Improving your British accent

Here is a different type of post for me, one I won't link to parties. But I decide I should record this here.

I have teenagers interested in drama, and Shakespeare, and so conversations with attempted British accents and language occasionally fill the air.

The phrases that I have collected below can improve your "Britishness" when used in your conversation.  Of course you need the British sound, which I can't describe, but there are You Tube videos that can assist you with that.  

Try these phrases.  Sprinkle a few of these in as you talk, and you will likely sound more British.  Although presented and occasionally used as a sentence, these phrases are often part of longer sentences. So, in no particular order....


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Right, well.
Get on with it then.

How are you getting on?

She was a little off.
He was a little off too.

Bloody right.
Bloody moron.

Go on.
Go on then.
Off you go.
In the loo.
Splendid.

shagging
Didn't ya.
Pathetic.

Come on then.
Heading off.
Heading off then.

You have a look about you.
You work with what you got.

A bit of a cheat.
I read that bit.
I'll do my level best.

Messy bits.
Unpleasant.

Well done.
Hey love.

I've run off. (out)
Hell of a 

Right you are.
Right then.
Let's get on with it.  (OK, so that's repeated)

About that.
A bit naughty
I'll pass that on.

Have a bit of life.
little reality check.

Very bad spot.
Sit tight.
Sod off.
get off.
A word...

Top notch.

I read that bit.

Right of course.
Carry on then.
Churchhill in a dress.

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Now a bit about pronunciation.

American "paid" is said   pay-ed
American "enough" is said   a-nuf  (long a)
American "don't know" can be said   Do no,  (2 long o's) (lower class talking)



Confident - cone (like the word) not con

American "Renaissance" is said so amazingly lovely by the Brits, you really need to hear it. And isn't it great that the Brits use terms like lovely, just as a stand-alone phrase?

 

 

Added in 2025:
Gen Alpha Slang: 65 Words, Phrases, and Meanings

120+ Gen Alpha Slang Terms Shifting the English Meta

Drip - Someone’s style, fashionable attire, especially the clothes and accessories they choose to wear:
“My drip today is sporty.”  Unlocking infinite drip

Extra - Over the top, dramatic, or excessive:
“he was so extra at the restaurant”

Fam, Bruh, Lit, Bop, Bussin (good), Flex, Finessed, GOAT, Gucci, Lock in (focus), Low-key, Noob, NPC, Salty, Savage (daring, bold), Slaps, Slay, Sus, Tea, Spill the tea, Vibe, IRL, legit, sus, mid, flex, go off, mood, shook, 

Ate, Aura, backrooms, basic, Bet (agreement), Brainrot, Ceo of, Clout, Cooking, Delulu, Dog water, Glaze (praise), Just put the fries in the bag, bro. Ohio, Opp, (opponent/enemy), Rizz, Yas, Yeet, Lets log in, (start), glow up, -core, conversational wizard, yo chat, what's good, in my main character era, let me cook, pull auro points, Sigma Rizzler vibes, tax that knowledge, big W / Big L, No Cap, (no lie), low vibrational, 

NPR the middle

TaylenKinney Taylen Kinney part  tk much later FB  like a 5

6-7 Mason kid video    Some history  NYTimes 

Raw doggin it, thicc, BBL

Boss: We need to discuss your quarterly performance metrics.

Gen??: What? 

Translator: He said, bestie, he wants to tell you how you've been slaying at work.

Gen??: Oh bet, that's actually fire.  My numbers have been getting main character energy, all fox snow printer.

Translator: She's excited and confident.  Her performance has been excellent.  She's being honest with you.

 Boss: I need you to work harder and focus on the synergistic optimization of your deliverables.

Translator: He's saying, Bet, he wants you to lock in and make your work hit different.

Gen??: Say less.  I'm about to be so locked in it's not even funny.  

 

 

 

 

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