If not, then what does it sound like?
https://voca.ro/11mWSYbqiLe1
4 comments
According-Kale-8•
It's very clear you're going for a British accent, which is why most people would point it out. People that aren't native speakers would probably think you're British.
I'm going to write a list of the words that sound foreign to me. I also felt that at sometimes your accent would change to a bit australian. like (I don't Naurrr)
told
accent
this (sounded like dis, possibly latino?)
that (sounded like dat)
tongue out
the (sounded like duh)
Some words you're saying sound British, some drop the accent completely, and some sound foreign. I'm Canadian and live on the western side so I have an accent somewhat similar to someone from California, and to my ears I can tell you're not a native speaker.
I'd also like to mention that you talk EXTREMELY slow which tells me that you're thinking about what you want to say/focusing on the pronunciation.
Alternative_Mail_616•
You sound more British than American, definitely – particularly your O sounds in words like “recording” and “so” – but you do not quite sound British. You sound like a foreigner who has learned British rather than American English and who speaks it pretty well.
Specifically, there are some elements of a northern English accent in words such as “accent”. Your R sounds are non-rhotic, like in “standard” British English and in many English regional accents.
Certain words stand out as foreign, such as your pronunciation of “people”, where the second syllable is stressed in your recording more than how a Brit would say it, and your pronunciation of “British”, with a D sound – more similar to how an American would say it.
The way you say “tongue”, pronouncing the G, sounds like somebody from the Birmingham area.
I would say you sound either central or northern European, but I can’t quite place the accent.
I hope this helps.
Far_Management6617•
Sounds more British than anything else, but I think you use quite a wide range of accents depending on the word.
Sometimes you draw the vowel sound out a bit longer and your accent sounds a bit Australian.
To my ears, "British" sounded more like "Briddish" which is more American.
"But" at the start was pronounced with a Northern English accent whilst "think" was pronounced "fink" which is a feature of the London/Essex accent.
Some of your th's sound like d's which no British person would do.
If you did want to sound more British I'd probably pick an accent and go with it, try to exclusively listen to this accent and imitate it. You have a nice accent already though!
Admirable-End-8208•
The first 2 second of the video you did sound british but the rest sounds more European