🗒｜pronunciation

[winter epoch]

Hello, how does it work in this channel?

[keen mortar]

You can post a recording of your accent

Check pinned message in this channel

[winter epoch]

Ok, thanks a lot

[winter epoch]

[waxen topaz]

i am not even sure if I have british or american accent, so help me out here

[waxen furnace]

Come on man

You studied to have a british accent

And you actually got it

@waxen topaz

[river lance]

Hello

[waxen topaz]

I have british accent only because I was recording

british then

[steel ember]

Hello there.

I would like to report someone else.

How can I do

[keen mortar]

#🛂｜report-help

[final orchid]

Hi guys
I am new to this channel.
Can anyone tell how to bump into a voice channel

[main mural]

Hello guys I'm new on the channel. I want to know how i can improve my accent in English because I'm like, maybe a little bit fluent in English but I still have my "French" accent and that's so harsh to remove it

[pastel gull]

I believe the most effective method is to consume content while trying to 'receive' the pronunciation you hear. Try to repeat words in a way that sounds just like the native speaker you're listening to pronounces it

Better listen to speakers with your target accent, otherwise your accent might be mixed

[main mural]

Ok I understand now I will try this method ^^

[waxen topaz]

movies with subtitles + just talking

[stoic plinth]

Overall, it's fairly easy to understand you but you need to work on your rhythm. I understand that you are reading, so naturally there are lots of pauses, but having a long pause at the wrong time makes it difficult for the listener to follow. You are talking about (William Somerset) Maugham. I had to double check the pronunciation of his name. It's one syllable, like mom or mawm. If you want more feedback let me know. I'm Canadian. Your pronunciation is more British.

[stoic plinth]

great rhythm on the first recording. At the beginning, your pronunciation of "north" is very clear but later on when you say it the th needs to be stronger. It's easy to understand you. Maybe some words (the content words) need a little more stress.

[stoic plinth]

I would say your pronunciation is more British. You need to work on your "th" sound. If you don't, you will sound Irish. And that's ok, if that's what you want.

[waxen topaz]

thank you

[gleaming smelt]

Hello everyone!

[knotty leaf]

hi

[clever schooner]

Hey

[river lance]

Hello

[hardy carbon]

please unmute me im good boy

[river lance]

Heyy

[thorn cedar]

Hello

[gusty kraken]

hello..!

[thorn cedar]

Good morning

[river lance]

Hello everyone

@clever schooner hi

[red totem]

Hey

[rustic estuary]

Hello, everyone.
Hope everything is great.
Is there anybody able to help me to improve my English accent?
Thank you.

[stoic plinth]

The pinned message above has some ideas for a voice recording. If you record your voice on this page, someone, maybe I, will comment on it. You should add a line about what kind of feedback you want.

[buoyant portal]

Alright thanks everyone

@clever schooner hi

@pastel gull hello

Hi

[pastel gull]

uh, hi?

[buoyant portal]

How guys

Hi everyone I'm Abraham Addison from Monrovia Liberia but live in senagal Dakac now

@buoyant portal @buoyant portal

@pastel gull hi

[pastel gull]

Perhaps there is a more suitable channel for that use?

#🫂｜beginner-chat

[buoyant portal]

@main mural hi friend

[lost nacelle]

Hello, I'm Mohamed Hamraoui.wav

[buoyant portal]

Hi friend I'm Abraham Addison

[river lance]

Hello I'm new here

[soft owl]

this is a very good accent. it's still possible to tell you're not native, but it's easy to understand everything you said

[fresh creek]

wassup guys

[lost nacelle]

Thank you too much man, how can I improve it

[soft owl]

the individual sounds are pretty good, the largest point your accent is lacking is intonation. you're sometimes stressing the wrong words/syllables, but this is easy to correct if you listen to a bunch of comprehensible input and mimic the accent. imo you've already done most of the hard word (your R is pretty good)

[lost nacelle]

Thank you so much friend 🌹

Where are you from?

[soft owl]

I moved to the US when I was young but I was born in israel

how about you?

[river lance]

hi

[brittle igloo]

Hi

I am from colombia

I need learn english

[rich holly]

idk but i feel like doing some tongue twisters

weird awkward pause right in the middle 😬

[rich holly]

i agree with Etellex above. Very good. Easy to understand 👍

[lost nacelle]

Thank you mike, where are you from my friend?

[rich holly]

PH currently in US east

[lost nacelle]

Nice to meet you michael 🌹

[river lance]

hi, I am new to the server, and been trying to improve my accent for 6 months (american). So can you guys please tell me what should i improve upon. Thanks. (the text i am reading is "comma got a cure")

[stoic plinth]

@river lance Overall, well done. I think I understood over 90% of what you meant, but there are some specific words you need to work on. I think you speak very quickly in your native language, so you want to read faster but are trying to slow down. Your rhythm is pretty good. You are emphasizing most of the content words well, keep that up. If you slow down, just a little bit more, that should help. Your English level is probably really high, but these pronunciation problems that you face might be frustrating for you, because you want to zoom through conversations. If you zoom through conversations, your audience will be frustrated with you. Here are some of the words you NEED to practise: deserted, territory, fleece (the c sounds like a s not z), a goose (it sounded like you said accused), dog or a (sounded like dark); itchy goose (sounded like issue); trap (sounded like crap); ether (unvoiced th, you made voiced th, so it almost sounded like either), vet's (you said wets).

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/17Z5YIdmWUTx

judge my accent?

american english

also guess where im from

@kindred niche

[kindred niche]

First of all, you have an incredible narration voice WTF!! Second are you sure you're not a native English speaker from the US? That was incredibly good! There were some times where I did have a hard time understanding what you were saying, especially at the beginning, you were describing something too quick for me to understand. There's some times when I feel like you don't pronounce the end of the words or you pronounce it very slowly. Like the "five" word at the end. You need to pronounce the words all the way through. I really can't place where you might be from originally. Denmark?

8.7/10. Would definitely listen to you narrate a book 🙌🏻

[river lance]

than you so much, yup that's correct i speak fast in my native language, yup that's right i am a fast talker and a fast reader so i am trying slow my speech a little bit down. secondly where i come from we don't actually have english r's so those are the hardest for me pronounce in words like mirror and territory or wherever there is a cluster of r's, it's just is the hardest thing for me to do. Thirdly, we don't have th sounds in my language so it's bit of a challenge to do that as well. that's why vets sounded like wets but that is something i am trying to improve upon. and again thank you so much.

[soft owl]

same as what leia said, this sounds indistinguishable from a native speaker. maybe midwest

[river lance]

@kindred niche@soft owl Thanks! Appreciate it. I was born in Sweden, still live here. Never been to the US and I've never actively worked on my accent, kinda just had it since I was a kid

I watched a lot of american TV when i was a kid so i guess i had some early exposure

never thought that of my voice, though, haha. Also I think your criticism is spot on @kindred niche , I do slow down my speech a lil bit when im reading. i think it sounds more fluent and natural when it's off the cuff

[kindred niche]

Not necessarily, you need to find a balance, a good pace for your speech and a way to pronounce your words without cutting off

[kindred niche]

I think you might be like me. Even though I'm not a singer, I have a "musical" ear for picking up sounds and accents

You should definitely look into narration if you haven't before ;)

[elfin plover]

@unique patrol

[steep kayak]

Hey

Um I still can’t figure out how to post something here

Meaning an audio file

I guess this is the way. Wannabe American English 😂

https://voca.ro/18wbIoDTr4hS

[steep kayak]

Honestly not happy with this take but it is what it is 😊

[frail roost]

You have a pretty good accent :)

[soft owl]

very very good accent. the only words that were maybe even a little bit off of native level were 'days', 'crazy', and 'cozy'

slightly more nasally than average, but perfectly within the range of american speakers. sorry for the nitpicking, its just that you're very close to indistinguishable from native so I imagine you're looking to get all the way there

[steep kayak]

Thanks 🙏 yeah that’s true I’m trying to get to American level. Actually I’m trying to find Americans to speak with, nothing against foreigners of course but it’s just my goal.

I tried to read something too. I slip up a little 😂

https://voca.ro/1GLhgsRtoFqy

[river lance]

@steep kayakYou sound 100% swedish

I'd almost be willing to bet money your mother tongue is swedish

at least in the second clip

[steep kayak]

Hahah don’t say that I’m trying to perfect my accent 😂😂😂

Yeah I’m Swedish 😊

[river lance]

you sound better than most swedes for sure, but i can still hear the swedish in your accent

it's the vowel placement

the resonance in your voice

[steep kayak]

Thanks 😊

Yeah I guess 😂 one day I’ll get rid of it 👋

[river lance]

very hard to get rid of but it's possible i think

but you need to understand what's making you sound swedish

in order to erase that from your speech

[steep kayak]

I think it’s possible since I have a good base according to me

I’m not sure if it’s possible for everyone but for me yeah

[river lance]

yeah but what are you shooting for? what's your goal

[steep kayak]

Idk 🤷‍♂️

Well honestly I want to sound like a native as close as possible. Being like 90% there would be fine. I’m probably like 70-80 there now.

Right now I’m listing to New York news and podcasts

Some days are better than others too when it comes to my accent

But I still make mistakes for sure

[river lance]

yeah i think 90% is doable

it's the last 10% that's almost impossible

[steep kayak]

Well idk really

I got the benefit of knowing more than just Swedish so I think it sort of has helped me in the beginning

Doing sounds etc that swedes sometimes has a problem with.

[river lance]

yeah, probably but like I said the last 10% are really hard

[steep kayak]

But really this is all just speculation

However I’m trying to find Americans to speak with too. Nothing against foreigners at all

[river lance]

it makes sense though, there are thousands of accents and they all emerge out of the tiny oral cavity that is your mouth

the difference between two vowel sounds is literally just millimeters

[steep kayak]

Also lately it seems like my throat sort of is doing a workout almost. I know it’s sounds weird but like it’s getting trained for those sounds

[river lance]

yeah do that, im swedish

your throat should be relaxed when doing an american accent i think

[steep kayak]

That’s not what I’m saying

It is relaxed when I speak

But it sort of feels like muscles are being worked out too

Idk if that makes sense

[river lance]

yeah maybe, but the brunt of the work should be done by the tongue

different vowel sounds are literally just different frequencies

manipulated within the mouth

mostly by the tongue

[steep kayak]

I have already eliminated some small mistakes so I’m making progress

[river lance]

yeah that's good keep going

[steep kayak]

Mostly melody stuff. Intonation if you will 😂

[river lance]

yeah that's pretty hard too but it's not the biggest issue

the biggest issue is actually the vowel sounds

you can try it out yourself

if you listen to an american rattlin goff a bunch of words

there's almost no melody or intonation at all

but the words consist of vowel sounds native to that specific accent

it's very hard to imitate even single words

an american would be able to tell if you're american even off of just an isolated word

not you specifically

but in general

[steep kayak]

It’s interesting 😊

[river lance]

https://sv.forvo.com/user/jrbswim1/

this guy's got a pretty neutral accent

[steep kayak]

In general I think most Swedes can get to a native level. Especially today when I believe most schools actually hire Americans as English teachers. I was in school way before that was norm 😂. I think our math teacher or something was also our English teacher

[river lance]

same, i was born in 94

most teachers sucked and had several differnet classes

but i never actively tried to learn english

i just always had an american accent

[steep kayak]

Yeah me too

[river lance]

but i have to say i've never heard a swedish person with a 100% native-like american accent

[steep kayak]

I have

[river lance]

i haven't, i'm very close myself but i've never heard it

i can sniff out accents in a second

just from one vowel

[steep kayak]

I have heard like 3 people with American accents

[river lance]

show me

[steep kayak]

Well I Only Have access to one but he is a rapper 😂

Allyawan

[river lance]

oh, he's pretty close

not perfect, voice too nasal

but i know allyawan

used to be the only swedish rapper i listened to

[steep kayak]

https://youtu.be/AREvaD4WDmk

Around 4 😂

Minute mark

[river lance]

yeah he's very close, i can't really tell he's swedish but i've never heard an american with that voice or vowel frequency

i feel like he's kinda exaggerating his accent

to sound like a gangbanger

[steep kayak]

I have 2 heard other people. One that sounded amazingly American. A girl

But this is in person

😂

Well he’s a rapper too so doesn’t really help his cause I guess

Then I have heard other Swedes in America with an American accent but that doesn’t count

[river lance]

this is me

fun fact, i used to rap too

[steep kayak]

Sounds good

Not everyone speaks like that though. Seems people overseas think that 😂

[river lance]

what do you mean?

[steep kayak]

Not all Americans have what I would count as the news accent

Obviously it’s not but still

[river lance]

it kinda defaults to that when you're reading out loud

https://voca.ro/17Z5YIdmWUTx

sounds a lil less stilted

@agile sequoia100% natural

it was always my accent, since i was a kid

i grew up on the hollywood accent so it might be a little "news-cast"-y but yeah

yeah but not actively

just watched a lot of tv with my family

since i was like 4

yeah, i think that sounds better too

[steep kayak]

Yeah that’s a really good accent

I would be happy to sound like that for sure

[river lance]

i'd like to learn some uk accent

but there are so many

very easy to slip into a different accent

I think the best thing you can do is play around with different vowel sounds

record yourself

try forcing some sounds

and then see which sounds more american to your ears

https://forvo.com/user/NipponJapan/

like, listen to this guy and really try to nail the exact vowel sounds he's making

record it and you will easily spot the difference

[steep kayak]

Cool 😎

I already started practicing but I started like 3 days ago

So obviously you don’t hear the results

And I think you can nail a UK accent 😊

I don’t believe in people who says stuff is impossible etc

I think it’s possible but it takes work and maybe more smart practice

[loud field]

Hi members

[steep kayak]

If any us speakers are up for practicing with me let me know. You can dm 😊. Nothing against foreigners but I’m just trying to perfect my American accent or at least get 90% there.

[river lance]

Hi😳

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1m7T0jCB0jKf

true story too

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1c1agnwUfxgh

[sturdy stirrup]

wow very good you sound native

wow very good you sound native

[next anvil]

yes you both do

i feel like i want to submit my accent and then i remember i’m english haha

[steep kayak]

My American English isn’t perfect

But it’s not like too far off

[next anvil]

aren’t you a native speaker though?

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1aMPlESzlQ1u

I am not

But I’m trying to find native us speakers to talk to so I can perfect my English as much as possible

[next anvil]

i see haha

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1m3FK4iiBHc7 I am kinda interested in how you guys gonna react on that

[torn light]

wait fr?

[torn light]

its acually decent i give it a 7/10 tbh

[steep kayak]

Thanks I have improved a lot lately

[torn light]

that is great to hear and you are on the right path

[steep kayak]

Reading has gotten a lot better too

https://voca.ro/18nx9pZRpnEw

[torn light]

reading is very important too

[torn light]

in the last bit you pronouce the US State Maryland as Marie - land but I would recomend pronouncing it as Mara-lind

overall that was good reading

[steep kayak]

My reading is actually not that good in English

Somehow my accent at least I feel like is a lot better when I just speak

[torn light]

the grammar is a little confusing

[steep kayak]

Probably yeah

[steep kayak]

A little better

https://voca.ro/18pkwQ6TUw19

[soft owl]

you are pronouncing pretty much every individual word correctly (mayyybe the word 'emergencies' is slightly off if im being nitpicky, you kind of failed to pronounce the third e "emergencies". also the t in "political" sounds like a "d" in an american accent)

what's more important at your level is focusing on cadence and intonation throughout a whole sentence

but yeah this is very impressive as is, goes without saying

[steep kayak]

Thanks 😊🙏 well there is definitely some people that are better than me but not by a large margin 😊.

[echo swan]

https://voca.ro/1aLOM2gcFoK0

It's in indian accent

[river lance]

Yss it is

[echo swan]

Yeah

[river lance]

So, what i've to do?

Rate you?

[echo swan]

Is there anything wrong with my pronunciation and how much would you rate me

I mean is this voice okay for speaking in a mic in an assembly

[river lance]

Pronounciation is clear and easily Understandable.

[river lance]

Yupp

[echo swan]

Thx

How much rating would you give me

[river lance]

7/10.

[echo swan]

Ok in what ways I can improve to get a 10

In your opinion

[river lance]

I think, you Should talk with peoples in vc's

[echo swan]

Mm ok

[echo swan]

I don't understand what you mean can you be a little clear

[river lance]

What im saying is, you can imrove your Pronounciation by talkin in voice chat with other peoples, who're also learning or trying to improve.

[echo swan]

Mm ok thx bye

[versed raptor]

I struggled to understand what you were saying.
Could you provide a transcript please?

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/17HXUSKALYND

Feel that I have already improved a little 😊

[jagged salmon]

Your accent is honestly amazing, it's better than mine for sure haha, just the when you say a word with ion lik for example ion you can definitely hear an accent but for the rest it sounds perfect.

[jagged salmon]

-_- you sound like a native lmao, are you?

[steep kayak]

You are way too kind

[steep kayak]

I’m not, but I am trying to perfect it kind of 😊

[jagged salmon]

No, I'm actually being serious

It's honestly as perfect as it can get, I can't tell what accent you have or if you're a native or not

It's amazing, I'm not lying

You definitely will, try practicing words with ion, like opinion, action etc

try pronouncing them seperately and then in a sentence, I'm sure you'll get it in no time since everything else is good

You can definitely hear sort of a Bulgarian/russian typa accent for other words though but you pronounce words very good, just for the opinion less.

👌

[steep kayak]

Thanks everyone 🙏

But when I read stuff it’s more choppy 😊

[river lance]

@jagged salmonNo what you can hear is swedish

which i pointed out a few days ago

but it's better than the last recording i must say

[steep kayak]

I think for me that I can get rid of my Swedish 😊

[steep kayak]

Thanks I’m glad. Yeah I think I can get rid of my Swedish but I don’t think I will like speak the newsy us accent you have.

[river lance]

idk if my accent is so newsy, just kinda neutral

[steep kayak]

Idk 🤷‍♂️

I have started to listen ny podcasts

And some people sound like you, like the announcers etc

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1fU6swvZC3oY

recorded this one just now

not sure I sound like a newscaster lol

maybe

i think it's just when i read out loud, when i speak off the cuff i don't really sound like that

not sure what accent i have, maybe midwest

[steep kayak]

That’s amazing really 😊

Didn’t listen to whole thing

Since I’m half busy

But seriously you sound amazing

Someone said I sound like I’m from

[river lance]

thanks man, i think you could get there too

your latest recording sounded a lot betterr

[steep kayak]

I think it was Georgia

Someone told me I sound like I could be from there but I don’t remember. Well not like a native, just the way I talk

[steep kayak]

I have been practicing a lot lately and it’s weird but everything just flows a lot better. Like my tongue and mouth has gotten stronger motor skills for the American language

[jagged salmon]

for me as a non-native if I didn't know where you were from I wouldn't know wether or not you are a native

It's amazing to be honest 👌

[torn light]

https://voca.ro/1o5LtwO9g1OI can someone please judge my accent

[river lance]

@jagged salmonthanks man

@torn lightYour pronunciation of the word exercise is kinda weird at around 00:20, your accent starts breaking down around here as well. For example, you say pulling/pooling instead of polling. Other than that you sound like a native speaker. Are you from canada?

or maybe an asian american?

[torn light]

im from NY lol

but live in Cali

[river lance]

yeah the only reason i said canada is cuz i found it kinda weird wanting your accent rated since you're already an american english speaker

[torn light]

i can do another one

later

[river lance]

i mean you sound like an american

[torn light]

maybe it was the excerpt

[river lance]

idk what you want to know specifically

are you asian american?

[torn light]

is my accent good for US

[river lance]

aren't you american?

[torn light]

yea

but i was curious lol

[river lance]

then ofc it's good

it cant not be good

[torn light]

yo lets gooo

W

[river lance]

are you american, though?

[torn light]

ye bro

[river lance]

you can still have some weird speech patterns

even for an american english speaker

i have a swedish friend who rolls his Rs which is kinda weird and not like how we usually speak

but we grew up in the same town

[torn light]

yk what i can do theres like a pronounciation for different englishes

thanks for your say

[river lance]

why is your written english so weird=

https://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure

read this

and record it

[torn light]

wydm

wdym

@river lance

https://voca.ro/1k8A7JF0enjW

[spice imp]

Looking for testers for http://oksensay.com — the platform will instantly assess your pronunciation and fluency

Give it a try and please let me know what you think of it!

[torn light]

bet

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1l0Imr1q0nMU

I can't read haha 😄

[river lance]

I wanna hear u

[torn light]

Alright I will send recording later

[river lance]

Hahahq okey

[hardy tide]

I have a question. Here is the dictionary of "an" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/詞典/英語/an?q=An
Why the British pronunciation and the American pronunciation is different, even though the IPA sound is the same?
The British one sounds like (æn). The American one sounds like (en).

[dusk loom]

i dont think there is an actual answer besides the fact that they are just different countries and their accents will be different even though the language might be the same

[river lance]

Just different ways to pronounce the same vowel

[sharp haven]

Hello guys iam new here

Kareem are you here؟

[narrow tulip]

Hihi

[sharp haven]

Hower you guys

[lean lark]

.

[river lance]

i need help

[dusk loom]

yes?

[sharp haven]

Sure how can l help you?

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1ojItXSrBXkZ

https://voca.ro/16gWeKR1NkVg

Improvement 😊

I think

[true axle]

@steep kayak The top one is an older one right?

[steep kayak]

Actually no

Both is from today

[true axle]

Yeh its hard for me to judge if you improved XD

You do sound confident though

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/11JP550RQWv7

I'm still bad at reading 😄

https://voca.ro/1h4bqlrcZ0NB

[sage mango]

U have a slight accent, but imo it could be passed of as just another American accent, great job!💕

[steel shore]

Sorry for the really bad audio quality, I don't have a good microphone 😅
https://voca.ro/12LXavRfUkP7

[livid wagon]

1940s British vibes

[drifting fiber]

Hello guys

[river lance]

Hi，Everyone :)

[vast plaza]

hi

[river lance]

Hi😋

[naive ridge]

if you're looking for a clear accent you've got it. <(￣︶￣)>

[dusk haven]

It´s the prologue from Pan´s Labyrinth https://voca.ro/1i4mevDhcZBX

[naive ridge]

that is a good accent it sounds clear and easy to understand haha. ^_________^

[dusk haven]

thank you :3

[knotty carbon]

How are you ?

[shy gate]

I don't know how to use this app, can anyone help me?

[dusk haven]

@shy gate just click on a link, for instance this one: https://voca.ro/1i4mevDhcZBX.
Then you´ll probably hear my voice at first, just ignore it. To record your own audio you click above the Audio, there is something written like "recording" or something like that.

This is how it looks

You gotta press that button on the right and you can start to record

After recording you can copy the link of your audio and share it with anyone you like

[pallid garnet]

The good: Your voice is clear and you sounded very natural. I could hear some emotion in the way you spoke . Things to improve on: A couple words were muffled ( realm, dreamt , world, spirit,breathe) Keep up the good work. @dusk haven 🙂

[dusk haven]

Thank you so much for the feedback ≧ω≦

[pallid garnet]

❤️

[grim hawk]

Hi

[zinc fog]

hiii

[grim hawk]

Hi

[fringe crow]

https://voca.ro/15cONCDxkPUy
I should get your ideas about some wrong pronounciation of some words. I wonder if you can write words that I said wrong.

[marble walrus]

My advice would be reading more slowly. Make sure you pronounce the words clearly. Once you feel more comfortable with that, try to speed up.

[marble walrus]

Your accent sounds great! However, it sounded like you weren't opening your mouth much, and words could be more articulated. Focus on marking the vowels more strongly and also pay attention to how each vowel blends to each consonant: "clouds, guards, erased, suffering, spirit, breath". Try to read the words slowly and focus on how much you're opening your mouth for each sound.

[fringe crow]

Thankss

[gusty vault]

Hi everyone! I want to practice my English pronunciation, can someone help me with this? I want to send audios, and someone can carefully listen to them and correct my repetitive mistakes. I can help with your Spanish pronunciation instead

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1f5UizcLqq0b

[short coral]

Hello everyone

[gritty eagle]

Ooooo

How do I apply here

[dusk haven]

Thank you so much. I will work on that 🙂

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1diWuCXnnV5u

Hmm I think my speaking has improved 😊

[prisma vapor]

Hey can you please give me a feedback on my english reading 🙂
tia

https://voca.ro/12qOYEfq6qRG

[river lance]

Very nice 👍

[marble walrus]

Here are some words to work on:

• pilots = L sound
• charge = you're mixing G with CH sound
• airliner = RL blend - mark the R sound before moving to the L sound
• begin = stress beGIN - it sound like you said "begging"
• passenger = stress PAssenger - you said paSSENger

Overall, your reading is pretty good. There were 2 moments which were a bit harder to understand, but no big deal.

[pine oak]

https://voca.ro/11hFvjVAzlba I hope i did well.

Oh no i thinked i did a one minute speech but the website just maked me singing Despacito at the end.

[dusk haven]

Chapter "All the shapes evil takes" from Pan´s Labyrinth https://voca.ro/1oKbNTOjAg37

[river lance]

can my accent be judged🥰

[little hamlet]

well, have u send a voice recording message of your accent?

[river lance]

no😔

what am i even supposed to say

[dusk haven]

Read a book just like I did 😉

[keen mortar]

Check out pinned message in this channel

https://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure

https://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage

You can try these

[open fox]

Hello

[pine oak]

Yes.

I shared it for that.

[river lance]

despacito lol

the first dialogue between Richter Belmont and Dracula

https://voca.ro/1kC9EZgqs2cf

this is a collection of short sentences pronounced by Sora in Kindom hearts, here's the list of them: -I've been thinking of this weird thoughts lately.... Like, is any of this real or not

-(Yawn) Woah! Give me a break kairi!

-No, this huge black thing swallowed me up! I couldn't breathe, I couldn't... Ow!"

-If I win, I'll be the captain you know. If you win...

-What.. Wait a minute

-How can the raft take us?... I don't know

-What do you mean... Are you okay?

-Huh?

-What's got into you?

-You're the one who was change kairi

-Yeah of course

-Huh?

-"Who... Who's there?"

-"Huh?"

"W... What are you talking about?"

"Well, whoever you are, stop freaking me out like this! Huh?"

"Wh... Where did you come from?"

"So, you're from another world!"

"Oh yeah? Well, you'll see. I'm gonna get out and learn what's out there."

"A storm?"

"Oh no! The raft!"

"Where's Kairi? I thought she was with you!"

"What are you talking about? We gotta find Kairi!"

"So, you're looking for me?"

"I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi..."

"Yeah, I guess."

"Happy? CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!"

The keyblade

"Ok, why not? I'll go with you guys."

"I'm Sora."

"How did he get so small?"

"Wait, what do we have to do to grow small?"

"Ha ha. Looks like I'm headed for the games!"

"Forget it! There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!"

"That's not true! The heart maybe weak and sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned that deep down, there's a light that never goes out

https://voca.ro/1cW1nvwD8tb2

[unkempt radish]

what in the wattpad

[errant bluff]

what is the AO3

Wait no, AO3 is too advanced for that.

[errant bluff]

What in the Wattpad-

[pine oak]

Oh.

Yes.

But after that record, Eminem challenged me to a rap&beatbox battle.

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/12FGEyg5slgM

^ real story from today

[green ember]

hi

i am new here

[fiery sluice]

https://voca.ro/1bbSSDhQBxUj
Hi everyone, I'm joining a book club this week, so I want to improve my pronunciation, any advice?

[steel shore]

https://voca.ro/199IjzFkQWii
judge my accent please

[short coral]

Halo

[ivory mantle]

Hello

[olive moss]

Hello

[steel shore]

thank you

[tropic rampart]

https://voca.ro/1ovmlpS1uHXI

Aiming for a west-coast/Californian accent. I'd be glad if you could judge me and give me a score from 0 to 100, where 100 is indistinguishable from a native speaker.

[ancient ravine]

I would say about 60%

[tropic rampart]

Why and what should I improve on

What's wrong about it

hmm google says that the "quent" part shouldn't be stressed as much

is that right?

[ancient ravine]

Vowels, knowing when to stress, some letters in middle position aren’t properly pronounced.

However I did analyse your recording again, I went hard on you.

I feel like it’s a 70%

[tropic rampart]

Where are you from btw?

[ancient ravine]

🇨🇦 CANADA🇨🇦

[tropic rampart]

Nice

Wanna talk?

[ancient ravine]

It’s quite late

[tropic rampart]

okie

What time is it in Canada rn? 8:30 AM here hehe.

[ancient ravine]

And you?

Italy?

[tropic rampart]

I'm German lol.

[ancient ravine]

Ahh

I guessed because of how you pronounced some vowels

It’s all good

[tropic rampart]

Which vowels specifically?

[ancient ravine]

[ancient ravine]

A

[tropic rampart]

But.... that's how my Californian friends said I should pronouncei t

Like, I used to say 'ay'

[ancient ravine]

[tropic rampart]

After which, Americans from both coasts gathered to tell me to repent.

[ancient ravine]

Ay is correct

[tropic rampart]

and say it like an 'a'

No it isn't lol

[ancient ravine]

However I heard something more like ah

[ancient ravine]

This is different for everyone

English has dialects where vowels are pronounced differently

[tropic rampart]

Like, Americans only say 'ay' to stress a particular word

When I was young, I originally learned English from a Canadian. That is probably the reason why I used to pronounce a like ay.

[ancient ravine]

My dialect for example, is very similar to Californian English but except I have Canadian raising, little French, a little New York influence and little Scottish influence

[tropic rampart]

And only recently me and my friends figured out that saying 'ay' was inconsistent with an American accent.

Or at least they didn't notice it as much.

[ancient ravine]

Ay would work in Canada

Well most of Canadian English dialects

Americans pronounce it differently

It’s more whiney

[tropic rampart]

Yeah, but I really want to focus on a specific dialect. Ideally I'd like to develop my own dialect at some point but I want to know one dialect perfectly before that.

wanna continue in dm's such as not to clog the chat hehe

[ancient ravine]

Sure

[steep kayak]

https://voca.ro/1eu99FJhusZ7

https://voca.ro/1l7qJwLNSL3u

[prisma knoll]

Hello

[river lance]

Hi, are you from England?

[river lance]

I am

[river lance]

Thats cool! Which part of England are you from?

I used to study there

Nice! what field were you in ? I'm from Lancashire

Lovely city! I was doing GCSE back in 2012. That was ages ago🙈

I have always wanted to learn the British accent but failed

Lancashire isn't a city, it is a county. But that's cool that you were doing your GCSEs here. Where are you from originally ?

I’m from Hong Kong

How to learn the British accent tho😅

Cool, Well first things first you need to get rid if the idea of a 'British accent' that doesn't exist

Really?😯 how come?

Well you need to know that when you say "Britain" or "British" you are referring to 3 countries which all have very different accents to each other and within those countries there are many different accents. When people think of a "British accent" they are thinking of RP or the Queen's English but now it is more Southern (London) Standard English.

Oh I’ve heard of RP before. Received Pronunciation, right?

Yeah

I can still hear people speaking the London accent in some places

Yeah, Received pronunciation seems to be more and more common now.
I say I have a Northern English accent not Northern British because saying Northern British wouldn't be right and because the North of Britain is Scotland which is a place im not from 😀

Oh right yeah I understand it now. But after three years, I still didnt have the English accent😅

How old are you ? you will in time

[river lance]

Im 26

[south salmon]

Hi

[river lance]

How do I send voice messages

[keen pilot]

Personally I like using the website vocaroo

[opal kettle]

I need here someone to help me develop ky accent actually guide me

[tidal lava]

The right is "i hope you got dreams" or "i hope you have dreams"?

[soft owl]

the second is correct. some speakers sometimes use the first (me for instance) but it's nonstandard

also #📚｜english-questions

[steep kayak]

Speaking nonsense for like 30 seconds

https://voca.ro/1hYSq9xlfRmP

https://voca.ro/17gKlj5WrQE5

[scarlet marlin]

Hi

Anyone there

🍉

[graceful anvil]

Hello isra@scarlet marlin

[scarlet marlin]

Hello

[river lance]

Hello

Hi

Can anyone help me how to improve English expression?

[hybrid nymph]

Sure

[hybrid nymph]

What's the watermelon 🍉 doing here? Haha

[thorn sentinel]

you must practice with someone

[river lance]

Then who is someone 🥺

[sweet shell]

actually now i am about to start and put like a plan to follow

[sweet shell]

to improve my english and i have read that one of the ways that u will help u in learning that u have like a partner to help each others

if u wanna get into this then dm me .. i still searching for good plan to start

[river lance]

The existence of someone to practice with isn't required, you can talk in English fluently with no partner, the presence of some people to talk to is just a way of measuring how fleunt you are, and overcoming your fear of talking in a foreign language! You can improve by listening to some English youtubers, watching your favorite series or movie in English... Ect, most importantly you use this language even if it was with yourself only.. Good luck!
NOTE:
this is how it works to me, you might not find this way soo helpful... But give it a shot!

[wild raven]

Can you judge my t-flapping please
https://voca.ro/1hv1cr7CCfJs

https://voca.ro/12pmE0Qni2PR

[clever drum]

any americans here?

[winged geyser]

The 't' sounds perfect, to me.

[keen pilot]

There are Americans in the server however you posted at 4am so most Americans were asleep

[river junco]

Is it okay to post a recording once a week?

@mods

[keen pilot]

Yes if you have questions about how you speak then feel free to post

[languid flax]

👀

Imposter

[kind river]

That’s a good point thanks

[river junco]

How did you come up with your username?

[languid flax]

I kept it for Halloween last year

Never changed back to my old username

[mental stone]

i need u to judge my accent later

[keen pilot]

Feel free to send a voice message from vocaroo and I can listen to it when I have a minute

[mental stone]

i meant on VC

[keen pilot]

I should be free in a few hours during my lunch break at 12pm cst

[mental stone]

awesome, hit me up when u can

[keen pilot]

Sounds good!

[keen pilot]

Will you be free around 6pm est? I have some work and can’t join vc

[mental stone]

aaaa no worries bud, i guess i'd be free just at 9pm est :/ but we can see other day as well np

[worldly lodge]

hello

I want to talk with you some day. 😄

[keen pilot]

I will do my best to join voice channels I will probably be around tomorrow since I don’t work a full day

[stark lake]

Guys can u all check if everything is correct in this para

[keen mortar]

Hello

[keen mortar]

#📚｜english-questions for this

[river lance]

@true bone i got you a girlfriend

[true bone]

who

[wild raven]

How does my Schwa sound? https://voca.ro/17PEEQ7T2qdJ
Problem
About
Uh

[languid flax]

It's fine when you say it independently like in uh

But it didn't sound like a schwa sound in problem and about

A schwa sound is a short vowel sound

Your vowel sound sounded longer than a schwa is

[wild raven]

Alright. Thanks for your advice

[river lance]

Hello, I require assistance because I'm trying to apply to an english job and my pronunciation is my Achilles knee
https://voca.ro/1a5a3IpT3cGf

The intended text to say was this one:
"Due to my formation in the psychology field and my most recent experience in the educational field, I have the capacity of plan, organize, direct and supervise talks, programs, and even research projects"

[languid flax]

When talking about yourself you have the capacity ‘to’ do something

Also by formation you mean information right?

[river lance]

oh, no, like, formation as my experience

[languid flax]

Your pronunciation of ‘educational’ was way off (don’t mean to be rude btw)

‘Educational’ is pronounced like eju-kay-shun-ul

You said something along the lines of edu-kay-shun-aal

You used the ‘y’ sound of the letter ‘j’ in the word ‘project’

Probably because of your native language

But ‘j’ uses the, well, j sound in English instead of the ‘y’ sound

There are a few other mispronunciations

But I’m on my phone rn so perhaps later I can tell you more

[river lance]

please do if you can, and, thank you so much for your time m8

[languid flax]

talk is pronounced like taw-k like hawk

You pronounced it like tuk

[lime dust]

Hello

[dense mortar]

G'day

[river lance]

how to check my accennt here?

[keen mortar]

Send a voice recording

Look at pinned Messages for more details

[native bison]

A little short that phonetic records.
How to judge about two or three words?

[wild raven]

I mean

If the schwa sounds right in these two or three words, I can make it right everywhere

That's how learning new phonemes works

[blazing zephyr]

bro please correct me if I'm wrong

[languid flax]

I'm gonna post a recording again, I've tried to use modern RP (except at the end, I just couldn't)

I also recorded this in the park so pardon the background noises

I still keep in mind a certain wonderful sunset I witnessed when steamboating was new to me. A broad expanse of the river was turned to blood; in the middle distance the red hue brightened into gold, through which a solitary log came floating black and conspicuous, in one place a long, slanting mark lay sparkling upon the water; in another the surface was broken by boiling, tumbling rings that were as many-tinted as an opal; where the ruddy flush was faintest, was a smooth spot that was covered with graceful circles and radiating lines, ever so delicately traced; the shore on our left was densely wooded, and the somber shadow that fell from this forest was broken in one place by a long, ruffled trail that shone like silver; and high above the forest wall a clean-stemmed dead tree waved a single leafy bough that glowed like a flame in the unobstructed splendor that was flowing from the sun. There were graceful curves, reflected images, woody heights, soft distances; and over the whole scene, far and near, the dissolving lights drifted steadily, enriching it every passing moment with new marvels of coloring.

I stood like one bewitched. I drank it in, in a speechless rapture. The world was new to me, and I had never seen anything like this at home. But as I have said, a day came when I began to cease from noting the glories and the charms which the moon and the sun and the twilight wrought upon the river's face; another day came when I ceased altogether to note them. Then, if that sunset scene had been repeated, I should have looked upon it without rapture, and should have commented upon it, inwardly, after this fashion: "this sun means that we are going to have wind tomorrow; that floating log means that the river is rising, small thanks to it; that slanting mark on the water refers to a bluff reef which is going to kill somebody's steamboat one of these nights, if it keeps on stretching out like that; those tumbling "boils" show a dissolving bar and a changing channel there; the lines and circles in the slick water over yonder are a warning that that troublesome place is shoaling up dangerously. No, the romance and beauty were all gone from the river.

The audio quality changes in between since I was moving my mic a lot

https://voca.ro/1cjArL9BvwTy

[keen pilot]

Doesn’t load on iOS. Rip

[languid flax]

;-;

https://voca.ro/1cjArL9BvwTy

Here

[keen pilot]

This was very good to be honest

[river lance]

#🗒｜pronunciation

Please judge my accent seriously. I don't know what my fluency level is.

[keen pilot]

Can you send a link from vocaroo directly like spook did above ? I can’t listen to the file the way you sent it

[river lance]

https://vocaroo.com/1lAEmrPBAeu3

[river lance]

https://vocaroo.com/1lAEmrPBAeu3

[keen pilot]

I would probably put you in an intermediate category for speaking I think enough of what you say in understandable although listeners may drop a word here or there

[keen sleet]

https://voca.ro/1ju0Pqa66ed7

working daily at an old zoo in a deserted district of the territory, so she was
very happy to start a new job at a superb private practice in North Square near
the Duke Street Tower. That area was much nearer for her and more to her
liking. Even so, on her first morning, she felt stressed. She ate a bowl of
porridge, checked herself in the mirror and washed her face in a hurry. Then
she put on a plain yellow dress and a fleece jacket, picked up her kit and
headed for work.
When she got there, there was a woman with a goose waiting for her. The
woman gave Sarah an official letter from the vet. The letter implied that the
animal could be suffering from a rare form of foot and mouth disease, which
was surprising, because normally you would only expect to see it in a dog or
a goat. Sarah was sentimental, so this made her feel sorry for the beautiful
bird.
Before long, that itchy goose began to strut around the office like a lunatic,
which made an unsanitary mess. The goose's owner, Mary Harrison, kept
calling, "Comma, Comma," which Sarah thought was an odd choice for a
name. Comma was strong and huge, so it would take some force to trap her,
but Sarah had a different idea. First she tried gently stroking the goose's lower
back with her palm, then singing a tune to her. Finally, she administered ether.
Her efforts were not futile. In no time, the goose began to tire, so Sarah was
able to hold on to Comma and give her a relaxing bath.
Once Sarah had managed to bathe the goose, she wiped her off with a cloth
and laid her on her right side. Then Sarah confirmed the vet’s diagnosis.
Almost immediately, she remembered an effective treatment that required her
to measure out a lot of medicine. Sarah warned that this course of treatment
might be expensive – either five or six times the cost of penicillin. I can’t
imagine paying so much, but Mrs. Harrison – a millionaire lawyer – thought
it was a fair price for a cure.```

I might be slow reader but tried to pronounce carefully

[stray depot]

I was able to understand it, still got a bit of a thick accent though but with more practice you’ll get there

[west berry]

is "story" like "stor-ry" or "sto-ry"?

[zinc sentinel]

i say the first one

[keen pilot]

First one

[river lance]

#🗒｜pronunciation this is my second recording. I want to ask if I have noticeable accent or think accent by any chance and please advice me if I have any mispronunciation.
https://voca.ro/1mMGPAmmwbsE

[zinc sentinel]

its nice for you to have the courage to post

i can understand most of it

but i think it would help if you took your time with the passage and spoke a little slower

maybe practice your Rs

[river lance]

Please will you let me know if my accent is thick. I don't know whether you have time or not but if you do have let me know.

[zinc sentinel]

you do have an accent, but i can still understand most of the things you say

it will get better as you practice

[river lance]

Thanks a lot.

[river lance]

#🗒｜pronunciation This is me "trying too hard" to sound "native"😳. I don't know whether this is the way to go or it is only me thinking that I sound closer to"native" in this recording😬.
https://voca.ro/1dzeFW6IzLN8

[river lance]

You sound great 👍

Go for it

[river lance]

Thanks.🤗

[stray depot]

Nice job, I think you should talk with a bit more flow but with more practice you’ll get there!

[river lance]

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep that in mind. This is the best way for me to practice native accent without being fried. 😅

[keen sleet]

thanks im practising on that

[full flame]

Hey

[languid flax]

I do not mean to discourage you, but only 30% of all you said was understandable

1. Your short vowel sounds are way too long

2. Your 'sh' sounds are plain 's' sounds

3. Your 'b' sounds like a 'v' in some places, like the word 'urban'

4. Your diphthongs (sounds of two vowels connected in the same syllable) in some places sound monophthongal (only one vowel sound)

5. You don't seem to be pausing at the commas and the full stops but rather at random words.

6. Working on your intonation will go a long way in helping you sound 'native'

7. There are some sounds that you are making like a native; if you were to work on and fix the above mistakes, you'd sound like one in no time.

[river lance]

Yeah no offence taken. I'm rather greatful to see detailed advice on mistakes I made . Thanks a lot.🙂

[river lance]

This is my normal conversational accent. I won't mind if anyone nit-pick my mistakes here and there . Feel free to . #🗒｜pronunciation https://voca.ro/1jkffLTpLNEm

[honest fulcrum]

#🗒｜pronunciation I'm new to the server and this is my first recording. I will do something about the background noise next time. hope you dont mind it. https://voca.ro/12LIg4khg8Bh

[keen pilot]

Honestly although it’s a bit hard to hear due to background noise as you said your speaking sounds that of someone who is an intermediate. I would say that’s mostly understandable but there are times where a listener may miss a word or string of words. All around this was a good job 👍

[honest fulcrum]

Thanks. But here is the catch, i started learning english when i was in kindergarden and all the way though highschool and everything i learned in my bachelors was also in english. Unfortunately it was all only written english and rarely ever spoken english. Anyways, i am gonna make it a priority to improve it now

[pallid garnet]

You make a lot of great effort. I would agree to say it’s at an intermediate level. Keep on practicing your natural speaking and im sure over time you will improve 🙂

Also I would suggest a quieter place to record so we can hear you more clearly

[crystal smelt]

https://voca.ro/1ois55r9fgsO
To be really honest with y'all, I don't even know if English is my first language or not since I grew up speaking two languages at the same time (English and Portuguese). It's a weird situation, feel free to share your thoughts below.

Like, I don't know if I should pick the native role or not 💀

[keen pilot]

To be honest you 100% sound Brazilian to me but if you grew up speaking English as a primary language then I would think the native role would be fine for you. Proficiency roles don’t mean anything so i would say choose what you are comfortable with native or fluent

[river lance]

oh henlo there guys

[devout shell]

hi everyone

[stray depot]

👋

[river lance]

Can this be understood without the need of checking the text that's being read ? https://voca.ro/16vD4RauAsbe

[devout shell]

how's it going bro

[stray depot]

Can understand, still got a few words with a thick accent though

[stray depot]

Doing good bro, you?

[devout shell]

I'm fine

can you i know your name

[stray depot]

?

[river lance]

All i care about if it is understandable or not the accent is a natural thing

[stray depot]

You want to know my name?

[devout shell]

I'm fine bro and can you i know your name

[stray depot]

Fully understandable 😌

[stray depot]

It’s Kiu

[devout shell]

yaah

[devout shell]

😂🤍

[devout shell]

your name is nice

my name is stoof

[stray depot]

Nice to meet you

[devout shell]

nice to meet you tooo

[stray depot]

I think i might post my accent here again lol

[devout shell]

😅😅😅😅

[stray depot]

https://voca.ro/1iGhMomCk8gI

Here

[versed raptor]

Yes, I understood it.👍

[river lance]

Cool! Thanks for the feedback

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/18qxIwt5cdXO

[winged geyser]

Sounds like a typical australian accent to me

[winged geyser]

Pretty good! In my opinion, I think the 2 biggest things that could improve it:

1. Pronunciation of the /th/ sound. e.g. 'other', 'third'
2. Slow down, just a little. e.g. 'just as Victoria' sounded like 'just a Victoria' because it was too fast, I think

[river lance]

I really hate that sound "th". I appreciate it, my chiswola

[winged geyser]

No problem! Yeah, apparently the /th/ sound is very uncommon in other languages. English is one of the only languages that uses it

[river lance]

Yeap, unfortunately...my tongue dies when I pronounce that "th"

[autumn musk]

https://voca.ro/1bWN3g6FcrLh

I am kinda sick so it was hard for me to talk but I still tried :D

and somehow when I am sick its even harder for me to pronounce most words idk how or why so I normally pronounce words a bit better

[winged geyser]

I honestly think it sounds pretty perfect, other than a couple things. Funny enough, it's the same things I told the last person to work on:

1. Pronunciation of the /th/ sound. e.g. 'north', 'they', 'that', 'then'
2. Slow down, just a little. e.g. 'traveler took off' at 0:35 sounded like 'travel took off'

[autumn musk]

oh I have adhd so thats why I talk fast haha

I tried to talk slow too

[winged geyser]

Oh wow, haha. I think otherwise it sounds great. If not for the /th/ sound, I would probably assume you were a native british person

[autumn musk]

Oh thank you

I am sick so its hard to pronounce some words especially the ones has the th sound haha

[stray depot]

Thanks

[boreal kiln]

I'm Australian. She definitely isn't Australian.

Ayano I think you sound Danish or Finnish?

Oh sorry I thought it was Ayano not Kiu

[boreal kiln]

It sounds like a mixture of Australian and with American twang. Often Asian's (particularly Philippino and Malay) have this from having American teachers. Considering you were born in Australia (or raised here?) It's interesting you still have the U.S vowels

[stray depot]

Really?

I was born in Australia(ethically Chinese)

[boreal kiln]

Yeah I'm Australian (born and raised Caucasian) and without doubt I can hear an American accent in there (around the vowels)

[stray depot]

Maybe cuz i talk with a lot of Americans on discord lol

[boreal kiln]

Yes - and also exposure to media. Not asking for your life story, but just saying if you're Chinese (speak mandarin/Cantonese) at home and with friends, and consume a lot of your western media in US language- and talk to Americans online it will naturally rub off

[stray depot]

I talk with a lot of my friends who are asian, but we speak English

But at home I either speak english or cantonese

So ye

[river lance]

English no

[prisma vapor]

Hello, can you please give me a review on my reading?
https://voca.ro/1i6dQwqucuAH
If you notice something specific, I am not pronouncing correctly, please tell me

here is the text

thanks in advance

[stray depot]

I can understand fully 100% of what you're saying. I suggest you talk a little slower to add more flow into your words

[prisma vapor]

Ok thanks I will keep that in mind

[wide lodge]

am i allowed to read the constitution as sample

[frozen lagoon]

Ofc! I don't see any reason as to why you couldn't.

[copper sun]

Hi,can you guys give me a review on my reading?

https://voca.ro/1ay7g1h4aXVe

The text: The King's daughter was very beautiful, and many young men in The
Kingdom were willing to do anything to win her. But none of them wanted to
lose his head, and so only a few tried for the prize. One young man invented
a story that lasted three months; but after that, he could think of nothing
more. His fate was a warning to others, and it was a long time before another
storyteller was daring enough to take the King's challenge

[inner sandal]

suporte🚤

[wide lodge]

pls do correct me if i mispronounce something https://voca.ro/1om7BaZKaUmx

[wide lodge]

filipino*

[stray depot]

Post the transcript too, and you need to fix your mic it’s hard to understand

[wide lodge]

man my mics fuzzy

[noble jolt]

https://voca.ro/13AZ2ZYcCMhk

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice without pictures or conversation?'
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

I'm training my speaking for just a few weeks, so it's the worst, lol

[soft owl]

this is a perfectly intelligible accent. all you need to do if you want to improve more is get a better feel for native intonation on the scale of a sentence, because most of your pronunciation of individual words is like 90% good as is

[noble jolt]

Wow! thanks a lot!

[soft owl]

yup its clear youve put in the work. keep it up and youll keep improving

[pearl tangle]

https://voca.ro/145fROjiZltm

A teenage boy wakes up inside an underground elevator with no memory of his identity, and greeted by several male youths in a large grass area, called the "Glade," enclosed by tall stone walls. The "Gladers" have formed a rudimentary society, and each assumes specialized tasks. The boy learns that a vast Maze surrounding them is the only way out. During the day, designated Runners search the Maze for an escape route and return before nightfall when the entrance closes. After a competitive fight with Gally, the boy remembers his name is Thomas.

I want to improve my speaking

[stray depot]

I was able to understand, but work on the words with like hard constants at the end. For example, the way you said “Glade”

[rustic bluff]

https://voca.ro/1999AUIuF3oo

A teenage boy wakes up inside an underground elevator with no memory of his identity, and greeted by several male youths in a large grass area, called the "Glade," enclosed by tall stone walls. The "Gladers" have formed a rudimentary society, and each assumes specialized tasks. The boy learns that a vast Maze surrounding them is the only way out. During the day, designated Runners search the Maze for an escape route and return before nightfall when the entrance closes. After a competitive fight with Gally, the boy remembers his name is Thomas.

[stray depot]

Understood your accent, however you misplaced some of the words

I recommend you to read the script more slowly with accuracy before fixing the accent

You also need to pause a bit when there’s punctuation

[rustic bluff]

Ok

[rustic bluff]

Which accent is mine

[stray depot]

I’m not entirely sure, I’m not specifically good at pointing out the exact accent

But it sounds like an Indian accent to me

[rustic bluff]

[pallid garnet]

Hollywood,agency,dart,asteroid data success ( they sound very muffled. ) Slow down so your flow is better. I can understand what you read but the flow could be better. Keep up the good work

[prisma vapor]

alright thanks for feedback! I will work on that

[pallid garnet]

@rustic bluff I agree with Kiu you def need to slow down

[pallid garnet]

I can go as far as saying that you are making a good effort and you have a lot of work ahead of you. There were a few areas I could understand but a lot was very difficult to hear you clearly.

[rustic bluff]

Ok

[rustic bluff]

Ok

[pallid garnet]

I went ahead and recorded it the way I would perceive it. Make sure you go with the flow https://voca.ro/1n0NLwmAb7D0

[noble jolt]

Thanks a lot!

[gray swan]

Hmmm how to use this room

I mean who judging our accent?

[narrow pollen]

Text: https://coe.uoregon.edu/cds/files/2019/07/The-Rainbow-Passage.pdf

Voice: https://voca.ro/1mfDA53SkbhD (sorry if quality is quite bad)

Judge please

[keen mortar]

NO!

The Teachers or Native, fluent speakers

[stray depot]

whee

[stray depot]

Speak a little slower, you're speaking a little fast here with a thick accent which makes it a little harder to understand

[river lance]

Anybody please judge my accent

https://youtu.be/hxCs6my3zqk

[stray depot]

Talk a little slower, some of the words are either said too fast or it’s just a little hard to understand, but your pronunciation seems fine

[river lance]

Okay I'll be careful next time with it

Thank you

[hearty pier]

https://voca.ro/1im9CYK1LCfw

Sorry about my voice i have cold

[barren cosmos]

oi you lot get out me car

[hearty pier]

What

[barren cosmos]

im sorry

#📚｜english-questions

👀

🙏

[stray depot]

I can understand you, but some of your words are a little unclear and hard to understand

[hearty pier]

Ok

[tawny fulcrum]

Hi

How I can talk to here to improve communication

Anyone can talk

[pastel geyser]

Yeah

[river lance]

#🗒｜pronunciation https://voca.ro/1gsEqa744Kir

[river lance]

Good. I, as a native speaker, understood everything. But sometimes I had to think for a second because the pronunciation was a bit off on some words. One word I noticed that your pronunciation can improve on is the word familiar. You were putting the stress on the first part of it, making it sound like fam-yill-er. Put the stress on the IL part of it and pronounce it more like fumm-ill-ee-er. But otherwise, good job 👍

[river lance]

Thanks for a quick reply.

[river lance]

#🗒｜pronunciation https://voca.ro/1eUPdCOd4hAX
I don't know why I sound like this but even though I try to read aloud like native speaker my accent sticks out like sore thumb. Any tips on where I am wrong.

[stray depot]

You are not speaking some of the words properly enough. You cut some of ur words too short(much like you only speak half of the word). Read a little more slowly with accuracy. Don’t think about sounding like a native yet

[river lance]

#🗒｜pronunciation https://voca.ro/1iI7GxdTTCXc

There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her children. One day she wanted to go into the forest and fetch some food. So she called all seven to her and said, dear children, I have to go into the forest, be on your guard against the wolf, if he comes in, he will devour you all - skin, hair, and everything. The wretch often disguises himself, but you will know him at once by his rough voice and his black feet. The kids said, dear mother, we will take good care of ourselves, you may go away without any anxiety. Then the old one bleated, and went on her way with an easy mind. It was not long before some one knocked at the house-door and called, open the door, dear children, your mother is here, and has brought something back with her for each of you. But the little kids knew that it was the wolf, by the rough voice. We will not open the door, cried they, you are not our mother. She has a soft, pleasant voice, but your voice is rough, you are the wolf. Then the wolf went away to a shopkeeper and bought himself a great lump of chalk, ate this and made his voice soft with it. The he came back, knocked at the door of the house, and called, open the door, dear children, your mother is here and has brought something back with her for each of you. But the wolf had laid his black paws against the window, and the children saw them and cried, we will not open the door, our mother has not black feet like you, you are the wolf. Then the wolf ran to a baker and said, I have hurt my feet, rub some dough over them for me. And when the baker had rubbed his feet over, he ran to the miller and said, strew some white meal over my feet for me. The miller thought to himself, the wolf wants to deceive someone, and refused, but the wolf said, if you will not do it, I will devour you.```
need help with accent and mispronunciation

[hasty tinsel]

I hear a strong Indian accent, but I don't know how to help with pronunciation. Hmm...You can try to repeat to natives when you watch something or listen, but I think you already know it

[river lance]

thank you very much for your help, and haha, yes I'm Indian. How much % of the words were you able to understand?

[hasty tinsel]

With that mic - a little, but understandable

[lost scarab]

#🗒｜pronunciation https://voca.ro/1urs8LbQ2eYS

[lost scarab]

The death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, occurred on either 10 or 12 August, 30 BC, in Alexandria, when she was 39 years old. According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but for the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing the poison with a sharp implement such as a hairpin. Modern scholars debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and if she was murdered or not. Some academics hypothesize that her Roman political rival Octavian forced her to kill herself in a manner of her choosing. The location of Cleopatra's tomb is unknown. It was recorded that Octavian allowed for her and her husband, the Roman politician and general Mark Antony, who stabbed himself with a sword, to be buried together properly.

Cleopatra's death effectively ended the final war of the Roman Republic between the remaining triumvirs Octavian and Antony, in which Cleopatra aligned herself with Antony, father to three of her children. Antony and Cleopatra fled to Egypt following their loss at the 31 BC Battle of Actium in Roman Greece, after which Octavian invaded Egypt and defeated their forces. Committing suicide allowed her to avoid the humiliation of being paraded as a prisoner in a Roman triumph celebrating the military victories of Octavian, who would become Rome's first emperor in 27 BC and be known as Augustus.

[left hound]

Unfortunately it was quite hard to understand. It seems that you are not really emphasizing any of the words, as in the words come out as sounds instead of speech.

[lost scarab]

I have problems with speech that include sounding nasal due to improper closing of my soft palate.

but thank you for your feedback

[left hound]

Oh, that is sad

No problem

[dusk spire]

You are not in a voicechannel.

[molten wyvern]

https://voca.ro/1oDaeRwws7Ki
`My morning routine
My name is Bob. Each day I drive my kids to school. My daughter goes to a school that’s far from our house. It takes 30 minutes to get there. Then I drive my son to his school. It’s close to my job. My daughter is in the sixth grade and my son is in the second. They are both good students. My daughter usually sings her favorite songs while I drive. My son usually sleeps.

I arrive at the office at 8:30 AM. I say good morning to all my workmates then I get a big cup of hot coffee. I turn on my computer and read my email. Some days I have a lot to read. Soon I need another cup of coffee.`

[stray depot]

I can understand you completely, but your flow of intonation is a little unnatural. I also recommend you to work around your pronunciation with words like "favourite" and "office"

[molten wyvern]

i see. Thank you!

[plain dove]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIjqJtA_1fg

[signal marsh]

https://voca.ro/15VGCwjmypQo

I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last. My father teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are very smart and work hard in school. My sister is a nervous girl, but she is very kind. My grandmother also lives with us. She came from Italy when I was two years old. She has grown old, but she is still very strong. She cooks the best food!
My family is very important to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to go on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the weekends we all play board games together. We laugh and always have a good time. I love my family very much.

I have a lot of difficulty with the letter R and with pronouncing TO and DO

[quartz cosmos]

Im not native speaker or something like that, but I think you pronunce every word correctly but your fluency is a little bit weak 😒

[stray depot]

It’s actually good ||and second using that emoji is a little rude||

[stray depot]

I can understand you completely, just talk a little louder and also pause a bit at the punctuation marks. You also need to work on the words with plurals at the end. You are quite stiff when you’re speaking so make sure you relax a little bit as well

[quartz cosmos]

I'm so sorry, I put a : + $ but that emoji appeared, I didnt meant to be rude

[river lance]

Sorry, but what is this channel used for?

[river lance]

U copy a text from the interent, and then u go to the web Vocaroo and then u share ur voice telling that story, and we judge ur accent.

[river lance]

Ah.

( sorry if u didnt understand it very good, also sorry for my bad english.)

[river lance]

That's ok! I understood all of it, your english is excellent!

[river lance]

Thank you!

[river lance]

🙂

[stray depot]

Oh thats ok lol

[floral flame]

guys i wanna learn english frist xD

what can i do

can someone help me on that ?

[opal hearth]

Depends if you want listening and pronunciation first or reading and grammar first

[floral flame]

cant do both ?

[opal hearth]

Some people like to prioritize one thing over another

[floral flame]

not me i think , im good in things and bad in anther

[opal hearth]

Hmmm I would recommend some easy beginner books for sentence structure and I would watch American tv shows bc they repeat a lot of the words we use in real life convos and obvi practice with locals in the VCs

Depending on what English you want to learn obviously

[floral flame]

books like what? , i dont have anyone to practice with < my big problem so spealing anyways

[floral flame]

i really wanna learn both of them

[opal hearth]

Very basic books for like little kids they help with sentence structure a lot

[floral flame]

okay thx

[opal hearth]

Nppp

[loud gust]

https://voca.ro/1le9W0ntPhQ8 #🗒｜pronunciation
She stared blankly, showing no emotion whatsoever. ‘It’s just a dream...right?...’ is all that went through her head at a moment. Tears were slowly showing on her face and the emotion of sadness suddenly overwhelmed her. She couldn’t stop herself from bursting out. He was lifeless in her arms. His body slowly got cold as his colour was leaving. He no longer has a soul. His dull eyes were staring into oblivion. Her father exchanged his life for hers. He fought till his last breath. It was over in a flash, a big sword pierced through his body hitting his vitals and killing him within seconds. Poor girl had to see her father’s death and now she’s holding his corpse hoping she’s in a dream. Her friend dragged her as she groaned and cried uncontrollably. Memories flooded her mind as she blankly stared. They had such a great time. He fulfilled both parent roles, she never felt a thirst for her mother, she only needed him. Yet he has left her alone in this world.
here's the story -internet

[hearty pier]

http://sndup.net/nwrb

I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last. My father teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are very smart and work hard in school. My sister is a nervous girl, but she is very kind. My grandmother also lives with us. She came from Italy when I was two years old. She has grown old, but she is still very strong. She cooks the best food!
My family is very important to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to go on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the weekends we all play board games together. We laugh and always have a good time. I love my family very much.

[reef blade]

It's clear and easy to understand but your accent is a bit Indian (but its not hard so I think you can keep working on pronunciations and the flow of sentences more). On the other hand, you need to put a lot more emphasis on each word and make it loud, going with the flow. Be relaxed when speaking English.

• Hope it helps! And don't be hesitant to ask about anything else!

[reef blade]

I couldn't quite get what you were saying most of time but I think it's because you are not putting efforts on words, like you skip the pronunciation of most words. But the good thing is you tried to be relaxed and went with the flow - you just need to work on making it sound clear.

[hearty pier]

Thanks!

[burnt yacht]

Hi. What's your native language?

[dire bluff]

Hey, what u guys would suggest to improve my speaking skills? I know the best way is to speak, but i dont really have anyone to speak with and im still kinda shy when talking in english.

[river lance]

I'm not a native or something like that, but it depends, grammar, reading, pronunciation. I would recommend reading books in English, Depends on what English you want to learn obviously, American English, British English but very basic books for like little kids they help alot with sentence structure a lot. I hope i helped you.

[dire bluff]

Should i read them in a loud voice?

[river lance]

Yea, it helps alot.

[dire bluff]

Do u have any suggestions to British english books?

[river lance]

Nope, i'm learning American English but i will see.

Are u a beginner?

[dire bluff]

No, i'm intermediate.

[river lance]

Oh, okay.

[dire bluff]

Also its a paid one

Dont think it's necessary to pay, or is it?

[river lance]

https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_murders_in_the_rue_morgue.pdf

[dire bluff]

Just for curiosity, which books are u reading for American English

[river lance]

I use https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_murders_in_the_rue_morgue.pdf.

Their are also other books.

Their is a event and they read books on that website.

[dire bluff]

https://americanenglish.state.gov This one right?

[river lance]

Yes, i think.

[dire bluff]

Thanks, i will take a look

[river lance]

Follow the event that is called " The Murders In The Rue Morgue ( Intermediate )

U can read a text their and if u prounounce something wrong, the teacher will correct you.

U can also ask questions, vey helpful.

I started off as a beginner following those events and now i'm advanced ( i know alot of words and the meanings of them but im bad in grammar. )

Do u use Mobile or Pc?

[dire bluff]

I already got the book, but i cant find the event

I use both

[river lance]

Go to the top

Click to 6 events

And u see a event that says " The Murders in The Rue Morgue ( Intermediate)" and its on Friday from 17:30 ( my time)

[dire bluff]

I think we are using different websites

Or, im really blind ahah

[river lance]

Haha, but u can find this event in this group

[dire bluff]

Oh, you talking about discord

[river lance]

Yeah

[dire bluff]

My bad. I thought you were talking about that website.

Thanks.

[river lance]

Haha, no u read books on that website

Btw sorry that it took so long.

[tender coral]

Hi, guys

[sour flame]

Yes I can

[midnight geyser]

are there any websites to learn tongue placements and other things in accents

[wild raven]

https://voca.ro/1aORtSb5iLNM
https://voca.ro/1iRAQbZ4Dunn
Is my schwa right? Ability

[main nacelle]

It sounds right, that's how I pronounce it at least 🤔

[versed raptor]

Your schwa sounds right. 👍

[wild raven]

Alrigth. Thanks for help

[river lance]

Hi guys y'all! Would someone help me?

Uhmm, I'm looking for a native speaker for practice. I wanna improve my accent

[river lance]

I wanna improve my language

In speaking too

[river lance]

How can I know my accent?

[stray depot]

Record yourself and listen back

[glacial hollow]

I wanna improve. My accent i wanna sound like a native English speaker but what can I do ?

[stray depot]

whats ur accent rn?

you can post it here and some of us can give you feedback

[glacial hollow]

Hmm

Got it

[glacial hollow]

🤷🏼‍♀️

[cinder flame]

Me too

[river lance]

Guys, is anybody here a native speaker so that can you can help me with practicing English?

[wispy trellis]

https://voca.ro/1kxUD0LEN7fZFollow

AN IMPORTANT PASSENGER ON THE TAURUS EXPRESS It was five o'clock on a winter's morning in Syria. Alongside the platform at Aleppo stood the train grandly designated in railway guides as the Taurus Express. It consisted of a kitchen and dining-car, a sleeping-car and two local coaches. By the step leading up into the sleeping-car stood a young French lieutenant, resplendent in uniform conversing, with a small man muffled up to the ears of whom nothing was visible but a pink-tipped nose and the two points of an upward-curled moustache. It was freezingly cold, and this job of seeing off a distinguished stranger was not one to be envied, but Lieutenant Dubosc performed his part manfully. Graceful phrases fell from his lips in polished French. Not that he knew what it was all about. There had been rumours, of course, as there always were in such cases. The General's—his General's—temper had grown worse and worse. And then there had come this Belgian stranger—all the way from England, it seemed. There had been a week—a week of curious tensity.

[wild raven]

Which 'will' sounds better? The first or the second one?
https://voca.ro/142WfGXwZtsS

[halcyon crypt]

Hey can anyone help me to get an American accent or British accent. I currently have an Indian accent

[solemn sigil]

Hi

[river lance]

Hi

[wild raven]

I guess I could do something with it. Let's go DM

[burnt yacht]

Could you help me too? I have a Brazilian accent

[wild raven]

I can be only in one place at a time.

But

I can tell you this:
to reduce your Brazilian accent, learn these phonemes:
https://youtu.be/qC0l6GQZtM4
https://youtu.be/EZb_EWVCUoE
https://youtu.be/WoyI_omRpcw
https://youtu.be/zJJ3hhHtjtI
https://youtu.be/q5a2-KuHkBU
https://youtu.be/5xVq8T88oJw
https://youtu.be/dV6At0g4n78

Then

you should know what IPA is, it is helpful

https://youtu.be/tpR5GdKXpGc
https://youtu.be/olM1mm66YPw

Good videos about that ^

[pliant summit]

i just realized that i was saying dis and tink all the time

💀

[wild raven]

I used to say d-ee-s and f-ee-n-k

now

I forgot about something

It's a general advice for everyone. After you learn all the phonemes and know what the IPA is, use Wiktionary

Say, you want to know how to pronounce Highlight. Just put it in the Wiktionary browser

There you will find a IPA transcription of the pronunciation

[forest gust]

I wanna learn the British accent.

[river lance]

Can I learn Indian accent?

[river lance]

Saudi Arabia

[hearty pier]

Yeah Indian english is not proper english

[river lance]

Ok

[frail prairie]

You from

[river lance]

So I can understand my instructors

[river lance]

I can’t say that to them

It is rude

[hearty pier]

Yeah that's true

[unreal pollen]

You're so deviant

[hearty pier]

I'm sorry

[unreal pollen]

@river lance

[stray depot]

You don’t need to learn how to speak, just get used to listening

[stray depot]

yo if there are any Aussies, pls help me in developing a slightly stronger Aussie accent

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/17e3BMlO55pP

🤔

[stray depot]

i can understand you fully

[river lance]

[civic lark]

Hi guys

[river lance]

Is it necessary to stress on each word?

[river lance]

What do you mean?

I didn’t do it, if I understood it correctly, sometimes that I made some stress was a kind of expression, because Sometimes you “need” to pretend that you’re acting in order to make/force you pronunciation like a native, forcing your brain to scape from your native language. Then after that, listening to yourself, you start to sculpting the details. I didn’t make it “on each word”.

[gritty pilot]

Hi

[river lance]

Ah ok
Might be i am wrong here

[river lance]

Hi

[gritty pilot]

Hello wake

[river lance]

Hey there

[gritty pilot]

I’m new here

Actually no thank you 🥺✨

[river lance]

Haha ok welcome

Are you native?

[gritty pilot]

No I’m not

[river lance]

Ah what's your accent?

[gritty pilot]

Arabic

[river lance]

Guessed it right

[gritty pilot]

Ohh really hhhh

[river lance]

Yes

[gritty pilot]

How about you

[river lance]

Voice chat?

Join pair

[gritty pilot]

Okay

Hilokal

[river lance]

I don't know about it

There is also chat section in voice chat

[unique fossil]

Hi here

[river lance]

can i learn american accent?

[pale moth]

Anyone can learn an accent! Especially an American accent because it is widely considered to be the easiest English accent. If you really want to improve on your accent then I recommend listening to podcasts or TV shows that have American people casted in it. Like "The Joe Rogan Experience" for a podcast, or watching a TV show like "Friends". There are tons of media you can listen to! You just have to find the one that is best suited to you.

[gritty furnace]

"The Joe Rogan Experience" is a great choice but unfortunately they don't use subtitles

[pale moth]

@gritty furnace you just have to go to the settings and turn it on

[gritty furnace]

Thank you so much, yes but it's autogenerated and not accurate, helpful though

[pale moth]

It's mostly accurate. Joe usually has a very clear tone of voice

[gritty furnace]

Oh! awesome I will definitely check it out

[torn jasper]

Hii

[steel shore]

judge plz

[ocean shadow]

Elegant~

[rancid magnet]

Bro you sound literally like you live over here in England, that’s awesome

[zealous sand]

Oh my God, impeccable.
I want to be like you, any tips please?

[versed raptor]

@plush temple
He’s your man.

[zealous sand]

I will text him, but I think @steel shore speech is much more fluid.
I think he's from gloucster

[languid flax]

@steel shore Hey, would you like to join us in the VC #932342556933652511