🗒｜pronunciation

[summer wren]

here have a people from america?

[elder echo]

Just been looking into it. For that to work, you should know what those symbols mean

And What's the best way of getting to know the written text? And is there some sort of textbook somewhere on the internet?

[elder echo]

I understand but once nobody tells me where to start searching for IPA, the only thing I see is odd text ment to show how words need to be spoken phonetically.

[hallow pier]

This is for RP?

[hazy oxide]

https://www.wordarena.online/ word bomb is available online now guys, go check !!!! The fastest way to learn english

[full bane]

How is my pronunciation and accent?

[formal delta]

That was really good , you sound like a native

[cunning mica]

Really good, but where are you from?

[cunning mica]

I can tell you're probably not American because you speak too fast, and your intonation is a bit monotone, which isn't typical for most American English speakers. But your accent sounds American overall, so it's hard to say for sure.

[full bane]

thank you sir. appreciate it. 🤍

[full bane]

do you have any comments for me?
i'm from egypt sir.

[full bane]

thanks a lot for this valuable comment sir. i'll work on my intonation. i hope my speech is clear and understandable overall.

also, i have a problem with connected speech, that's why i was reading that. sometimes my tongue misses one or two words as i'm speaking, mostly when i'm trying to speak faster than usual. I still don't know how to fix that.
I'd appreciate it if you have any suggestions to help me overcome this hurdle.

[finite sapphire]

if you want, you can feel free to avoid "sir", it often makes one sound overly formal

[finite sapphire]

it makes sense that some people want to use this, cuz in many languages it just is mandatory to be polite and use some form of polite words/pronouns/anything. Like in german you'd use "Sie" to mean "you" but formally, and "Ihr/Ihre/Ihr/Ihre/Ihren/Ihrem/Ihrer/Ihres" to mean "your" but formally, or in polish you'd use "Pan/Pani/Państwo" to mean "you" but formally

in english you can just say "you" and this is usually alright

if you want some additional politeness then just use keywords like "please", "sorry", "excuse me". There are ways to sound formal and polite, but it's usually about playing with some more advanced words, like "Could you please let me go?" can become "Would you allow me to go, please?" or something. but that's often about intuition and if you are stressed/a beginner then it may be too difficult to reform stuff

[old marsh]

how did you reach to that level?

[cunning mica]

Your accent is really good, but you sound a little foreign when you say 'sir,' and your English feels too formal. I think you should slow down a bit because talking fast makes it sound less natural. Americans don't usually speak that fast (depends on the state though). You also sound kind of like AI or a robot (which is not a bad thing, but it's kinda monotone)

But honestly, I'm curious how did you get your accent to sound this real? It actually sounds like you're live in the U.S. Did you use any special techniques? Is this how you normally talk, or do you think there's still a bit of an Egyptian accent in there? Because it's really good. I never would've guessed you were Egyptian. I actually thought you were some American messing around. The only thing that gave it away was when you asked about your accent because that's not something a native speaker would ask.

But seriously, great job!

[cunning mica]

I wonder if the accent oracle would detect an English accent. It's usually pretty accurate, but I'm not sure why it's showing Russian and Spanish here.

@full bane

[cedar silo]

Website Name
@cunning mica

[cedar silo]

This one

[full bane]

Thanks a lot for this amazing advice. ✨ 🤍

[full bane]

mainly shadowing native speakers, but practice is key.

[full bane]

Alright, then. I'll keep that in mind while practicing in the future.
The way I got it to that level is through shadowing native speakers. it's quite an effective method.

[full bane]

It says English with a little bit of spanish and chinese. 😂

[cunning mica]

BoldVoice accent oracle

[high minnow]

https://start.boldvoice.com/accent-oracle

[tawny quest]

damn my italian accent is heavy

be brutal about it, is there any blatant thing to point out, how may i better it?

[old marsh]

how did you upload an audio

[obsidian gull]

You got those ai voices

[tawny quest]

like, robotic? Yeah it doesn't sound very natural or fluent

[cunning mica]

Your accent sounds pretty Italian

[high minnow]

How much time did it take to give you the report bro?

[tawny quest]

very quick like 10 seconds

[dusk mortar]

bruuhh i'm shy when i speak englis h

[drowsy bridge]

؟

[ember hatch]

https://youtu.be/NvX9EsqEeuU?t=457
Does he sound like a native? I dont think he is one, but I'm not sure if he sounds like one

[cunning mica]

He sounds Scandinavian

[ember hatch]

So he sounds it too? I see

Is it the intonation?

The way his tone goes up and down, I mean

[cunning mica]

I don't know, he just sounds Scandinavian to me

He doesn't really sound like a non native speaker

apart from the little hints of accent that I can pick up on

[ember hatch]

Alrighty alrighty, thank you

Just wanted to see if natives would pick up on the accent, cuz it was really hard for me to notice

[cunning mica]

I'd say I wouldn't have been paying attention if you hadn't asked about his accent. Scandinavian accents sound cool, and since they speak English so well, I wouldn't really consider him a non native speaker

[ember hatch]

I mean, idk what qualifies someone as a native speaker, that's entierly dependant on how they grew up. But ye, Scandanavian accents are nice. I just could faintly pick up on something but wasn't sure :p

[brisk kiln]

hey

any native speakers here?

Can you guys send a recording of yourself saying a sentence or two? 👼

[cunning mica]

You sound so robotic! Do you want feedback on your accent, or maybe you would like to see if people can guess where you are from?

[wide orchid]

there's no problem in fact I would be honored!

[cunning mica]

My guess is that you are from Asia. And as for your accent, I can hear some subtle Asian hints, but they are not strong. It sounds kind of Americanized

[wide orchid]

You are correct

also what do you mean by I sound robotic? is there any part from my accent that you would wish for me to improve on in order to not sound robotic?

[cunning mica]

It might sound like you're not showing much emotion, but it's just the way the intonation comes across

it's not a bad thing tho

some Americans kinda sound robotic

it can actually be a characteristic of some accents in America

[sage glen]

Cuz complacency sucks

[ember hatch]

I guess they endeavour to reach perfection. I knew someone who was obsessed with sounding as close to a native as possible. It can be because of being ashamed of your accent and wanting to eliminate every foreign minutia, it can be an admiration of an accent so strong that you can't but want to mirror it to the tiniest detail, and it can simply be a belief that your accent is flawed, despite that not being the case. Whatever it may be, there is nothing wrong in wanting to improve

[cunning mica]

I want to sound like a cowboy, you know with that 'yehaw' accent 🤠

https://tenor.com/view/uh-huh-cody-harris-the-cowboy-way-recken-so-yeah-gif-18480748

[ember hatch]

You can do it

[cunning mica]

There are plenty of Texan tourists in Galway, and it would be awkward to run into one and do a bad impression of their accent. It would also come across as weird here in Ireland

[ember hatch]

I want an Irish accent but I wouldn't dare do a bad immetation of one in front of an Irish person

I so would get punched

[cunning mica]

Irish accents can be tricky, so I'd be careful with it

You won't get punched or anything, people are polite

and no one's going to say anything uless you are really taking the piss and it comes off as mockery

But people would definitely think you are a bit of a weirdo

[ember hatch]

The only reason I would like to be able to put an Irish accent on, if not have it as my natural accent cuz that would be a huge amount of work, is cuz I like Irish accents, so I certainly wouldn't be doing it mockingly, but I'm so miserably bad at imitation that it might come off that way

People thinking I'm weird is another thing lol

It's uncommon that someone learns an Irish accent, so Irish people are likely not accustomed to it

[cunning mica]

You don't need an accent at all. Just by looking at you I can tell if you are from Ireland

no need to say a word

[ember hatch]

I mean, I'm decisively Arab-looking so that's pretty easy But can you tell an English person from an Irish person from a Scottish person just by form?

[cunning mica]

I'd say I can. Not the Scots, but the Brits. It's the way some of them walk (like they own this country), their clothes, their facial features

I can tell very easily that you are a Brit tourist

[drowsy bridge]

hii

[cunning mica]

They also tend to view everyone here as poor farmers

[drowsy bridge]

good evening to you all

[cunning mica]

so even if they sound or look British, they probably think Ireland is a shithole and that the UK is better

Pretty much every single British person I've met has told me the UK is miles better in every way

[ember hatch]

I often confuse Irish and Scottish accents (though I'm getting better at it). But yeah, it would be impossible for me to tell you all apart just by how you look. I haven't met any Brits irl before, it's a shame they're so, hmm, supercilious towards the Irish people

Most of the Irish folk I've encountered online have been quite pleasant

[cunning mica]

Just say you are from the UK

There are so many Arabs in the UK who consider themselves British, so I wouldn't be surprised

[ember hatch]

But I've never stepped a foot in England lmao

[cunning mica]

Unfortunately, there are some people here who can be really racist towards anyone, including Irish people

I read a story about a guy from Mayo being told to 'go home, ye immigrant' by a junkie from Dublin

but the guy was at home-in his own country

But yeah, those people are ignorant, uneducated and mostly come from shitholes like Dublin

I absolutely hate that place

[ember hatch]

Yeah I heard there is some controversy over immigrant at the moment. I don't know much about that. It's a shame these people are about, but there are always some bad people :/

Saying that to their fellow Irishman is a pretty crazy

[cunning mica]

Some people act like immigrants should be grateful just for being in Ireland, as if they own the country. Those are the people that live in social housing, rely on benefits or earn minimum wage, yet complain that immigrants are taking over

Truth is, without connections or a good qualifications, an immigrant has no chance of getting a job here

The people on benefits living in social housing seem to experience the housing crisis the most

more than those who pay taxes to support them

[ember hatch]

Yeah, those people are just imbeciles :/

[river lance]

i’ve been trying to sound more american for a while now, watching pronunciation vids and none really helped, idk if its my flow/placement that doesn’t make me sound american or my pronunciation? since i think my pronunciation is pretty americanized

[pallid cobalt]

Why do you want an American accent in the first place? Are you going to a college in America? Just asking 😀

[brisk kiln]

how do you fix that?

[river lance]

Yeah i am actually, haha

[brisk kiln]

wjere ra you from?

[cunning mica]

You are understandable, but you kinda sound like one of my friends from Brazil. I don't think you are from Asia, but I wouldn't be too surprised if you were. Your natural accent sounds better than your somewhat American accent

[cunning mica]

It's hard for me to say how to improve your intonation

[hot canyon]

@admin all me to open camera.

[arctic inlet]

Damn rly??? I thought sounding monotonous was always bad

Which accents have that?

[cunning mica]

I'm not American, but I was talking to a New Yorker I met here in Galway, and she said the American accent sounds really flat. I am not saying sounding monotone is a good thing, but it's not necessarily a bad thing either

[arctic inlet]

Ahh I see

Where are you from again?

[finite sapphire]

pretty sure "isael" is irish

[arctic inlet]

Ooo I see

I assumed he was native cuz I saw his role lol

[finite sapphire]

it may be possible that he speaks both English and Irish as native languages

[cunning mica]

Ireland

[cunning mica]

I don't speak Irish

[arctic inlet]

Ooo I see

[river lance]

How do I improve my pronunciation very much

😞

[hard stratus]

help

mi inglish is bad

[pallid cobalt]

No fast track to it.

You gotta learn and practice daily.

[vocal moss]

Practice

[lavish fulcrum]

Something that has helped me a lot is talking to native speakers either IRL or in VC. My accent has faded a bit over time doing that (It is still there though)

[proud gale]

no shit

[vocal moss]

shut up, practice is essential if you want to get better at it

[proud gale]

yes madame

[river lance]

Thank you so much for your advice!!!

[river lance]

You reminded me the core essence of being good, thank you very much!!

[ember hatch]

Agent submissive

What are you doing here smh

You're never here

[proud gale]

Oof

When was I dominant?

Lol

[river lance]

Netherlands

[ember hatch]

Lol

[proud gale]

Lol

[ember hatch]

What is your name

This is the pronunciation channel

Pronounce it

[proud gale]

Agent

It's agent transcribed in hindi

Not much

[ember hatch]

Ohh oki

[proud gale]

Yis

[high minnow]

Wdym practice

[solemn umbra]

You sound Canadian to me 💖

[river lance]

Haha i get that alot

French canadian

[old marsh]

this record is more understandable and clear

[versed isle]

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California ，how do you pronounce livin' it up，and also all the ing+it , how to pronunce ŋɪ ,i always pronounce it more like nɪ

[solemn umbra]

You sound arab, id say Egyptian though.

[halcyon niche]

jamica

[halcyon niche]

yea

[solemn umbra]

Hey??

[solemn ingot]

You sound fluent, but the microphone sucks.

[cunning mica]

You sound like someone from the Middle East who's watched a lot of American TV

[cunning mica]

I'm having a hard time hearing you because of the mic quality, but from what I can tell, your voice sounds quite high-pitched and a bit zesty

It sounds more like you are mocking Americans than actually doing an American accent

[old marsh]

Arab? your voice like someone from middle east

[solemn umbra]

Bruh, the mocking part is so true, i dunno, i just over emphasize thinking that would make me sound like it.

My mic sucksssss, i actually have a better mic, but I don't have the right adaptor for it 💖

[thorn lintel]

North african or Middle Eastern

[silent stag]

Does anyone could communicate with me and correct my accent? I’m looking for a person who possessed British accent

[worthy portal]

Yes

I can

If you are up for it.

[silent stag]

That would be fantastic

Shall we add friends in discord?

[worthy portal]

Yes we shall.

I accepted your request

We are now friends.

[silent stag]

Alright I’ll dm u real quick

[worthy portal]

Ok

[cunning mica]

I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but the accent comes off a bit high-pitched and it kind of sounds like a gay accent. I'd suggest slowing down a little and not forcing it. The more relaxed your mouth is, the easier it is to pronounce words naturally. Try saying some words you find tricky, first force them out, then relax your mouth completely and try again without any tension. You'll notice a difference

[cunning mica]

It sounds a bit like a stereotypical female movie accent, maybe with some African American influence

[ember hatch]

Maybe they're gay through

Although they may have intaken a lot of gay creators' content without being gay. Reminds me of this Reddit story of someone learning Italian (or maybe Japanese?) and apparently sounding like a mafioso (or Yakuza?) cuz of the shows they watched. Not sure if it's true, but it seems plausible

[dim fable]

Damn I never thought of that. Gonna try that

[lyric bane]

can someone please give me some sentence to try pronounce and help me fix if there anything i pronounce wrongly?

[sage glen]

Rescue efforts are continuing in Myanmar, three days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country. The military government there says the number of people killed has now risen to 2,056, with more than 3,000 injured - but getting information out of Myanmar is difficult and there are questions over the scale of the disaster.

[cunning mica]

My guess is that you're from the Middle East based on your accent

[sage glen]

Yea

[finite sapphire]

After listening to trump's speeches many times, I started pronouncing some words like him (for example china or good)

American presidents are always priceless, every single one of these has their own mannerism and ways of speaking lol

[ember hatch]

Egyptian would have been my guess

The only reason would be the word 'thousand'

Idk why but it sounded pretty Egyptian to my ears

[old marsh]

can you guess where am i from?

"Many of us might only seek out physical therapists if we are recovering from accidental injuries or surgery. However, medical experts say these specialists can also help prevent many health problems if they are seen on a regular basis."

[ember hatch]

Asian?

[cunning mica]

Are you from somewhere in Asia?

[old marsh]

Why Asia?

[cunning mica]

I thought so based on your accent

Where are you from?

[old marsh]

i want to know what makes me sound like Asian xd

and yep i'm not asian

[cunning mica]

You don't sound like you are from the Middle East

[ember hatch]

You need to pronounce your final letters more. I think Asian languages tend to have simple syllable codas with not much clustering so that's probably why

[ember hatch]

ahh I see

[old marsh]

i'm from middle east xd

[old marsh]

hmm

[ember hatch]

We should have gussed since you don't seem to struggle with th

[cunning mica]

That's interesting - you sound quite Asian to me

[ember hatch]

So yeah, 1. pronounce final clusters, 2. don't blend your words so much, 3. less drawling

[cunning mica]

You speak in a very relaxed way and don't overpronounce your words

Middle Eastern accents tend to sound a bit stronger or harsher in comparison

[old marsh]

Thank you guys so much

[sage glen]

Syrian

[ember hatch]

Ah I see I see

[sage glen]

Y'all are getting better at guessing

[old marsh]

can you give me an example for number 2

[ember hatch]

'physical therapists' and 'on a regular basis' mainly, but the whole thing doesn't have much emphasis to set words apart better

[old marsh]

THANKS

[ember hatch]

np 💜

[solemn umbra]

This is undeniably true, i have intaken lot of gay content, I did not know it would affect my accent but I am still often perplexed which accent i should be on whether american or british, in American i sound gay and in british I sound like an exhaling bull.

[ember hatch]

If you'd like to learn more about the gay accent, there is a Wiki page on it. But yeah, it's hard to pick. You can do it based on a few factors: which sounds best to you? Which is easiest for you? Which is closest to your current natural accent?

[solemn umbra]

American is quite close as we have the hard r sound in my native and even the softened d sound.

[hollow jewel]

Heyy guys , I need a native American speaker who can help me with my american accent training... I promise to be regular and consistent I just need your help, if anyone is interested they can dm me , thankiess

[warm moss]

Same

[river lance]

I have got difficult to pronounce "Th" sound

[cunning mica]

Place your tongue beween your teeth and blow air out, using your voice for words like (this) and no voice for words like "think"

[solemn umbra]

Hey, could you let me dm you personally for help, if you're cool with that as I really appreciate your straightforwardness and no-sugarcoating persona when it comes to advising. Would certainly love to be guided by someone as honest and straightforward as you!

[river lance]

I really admire your fluency

How did you learn English

[solemn umbra]

Just from YouTube teachers and people here, with the internet learning things has become easier and more accessible than ever!

[sage glen]

How do I sound?

[gaunt viper]

Pretty good. Although the mic makes it a bit unclear.

[sage glen]

Sorry about that

I may start recording from my phone

[gaunt viper]

It's okay.. 😂 I appreciate your effort. Your accent is really good.

[cunning mica]

Your accent doesn't sound as Middle Eastern anymore, but I still pick up on a bit of it

[white lodge]

How pronounce the

"The"

[cunning mica]

Say "the" with a voiced th sound

vibrating sound with tongue between teeth

put your tongue lightly between the teeth and make a soft buzzing sound with your voice

[river lance]

Hello, guys!
What are the best ways to improve in your pronunciation, in your opinion? I've been doing shadowing exercises for some time and it helps but I'd like to try more things. I have a very strong hispanic accent and trying to get better, hmm. So, I made a clone of my voice with 11Labs, made it have an American accent, and then I use it to create phrases that I repeat aloud until it sounds very similar.

[lunar horizon]

That's a very good idea

[cyan hornet]

bro I'mma give u an advice

listen to music

and try to repeat with the singer/rapper

i improved my accent and pronunciation with that way

[stone pendant]

i watch "Bridgerton"

[stone pendant]

i've learned so many new words from this series

[sage glen]

Watch The Boondocks

Best way to improve your english

[river lance]

Okay, haha

[sage glen]

https://tenor.com/view/mad-talking-bonnet-like-a-gangsta-gif-5208308693286438219

[worthy portal]

It's classic english, i have watched it too.

[lunar horizon]

Is Bridgerton good

[wispy jackal]

The best way to improve your pronunciation is to pronounce something wrong around my dad. He won't let you hear the end of it.

[stone pendant]

How do I sound?

[dim fable]

No.

[cunning mica]

This sounds good, but it doesn't quite sound like your usual accent-it kind of sounds like you're trying out a different one

[cunning mica]

At first, it sounded like a mix of Irish, British and American accents all rolled into one

But honestly, you are doing a great job!

[stone pendant]

ur right, not my usual

[stone pendant]

i got mixed

[glossy canyon]

guys I have to ask, IA is a good way for learn english and pronounce?
I know how IA can make mistakes about information

but is a good choice for beginners?

[stone pendant]

AI?

[glossy canyon]

yes

sorry

[glossy canyon]

yes

I was practice my english in a AI with natural voice

and it is very usefull

for me

[glossy canyon]

well you paid to use all Chat GPT?

[stone pendant]

no

there are many AIs out there

no need to pay for any

[glossy canyon]

ok

[white lodge]

How to pronounce the

[old marsh]

How is my pronunciation?

Wilbur and Orville Wright are the American inventors who made a small engine-powered flying machine. They proved that flight without the aid of gas-filled balloons was possible.

Wilbur Wright was born in 1867 near Melville, Indiana. His brother Orville was born four years later in Dayton, Ohio.

As they grew up, the Wright brothers experimented with mechanical things. Later, the Wright brothers began to design their own flying machine. They used ideas they had developed from earlier experiments with a toy helicopter, kites, the printing machine and bicycles.

[sage glen]

Good attempt

But you need to work more on your T's

And you said balloons wrong

[old marsh]

do i forget to pronounce them?

[sage glen]

Also you're breaking Orville to 2 syllables

When it's only one

[sage glen]

It's not that transparent

[sage glen]

Take for example later

I think you're trying the flap T but it's not so clear

[old marsh]

i pronounced it like lader

[sage glen]

I knew you were trying to do the flap but you need to work more on it

Also bicycles pronunciation was wrong

But other than that, you did an amazing job

[old marsh]

So
Flap T & Ts
balloons, bicycles

how about the final letters, i tried to focus on pronounce them tho

and btw thank you @sage glen

[sage glen]

You completely dropped some of them like experimented, you didn't pronounce the -ed

But not to worry a lot of americans drop the -ed's if it's followed by a consonant

@old marsh

[old marsh]

Thanks allat

[sage glen]

Anytime! Keep up the good work, you're doing great

[old marsh]

I stopped learning from along time but from time to time i try to do some reading exercises
Thank you bro :3

[sage glen]

Don't let critiques demoralize you bro, I used to sound way worse than you

[old marsh]

it actually doesn't, it encourages me to to work more on problems :3.

[sage glen]

Let's go, that's my mentality

[ember hatch]

it's not an actual d; it's a quick tab of the tongue against the alveolar ridge. It's the same sound as the Spanish r in 'pero'

[old marsh]

Ooh i totally forgot this

[muted heath]

There are two common sounding, and some say it's a difference between us and uk English, but i think it's more related to the noun that follows. There is a "thuh" and "thee" sound. The thuh works better when follows by a noun starting with a hard consonant, and the thee works better with a noun starting with a vowel or soft consonant.
Thee onion
Thuh ball
But it's really going to come down to individual accents, and it's all about the sound flowing from the definite article to the noun while maintaining the word sound separation.

[wide sonnet]

Hi

[muted heath]

A!! You must be the indefinite article

Do you pronounce your name "Ah" or "Ae"

[wide sonnet]

my english is poor.

so i want to learn english to you

are u busy now?

[rapid garnet]

please be realistic, I'm 18, level around high c1-low c2 and I've been living in the us for 8 months, Ill go back to italy in 2 and after a year ill probably study in the UK for 3 and in the US for 2. I want to become an actor (and also a software engineer) so I need to take away my accent. Be realistic, how likely is it that I can get rid of my accent, or at least sound nativelike. After 8 months here ive improved so much but im still far away

[finite sapphire]

first take a deep breath, and second try hard

[rapid garnet]

but how

[river lance]

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[high minnow]

You need to learn the basics of accent training like watch some YouTube videos to learn the foundation

@rapid garnet then after understanding the basics like tongue placement, vowels and consonants pronunciation, lip movements… move on to shadowing - copy the speakers

@rapid garnet listen to each speaker who you wanna talk like and then copy their flow ya get me

Then practice till it becomes like second nature

🫡

I've always been fascinated by space. Watching documentaries about the universe and learning about planets, stars, and black holes amazes me. It's incredible to think about how vast and mysterious the cosmos really is.

Please gimme y’all feedback 🙏🙏

[high minnow]

I’m tryna work on the American black accent

So did I make good or bad progress?

[river lance]

You’re good

[inner gazelle]

Someone that speak Portuguese please could help me about how can I say that? (Sick of looking at it) I would like if write how is the pronunciation.

[sonic vessel]

Hi! 4guin Do you still need help?

[onyx zenith]

Hii

[cunning mica]

Black American accent? Really? I can't quite tell where you're from. I think I pick up a slight Asian influence, but it's subtle and honestly I'm not even sure

It's hard to believe you're Black because you don't sound like it at all. I'd believe it more if you said you were white

[cunning mica]

Are you from Brazil, Portugal, or maybe a Spanish or Portuguese speaking country in South America?

[cunning mica]

Your pronunciation is very clear and easy to understand!

The intonation is just a little off, but you are doing really well!

[river lance]

You are right , I'm from Uruguay haha , what words do spanish pronounce to make you notice they come from there or to realize it's spanish accent?

[ember hatch]

I think they're trying to develop a black accent as a non-native

[high minnow]

Yesss exactly

[high minnow]

I’m not black I’m south Asian 🤣

[high minnow]

Maybe my intonation is off and my ‘t’ and ‘d’ may sound Asian 🤔

Thanks for the feedback @cunning mica

[high minnow]

Thank you

[high minnow]

I feel like the a.a.v.e accent is much cooler 😇😇

[sudden raven]

threw and through had the same pronunciantion?

[high minnow]

For the African American accent?

[ember hatch]

yes

[cunning mica]

It's a bit hard to say exactly what makes it clear you're a Spanish speaker. You're easy to understand and your pronunciation is really good. But there's just something about your accent that sounds Spanish overall. Like when you said 'forecast' - it should be pronounced 'for-kast,' not 'for-kaste.' So it's small things like that that give it away

[cunning mica]

You don't sound South Asian, but you also don't sound like a Black American. I think people might have a hard time guessing where you're from, especially online. You could be Brazilian - I know someone who sounds a lot like you. You could also be Asian - there's a very slight hint of an Asian influence in your accent. Or you could be white - I'm not sure exactly where from, but I'd probably believe it

[forest tapir]

Tongue Twisters:

"Pad kid poured curd pulled cod"
"Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?"
"Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better"
"Give Papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup."
Read aloud each sentence above repetitively.

[gusty crown]

An actor and a software engineer. Gonna be honest first time I’ve ever seen someone say they wanted to do both of those.

Granted I have a friend from Slovenia/Italian border region who is also an actor and they have absolutely 0 noticeable accent when speaking English. So I think for some actors when method acting can hide it completely which is wild.

[forest tapir]

there will be a play tomorrow

[silent surge]

Hi

[inner gazelle]

Yes please

[river lance]

about what

[old marsh]

How much of my accent do you understand? (in percent)

[cunning mica]

You're about 95% understandable, but you're kind of mumbling like some words sound a bit off

[old marsh]

Alright Thank you Iseal <3.

[stone pendant]

You sound like my Japanese friend. I can understand you by the way.

[high minnow]

@old marsh First of all, thanks for posting your speech here! It takes courage and determination to ask for help and improve yourself!

I would say that I noticed mostly a wonderful pronunciation of words. You took time to think about each word pronounce it which shows your determination! Especially ( Actions ) part in 0:10!!!
I noticed you used intonation in your speech which was another wonderful addition!!!

But I noticed you weren’t confident when you were speaking, but by more practice you could reduce it…
Here are a few things you could improve yourself on -

differs from place to place. - differed sounded like different

But about 99% - 99% sounded like ninety ninety

Breathes air- breathes doesn’t sound nice when pronouncing

At some point that does not meet
Pollution guidelines - meet sounded like need

Killed about 7 million people each year - killed sounded like cared

Health experts - experts sounded like expires

The UN health agency - agency sounded not nice when pronouncing

There are some actions individuals can take to protect themselves even in the worlds polluted cities- even in the worlds polluted cities sounded very unclear.

So at the end personally I think right now I could understand about 85% of your speech. Maybe if you choose an English accent that your interesting in learning? If you don’t want to learn an accent for English…. Then try practicing pronunciation of simple words: what I mean is try practicing vowel and consonant sounds until it becomes easier for you.
After this maybe your confidence might increase and you will be at a 100%!!!

[old marsh]

i really appreciate the job you did
thank you so much buddy

[high minnow]

No probs twin

[eager mist]

Hello guys. I’m currently struggling to pronounce the flap t sound. As an Arabic speaker, it is almost impossible to hide the r sound. I just want to know is the flap t sound, like in water, a soft d, r, or t.?

[forest tapir]

you can see at the Event announcement or schedule

[ember hatch]

Flap t is a short Arabic r

like the Arabic 'mara' ('woman'), if you pronounce it like in Arabic then add an English r at the end you're basically saying 'mutter'

The vowels are slightly off but the idea I'm trying to convey is that the Arabic R is the same as the American flapped t and d

The English R is sometimes (and the easiest way to say it is) a retroflex approximant. 'retroflex' is fancy-talk for 'with your tongue bent backwards'. Approximant means your tongue is pretty far from the roof of your mouth (so no air turbulence is happening)

[rapid garnet]

I am unique IK

I love CS but to be honest I love acting more

CS is both part of my backup plan and my normal plan

(since CS is supposedly flexible I could do it from wherever I want)

[ancient jasper]

.

[gusty crown]

Brother your full name is on full display. Just an observation.

Also even as a native I feel like I would be absolute trash on this exam…

[rapid garnet]

ooos

ooops

[gusty crown]

Are you German or American? Or just Italian lol.

[river lance]

Hello

[pine sluice]

heey

[ember hatch]

hiyya

[junior mulch]

Pfp is legit firee

[ember hatch]

Yeah, I love it tbh. The name of the artist is in my bio https://www.instagram.com/p/CoqCNE6rsbr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[junior mulch]

I love anatomy, and I like how some artists use anatomy and portray it as an art style

[kind moat]

hiya

[ember hatch]

heyyo

[high minnow]

I agree with @ember hatch , 1.you need to make a u turn with your tongue, towards your throat…. 2.And then bring your tongue forward…

It’s called a tongue flap for a reason: you bend your tongue backward, and then bring it forward - the forward bringing of tongue creates the r sound.

In Arabic and South Indian languages, the tongue just vibrates in the middle of the mouth roof…. But in English the r doing flaps from forward to backward or the inverse… but the flap needs to be there!

[ember hatch]

No that's not English r, that's English flapped t/d

English r is different

The Arabic r isn't a trill, also, unless it's geminated

so the 'the tongue just vibrates in the middle' is not true unless there is a shadda on the r

[mild parcel]

any mods to ping for this?

nvm

[wicked pecan]

Hi, I’m learning a speaking English, who can help for me?

[rapid garnet]

italian

but my great-grandfather was from vienna

[ancient ravine]

I can understand you 100%, but you do seem to be mumbling in some parts of the recording. H did a great job explaining it to you.

[old marsh]

idk bro i tried to foucs on pronounce the final words because i used to ignore them

[old marsh]

lllyoutube ??

how to mention mods

[pallid garnet]

Hi, best advice Jonathan is to start chatting in the voice channels and listening to other speak and then speaking yourself

[polar veldt]

Hi! I’m working on a school project about the role of culture in learning foreign languages, and I need your help. Could you please take 2–3 minutes to answer my questionnaire? It’s completely anonymous and your answers will really help me with my research. Thank you so much!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwGULchj9a4vvmSB6FiEp5VQQ26q804kuPS7vsJ1mkCfaqug/viewform?usp=header

[gusty crown]

A likely story

[languid basin]

Hi, guys, how do you pronounce the words blanket and market?
Google says blang-kuht and ma-kuht. Does the end sound -ket sound like -koot or -kat?

[mellow palm]

BLANG-kit

MAR-kit

[iron saddle]

helow guys

is there anyone

who is online

[signal briar]

Anyone has good RP accent pls hmu

[river lance]

Who tf would admit to having a good RP accent

Just watch the bbc or something

[silent surge]

What is "RP" ?

[river lance]

Received Pronunciation

it’s just a fancy way of saying posh

[silent surge]

Ok.

[sage glen]

I'm eating dinner*

You're taking long breaks too

Also you don't say "I don't native speaker" you say I'm not a native speaker

[silent surge]

Yes, because I'm struggling with my speaking skill

[silent surge]

Ok , thanks

[silent surge]

Ok, I understood.

[sage glen]

Lemme guess, you're egyptian

[silent surge]

Yes 🤡

[sage glen]

I knew it

Y'all mess up the ED endings

[silent surge]

My accent is Egyptian accent ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

What is "ED" ?

[sage glen]

Well, it's natural to sound bad if you're not practicing

Ed endings like past tense

Like I watched the new minecraft movie

[silent surge]

Exactly 💯

Even though we study grammar more than anything, when we speak we forget everything.

[sage glen]

One thing you should know

Grammar is your biggest enemy when learning a language

[silent surge]

How ?

Why?

[sage glen]

It's useless

Knowing grammar won't help you to speak

Learn it naturally

By reading books

learn new vocabs

[signal briar]

Heheh hey that hits hard

But HEY it just a question

😂😂

I wanna test mine gurl

[silent surge]

I think you are right, because when I speak here , I feel like , No point in rules

Thanks @sage glen

[signal briar]

Come on 🔥

[sage glen]

Yeah, it's just logical

Just like you can speak your native language not thinking about a single rule in your language

Same goes with other languages

[silent surge]

It's fact

Where are you from?

[sage glen]

Syria

[stable forge]

Hahah

[sage glen]

Did I say some funny??

[stable forge]

No I'm always laughing

[sage glen]

Wish I was you

[signal briar]

Dude chilll he is just laughing

[stable forge]

🌚

Dude I'm weetoons that's normal

Sad to hear

[stable forge]

@signal briar sup ? Girl

[signal briar]

Doing goood

[stable forge]

You're the chill girl the best ever

[signal briar]

😂😂

ROFL

[stable forge]

Can I engage with you

And have kids , and chat together

🌚

[signal briar]

Wow I didn’t see tha coming

[stable forge]

Hhhh

[signal briar]

Go find life bruh

[stable forge]

I can see the future of us

[signal briar]

I will run a kingdom Yeee

Dw

Things gonna be controlled

[stable forge]

Hahaha

Together actually

[signal briar]

Huh

Bruhhh

[stable forge]

[signal briar]

I will kick u out

That will be MINE

lol

[stable forge]

Sup !

[signal briar]

Chill

[stable forge]

Hahaha

I'm trynna find future wife

The future told me it's u

[signal briar]

On discord 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[signal briar]

Bruh

[stable forge]

The easiest way I guess

[sage glen]

You're looking in the wrong place

[stable forge]

[signal briar]

Ye

[stable forge]

So you're wrong to

Bad choices 💔

[sage glen]

Nah, I fit here just fine, helping people

[stable forge]

What kind of help

??

[sage glen]

Help them to speak better

[stable forge]

Help me then

[sage glen]

Not with your case

[stable forge]

Hahaha

Why bro haha

[sage glen]

You ain't here to learn nothing

[stable forge]

I'm learning on vc s and getting some fun on chats

😅

[sage glen]

Is that so?

[stable forge]

[sage glen]

Whatcha learn?

[stable forge]

Yeah

Some botato tomatoes

Weetoons

Love you guys

[sage glen]

Great

[stable forge]

Have a nice day

[sage glen]

See ya

[stable forge]

I'm keeping my trip searching about my only girl

[sage glen]

Break a leg

[cunning tundra]

hello every one am new in this server am study to pass my exam am here for friendship and business partnership Dm me for more thing we can be friend

[sage glen]

Better than before

Also don't say "my age is 17"

Say I'm 17 y/o

[cunning mica]

At first, I thought you were from Asia because of your accent. You don't sound Middle Eastern to me at all. Your pronunciation is really good-very clear and easy to understand. You're doing a great job!

[near axle]

hi

[high minnow]

I noticed that your English is great, I understood everything, the whole message.

But there was a problem in your words, I felt like your words were very few… and that if you could use more words other than the basic noun and verbs, you could eventually tell us more and be able to share more and also be able to make the audience listen more easily.

So, I felt that we got the basic idea of what you were saying but… I recommend you listen to more tv shows and movies, or TikTok’s in English, so that your your English vocabulary ( word choices) increase… in no time you will be from a small stream to a huge waterfall… continuously talking in English without any stops along the way. 5/10 ( try repeating them)

Your pronunciation sounds good, personally it sounds middle eastern, but it’s understandable.
6/10
I’ve had friends and elders who talk like that, and some of them even work in offices and talk like that. So it’s not issue.

@silent surge

[high minnow]

https://youtu.be/cXG9w--Eh48?si=h-uuEfwt25yoTA76

im also learning this series
Im in cd 3!,

If you’re interested in learning the American accent
@silent surge

[high minnow]

https://start.boldvoice.com/accent-oracle

@silent surge
@grim quail

This checks your accent

[high minnow]

Your English is good, pronunciation is good, but just talk a little louder next time

@grim quail

[silent surge]

Ok

[silent surge]

Thanks

[river lance]

Heres a reading I did about the book of Daniel , could anyone say something about my pronunciation?, I'm trying to sound american though I know i struggle with the ''THE'' and every word i must say with the ''a'' vocal.

[cunning mica]

I can’t give detailed feedback on your pronunciation, but you said ‘standing’ more like ‘stuhnding,’ with an ‘uh’ sound instead of ‘a.’ I can still hear a Spanish accent. But overall, you’re very easy to understand, and I had no trouble understanding what you were saying.

[high minnow]

@river lance it sounds great, with a spanish tinge - 8/10, some words are a bit hard to understand like "iron" you pronounced the "r" sound..... we dont say the r sound....but it was amazing no cap twin

[high minnow]

@river lance if you want to build an american accent, i recommend these 5 videos, it builds the basic foundation of learning the accent. After that just practise alooooot by repeating people you wanna sound like.

[river lance]

Alright H , thanks, and thanks to isael too for correcting me

[jagged lynx]

I was just watching a video and the person was slowly writing out the word "Sound", but he had only written "sou" so I was pronouncing it like how you would say "soup", English has a lot of quirks like this, why is sound pronounced the way it is, instead of being pronounced similar to wound? Nobody knows lol

[forest tapir]

maybe it has some history

[ember hatch]

'Sound' comes from 'soun' from 'son'/'sun'. English has a tendency to insert 'd' after 'n', so 'sun' became 'sund'. Before 'nd' and some other clusters short vowels were lengthened in Early Middle English. So the /u/ of 'sund' became [uː] (like the 'oo' in 'boot'; 'soond', [suːnd]). Words pronounced with with [uː] (the sound in 'boot') in Early Middle English (1100 to 1250 English) started being pronounced with [ʊu̯] in the 1500s (Late Middle English, 1400–1500) cuz of the Great Vowel Shift (1400–1600). Then that kept shifting over time until the 1900s and became [aʊ̯] which is Modern English 'ou' in 'sound'. Refer to the first picture to see how the evolution went (if you can read IPA). Some respelling likely happaned to change the 'u' into 'ou', since in Middle English ⟨ou⟩ represented /uː/ often.

As for stuff like 'soup', 'group' and 'acoustic', those were borrowed into English with /uː/ in the 1600s, so they didn't undergo the shift from /uː/ to /aʊ̯/.

As for 'wound', I've looked into it and am not really sure why it wouldn't have become /aʊ̯/ since it's not a late borrowing. My best guess would be the fact it starts with /w/ somehow affected the evolution of the vowel in it, which is not unheard of (cf. wand-band, wonder-ponder, work-fork). Some sources do list that it used to be pronounced with /aʊ̯/.

[lean ruin]

how is my pronounciation? Also I feel like the way I talk may sound muffled( not necessarily about the mic but more so about how I vocalise sounds ) so I would be glad to hear what you have to say about that or if you have any advice on how to improve my speech

[sage glen]

Try to speak slower

[lean ruin]

thank you for your suggestion

[sage glen]

I feel like "I gotta" sounds imperative

[tight flare]

Holaaaaa

Anybody want to practice English conversation with me?

[sage glen]

Sure

Where you wanna go?

[tight flare]

Maybe in my inbox?

[sage glen]

I thought like a vc

[cunning mica]

Hi I think I hear a bit of a French accent-are you from France? You kind of sound French to me. Just a small thing: try to slow down a little when you speak. Now it feels a bit rushed, and your intonation goes up and down in a way that makes it a bit hard to understand

[tight flare]

I don't get you😫

[sage glen]

Why do you have a thing for guessing where people are from? 😂

[lean ruin]

I’m not French but I’ve been told that before ( probably because of how I pronounce the r)

[sage glen]

Voice Chat

[tight flare]

AAAAAAAA ok ok

[lean ruin]

thank you for your advice I’ll try to not rush so much when I speak

[sage glen]

So B3 - Intermediate?

[cunning mica]

idk

[sage glen]

Not bad

But you want to speak more than you write to improve your speaking skills

And I'd suggest reading books out loud

Helped me a lot

[sage glen]

You've got some work to do to reach that level

[tight flare]

Yes I have to get better

[sage glen]

But yeah, we all started from scratch and built our way up

I couldn't understand a word they say

Back in the days

But after couple years of dedication and commitment, reached a decent level

Still not complacent though

[silent surge]

Ok thanks

[ornate matrix]

Do people give feedback to our voice records here?

[silent surge]

Yes

Just record it and people will give you feedback

[tight flare]

Thanks for the advice

[ember hatch]

Could someone pronounce 'anteroinferiorly located' please

[ember hatch]

I appreciate that you've tried to help me but are you sure this is the pronunciation? I'd like to be certain. I mean no offence to you but I don't know if you're fluent or not and so there may be the possibility that you've mispronounced the word, and that is why I enquire further as to your assuredness in your pronunciation. Again, I don't mean to be rude; I just want to be sure

[river lance]

No, actually i thought you were challenging if we could pronounce this word xs

[ember hatch]

Ahh, I see! That's alright. I wa actually asking because I don't know how to pronounce it and can find no recordings of the word sadly

Let us hope a more competent speaker saves us both

[forest tapir]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8MBhtX8H6Q

[forest tapir]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFtgS8-KVRU

[ember hatch]

This is a robot voice so I don't trust the accuracy

[ember hatch]

This person obviously has an accent

I just want to hear how it would sound naturally by a fluent speaker with a weak non-native accent or a native speaker

[forest tapir]

i have another example but i can't send it here idk why

an audio one

[ember hatch]

DM

[river lance]

As a spanish native speaker this mixture of merged words i can say this word means antero-inferior

= a body(not necesarily human though it can be so too) which position is before something below a body.

Also this word is usually taken and used in anatomy topics so it might be more related to some part of a muscle's body.

So the whole word would be related not about a physic conception but about something metaphorical becuse of the "ly" added.

So : antero= something it's before and "inferior" positioned the inferior place though "ly" would put the entire word would be put in philosophical ideas and conceptions like that.

So it would be like

"entaro-enfarior-ly"

[ember hatch]

it's an anatomical term

not philosophical

[river lance]

Jmmm you are right

It can be used in the muscle of our buttock for example

[ember hatch]

idk how to read 'entaro-enfarior-ly' tbh looks like portuguese not english

[river lance]

You emphasize infériorly more than the other words

[ember hatch]

I think that would be posteroinferior to the, for example, chest, not anteroinferior

But yeah I'm only asking abt pronuncation I know what he word means

[river lance]

/ˌæn.tə.roʊ.ɪnˈfɪr.i.ər.li/

Bro this word will be stock in my thoughts forever because of you xd

[river lance]

an – like "ant"

tero – "tuh-roh"

inferior – "in-FEER-ee-er"

ly – "lee"

here is another useful method to pronounce it

[river lance]

That's it 🥸

[sage glen]

Hope so, cause I ain't sure

[river lance]

😂😂😂 bru you killed me

I think you pronounced it very well

[sage glen]

Idk about that, my friends make fun of my R's

[ornate matrix]

thx.

[ebon veldt]

Hello guys

How ore you guys?

good afternoon averybody

[lean vessel]

I'm doing great

[ebon veldt]

Great

[ebon veldt]

Where are you from?

[ivory karma]

Hi guy's 👋

[river lance]

Can someone correct my american attempt accent?

I'm trying to sound the most standard american accent possible.

[river lance]

🤬😡🤬 I will never get rid of my bad pronunciation I hate it.

[earnest seal]

Is somebody listening the audios here?

[river lance]

Yes though as long as there is a guy willing to correct you otherwise you will need to wait for it.

[earnest seal]

I cannot attach the m4a file of the audio 😦

[river lance]

Get your ass out of here you bastard

Albert everest , where do you come from broh?, from the everest mountain ? 🥸🤣🤣🤣🤣

[quartz acorn]

Hello

[harsh moon]

I understand your pain

Where are you from ?

[river lance]

From my house

[green pumice]

compromise

[silent surge]

@sage glen

[sage glen]

An egg not a egg, finished has only 2 syllables not 3, when I came back not while I came back, what's the most thing not things, kind not kaynd, you said French fries wrong, thanks not thanges,
advice to improve not advice for improve.

[silent surge]

Can you say that in a record?, bc I don't know what's the difference between it

[sage glen]

Sure

[silent surge]

Thanks, I'm waiting you

[sage glen]

^

Actually I left one out, lemme try again

[silent surge]

No problem, Take your time

[sage glen]

Perfect

[silent surge]

Right?

[sage glen]

YES

You're a quick learner

[silent surge]

Thanks

So , tell me how I improve my pronunciation?

[sage glen]

Talk to more people in vc or shadow youtubers

[silent surge]

Ok , that's all ?

[sage glen]

Yeah pretty much

Don't take courses

Don't memorize grammar

[silent surge]

It's weird advice but actually it's fact

[sage glen]

I'm talking from experience here

Don't make my mistakes

[silent surge]

Ok, but why don't take course?

[sage glen]

Because it's useless, they don't teach you to speak

See it's all on you

If you wanna be good at something, then do some research study on your own

[agile shuttle]

Agree

[silent surge]

Well,
I'm struggling in VC because I don't have any topic to talk about it , can you suggest simple topics to speak it ?

[sage glen]

I can't make up topics myself

I just listen to what others have to say and jump in at the chance

[silent surge]

Ok thanks

[high minnow]

Try to copy YouTubers sentences, say how they say it Mimic them

@silent surge you need to listen to more English stuff, and try to repeat it

[silent surge]

Ok , thanks

[sage glen]

Don't space out the comma twice "Ok, thanks"

[silent surge]

Ok

What are the alternatives to thanks?

[red cliff]

I appreciate that

[glossy stratus]

If you want to be more casual:
That's very kind of you
You've been very helpful
Much appreciated

[glossy stratus]

Good topics are food/restaurants, friends/family, animals (like pets), your hobbies. Its fun to talk about hobbies and why you like them.

[silent surge]

Thanks a lot

@silent surge

[earnest seal]

Hi, can anyone please help me with my pronunciation. Thaaaanks 🙂

It is from a youtube video about shadowing technice, if you guys needs the source of what I'm talking about in this audio file 😄

[silent surge]

@sage glen

@red cliff

[red cliff]

Hello. Your pronunciation is decent. You have a noticeable accent, but your words are clear and you correct your mistakes. You mostly just need to work on your speed and vocabulary. You speak slowly, but that's normal for someone at your level.

[silent surge]

Ok thanks

[earnest seal]

Hi @sage glen @red cliff ... could you help me with my pronunciation pls. Thaaanks

[forest trellis]

@earnest seal

now I suggest you listen to the audio while reading the following text

The following suggestions are based on the assumption that you are aiming for an American pronunciation. Even if that's not the case, these tips should still noticeably improve your pronunciation.

The suggestions are structured as follows:

Consonants

Explanation:

Consonants are sounds produced by obstructing the airflow in the vocal tract (mainly the mouth).

Examples: p, t, d.

Notice how the voice pauses slightly when producing these sounds — for instance, in words like pink, top, and down.

Mistakes (Consonants):
1. "D" sound — as in "wondered"

The "d" sound was mispronounced, likely influenced by the "d" sound of your native language.

This could make your speech slightly harder for native speakers to understand.

Words affected: day, wondered, dusty, filled.

(Please refer to the attached audio recording for a demonstration.)

2. "T" sound — as in "history"

Similarly, the "t" sound was different compared to American pronunciation, again, likely due to influence from your native language.

Words affected: attic, history, dusty.

(The attached audio recording will demonstrate the difference.)```

there is more

[ripe temple]

Your other consonants are generally fine (although not fully native-like, which only matters if you're aiming for full mastery of the American accent).
The most noticeable issues were with the T and D sounds, which could create a problem when understanding your speech.

Vowels

Explanation:

Vowels are sounds produced without obstructing the airflow.

Examples:

e as in beat,

i as in hit,

a as in hate.

(Note: There's a more detailed way to describe vowels and consonants using a system called the IPA, but for simplicity, I won't be using it here.)

Mistakes (Vowels):

1. "E" sound — as in "feeling"

The "E" sound was mostly correct but too short.

(Refer to the attached audio for a clearer example.)

2. "i" sound — as in "history"

The "i" sound was mostly correct but sounded slightly too long.

It should be a short vowel.

3. "ou" sound — as in "hotel"

The "ou" sound was understandable but slightly off.

(The attached recording demonstrates the correct version.)

Verdict (Vowels):


Your other vowels are fine overall.

The ones that could use extra attention are:

"E" as in beat,

"i" as in hit,

"ou" as in go or hotel.

Other Sounds
If you are aiming for mastery of English pronunciation, here are some additional suggestions:

1. "R" Sound

The R sound is a strong feature of American English.

There are about 7 types of R sounds. example, r,  or, er, air, 

Some mistakes appeared in words like her and worked.

2. "TH" Sounds

English has two types of "th" sounds:

Voiced (as in this)

Voiceless (as in think)

Mistakes were noticed in words like grandfather and grandmother.

bypassing the system

[patent raven]

These words were mispronounced during the recording:
genealogy
learn
curious
chapel
local
Final Thoughts
slow down, it seems like you were reading too fast and pronounce words properly and give them enough time. 

If you focus on practicing the points mentioned above, you should see significant improvement.
There is, of course, much more to explore in American pronunciation but this should help you a lot.

Keep up the great work!```

[patent raven]

same text

[forest trellis]

hopefully, my review was something you were looking for.

[solemn ingot]

?def nonchalant

[modest shell]

Word: nonchalant

Definition (adjective): marked by blithe unconcern

Definition requested by _sejuani_

[earnest seal]

Yeah! Thanks

[earnest seal]

Yeah, you're right. Because de YouTube practicing video is too fast 😶‍🌫️ hehe

[forest trellis]

Makes sense

[forest trellis]

I am glad

May i ask are you a spanish speaker perhaps?

[earnest seal]

Yeah, I am

[forest trellis]

Interesting because the schwa was a bit more open

Which is pretty common in spanish

Along in european languages.

[earnest seal]

I'm working on it... The T, D, Th (I didn't know that there are 2 th kind of pronunciations until few weeks 😅)... The fucking deep L... So, I have to work hehehe

[forest trellis]

Oh yeah, although the difference between the th sounds is pretty simple

One is voiced and one is unvoiced

[forest trellis]

The deep L I am nor sure if it exists in spanish but it is an easy sound to learn regardless

[forest trellis]

The tongue placement is exactly the same in both sounds

[finite sapphire]

voiced th and d sound really close to each other

some natives in some dialects literally pronounce th as d

just voiced one tho

[ember hatch]

Some do it as a v hehe

I like that option a lot

[finite sapphire]

i pronounce voiced th as d lol

[ember hatch]

some Scots do voiceless th as h

[finite sapphire]

that girl? nah. Dat girl! lmao

[finite sapphire]

oh lol. Thin becomes hin?

[ember hatch]

yuh

[finite sapphire]

oh hell nah I wouldn't like to do this

filthy... filhy

thighs... highs

lmfao

thorough, horough, bruh it feels so weird. Thought, hought?!

[ember hatch]

A lot of 'citation needed's but it exists

[finite sapphire]

You know the rumours about Glasgow right

[ember hatch]

No

[finite sapphire]

true crime stuff

[ember hatch]

Who cares

I just like language

[finite sapphire]

tbh true, can relate

not with this context but generally yes

@ember hatch check out #📸｜photography

[old marsh]

In 2024, the number of babies born in South Korea increased for the first time in nine years. The change is welcome news for a country that is dealing with serious population problems.

South Korea’s statistics agency said recently that 238,300 babies were born last year, an increase of 8,300 from a year earlier.

[flat heart]

Sounds good

But keep practicing so you can speak without pauses

[arctic inlet]

Congrats you’re now a step closer to merging canto accent into your English speech lmao

[old marsh]

i used to speak fast, but i would often forget to pronounce some sounds. now, i make sure to pronounce everything i read.

[plain fulcrum]

Where can i pratice speaking in here?

[solemn ingot]

?def decimate

[modest shell]

Word: decimate

Definition 1 (verb): kill in large numbers
Definition 2 (verb): kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

Definition requested by _sejuani_

[finite sapphire]

Thank you I feel honoured

Another step in the best direction

[earnest seal]

Why I couldn't attach this kind of audio files? 😦

[old marsh]

can't you upload files

you might need to improve your level

[earnest seal]

Ok 👍

[old marsh]

talk/chat with ppl to level up

[lone moat]

Hyyy

[silent surge]

@red cliff

[red cliff]

I'm trying to type up a transcript of your voice message based on what I'm hearing. I've removed the bits where you've corrected yourself. But there are a couple words I can't quite figure out. Can you fill in the blanks where I've put "???"?

Hi, that's me again. Nova, 17, female.

Today I woke at 6am and got ready to went to my school. These day I have ??? exams. Today I had a bilogy and math exam. They were good although I didn't study a long time. And when I was in my school, I tooks many photos with my friends and my teachers becuase this is the last year in my school so I was trying to collect memories with people ??? them. So yeah. And then I came back to home and I slept for a long time, about 6 hours, because I stayed up late yesterday which I was solving my math homework for my school. So that's my day. I know my sleep system is a little bit bad but it's fine. One day left until the ??? exams end and my sleep system will be good.

Thanks for listening. I thanks everyone who helps me to improve my English skill, English speaking. I wanted to listen to your advices ???. Thanks.

Once I've figured out all the words, I can give you more complete feedback.

[finite sapphire]

I heard "with people, I love them"

"One day left until the ... exams"
Makes me think the person said "monthly exams"

[silent surge]

1- I have months - exams
2- ppl l love them
3-months exams end
4- advices about me

[finite sapphire]

1,2,3 were easy to understand for me. Maybe this is because I am not a native speaker

[red cliff]

Hi, that's me again. Nova, 17, female.
It might be better to say "it's me again"

Today I woke at 6am and got ready to went to my school.
you should say "got ready to go to my school" since the verb should be in its infinitive form

months - exams
I actually have no idea what this means, perhaps it should be "monthly exams" but I could be wrong

They were good although I didn't study a long time.
It might be better to say "I didn't spend much time studying" or "I didn't study much"

And when I was in my school
Maybe you should say "While I was at school"

I tooks many photos
This should be "I took many photos"

this is the last year in my school
I think you probably mean "this is my final year in school"

so I was trying to collect memories with people I love them
I would suggest saying "and I wanted something to remember the people I love most"

And then I came back to home and I slept for a long time, about 6 hours
"And when I came back home**,** I slept for about 6 hours"

I stayed up late yesterday which I was solving my math homework for my school
"I stayed up late yesterday doing my math homework"

sleep system
"sleep schedule"

advices
"advice", this is an uncountable noun

[silent surge]

Ok, thanks a lot

[carmine sandal]

very helpful thank u

[sage glen]

Sorry, I've been busy.

[urban viper]

It’s my best English video I think 🙈😇
How the 80/20 Rule Will Change Your Life | Pareto Principle Explained
https://youtu.be/DyGQvy3u3_A

Tell me if pronounciation is good 😊

[silent surge]

No problem.

[timber iris]

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[silent surge]

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[silent surge]

@red cliff
@sage glen

[mellow schooner]

does anyone know the app Elevenreader and can pls tell me if the english pronunciation on there is perfect or really good or just okay? Id like to learn the pronunciation there from the texts and books i wanna listen to 😅

[sage glen]

Didn't do, went to, studied, I have to study more (not much), scholarship, trying to, I'm trying to study hard, I need my score to be really high (not really much), so I get accepted for scholarship

Lovely audio

[sage glen]

You only messed up didn't do

Basically you're adding a vowel that isn't there, after the "T" in didn't

[sage glen]

I can't help you with that 😵‍💫

[arctic inlet]

Sorry I know this message was ages ago but how do you type your words like that?

[forest trellis]

No worries

You add this ``` at the start of the text and at the end

Something like this

[arctic inlet]

Ahh ic thanks!

[forest trellis]

Welcome

[forest tapir]

nice

[clear seal]

Hi

[old marsh]

-# just write -# and your sentence

you don't need to use ```

[arctic inlet]

Ooo ok ty!

[old marsh]

UW

[prime raptor]

🇮🇳

[slate otter]

My honest opinion is u have an Indian accent, so if you're actually from India I suggest you learn the British accent since it's closer to your voice, good luck and have fun mate

[wraith atlas]

Is it naazee or nat-zee?

[ember hatch]

The first

[dire swan]

If we're talking about nazi, then personally I'd say the 2nd

[silent surge]

How

[sage glen]

Just try to drop the t in didn't

Say didn' do

[silent surge]

Ok, Are there other words like that word that drop the letter?

[sage glen]

When a T comes between 2 consonants it'll most likely drop

Like the word important

You drop the first t

[silent surge]

Can you say
"It's important" and " a little bit" and "what about you" ?

[sage glen]

You didn't explain much

Don't know what you're trying to say

[silent surge]

I mean, can you record these sentences in your voice so I can tell the difference and imitate your pronunciation?

[sage glen]

Sure

[silent surge]

Thanks, I will wait you

[sage glen]

It's "I will wait for you"

[potent oasis]

I want to add my two cents: It might seem obvious, but once I became comfortable enough to read transcriptions, it was definitely a great help for improving my pronunciation. Although it is expected that you do other things like listening to live speech as well. Personally, I find transcription is useful for fine-tuning word pronunciation

Do you see it as a suitable tool for beginners?

[old marsh]

how's my pronunciations

[old marsh]

@ember hatch @sage glen

[sage glen]

Other than monotony, It was good

[old marsh]

idk what is monotony :(.

can i text you?

[sage glen]

Sure

Monotony is basically having the same tone

[old marsh]

Hmm

well i can't text you because of your privacy settings

[sage glen]

Oh

It's to keep spammers out

Add me

[old marsh]

i already sent you a friend req

[wary scarab]

Hi

[wraith atlas]

monogamy

[ornate matrix]

Idk whether I should ask it here (it is a bit dumb question) bu do you think that reviewing how to pronounce some words correctly over and over again useless?

On my Youtube channel, I saved 10-15 videos on how to pronounce certain words on my Playlist and I review them over and over again and it got a bit repetitive.

[potent oasis]

i think it's great you have something to do with English that keeps you engaged 🙂

[carmine sandal]

I think it's a very good way to improve ur pronunciation 👍🏻

keep going

[ember hatch]

Hmm

[clear seal]

In short,
mouth movement ( with syllables strange with you)
How to do? Watch how their mouth move in simulaton and follow
How to practise? Shadow speak (repeat similarly after natives)

[pliant roost]

Yeah very good.. I'm try to do that

[ornate matrix]

Well, it is just that I realize that I review the same thing 20, 30 times. May be I should find another words to study (I mean their pronunciation).

[ornate matrix]

Thanks a lot.

Last year I found an American lecturer on the Internet, and he fixed a lot of my pronunciation mistakes. I am grateful to him even though we are no longer in contact.

[carmine sandal]

That's great, it helps a lot to speak and practice with someone on a regular basis, It's very different than practicing alone.. It forces u to put ur thoughts into meaningful sentences, challenging and funny sometimes

[quartz acorn]

Hi!
How do you pronounce superfluous?

[potent oasis]

In that regard, wouldn't it be better to record books or just sentences? It has to be more fun if it's your thing.

[earnest topaz]

can’t you just Google it

[potent oasis]

Wouldn't it be cool to hear some other ways native speakers talk?

Although i fine with that I can find on Internet

[earnest topaz]

oh

[silent surge]

Hi,
I need advice ,Which accent is better to learn? American or British?

@sage glen

[potent oasis]

Me who is checking on British accent more, but has non-native American anyway

[sage glen]

American

[silent surge]

Do you know apps for pronunciation correcting?

[sage glen]

Not really

I used to record myself and listen to how I sound

[fossil birch]

Elsa Speak maybe?

[silent surge]

Can I ask you, Where are you from?

[sage glen]

Syria

[silent surge]

It's speak like robot 🤖

[silent surge]

Nice to meet you,
Thanks for your advice

[sage glen]

There are many ways to get to the level you want, just keep at it

[sage glen]

No problem

[silent surge]

How I improve my grammar when I speak?

I studying grammar but when I start to speak, I forget the grammar

[sage glen]

I don't know anything about grammar

It just came to me

And thought

Since I don't think about grammar in my native when speaking

Same goes for any other language

[silent surge]

Oh, I see

[little stag]

Treina escrita do presente,futuro e passado simples que é o minimo e ler bastante que com o tempo a gramatica deixa de ser importante e torna habitual como na sua lingua nativa

[fossil birch]

Oh, I didn't know she/he is from Brazil.

Hoje em dia, com IA, dá pra
ser constantemente corrigido. Não precisa nem encontrar mais um nativo, só se for para coisas mais avançadas talvez. O que eu gosto de fazer, é justamente tentar escrever alguns textos na IA e mandar ela corrigir. Então, eu pego as frases que errei e coloco no Ankidroid, marco como um erro que cometi e consta mente repito a frase até ficar gravado a versão correta. I do it with English, Spanish, and other languages I've been learning, and it has helped a lot so far.

[little stag]

Eu ai KKKKKKKK, só que eu tbm treino fala com ela,ela monta meus flashcards com um pront que é só mandar a palavra que já faz , só tô precisando organizar meu flashcards de frases por ansuntos simples,que tá bem bagunçado,mas é boa dica mesmo

[fossil birch]

Ah, sim, eu tbm pratico fala, mas é de vez em nunca na verdade. É porque eu estou focando em vocabulário mesmo. Até listening se quiser dá pra praticar com IA um pouco, tem sites que dá pra transformar os áudios em várias vozes diferentes . AI comes in handy for learning languages.

[ivory jackal]

nunca pensei em usar IA

[fossil birch]

Why not?

[sage glen]

I can sense the tension in your voice, knowing that you're trying hard

You did great, try to relax though

No mispronunciations

[little stag]

"Hey man, sorry, but I'm gonna be late. I missed my bus, and now I’ll have to take an Uber to get to you. I’ll probably be about 20 minutes late."

[sage glen]

I'm gonna, I'll, Uber, Probably

Try these again

[little stag]

Thanks! I'm having trouble especially with the pronunciation of "i'll'"

[sage glen]

Watch out for the tongue placement

[hushed hazel]

alright. thank you

[sage glen]

@little stag Just got free to record this

[sage glen]

Anytime

[foggy briar]

how to pronunce water in british accent

[little stag]

thanks very much man!!

[lavish shoal]

Pode mandar um print do seu anki? to reorganizando o meu mas nao sinto que ainda está bom pra aprender com propósito

[fossil birch]

You just asked for my AnkiDroid, but I also decided to screenshot my gamified Notion template because I thought it would be cool to show it

[lavish shoal]

Wow, your Anki it's so different 😮
Thank's for share with me

[little stag]

Damn! Your notion is Incredible !

Do you use any kind of template? Or was it you who did it?

[fossil birch]

I did it, a gamified template. I love building Notion templates.

[muted heath]

I think you are just best not trying to do a British accent on this word, as it is highly parodied and it serves no purpose in trying to be smart about the word.

[silent surge]

I'm sorry for this long time, I I didn't feel the time, thanks for anyone listen to it to the end

If there any mistakes, pls tell me.

@modest lagoon
@steep elm

@sage glen

[fossil birch]

Never in my entire life I've joined a voice channel on Discord, cuz I'm too shy.
And yeah it's a good idea to find a peer at least close to your age.

[silent surge]

What ?!
I need to practice my speaking, that's why I installed discord dude

And How will you improve your speaking if you don't talk to anyone?

[sage glen]

The only mispronunciation you made is solution

But what's more important is phrasing

You need to watch some yt videos or listen to podcasts for better phrasing

[sage glen]

Volume's too low

[silent surge]

Well, thanks

[sage glen]

No problem

[arctic inlet]

Tbh your British pronunciation isn’t quite right, im in the uk

Your American one is correct tho

[arctic inlet]

Don’t worry you’re not alone. Every time I finally get myself to join one I either can’t keep up with what others are saying, don’t know when to speak or too nervous to speak

Even in my native language I sometimes have the same problem

[finite sapphire]

in practice it often just ends up being a huge mess of many people speaking at once/interrupting/many new ones joining etc. the only time I enjoyed VC was when I talked to one person in a 2 people VC channel

accents can be messy too, cuz if you have, let's say, 4 people, from different backgrounds, then even if you understand them all, they may not understand each other

Maybe you understand someone's indian accent, second person's chinese accent, and third person's russian accent, but they may really not understand each other

lol, it ends up messy very quickly

[elfin hemlock]

Guys whenever I speak for too long my mouth get filled with saliva and i always have to stop to digest it and then speak is this happening to me or anybody else dealing with that. What should I do

[arctic inlet]

True

[arctic inlet]

Ahh right, I have trouble understanding some accents as well

[hasty raptor]

This is common, especially Indian accent

[fossil birch]

Yeah, When I was a beginner, one of the hardest accent to understand was Indian.

Now I can understand them almost perfectly

I still have problem with British accent tho.

[gritty plume]

hello

Guys

[elfin hemlock]

Hello

[river lance]

How can I stop talking like a Brazilian?🥸

[mortal willow]

Reborn

[river lance]

🥸

[little stag]

Só fazer a técnica de imitar fielmente o jeito que um nativo fala aquela frase/palavra que você deseja,usa o youglish

[river lance]

okei

[fossil birch]

Falar exatamente igual nativo não dá, mas é só imitar o melhor que pode, não tem o que fazer mesmo

[dry mural]

brazilian accent cute af tf you talkin about

[little stag]

Quanto mais estudo inglês mais percebo que não sei

[last kelp]

Hello.

Əʊ vs oʊ words

As I know the first one is British English and second one is American English.

The example word is "phone"

But most of audio resources are saying "Əʊ" instead of "oʊ" even if it is American English teaching.

I would like to hear from Native speakers.