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London Estuary Accents

Estuary English Accent

Estuary is an accent of the contemporary London sound, as well as the South of England overall. It's a blend of RP and Cockney - sometimes called Mockney. It tends to sound like either a relaxed Standard British or rather posh Cockney.
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Contemporary London Estuary Accent Learning Materials

  • The Estuary accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coaches Jim Johnson & Kate DeVore guiding you through learning the accent, including leading you through a practice monologue using the accent. 
  • You'll get hours of recordings of native speakers, along with transcripts of their conversations so that you can follow along.
  • You'll get instant access to the audio and written materials, along with a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent.
  • Estuary began to be recognized as a specific accent in the mid-1980's. It's commonly considered the modern London and SE England accent, using many elements of RP along with some Cockney vowels and a number of elements of American speech.
  • You'll have immediate access to the materials on your computer, tablet, and phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free!

Listen to a Sample!

Estuary: Learning the Accent

  1. History & Social Context
  2. Sound Placement
  3. Intonation
  4. Helpful Hints
  5. Consonants
  6. Vowels
  7. Diphthongs
  8. Specific Pronunciations
  9. Practice Sentences
  10. Practice Monologue

Native Speakers Vol 1:

  1. Twickenham Male
  2. Londone Teacher Male
  3. London Student Female
  4. Estuary Male DJ
  5. London Female
  6. Canterbury Male
  7. Estuary-accented Actress
  8. Rugby Female
  9. Liberian London Female
  10. Kent Male
  11. Berkshire Female
  12. Berkshire Male
  13. London Male
  14. Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire Male
  15. Berkshire Female
  16. Brighton Female
  17. Cambridge Male
  18. Kent Female
  19. Brighton Male
  20. Buckinghamshire Male

Native Speakers Vol 2:

  1. Cambridge Male
  2. Colchester Essex Male
  3. Richmond Female
  4. Romford NE London Male
  5. Bury St Edmunds Cambridgeshire Male
  6. Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire Male
  7. Essex Male
  8. Harrow NW London Female
  9. South End Kent Male
  10. Dagenham East London Male
  11. Wembley Male
  12. London Male
  13. Henley-on-Thames Male
  14. Exmouth Male
  15. Ilford Essex Male
  16. Kent Male
  17. Alton Hampshire Male
  18. Bratton Wiltshire Male
  19. Essex Male
  20. Reading Berkshire Male

Native Speakers Vol 3:

  1. Brighton Male
  2. Eastbourne East Sussex Male
  3. Great Sampford Essex Female
  4. Kent Female
  5. Ramsgate Kent Male
  6. Isle of Wight Male
  7. Surrey Male
  8. Surrey Male
  9. South London Female
  10. Buckinghamshire Female
  11. Kent London Male
  12. Bedfordshire Male


Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list of words and The Rainbow Passage.

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