Quote Originally Posted by Darobat
Actually, it isn't like an English H. Let me quote what I wrote in another thread.

HOW TO PROPERLY PRONOUNCE THE RUSSIAN Х
1) Place the back of your tongue like you were going to say an English "k", but don't.
2) Say the "k", but don't move your mouth after saying, and keep pushing air through the opening. You should hear a sound that sounds something like static.
3) Now repeat, except do not make the "k" sound before the proper sound..

This is known as a voiceless velar fricative.
Wow, I've been pronouncing my differently. I've been keeping my tongue flat, not at the roof my of mouth like a k, and I would make like a staticy H sound, which I'm assuming could contribute to my accent sounding so american.