Learners hear British people say football, not now and wait without a clear T, and they get confused. Some think the speaker is careless. Others copy it everywhere and say wa'er and be'er in every sentence. In this episode: • What a glottal stop is • Before a consonant: normal in standard british • At the end of a phrase: very common • Between vowels inside a word: regional • Listening lab: getting out of the door • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: uh-oh (UH'-OH) — the catch in the middle is the glottal stop football (FOO'-bawl) — Are you watching the football? not now (NO' NOW) — Not now, I'm busy. get back (GE' BAK) — What time did you get back? that one (THA' WUN) — Can I have that one? it was (I' WUZ) — It was lovely. outside (OW'-SAID) — The kids are outside. what time (WO' TAIM) — What time's the bus? sit down (SI' DOWN) — Sit down, love. quite good (KWAI' GUUD) — It was quite good. (a bit less than very good) eight people (AY' PEE-pul) — a table for eight people hot dog (HO' DOG) — Who wants a hot dog? Wait! (WAY') — Wait! I'm coming. What? (WO') — What? Sorry, I didn't hear. (casual) Hang on a bit. (HANG on uh BI') — wait a short time (casual) That's it! (THATS I') — finished, or exactly right Let's eat. (LETS EE') — time for dinner I forgot. (eye fuh-GO') — I didn't remember. water (WAW'-uh) — regional; standard is WAW-tuh better (BE'-uh) — regional; standard is BET-uh bottle (BO'-ul) — regional; standard is BOT-ul butter (BU'-uh) — regional; standard is BUT-uh Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.