🗒｜pronunciation

[mossy meadow]

Haha thank you, though there is always room for improvement :))

[tacit sparrow]

Your english is very good!

[stray depot]

Some of your words aren’t clear but I can understand the majority of it

[tacit sparrow]

Thank u by the feedback

:D

Do you have a recommendation to improve my pronunciation?

[stray depot]

I’d say speak slowly and listen back to your recording

Correct any pronunciation issues

Then create a new one

[tacit sparrow]

OK

Thank u

[cedar current]

Terei

[craggy widget]

I don't have the original text to compare with, so the easiest way for me to list the parts you should work on is to write what I hear:
"Alaf duworse to starting learning Japanese because of manga ih anime. But, wiw can use then to lear Japanese too. Is easy for Japanese learners to feel stuck in stirry-hot. F2R, hollan can you glow your face to all. JLPT tibook before wayching your fon. Who many Japanese vocabrurely words can you go troof in Anki before you feel... of orell."
(I don't mean to be offensive with this but I understand it might look like it haha. I'm only trying to accurately write what it sounds like)

Mainly you should focus on not dropping too many sounds

"and" needs to have an /n/ sound in it, for example, "it's" needs to have a /t/, "learn" also needs /n/, the g in "long" makes the n sound different (/ŋ/ instead of /n/) and it can't be dropped here

This is likely responsible for the parts I couldn't understand

It'll also help if your th sounds are different from t & d but that's less important right now I think

[odd torrent]

hello, I made a recording reading this excerpt and I would be happy to hear how I can improve:
"The early bird catches the worm. It's a common saying that emphasizes the importance of starting your day early and being proactive. By waking up early and getting a head start on the day, you'll have more time to get things done and be productive. Plus, you'll be able to enjoy the peace and quiet of the morning before the hustle and bustle of the day sets in. So, set your alarm clock a little earlier and try being an early bird - you might be surprised at how much you can accomplish!"
https://voca.ro/1jaD2O7IEolp

[tacit sparrow]

Thank you for the tip

[tacit sparrow]

I really need help

[marble sage]

your G sounds a bit too close to a k sound and you should work on the L a little bit because you seem to tend to barely put it in

[odd torrent]

thanks

[signal bramble]

I'm an English preparation class student. Please say my mistakes so I can improve my pronunciation.

[muted garden]

Let’s start with a test: do you have any opinions that you would
be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers?
If the answer is no, you might want to stop and think about
that. If everything that you believe is something you’re supposed to
believe, could that possibly be a coincidence? Odds are it isn’t.
Odds are you just think whatever you’re told.
The other alternative would be that you independently considered every question and came up with the exact same answers that
are now considered acceptable. That seems unlikely, because you’d
also have to make the same mistakes. Mapmakers deliberately put
slight mistakes in their maps so they can tell when someone copies
them. If another map has the same mistake, that’s very convincing
evidence.

https://voca.ro/1foXeqcAwcex

Criticism appreciated (trying to imitate american accent):P

[merry cape]

It is good 👍
You should try talking more fluidly though, and adding pauses on commas and periods

[candid vessel]

Your manner of speaking can be used as an example for English learners. So beautiful!

[candid vessel]

You sound clearly, but, if you want to speak like a native, don't make gaps between words, try to make it go smoothly. Besides, practice the sound "TH" . It'd be useful to listen to difficult or unknown words in a dictionary and pronounce them after speakers.

[candid vessel]

👍🏻

[marble sage]

I think you could work on the TH sounds but that seems to be the only problem

[merry cape]

Eddy istg

[weary geode]

Lets send friend confirmation

[weak apex]

??

[merry cape]

Native

[spiral vale]

Excuse me, i send a message here and the message litellary gone.
this is normal?

[lost forum]

When did you send it

[spiral vale]

25 minutes ago I think.

and for some reason in my phone the message apears for 2 sec and gone?

i'm very confused.

[lost forum]

That's awkward
Maybe your internet was slow or something and it didn't got sent well
I think this can happen sometimes

[spiral vale]

hmmm

i will try send again so.

[lost forum]

Alright

[spiral vale]

Maybe it's the audio format that doesn't work.

[spiral vale]

I took a while to get another audio and the message disappeared again, it looks like there must be a bot deleting it.

another time I try to send the audio

[river lance]

Hello everyone i join To here now
I need huge help to improve my speacking

[wide sleet]

Improve your diction! Your English sounds lovely, but I cannot say the same for your English diction. Try to speed-up a bit, and slowly practice the SCHWA sound. Your th sounds are not that clear.

[mossy meadow]

Holy shit, I’ve never received such high praise :0 thank you!

[merry cape]

Pronouncing those w's

[mossy meadow]

That happened to me as well. Have you tried using the vocaroo website? That definitely works.

You can find a link for the website in the pinned messages. :))

Hope that helps.

[river lance]

Take some breathes and pause like when a sentence ending with a dot. Otherwise it is good

[river lance]

Excellent pronunciation

[river lance]

It is understandable but the pronunciation of the words need more practice.

These are just my opinions

[noble warren]

Yeah I can hear the difference but there is no way, I can't pronounce it. I tried to follow many you tube tutorials but every time i try from my mouth comes some zzzz sounding abomination which is not even similar to th sound 😅

Thanks for advice

[muted garden]

thanks, is there any room for improvement??

[river lance]

Everything is on place and you just need more practice. Note: don't pause in the middle of a sentence.

I just listened to it again.

[muted garden]

thankyou

[river lance]

These questions are not only about how individuals should treat one another. They are also about what the law should be, and about how society should be organized. They are questions about justice. To answer them, we have to explore the meaning of justice. In fact, we've already begun to do so. If you look closely at the price-gouging debate, you'll notice that the arguments for and against price-gouging laws revolve around three ideas: maximizing welfare, respecting freedom, and promoting virtue. Each of these ideas points to a different way of thinking about justice.

The standard case for unfettered markets rests on two claims-one about welfare, the other about freedom. First, markets promote the welfare of society as a whole by providing incentives for people to work hard supplying the goods that other people want. (In common parlance, we often equate welfare with economic prosperity, though welfare is a broader concept that can include noneconomic aspects of social well-being.) Second, markets respect individual freedom; rather than impose a certain value on goods and services, markets let people choose for themselves what value to place on the things they exchange.

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1i5AyTLwdmBQ

[marble sage]

you have one of the best accents I know for a non-native person so good job with that... though I will say that your S sounds too much like a TH sound but other than that you are all good

[river lance]

thank you, and wow i never noticed that, I'll try to work on it, thank you.

[marble sage]

9. you currently sound like a person who kind of but not really struggled in school with their pronunciation

[wide sleet]

This is surely one of the best and smoothest British accents I've ever seen for a non-Native speaker. Just keep practicing. Your current spoken English is more than enough. However, if you're looking for a room for improvement—I'd humbly like to point out that you should practice some clarity. That is all you lack, I think. You're fluent, your pronunciation is just as good, but you seem to be lacking clarity in your words, if you know what I mean, and on top of that, you have a British accent that is not too vague, which helps with clarity!

Overall, I think your accent is pretty solid. Keep practicing!

7 out of 10. A solid 7, that's for sure.

[spice jackal]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a pleasure for me to be here tonight and address such a great audience. The issue I would like to bring up threatens the prosperity and welfare of the whole nation, however, the majority of the population tends to ignore it and pretend as if it is not a problem at all. Namely, I would like to talk about the risks of obesity.

https://voca.ro/18REm41iLgcy

I always wanted to sound American but maaan as you can see I'm far from that :/

any advice on how to improve my accent?

also can you guess where I am from?

also I made a second version where I'm actually trying to sound American: https://voca.ro/1kTrqAz5fkFy

(also a r-word tarted version because why not lol https://voca.ro/1o9MFaEkNTGj)

[marble sage]

really your not having any real trouble with any sounds in particular I think you need to just listen to more english and practice it more

[spice jackal]

I easily listened to more than 2000 thousand of hours in the past 3 years tho

Anything else that may help me? Heard shadowing is somewhat effective but haven't try it yet

[marble sage]

think about what they are saying and how they say it and try to replicate that is what I ment

[spice jackal]

So shadowing?

[wide sleet]

Well, not too strong British, but yes, closer to British than American.

[river lance]

hi guys!

[fading bear]

Can you solve these questions

[wise plover]

this isn't the good channel to ask on...

[twin crow]

what should I read for my recording

[twin crow]

https://voca.ro/13DGKXtPuOEi What should I do to improve my accent?

[twin crow]

@twin crow Hi!

[jade plume]

can anyone judge mine through dms

[river lance]

uhm..

[tired cloak]

https://voca.ro/1k3jeSwOpIBE Hi guys! if anyone can hear my audio and judge my accent or words that i can improve would be great!

[steady mango]

first of all- you're completely understandable to a native, and speak very well, so extremely good work! I do have a few notes though;

• the 'u' in 'introduction' is pronounced more like an 'uh' sound than un 'oo' sound
• same with 'convention', the 'oh' is pronounced more like 'uh'
• the 'i' in 'with' is not pronounced like 'ee', and is pronounced more like the soft 'i' in words like 'give' or 'wish'. the 'th' sound is also fairly prominent.
  those are all the notes I have for now- I have trouble processing words from just audio T-T but I hope this helps a bit!!

[river lance]

https://vocaroo.com/11aMxf952dRS

tried to work on my clarity

[novel rover]

Overall, I could understand most of it, a few words I couldnt make out. I was also listening at low volume though so it could be that. Youre doing great though, keep going!

[graceful pelican]

@novel rover hey man

[unique dagger]

Yo

[graceful pelican]

@novel rover looking people to practice

@jade plume yes i can

[random jacinth]

https://voca.ro/1mlegRGKlvlG

[hollow stratus]

you sound amazing and beautiful : )

I'm sorry, but I'm not from USA. Hope you don't mind : )

[wraith sierra]

you sound good ,the accent isn't bad either ,they say as long as people won't ask "Pardon? I didn’t get that!, “Sorry. What did you say?”, “Can you repeat that? I didn’t catch what you said.” you're doing great

[river lance]

I'm from Canada, your accent is very good although you have very clear Spanish intonations. It's quite normal in North America though because of the sheer number of English/Spanish bilinguals here and most people would hardly notice it. I highly doubt anyone would have problems with your accent, especially in the southern U.S.

[keen pilot]

i think you need to practice on enunciation. maybe practice over emphasizing some of the words. when speaking it seems like a lot of the words almost blend together and could be hard to understand especially for a non native speaker

[keen pilot]

i would suggest trying to turn up the volume of your mic. i have my volume at 100% and your voice is still soft. When it comes to your speaking skills. overall 90% of what you say is very clear and i would say crisp. to me it seems like the S sound especially around 40-45 seconds in i believe you say the word assistance which is hard to understand. so my best advice would be to work on tongue twisters with the S sound in it and just repeat them to try and help strengthen that sound in your vocabulary.

[keen pilot]

Overall your speaking skills are quite good. I would agree with people who say you sound fluent. there are a few words that you say where your spanish accent peaks out like in the word opinion however its not a bad thing just something minor. That being said without hearing more of your vocabulary i would classify you as a fluent speaker. If your vocabulary is lacking then i would bump you down to an advanced speaker. Overall you did a very good job. and yes as someone from the USA you wouldnt have any trouble with people understanding you if you came here.

[keen pilot]

overall i think your speaking skills are adequate. there are words which are understandable to me however your pronunciation could improve: Python, accent, introduction, implementation, consistent, readability, consistent. also im not sure what word you are saying at 31 seconds it could be a word i dont hear normally cause coding is not something i encounter on a daily basis. While you may have a bit to go i think your speaking skills are good and your pronunciation just needs some work. maybe listen to some english speakers on youtube and try to mimic how they pronounce words. That may help your muscle memory for some words.

[keen pilot]

While this is a short passage i will say your speaking skills are good. there are a few words that i think you should spend a bit more time on. Address, population, obesity. i think striving to lose an accent is a fine goal to have however just note that losing an accent is very difficult especially if you do not live in an english speaking country. The only good way to practice is to just watch english shows or movies and try to mimic how they say words. Other than that it can be quite difficult as you are not immersed in the language constantly

[digital ibex]

https://voca.ro/1lsqAFpxm9As

[keen pilot]

hello, i would suggest changing your microphone set up if possible. It seems like the microphone is far away from your mouth making it hard to hear you clearly. Also there is a lot of static or background noise when i play the audio. currently is a bit hard to give criticism on your speaking skills with this audio.

[stray depot]

this guy literally helping everyone in this channel and not receiving a single thank you

what a boss

[uneven birch]

https://voca.ro/14zoGHwgfbgc

[quick badger]

not an AI? but so helpful just like a one! crazy!

[digital ibex]

thanks for feedback <.3

[tender oar]

can someone judge my pronunciation (british english)

[limber marsh]

https://voca.ro/1clMC9XAhkl9

If anyone can listen I'd appreciate it!

[river lance]

u seem native to me. but im not native so ig my opinion doesn't count

[river lance]

im spanish and i didnt notice any spanish accent. tbat was so clean

[keen pilot]

So here is my feedback for you. Your pronunciation is pretty good i think you are speaking slow and enunciating well that what you are saying is clearly undestood. There are some words that i hear that i think sound a little bit off. Arabia and eastern. Other than that overall i think you did a good job with this audio recording.

[keen pilot]

Hello, first of all i would say your voice is a bit quiet on the microphone. I have the volume at max on my computer and it is still a bit hard to understand you (you seem far away). While im not british i would say your speaking sounds pretty good. What you are saying is understandable. i also cant comment on your accent. There are a few times where it seems you hesitate as if you are thinking how to say the word in british english. I think that with continued practice this pause will go away. Keep up the good work!

[keen pilot]

Hello Sarah, Here is my opinions on the audio recording you provided. I think overall your pronunciation sounds American. I think with the current state of your accent i would guess you were an immigrant living or moved to the USA so good job! I think that your speaking skills lack when it comes to sentence structure. here are a few phrases that would make me believe you were someone still learning English. What i put in parentheses is how i would rephrase what you said to (tell) you guys to see (if) my English... and if you have some tips to (for) me i would be very happy of it. ... **But i study english since i have (was) four i guess. **

[keen pilot]

So its been a little bit since you have posted this audio and i didnt see anyone comment on it so im going to give it a go. Also thank you for typing the text in the message to help listeners follow along. First off, for me the text was unnecessary as i was able to close my eyes and understand each and every word you said out of this passage. After listening a few times your speaking is quite fluid and your pauses limited which is great! Based off of this i would put you in the "advanced" category of speaking. You seem proficient enough where speaking english isnt an issue however i think it will just take time for you to hit the "fluent" section. Overall your speaking and pronunciation is great and there isnt much from this passage that i can criticize. Great Job!

[marble sage]

could text what you are saying>

?

[uneven birch]

Thank you for the feedback!

[muted garden]

Thankyou I appreciate your help

[tired cloak]

Thanks for the feedback!

[limber marsh]

thanks for the feedback! i will improve on it 🙂

[wide sleet]

#📚｜english-questions or in DMs!

[keen pilot]

Your welcome everyone

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/18zf2s5mXQxv

Rate my accent from 1-10

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1lZ6hfY1bnUY

rate my accent? 🤡😭

[merry canyon]

What’s this scale based on?

How much I like the accent or how close it is to a native?

Lol

[river lance]

Yeah how close it is to a native accent, and also how clear it is

[merry canyon]

While I can understand everything you’re saying, there definitely are some slightly mispronounced words occasionally

But I understood everything

Which is the main thing

[river lance]

Ahh okay thanks for the feedback, anyway what would u rate me out of 10? Be honest with the ratings even though it's gonna hurt my feelings cuz i need some reality check for my english

[merry canyon]

Hmm idk it’s so hard to put a number on something like this

A 7?

What I would recommend is you listen to the dictionary pronunciations of certain words like ‘machine’ and ‘through’ and try to imitate it more closely

[keen pilot]

So on a scale on how close you are to being a native i would probably put you around a 5/6 while your pronunciation is clear and i have no trouble understanding what you are saying i think overall it is still very apparent that you have an accent. although i only rated you a 5/6 i still think your speaking skills are quite good and in my opinion if you went to an english speaking country they would have no problem understanding what you are saying. Keep up the good work!

[keen pilot]

Hi Clara, after listening to your audio i would put you in the intermediate category if i had to choose. I think overall your speaking skills are not bad at all. Your accent is very brazilian to be honest however i dont think that it is an issue when it comes to clarity. i would say its distinguishable without hindering the content of what you are saying. Im sure with continued speaking practice your english skills will continue to improve. Keep up the good work!

[river lance]

Thank you appreciate it

[river lance]

tysm!!

[regal scaffold]

Could someone judge my accent, thanks in advance!

[wise plover]

just send your audio 👌

[glossy holly]

if anyone can give some feedback on my accnet I'd greatly appreciate it lol

[regal scaffold]

https://voca.ro/19PqzX0O1ElP

Rate my accent 😁

[merry canyon]

You have quite a strong accent. I had to put in some effort to understand some of what you said but maybe that’s just me

But it’s charming! I like your accent

[regal scaffold]

Sounds like a no go, huh

[regal scaffold]

Thanks, I guess 🥲

[merry canyon]

I definitely understood what you said after I thought about it for a second

[regal scaffold]

Maybe I'm speaking way too fast

[merry canyon]

Where are you from

[regal scaffold]

Oh, I'm from Italy

[merry canyon]

It’s not too fast, just the accent is quite strong

[merry canyon]

Ah, that explains why I like the accent so much LOL

[regal scaffold]

Strong, like the voice is menacing?

[regal scaffold]

haha, tysm

[merry canyon]

No, you pronounce some words with quite a noticeable accent that’s all

[regal scaffold]

In a scale from 1 to 10 would you say my accent is good or like meh, normal

[merry canyon]

I’d say you’re definitely getting there! Maybe a 6 :)) but ofc there’s nothing wrong with having an accent either

I love your accent

[regal scaffold]

I see, I see

Thanks SpeakBeforeYouThink guy!

[merry canyon]

np :))

[mortal ermine]

sevus

[void moth]

https://voca.ro/1kq2ZL8cyHdY

please rate my accent

[river lance]

Clear and understandable

[void moth]

Thanks for giving your opinion

[random jacinth]

https://voca.ro/1dAzBpYMuWl2

[keen pilot]

Overall I think your speaking skills are quite good. I think your accent is pretty good however I feel on this recording you were speaking quite fast. This may be fine when speaking to natives or fluent people however I could easily see people with a lower English level struggling to understand everything you are saying. One thing i believe you need to work on is your V and W sounds. I would practice speaking slower and overemphasizing words like Very World Well etc…

[keen pilot]

So I also commented on your first audio. Like I said previously I think overall your spoken English is quite good. While you have an accent it doesn’t hinder someone understanding what you are saying. I can understand your frustration with not know certain words but even natives can struggle and forget or not know words for certain things and meerkat is easily one of those words. However I wouldn’t let something like that get to you. Everyone in all professions has moments of doubt in their ability’s but no one is perfect. We all forget and make mistakes. It’s human nature. If you truly feel you that your vocabulary retention is low I would just try to set aside extra time to practice adding words to your vocabulary. As we say, keep your head up!

[dawn blaze]

https://voca.ro/1bnagYoRz1HY

[river lance]

@keen pilot Could you toggle on the new voice messages feature in the permissions, I think it'd be very helpful, especially in this channel.

[swift stone]

https://voca.ro/1hFa6XQVfmzP

I understand most of the things people say, but my pronouncement and my accent is not very good

[topaz locust]

I could understand what you were saying but pronunciation is a bit off and i think you were talking a little too fast

[keen pilot]

I will have to talk to server admins as I don’t have that power

[swift stone]

Thx

[ancient dust]

how do u do that

[dawn blaze]

i understood everything

[regal scaffold]

https://voca.ro/19PqzX0O1ElP

Rate my accent 😁

[ripe elk]

rate it thankyou 🙂 https://voca.ro/1en62ozc3WyT

[warm halo]

nicee

[thick dagger]

this is kinda a late response but I think your English is very good!! you sound confident when speaking and like you’re able to express yourself easily :D your accent is good, too! not like a native but definitely very understandable and natural sounding (which is what’s important). I wouldn’t feel bad, there’s bound to be words you forget or don’t know, even in your native language. And besides, you’re always improving, so don’t feel bad about where you are now. Just think about where you’ll be tomorrow :) To me it sounds like you’re plenty good enough to teach kids basic level stuff like “my name is”

[keen pilot]

So I looked into this further. And this feature is only for servers with under 200 members

[river lance]

Oh I see, maybe in the future they'll remove that constraint since the feature is quite new, but thank you so much for your commitment and support, I really appreciate it. 💜 💜 💜

[wooden ermine]

🌸🌸

[glossy oak]

8/10

[glossy oak]

10/10!!!

[glossy oak]

7.5/10 vc fala bem!

[glossy oak]

8/10

[jagged vault]

https://voca.ro/15gBJl1PBC8b I hate my way to talk but here 🥲

[raw yacht]

You have a lovely accent! Also it makes me laugh that people can now learn English on roblox haha. Very interesting. Since you asked for help though I'd say these are the parts that could be improved:
• learning/server - I'd say you pronounced the "r" a bit too much (in my accent you don't pronounce it at all but I'm assuming you're aiming for an American accent. I can't pronounce it exactly as the Americans do either!)
• speaking - you pronounced it a bit like "espeaking"

[jagged vault]

Aww thank you that's really nice ^^
I was really awkward to speak because I was scared my mom hears me
In France we learn the British accent and they pronounce the T and R loudly, but for me it's easier to use the american accent (i try to practice both so I can understand a lot of people)
I imagine it justifies my way to speak xD

Oh that's a long story about Roblox honestly x) But I had the motivation to learn at this young age and now I want to make this thing my job

[raw yacht]

Hahaha. Makes sense. Yeah I did think that you would be learning British English if you lived in France.

[jagged vault]

Because of your roles I know you are from UK, it's definitely not from Ireland or Wales (their accents are too specific) but because of your debit, I imagine you are from the South of England ? I'm surely wrong but I tried xD

[jagged vault]

I still do! But in my mind British accent isn't the easiest because the way to pronounce, for non-natives like me, it's quite slow and when you want to sound fluent you want to speak fast...ehe....and the you don't pronounce syllabs, it sounds horrible for you (hopefully people understand me)

[raw yacht]

Thanks for having a go :) I won't reveal it yet in case some other people want to try and guess too.

[jagged vault]

Let me know when you will, so I can understand my mistakes and try to guess accents with other people :p

[raw yacht]

Haha. Honestly it's hard for me to speak fast and I'm a native speaker 🙃 . Nice to talk to you. I have to go now.

[raw yacht]

Will do :)

[jagged vault]

Nice to talk to you too, goodbye!!

[keen pilot]

Wow so much activity on this channel I love it

[woeful wing]

https://voca.ro/1nnAcNTVJyOX Rate my accent 😄

[brave helm]

10/10. Native level.

[crude storm]

Whhat do u rate american accent and Latin Accent compared to English accent?

[brave helm]

American is better.

For sure.

[crude storm]

So latin is worse compared to english accent than American

[brave helm]

Yes, basically.

[crude storm]

Why is Latin lower? I am Latin, but I am trying to learn to speak in American or English accent

[brave helm]

It's kinda... Basic, you know.

[crude storm]

So isnt that normal? Atleast it is not as rough sounding as Chinese or Indian accent

[brave helm]

Yeah.

Are you from Europe tho?

[crude storm]

Yes Im lucky to study in Europe, but I am from Mexico

[brave helm]

Ah, México.

Tiroteo en la capital.

[crude storm]

Huh? Por qué dices eso tan al azar?

[brave helm]

I'm triying my Spanish.

Yo soy de la UNAM, antes de que digas algo.

[crude storm]

I studied in international school, lol spanish people cant even understand me sometimes

[crude storm]

cool

do u like it?

[brave helm]

Sí bro.

¿Eres de la UNAM también?

[past thorn]

https://voca.ro/1hFo8o6MBnZ9 Rate my accent and pronounciation 🙂

[crystal pike]

B2/C1

[crystal pike]

C2/native

Native, British English, York

[crystal pike]

C1

[crystal pike]

It’s not yet available in large servers. It’s only available in private messages and servers with fewer than 200 members. We are creating a small exclusive server for this purpose for the English hub. Stay tuned.

[past thorn]

OMG!! You don't know how motivating is reading this for me. I think I still need to keep practicing because I feel I do the "uhm" too much hahahahha
One thing I've learned is that I don't have to translate anything, just think in English, and that have helped me a lot!

Thanks for your response

[merry canyon]

depends what you mean by native level. I can definitely hear an accent

[raw yacht]

Wow it's interesting to see people's predictions. I'm actually from Wales D: But I agree with you, I don't think I sound Welsh. (@jagged vault)

[river lance]

Your accent is really good and you speak very clearly, though I can detect a slight accent (ik you have the Asia role but to me you sound slightly Italian)

[jagged vault]

You think so? Well it would be a pleasure if you could test me when you'll get the time-

I suppose I'm more like B2 or something lower- I try to improve everyday but I feel like I don't honestly, only teachers/natives can confirm that

[crystal pike]

Try this test; https://www.efset.org/ef-set-50/

[jagged vault]

Thank you!

[river lance]

You also have a really good accent, it seemed like you were a little unsure on some words you wanted to say, but that might just be nerves (as I sometimes do the same as a native speaker) and I can't really pick out any flaws specifically on your accent.

Judging by how you speak in the clip and over text, it's clear you know the language very well.

[jagged vault]

Yeah I was unsure because I was scared of the idea my mother could hear me!
Of I really appreciate that ^^ Well I can affirm if I know the language because I learnt by deducting grammar rules, word by word, etc...

[jagged vault]

You were right...I'm sorry for doubting about you...

[merry canyon]

I’m sorry for doubting you* or I’m sorry that I doubted you*

[keen pilot]

🤔

[crystal pike]

That was the 15 min test, right?

[keen pilot]

yea i could always do the 50min test

[crystal pike]

Yeah, the shorter the test the less precise it's likely to be.

I found the 50 min test to be more like a general intelligence test than a language test. They throw a ton of info at you and ask you extremely complicated questions. But like a filter, someone without the language just won't be able to navigate the complexity of the questions. Although I could easily see the test being difficult for a subset of native language speakers who simply are not prepared to take a rigorous standardized test. Like my grandmother's english is just fine, but she's not going to score very high on this test.

[shut epoch]

I also tried to take the test today and I absolutely agreed with this. With a lot of information got shoved right at your face, it is pretty daunting even considering I have a pretty good short term memory. Also it can be quite hard navigating around if you take the test on phone too.

[jagged vault]

oops my bad- thanks for correcting!

[placid root]

OMG, is it my real score? My reading skill is so bad

[quick pewter]

Khabarovsk Control VATSIM VATRUS Dalcontrol

[sage musk]

Aw man

[sudden pagoda]

it's oke

[frosty oyster]

Where can i do this?🙀

[wise plover]

https://www.efset.org/ef-set-50/

[slow lotus]

https://voca.ro/1bkZjK8B0Bt8
Tell me what do you think about my accent
My trying to get rid of it

[static bone]

your accent is pretty good, the vowel sounds and your flow felt natural and comfortable, but it sounded like you slur your words together which makes it harder to understand. I think your articulation would be more important to work on than your accent right now. nice job!

[ripe ferry]

Hello there, could you guys please judge my pronunciation and provide tips or advices? Trying to mimic general American accent
https://voca.ro/1oWBkoYChvr4

[slow lotus]

Tysm for your help. I'd make sure I work on the articulation so that it'd be easier for ppl to understand me. Btw, where do you think I'm from?

[bronze storm]

https://voca.ro/1cVQbITpcGZZ Nothing to do with my accent, sorry. Please be honest.

[pallid garnet]

As far as understanding what you are saying it is definitely close to perfect. 95%. As far as the "native accent" such as a British or American definitely room for improvement. Your "natural accent" is still there. I would say overall it's a 8.5/10

[pallid garnet]

the short answer is no

[bronze storm]

That's what I tought too, but I asked quite a few people, each one giving me a different answer. So i'll take my chance and just hope it goes well.

[pallid garnet]

I wouldn't believe you are 17 nor from a native speaking country

[bronze storm]

If not, I can just go to another server.

[pallid garnet]

is this playing GTA?

[bronze storm]

The server is french, so I'm okay with the 'native' part.

[bronze storm]

What do you mean? (If I ask stupid questions or don't understand you, it's 1am here and I am alive on some chocolate and 100g of industrially made, cheap pasta)

[pallid garnet]

why do you want to lie and say you are 17? You sound like you are in your older 20s at least

[bronze storm]

I tought you meant I sound way younger

[pallid garnet]

you sound older

[bronze storm]

No way I sound that old

[pallid garnet]

really?

[bronze storm]

Idk if it's because i'm used to my own voice or something, but I'm sure I can't say I'm older than 17

[static bone]

I'm getting Indian/South Asian vibes. How far off was I? haha

[slow lotus]

No, no, you are spot on. Thank you for the feedback

[buoyant cape]

I wonder what score it would give me

[minor crest]

where i can take the test?

[errant warren]

efset.org

I have tried three times to sound good while speaking english (like i sound in my head) but failed.
This is the recording which is still not good but..
https://voca.ro/1jYpdxYSa5GN
Roast me if you have to.

[static bone]

Its good! There were a couple words I couldn't understand but i also just woke up so I'm kinda tired. I could tell you had a slight accent but couldnt tell where you were from. Seriously, everything but like 3 words was understandable

[errant warren]

I see. Thanks for your response!

[slow lotus]

"Hello" sounded really off.Everything else was really good. You are using light L instead of the Dark L. You should research a bit about Dark L so you'll know when to use it and when to not use it.

[errant warren]

True. I've always struggled with the greetings. Even in my mother tongue I sound so strange while greeting someone. Does it has to do with me being an introvert and the fact I always try to avoid greeting people in rl, to avoid starting a conversation with them..
Anyways, I'll do the research about the Dark L, thanks for guiding me!

[slow lotus]

Idk why you said all of that 😭
Are you like angry with me of something bro ?? Like im lowkey getting sarcastic vibes

Its fine, I dont have the perfect accent either
But i struggled alot with Dark L nd i just wanted to help you out

[merry canyon]

That… wasn’t sarcastic at all as far as I can see

[slow lotus]

Well my bad

[errant warren]

No. Not at all. I'm sorry if you felt that way. I was just wanted a reason to share my weird introvert experience with you guys.

[static bone]

never heard of dark L vs light L, learned something new

[glossy holly]

audio is kinda weird lmao some words are discernible but others are completely muffled, also was the guy talking about joe biden or smth I find it rlly difficult to comprehend what hes saying throughout

[static bone]

is your friend darth vader

the audio quality is really bad, and your friend pauses a lot when he speaks so it's pretty difficult to understand

see if he can get a better quality recording, i think that would help a lot

[spare ermine]

Hello! I am new here and I was wondering if you could listen to my accent and give me tips on how to improve further. https://vocaroo.com/17jn4ZyIDGBO Thank you in advance!

[static bone]

fantastic accent tbh. There were a couple words that crept in that definitely gave me a foreign vibe but it's so small I wouldn't be able to place it. "tutor" at the start and 'automatism' also felt a bit off, but if I hadn't been reviewing it knowing beforehand you were a non-native speaker I probably wouldn't have even noticed

[river lance]

name the book and the app

[turbid sand]

Hello! https://voca.ro/1fNEQDyh7UyO
I'd be glad to hear your opinion

[spare ermine]

Thank you for your feedback! It gives me great pleasure to hear this. 😊 It shows my hard has work paid off. I think there are indeed a few small things I still need to work on.

[spare ermine]

Sure! I have been using ELSA Speak and Mastering the American accent by Lisa Mojsin. I feel the book has been more helpful than the app though. I also watched a YouTube video in which an accent coach explained you can improve your accent by, for example, focusing on a few sentences from a series. So: by first writing down the sentences and then writing down everything you hear: where are the pauses, where are the schwas, where does this person connect words and so on... And then you can try to pronounce it in the same way .
I personally thought this was a good exercise.

[static bone]

At 0:15 "still it have..." using have instead of has gives it away that youre not native but your actual accent and articulation sounded like an audiobook, really pleasant. Then again, im american so maybe a UK person would have more criticism on the accent

[turbid sand]

That was certainly an articulation problem, I said “still, he’d have”

Thank you!

[pallid garnet]

It’s sounds like he is reading a passage from a play which might be why he said “have”. But yeah he reads quite well but wouldn’t be able to pass as a native

[static bone]

Ah gotcha. Haha whatever happened there it was noticeable. It sounds really great overall!

[regal phoenix]

its fairly good

[static bone]

Not bad, something you can work on is not pronouncing the d and t at the end of words. Instead of aspirating the last letter in "and" and "accent" just close of the air before you get to that letter

[river lance]

um I didn't understand, can you give an voice example?

[feral sundial]

hello

[regal phoenix]

hi

[feral sundial]

hi

[static bone]

There are a good amount of videos on the topic, if you look up T and D final consonant drop or something similar you'll find a bunch of similar videos. Skip a minute or so in and she goes over a few examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnSuZ3gkDDk

[river lance]

Not bad for 6 months honestly, I understood most of what you said but I noticed a few words where the pronunciation is a bit off. For example, when you said this project is very important, it sounded like you were saying im-por-TANT rather than im-POR-tant (like the Spanish pronunciation without the final vowel).

[gloomy pier]

I understand, thank you very much

[static bone]

The American slander at the end 💀

[river lance]

thank you for the example, it doesn't sound that different but I'll try it out anyway

[warm prism]

those words with same pronunciation get me everytime too
at some point i just give up and pay attention to the context instead of guessing

[proven blaze]

Guys any resource for improving accent?

content that you guys found helpful.

[river lance]

I'd say it's more of a double whammy insult but yeah

[midnight estuary]

judge my accent? what does it mean

[static bone]

you speak and we tell you if your accent needs improvement to sound more native or more understandable

[jaunty kayak]

Hey guys
How can I improve my pronunciation?

I have problem with words like
Word
World
Squirrel

[river lance]

Squirrel has two different pronunciations (just say whatever you find easier):

British English - skwi (like squid without the final d) + rule
American English - skwerl (like the word "curl")

[jaunty kayak]

Thank you

[spare ermine]

I learned how to pronounce words like world/quirrel, curl etc... by pouting my lips a bit while pronouncing the rl. It was a tip a language coach gave me and it turned out to be so helpful. Issue corrected!

[ripe ferry]

Hello there, could you guys please judge my pronunciation and provide tips or advices? Trying to mimic general American accent
https://voca.ro/1mWnkXI4tnPe
https://voca.ro/1fDYsGgV8rGS

[half geyser]

Want to improve my accent

[dusky gyro]

Hi guys. just wanna know what you think about my accent. Filipino here, btw.

[stray depot]

I’ll listen to it later

[dusky gyro]

thanks 🙂

[stray depot]

Your accent is very good! I can understand what you’re saying and your words are precise. However, there are a few words you had pronounced wrong(slightly)

Such as “premiered”

Also this is just a thing I think you can do, but make your intonation a little more obvious. Your tone is monotone at the moment and some people do speak that way, but your words become more clear if you try to make your intonation more obvious and clear

[static bone]

Sounds like the V in volunteer is kind of a W sound, but it sounds pretty good other than that. Wouldn't have noticed anything that would tip me off to you being non-native

[static bone]

Your accent sounds good, but it sounds a little bit robotic since it sounds like you're trying to read carefully and clearly. The cadence is a little off. Overall, accent is great, but the flow seems to halt at times. Nice job

[dusky gyro]

thanks for all your feedback. trying to work on your suggestions 🙂

[static bone]

Hahaha you really sound great. Excellent job, your hard work has obviously paid off!

[ripe ferry]

Thank you!)

[pale snow]

hey dude, i am almost left from breaking it. guys please dont try it

[hollow mountain]

Oh my, there are so many people that speak so smoothly. Here is mine: https://vocaroo.com/1i5XAACaTEu7

[static bone]

First off, your accent isn't stupid. In my experience, most english speakers (at least Americans since that's where I've lived) find accents really charming, and people will take great interest in you.

You do have a reasonably strong slavic accent overall, so there was nothing particular that stuck out, but maybe you can find a video of English and repeat what the video says trying to mimic their sounds. Or you can join a VC and work with someone repeating what they say to practice the english sounds and strengthen your speaking muscle memory.

[river lance]

Well, accents are just what happens when the phonology of one language mixes in with the phonology of another language. I love accents (and dialects overall) because they're very interesting. However, if you want to pronounce words in English really "accurately", then you can always try to study the International Phonetic Alphabet. After a while of getting used to it, you can study allophony (how sounds change) in a language. Eventually, you'll be able to transcribe "showing" as [ʃʷoʊ.ɪŋ] with aplomb.

With sounds: https://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/

Risk seeming like you're insane while you spew out random consonants and vowels in public for practicing! :D

[hollow mountain]

Thanks!

[river lance]

Slow down the speed

Take some breahtes while speaking

[river lance]

You should master this t sound otherwise it is good. I am struggling with the same problem. Follow also what the other guy told you.

@river lance this is the perfect video
https://www.youtube.com/live/6bPrDv0F_4c?feature=share

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/192FqVhp5Smb
Can you guys judge my accent? Is the t sound better?
Any critical feedback is much appreciated thx beforehand.

@static bone You seem very knowledgeable when judging accents and I will be thankful if you use a bit of your time on listening to mine and give feedback on it.

[static bone]

If I focus I can understand like 99% of what you're saying, but there are some interesting uses of stress that make it hard to understand. And there are some words that I noticed that have specific pronunciation that make it hard to understand, such as
0:00 "Amy normally hated Monday..." Maybe it's a name I don't know, but Amy is usually pronounced like the E in egg or hey. Camille typically stresses the second syllable, ca-MILLE, instead of CA-mille.
0:38 "She wanted to know everything" Everything sounded like ewryting, make sure you hit the V sound before sliding into the R. Its perfectly understandable but a giveaway you're non-native
1:57 "Camille took the girls" Girls sounds like curls here. You can work on the G sound and making it softer than the C/K sound, practice contrasting words like cut/gut, cuss/Gus, etc.
2:54 "She didn't like zombies" You pronounced zombie (zahm-bee) like zoom-bie.
And throughout words like "that" "there" "the" sound like "dat" "dere" "duh". The "th" sound can be tricky, but I know you can get it. Again, perfectly understandable though.
Nice job, sounds like a fun story! And like others have said, IPA can be intimidating but really helpful when you practice it.

[static bone]

Hahaha I just like helping and giving pointers, accents are really fun to listen to as well. I grew up wishing I had an accent cause they sounded so cool.

[river lance]

The name was Kamal not Camille

[river lance]

You are perfect right about the word "Everything" thx

[static bone]

And there it is 😂 Was the other name Amy? The names sounded like those but I wasn't 100% confident

[river lance]

Yes Amy

[river lance]

The other name was Amy

[river lance]

I will take advantage of this thx

The phonetic alphabet

@static bone https://voca.ro/1jc6Tkq8Cqu5
Can you check if I pronounce the 3 words right this time. "Everything", "Girls" and "Zombie"

Btw thx a lot for helping me

[river lance]

Awesome bro

[static bone]

"Everything" sounds better, but you are still letting a vowel slip between the "v" sound and the "r" sound. Girls and zombie sounded the same

IPA isn't super fun so I think just mirroring how natives speak is helpful! Really listen to their sounds and try to mimic what they do and you'll just get better with time

Try to see if you can hear the differences between your recording and mine for those words

https://voca.ro/1eAfhctbTmNk

[river lance]

To be honest..... I think the IPA is really fun

Probably not the same for everyone, though.

[static bone]

Sorry, maybe I should have said it's intimidating

[river lance]

Yeah, that makes sense

Everything is intimidating until you break it down.

[static bone]

For someone who has never used it it can be quite a handful, like drinking out of a firehose haha

[river lance]

Yep

But, y'know, having a disorder can help because of palilalia and echolalia stuff :D

Amazing advantage

[river lance]

Thx for the helpful feedback.

What is IPA btw?

International Phonetic Alphabet

Ohh I see

I will give it a try

It includes every sound throughout every language.... well, kinda

[river lance]

How about I only learn the English one?

The 44 sounds one

Well, sometimes when they show the English sound system, they simplify a lot of its complexity.

(Like how the normal English /r/ is pronounced with the lips rounded)

Okay 👍

If you ever need help with the IPA pronunciation stuff, just DM me

[river lance]

Damn I just realized you made a voice recorder for me and thx again sister

[river lance]

Sure thx

@static bone now? https://voca.ro/1iDMWyzJp6Um

[halcyon chasm]

Hello

Judge my accent

[river lance]

Send a voice recorder

[jaunty kayak]

How do guys pronounce "neither" in American accent?

Is it like "naither"?

[small cobalt]

'neether'. naither works too but where im from, neether is spoken much more. naither might be the more dominant pronounciation for other regions of the US

[small cobalt]

your pronounciation of zombie is very good. but maybe the first vowel should be lower. im not entirely sure though. like the sound in 'log'.

the pronounciation of the r in girls was good but i noticed that you rolled your r in everything. it would help a lot to make sure you have the proper r

[jaunty kayak]

So technically I can say neether in the US too right?

[small cobalt]

yeah both work

[jaunty kayak]

Thank you

[spare ermine]

I have been trying to work on my plosives. Anything that sounds off here? I would really appreciate your feedback! https://voca.ro/1bQNyVEd6wRV

[wooden rune]

Hyy

[compact mural]

teach me learn American accent

[calm kayak]

Hi everyone! Does anyone have some tips for practising the pronunciation? I live in Italy and I don't know how to practise speaking because I don't know any english ppl... I think that I have a decent english level but my pronunciation is awful... it's like I know the pronunciation of the words in my head (because I watch a lot of videos in english) but when I have to say it it sounds weird because I am not used to speaking. How can I practice?

[lilac maple]

#🗒｜pronunciation

[severe yew]

You can practice with any speaking partner to improve your english

[desert perch]

if you need help with pronunciations, learn silent letters

there are way too many silent letters in this language

[compact kernel]

fr

like k

[raw owl]

Hiii

I need a partner helps me with English

[river lance]

Bhot room h jao udhar

[dark scarab]

Well, can I help?

[neat wraith]

im open too

[raw owl]

Yeah

Tnx

[neat wraith]

what do you need help with?

[raw owl]

Speaking

I should improve my speaking

[smoky stone]

Anyone from UK?

[uneven mica]

hey

[devout mantle]

Hi

[vast yarrow]

Helo

[lament trench]

Hi, guys

[sonic creek]

ay mates how did ya end up into this part of the internet heh?

[river lance]

How can we hear people's accent here

[sly grail]

Hi guys

[fallow nest]

Hi

[lapis skiff]

as far as I know that you either use the discord app on your phone to record yourself speaking or use an external website that records and saves your vocals. You can see some using the external website above! like the vocaroo one

[woven condor]

Hi, can I ask you something.

I need a few people to judge a bit more than just my accent.

1. Accent (heavy / slight / non-detectable)
2. Pronunciation (bad / medium / good)
3. Tempo (slow / normal / too fast)
4. Flow (boring / normal / interesting)
5. Level (Ax / Bx/ Cx)

https://voca.ro/1mSc1x8zvH2A

Thank you so much!

[haughty elm]

1. Heavy
2. Medium
3. Normal
4. Boring
5. A2(B1)

[woven condor]

@haughty elm Thanks a ton!

Now, from this level what would be the steps to improve across all of the points?

How I need to practice exactly to improve accent, pronunciation, tempo, flow to eventually bump up my level.

Do I need 1:1 training with a native speaker? Would that help?

[stray depot]

Not just a native speaker but a variety of them

[woven condor]

@stray depot Thanks, I guess I need to pull sufficient $ out of my pockets for that 💀

@haughty elm Hey could you do a comparison with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SgDWuwTCrU

And how would you rank this one based on the same parameters? Just remove the visual component from the equation.

If you have time for this ofc.

[static bone]

1. Slight accent. I would forget about it unless I focused on it.
2. Good pronunciation. Sometimes the stresses of the words are slightly off (you rush words like "developer") but overall your pronunciation is exceptional.
3. Normal tempo. It's a comfortable listening speed, not too fast and not slow.
4. The flow is normal. I think some of the errors I mentioned above keep you from being interesting, but it definitely isn't boring. It's easy to follow and the content you produced was nice.
5. If you came up with this on the spot, I'd say you're easily B2 if not C1.

Nice job!

[woven condor]

@static bone Thank you for your kind feedback it really is pleasing <3! But honestly, I do believe that @haughty elm had a feedback a bit more honest than yours hehe, though I appreciate your encouragement:)

May I ask, are you a native speaker? That's also important to know for me as the receiver of the feedback to understand to what degree to take that hit of slight emotional damage.

[static bone]

Hahaha I was being honest. Maybe I just have different standards haha. I could tell you were foreign but genuinely after I noticed I wouldn't even think about it while you were speaking, it didn't bring attention to itself.

I am a native speaker. I grew up in California so if @haughty elm if not american maybe that affected his perception differently. To an American speaker you honestly sounded great, there were only a few words that drew my attention

You were talking about things way beyond the skill of a B1 speaker, and you spoke comfortably. I wouldn't worry too much about the slight accent, it doesn't get in the way of understanding at all and you genuinely wouldn't notice it once you got into a conversation

You used figures of speech very naturally as well. If it were a script you read, maybe that'd knock you down to B1 but if you were just speaking off-the-cuff then I'd be very willing to admit that you're fully fluent, with just some lingering pronunciation issues

[woven condor]

@static bone Holy moly thanks a ton, but honestly yes, I have read from a script I wrote, actually from a GitHub issue lol. But, it is true, I have trouble thinking and speaking long lasting ideas and keeping it coherent all the way, but that's also what I am struggling in my native language, it's complicated. The result for an actual language test a few years ago was B2, I believe I didn't improve by a lot since then, but I will work hard to get to fluent and get retested again. I need this for my future career and endeavors.

Thanks a lot for your feedback, hearing this from a native speaker gave me a massive boost to continue pushing my limits.

P.S. Thanks God my written English is pretty good.

[static bone]

Haha 😂 your written English is great. You don't seem to have trouble organizing coherent thoughts in your writing. Keep it up!

[river lance]

Not a native speaker (AmE learner) but I just want to say you sound great. You have a slight accent but it's 100% understandable and the flow is normal imo. I wouldn't mind listening to you giving a history lesson

[woven condor]

A history lesson huh? So you can fall asleep fast enough from the boring nasal sound of my voice ? haha 😄

[river lance]

Anyone down to judge my English and pronunciation, etc? @ me

[limber knot]

@copper bone you down to do mine?

[still topaz]

Hello

[dense mortar]

Yo

[storm adder]

https://instagram.com/valter_lelo?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

[cold timber]

Is anyone free to judge my accent?

[limber knot]

ayo bro sorry didn't see your ping

ping me when you're free

[cold timber]

@copper bonecan you do mine too?

[cunning quest]

hi!! i´m from argentina.... someone to practice english ?

[gloomy pier]

The pronunciation of isl-and the last a is with short a?

[edgy umbra]

I'm free , hi

[eager brook]

im Glass, hi!

[edgy umbra]

Hi

[strange dew]

@river lance

[craggy widget]

No, it's a schwa /ə/

[jaunty kayak]

I need help
How should I pronounce "ing" in "working"?

[sly grail]

Hi I'm worke From Ethiopia Some one to practice english

[flat kraken]

WHat is your level English?

[sly grail]

Bignner Level

[gloomy pier]

Schwa from a?

[gloomy pier]

Schwa is just one sound?

[jaunty kayak]

"Ing" is not same as "n"

They don't pronounce g at the end

[cunning quest]

hi facu. how are you?. were are you from?.

[molten stream]

Are there people for conversations in room 2 on level A0, absolutelly beginner? Daily routine simple present tense. maybe tommorow ? You propouse hour

[pliant thistle]

Hi, how this work?

[hallow summit]

I don't know, I also like to know

[small cobalt]

send an audio file of yourself speaking

[tribal dagger]

yo people

[hallow summit]

yo bro

[keen pilot]

You can record audio and send the file here for people to listen to and give advice on. I suggest people to use vocaroo as it’s a free web based audio recording site and gives the user a link that is easy to copy and paste

[prime bramble]

Can I get help here on practising a British accent

[craggy widget]

You can

If you post a recording here then people can give you feedback

Or answer questions you have

My own accent is a pretty standard south-east English one so I can help with that, maybe less so depending on what accent it is you have in mind

[hushed cobalt]

hello guys can a native or anybody who knows about accents , judge mine too ? if so send me a dm or write where which channel we should go , thanks by the way

[hushed cobalt]

https://voca.ro/17gNMLLckTCO Could you please select the options while listening to my voice and if there is problem can you help me to fix it ? be honest please

1. Accent (heavy / slight / non-detectable)
2. Pronunciation (bad / medium / good)
3. Tempo (slow / normal / too fast)
4. Flow (boring / normal / interesting)
5. Level (Ax / Bx/ Cx)

[solar compass]

I would say 4. You take some pauses that are unnecessary and it stops the flow of your sentence. Your pronunciation is good, however I hear a slight accent (not sure if that matters too much for you). Also it should be health issues not health issue.

[stoic bridge]

https://vocaroo.com/1lwNCHgxbCP1

I'd like to ask if it's really easy to figure out where I'm from judging just by my accent, but unfortunately I can't change my server nickname 🫥

But I would like some feedback about whether my spoken English and accent are easy enough to follow

I've never visited an English-speaking country (and have only once or twice spoken with a native English-speaker, ever) but it's definitely a thing on my bucket list. Like, what will it feel like to be surrounded by English, and to be somewhere where that's the primary language of communication. 🙂 and also whether local people will find my accent funny

Oh, a slight content warning there: I'm reading from a recent text in the Atlantic. It's a piece by moral philosopher Peter Singer, and he's discussing issues of animal welfare, which he's also best known for.

[hushed cobalt]

well if your talking to me what does the slight accent mean is it bad ?

[hushed cobalt]

@solar compass

yeah i missed a plural S there

[small cobalt]

you have more of a slight accent. i think it's actually kind of cute 🙂 for me it clocks you as european, though i wouldnt know any more info beyond that

it's definitely easy to follow what youre saying

maybe the flow is kind of choppy

[granite oxide]

[solar compass]

No accent doesn't really matter unless I can't understand you, which I can.

[hushed cobalt]

Well Thanks dude but i want to know wheter im having a bad one or its normal . whenever i talk am i annoying or not

and also what kind of accent do i posses i mean its like i`m asian ? europian , indian which one

cause i`m studying at university to be a teacher one day its essential to know these factors

[solar compass]

Well I would assume you have an asian accent (although that might not be the case I'm not sure where you are from) and it's not annoying in the slightest.

[hushed cobalt]

thanks im from iran

i mean for you comments man i appreciate it

[solar compass]

no problem!

[hushed cobalt]

so by what you said , it seems that i`m close to have normal accent but i have a bit of accent which is not like natives and pepole can understand that im not native right ?

but at the end of the day well im not a native speaker dude its only natural

presumably i mean

[solar compass]

Your accent isn't too strong, but it is noticeable enough to signal that you aren't native. And at the end of the day, what really matters is fluidity, grammar and enunciating your words. If I can understand you perfectly then your speaking is amazing.

[hushed cobalt]

Thanks dude for the time you invested for me

[solar compass]

I'm here to help, always!

[hushed cobalt]

Thanks , bye for now

have a great day

[solar compass]

you too!

[stoic bridge]

Thank you mrrp meow! 🙂

[stoic bridge]

The choppiness probably comes naturally - I really don't have the chance to use spoken English in my day-to-day life. There's perhaps one or two short work meetings each month where I need to use English, and a few other occasions every year. Using spoken English in my day-to-day life has always been a rarity.

Which is why something like this Discord server are a wonderful resource 🙂

[spare ermine]

I have been trying to work on my plosives. Anything that sounds off here? I would really appreciate your feedback! https://voca.ro/1bQNyVEd6wRV

[small cobalt]

that sounds fine, really

[mortal moat]

Is my accent alright? https://voca.ro/1j1kA9WAp6XG

[slender pagoda]

https://voca.ro/1nKpo0bIwvhK

How do I reduce my Indian accent?

[spare ermine]

Thank you! Any tips on how I can sound more native?

[mortal moat]

That sounds perfect to me

[spare ermine]

I tend to pronounce ʌ instead of ɘ in some words, so I probably did that in 'of'. It's going to be hard to correct because I can't always hear it myself. Thank you for the feedback!

OK, that's helpful!

[stoic bridge]

Very interesting, thanks for your comments! 🙂

[hushed hazel]

Thank you very much for your opinion i will work on those for further improvement

[spare ermine]

Do you happen to know Matthias Schoenaerts? You sound just like him. I mean it as a compliment, because that's what I hope to sound like one day :D. And I have no idea if you did it on purpose, but you kind of pronounced the word 'forty' with a New York accent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlIKdn0GVz8

[spare ermine]

That's amazing! You just put a smile on my face! May I ask what resources you used to reduce your accent?

[small cobalt]

saying it outloud i dont think im reducing to it though it makes sense that it would

[frank maple]

good morninng everyone

[round gust]

Morning beauty

[river lance]

https://vocaroo.com/1aFxo2YBTyy1

how understandable is it?

it's probably understandable but please tell me if there's any unclear words or sounds i need to work on

[spare ermine]

I never would have guessed this was your mother tongue. I am wondering if you can hear where I am from?

[midnight estuary]

You sound Japanese ngl

[river lance]

😂 i thought u r girl

[river lance]

[river lance]

i could have done better, but im a lil sick, so..

[river lance]

btw u welcome all the members, so i think that haha

[neon snow]

What did he say ?

[river lance]

did u ate a lot of ice cream for sickness

[river lance]

got it.

[river lance]

nope.

[river lance]

Sora is a boy name, point to be noted right??

[neon snow]

Am i the oy one who doesnt understand japanese ?

[river lance]

yas.

[river lance]

i am unable to differentiaite japenez girl boy names

hmm, its confusing sometimes

really

yupp.

but sometimes only.

[midnight estuary]

Waa

What happened

[river lance]

ear problem.

[midnight estuary]

I see

How are you feeling now

[sage grove]

Sounds like you are 3 people

Amazing

[stray sequoia]

Why can I understand this?

💀

[stray depot]

your accent is great, but you should put some pauses and speak a little slower

i’d rate a 9/10

[river lance]

Because, you would be already knowing those basic words.

[sage grove]

Yes

I thought there are 3 people in the Audio

is that only you really?

[sage grove]

nice

lol..

i love it

the second one

Where are you from? Portugal?

not sure what it says..😄

[valid mantle]

How did you do it?

[harsh oasis]

using my phone

[idle abyss]

https://voca.ro/184tuASJeDCF

[trim sandal]

How can you send the voices here guys?

[trim sandal]

Wa'alaikumsalam warahmatullah wabarakatuh

[river lance]

Just press the microphone button on your phone

[trim sandal]

The problem is, didn't find the mic here 🤔

[river lance]

Is your discord app updated ? That might be the issue

[trim sandal]

Just downloaded last May 2023 @river lance So it should be an update one, right?

[river lance]

I just read an article about the voice message feature and it seems like they are randomly rolling out this feature to different accounts. You can check the full article here https://www.testingcatalog.com/discord-rolls-out-voice-messages-announces-username-changes-and-plans-for-free-stickers/

My guess that they are randomly selecting accounts is based on this part of the article. Depending on when the features are rolled out to your account, access and use may vary. However, here's a general guide on how to use them:

[trim sandal]

@river lance you are really helpful. Thanks for sharing! 😀

[river lance]

You’re welcome

[last needle]

hello

[formal forum]

Where r u from your voice is nice lol

[short ibex]

Anyone avaliable to test mine?

[river lance]

Nah don’t be sorry

Only weak people are sorry

[valid mantle]

Your pronunciation is not bad

[valid mantle]

It's okay 👍

[uncut rock]

Isn't bad, but you can improve it

[river lance]

How can i test mine ? 🙄

[uncut rock]

send audio

[river lance]

Lol any way I can dm someone ?

[idle abyss]

Thank you very much !! :3 How can i improve ? What are my mistakes please ? ^^

[idle abyss]

Thanks~ !! Any mistakes you can tell ? Like, if i went to an english speaking country, would everyone understand me ?

[valid mantle]

They should be able to.

[stone vault]

how to send here audio

[high narwhal]

https://voca.ro/147uy6r6uk8b

ok thank you, I'm actually french !

[arctic wraith]

Hello guys,

how can i send a voice message here?

it's an update from discord?

[river lance]

Out of 10, how native is it?

[static bone]

9/10, the last point i'd take off because the flow felt a bit awkward and unnatural but even a native speaker can sound awkward or unnatural. part of me feels like you're a native who is trolling

[river lance]

xd, I'm not a native, I understand what u mean about the flow. it's a scene from a movie so I wanted to give it a bit of enthusiasm.
I feel like there is also a scent of british/ irish accent in there (used to be much more black american accent. its more watered down now.)

[river lance]

Why you voice chat at that age?

I advise you not to chat with people at a young age, even if you think they are good.

https://online-voice-recorder.com/ and then download it and throw it here

you can't record here directly.

Don't worry brother, your voice is beautful, seriously, you don't know how I sounded like when I was 11 xd

bro seriously, people bully me, you think they gonna leave you lol

Where are you from?

you're accent is pretty good. But seriously stop voice chatting people. that is an advise

When you need me, I can help.

[mystic plinth]

Free English Accent Voice Test!

https://englishphonetics.net/english-pronunciation-tools/english-accent-and-pronunciation-test.html

[sharp bolt]

You have a nice voice and your speaking is understandable enough.

[river lance]

rate me

[river lance]

oh really

i think i sound way worse and different

like hearing other speak even in vc of this server

are you buttering me

thank you that makes me happy

[river lance]

sound from india

[somber flax]

You might wanna look into weak and strong forms of words like can (https://youtu.be/EaXYas58_kc). Your can sounds stressed even though it should be unstressed. If you're going for an American accent then you should look into t flapping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapping)

I don't have a good scale for rating people's accents and I don't wanna discourage you by being overly harsh but stuff like "this is how a native talks" definitely does more harm than good

It's not bad in the sense that most of it is completely understandable but I would not call it good, either. It's really quite average. None of the sounds are terribly off (except the d in "hidden") but there are also no distinctively native features

[somber flax]

You'd also benefit from learning about weak forms. For me this is significantly easier to understand than kishi's recording

but audio quality could also play a role in that

[somber flax]

I would practice identifying which words in a sentence are stressed. "are having" is hard to understand and I think that's because you don't stress "having", probably because you're too busy giving stress to all the surrounding words

For example you may stress your sentence like this

How are you today. I don't have much to say. I just want you to tell me if my pronunciation is good or not. I hope you're having a great day.

(I cut out a part in the middle because I couldn't make out what you were saying)

and here's what that might sound like

notice that it's got a certain rhythm to it, bouncing from one stressed syllable to the next

of course figuring out which syllables you should stress is in general, not easy, but it is something you should practice

[jolly flume]

🤐

[river lance]

but o am not indian 😦

oh really?

yea

it sounds indian

perhaps russian?

maybe its because i watch indian youtuber

/videos

[rocky cipher]

Who can help me practice with speaking english? I am from Philippines but I grew up in Japan, and I have a poor accent.

[proud yarrow]

I'm arab and they say the same, it doesn't matter who cares.

who cares about accent

just talk fast and clear

[river lance]

yes thank you. You are right brother

[idle abyss]

thank you so very very much !!! i'll work on this by now, that really help me (o^▽^o) do you think i shoul make another recording in a few time, to check if i'm better ?

[somber flax]

sure, I think that's a good idea

[idle abyss]

thanks !! i feel more confident now

[craggy widget]

In terms of your plosives:

• "crispy crunchy" sounded like "grispy grunchy", you need to devoice (whisper instead of using your vocal cords) the /r/ more to account for the aspiration of the /k/
• "pink balloon" sounded like "ping balloon", there needs to be an audible /k/ after the /ŋ/, even if it's not a full [kʰ] (e.g. cutting the /ŋ/ off with a [ʔ] will do)
• "playful paw" just like with /kr/, the aspiration on the /p/ should cause the /l/ to devoice. Happened again later with "plunged"
• "into the" I'm counting this as plosive-related because you did use a plosive for the th here. Th is nominally a fricative rather than a plosive, but it actually can be a plosive so that's not really the issue. The issue is that you must make it dental. The most reliable thing that sets /d/ apart from /ð/ in the majority of English is that /d/ is not dental and /ð/ is. That means you need to have the tip of your tongue touching your top front teeth. I heard only a plain non-dental /d/ here. Making it a fricative too should help you make the difference even clearer
• I heard "clogged pipe" as "clock(ed) pipe" the first time I listened to it

For Americans with the cot-caught merger (p much half of them, and more than half geographically) those 2 vowels are the same anyway

So if you're learning AmE (as Dachinka definitely is by the sound of things) then making them different is optional, as long as you're consistent about it

[craggy widget]

What you're talking about here is to do with the lot-cloth split

The lot-cloth split results in certain words, e.g. dog, long, cost, cloth, splitting off from the LOT set, and in the case of AmE they then go into the CAUGHT set along with call

That gives you the speech of the guy in that video

However, if you add the cot-caught merger on top, then those split words end up merging back into LOT anyway

In order to have 2 different vowels in "hot dog" in AmE, you need not to have the cot-caught merger

When he says it's wrong to say dog with the vowel of hot, that is only true in dialects such as his where the contrast exists

I'm happy to find videos about it for you but it'll be once I'm home bc my data's limited

[craggy widget]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbg7vDsyJPE

This guy comes up a lot when you search stuff like this bc he's done a bunch of videos for a phonetics course

Very relevantly he even gives "hotdog" as a test for the cc merger

[craggy widget]

bc of this

This longer video is also good https://youtu.be/EaYZljTlCUo?t=117 (by someone with the merger). It has a little more info and an interesting story about how he never noticed his parents & some of the people around him said them differently (and how not all of those people could even tell what vowels they were using)

[river lance]

@somber flax @somber flax

[signal marsh]

There are many big and small libraries everywhere in our country.
They have millions of books in different languages.
You can find there the oldest and the newest books.

[opaque lake]

Good work, only small nitpick I have is your pronunciation of "country" as "cawn-tree". It's pronounced "kuhn-tree" (ˈkʌntri)

[stray depot]

this is great!

[quartz frost]

Hello

[signal marsh]

got it, thanks for the tip

[signal marsh]

thankss

[craggy bluff]

https://voca.ro/1aE2NXmZKSVJ

A clean environment is essential for the existence of all living beings.
People should prompt some laws to reduce environmental pollution.
The government should make policies to minimize the activities that affect the environment.
Electronic media is one of the excellent sources for spreading the importance and awareness of the environment.
Some implementation of laws should be raised against the use of plastic. In such a case, we can save our environment.
One should use the products that can recycle. Also, everyone should encourage others to do the same thing.
Everyone should give priority to the ‘save the environment’
Also, we need to promote the use of renewable sources of energy, like wind energy and solar energy.
Everyone should depend on public transport. We need to reduce the usage of personal vehicles as much as possible.
The organic pesticides and fertilizers are very helpful for environment protection.

I want to get the american accent

But I'm still far

[autumn cosmos]

Wooow! you sound great, almost there with practice. Only thing I really noticed is the way you said encourage, just emphasized the wrong part of the word :)

[tall sorrel]

Judge me :
https://youtu.be/Ekmhy8DWGYw

[median iron]

@river lance Nice try ( actually your accent is so good ) i wanna study to have good accent like you 😀

[river lance]

periodd that was good

[rustic carbon]

I need some criticise

I'm using aligners for the last 2 weeks so that's why I'm really having trouble saying "-th"s

[harsh aurora]

absolutely 10/10

[wild spade]

yo

[rustic carbon]

totally you're right, I'm having a little trouble with pronounciation and trying to fix it

thanks for comment

[opaque lake]

work on the -th, -u, -a, -k, and -ts sounds

[river lance]

Your voice is very smooth and nice Sir. I will surely download this app to teach my students how to read anything clearly and improve their vocabulary.

[rustic carbon]

thankss

[violet steppe]

im sorry if anyone is seeing 2 of the same thing that i sent, its not showing if it has uploaded or not for me

The Unconscious Mind
The movement sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind. It was influenced by psychoanalysis. The Surrealists regarded with contempt rationalism and literary realism and believed the rational mind repressed the power of the imagination, overburdening it with taboos. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality". Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself.

there we go!

[devout dome]

[opaque lake]

You sound a bit nasally and you occasionally put stress on words that shouldn't have been stressed, but otherwise your pronunciation was perfect

review the pronunciation of "literary" (I think you confused it for "literally") and "precision"

[violet steppe]

yeah i am a bit sick atm so it was a bit hard, didnt expect it to be too audible

thanks for the review though, will work it out :D

[opaque lake]

No problem, get better soon

[native birch]

any feedback?

[exotic shadow]

u suck

jk

[mortal moat]

It sounds nice

[opaque lake]

Other than the R sound, you sound like a native

[onyx agate]

yes you have a good pronunciation ceru

[mortal moat]

How is my accent?

[granite turret]

Your pronunciation is very clear and easy to understand. There are a couple of letters you pronounce in a slightly German way: R, V, D and W.

Make the R a bit harder and try not to use the back of your throat, if that makes sense.

As with many German speakers, you're making a lot of the right sounds, but those sounds are used with different letters in English. Your D sounds like an English T. Your V sounds like an English F, and your W sounds like an English V, so you could just switch some of those sounds around and you'd be closer. 😄

I'm not a linguist, but I would say that for two of these letters, the difference is humming. An F sound is made with just breath, while V is similar, but you hum at the same time. Likewise, T is made by pushing out a little bit of breath as you push your tongue against the top of your mouth, and D is the same thing, but you also add a little voice to that air.

These videos might help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syboTIzBxoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btwyJHTMwCk

[mortal moat]

Thank you for the advice.😄

[versed raptor]

Minimal pairs are words that vary by a single sound only.
Practising minimal pairs can help improve your English pronunciation.

[mortal moat]

Nice

[nocturne pebble]

sir and saw?

I guess thats a minimal pair in British english

[versed raptor]

Yes.

[tribal raft]

i think it is good

[tribal raft]

good good

[royal echo]

Mate, you sound like an American

[odd edge]

Hello there

[warm laurel]

Can you please judge it?

[keen pilot]

Why are to tagging staff

[swift agate]

hmm i think your p and bs sounded a little mixed up for example when you said ability it sounded like apility so try to improve on the p and b sounds along with this you said perunciation or it sounded like that so try improve that along with that you tried to say properly i think but it sounded like probaly and lastly the word you said after rely I couldn't make it out what you said unfortunately along with the rest of the ending but other than the that you were mostly understandable in what you were saying or attempting to say hopefully this helps.

[river lance]

Sounds like an English person doing a slight French and Dutch accent

Anyway...what he said⬆️

[heady vapor]

ur from india?

[warm laurel]

Thank you, gonna do my best to improve it 😁

[river lance]

Last ling is what i heard there.

Besides "thing" I think it's good.

[idle abyss]

the written version of what i just read in the first recording

(i stumbled on a line, sorry !! ><)

[shut snow]

idk why but i cant hear them for some reason 😦

[idle abyss]

really ? how comes ? what do you hear ?

[shut snow]

its rlly cool to see that youre reading ddlc poems tho, i love that game :3

[shut snow]

just silence,

i dont know if its a problem on my end or not

[idle abyss]

aah it seems like my phone mic isn't working aaah >< i'm so sorry ! i'll do it again on my pc and it'll work better

[shut snow]

thats ok!

[idle abyss]

i love it too !!! ^^

https://voca.ro/19NYJ8jm3RqH

hope it's good ! and sorry again for what happened ^^"

[shut snow]

your accent is very understandable

i think you could work on pronouncing words that are heavy on s or h, but other than that

its pretty good

[idle abyss]

thank you very much !! (o^▽^o) how can i work on it ? do you have a source where i can find texts, or something ? are there any other mistake i do frequently ?

[shut snow]

no problem!
I wish I could provide you better resources, but unfortunately I don't exactly have any on hand, I'm no professional when it comes to helping others with this kind of stuff
When I'm trying to get better at pronouncing my words in other languages I usually watch Youtube videos and I study the language's alphabet and how each letter is pronounced
You might have to relearn/reconstruct the way that you pronounce some letters
I also noticed you skipped the "s" on "blinds" and the "s" on "makes"

[bronze copper]

last link

[bronze copper]

Wherever in this world I roam, I carry memories of my home... This blade... It is the last link I have to the land of my birth.

[river lance]

Hm. I see it now.

[twin berry]

I need an English native speaker to show me how to pronounce a word. It's a place name in my country. It can be seen on signs, but I'm afraid it will sound very differently if was said as English letters.
If you can record, please DM me. I don't want it to be seen in open chat.

[stray depot]

Shoot me a dm, I’ll take a look into it

[eternal dove]

Same

[analog frost]

'ow is it?

I'm tryin' new.

[gray trout]

Hey, that's not bad! You might want to work on the expressions as well; one thing I feel is that your facial expressions also appear in your voice so you might want to look at that too. It's not the most important thing though.

Also listening to a lot of other people with the accent you're practicing is a good idea because you get to understand how they express their feelings and the way of speaking.

[river lance]

Wait for mine

You're gonna love it

Why it doesn't upload ?

🤬

Please give me the permission

I really want to get rated

[craggy widget]

"I crier you to play game and core, w(ith?) dnd, or why" - I can't confidently tell what most of this is meant to be sorry
"do you know what I mean" - Alright, I can tell this is what you said, but you've reduced it in a way that isn't natural. It's good that you're trying these kinds of casual speech things, however [dʒo̞wämẽ] isn't quite right. Something like [dʒn̩əwɐmɪ̃], that's about as far as you can legally get before it starts to sound like Chinese instead of English
"if you wanna play just say it" - this part was actually really good! It sounds very very close to some of my friends from London
"wives layo if you're gunna... nort reply" - Again I can't tell fully what this is meant to be. "gonna" should have /ə/, and "not" shouldn't have the vowel of "north", it should have a more open and less strongly rounded vowel in the rough region of [ↄ]

[river lance]

Done

⏫

[craggy widget]

What lol

[river lance]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[river lance]

rate it

[patent crest]

Idk why I was so loud in the beginning

Ik this is for learners but still😞

[gloomy pecan]

Hello

[river lance]

@

[gloomy pecan]

@devout trellis Hello

@devout trellis I'll be there at 8 evening Monday

[devout trellis]

what?

[river lance]

Hey

[craggy bluff]

https://voca.ro/11svZurSVYi7

[granite turret]

Very clear and easy to understand! You don't sound like a native speaker, but your pronunciation is good enough that I only have a couple of small suggestions:

• You said EHmitted, but the correct pronunciation is eeMITTED
• The end of "generate" is not very clear. It sounds like GENera. Try making the ate sound more clear at the end.

[river lance]

Sounds Spanish

[dense moss]

woah good accent!

[fiery cloud]

i wish i had the same, working on that, beautiful !

[dense aurora]

Not exactly sure, but my guess is Chinese or cambodian

[craggy bluff]

🟥 +⭐

[finite sapphire]

got a little stressed but i guess its not very discernible, feel free to share what you think

[stone glade]

You don't have a strong accent, that's good, but you're not pronouncing the syllables clearly, maybe to sound fluent and fast, but sometimes it's good for us to focus on the syllables when speaking the words until we get good enough to speak fast and fluent.

[dense aurora]

Sounds British.

[stone glade]

Your accent is good, I liked, but I think the problem is your diction, I found it difficult to understand what you were saying, not just because the sound was too low, but because you are a Snuff.

[finite sapphire]

i definitely should be more careful with the diction then, thank you for your opinion, tbh the speaking has always been the worst for me, even tho ive been reading books in original and immersing in native content everyday for years now, i guess my speaking skills were just not practiced seriously enough 😅

[hollow lynx]

Hi @finite sapphire great job on learning English for 4 years, you really did amazing
Have you tried speaking in front of a mirror? Or reading books aloud?
This was very effective to me. Hope it helps!

[finite sapphire]

i have not, i think, my speaking was mostly limited to just talking to myself about random topics/sometimes to random people online, and it was not very regular, i think i will consider your suggestions tho, thank you

[hollow lynx]

Awesome, the application is very important to improve public speaking

[finite sapphire]

did you find my diction a bit odd too or-

[hollow lynx]

hmmm, there were a lot of "rrr" sounds when you spoke, but I think in time with speech practice you'll improve

[finite sapphire]

makes sense, its quite funny for me that i can comprehend pretty tough things already and not feel too indimidated when i write so there's no talking involved, but surely thats just not enough practice in terms of verbal usage

[hollow lynx]

you should try the "mirror" method hahahaa. though it'll be weird at first because you'll be talking by yourself haha

[finite sapphire]

i actually have been talking to myself like this, but not in front of a mirror, just when i went for a walk and pulled out a recorder etc

[hollow lynx]

Cool! Well, practice is one of the best teacher!

[finite sapphire]

agreed 100%, also, if you dont mind me asking, where are u from? am just curious cuz maybe your native is a little bit different than mine and, idk, maybe it was why these methods helped you quicker

[hollow lynx]

i'm from Philippines. hihii.

[finite sapphire]

woah, i heard a lot of good things about Philippines, am polish myself so pretty far

[hollow lynx]

yeah, pretty far! Well, we offer one of the best beaches here! You should visit sometime

[finite sapphire]

i definitely will, maybe not so soon cuz am busy with a career, but, ive seen vlogs and always noticed how opened people in your country seem at first lol

[hollow lynx]

Exactly, just when you're free and on a vacation mode. What is your profession if it's okay to ask?

[finite sapphire]

front end web dev, i do freelance now (18yo, idk if youve noticed my age in my voice)

[hollow lynx]

oh, i see. That's cool! And your clients are from US?

[finite sapphire]

they're mostly polish like myself, i use english on daily basis just cuz i read books and switched all radios/podcasts to english ones so i dont waste my time listening to something in my native which is a no brainer to get

[hollow lynx]

It's great to know that you're listening podcasts, when I was an ESL teacher, i used to tell my students to listen English podcasts; especially Ted Talks

[finite sapphire]

for me its everything i could possibly get my hands on, now am reading "Brave New World" in original, and podcasts i just listen to anything i can possibly get a little interested in, i think ive got a ton of immersion already but its never enough haha

[hollow lynx]

hahahahaa. well, that IS A LOT. HAHAHA. Remember to rest, hahaha

now, im just reading Manhwa hahaha

[finite sapphire]

for me its too easy, i usually choose books with hard vocab so i can grasp even more of the language, but thats a progress since a year ago i would just stare blankly at a book and be too intimidated to even open it, not mentioning harder ones like rn lmao

[hollow lynx]

Truth, but reading Manhwa to destress is what I needed.
But, of course whatever is the best for you, go for it.

[finite sapphire]

absolutely, i mean it may sound weird that am mentioning reading and at the same time i took the intermediate role just cuz of my speaking lol, my comprehension is way above that tho

(am not sure if i should've small talked you that much on this channel, sorry )

[hollow lynx]

Oh no worries.

[crystal pike]

B2/C1

[crystal pike]

C1/C2

[crystal pike]

I can't understand anything you're saying.

[crystal pike]

B2

[crystal pike]

B2. I cannot understand half of what you say.

C1

[crystal pike]

C1

[crystal pike]

C2

[finite sapphire]

thank you! you're very generous, i really think speaking is my weakest point 😅

[mortal moat]

Thanks.

[crystal pike]

C1 may be a stretch. I'd need more info. You may be more like B1/B2.

[finite sapphire]

makes sense, i think am just imbalanced in a sense that my comprehension skills and writing are better than my speaking, so it's tough to easily label me as anything and actually be fully right haha

[finite sapphire]

aand, i think you should visit Poland too, we have a variety of pastry, bread rolls, and traditional baked foods, pretty famous pottery in Boleslawiec, plus a ton of old european architecture, also we are the only country on the planet which still has a population of european bisons to show, in Bialowieza Forest (i forgot i wanted to reply to this one before hah)

[crystal pike]

That's common. I suggest you take the 50 min efset assessment for an idea of your reading, listening and grammar skills. For pronunciation and speaking it's best to have a human assess.

https://www.efset.org/ef-set-50/

[finite sapphire]

well, i did not expect it, and i guess i should have been more careful again lol

thanks for the recommendation tho, i will share this one!

[fallen pagoda]

.

[crystal pike]

You discovered that your level is higher than you realized?

C1 listening, C2 reading.

Now that you have a more accurate assessment, it's easier to select level appropriate study material.

[finite sapphire]

yes, i kind of did, to be honest i have almost never really adjusted anything to myself in terms of difficulty, i just went for the hardest things i could choose and seems like it worked to some extent

i think I'll just continue with my current methods, studying out new contents from books and podcasts that am still not fully familiar with

[crystal pike]

If it’s not broke don’t fix it.

[sacred badger]

Is that American or British English, because they can be slightly different.

[dapper silo]

it looks like british english

[twin berry]

What does this voice say? Is there anyone who makes it out?

[nova merlin]

I think it says "hurry up guys. we're gonna abort the ship."

[twin berry]

Oh, thanks! By the way, it is natural to say "abort the ship" instead of "abandon the ship"? Same meaning?

[nova merlin]

both the things mean the same and abandon is a more natural way tho, im a bit confused if the man is is saying "avert the ship" or "abort"--

[long badger]

hello everybody, does anyone know a method to improve writing in english ?

[finite sapphire]

read more books in original

when you read long enough then your brain almost naturally absorbs and picks up the patterns it sees, and in case it doesnt, then i just note down stuff from them

[crystal pike]

"Hurry up guys, do you want to go down with the ship?"

But it's said quite fast so more like;
"Hurry up guys, d'ya wanna go down wit da ship?"

[twin berry]

Yeah, I listen to it again and you're right! Thank you very much.

[rigid marten]

what if just read an article? is that can makes me more improved?

[finite sapphire]

ive no idea, am just suggesting because thats what helped me, but I believe that every engagement in language is reinforcing the skills, so I think yes

I think am just a fan and supporter of the "acquisition learning hypothesis" from Stephen Krashen, you may wanna look it up, it's pretty interesting

[stone glade]

It depends, if you are talking about write words correctelly, you need to read articles and write them sentences by sentences (not word by word), if you are talking about learn how to make good sentences and phrases extruture, you need to read a lot and same times make texts talking about something you like for example.

is that you???

[solid grail]

"Hurry up guys, you wanna gonna go down with the ship?"

[brazen apex]

just wanted to see how well i am doing! have been practicing speaking since july 2022

[wide sleet]

What accent are you focusing on?

I'll give suggestions accordingly.

[wide sleet]

Your accent is nothing like a beginner's.

Almost like a Native speaker. Are you sure that's you?

It's just that... your George sounds a bit off.

Where are you from? Sounds like an interesting way to say George.

[river lance]

@wide sleet hi! Thanks! I think I'm a bignner. I can understand, read Just a little bit, but I can't speak or say some words correctly. I'm from Brazil

[wide sleet]

Apart from your accent, I've noticed that you pause quite a lot, as if the sentence has already ended when it hasn't. For example, when saying George asked if he could have a horse, you appear to say it like George asked, if he could have a horse, when it should be without the comma.

I'd implore you to work on your reading skills instead of your accent. Your accent sounds like a decent American one.

With minor exceptions.

[river lance]

I appreciate that! I don't practice my reading a lot I'll focus on that

[finite sapphire]

it sounds pretty clear

am not qualified to judge it deeper tho

[solid grail]

i can understand you perfectly

youre good g

[odd bronze]

Hi everyone, how do you improve your accent? Can you give me some tips?

[finite sapphire]

at the beginning you kinda have to at least know what the correct pronunciations of words are, and in order to know a lot of them you basically should hear the language as much as you can, podcasts, youtube channels, movies, anything with spoken words helped me to establish a lot of this

but

i also saw an interesting method, like you pick a text, doesnt matter what kind and how long, just a text, you read it aloud, paying attention to the sounds, but

but later you hear it pronounced how it should be (which would imply that this has to be a paragraph from some podcast audio script, or a book which also has an audiobook)

things like artifical speech so all of the bots who pronounce and read texts aloud would be something too, but they sound weird so i wouldnt really like to do something like this with them, podcasts and books are better

but they're always something in case the text you chose is not from some podcast script or a book which has an audiobook that you have found

[river lance]

judge clarity and what do i improve

[warm hollow]

hmm

it's somwhat clear

just need a tad bit of improvement

[warm hollow]

sounds British, is that what you're going for?

[brazen apex]

I just wanted to see if I was sounding clear and if my accent was not being a problem, but apparently it doesn't appear a lot anymore when I'm speaking, but thanks!

[granite turret]

Your speech is quite clear. A few things to work on:

• "Act as a prism" — Try to really pronounce the T in act. Practice with lots of different words that end with T.
• "Colors" — Sounds a bit like you're saying collars. Here's a video that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsGUQfe2gIU

[finite sapphire]

it reminded me of collars too, but i thought am just wrong

the context made it obvious that its colors but, the word alone kinda differed

[nocturne pebble]

uhm, major this is just getting the flow and tense and stuff right but overall pronunciation is perfect if not a little unclear

[rigid marten]

I know i have a lot of mistake, but tell me ab ur opinions guys

[finite sapphire]

its mostly comprehensible, but you need to listen to the language more on daily basis

podcasts, radios would be a great solution, on any topic, even if they seem a little too difficult for you

like i feel you're just unaware of how some of them are pronounced, you can solve this by getting more listening

[rigid marten]

What if i listen to a podcast or radio but I don't understand what they are saying?

[sacred badger]

I would like to participate in one of these.

Is there any paragraph i could use to be "judged"

[finite sapphire]

anything you'd wanna read/just speak on your own if you're comfortable

[finite sapphire]

then find one which is easier, for example aimed for beginners

[sacred badger]

Give me 1

[finite sapphire]

what about this

absolutely random

[finite sapphire]

woah that's nice, you dont sound like a beginner

ok maybe you stuttered a bit and few words were odd but thats not a beginner at all, most words sounded soo natural

[sacred badger]

I generally like to read fast lol

I made few mistakes there,

My bad

[finite sapphire]

it happens, especially with a high tempo like this

[sacred badger]

I'll go slower

[sacred badger]

Mind giving me a different one ? @finite sapphire

Lol

Also my vocabulary isn't the widest in the server so please go easy on me.

[sacred badger]

I just selected the first role without actually reading, i didn't have time to read them. I just skip everything

[finite sapphire]

it is tough to assess someone's vocab, personally i use small amount of words i actually know and would be able to understand, they just do not appear in my mind when i speak or write, well, maybe they do, but not often, but when i encounter them in books, articles, or am told them, then am able to comprehend them easily

[finite sapphire]

to be honest, it is a prompt from ai, i just made it with prompt like "give me a short paragraph about [something]", and thats all lol

am sure you can do that yourself better than i did

[sacred badger]

Oh ok thanks lol

I think i got C1 or B2 in one of the exams, but i can't say that they're reliable so i wouldn't know.

[finite sapphire]

i get stressed and anxious for no reason or i just cant come up with what to say, like content of the speech, not the language of the speech lmao

[sacred badger]

Yes, happens

[finite sapphire]

i need to take an official one i guess, i used to take some in school but they're different and sometimes little weird

[river lance]

My pronunciation is Good?

[swift stone]

https://voca.ro/1A6fCPp2Uwxq

I understand most of the things people say, but my pronouncement and my accent is not very good

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1g3llhsMUr8o

[hearty agate]

For most words it’s really understandable!!

[stone glade]

And you judge yourself FLUENT??? Actually seems you are sends random audios with different people speaking, if it's not you, just stop, don't make people waste their time.

[river lance]

Thanks

[novel hinge]

https://voca.ro/1l6QqyTuWzXd

[twin berry]

(A shoots an enemy)
A: Got you!
B: ------------------------

Please write down what B said. I hear 'ahead' in the middle. Do you, too?

[brazen ermine]

I'm assuming the name of the enemy was something like a Rawheth, because that's what I hear (Got that [enemy name], nice)

it sounds like /rɑːhɛð/? to me

[twin berry]

No, the enemy has no name. This line is said whenever he succeeds in hitting any enemy: human, wolf, robot etc.

[finite sapphire]

this does not sound like english

[stone glade]

No, it doesn't, it sounds like a teenager desperate for attention. So, you're just a poor guy trying to get attention with this content of your audios and making voices, huh!? Hilarious.

[steep kayak]

Not my best take since I’m sorta busy 😂😂😂

But I do believe my English is good enough to eventually reach near native level. I don’t think I will ever sound native

[last storm]

u sound like a native almost ngl

[finite sapphire]

accent is native-like

flow seems fine but judging this one is too tough in case of a short sample

[sacred badger]

You just gotta work for it