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How to Learn British Accents | Korean Billy Interview


– Hello, everyone, and welcome to learn English and Lucy together.
Today, I have a very special guest.
I’m glad (interview him).
His name is Billy.
His Korean name is Lee Sung-jae?
– Lee Sung-jae.
– Lee Sung-jae.
He has his own YouTube channel KoreanBilly.
So you can not tell me you did it?
– Sure.
So, I see the name of the channel is literally just my name.
I usually do a video about the British dialect
And British accent, because I am more fascinated
For British English.
So, yes, that recently I mainly do.
– Billy has been a lot of media attention
I mean, you are interviewed by the BBC.
– Yes ah, BBC and ITV.
– There ITV?
– Yes, ah, in fact there are a lot of newspapers and television programs.
– So, I explain in the box to leave a link
To Billy channel, you can go to see his channel
There are very interesting video he did
Speaking of those very strange British accent
I mean, we already have a Liverpool accent.
You did Bristol video?
– Bristol. Jody.
– Jody.
– Manchester accent.
– Ok
– Yes, ah, one of Wales.
Glasgow.
In fact, a lot.
– And how did you become so interested in the British dialect?
– ah, two years ago I went to Lancashire County Preston,
As an exchange student to learn
When I was a college student.
When I lived there, I met some students
Liverpool said the dialect, they came from Liverpool and Manchester,
So I’m just shocked by their accent,
Because I had no idea the British dialect
Before I went there, other different kinds of accent do not know.
This is so shocking, but very interesting.
So I was so interested in the dialect of English
That’s how I really started to learn more
About British dialect.
– So, you are in college to learn English?
– Ok
– Which city?
– the University?
– Yes.
– in England?
– in Korea.
– in Korea.
I was reading in Seoul, the South Korean capital.
– Well, they teach pronunciation
Or a standard British accent?
– ah, mainly in South Korea, most of the Korean School
Just teach American English.
– of course.
– And, yes, there are not a lot of learning materials
Learn British English.
And most materials and reference books
They are to teach pronunciation and British English
– Oh yes.
– very very basic.
So, yes, I can only learn a standard
But there is no information about British dialect.
So that’s why I was very shocked.
– So, when you go to learn a dialect, how do you do it?
Because, I mean, you can read something on the Internet,
And listen, but you and a Liverpool accent really speak
When you want to do.
How do you do that?
– Well, for Liverpool accent, good
Liverpool accent because I have a lot of friends and classmates,
Yes, they are happy to teach me.
I want to learn their language and their accent.
So, I learned some of the accent from them.
At first, I asked my friend,
But for different dialects,
My classmates did not come from all regions accent, so,
I actually just did a lot of research.
Like, I can go to watch a lot of YouTube videos
And watch different accents.
Those who look different accents.
So, yes, I read a lot of video,
And several British TV shows and movies,
Shooting for the film in some areas.
– Oh, this is a good tip, yes.
So, if you want to get a specific accent,
Then you can see …
I mean, what do you suggest?
I think you say bloody gang
In Birmingham, Brummie accent.
– Yes.
– Do you have any suggestions for Liverpool accent?
– Liverpool accent thing …
Well, there is a very popular TV show
In South Korea, as well, called skin.
It was filmed in Bristol, right?
– Yes Yes.
– So I can learn Bristolian accent when looking skin.
Yes, what is it?
I remember that …
I do not see IT people crazy.
– IT madman!
– there is an Irishman.
– Yes! Yes.
– So, I carefully listen to him, I just
For some of you know, from his Irish accent.
This is very interesting.
– You can mimic an Irish accent?
– Like, Hello, I, have you tried
Close it and reopen it?
like this.
– This is a very interesting program.
– Yes.
– So I want to ask you a little bit
About your YouTube channel.
– Ok
– Because what makes you began to create your channel?
And when did you start?
– So, I actually started my YouTube channel
After graduation.
After graduation, I just want to find a job,
Yes, as usual, so I applied to some companies,
I actually think as a broadcaster
Or broadcast reporters, because I am very interested in
In journalism and broadcasting
So, yes, but it’s not
So I thought I could do my own radio,
The creation of my own radio station.
So, yes, that’s how I started my YouTube channel.
I started my own radio show as an announcer.
That’s why I started.
– Amazing, it will be very good.
– so so.
– really good.
There are one or two things I noticed was how well-planned, well-scripted,
And elaborate your video.
This is, I mean, you would not believe
Making a video takes time
So, from start to finish, how long it takes
You put your accent a video?
– ah, it depends on the situation, because some accent
Hard for me, there are some accent
For me, it is easy to learn
– which ones would you say easier, more difficult to do what?
– Like, northern England accent.
Northern England accent is very easy,
Because I am more familiar with the northern accent.
– Yes.
– So, you know Gini style and Liverpool, Manchester,
They are relatively easy to me.
But, like Glasgow and Edinburgh accent,
I am confused.
– Yes, ah, I mean, they’ve got very different vowels.
– is also one of Ireland ah.
So, up to about a month –
– a month? Oh my God.
– “Because it’s like learning a new language.
– yes ah, yes ah, I can not imagine.
– I have to achieve a certain level of fluency
Pretend and say the example sentences.
Therefore, the longest words, it takes quite a long time,
But usually it requires just twelve weeks?
In order to get it written down.
– It is a big sacrifice,
But it shows, because the movie is such a high quality.
– Yes.
– When did you start to see your channel grow
And media attention to it?
– so it was in April.
I made a video about the accent of the London area,
And Liverpool accent, say like chicken
Pronounced like (declared “chicken” with the Liverpool accent)
In this type of Liverpool.
(In a different accent pronunciation words)
In this video, I also teach others,
Teach people glottal stop.
Like water, water.
This is really interesting.
And, just suddenly, yes ah, I got some attention
From the media.
I do not know why.
It was fun for me, “because I did not expect.
– I think for us, it’s just fascinating to see someone
The other side from around the world
This interest brought to our little dialect to
– Yes.
– I noticed such a thing, you’ve done a lot
Interviews with local news programs,
And that is because I think we feel very flattered, someone
From South Korea interested in our accent.
So, I want to ask you about your secrets
Learning English, and fluent in English.
When you speak, you want it in Korean?
– ah, depending on the bar scene.
There are some expressions like
English only correct,
Because the Korean and English is not perfect conversion.
So sometimes, in some cases, I think about thinking in English,
Say it in English
However, in some cases, I had to think in Korean
Then try to find the description
Just to translate into English.
In fact, it scores
But I just want to think in English.
And just think, you know, you get used to
I say so, you know, in English,
According to the case, and according to my feeling.
– So, my subscribers
I would like to speak with a British accent.
Do you have any tips to share to them?
In order to improve their pronunciation.
– ah, I usually do about
Different types of British English video,
But I think it is important to learn the basic
Learning basic British English
So learn standard English is very important,
So I spent a lot of time to learn standard English,
British English, so, yes.
I started learning proper British English
When I was a high school student.
At that time, I just saw a lot
British television.
The doctor who was very popular.
– Yes!
David – Tennant, Doctor Who yes.
– Oh, he is one of the best, is not it?
– So, I watched Doctor Who, and, yes,
Many different television programs and movies UK
Very popular in Korea, and,
So I read a lot of British TV shows and movies.
I could not help, you know, I can not avoid
With just learning material such as books, so
– What advice would you give to my subscribers?
– is ah, so I would say that there is a book I’ve read is
Grammar in use, you know?
– Yes, I mean in all I recommend it all the video below
– I put these books brought over.
– Oh, these are the ones you are using?
– Yes, ah, these books that I used,
So they like my baby, yeah.
– Can I touch them?
(laugh)
– This is a mid-level.
– Yes, ah, I always recommend this book to my
London to teach students, is this.
I think this is more modern, though.
I have an older version.
– Yes.
– So, where are you started this?
– This is for beginners.
– Ok
– I started with this,
I transferred to the blue,
That is advanced one.
It is also very difficult for me
Even now.
– I actually think it is very difficult for me.
– Yes, it is difficult for me.
But I have, like, I finished all three books.
– Ok.
– is ah, so, yes, it is very good,
It really helped me.
– We have to cross understand is that
If you want to speak fluent English,
Not just pronounce it,
You must also take the time to do a good job grammar.
– grammar, right.
Because this is the basis of the English, right?
– Great!
So thank you very much for coming to my channel
And let me interview you.
– my honor.
– glad to meet you
I hope you enjoy the rest of the day in the UK
– Thank you.
– Where are you going to play?
– London and Liverpool, yes.
I can not wait anymore. – magical.
Liverpool would be amazing,
I hope you look forward to it.
(laugh)
Do not forget to go to Billy’s
YouTube channel, KoreanBilly.
Link is in the description box.
You can also contact me via social media
I have my Instagram and my Facebook,
I will soon meet with you in another lesson
We have to kiss, okay?
– Ok.
– So, are you ready?
(Kissing sound)
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