Thread: recording of accent

That's not bad. At least everything is correct and understandable.

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Pretty good i think! I think maybe the p in вечер could be a bit stronger. Also the soft letters in двацать, ноль, жень sound a little too hard. But i have this problem too. Mostly because i just forget when i talk too fast. Also the слышу sounds like слишу.

I still can't tell the difference between ы/и. I wonder if there's anything on this forum about that...

If you speak well but with an accent all the Russian women will think your accent is exotic and sexy.

Originally Posted by basurero

Here we go what do you think? Is this some kind of Russian tounge twister?

Очень хорошо! Даже не знаю, к чему придраться. Хорошее произношение с приятным акцентом.

Originally Posted by basurero

Well here it is! Please be honest and tell me seriously what you think. Don't think that because it is so bad you need to be nice to me, if you do that i'll never improve. How heavy is my accent? Any tips on how to improve?

thank you so much for taking the time to do this for me!

I've got to this in two parts becuase it's too big....

I hear ветер вместо вечер, but overall very good job!

Originally Posted by BlackMage

I recorded it so everyone can hear what a thick American accent sounds like. Please don't laugh too hard.

Your accent is not thick at all and I am not even sure if it sounds that much American... ! Great job!

Originally Posted by синичка

I already wanted to record something, but I hadn't thought of a nice piece of text yet, when this thread started. So I thought I'd just record this sentence, too.
Could you comment on my pronunciation as well? Thanks.

It's great! I don't understand how you do this guys! Yes, I can hear some accent, but not in every word, and it is not strong and not distracting at all!.

I hear ветер вместо вечер, but overall very good job!

Очень хорошо! Даже не знаю, к чему придраться. Хорошее произношение с приятным акцентом.

That's not bad. At least everything is correct and understandable.

Большое спасибо всем за полезные советы и комплименты!

If you speak well but with an accent all the Russian women will think your accent is exotic and sexy.

I like the sound of that, altough i've got a long way yet to go before i can speak freely

Originally Posted by BlackMage

If you speak well but with an accent all the Russian women will think your accent is exotic and sexy.

How do you know that? Do you think that Russian women like men speaking Russian with an accent?

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Originally Posted by BlackMage

If you speak well but with an accent all the Russian women will think your accent is exotic and sexy.

How do you know that? Do you think that Russian women like men speaking Russian with an accent? :roll:

If one's wallet is pretty thick than his accent becomes exotic and sexy :)

Well, American women have a thing for guys with accents, so I merely applied similar logic to Russian women. (Surely a mistake on my part, as Russian and American women have very little in common.)

Well, American women have a thing for guys with accents, so I merely applied similar logic to Russian women. (Surely a mistake on my part, as Russian and American women have very little in common.)

I've never been to the States, so I didn't know that American women have a thing for guys with accents. I don't think you made any mistake in applying the same logic to Russian women. It's sometimes very hard to tell the difference between them.

If one's wallet is pretty thick than his accent becomes exotic and sexy

Especially true of Russian women who have limited funds compared to those of American women.

If one's wallet is pretty thick than his accent becomes exotic and sexy

all the Russian women could go to any market and get out with a lot of guys with money and accents. From the USA (United States of Azerbaijan) and FRG (Federal Republic of Georgia)

Originally Posted by mishau_

"Аллё, Жень ты где, а?" I couldn't hear any accent. Yet the previous words are read a bit stumblingly. The first word, "теплый", is very indistinct, too.

Originally Posted by MikeM

It's great! I don't understand how you do this guys! Yes, I can hear some accent, but not in every word, and it is not strong and not distracting at all!.

Thank you for the comments. Are there any specific things that I should work on (apart from just speaking more often so I will stumble less)?