Best English Accent - Speak Like A Native Speaker - PLACEMENT
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Do you want your English to sound more American? IT'S ALL ABOUT PLACEMENT. Are you confused about why your spoken English doesnât sound native (even though youâre fluent)? Are you looking for training in the American English accent? Great! This video is perfect for you! You will learn about the critical role of placement in spoken English. I will show you about how placement works and the best way to relocate your placement to help your English sound more native. If youâre frustrated about being fluent or near-fluent in English yet frequently not understood by native speakers this video (and my entire channel) is just for you! Learning how to speak in English requires you to learn many elements like vocabulary and grammar. But to move toward having an accent that does not immediately indicate that youâre a non-native speaker youâll need to also work on your placement. Itâs not an easy topic for me to teach, but if you can master this English accent training lesson youâll be well on your way to having a smooth and natural English accent. You can do this.
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The scientific paper: Articulation and phonation in non-native English: The example of Dutch-English by BRYAN R. A. JENNER
www.jstor.org/stable/44525972
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Hey Rachel, Iâm seriously needing your help, my accent is killing me slowly, Iâm losing my self confidence, tell me what to do.HELP.
Helllo Rachel,
Thank you so much for the in-depth video. By the way I have a question to ask . Knowing you have may students you need to answer to I would be very much appreciated if you could answer mine:). My question is what if the student is born with a high pitch voice ???? Thank you so much in advance â€ïž
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I have found that when I make short vowels sounds with a "k" in front of the vowels and focusing on the reverberation in lower part of the throat, that there is a difference when I speak. ka-ka-ka-ka, keh-keh-keh-keh, kee-kee-kee-kee, etc....
I am so fluent in English almost as good as a native speaker IN MY MIND.
And then i open my mouth..
hahahahah
OH MY GOD!!!...me too
Think of it as acting. I closely watched characters and celebrities from my favourite shows and I trained myself to sound like them. It's almost like singing. I picked up their sound, their phrasing and their vocabulary. It felt kind of fake and phony at first and I was also a little exaggerated. It resolved on its own as I learned to inject my own personality. I also learned to think in an american voice. My thoughts in english have a voice and an accent. I think outloud a lot and it's helped me immensely in sounding natural and fluid.
Thank you so much . Iâve only watched one video of yours and itâs helped me so much. Looking forward to watch more videos from you.
lol same here, I'm from New York
I don't know if everyone here realizes what a valuable lesson this is. It's practically a Master Class.
People learning the American English sound should watch this video several times.
Thank you teacher!
You're very welcome Eli!
Exactly! Unbelievable!
Well said
yes,you are right
Do the VOCAL FRY like a Valley girl or growl like a wolf for a week and you got it.
I used to tell my American friends that English was like a dog growling and they were mad at me. Now I'm vindicated.
Seriously, English moves everything in your mouth and throat, it's like a roller coaster compared to other languages. Up and down and all around. Then eat half the syllables and there you have it.
Try to mimic a TV commercial narrator, then tone it down. Or a preacher. You can't be shy and speak good American English.
Excellent video.
Thanks for sharing!
Summary:
Placement: a place where your voice resonates
1. A pitch is lower in English (it gives a warmer tone)
2. Shape of the vocal cord is different (formants in your throat):
- larinx or voice box should be in a lower relaxed and released position (low placement);
- imagine that you have a wide open neck;
- no nasality in the vowels in American English;
- soft palate is closed or lifted; and
- sound is thicker and more resonant in your chest.
Exercises:
Exercise 1. Play with your vocal cord:
- make it tense or relax;
- make it wide and open, let the sound sink;
- make a pitch lower by sliding down;
- find more range for your voice, try different voices;
- imagine that the mouth is in your chest;
- release tension in your neck;
- add more space for your sound;
- imagine a column of connection of everything to the anchor root (your larinx);
- Imagine a triangular in your trachea but not with a wide part atop but upside down.
Exercise 2.
Find a Native American speaking your native language:
- observe it;
- notice why it sounds so strange;
- try to find the sound that you are trying to find in American accent;
- imitate how she/he speaks your language;
- this will help you find a new placement in American English
Conclusion. You will sound more American, if you keep it low, wide, open and vibrating in your chest:
- add more space;
- lower your pitch; and
- lower your voice down your throat.
Thanks for sharing Roman!
Rachel's English thank you for a great video, Rachel!
Excellent summary. Thank you. I wish the practice would be easier to understand and practice though. The practice is not clear enough, at least for me.
@orestes Lamelas I would still pick one of those accents that exists in the US and try to imitate it. Why not? Lucky for you Orestes Lamelas, Latin American/Spanish is one of those accents that is getting to be pretty standard in the US; but if you are from some place like China or Russia you would do well to pay a little more attention to accent reduction.
I agree with you. Unfortunately in some situations, some people will not respond so well to you. I have a very strong English Midlands accent which many people donât like. I had to try hard to change mine to get job interviews and hold down a decent job. Itâs unfair, but thatâs how it is.
I've been in the usa a long time. Long enough that I'm very very fluent in the language. But when I record myself I always notice something is off about how I speak English but couldn't place what was off. I watch this video once and relaxed my throat and boom, when I listen to the recording I sound really American lmao. I had no idea I was speaking with a tight throat until this video.
I'd also like to add that I picked up a long time ago that Americans speak with a lower frequency tone, but I always tried to force the deepness of my voice. Cueing the throat to relax and to pretend the mouth is at my throat is better than 'forcing' the deepness.
Thanks for sharing!
I'm bilingual (grew up speaking English and Spanish) and do this instinctively. This is the first time I've heard it explained scientifically. Awesome video! :)
Where are u from?
Same here !
I didn't learn Spanish until adulthood but grew up around Spanish speakers - the Spanish native is the only one besides natural English I could mimic without even trying, and is a common placement for low-income areas of Southern Nevada even when speaking English. I didn't even realize that's one of the main things I'm doing with my "Natural" accent, but this video made it make so much freakin' sense.
It also explains why so many people compliment my Spanish as sounding reasonably natural even though I still struggle like heck with it sometimes.
@@Alice-fw4cu does your English sound american and as a native speaker?
@@abortion_worst_CRIME_inHISTORY I think so. I have friends in the same situation and they do it.
I can tell the nationality of most people by how they speak English, without even looking at the person. It's like they carry the tone or the flow of their native tongue into the English language even if they speak perfect English.
I'm an American, native English speaker, but I love videos like this because I love learning about the various ways that people speak from the global community. These sort of videos provide some interesting insight into the physiology of speech because they're all using a single control sentence. Eep! I love it.
Awesome! Thanks for watching Cathleen!
Step 1: Make sure that you are alone
Hell yeah
Iâm Chinese.I want change my accent.
@@user-mc4cs2un6z try watch a lot of her pronunciation vids(American accent ) and imitate her mouth shape and tongue position .....etc.
@@user-mc4cs2un6z I am studying English at the university atm. One of the courses I attend is called "English Sound Systems", which explains which phonemes (abstract sound units) are used in "American English (GA General American)" and "British English (RP Received Pronunciation). Understanding phonemes is a very useful tool for improving pronunciation.
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In my own experience, she's the best teacher on CZcams. A few years ago I had a heavy accent even though I was studying every day and living in the US. Since I got into her videos and put in work I've improved like 80%. Thanks, Rachel. Blessings.
Amazing Ethan! I'm so glad to hear this. :)
Rachel hits the nail on its head.
Thanks for watching Ben!
That's why we're not the same speaking different languages. I feel like I have another personality when I speak English, I just couldn't explain the way you did haha Thanks for sharing! :)
Great minds think alike! Ditto!
It happened to me a lot in English my personality differs then my native language, this is strange isnât?
Same
@@space4639 i feel exactly the same way
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Speech Therapy for free, this is amazing!
Thanks for watching Oaky!
Rachel this video is a killer. Placement makes a huge difference in how we sound like. Thank you
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Youâre giving advice that nobody had given to me before. Thank you! Itâs technical but uncomplicated and I love it
*how we sound
Rachel , youâre the best English teacher I have ever met! You taught what other teachers couldnât teach.Thanks .
You're very welcome @ArthurWang-ju1ye!
You're the best English teacher on CZcams. I'm a huge fan! Thank you for sharing this. :)
You're very welcome Fatima!
Please donât stop making placement related videos. Itâs extremely helpful. Thank you so much. Russia is here
I got a job at a call center thanks to your advices. If I keep improving, definetely I can get a better job in any other industry. Your videos were a huge step when I applied at the call center. I'm currently in nesting ( Training ) and I'm very nervous but thankful because I finally got a job. It's my first real job.
I'm happy for you Meli! Congratulations and keep it up! :)
Probably the best English teacher on CZcams
My sister and I are native bilingual from birth. We both have different voices when we switch languages. I have always thought it was just a hilarious quirk, but now I understand it is an integral part of the language. super interesting
From Los Angeles US. In my opinion the
Problem created by oneself : First our psychological state ,it might be, lack of confidence, no feeling positive of what's doing thinking negative thoughts oneself silently " We should uplift ourselves with positive thoughts ,relaxing our body, mind, and spirit ..It's like playing guitar ,one hand pluck the strings and the other make the cords and it must be done right or accordingly
I'm a native American English speaker, and I absolutely *love* your channel, because the principles you cover are so generally applicable!
Wow, thank you Bhami!
Rachelâs method of using imagery really makes practicing placement much easier to do. This is a very smart way of teaching. Thank you so much!
Rachel.....my amazing English Teacher
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The keyword: wide and open neck.
It WORKS!!!
1.Learn all IPA sounds.
2.Reductions
3.Lower Placement(chest)+ wide open neck + lower pitch
(the deeper that you can go will make you more sounds like an American)
1+2+3=U.S. accent (3 is the hardest part to understand but once you understand it makes lots of differences)
4.intonation practice
I come from Taiwan and I promise you that Rachel's lesson WORKS.
But you have to open your mind first.
Is not easy but also not that difficult.
American speak Chinese in TW and yes her placement is lower than ordinary Taiwanese.
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My vocab and grammar might not be good.
But my pronunciation is pretty American.
Thanks to myself for believing in Rachel in the first place.
Awesome! You're welcome and thanks for sharing! :)
We're definitely bombarded by English speaking people that is just a matter of imitating exactly the way they speak being either American or Brit you choose! Right now I'm honing my ears into getting the African American English and the way they actually speak. It's been kinda rough, since I'm used to listening to African American songs you go with the flow! Lol Boogie man 's gonna getcha!
Thank you so much! It makes so much sense to me, I tried to imitate both your students and you as you said and it did helped, I already can feel the difference in how to use the placement imaging where the sound is coming from! Incredible! I'm very thankful!
Thanks Rachel, that has been a very specific class, you are becoming a scientist of the teaching
I do feel like I sound different when I speak English, my mother tongue, and my official language. I thought something was wrong with my voice until i watched this video
Thank you Rachel, this video is amazing. This is the first time I 've heard about Placement, very interesting, I'll practise it as much as I can, because , now I know what I have to focus on. All your videos are helping me on my way of improving my accent.
As an EFL teacher, I've always known that the problem lays in how the sound and air moves up the throat and out of the mouth, I just couldn't explain it Scientifically . I searched constantly for a video that explains it, and today, I found it... Thank you for the explanation..
I always had this feeling I had to work something in my throat while speaking in English, now I know why. Thanks Rachel!
Wonderful! As a person who loves language and accents, one of the first things I notice in a new language is its âplacement;â what is its basic mode of voice production that makes it sound the way it does? I learned Greek in Greece when I was in my teens; I could actually feel the difference in my vocal placement when I spoke it. Generally things are more tense and forward. Then I went over to Turkey, and immediately the difference in placement stood out to me. I found myself listening intently and trying to figure out what made them sound so different. Then I realized that they speak with a very deep/low âopen throat.â And now learning Vietnamese, I see the placement is once again very different. Iâm not a language teacher but when I informally helped people with the pronunciation of language I always mention that. This is like confirmation that I wasnât just making it all up! đ
hello. you said that Turkish people speak with a low tone, does that mean our pitch is at the same level as american english speakers? thanks!
@@capitalistche Itâs more âopen throatâ than American English, if that makes sense. And when the âtikiâ kids talk, they exaggerate that a lot. (The same kinds of people in America do the opposite; itâs a very tight kind of voice.)
Rachel, I have been a fan for YEARS. You have outdone yourself with this one.
I intend to share it with native speakers of American English who are teaching language, along with my students. I especially like the advice about hearing an American speak your native language with a strong American accent. SO TRUE.
Oh, such a great day to have come by to see what you're up to.
(An aside: a long time ago, I did that sliding down to a lower pitch, and I sounded more "adult." However, when I get stressed/tired/worried, I have to remind myself to adjust my voice lower and my shoulders lower automatically.)
This was very helpful. I teach ESL and I will try to talk through some of this imagery with my students and see if it helps them sound more like a native speaker. Great JOB! BTW, I send your CZcams videos to my students often as extra listening practice for them to do on their own. Thanks for being a high quality, professional resource!
Undestanding the american accent is the way to master English. There aren't many teachers like Rachel to make it easy!
So interesting! My husband speaks Arabic natively, but has a degree in English. He often speaks too fast and emphatically. He often sounds angry or impatient.
Rachel I love you Genius! You are the most impressive and incredible teacher I have ever seen. You have my unconditional support
I am a native speaker of American English and I am studying French; so I sometimes research language learning in general. This women is brilliant. Listen to her and imitate how she talks. Even when she slows down her speaking, she is using pronunciation consistent with a neutral but very "American" accent. For example "your videos" comes out a little like "yer videos" something Americans get from our Irish/Scotch-Irish roots. Getting back to the topic of this particular video, it is so important to get your mouth in the right position for the language. I won't go into how I did this with French since this is a video on English but the same concept helped me a lot.
Thanks for sharing Laurence!
Hello Rachel, greetings from Seattle. Thank you so much for posting this video, it has really opened up my eyes about my learning experience. I am originally from Tijuana, Mexico but I have lived in Washington State for almost 20 years. Although I believe my level of English is advanced, a lot of times I donât feel confident speaking in English because of the way I sound since Spanish is my first language, but with this video I will be able to relax my vocal tract and sound much more natural. A million thanks from the Emerald City !!!
This is absolutely amazing!!! I had pronunciation classes produced by a speech therapist, and this subject was never brought up. I noticed there was something about the quality of my voice that prevented me from speaking American English more like a native, but I simply couldnât understand what it was exactly. Iâm halfway through this video and I can change my voice already!!! Thank you very much, Rachel!!!
This the most amazing video I've been ever seen in english languages, its make me understood that why my accent is so strange thing, the best part of video was the section that dear Rachael compared the accent's of her students with American accent
This is very interesting because I always felt that English, mostly when spoken by girls, sounds higher ( even when American girls speak) than the natural way I speak my native tongue (Brazilian Portuguese).
Rachel, you are the greatest English teacher ever. I have learned so much from this channel
I just created a new playlist on my youtube called " the best video ever" and saved this video there, so that I'll never forget to rewatch this video as many times as I need till a speak like an american
Oh yeah! I ofen don't see this videos,only listen.I don't practice anything,I don't know how.
Thanks for this great video. Trying to speak like a native is really the hardest part and your advice are really useful. Amazing video âš
25:12 is the best advice. Thank You
I have subscribed to Rachel's Academy because Rachel is the only one who talks about American accent training to such a level. As someone who lives in the US for 10 years, I can tell you placement is the most important thing in accent training yet its the most difficult to master because you need to feel where it is for your own specific case. Rachel please make placement video a regular here or in the academy. You are truly an artist in training!!!
Rachel is the best English teacher on CZcams. She always comes with high quality videos and classes and knows exactly what we want and need to learn â€
Thank you
Yeah. I think the same. She is literally going deep in teaching.
quien es rachel me la recomiendas por favor!!!?
@@andres126mendez5 Es la autora del video, la dueña del canal Rachel's English que significa el InglĂ©s de Rachel. Ella es la profesora que aparece en este vĂdeo.
Hi Rachel!
I have been learning English since 1996, but I have never seen a lesson like this. That is very helpful for my Speak like a Native Speaker challenge.
Iâve been told several times that I sound almost like an American and it makes me feel really happy and proud of myself but still, I feel like thereâs something missing, I found your channel yesterday and been watching this video on loop haha I already feel like I know what to do to get to the point I wanna be at. Tysm for sharing this, keep up the good work â€ïžđđ»
English pronunciation is so difficult because we use such a wide range of pitches going up and down. I love this approach to accent improvement!
Undoubtedly, You're one of the best teacher in the world. Please make more new videos about in "Ben Franklin exercise" My American accent has improved a lot by watching your Ben Franklin videos! Please make more new "Ben Franklin" videos! It will definitely help everyone a lot to improve their accent. And finally thanks for everything. Love you â„
I need a teacher like you, who can really push me forward.
Thank you! It's wonderful! I always was wondering about why I manage to imitate in some way phrases just after having listened them in original audio, but when reading texts by my own it comes out with my definite Russian accent. Actually, I am working on the British accent, not American, but you advice happened to become very helpful. Right now I've tried to imitate dialogues of two ladies from TV Marple's series, even in my masculine voice, and started to understand what you have been meaning here about placement. I would say, after 30 minutes of such practice the lower part of my throat hurts, like it did before when I began to work on articulation :)
So, it works!
My mother tongue is Spanish and I learned English as an adult. During my first years learning English I read a very interesting article that analyzed both phonology systems (Spanish and English) and the author highlighted in which part of the mouth the sound is generated in each language. He said that in Spanish the sound occurs at the tip of the tongue while in English it occurs at the back of the tongue. From that moment, every time I spoke in English, I began to make an effort to generate the sounds in the back of my tongue and I realized that my pronunciation improved significantly, so I began to receive very good criticisms from my teachers, some of them Americans, who considered that my accent in English was close to the native accent.
But it is now, around 40 years later, that I see a professional and scientific explanation of this topic, which is really interesting.
Hello, do you happen to remember the name of the book?
@@monidefi2680 it was not a book but an article in a weekly magazine I used to read.
Me sirvió comentario, ¿crees que la a, e, i, o sean las mismas en inglés y en español solo que la voz cambia?
I thought my English sounds not bad until I heard my voice from the recorder on my phone. It was so weird and disgusting đ. I searched up online to find the reason but the only thing I found was how to relax yourself when speaking English. I tried to exhale with my chest and lower my tone when I speak English and that made it better. I watched your video today and everything just make sense. You explained how to sound more natural very clear and that's easy to understand. Btw you're the first teacher I ever saw who actually tells people how this work. Nice work and thank you so much Rachel đ
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Wenpei!
BRILLIANT is an understatement. Thanks so much
You're very welcome Veritas!
I am a speech pathologist, and when I treat voice disorders, I often start with relaxation exercises to release unnecessary and harmful tension in the throat muscles. A favorite exercise of mine is the âYawn Sigh.â The yawn is the only way we naturally lower the larynx and release the tension that holds the larynx high.
Try to yawn, and feel your larynx drop down toward your collar bone. Wait for a real yawn to break, and as you yawn, sing âwhooâ starting as high as you can clearly and falling like a siren to your normal pitch. Your larynx should stay low and your tone should be clear and full.
After practice, you can learn to raise and lower your larynx at will. A higher larynx makes the vocal tract shorter and narrower, and you sound tiny like a child. A lower larynx makes the vocal tract longer and wider, and you sound giant, taller and more relaxed. When trained singers sing high notes, they to fight the natural tendency to raise their larynxes, and consciously lower their larynxes to achieve a rich, full sound.
I always thought something about my voice was wrong. And I believed that I had to keep my own voice in my second language. Now I know I can change it to fit better in English. Cool!
Great! Thanks for watching!
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It's the first time that I see a video like this. Thank you for helping us.
Native English speaker here, really enjoyed this video. Rachel is the forefront foreman on the formants format. Would be interested in seeing more information on formants in other lanugaes
You really deserve at least 1 billion subscribers. My favorite trainer.
It is a brilliant and outstanding video. Thank you, dear Rachel.
Rachel, you're nothing short of an angel sent down from heaven! I've managed to graduate from a little Ivy college, get a Master's Degree, work as a Director, have an impressive vocabulary, know just about all I need regarding American culture, yet have not been able to shed my accent over the years. It gets in the way and is annoying as hell. I've turned to every video and lesson I know and was feeling hopeless until I found YOU. Seriously, you hit the nail on the head with this video. You're the best and I can only thank you from the bottom of my heart â€â€â€
Glad to hear that Kiki and thanks for sharing! :) I am so glad to know you've found something that works for you here. â€
I am glad i found this video. I am trying to get a good American accent and i seem to have everything down, but people can tell that i am not quite an American. I am a Hungarian btw, so i looked up a video of Americans trying to read Hungarian and i might have found the reason. You guys speak very round-like compared to Hungarian, you take your time, like savouring the words while we just seem more direct about it.
The articulation seems to be key here and yes, the chest placement, because the words have more time to form in the American way almost for your articulation to start to catch up to how it's supposed to be said since we don't make that many shapes with our mouths. So thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Thank you very much for sharing Seraaphim!
As a voice major in college, your student is using head, because her pitch is high, if you want to go down without bringing the pitch down, you are using the chest voice. What a way to teach singing. Using your diaphragm , airflow, controlling the airflow, using the nasal, when to use the nasal passage, and chest, or mix.
Thanks for your tips Ana!
I'm Cambodian. My language (Khmer) is very different from English and it's hard for some foreigners to understand me when I speak English. Luckily, I've learned so much from your videos and improved my pronunciation a lot. Thank you so much.
That's awesome Hea! Thanks for watching and keep it up! :)
thanks you too, Rachel. You catch up very important clever correlation to improve accent.
I watched this on a whim, American English is my first language, but it was so interesting. I didn't expect to want to watch all of it. It's so great there's people putting educational videos like this on CZcams for free. Thank you so much. How you went into detail, muscles and various places where intonation comes from, was so very interesting
You're absolutely insurmountable regarding training and explaining American pronunciation, Rachel! Thank you so much for your immense effort! :)
My pleasure Dmytro!
I love this video so much . Iâve experienced this kind of thing before when I talked with my friend who is Vietnamese, but sheâ had been living in Australia for 8 years. Iâve noticed that even though she still makes a lot of mistakes, in terms of grammar and vocabulary , she has great voice, . It feels like I can hear the music of English on her voice . Now I know itâs called placement. Thanks Rachel as always
Awesome! Thanks for watching Tráș§n!
Actually I already noticed this phenomenon that when I sepak English it sounds more deep and that my voice seems to have changed a little bit. But I had no idea why it happens. Thanks for your hard work Rachel. It really helps!
Hi teacher Rachel, it is Always a pleasure to learn from Your lessons. That's amazing ! You are the cream of the crop.
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honestly i was skeptical but now iâm so surprised
it worked!!! for 2 years iâm working on my accent and this was the last piece on the puzzle thank you so much!!! that half hour was so worth it
you explain things amazing and the video has a nice learning flow itâs not too heavy and itâs straightforward
thank you.
the whole âscienceâ behind the voice really helped me understanding where do i need to improve myself
the vocal fry was a really good info also, it helped me and the thing about the vocal track was the piece that was missing
like i already kinda knew all of this but your video and explanation put it all together clearly
you got a sub and a like from me
iâm so thankful! have a great day!
You're welcome and thanks a lot for subbing! :)
Unbelievable talent she is⊠eye opening, voice confounding, expands understanding⊠what YT should be
11 years, what a commitment. Thank you â€ïž
You're very welcome!
Agreed. I speek with a much lower pitch when in American. Higher for French. in between for Arabic lol. I feel like I have different personas for each language as well! Neet. ^^
Thank you so much for the video! It's probably one of the hardest concepts to absorb and, in turn, internalize when learning English but without it it's almost impossible to sound like a native American.
You're very welcome and thanks for sharing Brandon!
My English improved since I watch Rachel's English , thanks...sorry, working, so I ve got a break at 8min...At university a teacher of said americans is kind of "roll or twist" their tongues when they speak...exemple: "world" such a hard twist tongue word (that too)...Easy words? NOPE!!! Thank you all at Rachel's English!!!
wonderful video! the key message i get out of this is just like the suggestion i always get regarding singing, making sound out of your chest, rather than mouth. I also like the imagery technique to visualize placement in order to keep it down.
Formants is like a brass instrument. The player "buzzes" into the mouthpiece the same with any brass instrument, but the shape of the brass tubing makes it sound like a trombone (my instrument) a trumpet, french horn or whatever.
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i mean, really the best. so many english videos are about specific techniques, you really touched and tried to convey the "dao", the nature
I didnât know I have an accent until I applied to be an English tutor in Paris and they told me I have an accent. I recorded myself then I discover that I hate my voice and my accent.
I spent 3/4 of my life living in California and speak English 97% of the day. This is a hard to let go habit/accent.
I found that many people of each native language group has similar mistakes. Often itâs HOW THEY PRONOUNCE THE VOWELS and a few consonants (t or r). If these simple vowels can be corrected, it will improve their accent dramatically. Maybe practice the whole alphabet correctly.
This video is incredible thank you! I've been exposed to English since 3rd grade and has been a part of my free time for a long time. My pronunciation is good but it always felt so different than most Americans. Even practicing with this video helped me realize that. Feels like I can improve my English again and it's a lot of fun!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing Evan!
I really appreciate this video, Rachel. I could clearly see and feel how much you dedicate yourself into your teaching and how you really care for your students. I'm deeply engaged. Thank you very much
I'd like to present can you thank you
Finally I found someone that explained in detail the american sound. As you said, the vibration is different, and the voice box should be practice for each one interesed to improve the accent and pronounciation
Hello, from Japan. I found it much easier to pronounce American English in the way you teach when lying on my back. This is probably because the muscles around the throat, which of Japanese is hard and tight due to the way of Japanese pronunciation, meaning the soft palate drops and the muscles around it do not move much, are relaxed by gravity and the pharynx opens more easily. This can contribute us to get the feel opening our throat.
Try this method in a video sometime! And I'd love to join you as a Japanese speaker subject then. : )
This is great. I had noticed that my accent is less noticeable when I speak in a lower voice but couldnât really understand why. So I guess use your voice box more and open up the sound than just focusing on trying to make the right pronunciation with the mouth?
Rachel, thank you so much! It's for the first time I've ever heard about the necessity of lowered larynx position in order to sound more like a native. Everyone talks about the articulators, but never mentions the formants and the vocal tract shape. You've improved the way I sound now speaking AmE by only one video. Awesome!!!
Hi Anna! It's always great to hear positive things and thanks for watching.
as a guy who knows about singing this was easy to identify for me, let's keep practicing!
I realized the best way to relocate my placement. I can speak English more like native than before. Thanks, Rachel's English!
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Thank you so much for this video. I noticed my voice placement was different when I learned Swedish, French, and Spanish. I also noticed that it's one of the unmentioned differences between American and British English. I've waited years to see someone acknowledge it and explain it. Thank you!
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
This is really fascinating. I tried it and had never realized that I am speaking lower in English vs my native German. My English does sound warmer. Mind-blowing. I have the huge privilege of being able to self-disclose that I'm not native, as people can never tell.