Hi everyone, unfortunately (or fortunately) in my native language the consonants are very strong, and when I speak English I notice it and realize it affects my fluency. First, I'd like to ask you to guess my native language, and then I'd like your advice on how to lighten the consonants.

If there are any exercises to do or words to memorize that are read a certain way, I'd like to know !!

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What should improve in particular ?

Being brutally honest

I’d really appreciate any honest feedback on my pronunciation. Please feel free to be specific or critical

I could force a more standard american sound, and can also have a go at a terrible posh english accent but THIS is the general relaxed way, the way it naturally comes out.

Picked up english in the last 5 years or so, never studied it in terms of grammar/rules/structure etc but minored in literature so there was immersion, content I consume (movies, books, internet-anything) has been primarly in english from mid teens till now.

Pitch/intonation change depending on the setting.

*will add where i'm from+native languages

Hi! As the title suggests, I would like if you guys judged as well as guessed my accent. I haven’t been learning English traditionally at all, mostly picked it up from the internet so I’m curious to hear opinions on my accent. Do give advice if you’ve got any. Thanks!

Sorry if you can hear my breathing. I guess I accidentally placed the recorder too close to my mouth lol

My goal is to sound as close to a native speaker as possible. I know it's probably impossible for me to sound completely native since I started learning English at a relatively late age.

Anyway, I'd love to hear your honest opinion on how close I sound to a native speaker. Don't sugarcoat it, I genuinely want to improve. Feel free to point out anything that sounds unnatural, whether it's my pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, or anything else you notice.

https://voca.ro/17KkeWX3I68b

This is a really long recording. for native speakers, I need some genuine feedback on my British and australian accent. Also in this recording, I shared how I learned different accents. I mean, it's still doesn't sound very native, but I think I did learn some features of these accents. Hopefully it can be helpful for other non-native speakers whose aiming for British or australian accent.

I’d appreciate any feedback!

Am I consistent with pronouncing English or am I mixing together pronunciation (styles) from different dialects or areas?

I think my English sounds somewhat close to (Midwestern) American English, but there is a British English background there from my school days.

Download example

Morning, everyone!

I’d like to hear your thoughts on my accent, please
Intonation, cadence, etc!

Thank you very much in advance

https://voca.ro/1qHVNYQeD8IG

https://reddit.com/link/1v3d6jm/video/z5wzwld8mreh1/player

I was mostly studying british accent at school, but I don't like it at all.

I tried to learn more of an american pronunciation, but I don't really hear and understand all of my mistakes that make me sound more british (or more russian, since it is my native language).

Can you please tell me what should I improve to sound more american and more fluent thank you ^^

The text that I was reading:

People can feel tired even when they have done little physical activity. This kind of tiredness is common after a long day of meetings, studying, decision-making, or constant communication. The body may not have moved much, yet the mind has been working for hours. Mental effort, emotional pressure, poor sleep, and lack of movement can all create a strong feeling of exhaustion.

One major cause is mental overload. The brain uses energy when people concentrate, solve problems, remember details, or switch between tasks. When the mind must process too much information, it becomes harder to stay focused. As a result, even simple tasks may begin to feel difficult.

https://voca.ro/17LMt8SiuEB2

I would provide context about myself but I feel like that might color opinion's of my accent. If there's any specific region you could pin my accent down to, or are could find any incorrect pronunciations, please let me know!!

I am genuinely seeking for someone who knows British English phonology. Native speaker who knows phonology is perfect. but if you not native, but you know phonology, that's also good I would love to learn from people who is more knowledgeable than me and Give me some useful feedback to my accent.I've learned my British accent by myself, but I've learned basic phonology. It is very useful.It can help you visualize the abstract pronunciation. I have posted few clip of me speaking British accent, But the feedback people gave me i just very fake like I can tell you not tonight to speak, but there's nothing specific. I mean that is fair though, cause you don't expect people to teach you, they're not your teachers.But if someone who knows phonology would help me better. like how do you place your tongue? For a lot of native speakers who don't know phonology, they don't even know how to pronounce words themselves. I've seen someone teaching English. And the way they tell the student is like the caliph is pronunciation is too smile. That is bullshit. If you know basic phonology, you would know the thing determine vowel quality is Tongue position. instead of if you smile or not.

I'm about to finish school and I'm planning to open my solo waxing business. I found an affordable treatment room that I'd be sharing with another esthetician, and I really like the space but the price is very affordable ( mostly because I'm just starting to build clients)

The landlord called me ( who's working the same level but in different areas so we don't see each other's clients btw she is not doing beauty business)

Some of her questions seemed maybe normal?! , like my full name and wanting to meet me in person next week.

But some questions made me uncomfortable. She noticed my accent and asked where I'm from, then asked if I'd be able to provide services to English-speaking clients. I told her yes—all of my clients will be English speakers

She also asked how many days I planned to work and how much I'd be paying the esthetician ( whom I shared the room with) .

The room is shared, so I understand asking about scheduling, but I don't even know how many clients I'll have yet because I'm just starting my business.

She said she has a lot of customers and just wants to make sure the door is closed after the clients??

I have never shared a treatment room before so I'm not sure it is how it works, or if my gut is picking up on something. It wasn't necessarily what she asked—it was more the way the conversation felt!!