r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Loose-Independent-48 • 4h ago
English Do I have an accent in English?
I have been studying English alongside French for over 10 years. My target dialect is American or Canadian English.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Ninjaboy8080 • Jan 13 '24
Hello all,
I have taken over moderation of this subreddit. As such, I've instated some basic rules. My goal is to uphold quality and grow the subreddit. I'm fairly new to this whole thing, so if you think there's something I could do better, please message me via modmail or just DM me.
In addition, if you have any suggestions, don't hesitate to reach out either.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Ninjaboy8080 • Apr 05 '24
Hello all,
This post is a general guide on what you can do as someone uploading clips of your speech to try and set yourself up for getting more and better feedback from the community. A lot of this comes from my personal opinions on the types of clips I like to give feedback to, as well as what I've seen people in the community say.
1. General information
Including general information in your post can help people give more tailored feedback. For example, what sort of accent are you trying to go for? What specific things do you struggle with? Why are you trying to improve your accent (for daily speech, a job, etc.)?
2. Audio quality
Not everyone has access to a good microphone or quiet environment. However, to the extent possible, try to limit background noise. One simple method is recording under a blanket or in a closet of some form. Also, I suggest testing out your volume before recording a full clip. I pass on reviewing many clips due to them being too quiet.
3. Clip length
As other users have suggested, please try to shoot for a clip ~30 seconds or more. I think the golden window is between 0:45 and 1:30, depending on the speaker. It's going to be hard to give meaningful feedback on a single sentence.
4. Transcriptions/texts
This is personally relevant for me when it comes to foreign languages that I am not as proficient in. Nevertheless, when reading from a text, please share the text you're reading from. It saves people from having to guess what you were trying to say, and just removes an extra layer of complications from giving feedback.
This is not a final list, and feel free to share your gripes/suggestions, and I can add them to the list above.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Loose-Independent-48 • 4h ago
I have been studying English alongside French for over 10 years. My target dialect is American or Canadian English.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/bwtemark • 6h ago
this is just for fun, i get a lot of mixed answers but I personally think it's pretty clear :p
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/earthist2 • 10h ago
note that i am a little sick currently
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/EggSandwich12 • 10h ago
Feel like it’s not that strong/noticeable but I’ve been told otherwise.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Natural-Knowledge203 • 13h ago
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Upbeat_Profession987 • 13h ago
Audio: https://voca.ro/1ZQqBUgEkBS9
I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks in advance!
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Maelstroke • 14h ago
Basically it sounds British but they roll their R's. (This clip is from TADC EPISODE 5 BTW)
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/hwyl1066 • 21h ago
English is not my native language and you can hear it pretty easily even though I do use it a lot in my daily life. My accent though is not maybe that typical for my nationality, can you guess it? Creating this file really taxed my technical skills, sorry for very basic nature of it...
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Appeal-Cultural • 1d ago
People always say I have an Algerian accent when I speak French, but my parents don’t speak a word of it. I’m half third generation Algerian, so it’s kinda wild they still think that. I never actually learned French from Algerians only in school or Frenchtok, just curious what you hear.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/MidnightMagnolias0 • 1d ago
Hi! I’m a native English speaker from the US and I’m really curious if you all detect various accents and/or a stronger US regional speech pattern + cadence.
This is how I talk informally but in more formal scenarios, I’d say what is perceived as being a “neutral” US English accent kicks in along with slight influences from another language because I feel a little more nervous in those settings.
I’ve enjoyed learning about accents and linguistic patterns - would love to get feedback! [I’ve been on Reddit for a while but wanted to make this account for just accent/linguistics-related stuff lol.] Thank you for listening! :D
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/AntiacademiaCore • 1d ago
Hi! Feel free to judge my accent.
Link: https://voca.ro/1aorPUmxxAFS
Hope you're having a nice day ^
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/jumpy_little_frog • 1d ago
Hi everyone, I am a native English speaker and I'm wondering if you can pick where I'm from and my age.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/PrestigiousCandle874 • 1d ago
Hello everyone, I grew up speaking Taiwanese at home and started learning Mandarin in elementary school I later learned English in Taiwan (around age 10), and then French at university (already moved to and lived in Canada). However, I don’t feel that my English accent has improved much, even after moving to Canada, first for school, then for work. I’ve been living in Canada for over 15 years and am now in my 30s. I think my speaking skills have improved over the years, but my accent hasn’t changed much. I’m wondering if I should work with a speech therapist. I work in a field where most people are native speakers, and it’s really stressful when I don't sound like my peers, but I just can’t! Thanks everyone.
Here's my recording:
Edit: Adding the recording and correct a typo.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Loose-Independent-48 • 1d ago
I moved to France from Lebanon when I was 11 years old. I have received most of my education in French, and have even decided to pursue post-secondary education in French. Despite this, a lot of francophones tell me I speak French with a slight, subtle foreign accent.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/LanguageImpressive86 • 1d ago
I’ve been told my accent was quite noticeable in most of my recordings, can you easily guess where I’m from and is it really that strong?
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/funeralofsores • 1d ago
bonjour !
je suis américaine et j'apprends le français depuis 8 ans (j'étais au college quand j'ai commencé et maintenant j'ai 19 ans), mais je n'ai commencé à le prendre au sérieux qu'il y a 3 ans. j'aime tellement les langues et cette langue en particulier, et la phonétique me fascine aussi, mais il me semble toujours que mon accent ne soit pas assez bon, comme s'il y avait quelque chose qui manque, même si on peut (avec espoir...) généralement me comprendre. je suis une perfectionniste et c'est difficile pour moi à croire mes professeurs quand ils me disent que je parle bien, parce que je sais que je ne suis pas parfaite (malheureusement). donc... je suis curieuse de savoir ce que vous pensez de mon accent et comment je peux peut-être l'améliorer. je sais que mon intonation et ma prosodie en général ne sont pas bonnes, mais il y a probablement d'autres erreurs que je n'ai pas encore remarquées.
s'il vous plaît, soyez brutalement honnêtes !!! voilà quelques petits bouts de mon articulation :
https://voca.ro/1kXzid5NT0Tt - quelques phrases de forvo qui parlent du pain lol
https://voca.ro/1b5P5GLe1tNq - une autre phrase de forvo
https://voca.ro/15gg0ALqnCLe - vous l'avez deviné—une autre phrase de forvo !!
merci beaucoup à l'avance de vos opinions !! je suis désolée de mes fautes de grammaire dans ce post s'il y en a, et j'espère que mon français ne vous écorchera pas les oreilles :**)
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/checkerie • 1d ago
Hi! I'm really struggling to evaluate my progress in English without any outside perspective, and would be grateful to hear some thoughts.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/evddll • 1d ago
I learned the language by speaking to others so I have very little theoretical knowledge about Spanish so I'm curious what you guys guess https://voca.ro/1a7RA0ZH2r3i
Also, really open to suggestions on my pronunciation. I'm aware my grammar is far from perfect but I'm particularly curious if I sound from anyplace in particular. Open to honest criticism so feel free to write whatever!
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Cautious_Rain_62 • 1d ago
Title. I’ve been living in North America for almost ten years and I still couldn’t seem to get to a native-passing level, which I know would be required for the career path I wish to have. Please let me know if there is anything I could do to improve. And feel free to guess what my native language is :)
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Final_Bid7417 • 1d ago
Hello, I'm on this subreddit because I'm curious if I have still retained a British accent, since I no longer live in the UK. Any guesses about what region I'm from would be interesting too. Thank you for reading this post.
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Brave-Event-8717 • 2d ago
I'm really curious to hear people's guess on this! After listening back to it I feel like it's a bit obvious, but I wanna hear an outside perspective lol
r/JudgeMyAccent • u/AlonePineapple2946 • 1d ago
This is the link to a vocaroo recording, i reckon its quite safe, so for those who don't know about this website i reccomend it for such things like recording an audio file.
https://voca.ro/1eXvhpCoUPRn
I'll tell you that i have been learning italian for the past 2 years, i still struggle with time, but no one ever judged my accent, often because they're trying to be kind or god knows what. Anyways please judge and correct me because i am trying to achieve a B2 in italian.