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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How Can I Reduce My Mexican Accent?

0I came to America wheni was 9 years old and now I'm 15. I've learned english very well but I can't get rid of my accent.Sometimes people ask me to repeat myself because they couldn't understand a word I said and that gets me really embarrased.If someone could help me with this problem I would be very happy.0-
  

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0 A post in a forum is not going to be enough. You may need to get a tutor who specializes in accent reduction. 02br 02br 00 You will almost certainly have to drill on the differences between "b" and "v" - a distinction not made in Spanish.

— CalifJim

  • 0 A post in a forum is not going to be enough.
  • You may need to get a tutor who specializes in accent reduction.
  • 02br 02br 00 You will almost certainly have to drill on the differences between "b" and "v" - a distinction not made in Spanish.
  • And another problem is probably words that begin with "sp", "st", and "sc".
  • 02br 02br 00 You might try to find some audio practice materials on the internet.
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0 A post in a forum is not going to be enough. You may need to get a tutor who specializes in accent reduction. In the meantime, imitate native English speakers as much as possible, even if it seems to you that you are making fun of their pronunciation!02br
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00 You will almost certainly have to drill on the differences between "b" and "v" - a distinction not made i
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As soon as I read your post it remind me of myself. I came from Mexico when I was nine years old and now I'm fifteen as well. And just like you I have a mexican accent.
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CJim's adivce is about as good as you can get. Do you not have native friends who might be able to tutor you? Perhaps an English teacher at school? The best person would be a native English speaker who also knows a lot of Spanish. ¡Buena suerte!
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Find a good audio course and devote yourself to lots of structured practice,then you will begin to see changes. Once you start this, you will find yourself picking up instances when you have pronounced something "wrong" and you'll be able to correct yourself. Or you'll notice things in other people's speech that you do not actully do and you'll be able to incorporate it.


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try to do a british accent Emotion: wink
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