Thread: Can a native Russian record this for me please?

Kwatts? I don't undestand, why do you want Russians to record this phrase in English?

Originally Posted by kwatts59

It is difficult to explain but I will try to record myself later so you can hear.

Can't wait.

In America a Russian accent is considered VERY sexy. It is a mistake to try and lose it .

Here is my voice guys. Listen carefully.
I hope this helps.

Ok, now it is time to return the favor.
Can somebody check my pronounciation?

Женятся не на тех, с кем могут жить, а на тех, без кого жить невозможно.

You have an accent as well. It sounds pretty strong to me. I think that the main problem is that you don't pronounce all the sounds properly.
The first change I would make in your record is that I would say Женятся instead of женятся

I can understand all that you're saying, which is very important.

Here is my voice.

Thank you for recording your voice in English. Whether it helped or not you'll see after you've listened to another record. Shall I make another record in English (or maybe in Russian)?

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Can a native Russian record this for me please?

You don't marry someone you can live with,
you marry the person who you cannot live without.

It's not my best, but трепещите ():

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Can a native Russian record this for me please?

You don't marry someone you can live with,
you marry the person who you cannot live without.

It's not my best, but трепещите ():

Молодец Rtyom! Almost perfect. Your the best so far. There is almost no accent.
The only thing that seems unnatural - you raise your voice on the second "live".

I would raise my voice on the word "don't", and drop my voice on the "without".

Thanks for the recording ReDSanchous.
I will practice more and try again later.

I dunno Rtyom, you sound like you are trying too much to americanize your accent Not being a phoneticist, I think it sounded a tad nasal. But it is definitely above average!

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Can a native Russian record this for me please?

You don't marry someone you can live with,
you marry the person who you cannot live without.

It's not my best, but трепещите ():

Молодец Rtyom! Almost perfect. Your the best so far. There is almost no accent.
The only thing that seems unnatural - you raise your voice on the second "live".

I would raise my voice on the word "don't", and drop my voice on the "without".

Wow, I didn't even expect to sound "almost perfect"! I tried five minutes on end to make it close to natural but didn't succeed. It's too difficult to have every word of these phrases right because of the consonant clusters. Aslo add here my being unaccustommed (eh, bad construction?) to the everyday English speech, and you'll get a picture. I agree with your remarks and will work on. Thankee.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

I dunno Rtyom, you sound like you are trying too much to americanize your accent Not being a phoneticist, I think it sounded a tad nasal. But it is definitely above average!

You know, Kalinka, I can't help it! That's pretty weird because I stick to England deep inside. However, when it comes to pronunciation, my speech apparatus makes itself convenient with American accent. Maybe it's massive influence? )

Nasality? Hm, kind of too retracted organs of speech, I guess. Thanks for iobservations.

Rtyom, you have a very good accent. Only your intonation isn't natural. But your pronounciation is very very good!

Thanks for the recording ReDSanchous.
I will practice more and try again later.

OK. I'm looking forward to listening to your new try. I'm sure it will be better. Though the first one isn't bad either.

Here's my second try in English... I've tried to make it sound better.

Here's my second try in Russian. I'm giving you some recommendations on how you can improve your pronunciation in this recording. Do you understand them?

Kwatts, you might find this page interesting http://www.ku.edu/~idea/europe/russia/russia.htm . It contains samples of Russians speaking English.

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Thanks for the recording ReDSanchous.
I will practice more and try again later.

OK. I'm looking forward to listening to your new try. I'm sure it will be better. Though the first one isn't bad either.

Here's my second try in English... I've tried to make it sound better.

"someone you can" and "person you can" are realy hard to understand but the rest is good. When you pronounce live like "leeve" it reminds me of an Australian.

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Thanks for the recording ReDSanchous.
I will practice more and try again later.

OK. I'm looking forward to listening to your new try. I'm sure it will be better. Though the first one isn't bad either.

Here's my second try in English... I've tried to make it sound better.

You're getting better ReDSanchous
I agree with Biancca. You pronounce "live" like "leeve".
Also, you sound a bit like a robot. Maybe you need a few beers

Anyway, here is my attempt again. Hopefully it is better.

"someone you can" and "person you can" are realy hard to understand but the rest is good. When you pronounce live like "leeve" it reminds me of an Australian.

Maybe, it's because I used to study British English for a long time. I started learning AmE (prononciation) about a couple of months ago. I should practice more. Honestly, I don't usually dedicate much time to my pronunciation because I think that you can greatly improve it once you're immersed in the language (even if you have a very bad pronunciation).

Biancca, why don't you record something in Russian?

You are getting better as well, kwatts! I think that you are still having problems pronouncing the word женятся and невозможно. They're easy to understand but the sounds don't sound natural to me. The rest of your second try is pretty good now. Good job!