Learn the English Cockney Accent with Alfie Solomons!

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  • 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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ความคิดเห็น • 873

  • @luminous4079
    @luminous4079 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    Alfie's accent is the final boss in English

    • @marcogiardi3737
      @marcogiardi3737 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I would say Ray Winstone

    • @demibasan1714
      @demibasan1714 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *Paddy im from shcoushe pimblett has entered the chat*

    • @stusyanirvana3088
      @stusyanirvana3088 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bo'oh of wo'oh

    • @blackbob3358
      @blackbob3358 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bricktop has entered the chat

  • @bindair_dundat
    @bindair_dundat ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @foggy3025
      @foggy3025 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly

  • @n-9988
    @n-9988 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    Hat becomes A

  • @lukegray2835
    @lukegray2835 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

  • @ionelaandreea2476
    @ionelaandreea2476 ปีที่แล้ว +353

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

  • @jeffmorse645
    @jeffmorse645 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Favourite* 😉

    • @jeffmorse645
      @jeffmorse645 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @Takeawayinataxi
    @Takeawayinataxi ปีที่แล้ว +159

    I love this from an authentic cockney still living in East London.
    My Spanish teacher said cockneys pronounce Spanish perfectly due to our accent and the way we speak 👍

    • @roccomp
      @roccomp ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I would´t say perfect, but yes, cockney vowels are more similar to our Spanish ones. Saludos!

    • @lukegray2835
      @lukegray2835 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hah that's interesting! My grandparents are cockney, bow bells n all, but I'm just a Londoner

    • @Takeawayinataxi
      @Takeawayinataxi ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@roccomp Feliz Navidad.🙂

    • @Takeawayinataxi
      @Takeawayinataxi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lukegray2835 👍

    • @JoaoVictor-rd9gz
      @JoaoVictor-rd9gz ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's true, because your accent uses a lot of nasal sounds which almost all latin languages are made off not just Spanish. So for romance language speakers wouldn't be that hard to learn your accent as well.

  • @andrewmize823
    @andrewmize823 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    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.

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pete & Bas 😂

  • @williamflaherty3168
    @williamflaherty3168 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The most incredible English teacher ever!!!!

    • @islamaly4210
      @islamaly4210 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s highly correct

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shame we couldn't understand the Brummie accent 😛🤣

  • @thepurplesmurf
    @thepurplesmurf ปีที่แล้ว +81

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

    • @n-9988
      @n-9988 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

    • @jonhaslam3699
      @jonhaslam3699 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really 😂😂

  • @hulakan
    @hulakan ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @paulrupright4694
    @paulrupright4694 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Alfie is one of my all time favorite characters.

  • @KeithPrince-cp3me
    @KeithPrince-cp3me 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +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.

  • @thekrachannnel
    @thekrachannnel ปีที่แล้ว +35

    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? 😂😂

  • @corvuseditz3567
    @corvuseditz3567 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Tom hardy learned English from her 🤣🤣🤣

  • @chrisstewart3768
    @chrisstewart3768 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @veroniquecourtat9833
    @veroniquecourtat9833 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @mikeverona6924
    @mikeverona6924 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

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

  • @DevelopYourEnglishwithEmma
    @DevelopYourEnglishwithEmma ปีที่แล้ว +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 😂

  • @shanegambit7424
    @shanegambit7424 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Charismatic and engaging! Teachers need to be creative like you

  • @MrWhite-ip9hw
    @MrWhite-ip9hw ปีที่แล้ว +48

    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.

  • @lilmane1070
    @lilmane1070 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @evasanchezsaez8685
    @evasanchezsaez8685 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Lyrielonwind😂😂😂

  • @inddsdgcranberrieswolf
    @inddsdgcranberrieswolf ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jimringomartin
    @jimringomartin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are so adorabo! And very informed. Love this

  • @randomfeller
    @randomfeller ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the attitude that accompanies the lesson! Beautiful!!

  • @ashlynavarro9340
    @ashlynavarro9340 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @missrosirosya1459
    @missrosirosya1459 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @1mustclick
      @1mustclick 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hai kak

  • @sierrahp
    @sierrahp ปีที่แล้ว +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.

    • @timalysheva
      @timalysheva 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      G’day mate!!!

  • @kylee2275
    @kylee2275 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Genius! You have delivered an extremely enjoyable lesson.

  • @joelmasamba6762
    @joelmasamba6762 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @monicahoward7443
    @monicahoward7443 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @BelieveSte
    @BelieveSte ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @rootinteuton966
    @rootinteuton966 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @muratucak6689
    @muratucak6689 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your are a natural talent. Great work👏

  • @DepressedCapitalist
    @DepressedCapitalist ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @stefanomuraro550
    @stefanomuraro550 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great lesson from you, Laura!

  • @whiskyyarn2234
    @whiskyyarn2234 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @galymzhankuantayev4035
    @galymzhankuantayev4035 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

  • @Andre_SuroboyoRek
    @Andre_SuroboyoRek 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ExperiencesSharing_Walker
    @ExperiencesSharing_Walker ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @davideloi9176
    @davideloi9176 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are an exceptional and exceptionally fun teacher!

  • @bangboombang1
    @bangboombang1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding performance. Thumbs up!!!

  • @farouk6437
    @farouk6437 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your energy, great video 😂

  • @nexus6motorola203
    @nexus6motorola203 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Bati.Raad_221B
    @Bati.Raad_221B หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Mkkhalil645
    @Mkkhalil645 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @stephanginther9051
    @stephanginther9051 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @albertodf1234
    @albertodf1234 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You're so funny! Love your lessons

  • @jannatulferdousaurin4575
    @jannatulferdousaurin4575 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @osamaAhmed-oi7km
    @osamaAhmed-oi7km 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @spatongue
    @spatongue ปีที่แล้ว +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👏!

  • @normancotterill7849
    @normancotterill7849 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @owenjunker2393
    @owenjunker2393 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @adrianfuegoscuro6308
    @adrianfuegoscuro6308 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aye! Thanks for this! Love it!

  • @azamuddinzulkifly6222
    @azamuddinzulkifly6222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this. May god bless you.

  • @DerThorwald
    @DerThorwald ปีที่แล้ว +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! 😊

  • @zeyadalqaisi4239
    @zeyadalqaisi4239 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @smashingenglish
      @smashingenglish  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you Zeyad!!☺️

  • @knndyskful
    @knndyskful 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haha love it, beautiful demonstration 👏

  • @atamanboba
    @atamanboba 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @mohammedbouleguessa4865
    @mohammedbouleguessa4865 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +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  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @benjaminmoles3318
    @benjaminmoles3318 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @smashingenglish
      @smashingenglish  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Glad you enjoyed it Ben!☺️☺️

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy5717 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Laura deserves an Academy Award!

  • @ahmadkateeb3688
    @ahmadkateeb3688 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @jerricknaylor9686
    @jerricknaylor9686 ปีที่แล้ว

    this video has been very helpful!

  • @Bati.Raad_221B
    @Bati.Raad_221B หลายเดือนก่อน

    You were the best cockney teacher I saw mate

  • @deon9175
    @deon9175 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tiagoschrodinger2515
    @tiagoschrodinger2515 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    *Your entry is fascinating!*

  • @guruzzi
    @guruzzi ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @user-jg9nl8pn3r
    @user-jg9nl8pn3r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very interesting! You are great!

    • @smashingenglish
      @smashingenglish  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Cheers!☺️

  • @socat9311
    @socat9311 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @desudi5206
    @desudi5206 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @pamelagraceatendido4369
    @pamelagraceatendido4369 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I learned a lot, laughed, and was entertained.

  • @jasonfernee6395
    @jasonfernee6395 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @paryanindoeur
    @paryanindoeur ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @rosedewittbukater4203
    @rosedewittbukater4203 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just found your channel and immediatedly subscribed. I am an Anglicist. Love from Germany ❤

    • @smashingenglish
      @smashingenglish  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Welcome!! 😍😍😍

  • @azanmalikmoozan7145
    @azanmalikmoozan7145 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @evasuser
    @evasuser ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @daniyalanjum9941
    @daniyalanjum9941 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @vanessaduca8171
    @vanessaduca8171 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this lessons

  • @ishvara73
    @ishvara73 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @abdullahussenemamudo938
    @abdullahussenemamudo938 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my favourite, I love it!

  • @oliverclothesoff5397
    @oliverclothesoff5397 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @TheSimpy1997
    @TheSimpy1997 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @lorenzomaggio5297
    @lorenzomaggio5297 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video👍 thanks

  • @juleslund1515
    @juleslund1515 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ru_english
    @ru_english 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the best episode

  • @paulandsiantours
    @paulandsiantours 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @elreyAlito
    @elreyAlito ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Extraordinary video!

  • @ztunelover
    @ztunelover ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @JohnnyBravo-se5gz
    @JohnnyBravo-se5gz 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Laura, going for the record for most watched by a a Canadian learnin' Cockney. Figure it's approximately a dozen times watchin' this video 🎉😂❤

  • @ErickCondecondeerick33
    @ErickCondecondeerick33 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! Great video!

  • @randomdudeyoudontknow
    @randomdudeyoudontknow 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You rule. Thanks for this

  • @ihogenhuis960
    @ihogenhuis960 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @JohnnyEganACTOR
    @JohnnyEganACTOR ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally awesome! ❤❤❤

  • @brunobucciaratti3694
    @brunobucciaratti3694 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @chetosco
    @chetosco ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @pingburner
    @pingburner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. For that way.

  • @celsodejesusceledonsierra4144
    @celsodejesusceledonsierra4144 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @ericlindal8008
    @ericlindal8008 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome job ❤