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Peťo Machovčák Posted 11 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Do I sound at least a bit British?

Not much discussion going on in the post which is supposed to be reviewing your pronunciation - almost no one replies there Emotion: big smile So sorry for posting it here but I'd like to know whether this sounds at least a bit genuine - I've been told by an American that he would think I'm from Britain but still I'd like to know whether I could pass as a native and if not what gave me away. And please note that I've never actually been in Britian and in our school they don't hive a hoot about accents and don't teach us how to speak with a proper accent. Thanks for your feedback.
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Your pronunciation is mostly British. You have a noticeable accent from your own language but, it's mild. Almost everything you said was clear so, you've done well.

— Anonymous

  • Your pronunciation is mostly British.
  • You have a noticeable accent from your own language but, it's mild.
  • Almost everything you said was clear so, you've done well.
  • Much better than a lot of other, non-native speakers.
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Your pronunciation is mostly British. You have a noticeable accent from your own language but, it's mild. Almost everything you said was clear so, you've done well. Much better than a lot of other, non-native speakers.
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And what gives me away? Emotion: smile Did I mess up like a lot of words or was there anything wrong with the intonation?
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Peto Machovcáktold by an American that he would think I'm from Britain but still I'd like to know whether I could pass as a native and if not what gave me away.
No because, you have also have a small amount of the accent from your native language. It's not much, but it's noticeable.
Peto MachovcákAnd please note that I've never actuall
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Peto MachovcákAnd what gives me away? Did I mess up like a lot of words or was there anything wrong with the intonation?
0:29 "somehow manage" sounds like "somehow menage".

0:43 sounds like "I o know". Did you mean I don't know?

0:48 the pronunciation of the oo sound in "you" was a little too short. It would be better if it wa
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Thanks for the feedback Emotion: smile I will work on my accent and hopefully remove those mistakes
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