Learn English → United Kingdom (RP)
Master the British English.
Master Received Pronunciation — non-rhotic R, crisp T, posh vowel space.
About this accent
The phonetic identity of British English.
British Received Pronunciation is non-rhotic (the R in "car" disappears unless followed by a vowel), uses sharp dental Ts, and lives in a tighter, more forward vowel space than American English. AnyAccent walks you through the linking R, the trap-bath split (last vs lahst), and the intonation patterns that make British English sound, well, British.
Phonetic signature
Three sounds you will drill.
Bath vowel
bath → /bɑːθ/, the trap-bath split
Non-rhotic R
car → /kɑː/ — drop it unless linking
Centring diphthong
near → /nɪə/ glides inward
Try it
Sentences AnyAccent will score.
Real sentences picked for the phonemes that distinguish British English from sibling accents.
Could you pass me the bottle, please?
Non-rhotic — "pleased" the R in "your" disappears entirely.
I had a bath last night.
Trap-bath split: "bath" /bɑːθ/, not /bæθ/.
That was rather lovely, was it not?
Falling tag intonation. Different from American rising tag.
I'll have a cup of tea.
Crisp T in "tea" — no flap. Compare to American /ti/.
The car park is over there.
Three places to drop R: "car", "park", "there".
Mind the gap.
Famous London Underground phrase. Schwa-heavy.
What you drill
What AnyAccent fixes in the British English.
Non-rhotic R training: when to drop it, when to link it
Trap-bath split practice (bath, dance, last → /ɑː/)
Intonation drills for the falling tag question
How it works
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Words colored by accuracy. Phonemes flagged with IPA and tongue-position hints. Native TTS to compare side-by-side.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is this RP, Estuary, or a regional British accent?
The en-GB model targets Received Pronunciation (RP) — the broadcast-standard southern accent. Northern English, Scottish, and Estuary variants are not modeled separately.
How do I learn the non-rhotic R (dropping the R in "car")?
Non-rhotic R is one of the foundation drills — when to drop, when to link to the next word. The scoring engine flags inserted Rs that mark you as American.
Will I learn the trap-bath split?
Yes — "bath" is /bɑːθ/ not /bæθ/. The example sentences and phoneme drills cover the full bath-trap-dance set that defines southern British vowels.
How long until I sound British?
Vowel shifts take 3–6 weeks of daily practice for most learners. Intonation patterns (the falling tag, the rising statement) take longer and benefit from listening practice alongside production.
Is British English really that different from American?
Phonetically, very — different R, different vowel inventory, different intonation. AnyAccent treats them as distinct accents with separate scoring models, not one tweaked toward the other.
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American English
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Master the American accent — rhotic R, tapped T, conversational rhythm.
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Aussie vowels, broad rising intonation, and the famous "G'day".
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Canadian English
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American base + Canadian raising on "about" and "house".