun
reCORD-verb
PERmit-noun
perMIT-verb
Some exceptions where both are the same would be comfort, attack, and many many others. However if you know there are two pronunciations with different emphases, it's often safe to assume that the one with a stressed first syllable is a noun and the other is a verb.
Fobulous TV um you find that difficult to understand?? English is not that difficult of a language to learn, try Russian where each noun, verb has to change everytime you change I, you, us, them in past, present, future- all 6 would be different for I, 6 different for you and so on...
Good afternoon Teacher Tom!
I've been working on my finals for school, and I'm not
feeling so comfortable.
I haven't asked him yet!
However, I have a
lovely time practicing my English with you!
Thanz!
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For me the most difficult aspect of the English language is linking words when words have just too many consonants in a row. The sixth stage (ksθ st). English always has to resort elision in order for words to sound more natural when speaking and that makes listening even more difficult because words sound different compared to the way the sound in isolation.
While elision occurs in Romance languages it is much less common because there is more of a balance between vowels and consonants.
Great observation ijansk. I've done couple of videos on connected speech. Check them out here - czcams.com/video/T7eo6wK_T4w/video.html
10. Pneumoniultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Ah yes, miner's lung
This is longest Word of english, isn't it?
Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine (in TURKISH🇹🇷)
this one is super easy easier than walk and work but only it is
because i am a doctor
you made a typo its:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
3:28
I'm doing it YOU'RE NOT ON YOUR OWN.
have you fallen for the hazza too?
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I have an american accent and this video was amazing for learning how to pronounce things in british english....
+Sunny H so glad it was helpful.
Oh, gosh! It's my first time here and I love it! I laughed so much trying to say that tongue twist. I've been learning with American teachers so the British accent is not so common to me. Even though I wanna learn more with you. You're funny! Thumbs up right now!
So pleased you liked it Otaku! Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English!
Eat Sleep Dream English thank you so much!
Swap in an 'F' for any number starting with 'th' and immediately sound like you have lived in the south of England all your life! Example: Number three say 'free', 30 is a little more complex as the second 't' must be dropped 'firhe' and dont bother rounding the 'r' too much either. Also works in some names like Catherine, say Cafrine. Swear plenty with 'fack' doing the job nicely. Words ending in 'er/or' sub in 'ah' so all together "I fink the drivah needs to stay off tha M25(tweneefive) its noffing bu' a facking caw pawk".
ROCKSOCK79 south east maybe. South west pronounce TH as TH
You have terrible taste in comedy.
This was really interesting, I'm English and I never knew these where the words that other languages struggled with.
Cheers mate. It was abso-bloody-lutely useful.
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Really happy you enjoyed the videos Alekz, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment : )
I am a native English speaker from Canada (Calgary, Alberta). I say more sounds in restaurant and comfortable. I didn't realize it was different in England
com-fer-ta-bull and rest-uh-raunt
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing Derek.
Well, there's always "comfy."
American here! We say ‘comfterbl’, and some people cut out the middle sounds in restaurant and dangerous, but some don’t. Accents really are interesting!
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thank you for teaching English. I'll watch your more videos.
Gracias. Me has ayudado un chingo!
I know how to pronounce those words.. watching only because of his eyes. love his eyes 😍
Ahhh you are making me blush Monica Sharma : )
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Monica Sharma yasss!
I’m going to agree with Monica’s assessment.
Your videos are really helpful, thank you!!!
Thank you a lot!
Especially for Restaurant, Clothes & Island
I don't find any issue with the pronunciation between ''walk'' and ''work''.
Good to know Ricardo Cruz Soza - thanks for sharing with us.
Work is small mouth and walk is when you elongate your mouth... Like your at the doctor's office and they need to look at the back of your throat... Awww... W(awww)lk :)
But I just want to say I'm not being rude about this. Personally, I think some people who speak American English try to speak British ;)
you mean wolk and wark?
Ricardo Cruz Soza same here😂😂😂 but for english learners there is😂
I'm your new subscriber, i like the way you said "walk and work" that's awesome.
Hopefully you can reach your millions subscribers ... Goodluck :)
Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English arma anti great to have you with us.
Very Helpful , Thank you for this.
This was a great help, thanks!
After living here for 50 years I am ashamed to say I got two wrong. And I thought I was fluent hahaha!
Tineke Williams ha ha - we never stop learning!
I am a native English speaker and I've always said "clothes" the same way as "close". But I'm an American.
Thank you for that video and your explication👍🙂
Great teacher thank u I really appreciate what u are teaching us I don’t feel bored when I watch u videos GOd bless u
Dear english native speakers. why do you like to throw away words. it's not fair .
love your vid by the way.
Hehe I'm sorry Daniel : )
+Eat Sleep Dream English lol...thanks for relying my msg. Have been pratising english *British eng* for i while now. some say i have the british accent put it's been difficult keeping up since my country has an accent of it's own. i'm glad i stumbled upon your videos, wish we could chat more. Thanks again or cheers as you lot often say : ).
Probably because the English language comes from many languages. German. French. And many more. And then even some words are pronounced differently depending where you are from. The development of the English language is an amazing story. Pretty sure there are documentaries on it.
because we are lazy hahaha
We do because we're lazy and just as confused about our language as you are.
I’m American, he is a great teacher but not a lot of Americans find these words hard. I think British people use different ways to pronounce words.
Thanks cassie_rose!
i like how He addresses "Vegetable" and also the way he states mouth articulation display as an educational device, describing it as "making fun of one self" but actually very useful and functional.
analysis does confused me, now I got it. Thank you!
I love this so much being American 😍
Amanda's_ Trash ur pfp yesssss lol
1.Comfortable.
2.Walk/Work.
3.Restaurant.
4.Clothes.
5.Island.
6.Dangerous.
7.Analysis.
8.Vegetable.
9.Tooth/Teeth.
10.Asked.
spoiler.
How did you make the 3th nme blue?
Thanks.
It's blue because 3.Restaurant is a website
*i* *don't* *know*
Learning never stops, Thanks a bunch
Well done you're the best English teacher ever. You're so funny and you look like you're drunk but can still teach us better than other teachers. Your methods are very good.
Ha, I do everything in English because it’s all I know.
YetiBlizzard same
I cannot stand it when someone will say I brought a new dress from Zara!!
It should be BOUGHT!🤔🤨
I'm a native speaker of English and I've been saying brought instead of bought and vice versa ever since I was a child
it shouldn't be anything with zara , they should be out of business
Thanks, A good lesson of prununciation!
Thanks Tom🙌 it was really useful 🙆🏼♀️❤️
The tongue twister was very funny😂 you're an amazing teacher! Thanks for sharing this video!🔝✨
So glad you enjoyed them Jennifer!
I think a word that is really, really hard to pronounce is "world". A lot more difficult than the ones you picked.
WHAT WORLD ARE YOU LIVING IN?? SO EASY!
@@aliciamangar1513 maybe to people who learnt English
Hi ,Tom thank you so much to help us with Awesome videos !
haha. I enjoyed this. I'm from the southern part of the U.S., and I love British English.
"Don't tell anyone our secret, okay?"
I mean, you only told about 1 MILLION people soooooooooooo......
When I hear people say “aks” instead of “ask” 😑🙄
that is a black thing.
"When I hear people say “aks” instead of “ask". I agree; death is the only suitable punishment!
Pamela Hollon yeah...
Fiona Gregory
The hell? It is not, where are you from?
When I see someone use a clause or preposition as a sentence
Love your teaching technique
The last one! The temptation to say "axed" is great :D thanks for the tip, I'll just say "ast" from now on
English in general, is a very difficult language. One word can mean multiple things and some are do not have similar meanings. I am a native English speaker and even I have difficulty learning words.
Very true!
Where is the "world"?
For me its most difficult to pronunce...
Yes that's a tough one.
Maryan Pekha yaasss!!
How?? Work, walk, and world are so easy to say. It must be an accent thing.
Maryan Pekha The world? Well, you're most likely on it actually.
Really helpful 👍
Thanks
Great content !!! Thank you for your lessons!!)
I live to eat, not eat to live! 😅😋😀Great video!
Best teacher ❤
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work/walk is probably harder for the ones learning the "British way", it seems to me that Americans put a lot more stress on the R of work, I don't know the exact scientific terms but it's an anatomy's thing, the american accent is sharp and the british softer, that's why even with a lot of practice british accent will most likely sound fake for those who are really from UK. That's why adult japanese people have a hard time speaking english, our brain learns how everything sounds and then when we're speaking even if we know how a word should sound it's possible that we'll pronounce it wrong if we don't put a lot of effort in it.
Thanks for that insight Marcos C. Very interesting.
I can learn 6 languages in 6 months but have not yet learned english completely even after having my whole syllabus in english since my birth...
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Wow 6 languages in 6 months - that's very impressive!
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Thank you. I enjoyed this so much
You are a great teacher, this is very useful, thank you🙌👍☺👏
The words 'walk' and 'work' would be difficult for people to learn if their first language was Japanese. Great video too!
Is it because 'l' word is pronounce as 'r' and will sound similar? I am just learning Japanese so trying to figure out😄
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what about: sixth, squirrel, choir, isthmus, rural, antarctic, brewery, thoroughly, antidisestablishmentarianism and anesthetize
Wow, yes that's quite a list. Squirrel comes up a lot. I need to do another 10 words!
yes haha, I have trouble pronouncing those.
Thank you very much, this help me a lot :)
I'm always struggling with though, through, tough and thou, do you have a vid of this? Thanks a lot!
I never realized how differently Americans and English people (British mainly) pronounce words. It's weird when I hear this teacher teaching these words the technically correct way, when I say them completely different (granted I was born in Michigan but now live in California so sometimes words get muddled)
Michigander here, too. My mouth does the exact opposite as his mouth when I say walk and work! :)
Grew up in Mississippi, have lived in Alabama since 1986.
Clothes and close are pronounced the same. Then you have close. How close is the market? Please close the door.
Work and walk. It is more like wawk and werk - hard r.
Sandy Loveday I'm from Texas and say close for clothes (pronounced 'cloze'). Close the door, same. But how 'close' is the market, I use a soft s. Do you use the z sound for close in that usage?
Tawny C. , Yes. Exactly. A z sound for close the door and clothes and an s sound for how close.
Sandy Loveday thanks...btw, we would never say "market" here, unless it's the flea market or farmers' market and then we'd say the whole thing...
SIXTH. It's odd how many native English speakers in England cannot pronounce this word.
It's exactly as one would pronounce DEPTH!
Worth watching video I learnt something new today