Thread: Help me improve my acccent (audio)

Originally Posted by iCake

Very good, very good indeed. As I said before, the rhythm and intonation is just what it should be. Just some sounds are what you need to work on, consonants in particular.

Well, I hope it won't sound offensive because it's not what it's intended to be, but all in all you sound RUSSIAN, but with some slight speech disorder, which is not a disorder, it's just what it sounds like

Haha, no offense taken!
I tend to slur my words together a bit and not pronounce words very clearly in my native language, unless I focus on the way I speak. It's not a speech disorder, but sometimes (more rarely nowadays because I've started noticing it and try not to do it) people notice it and sometimes they think I have a slight accent. I'm wondering if this is related somehow.

Any more details about the consonants or, even better, a recording, would be great! I know those things are hard to explain in words.

Originally Posted by muxa

Any more details about the consonants or, even better, a recording, would be great! I know those things are hard to explain in words.

That's very hard indeed, that's why I'd rather help you through Skype if it's okay with you, write me a private message. Otherwise, I don't know how to explain the problem with your consonants to you

Originally Posted by iCake

That's very hard indeed, that's why I'd rather help you through Skype if it's okay with you, write me a private message. Otherwise, I don't know how to explain the problem with your consonants to you

Thanks. I can't talk on Skype these days, unfortunately, but I hope to take you up on your offer in the near future.

I posted these recordings on another forum and they pointed out sooo many errors. Apparently I mispronounce most consonants and quite a few vowels too. I really didn't think it was that bad. Someone also said it sounds like a typical accent для англоговорящего (I'm not). I hear an accent when I listen to myself, but not that type of accent. Oh well.

Originally Posted by muxa

Thanks. I can't talk on Skype these days, unfortunately, but I hope to take you up on your offer in the near future.

I posted these recordings on another forum and they pointed out sooo many errors. Apparently I mispronounce most consonants and quite a few vowels too. I really didn't think it was that bad. Someone also said it sounds like a typical accent для англоговорящего (I'm not). I hear an accent when I listen to myself, but not that type of accent. Oh well.

Forget about that, everyone just thinks they're smarter than another guy I bet they would have found a lot of "mistakes" even if it had been a native Russian speaker, pronouncing all those words.

As for me I stand firm on what I said about your recordings. They're very good. The intonation and rhythm are quite alright, at least are what you expect to hear from a Russian speaker. Yes, you have some problems with the consonants, but I bet you can work it out in no time. So all the best to you