🗒｜pronunciation

[blazing bobcat]

almost looks australian

wait how do you actually respell capable in genam

KAY-puh-buhl..?

I just realized <ay> is supposed to mean /ɛj/ 😵‍💫

[ripe willow]

.~., i've never loved this sort of transcription

[blazing bobcat]

at least it doesn't look as scary as IPA to beginners

[ripe willow]

i mean yeah, u can't expect most english learners to know ipa

[blazing bobcat]

yeah and they kinda don't have to

[ripe willow]

i don't know if i fully agree with that tbh

like maybe not ipa

[blazing bobcat]

knowing IPA is just pretty convenient (if you know how to use it ofc)

I'd say most beginners I knew learned to pronounce words correctly without actually learning phonetics or phonology

(mainly through youtube/other social media)

[ripe willow]

well yeah, that makes sense

u don't really need to understand phonology to pronounce words correctly obviously

[blazing bobcat]

if you have a good ear, learning IPA is pretty much useless

[ripe willow]

but things like the dental fricatives for example i never noticed before studying phonology

or the [v] and [z] sounds, maybe i just really have bad hearing lmao

[blazing bobcat]

many people can relate to that

[ripe willow]

but like none of those sounds exist in my native language, and even if can't distinguish them correctly, a basic study of phonology helped at least start trying to pronounce those sounds

(also i may be the biggest [z] hater in the world)

[blazing bobcat]

your first language doesn't have a [z]?

[ripe willow]

nope

[blazing bobcat]

does it have an [s] tho?

[ripe willow]

spanish is known for not having voiced sibilants

at least my dialect doesn't have any

[blazing bobcat]

interesting

[ripe willow]

[b] [d] and [g] become fricatives intervocalically

but the distinction is not phonemic

and most spanish speakers don't even realize it

[blazing bobcat]

what does the /d/ turn into?

[ripe willow]

most of my fellow spanish native english learners are capable of pronouncing the voiceless dental fricative

but they would never realize that that is the sound at the beginning of three

[ripe willow]

voiced dental fricative

[blazing bobcat]

oh!

I guess the /b, g/ are [β, ɣ] intervocalically right

[ripe willow]

exactly

so spain spanish speakers have both dental fricatives in their inventory

but most of them can't make the distinction in english

because of poor phonology understanding

[blazing bobcat]

yeah but because they're not phonemic most spanish speakers don't even know they exist

[ripe willow]

yep yep

so sad :C

[blazing bobcat]

yeahh

[ripe willow]

i was so excited when one of my college classmates was learning phonology

and was making weird sounds mid class

[blazing bobcat]

based

[ripe willow]

(it was [z], poor guy)

truly worst phoneme ever

[ripe willow]

truly based, i tried to help him a bit but he wants to learn that on his own, respectable tbh

[blazing bobcat]

/z/ should be [ʙ ~ ɔ̃] phonetically

[ripe willow]

ok u changed my mind [z] is no longer the worst phoneme ever

[blazing bobcat]

lol

[ripe willow]

i think the sound itself isn't that bad

but like how was i supposed to know -s pluralizer is sometimes [z]

and like "those" also has a [z]

[blazing bobcat]

the dogcat rule

[ripe willow]

when do u guys ever actually spell [z] like <z>

zoo?

[blazing bobcat]

bourgeoisie

oh nvm that's not <z>

[ripe willow]

its not?

oh

its not <z> but [z]

great

[blazing bobcat]

zip, zit, zoo, zone

[ripe willow]

what is a zit?

[blazing bobcat]

like a pimple

[ripe willow]

ohhh, yea i think i've heard that

in spanish dialects with distinción <z> makes a [θ] sound

[blazing bobcat]

sounds awesome

[ripe willow]

its not better than [z] but its pretty regular

[blazing bobcat]

it's pretty interesting it's not voiced tho

[ripe willow]

so at least learners can easily predict it

[ripe willow]

yeah, weird thing is i think most latin american dialects realize the <y>[ʝ]/<ll>[ʎ] sound as a sort of voiced fricative

but most people use that sound as [dʒ] in english

[ember hatch]

I really hate this system of respelling. Iss so unintuitive
I think the original had 'bl' where you've used 'buhl' to represent a syllabic l

[ember hatch]

isn't it an approximant in Spanish?

[blazing bobcat]

maybe it's more intuitive for those who know nothing about IPA and so the only thing they can refer to is the english orthography

my ipa-pilled brain reads kAY as [æj ~ aj]

[ember hatch]

likewise, I have no idea how 'ay' could represent ɛj

[blazing bobcat]

I guess words like may, day do their thing

[ember hatch]

ah, waait yea

[ripe willow]

hi miss scella, spanish <z>[θ] (in the dialects where it actually exists) is a fricative, and even in my distinción lacking dialect, most people can actually make /θ/ bc its how we do a stereotypical "spain spanish" accent

"español de españa" is a phrase i love saying, it sounds so funny out loud

[ember hatch]

Sorry, I responded to the wrong message. Yea the voiceless one is a fricative.

[ember hatch]

I meant to respond to this

[ripe willow]

ahhh

yes [β̞, ð̞, ɣ̞] i think these are approximants, but like, my point was that spanish speakers could use the voiced dental approximant for the english voiced dental fricative

[crimson dock]

jo

ty

[odd sorrel]

Hello

[carmine spire]

hi there

[sage glen]

Hello

[cyan hearth]

Hello

[distant steeple]

Stop saying hello here

[lavish haven]

hello

[carmine spire]

HI

Hello, my name is Roman. I am looking for a friend who can speak English like a native speaker. If you are curious, please contact me.

[sage glen]

I'm looking for a speaking partner too but I'm busy with work at the same time. I get off work at 8 pm GMT +3

If anyone's interested hmu

[carmine spire]

hi .

[sage glen]

Hi

[carmine spire]

nice to meet you

[haughty moth]

Yes holla at me

[timid relic]

Yeah we do , keep practicing Good Luck 👍

[willow juniper]

Hi Karol, nicely done. Your pronunciation is very clear! I had no problems understanding at all.

[warm night]

Hi

[warm night]

Can I get help with pronounce A word

[blazing bobcat]

A word?

what is that

[undone pawn]

Hello everyone. It's Rashed from Bangladesh🇧🇩. I'm using Discord for the very first time. I'd like to scale up my English fluency. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

[distant steeple]

Wrong channel

[solemn island]

Hi

[inner pebble]

My mom has a really strong korean accent and has broken english when trying to form sentences during casual conversation/presentations- she has a really diverse vocabulary and can read really well, can someone suggest resources?

[hot whale]

Hello def

Def Hello

Def hello?

[cinder acorn]

Is it your lost son

[tulip remnant]

Try ?def

That's how you use the dictionary bot

[livid rose]

Guys

[willow totem]

Hi, I’m looking for friends to speak English and draw with.* My English is very weak 🥲🙇🏻‍♀️

[forest girder]

[spice wagon]

Hi I'm from India and i am also looking for friends who speak in English because im a learner and if i speak wrong please correct my mistakes..

[willow totem]

Hi! I'm also learning English 😭
Nice to meet you

[kindred phoenix]

I can help if you don't ask me about my origin

[spice wagon]

Same here

[spice wagon]

Okay ..
Thank you🙂

[idle spruce]

Are there any other beginners like me who want to improve their eng?:>

[wary magnet]

here

[boreal gale]

Hereee

[hazy flint]

Here

My pronunciation is very bad , i need practrice

[zealous dome]

Here also my pronunciation is also very bad, I need to practice

[ionic pelican]

hii

[misty raven]

Hello

[silver marten]

@ember hatchhello there Miss Scella

[ember hatch]

hi?

[hoary spear]

Hey, rick. When are you going to start uploading to yt again? 🐐 💀

[silver marten]

😅

[ember hatch]

Ah, same Rick. Welcome back

It seems you deleted your last account

Quite unfortunate

[silver marten]

Yes Miss Scella, I got locked out 🥺 trying to add the two factor verification

So I joined on this one

[empty shore]

Hey guys I'm simo from Morocco 26 years old I'm looking for some friends who speak English

[tulip remnant]

Wrong channel, go to the general chat or introductions

[empty shore]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[tulip remnant]

No problem

@ember hatch How do you pronounce "Scella" is it like Cellar or is it like Skill but the i is replaced with an e?

[ember hatch]

Like 'Skill' (mutatis mutandis)

It's vaguely based on Latin 'Scelus'

Sella, Stella, Shella, and Shchella are very common mispronunciations

[tulip remnant]

I thought it was

[tulip remnant]

Oh really?

[brazen creek]

@scenic mortar u sup ??

[ornate matrix]

Hello, all! I have a question on how to pronounce contractions such as "you'd, I'd, he'd" and "I'll, she'll". I'll provide a audio record of my own on whether I pronounce these contractions correctly. I'd be glad if you provide me a feedback.

[young tiger]

You got most of it correctly, yeah! Only one that seems a little bit off (idk if it's the audio's fault though) would be on ''he'd'', since it'd be best if you pronounced the "h" a little bit more.

[young tiger]

Here's a quick audio of how I'd pronounce these contractions alongside a quick example of their use.

[ornate matrix]

Thanks a lot for your feedback, Sage. I really appreciate it.

[naive sundial]

Double down on what you’re best at, then simplify everything else. 💖 Start today. Mid-year is the perfect time to ruthlessly edit your life. Why? Because not everything deserves your energy. And not every goal that made sense in January still makes sense now. 🙌🏻✨

[winter violet]

wah

would set this as my ringtone

[lethal comet]

Hey I want a friend who can learn English

[near widget]

Hi

[surreal sparrow]

Hello

I sound so stereotypical and weird and funny

Bruh

[surreal sparrow]

Lemme redo

I am embarrassed

[cinder acorn]

It's okay

[surreal sparrow]

How do i improve it? Daily practice?

Do U understand the word that is coming out of my mouth

I am gonna speak this in hopefully normal world accent

I said it too fast

I still sound like i am reading from a book

Fuck

I am gonna be a walking joke

In english speaking countries

@tacit gust

Aaaa

[cinder acorn]

Yes I understand

[surreal sparrow]

The main target was pronunciation and accent and unfortunately i sound like Indian yt videos

[cinder acorn]

By Imitation

[cinder acorn]

What's wrong with sounding Indian

[surreal sparrow]

This is how i feel like what I sound https://youtube.com/shorts/bwEXtdcZK_k?si=UVQ2XBObxrATQwbe

[tacit gust]

Hold on I'm out now

[cinder acorn]

Man it's okay but if you feel really uncomfortable work on it by imitation of other accent for example while watching a movie, listening to a song repeat what they say in the same way

[river lance]

Hello, everyone!

This is the #🗒｜pronunciation. Here, you can post a voice recording of yourself speaking and ask about tips for pronunciation. People will happily help you to improve your speech.

Here are a few texts you can read if you can't think of anything:

:sunny: The North Wind and the Sun (short)
https://www.nie.edu.sg/docs/default-source/nie-files/office-of-strategic-planning-academic-quality/the-nws-passage.pdf?sfvrsn=10

:0_0: :tokyo_tower: The Tower of Babel (NIV)
https://www.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.11.1-9.NIV

:rainbow: The Rainbow Passage
https://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage

:syringe: Comma Gets a Cure
https://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure

:fire: The Chaos (very long and tedious, and varies by dialect)
http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html

If you'd like to practice your oral skills, feel free to talk and communicate with other people in the voice chats!

[barren oasis]

Hello Everyone, how are you today?

I hope you stay in good condition and stay healthy. On this channel you can send your English voice recordings. You can use the built-in voice recorder from your device or use this website ↓

https://vocaroo.com/.

This website is a simple voice recording website that is very easy and practical to use. You just need to record then save and share the link here. Don't forget to write accent that you use in your voice recording, so that we can identify the pronunciation of words in English according to the pronunciation in the accent used.

[median panther]

judge my accent?

The way I type?

Oh, a recording.

[serene girder]

good question :))))

[willow wharf]

This would make more sense as a voice channel.

[barren oasis]

Good opinion, but not everyone dares to speak directly. I tell you what happened in the voice. Even though in full voice participant. Not everyone wants to talk. Some are silent and even mute themselves.

So in order to continue to provide assistance in their language skills, we created this channel. Although not as effective as talking 1 on 1 directly. However, back again to the top, that not everyone immediately confident to speak in English

[clear flax]

i would talk in vc

if theres a session soon

[barren oasis]

Up to you, Ma'am

[sour yoke]

O

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1fc5s5CtUMc6

pls judge my speech 😄

The food industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the world. As the demand for economical, safe and convenient food and beverage increases, it continues to expand. The food industry involves the four stages of agriculture, manufacturing, marketing and distribution . Agriculture refers to the production of agricultural goods through the growing of plants and the raising of domesticated animals. It encompasses a wide variety of specialties. In modern agriculture, plant breeding, pesticides, fertilizers and technological improvements have sharply increased yields from cultivation. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry such as intensive poultry farming have similarly increased the output of meat.

the text

[barren oasis]

Wow.. good job, but at the beginning you read it really fast then slow down towards the end of the sentence. Try listening to part " Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry Such As intensive poultry farming have similarly increased the output of the meat"

• Such As sounds like Such At. (At my ears)
• Industry (Not a pronunciation in British)

So far so good, I can understand everything 👍🏼

[river lance]

thank you, i will try to improve 💞💞💞

[sour swift]

Hey there,

I really loved your speaking skill to be honest. Frankly, there are two things which I would really like to underline. Those are "Th" pronunciation, "Schwa" sounds and butterfly sound, which is æ pronunciation . For instances, "Through" and "Continues" and "Animal". Furthermore, I highly recommend you check IPA a bit more. Sometimes, you put the stress on a wrong letter. For example, "Practices" you should put the stress on the letter P* here. The letter must be stronger and the tone must be increased while pronouncing it. Regarding intonation, as @barren oasis has already mentioned above, at the beginning of your speech, you really read it in a very fast way. After that, you made your speech slower. It somehow affects your intonation a bit badly.

Related to accent, as far as I have analyzed, you have been doing both Indian accent and British accent. Mostly, you do "British Modern RP(Received Pronunciation).

Sincerely,

[river lance]

thank you 😄 that was great to hear so, i will try my best

[crystal kiln]

https://voca.ro/12SEby4Whcjq sorry the sound was a little bit weird i blame it on vocaroo :)

[true maple]

Ooh your accent is absolutely lovely!

[crystal kiln]

ooh thank youuuu

[viral moon]

https://voca.ro/16cyNGRPNpvz can someone judge my pronunciation?

[true maple]

Do you have a transcript of what you are saying?
I have troubles understanding everything (not your fault)

[viral moon]

yes, check pins it is the first

[true maple]

Oh okay! Definitely will do that

Ooh lovely! I definitely want to try and read it too!

[true maple]

With the transcript it's a lot easier to understand what you are saying.
You'll have to ask someone else for more details, but all I can say is that it's understandable but still needs practice (sorry for this not very useful answer :sweat_smile:)

[viral moon]

np

I need to improve myself tho

[true maple]

When don't we anyway

May I be so bold as to ask what you think of my attempt?
https://voca.ro/1jQL4bNT8Tos
(The North Wind and the Sun)

[spark stone]

Hello everyone

[sour swift]

Hello dear,

I would really like to help you. However, it seems the link is not working anymore. Would you mind uploading and sharing the link with us by using this channel again?

Regards,

[true maple]

Oh shoot! Of course

[true maple]

Give me two minutes and I'll replace it!

[sour swift]

You are free to tag me, dear @true maple . I am willing to help you. See you for now...

[true maple]

Oh it's fine! It's just a stupid mistake on my part

[sour swift]

No worries. Better late than never, whenever the link is available to be listened, keep me updated.

[true maple]

Okay fixed it! Had to rerecord it, took me a few attempts (I tend to stumble on my words so I tried again and again until I had a satisfying result ^^)

[worn harbor]

can i js say

My accent is so bad

and the way i speak

is js ew

[sour swift]

First of all, I would really like to say that your storytelling style is amazing. I am amazed to be honest. Your intonation is also great, you put the stress on the correct letters but Listening. I feel like you put the stress on the letter t here -I may misunderstand it as a result of your microphone noise- please DO NOT put the stress on the letter t on the word listen

I wish I could give you as much feedback as I can. Yet, due to your microphone noise, it is literally hard to understand your speech clearly, which makes the analysis harder.

Regards,

[true maple]

I might try again without it 🤔

[sour swift]

It would be great if you had a clear microphone. It would make the analysis better for everyone including me.

[true maple]

I must say I do not know
In any case, I will be more careful. It cannot hurt to do so anyway.

And I am delighted to know that you like my storytelling, this is very important for me as I was complimented for it in my native language. To know that it is still present in English makes me very happy.

[sour swift]

I think you shouldn't say your accent is so bad or something negative. Unlike you, if I were in your shoes, I could probably say I had to study harder to improve it. The community, The English Hub is existed to help all people with providing a practice area to improve their English skills including speaking skill.

I highly recommend you use VC Voice Channels and Chats more often to improve your English in a better way.

Regards,

[sour swift]

If you ask my personal opinion, I deeply recommend you do more storytelling stuff. I am willing to see your storytelling stuff more on well-known storytelling platforms. It would be great to hear your voice more often.

Sincerely,

[true maple]

I am trying to record myself reading parts of a fic I wrote with a friend of mine, and would be very happy to share it with you if you are interested.

[worn harbor]

thank you so much , i would definitely work on it !

[sour swift]

I am into. I was busy doing some *voice over stuıff as an Interpreter/Translator/English Teacher. Please send me. If there is something I can help with, please do not hesitate to keep in touch with me though DM.

[true maple]

I will certainly share my progress with you then! Having an audience makes it so much more rewarding. (The fic is 47 chapters long as, so I have a lot of reading material)

[viral moon]

Nature, can you check mine too?

[sour swift]

Of course!

[cold dragon]

Hii can someone judge my accent plzzz

[barren oasis]

Record then send here

[cold dragon]

Oki

Wait this is too embarrassing

[limber cliff]

You could share it through dm

if you're comfortable with some people

[cold dragon]

Yesss but who wants

[limber cliff]

I'm free now

[cold dragon]

Tyyyyyy

[limber cliff]

you're welcome

[limber cliff]

@cold dragon

There

[cold dragon]

Tyyyy

[river lance]

Someone could help with the pronunciation of BURGER or HAMBURGUER I've seen many videos on youtube of that but when i usually go to macdonalds nobody understands me the firt time

[sour swift]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/burger
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hamburger

[cinder musk]

Ping me when you're free

[sour swift]

I have already sent a message to him privately. If he answers me, I will be happy to help for sure! 🙂

[cinder musk]

Ooh that's great :-)

Thank you for helping out, Nature!

[tacit venture]

i really want someone to help me pronounce well some words in english please and thank you also im very shy sometimes so don't blame me for not talking too much

[sour swift]

Please feel free to contact me.

As long as I am free and available, I can help you with pronouncing

[tacit venture]

thank you so much can we start now maybe just the pronounciation im very bad at many words actually

[tacit venture]

sure thank you

[sour swift]

Sure

https://discord.gg/SedgNX3Y

@tacit venture

[tacit venture]

quad bike

thoughened

[sour swift]

I think this is toughened, for example toughened glass

[tacit venture]

ok like it's not the same as Thoughen?

[sour swift]

Thoughen

Toughen

[tacit venture]

throughtened

traversé

[sour swift]

.

crossed

cross

crossfire*

[tacit venture]

wherein

[sour swift]

wherein or in which

[tacit venture]

wheat grasses

[sour swift]

weed

wi:t

: - make it longer

weed
wi:d

wheat
wi:t

got
god

[tacit venture]

With

[sour swift]

With - ð

Think - θ

Mother - ð

ʌ - a

---

/ˈmʌð.ə/

mother

' = put the stress on the letter after this

'm

ʌ = a sound

ð

ə

schwa sound ə

[tacit venture]

put the stress on the letter after this

/ˈmʌð.ə/

[sour swift]

International Phonetic Alphabet

[sour swift]

M other

'm = m

's

'sali

sali

intonation

/ˈmʌð.ə/

'm

ʌ = a

'Ma

ð

[sour swift]

With

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

https://tophonetics.com/

Rock and Roll

and

Rock 'n roll

If you need something, please feel free to tag me and write me in private @tacit venture good day 🙂

[tacit venture]

thank you so much it's was very nice honestly and ok i will be glad talk to you another time sorry my english is not the best ahha

[sour swift]

No worries. Your English is AMAZING! see you for now 🙂

[river lance]

How can I have my accent judged?

NVM. There are pinned messages.

[sour swift]

You can go to https://vocaroo.com/ and record your voice.

[river lance]

Alright. Let me see if I can find some nice text.

Sociology is an exciting and illuminating field of study that analyzes and explains important matters in our personal lives, our communities, and the world. At the personal level, sociology investigates the social causes and consequences of such things as romantic love, racial and gender identity, family conflict, deviant behavior, aging, and religious faith. At the societal level, sociology examines and explains matters like crime and law, poverty and wealth, prejudice and discrimination, schools and education, business firms, urban community, and social movements. At the global level, sociology studies such phenomena as population growth and migration, war and peace, and economic development.``` source: https://sociology.unc.edu/undergraduate-program/sociology-major/what-is-sociology/

Also I said immigration instead of migration.

[sour swift]

🙂

It is pretty cool to be honest. I loved it.

I would probably give 95 out of 100

If you say what happened to 5 points. I can basically say it is about intonation and some stress issues.

For example, development

[river lance]

I do agree

[sour swift]

development

you should put the stress on v

not D 🙂

It is not a big deal to be honest.

[river lance]

Actually I think the issue also stems from the fact that I barely read, hahaha

Oh okay!

[sour swift]

Definitely! I think you have ready a few times before recording it.

The more practice you do, the better you read.

Intonation also depends on your interest. If you know the subject/topic you will talk about, you will put the stress on the correct parts. Furthermore, you can be careful about rising and falling tones.

[river lance]

I wish I could listen to more natives in VC, but the differences in time zones are quite big. Plus, I work during the day so then I'm done for at night. It's quite a shame, haha

Absolutely, yeah. I've reread it a couple of times!

[sour swift]

That's pretty good. Believe or not, it is spectacular! I loved your reading skill including pronunciation. 🙂

Could you please sign here? --let me give you my t-shirt dear--

😛

[river lance]

What do you think about my 'accent'? 😄 Others usually say I don't have one. That goes with other languages as well.

Thank you! I appreciate it.

hahahaha

[sour swift]

You have both Americanized accent -American accents- and British RP(Received pronunciation)

To sum up, you have mixed accent 🙂

[river lance]

Is that very common among non natives?

[sour swift]

As a non-native, I can literally say YES

As an English teacher, I generally have to teach both -common ones- American & British accents

[river lance]

That sounds about right, actually. We are taught British in school, but lots of the influence comes from other types of media, which is usually American.

Oh wait, seriously?

Wait. Where are you from, if I may ask?

[sour swift]

That sounds right* don't use prep between sound and adjective 🙂

About my education, it was also same. Both British and American accents had been taught.

The media has some impacts on us as a human being. We imitate people 🙂

[river lance]

I've gotten so used to interacting online, that it's become so normalised. Thank you!

[sour swift]

If you don't mind, may I ask how old you are?

[river lance]

Of course, haha. I'm going to turn 21 in a month or so.

[sour swift]

Splendind

from?

[river lance]

The Czech Republic

[sour swift]

I felt like you got ready to answer this already 😄

[river lance]

Whereabouts are you from? You said you're not a native haha

[sour swift]

Turkey

Shall we have a chit-chat if you have some time? I feel like it will be a lot fun!

[river lance]

Sure 😄 Just send me a friend request. I'll be heading to sleep soon, though. What time is it for you? Aren't you like uh, one hour behind/ahead?

It's 23:35 for me atm.

[sour swift]

ahead 1 hour 😉

Are you an early bird? 🙂

[river lance]

Not really! But I wouldn't consider myself to be a night owl either. I bet you're a night owl. 😄 I tend to sleep in. It's not ideal, as my shift usually starts around 10 and I really have to be there on time.

[sour swift]

Mine starts at 6:00 pm till 3:00 am 🙂 some Amazon issues 🙂

[river lance]

Amazon issues?

0300?!?!

[sour swift]

Let me write you in private, I feel like the chat is like private 😄

[river lance]

Hahaha, for sure.

[digital sleet]

Hi

[sour swift]

Hey,
To chat, you may use the channels below
#💭｜general
#🫂｜beginner-chat
#852808391670628424

[teal musk]

The sound quality is not that great, and you are not saying enough to judge it. Please submit a proper recording of you reading an academic passage or talking about a topic you are passionate about for two minutes. Check out the pinned message. All the best.

[viral moon]

do it on vocaroo

it is better for everyone

[river lance]

Well I did it hope it works

[viral moon]

vocaroo.com

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/17HrHBJXqCeR

[teal musk]

Your English is very natural and easy to understand. I detect an accent. English? You could be a little bit more expressive, but other than that, it's excellent.

[river lance]

I’m not English

[teal musk]

So what's the accent? I cannot place it.

[river lance]

Not too sure try harder

[river lance]

I live in Australia btw

[barren oasis]

If you study English in Australia. They have a slightly different accent and way of speaking with Americans.

Australian English

[hollow sphinx]

https://voca.ro/19fv4PznqdPs

[sour swift]

I think you had better read an article or something, it would be easier to clarify your speaking skill and accent. I have understood what you have said on the recording. It is clear. To be able to analyze your speaking and accent, I and I think we all need more sentences. I think you see what I mean.

Comprehensibility: 10 out of 10 🙂

Regards,

[river lance]

I was born in Australia lol

[mental echo]

I remember due to my australian pronounciation, my friend got bullied coz her name is Cait and it sounded like Kite

She was called Kite for the rest of the week

[fierce plinth]

🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Lesss gooo

Was born and bred here in aus too💪

[grim grail]

https://voca.ro/18ClzLdm1KGi Please judge my accent

[river lance]

I can understand every single words you say, you're good.

[river lance]

I hardly understand, I need to improve my listening skill

[hearty wedge]

Interesting accent, where are you from, never heard something like that before.

[hearty wedge]

https://voca.ro/15FyKYP4nwam
Once a big, black hungry crow was flying around looking for food. He came across a big piece of bread lying on the ground and picked it up in his beak. He then flew to a tree nearby and perched on its branch. He looked forward to eating the bread.
A fox passing by, saw the crow perched on the tree with the bread in his beak.
The fox thought to himself, “Mmmmm. That bread looks so tasty. I have to find a way to get it from the crow.”
The fox walked up to the tree and said, “Oh crow, you are looking so handsome today. Your feathers are so glossy and sparkling. You look like the king of the birds. I am sure your voice is as majestic as your presence.”
The crow was pleased to hear his praise. But he could not say a word because of the bread in his beak.
The fox continued, “Oh king of the birds! Do let me have the pleasure of hearing you sing. I will be the most blessed fox.”
The crow, who had never heard such praise, could no longer control himself.
He stretched his neck, raised his head to the sky and began to caw loudly.
And…
Down fell the bread right into the waiting fox’s mouth.
The crow was left cawing while the fox gobbled up the bread.
pls rate my pronunciation thanks 🙏

[grim grail]

Perfect. You speak as well as a native speaker. I admire you so much

[teal sable]

https://voca.ro/1byB4EIABTUq it took me 30 tries but I managed to squeeze out a decent recording

[unique gyro]

Good

[river lance]

I only listened to the first 30 or so sec
Generally good.
Things to work on:

[ch] perched, branch
[ey] tasty and [e] bread

Keep it up. :)

[river lance]

breathe. I feel like you're in a hurry. Maybe nervous?? The sounds are there. No strong accent. Just pace yourself.
Slow down.

1. It helps us calm ourselves.
2. The words will come out clearer.

[river lance]

I think you're talking about dogs. But I can't hear the [g], so it sounds like daaawz

They have all their meals deliver -> They have all their meals delivered straight...

easy
I heard e as in bed [e zi]. Should be [ ee zee]

[teal sable]

When I read something I tend to read it fast if it's out loud. It's a lot more comprehensible if you leave me in a room by my own devices. But thank you!

[hearty wedge]

Thanks, i will keep practicing

[river lance]

you can do it 🤗

[rain patrol]

https://voca.ro/12OuP4Hpvtq2
Can you please judge my accent . I chose a text called dreams .

I was too shy to send this vocal but I did it😭😭😭

[twilit seal]

mixed feelings about it.
this is the first two paragraphs from my favourite book, 1984 by George Orwell. Sorry for the bad audio quality.

[river lance]

you got past your shyness. good job 🥳

As for the pronunciation, work on the /h/ sound

have, horror

[spare dock]

I like your accent, you pronounce everything very clearly too
You may look into "linking sounds" to make your speech more fluid overall

[spare dock]

My accent, please judge it:
https://voca.ro/11g2c9NjeKQC
It's a Cave Johnson Quote from the game Portal 2
I'm looking for points to improve

[main brook]

Nice job, I’d pronounce Lemon like Yemen starting with an L. lay-months vs leh-mens

[spare dock]

Thanks! You're right, I noticed it now, my vowels are my challenge sometimes

[river lance]

portal! woooo

the cake is a lie

i like that u read it with emotions 😆

ya, the "lemons"
also "engineers" and "combustible"

demand in demand to see life's manager i hear as depend but maybe it's just the recording
overall, it's easy to understand

[rain patrol]

Thank you for the support . I will work on it

[rain patrol]

Thank you . Its so comforting 😊😊 I will keep practicing

[spare dock]

hahah, it's my favorite quote to date!
thank you so much, will look into what you said

[winged kettle]

It's a conversation about checking in at the airport > https://vocaroo.com/1dSErCBsoAqj < There are two people talking 😂

[river lance]

haha ya I like this quote
also like the game

[river lance]

your voice sounds nice

the way you said "hi" sounds friendly
when I say "hi" it sounds forced haha maybe coz it is

about the pronunciation:

sure
I heard: s
should be: sh like in shoe
shoor
or a quick shur

busy
should be: BIZ ee
like the biz in business

and the /w/ sound. I wonder if it's not present or if it sounds different in your first language. Coz I know another language where saying wood or woman will sound like 'ood and 'ooman. Anyway, the point is it happens. Sometimes speakers drop their /w/.

So start with words with /w/ that you can already say. Simple ones like way, water, wet

then try to isolate that sound wuh, wuh

[drifting cosmos]

Hi, for my new job I need people to understand me, here is me reading;
Naturally : https://vocaroo.com/1erLqXHtxGMQ
Putting an effort into it : https://vocaroo.com/1aJyzhOphupJ
The text i'm reading : https://lingua.com/fr/anglais/lecture/hotel-reservation/
All advices are welcome !

[mighty acorn]

Hello! Please, judge my accent
https://voca.ro/12JmoMe65OA6
An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of their relationship with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g. fashion, travel or technology.

Influencers often have a large following of people who pay close attention to their views. They have the power to persuade people to buy things, and influencers are now seen by many companies as a direct way to customers’ hearts. Brands are now asking powerful influencers to market their products. With some influencers charging up to $25,000 for one social media post, it is no surprise that more and more people are keen to become influencers too.

[tacit crescent]

Hi everyone, I read a fragment of Shrek's Wikipedia page:

https://voca.ro/1cOqOVhd8QNv

Text:
||Shrek and Donkey travel to the castle and are attacked by Dragon. Shrek locates Fiona, who is appalled by his lack of romanticism, and they flee the castle after rescuing Donkey. When Shrek removes his helmet revealing he is an ogre, Fiona stubbornly refuses to go to Duloc demanding Farquaad arrive in person, but Shrek carries her against her will. That night, after setting up camp and with Fiona alone in a cave, Shrek confides in Donkey about his frustration with being feared and rejected by others over his appearance. Fiona overhears and decides to be kind to Shrek. The next day, they encounter Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men, and Fiona dispatches them easily with martial arts when they attack. Shrek is impressed with Fiona, and they begin to fall in love.||

[river lance]

so when i listen to audios like this I don't read the text to make sure I'm understanding the speaker and not just reading the text in my mind

and yes, I did understand most of the lines

mispronounced but I understood from context:
castle
are attacked
Fiona
alone
Farquaad (i understood it's a proper name but couldn't hear it clearly. also note that i actually haven't seen the movie in full so I'm not familiar with the names lol)

parts i didn't get when i first listened
revealing he is an ogre - if I understood revealing, i might have gotten the rest
carries
rejected

what needs work (i think) is where to put the stress. use online dictionaries with audio or try Youglish to listen where the stress falls in words like attack, reveal, revealing

Again, it's comprehensible for the most part and this is just suggestion for further improvement. You got this :thusky:

[tacit crescent]

Thank you so much @river lance , I will consider your advice. Nice strategy to not read the text!

[spare dock]

Important words you may use in your job and a more precise pronunciation may help:
check (CH sound) tfd.com/check
BALcony (stress) tfd.com/balcony
dinner and diner tfd.com/dinner tfd.com/diner

If you want to be sure people understand you, a good tip is to use pauses at will and speak at a comfortable speed. (I think you nailed these already, so focus on stress and intonation more than speaking faster.)

Intonation and stress helps a lot in being understood because the important information and words are always being focused.

[spare dock]

I like your pronunciation overall, although it seems that sometimes the sounds went missing like "influence" at the beginning and then "things" and "seen" at 0:24.

You can take short pauses between sentences in a long paragraph like the first one or at the comma at 0:22 "people to buy things, "

You may want to put more Stress and Rhythm like you did so well at 0:42 (...media post, ""it is no surprise that""...)

[mighty acorn]

Thank you for your time) I appreciate your help so much

[steep jasper]

Hey. I am just curious about my accent. I tend to speak fast but I am practicing slowing down a bit. Well, here it goes
https://voca.ro/15jkUMVDvvev

Biology is the scientific study of life.It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field.[1][2][3] For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in genes, which can be transmitted to future generations. Another major theme is evolution, which explains the unity and diversity of life.Finally, all organisms require energy to move, grow, and reproduce, as well as to regulate their own internal environment.

[river lance]

Hello i am also curious about my accent (Currently perfecting my Received Pronunciation). And i just copy @steep jasper sentences (2 sentence) ha !Thank you Gargi! https://voca.ro/1iG0h8MRl6v8 Well my teacher! Here u are! FEEL FREE TO DM ME FOR JUDGING ME! JUST BE EXTREMELY PICKY!

[steep jasper]

Your welcome 😂😂

[tacit crescent]

Hi, I read another fragment of Shrek's Wikipedia page:

https://voca.ro/1oDmcydFis3x

Shrek abandons Donkey and returns to his now-vacated swamp, but realizes that despite his privacy, he feels miserable and misses Fiona. Donkey arrives at the swamp and confronts Shrek. During their quarrel, Donkey explains that the "ugly beast" Fiona was referring to was someone else, and urges him to express his feelings for Fiona before she marries, and the two quickly travel to Duloc thanks to Dragon who Donkey had befriended earlier. Shrek interrupts the wedding just before the ceremony completes and tells Fiona that Farquaad is only marrying her to become king. The sun sets as Fiona transforms into an ogress in front of everyone, causing a surprised Shrek to understand what he overheard.

[river lance]

Remember not to instinctively roll your "r"s at 'returns' or 'realizes', for example! Here's how you do it:
https://seeingspeech.ac.uk/ipa-charts/?chart=1&datatype=1&speaker=1#location=633
tw: xray of human being - pretty nasty if you're not prepared to see it, or you've never seen it before.

[tacit crescent]

Thanks for the specific advice, the "r" is the hardest thing for me since i'm used to spelling it that way in my first language, but I will try to be more aware of that when I speak

[river lance]

Appalachian 😎

[drifting cosmos]

Thank you so much for the feeeback

[spare dock]

I can only say that I really like your accent. Where are you from?
I guess is the rhythm I find likeable to listen to and the speed you used in this kind of text is perfect for me

[steep jasper]

@spare dock thank you! That's very sweet of you. And to answer your question ,I m from India😊

[river lance]

I find the rhythm and intonation almost perfect, well delivered

The accent resembles the British accent I think @river lance

[river lance]

Thanks for your feedback, @river lance!

[vernal zenith]

https://voca.ro/1mM3Tkcmbyh3

William Shakespeare poem- "Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's Day?" Can anyone check the pronunciation as well as accent(British accent and pronunciation),God!! I will really thankful to you. Let me know, how it is sounding for you ,is it hilarious 😶or normal 🥱?

[chilly inlet]

@vernal zenith It's good but you have to do some improvement in pronunciation.

[tacit crescent]

I'm not reading any text, but speaking casually and improvising.

https://voca.ro/14QNiQwoUvXa

What I said :

||Hello everyone, I'm James from Colombia, and this time I'm not reading any text, but I'm speaking casually. I'm doing this in order to practice my improvisation skills. So, let's talk about... When I joined the server for the first time. It was... A month ago, and everyone was very nice to me, they welcomed me, they told me like... the rules and how everything worked. I didn't join any voice channels right away because I was not confident in my speaking and in my accent, but with time I have been working on that, thanks to several recommendations that people have been giving (to) me. So thank you all for listening, and if I made a mistake while recording this - that it's very likely, feel free to let me know so that I can work on that too, bye bye.||

[toxic anvil]

Hello everyone this is my first time doing this i talked casually if i made any mistakes please do let me know
https://voca.ro/142IXw98vZ0E

[spare dock]

We could make a mock interview here so that you practice, it would be fun
Your accent for me is more on the rhythm and word stress side of things, so you could focus on that to be clearer
Also, if you want to be smoother you could benefit a lot from using more filler words or sounds in your speech https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-filler-words/
It can make you sound more natural and link the ideas better

[river lance]

I think being able to speak just like that without any hesitation is enough for people to respect you in the workplace, I think you are articulate enough

But, if your goal is to socialize with natives, or feel more accepted in some sense, then improving stress and pronunciation would be the best bet.

[river lance]

I think at this point it's less about English ability but more on confidence

agreeing to what has been said
It's decent enough
I mean sure, we can tell there's an accent but it does not get in the way of making yourself understood

consider henry's suggestion
or find a language partner you can have conversations with (i think people here are very supportive. it shouldn't be a problem)

When you're regularly speaking with someone, it's like having a less stressful environment to try speaking and socializing. So when you get to the actual job interview or you need to socialize with your colleagues, you can really tell yourself i can do this. it's gonna be fine because you have done so. You can just say this is just like that time I spoke to this person and that person on discord

And if you're like me, the first time speaking with some stranger online aaargh it was nerve-wracking. Even now, I'd still get the nerves minutes before a voice a call. But I have to tell myself "hey, you want to speak Japanese/Spanish right?"

so yea... just gotta jump right into it

[tacit crescent]

https://voca.ro/14QNiQwoUvXa

[bleak escarp]

https://voca.ro/1nuFNl4IZC2u

SUBTITLES😁 : Hello lads, I'm Mainu, and I'm from a beautifull country named Bangladesh. And yeah, I'm speaking casually. So, I'm doing this because I think It might be helpfull for me to receive feedback. I want to know about my clarity, speed, and, yeah, of course, about my accent. Actually I'm trying to learn an RP accent. And I really have no idea how far I came. I would really like to know about that. I really want to do a better job in it. And yeah,it wouldnt hurt to know, If I haven't mentioned my country, what nationality would you think I'm???
Let me know what u guys think, eh??? please.
Ta Ra. See you all later.

[tacit epoch]

Thank you for sharing your recording

[tacit epoch]

This is my personal assessment, meaning others may disagree.
You are on the right track with the majority of the words you pronounced. Although more practice is needed, you also need to slow down a bit. For example, when you pronounced the word helpful, you were a bit speedy, not giving enough emphasis as RP accent usually does with such words, such as grateful, dreadful, woeful, etc.
Another example is the word "far", you did well with fading the R. However, it was again a bit speedy.
The word "clarity" needed a bit more emphasis on the R, but not too much
I'd recommend slowing down a bit and watching for the vowels especially how they are pronounced when close to the end of a word, such as the word "know", in RP accent. Moreover, if you asked me what accent I think you had, I'd either say Sudanese or Bangladesh
I'd also recommend watching this video as it has some nice tips here and there for RP accent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0qShxkuS7Q
Finally, I hope I helped even if a little bit and thank you for sharing your lovely voice

[sturdy tree]

Here's a soundcloud link of me speaking:
https://soundcloud.com/user-323166334/final-610be16150635b010788d76b-880835-audiotrimmercom

Okay, so, can you guess where I'm from? Any feedback on my accent would be great.

[analog chasm]

^^ laughs in not real corpse husband

but your accent is fine

i could understand it

and im surprised you didnt try to use the real corpse husbands soundcloud

[mossy cargo]

Yeah you’re accent is fine and understandable and I’m gonna guess you’re from India?

[analog chasm]

yea i think they are

they dont have a deep voice but its relatively decent

[sturdy tree]

I am yes. Thanks for the feedback!

[sturdy tree]

Lol

[sturdy tree]

Nice you thought I was the actual corpse

[analog chasm]

i can tell real from fake

all i had to do is look at ur profile

[sturdy tree]

Actual*

Not actually idk why I spelt it that way

[analog chasm]

lol

[deep isle]

Hi

[analog chasm]

#💭｜general

[deep isle]

Hello

[analog chasm]

#💭｜general

go to #💭｜general to chat not here lol unless you are talking to someone about their accent

[livid cairn]

Hi guys, can you please judge my accent?
https://vocaroo.com/1hXRRlO6cLsD

[river lance]

I'm not an expert but your accent is great

[mossy cargo]

Your accent is good it’s just that the first 10 seconds of the recording was a little muffled so I kind of couldn’t really understand what you were saying but everything else was fine 👍

[calm sable]

https://voca.ro/1nNjiwLbf62f

https://voca.ro/1hPZAwwlL9ED

it’s too loud

the background noise

[merry patio]

sounds good to me. don’t worry about the r or l sound. I think you are pronounce them right, but need practice to make it fluent👀

[calm sable]

https://tenor.com/view/praying-cat-please-thank-you-thanks-gif-16119732

[bronze storm]

https://voca.ro/19YuIDKAdObQ

my voice boi

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1ipERBZFrlyD

Reading "Stopping by Woods on a snowy evening" by Robert Frost

[bronze storm]

chill voice boi

like it

[river lance]

I guess

[bronze storm]

@river lance dude cmon ya shy ?

idk

[river lance]

yeah click on the link

go to vocaroo.com

[bronze storm]

Oh listening

Ok cool but i heard you were 60 years old lmao... still good tho

[acoustic storm]

yooo im morrocan too

https://voca.ro/19Trli3LI5Yp

sorry about the trash mic

[latent hemlock]

hii guyss. how are you all?

how can i participate on this?

[white terrace]

You just need to click on the link and record your voice whilst speaking in English.

I think that’s how it works

[river lance]

Exactly

[acoustic storm]

yo

[tropic tusk]

Rank

[storm void]

https://voca.ro/19VRjXpE9HNZ

lol im a little insecure of my voice because i watch that yt video of the space debate

[amber siren]

Me after hearing my own voice on a recording for the first time

[storm void]

lol yeah its pretty relatable

[white terrace]

Because is pronounced /bɪˈkəz/ actually

[storm void]

oh okay thankyou for the correction

there's a lot to improve in my pronounciation hehe

[white terrace]

I’ll recommend you listening to audiobook and reading an actual book at the same time. It really helps.

[storm void]

wow thankyou for the tips jogi 🙏i also think not having someone to practice english with makes me less able to hone my pronounciation skill 🥺

[white terrace]

If you don’t have a chance to speak with natives or summat - try the tip I’ve told ya

[storm void]

but if i dont do it almost daily i think i'll forget to how to speak eloquently haha its just my mother tongue is much more similar with spanish with brash A or E and pronouncing every letters

[white terrace]

Just 20 minutes a day is a great start.

[low yoke]

Is there a way to “change” your accent cause im from liverpool and have a british rp accent and everyone thinks im posh

[tropic dock]

What's the rp accent

@MissMoneyPenny

[river lance]

dont worry I'm from the hills of Appalachia and everyone thinks I'm a dumb hillbilly

I have learned if you just try to force your vowels differently you can somewhat change your accent but you'll always have that coloring

[white terrace]

It’s an accent that most of us in the UK used to speak with. Now there are only a few people that speak with pure RP. I still do! And don’t wanna change that.

[river lance]

I wouldn't sweat too much about my accent if I were you, as long as they understand you. It brings you personality

[high tendon]

https://vocaroo.com/19mPVZmiSeaD

I understand English perfectly but never really talked to others in English because I was never confident in my accent and because I sound way younger than I actually am so my speech is lagging behind. I'm from Eastern Europe

[slim mason]

I'm not an expert but your accent is good Be more confident in yourself

[high tendon]

thank you kindly, it's more about my insecurity of sounding 15 while I'm actually 22

yup

[river lance]

https://voca.ro/1jwh1pt5yC1y
im not confident with my accent it sounds weird, btw this is for my assignment

[river lance]

@river lance you got a good accent and I had no problem understanding you

[river lance]

i feel this. I'm in my 30s and if i don't modulate my voice I sound like a chipmunk

ur recording sounds clear btw

[high tendon]

Thank you

I just spoke to a bunch of Americans and played a game

They found my accent amusing

Had fun tho

[drifting cosmos]

same text, 1 month later

https://voca.ro/178oTEixgOrL

[river lance]

Can somebody test my accent please 😭

[charred crater]

of course 😭

[river lance]

send a recording and we'll have a go at it

[white terrace]

I’ve just heard that Estuary Accent sometimes creeps into my pure RP accent. Lmao

[slim mason]

No, he's French but he's fluent in English.

[analog chasm]

yup

isn't native

i am tho cuz im from America

still in highschool

[slim mason]

[river lance]

I'm fluent indeed but French to the core

[sonic scarab]

Inb4 a hispanic comes and says they are also from america

[river lance]

well... technically... lol

[slim mason]

I'm American

[sonic scarab]

"Well yes but actually no"

[thin hull]

how can I improve my accents

[river lance]

But just talking to people

In vc

[river lance]

depends on which accent you want to master, but try to read aloud or talk to people and listen a lot to native speakers to get a grip on how they say things

[pallid garnet]

It’s not about accent it’s about being understood

Unless you guys are auditioning for a movie or something

I can’t stress this enough

Many people are from the states but it doesn’t mean their first language is English

[white terrace]

That’s why I’m afraid abt the future of the English language

[river lance]

to what extent are you afraid?

[sonic scarab]

Consume media in your target accent and speak with natives

[barren oasis]

Imitate

[river lance]

altho i think most of the time when they talk about accent they mean reducing the accent so they can be understood

[stoic stream]

bo’o’oh’wo’er

bri’ish accent ma’e

[limpid delta]

How can I improve American accent ?

[river lance]

I find that listening to American speakers helps a lot, that's how I learnt the accent

[rigid lagoon]

more practice advise from me

for me all language is about practice

becuase if we only know the theory or whatever is it, it's gonna be useles if you can't speak

[river lance]

input - output

it would also be difficult to practice if you don't know what to practice

Train your ears.

This is something I think people overlook

Usually people would talk about reading a lot

And then practicing speaking

But you have to hear what it sounds like first before you can reproduce it in speech

If anyone here's into music, it's the same

singing, especially,

we're using the air in our diaphragm, our vocal cords, our articulators (ex. lips, jaw) to produce sound

but we have to hear the pitch first
and try to coordinate our body parts to match the sound/pitch

for some it comes easily

for others not so much. a bit of work and guidance is needed but it's not impossible

[pallid garnet]

I’m happy to judge American 🇺🇸 accents

[raw haven]

I speak American English if y’all need someone to verbally talk to. I am fluent, it’s my first language.😌

[analog chasm]

lol we sont really have accents like i dont, i just sound normal, but since my throat hurts i sound like a guy lol

[slim mason]

[analog chasm]

who wants proooof is ready to join a random vc

[edgy hazel]

Can someone judge my accent

[river lance]

Recorded a discord convo i have

https://vocaroo.com/1hEIQ4YgppBj

Would love to get some feedback on how i sound :)

[river lance]

Could you judge my accent pls?

[spare dock]

Record something at https://vocaroo.com/ for us to judge, or did I miss it?

[analog chasm]

you sound fine lol. i can understand you

[river lance]

Thanks!

I guess i'm just very self critical

[steady merlin]

Guys I'm gonna read some random shit and I want y'all to judge my voice and accent both

Btw I have a trash mic, sorry

[river lance]

Your voice is good but the mic tho

[balmy valley]

I want

[raw haven]

Ok just dm me whenever and we can find a good time for the both of us

[steady merlin]

Ohh thank you I appreciate it

I just hate my voice!! idk why lol

[river lance]

انه جيد✅ لغتي أيضا سيئه 💀

[steady merlin]

Lmao you just assume I'm Arabic from my pfp

[river lance]

🤣✅

[steady merlin]

انه الصوت الذي بداخلنا . نحن لا نسمع صوتنا في الغالب لكن عندما نقوم بتسجيله و نقوم بسماعه. عندها تحدث الصدمة😂 ✅

[river lance]

تماما اظن انك من الاردن او فلسطين لكن صوتك ولكتتك جيدة

[river lance]

أحسنت و صوتك رائع
بالفعل لكنتك جيدة لا تقلق

[steady merlin]

شكرا انا من المغرب

[steady merlin]

شكرا ياصديقي

[river lance]

Pardon me nice to meet you

[steady merlin]

Nice to meet u too

[river lance]

Same my voice is the most disgusting sound in the universe

[steady merlin]

Wow chill, it can't be that much

[warped yoke]

nah bro wakandanese accent

[edgy hazel]

Yes, I have thick wakandanese accent

[warped yoke]

sheesh

[rare valley]

Idunno what to say

[river lance]

Cute u good

[spare dock]

I love that singing, is that a uke you're playing?

[spare dock]

You seemed nervous at the beginning and confident at the end, and you sound best when confident regarding stress and rythm. You're doing well, keep it up and record your pen tapping skills, I used to do it all the time lol

[rare valley]

Thank you<3

[proud belfry]

Yes

[spare dock]

Noice, I've been meaning to get one just so I can play songs like the Adventure Time song. You should go to the Karaoke VC and sing there too btw, it would be awesome

[ruby sky]

What does it mean?

[river lance]

" you have done great and your voice is good, as well as your accent, so don't worry"

[ruby sky]

How does it sound if we use latin alphabet?

[river lance]

You want the spelling in Latin letters??

It will be strange coz not All the sounds are identical
Yeah there are some similarities.

[naive bison]

cover by my brother~

[rare valley]

OMG

[rare valley]

https://tenor.com/view/dilfcore-quackity-love-ily-heart-gif-21566848

[naive bison]

Thank you!! --my bro

[river lance]

sorry, why can't I see the file attach button...

[slim mason]

#🌹｜information

[distant pilot]

Sorry, I'm referring to this #🗒｜pronunciation

[slim mason]

On the channel, people can judge your accent and, give you some advices to improve it.

[frail grove]

can someone judge my accent tomorrow?

[analog chasm]

sure

any of us can

[river lance]

@river lance

Got it, Thx ❤️

Can anybody point out where I'm making mistakes or it would be lovely if someone can help me fix my accent.

[rare valley]

Omg i like ur accent

[white terrace]

If you want to improve your RP accent - besides, many ppl in the UK don't like rp accent at all because it's too formal sometimes, but you could try listening to audiobooks read by Stephen Fry, for instance.

[analog chasm]

yea

[white terrace]

Also - reading an actual book whilst listening to the audiobook could be more helpful.

[analog chasm]

yea or practice with friends who like rp

[white terrace]

I speak with modern RP - but that's not like pure RP. : D

And there's also contemporary RP

Which is an accent ppl speak in london, for instance.

[river lance]

@white terrace @analog chasm @rare valley Thx

Currently I'm reading/listening to Harry Potter by Jim Dale

[white terrace]

You should also try Stephen Fry. : )

[dusty tartan]

Just clarifying for other people - you mean RP is seen as too formal sometimes, right? :)

[white terrace]

Pure RP (Queen’s English) - indeed

That’s why we speak rather with modern or contemporary RP : )

They’re slightly different

[rare valley]

Okay I don't know what I'm going to say HAHA

[naive bison]

i def sense the fil accentt XDhi fellow fil~

[dusty tartan]

great :) (maybe go back and edit your initial reply for people reading through the answer? You wrote that RP is seen as too informal sometimes)

[white terrace]

Omg sorry for that.

[dusty tartan]

haha no worries at all! I knew exactly what you meant :)

(big fan of your pfp btw lol)

[river lance]

Judge _my accent

[white terrace]

Thanks mate hahah

[wheat bone]

hey

[river lance]

Idk how to record here

Any help ?

[rare valley]

Woahhhhhh

[river lance]

@rare valley 🤔

I am asking because Idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😂

[rare valley]

[river lance]

First time to use the app

And join a server

[rare valley]

Oh really?? Welcome❤️

[river lance]

Thank you 🌻 @rare valley

[river lance]

Nice

You've joined the right place

[river lance]

Great

[naive bison]

pretty voicee it feels like listening to a song for some reason

[river lance]

Thx

[naive bison]

song*

[languid hill]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!It's too perfect .I can't describe my emotions and desire hear it again

[naive bison]

thanks! I appreciate it - my bro

[small token]

Why do I sound like I was forced to do this 😭💀

[trim egret]

it sounds perfectly fine, it doesnt sound forced at all

[half zenith]

you sound good 🙂

[half zenith]

hey guys, it's not really the accent, but can you help me judge my writing?
https://ieltsonlinetests.com/zh-hans/wot/result/writing-practice-test-1-476687

[grim urchin]

i got several audio :v

[analog chasm]

[grim urchin]

i dunno why i can't send it :v

[analog chasm]

oop lemme see ur level lol

oh you arent even 5 yet lol

[grim urchin]

yeah lmao :v

[river lance]

Now you can

[half zenith]

so embarrassing, but how do you judge my speaking?

[grim urchin]

thanks fam

not my best recording but ok

this should do

[river lance]

Yepp awesome 👍

[river lance]

Yoo your voice like a native English speaker so good

[grim urchin]

but the thing is that i am not a native :v and people still don't believe me XD

[river lance]

Hehe cuse your accent is so cool

[grim urchin]

Thabnks

[half zenith]

Wow, 😁

[opaque glen]

yo dude, thats a nice accent

good

[opaque glen]

its fine but it was not that clear tho it was fine

nicec

nice

[grim urchin]

Cheers man

[rare valley]

I don't know if i hit the notes

[opaque glen]

K

[opaque glen]

isnt that the breath challenge from tiktok i guess?

[opaque glen]

its nice tbf

[slim mason]

Very cool

[trail sluice]

🙂

[summer wave]

hey, I wanted to know, how do we share a voice recording here?

[slim mason]

People use a web site called vocaro. It's totally free

[summer wave]

okay

[river lance]

Hello... Is there anyone who wants to practice English speaking with me?

Please DM me if you are interested

[flint stump]

Anyone here for practicing English ?

[shut prairie]

Accent from?

[slim mason]

Well, sometimes it sounds as American accent and other times sounds like British.

[shut prairie]

Thx, actually I'm trying to get a British accent, although most of my life I've heard nAmE

[slim mason]

Just keep practicing to get that accent. In my case, I'm trying to improve my accent.

[river lance]

kinda sounds like mike tyson's

[bronze storm]

wow ... holy fuck you are a very good singer

https://voca.ro/12MDGGAGjqAo

here is my new recording !! i think i've improved a lot

[analog chasm]

you have (even though i havent heard you from before)

[bronze storm]

lmao

[analog chasm]

honestly i thought you were from america before you said you were french

[bronze storm]

here is my last recording man , tell me if i improved https://voca.ro/19YuIDKAdObQ

@analog chasm

[rare valley]

Thank you

[half zenith]

I tried to improve compare to the last time. Let me know how do you think about it?

[grim urchin]

yup

[river lance]

better than the other in that it sounds clear and confident. I like that you don't slur

final sound in judge: jud -> judj

Altho the first one isn't too bad either. What's noticeable for me is how higher in pitch it was. You're 12 so it could just be the voice starting to go lower now. But i think it's more to do with your confidence, which you would feel if you're noticing improvement in yourself

[river lance]

interesting! what's the tell?

I'm guessing Japanese but am not really very confident lol
i mean it's not like I've heard a lot of speakers of different languages

also, what do you mean "Asian"? Like which Asian? Indian's are Asians too, for example 😂

[river lance]

defo leans to Australian but u have a poor choice of words that make you sound less of a native so i suggest u to focus more on speaking. but great accent overall!!

[spring hearth]

Hi

[grim urchin]

I am indonesian

I wouldn't say it's faking, i can only say that for the past (almost 1 year) i have been mixing several accents.

If your wonderin what accents that i have been mixing, i can't tell for sure, cause some people may say "no, it's not that accent" and some people also say "yes, that sounded like that accent". So if u want to know, we can talk on a vc someday.

[grim urchin]

Hmm, i never know that. You are the first person actually, but thank you

[high turret]

judge

[high turret]

you sound north korean

[grim urchin]

never heard a north korean before, but i'll take that as a compliment

[high turret]

you should go to North Korea

[analog chasm]

north korea is bad tho

they eat dogs

plus they tryna nuke some places and are at a stand off with the good korea

aka south korea

@grim urchin and i wouldnt listen to ned lol

in north korea only the military and special people can use cars

[slim mason]

[river lance]

i dont understand accents

pls explain

?

What exactly is it that you need an explanation of? /lh

how to identify accents

Ohh okay

Hmm any specific?

[river lance]

No

I just wanted to know how to identify various accents

Oh okay, I’ll try my best to help 🖤

[grim urchin]

that's why i actually don't :v

[timber pulsar]

How long should my sample be?

[hollow scarab]

(Native Americans only)
Do you find this voice natural enough? (This is not my voice)

[grim urchin]

i've listened to too many bot sounds, so i can tell that it's not too natural if you listen carefully, but it is quite natural and sounds more like those "How it's made" videos

[winged basin]

Sounds like a bot to me

[cerulean veldt]

hello

[stoic coral]

u can send voice recording of yourself speaking

[latent nexus]

Hey yall

[wind river]

hi

[slim mason]

Well, your accent is pretty good .

[wise wasp]

Hi guys I need YOUr help please feel free to listen my accent give me some feedback 🙂 If you are an english speaker Or From The Uk send me your feedback Please 🙂 From:🇹🇷 Trying to get :🇬🇧British Accent

[wise wasp]

I loved it mate! It is such a good accent! keep doing what you're doing 🙂 well done :)

[stoic coral]

That is the example of the polite uk people speaking (not street language), u really got it so good from middle to an end, but i still can heard mixing between turkey and british accent at the early part. But u nailed it , nice, keep it up

👍

[cursive vine]

What do you think about my pronunciation and accent?

If you were to guess where I am from, what would you say?

[restive saddle]

idk

[cursive vine]

._.

[restive saddle]

U re asian

[analog chasm]

thats not very helpfull sir. :/

[analog chasm]

i will listen to it so you can get an ACTUAL idea of how good it is. from a native's perspective.

[cursive vine]

Thank you very much

[cursive vine]

No.

[analog chasm]

your accent is fine, i can understand what you were saying. do you have like a british(or something from around there) accent?

[cursive vine]

I suppose, yes

What about my pronunciation?

[analog chasm]

you need a little bit more work on some words but the rest was fine, it might have been your mic but the rest was fine.

[cursive vine]

Thanks

Yes, I'm a little ill right now

So some sounds got a little harder to imitate

[analog chasm]

ah so am i

my meds make me dizzy and ive been having a lingering cough.

[cursive vine]

Would you say I'm A2, by te way?

[cursive vine]

Oh no!

[analog chasm]

yessir

[cursive vine]

Don't google your feelings. It always says it's cancer

[cursive vine]

Are you familiar with that scale?

[analog chasm]

a bit

[cursive vine]

A1: beginner
A2: pre-intermediate
B1: intermediate
B2: upper-intermediate

C1 and C2: advanced

These folks are B2: https://youtu.be/EdeZp0n0JHw

[analog chasm]

yea

[cursive vine]

These other folks are C1: https://youtu.be/5nGESyDgmdw

[analog chasm]

my doctor said i have walking pneumonia just the end of it

[cursive vine]

And these are A2: https://youtu.be/-DNilMthxx8

I think I'm more or less A2 as far as pronunciation is concerned. Not sure, though.

[cursive vine]

Pneumonia?!

So, do you think I'm A2? 😃

[analog chasm]

yea

[cursive vine]

Thanks.

[analog chasm]

anytime

[cursive vine]

I'll continue working on my pronunciation, as it isn't as good as I'd like it to be.

[analog chasm]

[slim mason]

I'm B1

[cursive vine]

I'm a2

According to zero

[slim mason]

Have you ever done an English test?

[cursive vine]

Several times, yes

I did EnglishScore a few months ago

[slim mason]

How was it?

[cursive vine]

I don't think it's reliable at all

[analog chasm]

oop

texting wise yea

[slim mason]

Oh my goodness

[cursive vine]

It doesn't evaluate your speaking skills, nevertheless

[analog chasm]

but if english isnt your first language then thats pog

[cursive vine]

It isn't lol

[analog chasm]

[slim mason]

F

[analog chasm]

ima try to see mine

[slim mason]

Do it!

[analog chasm]

uhh idk what website

[cursive vine]

Download EnglishScore and do the exam

[slim mason]

Yeah

[analog chasm]

its an app

[cursive vine]

Indeed

[analog chasm]

rip i might have to delete another app

[cursive vine]

It may take you 30 to 40 minutes

Yes, but you can delete it afterwards

[analog chasm]

cuz i deleted my last app to update discord

like my last gaming app

[cursive vine]

Do you have a shitty phone?

[analog chasm]

yessir

[cursive vine]

I have like 40 gb available lol

[analog chasm]

damn

[slim mason]

I just have 2

[analog chasm]

i dont

[slim mason]

LOL

[analog chasm]

i dont even have a sim card so mega rip

[slim mason]

I press f

[cursive vine]

Just uninstall some apps you don't use

[analog chasm]

i use them all

and i only have 4 apps

[cursive vine]

Unistall them for an hour

[analog chasm]

lol

[cursive vine]

Then install them back

Easy, no?

[analog chasm]

if i do that to my drawing app rip all the drawings cuz it doesnt save

[slim mason]

Uninstall "WhatsApp".

[analog chasm]

i use snapchat since i dont have a number to contact my mother

[analog chasm]

i dont have it

[cursive vine]

Is my pronunciation advanced?

[cursive vine]

How do you manage to survive

Whatsapp is vital

[slim mason]

Indeed

[cursive vine]

Indeed what

[analog chasm]

idk

[slim mason]

WhatsApp is vital

[cursive vine]

Ah

[analog chasm]

i use snapchat and discord

lol

[cursive vine]

Uninstall snap

Ew

[analog chasm]

thats how i contact my mother tho

cuz i dont have a phone number

or sim card

[cursive vine]

We can't do miracles either mate

[slim mason]

I'ma study English to be fluent one day, bye.

[analog chasm]

oki

[cursive vine]

@analog chasm

I redid it

[restive saddle]

He ask where he from then i guess he s from asia whats not helpful

[analog chasm]

he said GUESS by listening to their accent and if their punctuation in the way they say their words Roku only answered one of their things that they ask

[tired sinew]

Please rate this

[molten copper]

Are u a wolf?

[maiden bluff]

This is exactly how i picture this emoji's 👹 voice

[stoic coral]

🤣

[tired sinew]

I am possessed by that emoji

[wise wasp]

Hi there! My name is Mo 🇹🇷 I've been trying to learn British accent 🇬🇧 for 10 months. Please feel free to listen and give me some feedback :)

[wise wasp]

If you can't listen on this page for any reason
https://voca.ro/1iXdX88Un326

[frozen minnow]

i like your accent) you did a big work for it? i even didnt hear your Chinese hint of accent

[wise wasp]

Thank you so much 🙂 I am turkish 🙂 I bet there are hints of my turkish accent which I am really proud of 🙂

[river lance]

I find your accent very enjoyable!

[slate gazelle]

Hi! So sorry that I'm not on point. But what is the book called?

[tacit epoch]

Check out this book on Goodreads: The Escaped Man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55462430-the-escaped-man

[slate gazelle]

Thank you!

[surreal sparrow]

wow, cool accent

[maiden tree]

Hi guys 9

I'm Denis. I live in Mexico.

I'm 21 years.

I like to play soccer .

I like to watch movies of all.

[bronze storm]

ok

why on this channe tho ?

[lunar bridge]

Help

[edgy ibex]

its good

[lunar bridge]

@gaunt laurel HAHAHHA

[gaunt laurel]

GAHAHAHHAHAHA

“pewfect”

[lunar bridge]

IKR SKSKSKKSSK PEWFECT????

Don't tell anybody

[gaunt laurel]

Shhh

Secret

[river lance]

Peffect

[lunar bridge]

SHHHHHHHHH

[river lance]

you sound like you're 40

too much coffee bruh

[lunar bridge]

My morning voice

[river lance]

https://tenor.com/view/im-out-bye-peace-out-gif-14840966

[lunar bridge]

GIMME FOOD

[river lance]

[outer flare]

Ya Bri'ish, ain't ya? Of course it's pewfect, mAtE