Katerina
Good afternoon! I'm from Russia, I really like a Cockney accent! Could you help me?
Nov 3, 2021 9:12 PM
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It won’t be easy finding someone to teach you a Cockney [traditional London working class] accent. Fewer people speak with the ‘full-on’ accent nowadays, and if they did, they would probably not be using Italki to learn foreign languages. Having said this, if you search YouTube for well known [or less well known] English actors and performers, you can try to copy them. You could try ‘Bob Hoskins’. He ‘starred’ in a series of TV adverts for BT [British Telecom] in the 1990s. The London accent has moderated in recent decades and has moved away from traditional Cockney. For an ‘attenuated’ version you could listen to Michael Caine or Timothy Spall. It’s quite difficult to develop an authentic Cockney accent, as the American actor *D van D discovered when he took a part in the children’s musical Mary Poppins.
November 3, 2021
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Hi! I can help you with general English, and with cockney londoners accent i can do my best
November 3, 2021
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Hi Ekaterina! How are you? I have a clear London accent, however I can help you with some cockney phrases. I am professional teacher and native speaker from London, UK. My lessons are engaging, interesting and will improve your confidence with English. Kindly look at my profile to book a lesson. Kind regards, Harry! https://www.italki.com/harrym
November 4, 2021
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