🗒｜pronunciation

[sage glen]

I'll let you figure it out on your own

[ember hatch]

Im too dumb to figure jokes out

[red cliff]

Maybe. Depends on what you want me to do exactly

[ember hatch]

Ross could you help me understand Badass's joke. Im too nonnative to get it

[red cliff]

He's saying that the pitch of her voice is too high. Needs more bass, less treble. Maybe there's a hint of trans humour in there, not sure.

[karmic nymph]

just giving advice where i can improve my prounciation and intonation and where I made mistakes

[ember hatch]

Ohh that makes sensee

bad badass, bad

Shouldhn't comment on people's voices

[karmic nymph]

here is myself reading a paragraph

[karmic nymph]

and thats the paragraph: Teachers are, at times, a much-maligned and misunderstood community. Your friends will rib you about
knocking off at 3 o'clock. "Oh, and you get all those holidays don't you?" they will quip. "How hard can it
5 really be?" To cut to the chase, teaching is a stressful profession. Many of those friends of yours who jest about
your extended holidays will not understand the complexities and strains of being in the profession. I will only
pick upon one of the litany of examples that no doubt are popping into your minds to exemplify the point. If a
businessman or woman is presenting to a client in any given week, how long do they spend preparing, even
rehearsing their number? Hours of time is the answer, potentially even days. Yet as teachers we present like
10 this every single day of term, with limited preparation time, with many of these presentations within one day,
often consecutively

[red cliff]

It really sounds like you are just reading this, and not so much like you are explaining the concept behind the words you are reading. The pronunciation of words is overall great. The flow is lacking at times.

@karmic nymph here's my take on the passage. I did stumble a bit at one point, but you get the point, I hope.

[karmic nymph]

thanks for the feedback. In my oral exam i will only have enough time to read the paragraph once since I also have other parts that I need to focus on.
Do you have any recommendation how I can improve so it doesn't sound like that.

[karmic nymph]

thanks for the help. I really appreciate that

[red cliff]

You'll need to learn when to pause and when to stress particular words

[karmic nymph]

thanks for the feedback. I strive to sound like your reading on day :)

[red cliff]

"even rehearsing their number? (Short pause) Hours of time..."

[stone pendant]

how am i doing?

[tight dome]

Daily practice

[red cliff]

Keep it up. You're doing well

[red cliff]

At the last second, I decided to mispronounce a word lol

Derlivery

[buoyant venture]

Guys I wanna practice my British English. Do you guys generally look after American accent learner?

It’s difficult to maintain it for too long

[karmic nymph]

@red cliff I passed my oral exam btw. Thanks for the advice/feedback (not really sure what the difference is).

[stone pendant]

There are varieties around here, not particularly sticking with an American accent all the time.

[red cliff]

Feedback comes in many forms, but I like to think of it as giving you my thoughts about it, like a reaction. Advice is the words of guidance that aim to help you in the future. I feel like I did both for you.

[red cliff]

Glad to hear you passed. Congrats 🎉

[twin tundra]

It's true that it's more difficult than the British accent, but it is more beautiful and makes people listen to you with all gravity and attention. But learn what you want, not what people impose on you.

[oak wagon]

read this

Optimal health is not merely the absence of disease but the harmonious balance of physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Nourishing the body with nutrient-dense foods fortifies immunity, while consistent physical activity enhances endurance and vitality. Sleep, often underestimated, is the bedrock of cognitive function, mood regulation, and cellular repair. Meanwhile, chronic stress erodes resilience, weakening both the mind and body. True wellness demands discipline—eschewing processed toxins, prioritizing hydration, and fostering mindfulness. In the pursuit of longevity, one must cultivate habits that invigorate rather than deplete, ensuring a life of vigor, clarity, and unparalleled strength.

[thin fractal]

how do you pronounce subtle

[stone pendant]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subtle

[sage glen]

You take out the b

[tulip remnant]

Sut-ul

[stone pendant]

Is it correct?

[unkempt fog]

Spot on ^_^

[main frigate]

hii scellaaa thank you very much for giving me a very helpful feedback, I really appreciate your effort, and I'm sorry for the slow response to your text because I've been hectic for the past few days

[ember hatch]

Hey, np :>

[main frigate]

hii emily I'm really happy that you want to correct me and give me correction, and I'm really helped by your explanation, very totality in giving me understanding

[main frigate]

do u hv any advice for me so that i can learn more vocabulary?

[ember hatch]

Just read more I guess, or listen to stories. Never ignore any words you don't know, always look them up

Try to use the words you want to learn

I want to learn 'forlorn', so I try to slip it into my texts and speech now and again

learn the words you want to learn in context

make an example sentence

make a few of them

lol

just generally use the word, look it up multiple times over a two weeks or so, and understand the word in context

some people use flashcards also, but I personally am too lazy to do that lol

but I hear they're effective

[main frigate]

ahh got it, ya i think my mistake all this time lies here

because sometimes when i hv read a text and i am able to understand the meaning of the text, i emmediately ignore unfamiliar vocab

because i think the most important thing is that i understand the point of the text i read

[ember hatch]

that's okay to do, but if you look up the words then you can learn them more easily

[main frigate]

oh god you are very helpful scellaaa thankk you

[ember hatch]

😅

Np

glad to help

💜

[buoyant venture]

Guys, how do you pronounce : Archie ?

[grave notch]

Maybe is it pronounced like Ar-kee I think.

[hallow pier]

/ˈɑːt͡ʃi/ or /ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/: A(R)-chee.

[mental trout]

hi

[cobalt pollen]

what does that arc represent?

[cobalt pollen]

hi

[ember hatch]

that two sounds are one phoneme ig

It can represent co-articulated consonants, affricates, or diphthongs

Affricates are a plosive very quickly followed by a fricative

like ch, and j

at the same place of articulation in the math

co-articulated consonants are when two places of articulation are used at once

[ember hatch]

Like some stops used in African langauges. E.g., /ɡ͡b/, where you do a /g/ and /b/ at the same time

Sometimes you see diphthongs written like /a͡ɪ/

so basically, when two sounds are considered as one by the native speakers of a language

[buoyant venture]

Thank you guys, I did try to pronounce it.

[ember hatch]

?

[ember hatch]

I don't think you're allowed to advertise on this server :p

[grave lantern]

lil baby girl you mean occupied?

Sweetbuns go search the definition of colonization

Bo oh of wo ah

How bad do you want attention lmao

And you're crying about it

Whats your point?

Why do you think i care a bit about americans?

To hell with them

Lil bro thinks İ am american

nah bro acting like İ asked

You just mentioned me to throw a tantrum

Guess what you did about it

Throw a tantrum

G'job ma'e

G'job innit

cry about it

Your tantrum is music to my ear lmao

Sue me mate

İ can speak whatever İ want

[buoyant venture]

Lovely

Now I can use all this when I next imitate being British online and get in a fight

Yessir

[twin tundra]

Ah yes, the legendary accents,each with its own power and mystery! , Cockney has its charm, but Liverpool? Now that’s a whole different realm of pronunciation magic. Which one do you think holds the true key to ultimate respect?

[twin tundra]

ChatGPT? Nah, mate, if I had an AI, I’d make it do my homework instead. LOL, Just me, my keyboard, and whatever nonsense my brain cooks up

[ember hatch]

What the Devil happaned in here 😭

[grave lantern]

Can't hear you crying now ma'e

Sounds so quiet without my bbg f1

He's not bo'o'o'wo'ah-ing anymore

[grave lantern]

Just some emotionally unstable wannabe western

I'd say he's a guy but he's more of a girl that's on her period

[tulip remnant]

Yoozhəlli peepul hoo tork layk tha' ge' kickd, weye' zee so speshəl?

That's my accent spoken in a sentence

[toxic cloud]

THERE IS A TREE THAT HAS BEEN CLAIMED TO CURE CANCER COULD IT BE TRUE ? THE NAME IS PAO PERIERA

[ember hatch]

An actual rocording would help lmao

mine would be like:

yuuzhwuhle, piipl huu took laik ðat get kikt. Waiyuh ðei sow speshuhl

[tulip remnant]

For some reason, I can't do voice recordings on here

idk why

[ember hatch]

ig you don't have media role or smth

no idea

but you can use this site called vocaroo

https://vocaroo.com/

you just send the link here afterwards

[ember hatch]

why laughing at my pronuncation 😔

[tight dome]

really? here maybe but not in vc

[red lynx]

https://youtu.be/LqetPENh4b0?si=zJFd_-KOYlAK3b0Z

[native parrot]

https://youtube.com/shorts/sFHJzXfB2OA?si=n7DIDQwPKDYQcKss

[tight dome]

Why you don’t want to have freedom? 🦅 🦅 🦅 🇺🇲 🇺🇲

[grave lantern]

I don't want to pay the IRS till my lifetime

[dire oracle]

How do you pronounce the word of the day "Repudiate ". Please and Thanks. Never heard of it, and I'm English 😂.

[tight dome]

are u australian?

[grave lantern]

I am definitely not a spider

Or a kiwi

[old marsh]

ayy that remainds me of granny

[grave lantern]

3nkbanh

[old marsh]

XD

[green basin]

Heya
Can anyone help to identify mistakes
In my speech (grammatical, awkward phrasings, pronunciation, accent)
Can I share a voice clip here?

[stone pendant]

Just send it

[green basin]

Sir kindly check inbox

[tulip remnant]

Use Google translate

[dire oracle]

Thx : P

[celest blade]

.,. Peeps

[celest blade]

Wrong chat

[brazen vortex]

Haha so it's true that Australia is land of spiders 😂

[shut fable]

Isn't it better to use wordreference ?
The words can be listen with different accent (uk, us, Australia....)

[meager jolt]

This is true, but sometimes it's better to hear it then read the actual IPA

[stone pendant]

I use Cambridge dictionary

[tulip remnant]

Yeah, that'd be better. I didn't even know that was a thing

[cerulean bolt]

Mastering English can sometimes feel like navigating a labyrinth of intricate grammar rules, idiomatic expressions

[meager jolt]

It was invented by the common and made complex by the rich

[cerulean bolt]

lol

[dire grail]

hi, i'm new here

[icy timber]

hi , i'm new here

[tender rose]

hi

[meager jolt]

Hey guys, introduce yourselves! #📝｜introduction

[rugged birch]

hi, I am looking for a English teacher for me

[arctic inlet]

Can anyone give feedback on this? Apart from the fact that I kept pausing

[red cliff]

You mispronounced "obliged"

[odd island]

Can someone please judge my accent?

[cunning mica]

ye sure

[urban viper]

Hey, i wish upgrade myself cause my pronounciation sucks. So you can find me on youtube to improve myself step by step. I'm creating a communauty to help each other and don't be afraid about big challenge like mine. It is what it is 🙂
https://youtube.com/shorts/MAjQV2xIRPo?feature=share

[odd island]

Thanks! Where do I send it?

[arctic inlet]

Here

[odd island]

sorry, how?

[cunning mica]

vocaroo.com

[odd island]

like it's a m4a file i think?

[cunning mica]

use this website

[cunning mica]

you can just send a link

[odd island]

okee

[cunning mica]

or a file

[odd island]

a vocaroo file?

[cunning mica]

no a link

link to your vocaroo recording

[odd island]

?

[odd island]

https://voca.ro/14qhPEMyctMO it worked with a mp3

[arctic inlet]

Omg your voice is cute lol

Also your pronunciation is good to me, don’t worry about it!

Way better than me actually hahaha

I can write English pretty decently but not speaking it

[cunning mica]

That sounds pretty Asian to me. But a five minute accent recording? Seriously?

[odd island]

thank you, writing clearly must be nice as it feels like you are able to think clearly too

[arctic inlet]

Yeah but still I hope my speaking can get better haha

[odd island]

? sorry how long is it supposed to be? also how asian

[cunning mica]

Where are you from?

[odd island]

yes from there

[cunning mica]

I mean, your accent sounds kinda Asian to me

that's why I am asking

[arctic inlet]

There isn’t a limit but typically I see people making recordings between 30 seconds and 1.5 minutes

[odd island]

oww

[arctic inlet]

Mines usually within this range as well

[icy narwhal]

I'm struggling when it comes to speaking also, some of my friends told me all I need is a medium where we can speaking with confident 😭

What do you do to improve your speaking skills?

[odd island]

same pinch :)

[arctic inlet]

Uhhh I try to imitate natives, also I’m in the UK now so hopefully that’ll speed the process up a bit

Still not sure which accent to imitate tho

[odd island]

maybe can i do something to not sound asian?

[icy narwhal]

Do you know received pronunciation accent? I guess you'll have to try, that's common in UK i suppose

[cunning mica]

@stone pendant You should ask him. He's Asian and has a pretty solid accent for a non native speaker

like sometimes I wonder if he's lived in an English-speaking country

[odd island]

like what kind of asian is it?

[cunning mica]

I'm not sure where he's from tho

[icy narwhal]

I have my own method by pronounce the end syllables of the word and the next directly, but it depends on which accent you'd like to learn

[odd island]

like deliberately trying sounds funny

[odd island]

which one do you go for?

[arctic inlet]

Yeah I know

[arctic inlet]

Thailand

[icy narwhal]

American

[arctic inlet]

Tbh I think you sound more British than American

[odd island]

hmm can you tell mine?

[arctic inlet]

Still decent tho

[cunning mica]

No, it sounds Asian to me, but I'm not sure where you're from

[arctic inlet]

Ooo I see

[icy narwhal]

If I may guess, are you from Indonesia?

[odd island]

noi

so its a weird accent i picked up

[cunning mica]

So where are you actually from?

[odd island]

dont you think its nice to not sound from anywhere?

[icy narwhal]

I don't think that's weird, I think you should just let go ur voice, so it won't sounds like you're holdin' it

[odd island]

asia

[cunning mica]

I mean what country are you from?

[odd island]

can i not say?

[icy narwhal]

It's your right

you don't have to

[cunning mica]

It's totally up to you if you wanna say where you're from or not

[icy narwhal]

what about u, bro?

[odd island]

mmm thank you

[cunning mica]

Ireland

[icy narwhal]

correct me if I'm wrong, irish(?)

[odd island]

you guys have a lot of slangs?

[cunning mica]

lad, sound, fair play

what's the craic?

[icy narwhal]

Oh My, I was meeting with a tourist from Ireland few months ago, I don't think I could try their accent, but it sounds interesting to me 😭🙏🏻

[cunning mica]

Galway has the best accent

[icy narwhal]

it feels like I'm talking to Clove from Valorant, yk

[cunning mica]

Well, if we even have one

[odd island]

oh i remember this one from a book

[cunning mica]

Galway in is known for having a lot of American tourists and a mix of different accents

[icy narwhal]

I was too focus on what should I go in terms of accent, is it really alright to not having any? I mean like you said, mix of different accents?

[odd island]

a mix of various sounds fascinating in its own way?

[cunning mica]

There's no such thing as a purely "neutral" accent 'cause it always depends on what mix of accents you're talking about. Are you saying wotah in a British way while the rest of your speech sounds distinctly American? That would sound a bit odd. Or do you mean differences in word choice? That can vary depending on the country

[icy narwhal]

But when it comes to conversation, the important thing is to deliver the message you'd like to send, no?

[cunning mica]

Yeah you're fine as long as people can understand you

[icy narwhal]

so what's best in this case?

[odd island]

oh this is great, its like reading victorian/ gothic stuff vs southern gothic stuff?

[icy narwhal]

I don't have friends who can judge how good my pronunciation is

[cunning mica]

Just don't force it too much. If it sounds too forced, it'll end up sounding worse. Focus on the sounds. I don't know, you should probably ask @stone pendant since he knows how to improve an accent

[cunning mica]

You can send a recording here

[icy narwhal]

I learn pronunciation in college tho, I only pronounce the words from the IPA Letters(?)

[icy narwhal]

Wait, I'll look for the text i made few years ago. Should I send the text also?

[cunning mica]

Yea you can

[odd island]

do you ever think about how you sound in your accent?

[icy narwhal]

Is it sent?

Oh it's not

How can I send it?

"False Memory"

I have something to share
What was the reason we bid a farewell?
I have complaints to tell
What was the burden I bear?

You were strong with those fire
I lit them up to push us through
Though I walked on a wire
We made it to see the truth

It was tough, wasn't it?
Forecasting the future
Like flies before a vulture
Condemning life into death

Who are you?
Was it me?
Was it really me?
Or you're just my false memory?

-Dhi

@cunning mica What do you think?

[arctic inlet]

What the hell why do even beginners speak better than me now 😭😭😭

[icy narwhal]

what do you mean? ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

[icy narwhal]

oh was it the role? Should I change it? please I don't know what to do 😭

[tight dome]

Daily practice

[ember hatch]

The first word isn't really clear; I personally can't make it out
'mix' sounded like 'mex'

[tight dome]

Why stupid scella

scella aint stupid

[stone pendant]

I do t understand the first part either. Also the end

Could you please provide the text

[tight dome]

Galway in is known for having a lot of American tourists and a mix of different accents

[stone pendant]

I heard “come away is…

[stone pendant]

Ah ic

Thx

I don’t that word Galway

Dude, you sound so low pitch. Try to get rid of the auto tune or noise canceling stuff

It makes the sound unclear

I already turned off mine in the setting

Check it out

[cunning mica]

It sounds a little Asian to me. Are you Asian?

[tight dome]

where and which setting

[stone pendant]

In the setting, voice noise reduction something like that

[tight dome]

Which one @stone pendant

[stone pendant]

Just play with it

Are u Thai?

Why it’s in Thai

[tight dome]

I set it to thai cause you’re thai

[stone pendant]

I don’t use Thai

Not familiar with

[tight dome]

Aren’t you thai tho

[stone pendant]

Just play with it turn off and on record and listen

I’m not

I’m harry

[tight dome]

You said it to me

[stone pendant]

I live in hogwarts

Now I’m harry

[tight dome]

Yeah right

[stone pendant]

[stone pendant]

👍

For over a year now, I’ve been struck with a dart of love and I’m not yet sure whether I have a place in your heart

Natives, could you please read this sentence. Thx

[tight dome]

So cheesy

[stone pendant]

Got it from blood, sex, and royalty series

[short mist]

Hi

[ember hatch]

a

[cunning mica]

OMG, what the heck

[cunning mica]

No it's not better

[river lance]

OMG

WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE STILL HERE??💀

I COULD SWEAR I SAW YOU TWO IN THIS CHANNEL LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO

go and touch some grass

Please

Jk

You’re not all that bad

Especially you Harry

[arctic inlet]

Yeah they were here 😭

Istg I forget almost everything but for some reason I remember this interaction

[river lance]

shay’s voice haunts me in my nightmares 😭

[arctic inlet]

Lmao 😭😭😭

[tight dome]

What happened

i was just having a nice chat with harry

[ember hatch]

Scella is stoopid

[red cliff]

Scella is stoopid, but not schyuupid

[ember hatch]

me when 'schyoopid' doesnt exist

[cunning mica]

Dooblin Ross

[regal kelp]

guys I'm having a hard time rn like I struggle to pronounce literally

please help me

[meager jolt]

/ˈlɪt(ə)rəli/

lit-a-rali

[stone pendant]

You gotta send your voice first.

[regal kelp]

I have no trouble pronouncing it in UK but when the Americans the way they pronounce it sounds like a tongue twister

[arctic inlet]

Just send a recording of you saying the word here we’ll figure out what your issue is

[arctic inlet]

I think your first “i” is pronounced wrong, it should be /ɪ/ instead of /i:/

You can search on YouTube for detailed explanation, idk how to explain since I’m also learning

And the “t” is pronounced as a flap in American English

By any chance do you have some knowledge in Japanese (if you do it’s like the r in Japanese)

[stone pendant]

in british? or in american?

[regal kelp]

brits

[stone pendant]

for me, us i pronounced 4 syllables, brits 3

not sure it's right or wrong , not native

yours is good already

li tual?

li tual ly

[ember hatch]

lich ra li

three syllables

t becomes ch before r (train -> charin; litrally -> lichrally)

and ty also become ch (tyoozday -> choozday; styoopid -> schoopid)

[stone pendant]

How do I sound?

The voice

[ember hatch]

I think your voice sounded just fine and your accent was great

[fallow fog]

https://tenor.com/view/salad-gif-24405829

[radiant bison]

?def trut

[modest shell]

:x: That word could not be found in the dictionary.

[radiant bison]

Hm

[cunning mica]

?def truth

[modest shell]

Word: truth

Definition 1 (noun): the quality of being near to the true value
Definition 2 (noun): United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
Definition 3 (noun): a true statement

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by iseal1_

[tawny sapphire]

Derogatory term, boring or slow person

[radiant bison]

Had a hunch I've read this before somehow. Ty

[white lodge]

?def friends

[modest shell]

Word: friends

Definition 1 (noun): a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Definition 2 (noun): a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
Definition 3 (noun): an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by kmrpd2o

[river lance]

Hello :> may someone give me feedback on this recording of me

I rarely speak so I think that I could work on my pronunciation

[willow juniper]

Hi EnVoyage, nice job! I understood everything in one listen. Some comments:

• The "th" sound in "the" is notoriously hard to pronounce. Yours sounds like a "d" sound ("de"), so I suggest practicing saying "the" on its own!
• You paused a bit at the end of the word "weekend", making it sound like "week-END". As an American English speaker this sounded odd. Try saying it a bit faster with more emphasis on the "week" syllable. I say it like WEEK-end.
• "Memories" sounded shortened, like you were saying "memrys". Try slowing down on that word to say all three syllables clearly.

[cunning mica]

Great pronunciation!

It's really clear and understandable. Well done!

[ember hatch]

The way they said 'Memories' is how some natives say it. I think it's mainly Brits, but I could be wrong about the region, but that pronunciation is fine

[ember hatch]

I was able to find a few clips:
https://youtu.be/KfazDKZBRzY?t=10
https://youtu.be/Di0X3qWYAR8?t=352
https://youtu.be/hCop3IGZH2o?t=170
https://youtu.be/zILgK7OKIdg?t=116
https://youtu.be/UTgkSO1lm6o?t=25
https://youtu.be/UvOS53pbQFc?t=351
https://youtu.be/llcZg6oml4Y?t=242
https://youtu.be/JtrmXCpaqTA?t=1882
https://youtu.be/009QIugHUgo?t=338

[river lance]

hello

i am an author

[arctic inlet]

https://voca.ro/1a8enr81nI4B

How understandable is this singing? This is for fun I’m self aware of how my singing skills are but I’m genuinely curious how comprehensible this is

[old marsh]

sometimes i catch bits of English

[arctic inlet]

I realised this weird phenomenon, I know that’s not much improvement but I can already feel way less tension in my mouth, do I sound like I’m on the right track?

[frozen tartan]

hi

[jolly gust]

#1342563973672730737 message

[distant relic]

can anyone give me a feedback on my accent? im leaning towards british, and im trying to practice .-.

the script was generated by GPT so.. if u have any scripts for me I ll be happy to read em

[distant relic]

@ember hatch

[stone pendant]

dude, were you in a hurry or something?

there's no need to be that fast

[ember hatch]

You're speaking a bit too quickly. I think you'd benefit from slowing down.
Some words here and there are a bit off:

• 'Models': the vowel was off (I think that even in American English it would be off). It should be a short o sound like in 'lot'. The 'd' was a tap-d. Generally, the typical British accent won't use those, though some more casual forms of British do use them.
• 'Concept': the first vowel was a bit off. It should be more rounded and a bit further down in the mouth.
• 'Artificial': this sounded a bit like 'ar ti fuh tol'. The main issue would be that you used a 't' sound instead of a 'sh' sound. But the stress was a bit off as well. You should stress the 'ficial' bit of the word. I'd suggest listening to it here.
• 'Acquisition': you did correct yourself on this one, but ended up settling for a pronunciation with stress that was slightly inccorect. Just listen to the word here.
• 'Dog': this sounded a lot like 'dock'.

So overall you're doing alright. My notes would just be to 1. slow down, 2. learn the stress of words, 3. practice your vowel in words like 'dog', 'log', 'lot', 'model', 'trot', etc. (that short o sound), and 4, try to enunciate a bit more. It sounds a bit forced but it's not bad at all. Just practice

[stone pendant]

slow down. i think you already got it

[distant relic]

i mean kinda what im goin be doing i do need to be fast maybe thats why, thank you all anyways I really appreciate it

[ember hatch]

Good luck :D

[slim epoch]

Hi guys, I'm new here. Can someone evaluate my pronunciation? It will be very helpful.
I'm also free to chat with anyone in private.

[restive briar]

Gimme some

[inner gazelle]

fail - falhar
file - arquivo
failed

[old marsh]

Which part of America is this accent from?
@ember hatch
https://youtu.be/uSEQvZhI4ys

[ember hatch]

My apologies. I'm not familiar enough with the differences between the various American accents to say

[frosty hatch]

It's not bad, but there are parts where I struggle a bit to follow along. Your biggest issue is skipping some important consonants and letting words sort of "blend together". I'll highlight some of the sections where your pronunciation may need a little work:
When you say "How the Trump administration", you say "de" instead of "the", which is a very common issue. You also need to hit the consonants a little harder in "administration"
When you say "American", hit the ending n harder so that it's distinct from the word "America"
"Where treated to talks" this was one of of the tougher parts to get right away, when you say "treated" it's trailing off a bit like "treatehh"; if you say it with a stronger d (like "tree-tid") it will be much cleaner
At 0:47 I think you say "all" but you pronounce it sort of like "ole" when it should be more like "awl"
When you say "country", make sure the first syllable is "cun" like in the word "cunning"; yours sounds a bit like the beginning of the word "contra"
Overall, not bad but some parts need a little more clarity. I can tell you're reading pretty confidently because that was a hard topic you chose, but a little focus on pronouncing your consonants a bit more consciously should help a lot with your clarity. Good job and keep going!

[slim epoch]

Thank you so much for your feedback. I truly appreciate it!

[red cliff]

Yeah it's hard to say just buy listening, but the guy is from New York, if that helps

[inner gazelle]

Someone can help me with pronunciation?

fail - falhar
file - arquivo
failed

[wicked cave]

eah it's hard

[frosty hatch]

It looks like you speak Portugese, so I'll try to provide some words with similar sounds. ||I don't speak Portugese, I'm using Google Translate and ChatGPT 😅 ||
The "ai" in "fail" sounds like the "ei" in "leite" or "peito"
The "i" in "file" sounds like the "ai" in "mais" or "cai"
"failed" should sound like "faild", as if there was a "d" right after the word; don't pronounce the "e"
Google Translate has a good AI voice that can sound out English words; having two tabs open may help you spot the differences in vowel pronunciation

[quartz totem]

How to pronounce "succession"

[ember hatch]

'Failed' is more is more like 'feild' normally I believe

[ember hatch]

Suhk seh shn

You can check the pronunciation in any online dictionary

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/succession

[cunning mica]

Somewhere in Asia. But you sound like an AI with an Asian accent, though

[cunning mica]

I first thought you were Asian, then Hispanic, and now I'm confused and not sure where you're from. Just out of curiosity, where are you from?

[wicked cave]

hello

[ocean narwhal]

https://youtu.be/9Poe1i5-S7E?si=032b6zvqA5kuHoBL

[stone pendant]

https://voca.ro/1vVhYOAk37fv

Hello, I’m Harry Potter. You might know me as “The Boy Who Lived.” I grew up with the Dursleys at 4 Privet Drive, not knowing I was a wizard until I turned eleven. That’s when Hagrid showed up and brought me to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I was sorted into Gryffindor, where I met my best friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

I’ve had my fair share of adventures—facing down You-Know-Who (well, Voldemort) more times than I’d like to count, playing Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and unraveling the mysteries of the wizarding world. Despite all that, I’m just trying to live a normal life, maybe without a dark wizard trying to kill me for once.

[inner gazelle]

Thank you so much ❤️

[arctic inlet]

https://voca.ro/188PSXKYZYnn

Why do I still sound off man, I’m using your recording as reference already…

[stone pendant]

what do you mean by sound off?

[arctic inlet]

Uhh I don’t sound British enough(?)

What do you think

[stone pendant]

sound pretty good to me. gotta ask the native though, to rate the pronunciation and accent.

[distant relic]

Asian accent? wow

[cunning mica]

Are you from Asia?

[arctic inlet]

Ahh alright

Thanks for the feedback as well!

[slim epoch]

😅 yeah, you're almost right. I'm asian but have been living in Italy since childhood.

[hybrid otter]

oh :0

this channel it's beautiful xd

https://tenor.com/view/dog-smilley-dog-wholesome-dog-puppy-wholesome-puppy-gif-8223726743518718224

[distant relic]

no

[cunning mica]

You have a great accent. I genuinely like it. You're easy to understand, and it's pretty hard for me to guess where you're from

[lime shadow]

I have an issue pronouncing those names 😣😣😣

[cunning mica]

India? Possibly South Asia? I can kind of hear those accents

[river lance]

He is defo Spanish

[river lance]

Find the audiobook or film

[cunning mica]

Maybe Moroccan?

I am really bad at accents

Nidal seems to be an Arabic name

[river lance]

Something like that he definitely speaks Spanish though

Overcorrects on g

[lime shadow]

No, I'm from Morocco

[ember hatch]

You got it right somehow! :D

[stone pendant]

i can understand you without looking at the text; that's all that matters

[lime shadow]

Trump expected to sign order designating English as the official language of the US

https://apnews.com/article/trump-english-national-language-d4b000e593ae7db2ac8264a6dbc5078f

[cunning mica]

I thought you were Russian until you said 'privet' - which, as far as I know, is how they say hello in Russia (with a slightly stronger 'r'). But now I'm picking up some Asian hints - maybe Indonesian? There are a lot of you guys on the server, but you don't sound completely Indonesian either. So, I'll just stick with guessing somewhere in Asia. Either way, you're easy to understand, and I didn't even need to read the text. That's a good thing!

[lethal sky]

Oh I'm not russian/asiatic/indonesian haha. I have a problem in keep one single accent, so depending on the day I speak with differents accents. But I'm glad you were able to understand what I said without relying on the text

[cunning mica]

Where are you from?

[lethal sky]

I would like to keep it a secret, if that's okay 😅

[finite sapphire]

my bet is central european, but your background obviously doesn't have to matter anyway. easy to understand

[finite sapphire]

clear enough, good. you pronounce some things not the way they should be pronounced normally, but it's not like this makes it very difficult to understand, it does not

[white ocean]

i was so nervous while reading this lol

the text is filled with a lot names tho

[umbral quarry]

I like to hear your pronunciation.where are you from?

[stone pendant]

seems like everyone likes being Harry ha ^^. love it. great job guys gals

https://tenor.com/view/girl-clapping-harry-potter-characters-the-half-blood-prince-hermione-granger-emma-watson-gif-6386938082119439453

[white ocean]

thanks! im from turkey i think i could've pronounce that text better but it was a confusing one because of the names and weird words that i haven't seen before.

[white ocean]

thanks man we need more texts from you lol

[ember hatch]

If you'd like to know how the names sound, you could check my recording. I believe I got them right

[untold radish]

Do you know Russian fast song?

[cunning mica]

Where are you from?

[ember hatch]

I prefer not to share a specific country, but I can give general region. Curious what you'd guess though

[cunning mica]

You don't sound Asian, typically European, or overly British. But you are probably from Europe

[ember hatch]

I see I see

Many people have told me I sound 'generally European'

I'm Arab though, Middle Eastern

[cunning mica]

If you spoke to me in real life, I would probably assume you lived in the UK but are not British

Your English is really good

[ember hatch]

Thank you! 💜

I try to sound English, but ofc, a non-native could never fully perfect the accent

[cunning mica]

Or just tell me you were born in the Netherlands or Germany, and I'd totally believe you. I'd even say you have a really good British accent for a German

[ember hatch]

Lmao, no one has said I sound German before

[cunning mica]

You don't

no

[ember hatch]

Ah, I see, you said germany because of the 'Generally European' quality of my accent, not because I sound German in particular, yes?

Either way, I'm glad I have a convincing enough accent

Always glad to get native feedback

[cunning mica]

You sound British, maybe like someone who lived in the UK but isn't actually British. Or you could just say you're from some European country, and it would be pretty convincing

[white ocean]

not now maybe i can check it later thanks for the suggestion.

[white ocean]

can anybody criticize my pronunciation and accent. you don't have to deeply analyze it but i just wanna know if i sound understandable or not

i care about the accent but i care about speaking understandable more. i want people to understand me more easily so they can understand me without focusing on my words too much.

wow you definitely sound like you are from UK lol. you actually nailed it man good job.

[ember hatch]

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words :) Hope my recording can also help uou with pronouncing the names! You can reference it for that

Btw, please don't call me 'man'; I'm a trans gal

[steel cargo]

can anyone feedback on this video, i know i need too much improvement and the accent is too much asian/desi. is it understandable and can you catch what i am saying

[white ocean]

ohh okay i didn't know that so do i call you gal?

[ember hatch]

'gal' means 'girl', iss jus the fem version of the word 'guy'. You can call me 'girl', 'mate' (which I don't mind but some trans women might), 'friend' anything non-masculine :p

[white ocean]

sometimes its clearly understandable sometimes its hard to understand. if you want to fix that i can suggest you a tongue twister routine that im currently using.i can also suggest another routine for better pronunciation. i think accent isn't the problem.

[white ocean]

ohh thanks that definition was necessary lol. i haven't seen that word too many times before.

i don't even know that there's a word for that and I thought that girls call each other bro everytime

[ember hatch]

Yea what I was saying is that I'm a trans woman/girl lol. Iss fair you're not familiar with the term 'gal', it's not very common

boy - girl
man - woman
guy - gal
lad - lass

[white ocean]

lass lol that definitely sounds german haha

thanks lass then

[ember hatch]

nope, these are all English! Iss jus that lass and gal aren't very common :>

Apparently it comes from Old Norse

[white ocean]

thanks for teaching that. do you also know the male version of lad?

[ember hatch]

nono, lad is male

lass is female

[white ocean]

oh yeah i forgot ah

i meant mam lol

it sounded like i wasn't paying attention to your explanation lol

[ember hatch]

Normally the masc version of ma'am is sir I think

it's not an exact match

But normally when refering to someone you don't know in American Englishh you use 'Ma'am' or 'Sir'

[white ocean]

yeah thanks for your help with that lass

definitely i learned it

[ember hatch]

Remember, 'lass' is reallyy uncommon hehe

[white ocean]

yeah probably but you know its meaning so i can say it to you :d

[cunning mica]

lass is more Scottish than Irish and I've only heard older people using 'lass,' and they definitely had a Scottish background

[ember hatch]

Lmao I like the word so I use it once in a blue moon

Good to know it sounds Scottish

I find the Irish and Scottish accents hard to understand but very interesting, so I don't mind learning more abt them

[remote girder]

Can anyone help me to pronounce "rewards"?

My accent makes it difficult

[tired hawk]

which part of the word do you find challenging?

@remote girder

[remote girder]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[spare agate]

eyyy brazilian person

[ember hatch]

There is no Brazil in 'rewards' my friend

[remote girder]

Me

[remote girder]

If you think

[ember hatch]

No like, Bertman asked you which part of the word 'rewards' you find hard to pronounce

Your answer was Brazil lmfao

[remote girder]

Oh

I thought it was racist comment

[ember hatch]

No sorry 😭

[remote girder]

Np

I didn't fully understand the question either, I really thought he was asking where I'm from.

[tired hawk]

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[tired hawk]

Cheers for clearing this up on my behalf 😄

[ember hatch]

[ember hatch]

If you would send a recording of you trying to say it we can try to tell you what's wrong

[remote girder]

😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

@ember hatch

[ember hatch]

I think your first r sounds like a w

The final d sounds like a t

The vowel should be a bit more round and lower

[remote girder]

I don't know how to pronounce 😆 I had a friend who lost patience with me trying this.

But I train to achieve it

[ember hatch]

Your second r was good

It's just the first

[spare agate]

bruh dont trust him

you did good i dont really see an issue

só tem sotaque brasileiro né mas além disso não parece errado não

just one thing

the final d sounded like a t

[remote girder]

Helpou hein 🙏

[remote girder]

Entendo, mas preciso praticar para pelo menos ficar compressível

[spare agate]

that was my point

[remote girder]

Att

[spare agate]

definitely compressível

you could try with voice recognition to see if it understands it because i bet it would (that helped me with other languages a lot)

[remote girder]

Boa

Obrigado

[tired hawk]

Você é perfeitamente compreensível com sua pronúncia atual. Dito isso, o primeiro “R” poderia ser dito com mais clareza, se você quiser soar mais nativo. Depende se isso importa ou não para você :))

(Peço desculpas se isso não fizer sentido, pois usei um tradutor)

[remote girder]

No need to translate but thanks, and the translation was understandable

[ember hatch]

Your pronunciation of the word is alright. It's understandable.
There were three issues, though:

1. The first R sounded like a W. It would be best if you practiced word-initial R's in stuff like 'Ray' and 'Way', 'Woe' and 'Row', 'Rinse' and 'Wince'.
2. Your vowel was a bit a bit too high and unrounded. That 'a' in 'reward' sounds like a low rounded 'o' sound in th back of your mouth. The way you said it, people might think you meant 're-word' as in 'phrase in a different way'. https://voca.ro/129fLDD2oSJr
3. The final 'd' sounded like a 't'

[spare agate]

eaí fellow english speaking humans¡! has anyone tried that boldvoice accent oracle thing? I've been obsessed with it for the past few days telling everyone to try it lol

[cunning mica]

It seems quite accurate, but I got Spanish once. It's very general and it doesn't actually tell you the country you're from, but rather a region. Other AIs can be either inaccurate or very accurate at times. I would say it's better to ask a human for feedback on your accent rather than an AI tool

[spare agate]

it doesn't tell you the country but the language, the only exception I've noticed being Brazilian vs portuguese (i can apparently do a pretty consistently good brazilian accent lol)

asking someone is cool but also inaccurate. in English I've gotten generic american, irish, german, some sort of latino, and brazilian, so i don't actually think that's very accurate either. ive noticed that in general the average person doesn't really know enough to guess accurately, and if you tell someone you're this or that they WILL most of the time "analyze your accent" with that in mind

[lethal sky]

how's that?

[spare agate]

what do you mean? like how good?

[white ocean]

most of the time it guesses my accent correct even if when i don't my accent is obvious it guesses correct lol
however sometimes i got persian or swedish

[spare agate]

whats the accent?

[white ocean]

i get pissed of whenever it guesses correct tho its so annoying for me

[spare agate]

RIGHT?

[white ocean]

yeah fr

[white ocean]

i just hate it but im going to keep trying time to time

[white ocean]

isn't your accent american

it kinda sounds like that im no accent expert tho

[spare agate]

i usually get english something something percent and spanish and russian

what do you get?

im curious because persian and Swedish makes me think hungarian or something

[white ocean]

im from turkish

[spare agate]

OR that

coolcool

Turkish sounds nice

[white ocean]

i can't say anything about it since im used to it but personally i really like asian languages and russian too

their words sounds so sweet

[spare agate]

my favorite languages soundwise are probably persian hungarian and serbian (Croatian or bosnian whatever idc)

[white ocean]

i want to be able to speak korean or japanese just because of their pronunciation and ig our grammar is mostly the same with korean and japanese

[spare agate]

eh

from what i know about japanese theres way more.. guesswork? involved in the grammar than in turkish

a lot of information being omitted you know

[white ocean]

i don't actually know it but as much as i know grammar is similar so its easier to learn but alphabets is the issue lol

[spare agate]

yeaaa alphabetS

[white ocean]

i don't think pronunciation would be a problem too

[spare agate]

oh yea that seems really easy

korean pronunciation is interesting tho

i know theres like a shift happening right now

the aspirated and unaspirated stops are merging apparently

[white ocean]

yeah it still gives me the same result nowadays im doing tongue twister to sound more natural and pronounce words more clearly

[spare agate]

eyyyyy

100%

[white ocean]

i think it's because ai man bro is way too smart

[spare agate]

yupppp

[white ocean]

if i keep trying i might get other accents

[spare agate]

no but i feel like no one has gotten 100% english tho

[white ocean]

wait im gonna do my pronunciation exercise and gonna try it again lol

[white ocean]

that's crazy lol

[spare agate]

you should try some random ones for fun like russian or something

[white ocean]

yeah sometimes i do indian lol

[spare agate]

sameeee

oh also can i hear the 100% turkish? im curious what that even sounds like

[white ocean]

sure wait

wait

i cannot send the voice record of it ig

i can read a random text if you want

[white ocean]

and usually it guesses the accent correct but the other accents that it says %0 changes a lot on me

[spare agate]

oh i mean you could just say whatever

[white ocean]

russian swedish english persian kurdish

[spare agate]

even though i do notice i sound a bit different when reading. worse in my case i think because i suck at reading out loud

[spare agate]

i think that might just be random

[white ocean]

idk

sometimes it says swedish and im like wtf how do they even talk

[white ocean]

wdym tho i can read something out loud if you want

[spare agate]

like i meant just talking spontaneously but yea that works

im just curious what you sound like

[white ocean]

ohh lemme read something cuz i don't know what to say

[white ocean]

where are you from

i think i haven't asked it yet

[spare agate]

sweden clearly

[white ocean]

i don't completely know how turkish accent sounds like but i can spot them easily if they didn't practice on another accents

i think my problem is with the rhythm of the language

[spare agate]

oh i agree with mr ai bro man

[white ocean]

i should probably read out slower too

[spare agate]

i would have guessed persian or turkish too

not swedish tho

[white ocean]

how can you spot that

[spare agate]

persian because of the

wait uh

and the very "soft" sounding r which i actually really like

[white ocean]

what do you mean by "internation" idk its meaning

[spare agate]

i meant intonation

[white ocean]

oh

idk its meaning too lol

let me send another one to sound a bit more natural

sometimes i pronounce the words from my throat maybe that's the reason of it

[spare agate]

oh i dont this this one sent(?)

think*

[white ocean]

it's glitched i cannot listen to it

[spare agate]

same

[white ocean]

it's something that im not familiar with but i think its the rhythm and tone

[spare agate]

YES

thats what intonation is

[white ocean]

my voice is too loud

[white ocean]

wow i think that's the reason why sounding like native speakers is hard then

you gotta listen to them and speak with them a lot

[spare agate]

i guess yea

i used to be able to change my accent pretty easily but now im stuck with the one i have

[white ocean]

i mean you can probably do indian still :d

it might not sound natural

but you can do it :d

[spare agate]

what u think?

[white ocean]

did you try to sound like a indian

because it gives that vibe

[white ocean]

yeah the rhythm change and pronunciation change is really funny lol

[white ocean]

it is more obvious on this one at the start

[spare agate]

that was some terrible hindi right there

but some indians suck at hindi too so idc akdkskdks

[white ocean]

lol

i mean you can make non indian people to believe that you are indian

[spare agate]

like u

now im indian to you

hlo my friend

hlo bro

sir

[white ocean]

yeah :d

im learning german if i learn a bit more i can sound like a native speaker since their pronunciation is not hard

so i can make some pranks

but they talk really fast

[spare agate]

EHHHHHH i never found german that easy pronunciationwise

[white ocean]

that's the hard part lol

[spare agate]

HUH

NO? they talk like reallllllyyy slow

[white ocean]

i mean i usually see them talking really fast german

you mean you see them while talking english

they have really long words

[spare agate]

says the turkish guy

[white ocean]

man our words are pretty short

[spare agate]

tamam bunu türkçe söylemeye çalışayım

bunlar bana oldukça uzun kelimeler gibi görünüyor

[white ocean]

wtf

[spare agate]

waitwaitwait

lemme try

[white ocean]

did you translate that

[spare agate]

yea did it get it right?

[spare agate]

i mean did it sound right?

[white ocean]

wait let me listen to it

[spare agate]

i mean the translation lol but yea judge my turkishness too

[white ocean]

the struggle is real bro but im glad that you tried pronouncing that

[spare agate]

GÖRÜYÜWHATEVERTHEFUCK

[white ocean]

its understandable but i have to listen carefully

[white ocean]

jdjdnddj

[spare agate]

i mean i dont know what anything means so i dont know where to put emphasis yk

but i think i can do a pretty good job at the sounds themselves

[white ocean]

i said it pretty fast tho

[white ocean]

you gotta say it slower but i get your point

[spare agate]

SLOWER?

well then thats an easy fix

(what the heck does it even mean tho)

It seems

oh

right

makes sense

[white ocean]

by pronouncing slower you practice the word by splitting it

[spare agate]

na bruh i dont think ill ever be turkish :<

[spare agate]

i laughed djskdksk

[white ocean]

haha :d you nailed it man i see some foreigners trying to pronounce our words they struggle a lot

you sounded like you practiced it before

[white ocean]

:d

[spare agate]

sıçanlar

[white ocean]

now its much better görüNew York city yes man

that's surely how you pronounce it kol

lol

[spare agate]

do a lot of people in turkey speak english?

[white ocean]

yes you are good bro

[white ocean]

no but nowadays young people speak more because of the social media and online games and stuff

[spare agate]

well yea thats everywhere but like

lets say

[white ocean]

but there's so many english speaking turkish people here that surprised me i think we like learning english

[spare agate]

lets say i went to a local turkish traditional hair transplant facility

would they speak english

(you know about the turkey hair transplant memes right)

[white ocean]

i don't know what they exactly do there

but private hospitals have translators for example and my brother is used to be one too

[white ocean]

are they really good?

[spare agate]

i think so idk apparently its a big thing tho

thats like one of the things your average internet user would know about turkey lol

other than 🦃 jokes

in turkish that's Hindi right

y'all should start making hindi🦃 jokes about indians

[white ocean]

because i've heard that our estheticians are really high quality and cheap so we foreigners usually visit turkey for that service

[spare agate]

yeaaa

[white ocean]

yeah

you know a lot man

[spare agate]

in portuguese it's peru

i think I'm getting banned

oop

[white ocean]

maybe but we call indians hindistanli or hintli ig

im not sure about the word hintli I haven't heard or saw it for years

[spare agate]

why the l

[white ocean]

oh i think its a unique feature of turkish for example we can call greek people yunan or yunanistanli (last i is without a dot but my keyboard is English)

[spare agate]

ohhh

so its not like an -i suffix like in persian or arabic

its -li or -lı

[white ocean]

yeah holy you made me realize that for example we can call american people amerikali or amerikan im pretty sure their meaning is completely the same or really similar

[white ocean]

yeah

[spare agate]

amerikan??

just like that?

[white ocean]

yeah lol

[spare agate]

what about

brazilian

lemme guess

brazilli? no

brazilialı

[white ocean]

i haven't heard that word before but it might be lol

[spare agate]

*braziliyalı i guess

[white ocean]

brezilyali

[white ocean]

brooo

[spare agate]

brezilyalı apparently

okay

[white ocean]

you don't live in turkey right?

[spare agate]

i do NOT djsjdjd

i got it wrong

[white ocean]

i think for example we say amerikali for people but amerikan for brands and other stuff

[spare agate]

oh?

[white ocean]

mostly i heard it like that

[spare agate]

oh so apparently amerikan comes from french

while amerikalı is the regular turkish version

[spare agate]

like américain

i thought it was just the english word american with a k

apparently not

[white ocean]

i think it comes from english

[spare agate]

it doesn't tho apparently

i thought so too

looked it up

[white ocean]

ohhh

[spare agate]

im quick like that heh

okay i have one more question

[white ocean]

but we really like to translate words into Turkish without changing much things on the word

[white ocean]

yes sure

[spare agate]

when speaking english do turkish people call it turkey? or do they conform to the governments demands to call it türkiye lol

would you say turkey?

[white ocean]

i think most people would call turkey

[white ocean]

yeah turkiye is turkey in turkish so it sounds weird for me

[spare agate]

right?

[white ocean]

i don't know why they tried change that

[spare agate]

i think its weird too

so its not like

turkish people in general get offended when you call it turkey

[white ocean]

nah

[spare agate]

🦆 turkey

[white ocean]

oh and i remember this is like a bad word in Turkish

[spare agate]

huh really

[white ocean]

ördek

[spare agate]

örümcek

thats a word i know

i like it

[spare agate]

whats the bad worddd

oh wait you'll get banned like me because i said the peru thing

peru is a word

[white ocean]

people usually use "nah" like you cannot do that that's impossible and that word also has a hand sign like gang sings but its like middle finger sign

[white ocean]

oh what? did you get banned?

[spare agate]

no but im GOING TO

[white ocean]

noo

[spare agate]

for

peru

(its slang for uhhhhhhhhhhhh how do i say this so it sends...)

but also the bird

and the country of peru

and i have NO idea where the slang usage comes frok

from

it makes 0 sense

[white ocean]

i didn't understand its meaning

how one word can be a slang

[spare agate]

a slang word

[white ocean]

don't use nah in daily conversation btw it's a really mean thing and people usually use it like" nah you can do it"(this means you cannot do it by being ironic)

[spare agate]

i usually say na actually

na I'm good

yea no yea whatever its fine idc do whatever idc its whatever

[spare agate]

my average response to a human person

[white ocean]

it's fine even if you say nah but then say something like that people wouldn't get offended since nah is usually used with a sentence or with a word

[white ocean]

sounds good :d

[spare agate]

my new favorite word

or

term

i guess

two words

is

lil bro

ive been calling everyone lil bro recently

[white ocean]

i like to call people same words over and over like bro or man

my phone is about to die imma send you friend req

[ember hatch]

so many messages :0

[white ocean]

yeah we chatted for a while

[lethal sky]

how to use it. i've never heard about it

[spare agate]

oh just look up boldvoice accent oracle. you read the text it gives you, sometimes it tells you you're special (rude lol) and you have to read a second one

the results are in percentages of how likely it thinks it is that you speak a specific language

[lethal sky]

ahh that seems cool

i'll try it when i have time

[spare agate]

lemme know what you get heh

[lethal sky]

yeah sure

[old marsh]

guys i am a bit confused between learning the British accent and the American.

ik the difference between them but i dunno which one should i choose

[torpid nebula]

Now Im learning english for 2,5 months by active learning. Recently I understood how much my accent sucks. My Russian is going from my English as much as fuck, so this is bullshit. However it's quite hard thing, yk.
Has anybody achieved the perfect pronunciation here?
And is there any recourses for learning British accent?
If you could be share information I would be really thankful to you.

[torpid nebula]

-I'm sorry for mistakes, if I had

[white ocean]

i don't know your english level but i think you should ignore focusing on accent until you build a good vocabulary and good pronunciation

i suggest you to do tongue twisters regularly to get good at pronunciation or you can also read out loud english books or any text for 5 minutes regularly but you gotta overdo your mouth movements and read out loud slowly

nowadays i hear tongue twister suggestions too much and last suggestion that i gave is from a communication skills teacher

he also mentions that accent isn't the problem but pronunciation

[worn pier]

That’s true the knowledge before then the accent otherwise you won’t progress at all it’s no easy for foreigners to have a perfect English accent but as long as they understand what you’re saying there’s no problem

[high minnow]

I feel like the next step to learning is developing an accent, as it makes you more clearer and easy to understand

An English accent I mean

[obsidian lake]

That's a good answer bro

[river lance]

gn bae, love u♡

[ember hatch]

Wrong chat, perchance?

[magic drift]

I don't think so lol

[stiff bronze]

bro got no response😭

dw bro we love you too

[sterile crypt]

Guys, I need some help and advice it's my first time trying to seek help I'm Middle Eastern and I want to improve my pronunciation my problem usually is that I can read and understand the word in my head but some words that are typically long or have weird sounds I can't read for the life of me and I make the wrong sounds I think I'm fluent in English been reading English for a long time but one someone tells me to read out loud its a mess and then I know how a word is supposed to sound but I can't make the sounds it's making me go crazy and it's making my life hell.

[pure vale]

are you trying to learn specific words or just that happens with all of them

[tight dome]

Daily practice

[teal furnace]

How do you say Thought?

[pure vale]

“thaw-t”

[crystal storm]

For me, I prefer American accent cuz somehow it makes me remember the words longer when pronouncing the word according to this accent.

[ivory vapor]

But britsh accent sounds cool

[hot whale]

Better than Brazilian

[stone pendant]

Choose any accent that you're comfortable with and that is understandable to others. If it's not understandable, there's no point in using it.

[tight dome]

Daily practice

[arctic inlet]

But here’s the thing, I like the American accent more since it flows more smoothly to my ear, sounds more friendly and is more commonly used than British accent but when it comes to actually imitating the accent, I seem to be doing better in the British accent?? (Do you think so too? I’m curious about your opinion)

[tight dome]

British accent slays the American one

[stone pendant]

my casual is American accent caz ppl tend to understand me more than the British one

[brisk kiln]

How do I fix my voice? 😢

The audio quality of the recording isn’t good

[finite sapphire]

"massive ear embolism is caused by pumping from an empty reservoir, and is treated by ceasing pumping and commencing ..."

it's rather clean

no problems

except for these last few words, but I suppose these are some latin medical terms so that's always difficult to get. Sounds like "retro... cerebral perfusion" or something

[clear seal]

peak pronunciation

highly recommended for every english level

[cunning mica]

It's really understandable and sounds American, but I can hear a slight hint of an Asian accent. Are you from Asia?

[brisk kiln]

It’s not exactly a Latin term, but it probably has Latin roots

Retrograde cerebral perfusion

[brisk kiln]

I’m from Asia, yes. What gave it away? 😂

How do I fix my speaking voice tho? I sound so monotonous, like I’m dead inside lol

[cunning mica]

There's just something about your accent that gives that impression, though I can't quite put my finger on it. It's just little hints here and there. I'd say you could pass as an Asian from Canada or the U.S.

As for making your voice sound less monotonous, American accents are generally flat, but it depends on the region. A Canadian accent has more ups and downs. If you want to sound more natural, try a regional American accent from a state where a lot of Asians live, just not California. It's pretty clear you're not from there because the California accent has certain traits that you don't have. Pick a state people don't know much about and try to match that accent. But overall, your accent is solid for someone from Asia.

You just need to have a native speaker role for me to assume English is your first language. If you did, I wouldn't focus so much on your accent. But since you have a beginner role, I notice it more, as I pay more attention.

In general, I don't pay much attention to accents unless something sounds off. But if something sounds super unnatural, I start wondering what's wrong.

[brisk kiln]

so what you're saying is, my accent is good enough to successfully spy on your country's DoD?

just kidding lol

[cunning mica]

I am from Ireland

and you don't sound Irish

[brisk kiln]

How do I improve my voice tho?

[cunning mica]

don't spy on Ireland!

[cunning mica]

I don't think your voice sounds bad. It might just come across as more monotone and laid-back, which is not a bad thing. I would say keep it if you want to sound more American because it sounds a bit flat to me, which is a good thing when trying to develop an American accent.

[brisk kiln]

I think it sounds emotionless

or if it's not, then it's absolutely not engaging

I think Americans are still expressive though, e.g., Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street

[cunning mica]

But he is an actor. They have professional accent and voice coaches.

[brisk kiln]

Is it natural to speak like that when you're hyped up?

It's like I forgot how to sound friendly, welcoming, hyped, and ecstatic lol

[vast fox]

https://www.oed.com/dictionary/castle_n?tab=factsheet#10052407

why 'T' isn't spoken?

[cunning mica]

You sound fairly natural. How long have you been learning English? Just out of curiosity, because I havent met many Asians with a good accent on this server

[supple osprey]

Hi, Im Violeta from Argentina

[brisk kiln]

I’m not sure how to answer that lol

Some Asian countries are bilingual

[clear wedge]

😀

English Translation:
🎯 English Pronunciation & Linking Sounds Challenge
If you can read it correctly without mistakes within the given time, it means your speaking foundation is solid.
#TOEICSpeaking #EnglishPronunciationLinkingSounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcF2yCRyYos&t=19s

[rocky sierra]

Hey can anyone tell me how i should learn the american accent? I am intermediate level english speaker

[cunning mica]

Your accent and pronunciation are way too good for someone who just started learning English, so I wouldn't think you're a beginner. Either you've been exposed to it from an early age or you've been learning it for years

[brisk kiln]

I guess the former

I chose my role because I have no clue how to test myself lol

[tight dome]

Daily practice

[old marsh]

You're doing a great job trolling the British, bro 👍

[tight dome]

U take that back

I was trying to learn the British accent

real hard

[old marsh]

if i have your accent i will troll them xd

[tight dome]

Very funny

[tulip remnant]

They're right

[arctic inlet]

Just curious, which part of northern England are you from?

[tulip remnant]

I'm from Lancashire

[arctic inlet]

I see

[tight dome]

U take that back

[ember hatch]

They're right

[elder echo]

Hi guys, I can do English conversations easily. As I'm not born in an English speaking country I've learned the standard foreigners RP.
I've asked ChatGPT to search or make a few tongue twisters in informal British English to up my pronunciation game.
Unfortunately, there's no AI voice to say these out loud so I can copy them. Is there someone in here who could have a go on these sentences once I pasted them here?

[cosmic bay]

Hola a todos. soy nueva aquí, así que agradecería si alguien me pudiese explicar cual es el modo de interactuar en esta comunidad.

[elder echo]

Dirígete a #📋｜rules para ver

[oak burrow]

I am looking for a Native English Speaker who can teach me, it will be paid
Please let me know if you are available for teaching

[elder echo]

@river lance see if this works

1. Ain’t nevah seen no be’ah bi’ o’ bread ge’ bu’ah spread so quick.
2. Didja see 'ow 'e go’ 'is li’le ca’ fixed a’ tha' quick shop dahn the road?
3. Me bruvvah tol’ me I go''a watch meself when I’m talkin’ 'round 'ere.
4. She’d a’ least frow a bi’ o’ bu’ah on 'is bi’ o’ bre' if she weren’ so mi’erable.
5. Wha'chu doin’ wi’ tha’ bo’le o’ wa’er, bruv?
6. If ya go’ a be’er idea, ya be’ah le’ me know now, mate.
7. Oi, I ain’t nevah seen no one ge’ 'is money back from tha' bloke!
8. Jus’ gimme a li’le bi’ more time an’ I’ll sor’ i’ all ou’, alrigh’?
9. Tha' ca’ don’ even go no more, why’s he still tryin’ ta sell i’?
10. Me auntie says I go’ ta bring 'er tha' bo’le o’ milk from tha’ corner shop, innit?

[river lance]

What's that, buddy?

I can't read it bro

[elder echo]

Just generated a few things on ChatGPT to make a few Estuary lines.
1: aint never seen no better bit of bread get butter spead so quick.

Or atleast that's what it should say

[ember hatch]

Wdym none make sense? They all make sense

They're spelt in an accent

[elder echo]

Do you know a few lines, both written and spoken that show how to talk more fluent using tongue twisters without getting American? Similar like these overdone lines.

Haha, of course, but these don't show how to talk like an actual Englishman as it's written in RP. That's the kind I tend to revert to as it's also the kind foreigners use

[ember hatch]

They make sense. Here are the properly spelt versions below. I would agree they're overly stereotypical, but they aren't nonsense. Not everyone knows how to read the IPA, so saying 'just use IPA' is a bit silly, especially when it's a tool mainly meant for linguistis not learners of languages (though both can benefit from it)

1. Ain’t never seen no beter bit of bread get butter spread so quick.
2. Did you see how he got his little car fixed at that quick shop down the road?
3. Me brother told me I gotta watch myself when I’m talking around here.
4. She’d at least throw a bit of butter on his bit of bread if she weren’t so miserable.
5. What you doing with that bottle of water, bruv?
6. If you got a better idea, you better let me know now, mate.
7. Oi, I ain’t never seen no one get his money back from that bloke!
8. Just gimme a little bit more time and I’ll sort it all out, alright?
9. That car don't even go no more, why’s he still trying to sell it?
10. My auntie says I got to bring her that bottle of milk from that corner shop, innit?

Never said such a thing. IPA is not needed for learning pronuncation, and many learners don't use it. It's also not something everyone can read, so 'just use IPA' is not a proper solution

[ember hatch]

I think vlogs are your best bet if you don't want that classical sort of pronuncation. Tongue twisters are helpful for learning sounds you can't make, but they don't generally tend to teach entire accents

[elder echo]

Dont Care about that as long as I don't get sluggish American like

[elder echo]

Yeah, but videos on how to use your mouth don't do that either. That's why I'm searching for tongue twisters as they're easy to remember and do a lot more native sounding pronunciation compared to the RP every foreigner was thought.

Also, that's why I'd hoped for someone to read these sentences out loud, even if they don't make sense and are overdone to really learn how to talk like an Englishman as nobody will apply everything these sentences use to all their conversations.

Only fools and horses?

Cause?

It is the regional non-RP sound I'm trying to go for

Meaning?

[ember hatch]

Pronunciation is mainly learnt through imitation. Just reading tongue twisters won't really teach you a casual, low-class English accent. You need to listen to people who speak in your target accent and repeat after them, note differences between your speech and theirs and try to eliminate them, and look up typical features of their accent and incorporate them into your speech. Tongue twisters indeed are helpful, but only insofar as becoming consistent at the basic phonemes you cannot produce consistently: say you struggle with the voiceless th sound (the 'th' of 'think') but can sort of produce it, using a tongue twister to practice it would be a perfect use of one. Tongue twisters can get you used to an unfamiliar sound, minimal pairs can get you used to the difference between similar sounds, and imitation can help with the rest (intonation, accent acquisition, and so on). I'd recommend you listen to native speakers whose accent is the one you aspire to acquire every day and use them as a point of reference for how you change your speech

[elder echo]

Based on what I'm aiming for, do you know someone who has a daily program or online video?

Which?

Preferably BBC as I don't really get a lot as I'm not in an English speaking country

Yeah, just saw that. Tnx. That's the kind of British I should aim for?

Can I just start watching tonight or is there a background I should be aware of?

True

[old marsh]

why many of you choose the British accent over the American accent

[elder echo]

Cause it's an English rip-off