“Mummy, I Want Some War-ah”: Nigerian Boy Attempts British Accent But Fails, Video Evokes Laughter

“Mummy, I Want Some War-ah”: Nigerian Boy Attempts British Accent But Fails, Video Evokes Laughter

Young Boy attempts to adopt British accent
Young Boy attempts to say 'water' with a British accent (Source: TikTok)
Source: TikTok
  • An attempt by a Nigerian boy to form a British accent has sparked laughter on social media
  • In a TikTok video, the young boy made an attempt to pronounce water with a British accent but failed
  • Netizens who watched the video reacted to it, with some making fun of the situation

A UK-based Nigerian woman and her son have set social media roaring with laughter after a video of the boy attempting a British accent surfaced.

In the video shared on TikTok by @lizzie Joe Peters, the boy told his mum that he wanted to drink water from a bottle he held in his hand.

Young Boy attempts to adopt British accent (Source: TikTok)
Young Boy attempts to say "water" with a British accent (Source: Lizzie Joe Peters, TikTok)
Source: TikTok

However, the attempt to use a British accent to pronounce 'water' failed. Upon realising the failed attempt and the fact that he was struggling with the accent he tried to adopt, he returned to his old accent.

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"Mummy, I want you to let me use this bottle to drink war-ah," he said.

His mum, who pretending not to have heard him properly asked:

"To drink what?"
"To drink water," he quickly went back to his old accent.

Watch video below:

Netizens reacts to video of a Nigerian boy attempting a British Accent

The video ignited laughter from netizens, who tried to make fun of the situation.

Mz_rittybee wrote:

"They are learning from their cartoon"

Bestiefave wrote:

"Pls o, it's wataa"

Tetemma wrote:

"Wa ta e no get enemy....It's war_haa"

Splk wrote:

"British accent sounds drunk-ish!"

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh