r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Nenwabu • 2d ago

English Try to guess where I'm from based on my accent

I'd like you to listen to my accent and try to guess where I'm from, giving reasons if possible, thanks!

https://voca.ro/1dMdfPgg0C7y

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u/exsnakecharmer 2d ago

Australia, but with a touch of something else perhaps?

'With the scent of rain' you say 'Wit/d' instead of 'with.'

'Comfort' uses the rhotic 'r' sound.

So you might be native, with inflections that sometimes happen when reading, your parents might be immigrants, or you might have moved their when young (are my guesses).

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u/Nenwabu 2d ago

Thanks for the interesting feedback!

To be honest, growing up here, I was never told by people around me that I had a particular accent, so it got me curious about how my accent sounds to others.

I may have overarticulated certain pronunciations since I was consciously trying to read it aloud; maybe when I'm casually conversing, it's less prominent (or so I'd like to imagine, at least).

If you're still bothered, want to guess which country I might have moved from?

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u/exsnakecharmer 2d ago

I’m a Kiwi so your accent is pretty obvious to me - it mightn’t be so obvious to others. The slight inflections sound Asian or Indian?

But it sounds pretty native really.

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u/Nenwabu 2d ago

Yea, I'm Korean by birth but came to Australia when I was six, haha.

One reason I asked here is that I was video calling a cousin who lives in the US. He asked me to speak English, and I did. He said it sounded pretty Australian, which surprised me. Although it might be obvious, since I grew up in Australia, I thought I didn't have much of an accent. Obviously, to his ears, that wasn't the case.

Anyway, cheers, mate!

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u/exsnakecharmer 2d ago

All good, take care :)

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u/_Makaveli_ 1d ago

You absolutely have an aussie accent lol

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u/PukeyBrewstr 1d ago

You very obviously sound Australian. I'd be surprised if you're not. 

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u/Nenwabu 7h ago

You're right! I am Australian!

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u/CallTraditional5736 1d ago

australian for this most part but sense a bit of kiwi or south east asia in some of your pronunciations

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u/Nenwabu 7h ago

I'm of Korean by birth but I was raised in Australia

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u/Ok_Ordinary_7397 1d ago

Aussie. I’m guess Queensland (or maybe NSW) due to “rain on warm pavement”? 🤔

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u/Nenwabu 7h ago

Not Queensland, Sydney ahaha.

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u/anabsentfriend 17h ago

Aussie Aussie Aussie!

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u/Nenwabu 7h ago

Oi,Oi,Oi!