3 Things you NEED to Do to Sound AMERICAN | English Hacks American English Pronunciation

[@hazelnuteeme8936]

Thank you very much for your video. For me, I can pronounce both normal / formal voiceless and voice "th" sound. But I can't separate dental "th" and normal English "d" sound. So I dare not use the dental th so far. I wonder if you have videos doing this minimal pairs, like comparing "Those and Dose", "They and Day", "Them and Dem", "Than and Dan", and so on. Thanks again

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

I currently do not. There are a handful of minimal pair lessons I haven't gotten around to yet. They'll come at some point

[@claudiusedi6394]

Thanks bro. Your explanation is clearer ...

[@joshadams8761]

I was unaware of the dental t and d. Fascinating! I note that some American KZbinrs avoid flapping, presumably to increase clarity for non-native English speakers. To my ear, the non-flap sounds silly and/or stilted.

[@alamutharameyn4760]

Thanks, you are great.

[@evermorevictorious2742]

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[@NativeEnglishHacks]

Thanks 🙂 *a much bigger audience

[@rogeriochamorro1146]

Great content! Thank you!

[@douglasmarinho3653]

The dental T and D to me it souns so much with the T and D in my native language which is Portuguese

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

It's probably the same or almost the same

[@douglasmarinho3653]

When I speak function words fast I think I don't pronounce the R at the end of a word like for, or, are etc

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

That's possible in fast speech, but it depends

[@sina1234m]

I already did the third thing without noticing :D Any tips for pronunciation of "thr" (three, throw, through...), because almost every time I try it my r is rolling... If I speak slowly it's easier, but as soon as I try to speak a little faster my r is rolling

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

If you can do it slowly, that's great. Just slowly increase the speed until you can't do it anymore and practice at that speed until you can do it. Pay careful attention to the transition. Then speed it up more and repeat the process until you can do it quickly

[@Norbizzle]

I’ve subscribed, I’m watching your videos every day and it’s a very good influence for me, great and useful videos! But an interesting question: why my accent subconsciously change? I never understood that. Sometimes I speak with a super clear US accent as the people says but sometimes completely subconsciously I speak with a very heavy accent. Why this is like that?

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

That's an interesting question. I don't exactly know. It probably has something to do with not fully solidifying your pronunciation in some way. I'd look into the concept of developing your English "personality", which should help your brain switch into English mode whenever you try to speak it (this also affects grammar and vocab)