Learn the English Cockney Accent with Alfie Solomons!

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  • čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
  • If you are learning English, you need to know how to understand different accents! Not everybody speaks the same! Learn how to understand a particularly difficult accent from the UK: London Cockney.
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    Music: Danse of Questionable Tuning by Kevin MacLeod
    ------ IN THIS VIDEO ------------------------------------------
    0:00 Intro
    1:19 Consonants
    4:25 -ING
    5:05 Light L + Dark L
    7:20 Vowels
    11:13 Changing Words
    12:38 Outro
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Komentáře • 865

  • @luminous4079
    @luminous4079 Před rokem +677

    Alfie's accent is the final boss in English

    • @marcogiardi3737
      @marcogiardi3737 Před rokem +4

      I would say Ray Winstone

    • @demibasan1714
      @demibasan1714 Před rokem +3

      *Paddy im from shcoushe pimblett has entered the chat*

    • @stusyanirvana3088
      @stusyanirvana3088 Před rokem +9

      Bo'oh of wo'oh

    • @blackbob3358
      @blackbob3358 Před rokem

      @@marcogiardi3737 Ya do'nt undestand the crack of the video, he is a facking cockney, u cant; that do'nt count. If ya not sure what i'm talking about, , look at Robert Carlisle playing a Tyke.

    • @TheSteadfastOne
      @TheSteadfastOne Před rokem +7

      Bricktop has entered the chat

  • @bindair_dundat
    @bindair_dundat Před rokem +39

    Teacher: "Don't worry. Listening at the exam will be easy."
    Listening at the exam: Alfie Solomons... at a crowded railway station...

  • @ionelaandreea2476
    @ionelaandreea2476 Před 2 lety +354

    I absolutely love these kinds of lessons. Please do more and more lessons like this.🧡

  • @lukegray2835
    @lukegray2835 Před rokem +46

    Alfie has that perfect Jewish cockney accent too, honestly what brilliant acting from Tom

  • @jeffmorse645
    @jeffmorse645 Před rokem +37

    As an American who's been watching British TV and movies my whole life the Cockney accent was always my favorite. I just smile whenever I hear it. Just seems so down to earth, friendly and fun and I can relate to that. RP kind of intimidates me.😄

    • @34kbro
      @34kbro Před rokem

      Favourite* 😉

    • @jeffmorse645
      @jeffmorse645 Před rokem +4

      @@34kbro Take it up with Noah Webster. 😛

  • @andrewmize823
    @andrewmize823 Před rokem +60

    Alfie is one of my favorite characters in the show. Equal parts funny and intimidating. Something about a cockney accent combined with a rumbly voice adds an extra dimension of menace to a hard geez.

  • @n-9988
    @n-9988 Před 2 lety +481

    Hat becomes A

  • @williamflaherty3168
    @williamflaherty3168 Před 2 lety +28

    The most incredible English teacher ever!!!!

    • @islamaly4210
      @islamaly4210 Před rokem +2

      That’s highly correct

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 Před 3 měsíci

      Shame we couldn't understand the Brummie accent 😛🤣

  • @hulakan
    @hulakan Před rokem +12

    I think I like this. Anyone who uses Alfie Solomons to teach English is doing something right.

  • @thepurplesmurf
    @thepurplesmurf Před 2 lety +81

    5:30 this has to be the most epic explanation/demonstration for language learners ever. 👍😂

  • @paulrupright4694
    @paulrupright4694 Před 2 lety +12

    Alfie is one of my all time favorite characters.

  • @KeithPrince-cp3me
    @KeithPrince-cp3me Před 8 měsíci +4

    She is brilliant, as someone born and lived most of my life in East London her accent is excellent, I now live in Norfolk, but listening to this has made me quite homesick.

  • @DevelopYourEnglishwithEmma
    @DevelopYourEnglishwithEmma Před 2 lety +59

    Great lesson! So engaging! It’s so important to be able to understand different accents but not to copy them when learning English (unless the learner is living there and wants to fit in) as if the learner repeats it to someone who isn’t cockney they may get a few funny looks 🙈. If I spoke like this in the north people would ask me why I’m not talking properly 😂

  • @chrisstewart3768
    @chrisstewart3768 Před rokem +7

    A very in depth, extensive demonstration of these regional accents. A damn fine job, young lady. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing.

  • @mikeverona6924
    @mikeverona6924 Před rokem +14

    You just stole my heart with your pronunciation in this video! ❤
    Been a cockney accent fan for years:))
    More videos about this accent please!

  • @thekrachannnel
    @thekrachannnel Před 2 lety +36

    I am from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 🇸🇦, So I'm a Native Arabic
    Did you know how many times I bit my tongue trying to imitate you? 😂😂

  • @lilmane1070
    @lilmane1070 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I’m absolutely STUNNED at how you managed to sound *so* perfectly Alfie using just the word
    “so”
    at 11:37

  • @veroniquecourtat9833
    @veroniquecourtat9833 Před rokem +8

    You are so great Laura! It's my treat every day to watch your videos and I have a lot of catch up to do since I discovered your channel onlt a few weeks again only.

  • @missrosirosya1459
    @missrosirosya1459 Před 2 lety +30

    Always love the way you present the material for learning British accents!! Love from Indonesia 🇮🇩❤️ I need more like this video. 😁

  • @evasanchezsaez8685
    @evasanchezsaez8685 Před rokem +18

    I've got the English C1 certificate (I'm Spanish) I lived in Benidorm (I'm sure you've heard about it) for more than 10 years. I had many British friends and I heard many different accents.
    When you say in the video that your accent is from Birmingham, I've just remembered that many British used to think that I was from Birmingham, when they listened to me. They thought I was British!!! From Birmingham!!!

    • @Lyrielonwind
      @Lyrielonwind Před rokem

      How lucky! I'm Spanish from Andalusia and I've learned English in USA. I was once told I sounded cockney 😂. Now I know why.

    • @Battle_One
      @Battle_One Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@Lyrielonwind😂😂😂

  • @shanegambit7424
    @shanegambit7424 Před rokem +7

    Charismatic and engaging! Teachers need to be creative like you

  • @sierrahp
    @sierrahp Před rokem +21

    As, I guess, the closest thing to an Australian RP speaker, (thank you, mum and dad), I have traveled this wide, brown land extensively and have always found the regional dialects of Australia fascinating. I don't have insights into the minutia of our accent that you clearly have yours, but love listening to foreign accents as well. I'm getting pretty good at nailing down at least the rough area in the UK and the Americas from which the speaker harks. Thank you for your infinitely interesting videos which help me with my amateur studies.

  • @MrWhite-ip9hw
    @MrWhite-ip9hw Před rokem +47

    This is a great show to learn these accents. She's so good. I'd love to see her land a cameo on the show. The actors all talk about how the "Brummy" is hard to do even for English folk. She makes it look easy.

  • @ashlynavarro9340
    @ashlynavarro9340 Před rokem +4

    The Alfie impersonation at the end was brilliant, exellent video, as always.

  • @BelieveSte
    @BelieveSte Před rokem +2

    Cockney ere, after 10 years of living in Czech Republic, I have been told that my accent has finally gone, it only gets unleashed during meet ups with my siblings. This was a nice watch to remember my roots, great video.

  • @DepressedCapitalist
    @DepressedCapitalist Před rokem +6

    Superb class. I've been trying to nail this accent for years. Now, at least, I do understand more how to.... Cheers from Argentina!

  • @joelmasamba6762
    @joelmasamba6762 Před rokem +2

    Oh my gosh!!!! Thanks a lot my amazing teacher keep up the good work!!!!! I've been learning more from you

  • @inddsdgcranberrieswolf
    @inddsdgcranberrieswolf Před 2 lety +1

    Love it! Your videos always give a vibe of exciting suspenseful series

  • @galymzhankuantayev4035
    @galymzhankuantayev4035 Před 2 lety +11

    Adore your lessons!! So understandable, so wish you were my teacher

  • @user-ck1bf7ci5e
    @user-ck1bf7ci5e Před měsícem

    I watch your video over 100 times, but I’m never give up always luring something in you. Thank you for that.

  • @kylee2275
    @kylee2275 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Genius! You have delivered an extremely enjoyable lesson.

  • @farouk6437
    @farouk6437 Před rokem +5

    Love your energy, great video 😂

  • @whiskyyarn2234
    @whiskyyarn2234 Před rokem +7

    Omg I love this video. Making language fun. Thank you.

  • @monicahoward7443
    @monicahoward7443 Před rokem +1

    She is absolutely marvellous💛beautiful, funny and with no doubt the best teacher🙏

  • @randomfeller
    @randomfeller Před rokem +1

    Love the attitude that accompanies the lesson! Beautiful!!

  • @jimringomartin
    @jimringomartin Před rokem +1

    You are so adorabo! And very informed. Love this

  • @nexus6motorola203
    @nexus6motorola203 Před rokem +3

    Nice job! Great idea) Really engaging delivery of material. Even for not English speaker

  • @rootinteuton966
    @rootinteuton966 Před 2 lety +7

    Very cool. I love Tom Hardy. My wife is from Cambridgeshire, so she has a soft Southern accent. She has lost some of it due to living in the Southern United States for the last eighteen years. My friend Steven is a Jordy. I also know people from Essex and Wales. My family is from Scotland and I still have family in Dundee. They tell me I am Scottish, but some Scottish people say I am not. I guess I will just say I am a Gael. I do speak a fair amount of Scots Gaelic.

  • @socat9311
    @socat9311 Před rokem

    Difficult to do these vids and not be cringy, i would totally mess it up. You nail it, you are a natural

  • @ExperiencesSharing_Walker

    Every time when I meet you, I will give you a thumb up. Your program is so wonderful.

  • @ghyathhallak4281
    @ghyathhallak4281 Před 9 dny

    I admire your way of pronunciation and clarity you try to give.

  • @paryanindoeur
    @paryanindoeur Před rokem +2

    Mid-Atlantic/Northeast American here. We definitely drop the g here to this day. I have London, Irish, and German ancestry, which is typical for the region, and some of the gestures and expressions you used here, but did not mention, I recognize in specific areas, like New York. Some of them got picked up by later Italian immigrants, and mixed with some of their cultural gestures to get the NY-gangster movie type from the 1930s-now. Interesting to know where specific pieces of the puzzle came from!

  • @ztunelover
    @ztunelover Před rokem

    Blimey. This is a video i never expected me to get me this invested in learning the cockney accent

  • @muratucak6689
    @muratucak6689 Před rokem +1

    Your are a natural talent. Great work👏

  • @daniyalanjum9941
    @daniyalanjum9941 Před 2 lety +2

    Very useful video for those who want to learn or Wanna know about British accents. Hats off to your content from Your student from Pakistan

  • @deon9175
    @deon9175 Před rokem

    DANG!!.. You absolutely nailed it babycakes!!
    You're somethin' else alright!
    This is my new favorite CZcams channel, and you're my new favorite CZcamsr, nuff love girlfriend.

  • @jannatulferdousaurin4575
    @jannatulferdousaurin4575 Před 2 lety +1

    The last part was the best of the best. Lovely.😂❤️

  • @jasonfernee6395
    @jasonfernee6395 Před rokem +1

    Great lesson in how to 'unspeak' the English Accent. I am Hertfordshire bred, who had cockney parents, but can speak either full on cockney or RP with a cockney undertone.

  • @juleslund1515
    @juleslund1515 Před rokem +1

    this is the coolest thing to come up in forever..

  • @stefanomuraro550
    @stefanomuraro550 Před 11 měsíci

    What a great lesson from you, Laura!

  • @Bati.Raad_221B
    @Bati.Raad_221B Před 4 měsíci

    Especially the technic of repeating some sentences and slangs makes people learn without they know
    it's just superb

  • @evasuser
    @evasuser Před rokem

    She's talented, gifted, intelligent and all that, I subscribed. Ty for the inspiration ma'am.

  • @stephanginther9051
    @stephanginther9051 Před 2 lety +6

    The Cockney accent is one of the most famous ones in America and the rest of the world remembers the famously bad one done on Mary Poppins. We had a good example in the character of Private Newkirk from the 60's sitcom 'Hogan's Heroes'. You may want to look that up. From what I've heard it isn't one that got played on British TV much but I've been told its been compared to McHale's Navy or Dad's Army. (which *_I_* haven't seen...maybe I'll look them up)

    • @bojansmf3673
      @bojansmf3673 Před rokem

      Mary poppings didn't do a cockney accent, she did a very good/what is now being called R P English , it was Dick van Dyke

    • @stephanginther9051
      @stephanginther9051 Před rokem

      @@bojansmf3673 I said on Merry Poppins as in the movie by that name not by Marry Poppins the character. Good info on R P English though, I didn't know what that was called.

  • @Mkkhalil645
    @Mkkhalil645 Před rokem +3

    Thank you very much
    It was really a useful lesson..
    Keep going best wishes👍💐😄

  • @atamanboba
    @atamanboba Před 8 měsíci

    Great lesson! It motivates me to learn more around ways to speak English

  • @owenjunker2393
    @owenjunker2393 Před 2 lety

    Your content is the best! I'll have Arthur round up more subscribers cuz you deserve em all

  • @brunojostarpppppppz8888
    @brunojostarpppppppz8888 Před rokem +22

    You are really brilliant Laura ! Please keep blessing us with videos like this one . Have a nice day Brumi haha

  • @Andre_SuroboyoRek
    @Andre_SuroboyoRek Před 11 měsíci +1

    Although I don't fully comprehend, it's nice to know that there are thousands of languages/accents in the world.

  • @JJHurst
    @JJHurst Před rokem +3

    As a south london lad , she's farkin nailed this....sounds like my family at the rub a dub...

  • @benjaminmoles3318
    @benjaminmoles3318 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Great video. I enjoyed it very much. Also very useful. Thanks

  • @Bati.Raad_221B
    @Bati.Raad_221B Před 4 měsíci

    You were the best cockney teacher I saw mate

  • @desudi5206
    @desudi5206 Před rokem

    it's so fun! I learn a lot from here, thank you.

  • @davideloi9176
    @davideloi9176 Před 5 měsíci

    You are an exceptional and exceptionally fun teacher!

  • @paulandsiantours
    @paulandsiantours Před 10 měsíci

    I aint larfed so much in ages.....fanks for doing this video. Luuuuved it! 🙂

  • @jennifergirling6850
    @jennifergirling6850 Před rokem +2

    My dad was a cockney, I'm Aussie but I notice a bit of a mix of both languages in our family!

  • @azanmalikmoozan7145
    @azanmalikmoozan7145 Před rokem +2

    I love the cockney accent..please do more from this..I would like to learn..

  • @guruzzi
    @guruzzi Před rokem +3

    I like your teaching method very much. It is an absolutely different presentation.

  • @normancotterill7849
    @normancotterill7849 Před 8 měsíci

    Very good indeed..
    Love it ………..I’m Birmingham born………loved PB and Alfie was an incredible character.
    Well done🤗🤗

  • @DerThorwald
    @DerThorwald Před rokem +5

    To me, learning a good standard English with a proper and comprehensible accent is enough.
    But I love dialects, local slangs and accents in general. I only need to have a very good base before to learn them! 😊

  • @TheSimpy1997
    @TheSimpy1997 Před 2 lety

    I will go with my daughter to move to Britain from Hong Kong this year. Thanks for your interesting lesson. I like it very much.

  • @osamaAhmed-oi7km
    @osamaAhmed-oi7km Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks so much every time comes to watch you i feel good

  • @user-yf1nk6tn6v
    @user-yf1nk6tn6v Před 2 lety

    Haven't seen you for two weeks, you are finally here. :)

  • @adrianfuegoscuro6308
    @adrianfuegoscuro6308 Před rokem

    Aye! Thanks for this! Love it!

  • @spatongue
    @spatongue Před 2 lety +13

    I realize I've been dropping the wrong letters🤭. Sometimes it's hard to understand, but it's a matter of time! Great video👏!

  • @Mia77442
    @Mia77442 Před 3 měsíci

    I’m rolling laughing hard! You are a killath gangster. Love every gesture you make with you mouth and your demeanor of speaking you should be cast in the movies. I’m on. Kudos from New Orleans

  • @pamelagraceatendido4369
    @pamelagraceatendido4369 Před rokem +3

    I learned a lot, laughed, and was entertained.

  • @zeyadalqaisi4239
    @zeyadalqaisi4239 Před rokem +2

    Your technique is the best ever, you made it fun and easy ❤

  • @mohammedbouleguessa4865
    @mohammedbouleguessa4865 Před rokem +1

    You're the best .. i just discovered your channel now .. I'll be a big follower and fan of you .. thank you so much

    • @smashingenglish
      @smashingenglish  Před rokem +2

      Thank you so much! How kind!!☺️☺️☺️☺️

  • @bangboombang1
    @bangboombang1 Před 2 lety +1

    Outstanding performance. Thumbs up!!!

  • @oliverclothesoff5397
    @oliverclothesoff5397 Před rokem +3

    When you talk like Alfie you gotta use the "f" word a LOT more. I'm actually surprised you found sentences Alfie says without using the f word. Great content!

  • @abdullahussenemamudo938
    @abdullahussenemamudo938 Před 8 měsíci

    This is my favourite, I love it!

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy5717 Před 2 lety +4

    Laura deserves an Academy Award!

  • @sophiablanco798
    @sophiablanco798 Před 2 lety

    i love this lessons so much it actually hurts

  • @mortiferum87
    @mortiferum87 Před rokem +1

    First time here and i like it. Thanks, you got a new subscriber.

  • @johnparnham5945
    @johnparnham5945 Před 3 měsíci

    I'm using this for voice coaching. We are doing a play set in London in the fifties so this will be a good introduction.

  • @celsodejesusceledonsierra4144
    @celsodejesusceledonsierra4144 Před 11 měsíci

    You made me laugh a lot the way you explain. You’re great!

  • @knndyskful
    @knndyskful Před 4 měsíci

    Haha love it, beautiful demonstration 👏

  • @ishvara73
    @ishvara73 Před 7 měsíci

    Pure revelation. Much obliged indeed. Now I need to get practicing. Ta.

  • @ErickCondecondeerick33
    @ErickCondecondeerick33 Před rokem +1

    Amazing! Great video!

  • @jo3hamilton
    @jo3hamilton Před rokem

    I had to put on subtitles to understand Alfie lol! Cool video!

  • @ahmadkateeb3688
    @ahmadkateeb3688 Před rokem +1

    You are amazing 👏 ❤ I love languages and accent 😍, I do understand how much efforts you have done in this video, I've watched many of your videos, awesome 👌 😀 😊 well done sweetheart.

  • @albertodf1234
    @albertodf1234 Před 10 měsíci +3

    You're so funny! Love your lessons

  • @DanielZakatDusk
    @DanielZakatDusk Před 8 měsíci

    I love it. Can't do it. But had a lot of fun watching.

  • @jerricknaylor9686
    @jerricknaylor9686 Před 2 lety

    this video has been very helpful!

  • @ihogenhuis960
    @ihogenhuis960 Před rokem

    You can clearly hear the relation to the Australian accent. Fascinating.

  • @chetosco
    @chetosco Před 2 lety +4

    I don't know what Hollywood is waiting for. This is a masterpiece. You may want to know that the "peopow" thing also is typical in Portuguese and Polish languages. Or you may not.

  • @petertyson4022
    @petertyson4022 Před rokem

    Am half cockney with proper English-speaking and a bit of patois from London. But I've got mates who sling a few cockney slang in. That even i have a had time understanding. Good show. Happy new year ✌🎅🎄🎂🎊

  • @corvuseditz3567
    @corvuseditz3567 Před 2 lety +212

    Tom hardy learned English from her 🤣🤣🤣

    • @brucestark5546
      @brucestark5546 Před 2 lety

      🤣😂🤣😂

    • @longnhat9456
      @longnhat9456 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah i would say that, she’s so gooddd

    • @emilianomendez4516
      @emilianomendez4516 Před rokem

      Hahaha I concur

    • @rezanadesian6652
      @rezanadesian6652 Před rokem

      Wkwkwkkwkw

    • @ThorOdinson13
      @ThorOdinson13 Před rokem +1

      @@AkihabaraWasteland Tom is from the most Cockney sounding Borough in London. It's in West London It's called Amasmifff also known to those non Londoners as Hammersmith.

  • @ru_english
    @ru_english Před 9 měsíci +1

    This is the best episode

  • @Freesoul999
    @Freesoul999 Před 5 měsíci

    Yes please do more like this, take a character and then teach us around that character