American Test on British English Vocabulary and Knowledge

Americans are tested on British pronunciation, vocabulary, and general knowledge to improve their British English skills.

### Americans Try British English Challenge
* 🇬🇧 Americans from various states in the US are tested on their **British pronunciation, vocabulary, and general knowledge**.
* 🗣 In the pronunciation round, they attempt to say phrases like **"I'm popping to the shop"** and **"It's raining cats and dogs"** in a British accent.
* 📚 The vocabulary round involves guessing the meanings of British slang terms like **"off your trolley"** and phrases like **"the plan has gone tits up."**
* 🧠 In the general knowledge round, participants answer questions such as the **number of countries in the UK (4)** and the name of the English national anthem, **"God Save the Queen"**.
* 🎤 The English artist who sang "**Shape of You**" and "**Perfect**" is Ed Sheeran.
* 🌭 In the UK, "**bangers**" refer to **sausages**.
* 📺 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) stands for **British Broadcasting Corporation**.
* 🎶 The participants' reactions to the challenge vary, with some feeling **confident in their British English skills** and others **struggling with the questions and pronunciation**.

look, Americans may have cool movies, cool music, or even cool cars, but one thing they haven't made cooler is the English language. We say sweets, they say candy. We say flat, they say apartment. We say pavement, they say sidewalk. But don't worry, America, because I've traveled all the way to Austin, Texas, and I brought with me the official guide to British English. And with this book, I'm going to be testing Americans on their British pronunciation, vocabulary, and general knowledge. And hopefully, by the end of this video, they'll be able to say, I speak British English. Anyway, let's get cracking and hunt down some Americans. Yeehaw. What's your name? Noel. Where are you from? Texas. How good is your British English? Kind of spotty, not the best. What's your name? Amanda. And where are you from? I'm from New York. Nice. How good is your British English? Decent. Honestly, I watch a lot of British TV shows, so I think pretty good. What's your name? Emma. Where you

from Boston, Mass. How good is your British English? Probably pretty trash. What's your name? I'm Daniel. Where are you from? Um, I'm from Tyler, Texas. Sorry, how's your British English? Terrible. Good. All right, we're done with. We have the book that will help you. Round one accent. I'm popping to the shop. I'm popping to the shop. I'm popping to the shop. I'm popping to the shop. Nice. Brilliant. Oh, popping to the shop. I'm popping to the shop. Can I get a bottle of water? Can I get a bottle of water? Okay, a bottle of water. Bottle of water. Nice. Can I get a bottle of water? Can I get a bottle of water? It's raining cats and dogs. It's raining cats and dogs. If I close my eyes, it feels like, yeah, I'm next to a British person. It's raining cats and dogs. It's raining cats and dogs. No, I lost it. That was really good. Oh, thank you. Let's have.

a cup of tea and watch the Telly. Let's have a cup of tea and watch the Telly. Let's have a cup of tea and watch the Telly. Let's have a cup of tea and watch the Telly. I'm chuffed a bits. Easy Pass. I'm chuffed to bits. Cuff to bits. I'm chuffed to bits. I'm chuff to bits. Pass. I'm chuffed to bits. Wow brilliant. Okay, pass vocabulary second round. Okay, round two vocabulary. You basically have to guess what you think the slang terms or these phrases mean. Okay, you are off your trolley. You're off your trolley. You are off your trolley. Um, you are off your trolley. Does that mean like you're crazy? Yeah, it does. What would you say in American English? Do you have anything like that? You're off your rocker. You're off your rocker. Yeah, like something like that. You're on one. Like you're tell me more. What do you mean out of your mind? Yeah, you're crazy. Crazy in American English. Do you have any phrases you

normally say no just you're nuts just nuts yeah crazy yeah nuts that means like you're you're off your rocker you you're crazy do you have any other phrases for like in American Le Off Your Rocker or anything else um a lot of us say you lost your underwear you lost your underwear you lost your underwear what yeah I never heard that one before me neither yeah you used make it up I did you're lost your mind yeah you're crazy all right you're crazy nice okay the plan has gone tits up the plan has gone tits up the plan has gone tits up yeah what do you think that means uh it's gone Haywire like it's just up in the air like it's it's [__] you're on fire are you half British no okay it's like you know the plan hasn't gone according to plan it's like I don't know you tits it up the the plan I've always said that yeah I I invented that yeah the plan's just the plan's not gone to plan the

plan is not yet perfect. Yeah, again, anything you could offer for American English plan has gone to [ __ ]. It's Friday. Let's get on the Lash. It's Friday. Let's get on the Lash. It's Friday. Let's get on the Lash. It's Friday. So what do you, what do you think oh me, yeah, yeah, what do you think get on the Lash means oh okay. I think it means like what you, what you do on Fridays. I cry and I, I watch romcoms. I do and I'll say it again um so I think that getting on the Lash would mean wiping away your tears good while you're drunk good oh oh that's good you're good it's basically the same thing oh okay. Does that mean like let's like start drinking or like it's Friday yeah so exactly yeah perfect let's go on. I'm guessing that was going to be like let's go out and [ __ ] part let's go out and have fun let's go out.

and do something. Yes, you're killing it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's, let's go out and have, have one. Let's hit the town. Yeah, yeah, get drunk. Hit the town, get drunk. Yeah, basically, you look so cheesed off. What happened? You look so cheesed off. What happened? Like pissed off, yeah. Good again. Do you have anything you can offer? How you, what did you say when you're angry? Myff, you look myff. I, oh, that's just me. I don't know, yeah, interesting. Or pissed off, yeah, like angry it is. Yeah, you're pissed off. And again, you normally say pissed off in the US or, yeah, I say pissed off. I know pissed means like drunk over there, but yeah, cheesed off, pissed off. So like upset, you look so upset. What happened? This is easy for you. I can't give you a tenner. I'm skint. I can't give you a tenner. I'm skint. I can't give you a tener. I'm skit, uh, I'm broke.

can't give you no money. Basically, I can't give you 10. Yeah, perfect. I can't give you a tenner. I'm skint. A ten. I mean a tenner is probably just what, like some money. I don't know. What, ten b, ten pb. I'm poor. I'm broke, yeah. Do you have anything like for dollars? You say like, so any abbreviations like, do you have any cash on you or like, but like $10, a buck, 10 bucks, a buck. A buck is one, yeah. Okay, so 10 bucks, you can say 10 bucks, yeah. Tenner is like, is like $10, it is, yeah. $10, we say tenner and a fiv for $5, for 5b. And skint, I guess, like, I'm broke, yeah. Okay, it's like, it's like a twink. What's a twink? It's a chocolate bar. Oh, okay. What a tener is, 10, 10 lb, and then skint, like, okay. A twink is like a really, like, skinny gay guy. And I was thinking that a

tener was like a twink. I had no idea what a twink was. You, me both. I thought it was a chocolate bar. You making stuff up again. No, no, no. Okay, no, that, that one was real. Don't say twink in Texas. No, twink, wait. Final round and then you can be British general knowledge round three. All right. Oh, man. How many countries are there in the UK? Four. For a bonus point, what are the four? Gosh, uh, Scotland, Ireland, or yeah, Ireland, Wales, and England. Yeah. Northern on it, but Northern Ireland, the same thing. Okay. How many countries are there in the UK? Four. For a bonus point, what are they? Uh, England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. All right. Northern Island. I'll give you definitely a pass. I want to say there are four for a bonus bonus point. Do you know the four countries? I want to say Europe. No, that's wrong. I know. How many countries are there in the UK? In the UK? That's crazy. Okay. Four. Good, good. What, what are the four countries? Ireland, England, England, and Ireland. Good. And who says America is

stupid. That was perfect. That's what I'm saying. I've always said that. Which English artist sang Shape of You and Perfect? James Cordon? Ed Sheeran? Ed Sheeran. I was thinking it was Ed. You don't like Ed Sheeran? No, he's not very good. He's terrible. Terrible. Which English artist sang Shape of You and Perfect? That would be Ed Sheeran. I don't know the options. I know that Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran. Do you like him? Sure, I do. Yeah. For bonus points, can you sing Shape of You? Oh man, I'm in love with the shape of you. Oh, that's Ed Sheeran, of course. Yeah. But you like him? No. Does anybody? No, of course not. It's Ed Sheeran. What are bangers in the UK? And what are bangers in the UK? Bangers. What? I thought it was like a really good song. Like 212. Which I'm in the 212. That is true, yeah. Is bangers, yeah. Bangers, yeah. It's a good tune. Okay, let me see. Okay, I'm going to put on my

bangos. I'm going to bangos or I'm going to bang sausage sausage, yeah sausage. What are bangos in the UK? Sausages. Oh yeah, you've been watching a lot. I told you I watch a lot of British love Island. Like I was One Direction fan as a young teen, so like I really know the culture. I'm thinking it's my brain's saying large sucks but for some reason sausage. What you want to go with final answer? I'll go with large socks. Oh, I should have fed you. Got it. Was it sausages? Sausages. Okay, dang my lost. Oh, you know what I thought this was going to be like good songs but it's sausages, right? Like bangers and mash. Yeah, true. It is sausages but also good songs. Good shoes, yeah, a Banger. Banger, yeah, yeah, yeah. What does the BBC stand for? Oh, the British Broadcasting Corporation. What does the BBC stand for? Uh, British Broadcast Corporation. It is, yes, or it does, yes. What does BBC stand

for British, best British Channel, British Broadcasting Corporation. Yes, it's got to be the British Broadcasting Corp, right? It's a big media. Okay, perfect. Final question: what is the name of English national anthem? I would not know, genuinely. God Save The God saved the queen. Well, no. Yeah. The King, The King, The King. God saved the king. What is the name of the English national anthem? Is it the God Save the Queen song or no? It is. You are British, yeah. Woo, cheers. God Save the Queen. I don't the queen, she's gone. Oh, The King, The King. Perfect. You are British, how do you feel? Excellent, yeah, yeah. Oh my, that's how we all feel, smashing, smashing, yeah, terrific. What is the name of the English national anthem? God Save the Queen. Well, again, the queen, she's gone, but oh. For a bonus point, can you sing it? God Save the Queen. Am I doing good? God Save the Queen. Oh, you're good. King, is he there? I actually don't know it myself, actually. Oh, really, that's it. I've.

Done! Americans now speak British English. If you enjoyed this video, smash the like button, and I'll see you next time.

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An individual from Austin, Texas, is testing Americans on British pronunciation, vocabulary, and general knowledge.

The Americans are being evaluated on their British English accent and their understanding of British slang and phrases.

The video shows the participants attempting to mimic British accents and guessing the meanings of British expressions.

Unusual Phrases in American and British English

Phrases like "off your rocker" and "lost your underwear" are used in American English to mean someone is crazy.

"The plan has gone tits up" is a British expression for when something has gone wrong.

"Let's get on the lash" is a British way of saying "let's go out and get drunk" or "hit the town.

" "Cheesed off" is a British expression for being upset or angry.

"I'm skint" is a British way of saying "I'm broke" in American English.

Confusion about Currency and UK Countries

There is a conversation about the different terms for $10 and £10, including "tenner" and "twink.

" The participants also discuss the four countries in the UK, with some confusion about Northern Ireland being counted separately.

Ed Sheeran is the English artist who sang "Shape of You" and "Perfect," despite some mixed opinions about his music.

In the UK, "bangers" refer to both sausages and good songs, influenced by British culture.

BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation, playing a significant role in the media industry.

The Confusion About the English National Anthem

The British Broadcasting Corporation is discussed, with uncertainty about the English national anthem.

The correct anthem, "God Save the Queen," is eventually recognized, despite some initial confusion.

The conversation ends with a lighthearted exchange about speaking British English.