How would you rate my pronunciation and my tryings to mimic american accent on the scale from 0 to 10? Also would be great if you pointed me into what exactly i need to work more on. Thank you 😊

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edwardws

4 Dec 2022

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@imnuts000
Your pronunciation is good and understandable, but I think it's somewhat far off from typical American pronunciation, to be honest.

You pronounce "walked" with an audible L sound, but the L in -alk words (stalk, chalk, walk, talk) is silent. It should be /wɑkt/ or /wɔkt/

"Man" should be pronounced like /mæn/. You said it more like "men."

As the other person mentioned, "th" sounds need a little more practice.

You aspirate T in most positions, which is uncharacteristic for American English. A phrase like "out as" would normally have a flap T, not an aspirated T. Final position Ts like "news report." would also typically be unreleased. You did a good job with the word "night." But you aspirated the T in "noticed," which is odd.

It sounds like you're reading "news" as /njuːz/, which is UK English. Americans say /nuːz/.

These are all relatively small points. I think the biggest overall issue is intonation, because you read the text with a pretty flat intonation. English is a little more "open" sounding and should sound a tad more lively.

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nalbibi888

4 Dec 2022

English (US)

a tip : pronounce “th” closer to “d” and not “z” if you’re mimicking an american accent. otherwise good !

imnuts000

4 Dec 2022

Russian Near fluent
Ukrainian

@nalbibi888 ye i knew, something was not right with that, Is it pronounced the same way as in "THought"? Or it's different in "the"?

Also thank you, but imma need an exact rating of my accent :). I just wanna know where i am right now on the path to reducing the shit out of my accent

edwardws

4 Dec 2022

English (US)

@imnuts000
Your pronunciation is good and understandable, but I think it's somewhat far off from typical American pronunciation, to be honest.

You pronounce "walked" with an audible L sound, but the L in -alk words (stalk, chalk, walk, talk) is silent. It should be /wɑkt/ or /wɔkt/

"Man" should be pronounced like /mæn/. You said it more like "men."

As the other person mentioned, "th" sounds need a little more practice.

You aspirate T in most positions, which is uncharacteristic for American English. A phrase like "out as" would normally have a flap T, not an aspirated T. Final position Ts like "news report." would also typically be unreleased. You did a good job with the word "night." But you aspirated the T in "noticed," which is odd.

It sounds like you're reading "news" as /njuːz/, which is UK English. Americans say /nuːz/.

These are all relatively small points. I think the biggest overall issue is intonation, because you read the text with a pretty flat intonation. English is a little more "open" sounding and should sound a tad more lively.

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imnuts000

4 Dec 2022

Russian Near fluent
Ukrainian

@edwardws Holy shit, man, i didn't expect somone to give such a detailed answer. Thank you so much. I'm screenshoting your answer and using it as a guide on what to do next

nalbibi888

4 Dec 2022

English (US)

@imnuts000 haha there’s nothing wrong with your original accent, i’d rate your american tho honestly about 4 or 5, i agree with what the other person commented. i’d say just listen to americans talking, most of the syllables in US english aren’t even clearly pronounced, so like watching shows and stuff will help you mimic it better

imnuts000

4 Dec 2022

Russian Near fluent
Ukrainian

@nalbibi888 well i've been watching movies in englsih for a while now, but i guess imma need to start talking with native speakers. I've still made a lot of progress comparing to the way i used to speak, but ye i'm gonna need to work a lot more. Thank you for the answer