G'day, guys. What's going on? Welcome to this episode of Aussie English. Today, I have 50 or more different and difficult-to-say
English words. Okay. So, these were chosen by you guys on The Aussie
English Facebook page. I put out a little message saying, hard words
in English, give me a suggestion for a video, and this is your list. So, I'm going to try and go through all of
these. I'm going to try and say them, maybe explain
a little bit of the pronunciation that's going on for these words, and then I'll give you
an example sentence of me using the word that I want you to repeat this sentence so that
you can practice your pronunciation with me. Okay? So, the definition will also be down the bottom
there, guys, if you would like to know more about how to use each of these individual
words. I hope it expands your vocabulary. Let's get into it. Alright, guys. So. 1: encyclopedia. Encyclopedia. Notice where the emphasis is here. Okay. Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia. James has an encyclopedia. 2: colloquial. Colloquial. I
speak with my friends using colloquial English. Colloquial. 3. This is a long one. This is a long one, okay? Antidisestablishmentarianism. Antidestablishmentarianism. Okay? So, to be honest, this isn't one you're going
to use very often. It's just kind of a joke, because it's a very
long English word, but an example of using this would be. This man supports antiestablishmentarianism. Antidisestablishmentarianism. See if you can say that fast, guys. 4: thirsty. Oh! thirsty. Thirsty. Notice with my Australian accent I'm not saying
that 'R'. Thirsty. Thirsty. Thirsty. I'm thirsty. I'm really really thirsty. 5: loyalty. Loyalty. Loyalty. Okay? Loyalty is an important trait. Loyalty. Loyalty. 6: Colonel. Now, this is one that screws up a lot of people,
even kids learning English. When they see this word and they're like "Colonel? What the hell is a "colonel"?". We would pronounce this as "colonel". "Colonel". Sort of sounds like a kernel of corn, right. Little bit of corn. Colonel. His father's a colonel in the military. Colonel. 7: hungry. Hungry. Hungry. She is incredibly hungry. Hungry. 8: angry. Hungry - Angry. Okay? Say that with me. Angry. Angry. Why are you so angry? Angry. 9: ridiculously. Ridiculously. Notice where the emphasis is there. Ridiculously. This car is ridiculously priced. Ridiculously. 10: bespectacled. Bespectacled. Another one that is not that common. Funny word though. (It) means to have glasses on, right. Bespectacled. He is a bespectacled and studious young man. (He) loves to study and is wearing glasses. Bespectacled. 11: surreptitiously. surreptitiously. So, notice where those emphasis? emphases? emphasezes? Emphases. Notice where those emphases are. surreptitiously. Surreptitiously. Surreptitiously. James surreptitiously left the room. Surreptitiously. 12: towel. Towel. And that's a difficult one, because of that
vowel, 'ow', 'ow'. Towel. Okay. Have you got a towel? Have you got a towel? Have you got a towel? Towel. 13: iron. Iron. In this example, I don't pronounce the 'R'. I would say this like, 'iron', 'iron', and
there's a 'Y' in there. Iron. A 'Y' sound. Iron. I'm going to iron my clothes. Iron. 14: world. World. Again, I'm not pronouncing that 'R'. World. It sounds like 'whirled', as in you whirl
something around. Wohoo! Whirl! But the world. It's a big world out there. World. 15: redundant. Redundant. Notice that emphasise. Redundant. Redundant. What he said was redundant. (It) wasn't required. Redundant. 16: jewellery. Jewellery. Jewellery. Jewellery. (It's a) bit of a tongue twister there, because
of the 'L' and the 'R'. My mum loves jewellery. Jewellery. 17: another R-L word. Squirrel. Squirrel. Squirrel. Squirrel. Australia has no squirrels. Squirrel. 18: required. Required. Required. What is required for the job interview? Required. 19: hour. Hour. Hour. We leave in an hour. Hour. 20: phenomenon. Phenomenon. Phenomenon. Notice the emphasis. Phenomenon. Weather is an interesting natural phenomenon. Phenomenon. 21: anemone. Anemone. Anemone. Again, that emphasis on the second syllable. Anemone. This is what I used to screw up. I used to say "amenome" or... yeah, I used
to screw up all the time in school. Anemone. You find sea anemones in rock pools. Anemone. 22: unbelievable. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. That story was unbelievable. Unbelievable. 23: Thigh. Thigh. I'm always saying with 'TH' make a sandwich. The tongue is the meat in the sandwich. The teeth are the bun, I guess, the bread
above the tongue. Thigh. Thigh. Okay? The 'TH' is difficult. The 'GH' is silent. So, it sounds like the word 'I' with 'TH'
in front of it. Thigh. Thigh. My thigh hurts after running. Thigh. 24: dough. Dough. 'GH' that's silent again. Dough. Dough. I made some dough. Dough. 25: clothe. Clothe. Clothe. In this case, the 'TH' is voiced. Your throat needs to be vibrating. Clothe. Clothe. As opposed to 'cloth' where it's not vibrating,
right. Clothe. Clothe. We clothe our children. We close our children. Clothe. 26: vegetables. Vegetables. Vegetables. So, it's not 'veggie tables', right? Veggie tables. Tables made of veggies. It is 'vegetables'. Vegetables. Eat all your vegetables. Vegetables. 27: comfortable. Comfortable. Sort of similar to 'vegetables', where we
get rid of a syllable 'vegetables', 'comfortable'. Comfortable. This shirt is pretty comfortable. Comfortable. 28: Choir. Choir. Choir. Choir. I don't know why this one spelt with a 'CH',
guys. To be honest, it's one of those really, really
stupid words in English. Choir. Okay? Choir. They sing in a choir. Choir. 29: message. Message. Message. Not message. Not message. Message. Message. Did you get my message? I sent you a message today. Did you get it? Message. 30: massage. And it can be 'massage' if you want. There's kind of two variants. Massage. 30: massage. Or massage. Massage. I'd probably say massage. Massage. She's getting a massage today. Massage. 31: farrago. farrago. Notice where the emphasis is. Second syllable. Farrago. Farrago. It's a farrago of fact and myth. Farrago. 32: bamboozle. Now this is a good one. Bamboozle. It just sounds good to say. Bamboozle. Bamboozle. The puzzle is going to bamboozle him. Bamboozle. 33: thread. Thread. Now make that hamburger with a tongue in the
teeth, thread, and then go straight to the 'R'. Thread. Thread. He had a loose thread in his shirt. Thread. 34: languages. Languages. Languages. Again, emphasis at the start there. Languages. Languages. How many languages do speak? Languages. 35. Now, this isn't really a common one, okay,
but you'll hear this attached to other words. So, borough. Borough. Borough. You'll hear this in words like David Attenborough,
right. His surname, Attenborough. Which borough were you born in? Borough. 36: unequivocally. Listen to that emphasise. Unequivocally. Unequivocally. Unequivocally. Okay? This is unequivocally true. How I pronounce 'unequivocally' is unequivocally
correct. I hope. Unequivocally. 37: thorough. (It) rhymes with 'borough', right. Thorough. The investigation was a very thorough. Thorough. 38. Not to be confused with 'thorough', through. Through. Through. Concentrate on that 'TH' sandwich. Through. Like 'threw' the ball. (It) sounds the same. Through. Except this means to go through, right, to
go through something. We walked through the forest. Through. 39, and I was dreading this word. I hate this word. Anesthetist. Yeah, that's it. I got it. I hate this word. Anesthetist. This is difficult because you have the 'S'
and the 'TH'. Anesthetist. So, you'll say that 'S' and as you're saying
the 'S', poke your tongue into that 'TH' sandwich, say it, 'S-TH', anesthetist, right? Anesthetist. God, that one's hard. Anesthetist. The anesthetist applied the anesthetic. And that's the biggest problem. You've got the word 'anesthetic', which is
related to 'anesthetist', but the emphases are different. Anesthetist. Anesthetic. I don't know why, guys. I don't know why. 40: unfortunately. Unfortunately. Unfortunately. Unfortunately, you didn't win the lottery. Unfortunately. 41: jeopardy. Jeopardy. And I think I used actually mispronounce this
as 'jeopardy'. Jeopardy. Jeopardy. Okay? Jeopardy. Jeopardy. It's not 'geoparty'. It's Jeopardy. Jeopardy. Though, 'geoparty' sounds fun. Maybe it's a party where geologists. 'Geoparty'. Jeopardy. You put everyone's lives in jeopardy. Jeopardy. 42: repeatedly. Repeatedly. He said the word 'repeatedly' repeatedly. Repeatedly. 43: misogynistic. Misogynistic. Notice the emphasis there. Follow the eyebrows. Misogynistic, right? Misogynistic. Misogynistic. My father is rather misogynistic. That's not true. He's not really, but for the sake of this
example, my father is a rather misogynistic. Misogynistic. 44. I also hate this word. Rural. Rural. Rural. This is a really hard one. Rural. Rural. He lives in a rural area of Australia. Nailed it! He lives in a rural area of Australia. Rural. Rural. 45: persuasive. Persuasive. That argument was persuasive. Persuasive. 46: sophisticated. Sophisticated. Sophisticated. They had a sophisticated conversation. Sophisticated. 47: judgemental. Judgemental. She's very judgmental of other people. Judgemental. 48: threshold. Threshold. I've reached my threshold. Threshold. 49: mirror. Mirror. Mirror. What do you see in the mirror? Mirror. Notice that Australian accent. 'Mirror' as opposed to an American accent,
"mirror". Mirror. 50: walnut. Wall, nut. Got no nuts here. Walnut. She has eaten a walnut. Walnut. 51. I don't know how you guys found this word. Jesus. Otorhinolaryngologist. Hopefully, I've said that right. Otorhinolaryngologist. I wonder if people who work with or as Otorhinolaryngologists
take a long time to learn this word. You work as an otorhinolaryngologist. Otorhinolaryngologist. Okay. I finally got it. 52: Worcestershire. Worcestershire. I love worcestershire sauce. Worcestershire.You're only ever going to use
that word with regards to the sauce Worcestershire or if you go to the place in England, Worcestershire
or Worcestershire. Worcestershire. 53: authoritative. Authoritative. Notice the emphases. Authoratative. Authoritative. His voice was calm and authoritative. Notice to that very last 'T' is a t-flap. Authoritative. Authoritative. 54: impetuous. That's a good one. Impetuous. I love the 'P'. Impetuous. She made an impetuous decision. Impetuous. 55: plough. Plough. Another 'GH' that is silent. Plough. I plough the farmer's fields. Plough. 56: conscientious. Conscientious. Conscientious. She's a very conscientious lady. Conscientious. And the very last one, guys, you got there. Well done. Well done. 57: vulnerable. Vulnerable. Vulnerable. Right. Vulnerable. The little boy was vulnerable. Vulnerable. Well done, guys. I hope that helps. I'm going to do more of these sorts of videos
in the future, so if you have a difficult word that you would like me to do a video
on, put it in a comment below, guys, and I will compile a list, I'll put together a list
for the next one. Anyway, guys, in the meantime, make sure you
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see you soon. Peace. Otorhinolaryngologist. Far out. Otorhinolaryngologist. Jesus. Otorhinolaryngologist. I wonder if people who work with or as otorhinolaryngologists
take a long time to learn this word. You work as an otorhinolaryngolo... jesus. You work as an otolaryn... You.... F^&* me! Why is this so hard? You work as an otorhinolaryngologist. Yes, yes.
