American English Pronunciation Guide: 50 Popular American Last Names! Improve your Accent in English

[@jungsangyoon8793]

THIS IS A LEGENDARY LESSON !! But then I realize that they pronounce whatever they want. Lol Each person sounds different but it all makes sense. Thanks !

[@andrewdanual]

i wach your video its very help full for me thank you so much good luck

[@laracroftvideos]

Yaas! Omg your so good. I love how you understand the struggles non native speakers go through. This is so helpful.

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thank you so much laracroftvideos:) I'm really glad it's helpful! I've worked with hundreds of clients over the past few years, so it's definitely helped in developing my intuition for some of the struggles that I didn't necessarily "learn in school" or in a book! Best wishes to you!

[@eunaekim9216]

I have always lived in the United States, but I am fascinated by names (and dates and places), so that's what brings me to this video!

[@michelleanndevera9910]

Very helpful 👍 thank you

[@badcg5138]

Thank you so much. Thanks for your time is amazing video!

[@tarz2506]

2:44 it starts...thanks a lot for your guidance😇🙏🏻

[@DanielHernandez-nx9pl]

thank you very much Victoria!

[@junniellezama3106]

🎉I loved it a lot ❤

[@JasmineUniverse-f8t]

Hello Thanks for that. Be blessed.

[@theall-round9793]

Thanks for this❤

[@risitassoy]

Amazing video, very helpful, thanks a lot!!

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thanks Milly, very glad you found it helpful!!

[@adrianmorales7678]

great help!

[@keithleenlaboy5883]

Thank you!

[@valeryvega7750]

Thank you so much, this is so helpful 👍

[@rhonymic5092]

I think it's been for this video 👏👏👏❤️

[@jfao9013]

You're really amazing! I'm improving a lot with this video. Thank you so much!!!

[@geninhobelem75]

Very good !!

[@akakamalbohara8107]

Lots of love from nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵❤️❤️

[@alexperez4788]

great video!

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thanks so much!!

[@ennayoj301]

Thanks!!

[@icezanopise9098]

Can you help me where's the stress part in Felicitas name? More power and God bless! Thank you .

[@whitecollarhater9727]

I only know Jackson as an American last name but can't tell otherwise. I do love Williams. Yes the others seem American. So I'll keep them in mind for the future. I also like Buck. That's the coolest last name I've heard.

[@sombody2446]

Hi I have trouble with letter R and I'm struggling to pronounce it

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

R is one of the trickiest sounds in English... even native English speaking children often struggle with this one. R can act as a consonant or a vowel in English, so there's a lot to consider and it usually takes some time. Good luck!!

[@sombody2446]

American Accent Hacks Thank you so much for replaying, I really appreciate it.

[@albertmo1722]

Hi Victoria, I think you might have missed out the "d" in "Adams [ˋæ rəmz]" (10:14). Please advise. Best, Albert

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Hi Albert! It's an alveolar flap, not a "d" actually. If you keep listening after 10:14, I briefly mention it:-)

[@rabeemotar8007]

Thank you

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

You're welcome Rabee:)

[@2chill2]

When you said Williams, the z sound is so slight that how do people tell it's an s or z? Is it by the longer vowel before? I repeated listening to the comparison many times and they sounded the same to me.

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

In this case, there is no vowel directly before the S, so the vowel length wouldn’t be affected. Try listening at a reduced speed- it is just a slightly different sound:)

[@JorgeRamirez-yj3ye]

those were easy to me, what about these: Mcleod Bethune?

[@whitecollarhater9727]

Those are Scottish, not American.

[@navsan9211]

How do your correctly pronounce Shoemakef? Thank you

[@navsan9211]

Shoemaker, I mean.

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

There can be unexpected pronunciations for both first and last names, so your best bet would be to ask the person in question. My guess is that it’s either pronounced as the similarly spelt noun /ʃuw mey kɚ/ or as /ʃuw mɑ kɚ/ the German racer.

[@whitecollarhater9727]

I like Shoemaker.

[@abdulmomen5505]

thnkyou so much

[@mino6059]

It's a wonderful video, can you tell me the correct spelling of the surname (Abajian or Abajyan)in English?

[@mudasirgolden7987]

You're doing great...

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Thanks for your kind words Mudasir:-)

[@partapspanwar8496]

Nice

[@Shavan88]

I have a difficult name to pronounce, an italian name but i don't mind at all when ppl misspronouce it. never did tbh

[@keniah2031]

I Can make the voiced and unvoiced "s" sound but the problema is when I hear Natives, For example the last name "Williams" You say it's a voiced "s" sound But I don't hear much difference with the unvoiced "s" sound I've seen other videos where they say that the voiced "s" often sounds weak but they don't give more details, could you make a video explaining that please

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Hi Kenia! So your question is actually getting into pretty nuanced linguistic details. In Williams, the final sound is not exactly a traditional /z/ nor /s/- it's kind of a hybrid. The transcriptional convention is a /z/, however you could consider it a "weak voiceless" sound- this means that the vocal folds begin to move towards their resting position before the word is finished. So that's what you're hearing if Williams is followed by a pause:-) If it's linked to a voiced sound, then this wouldn't be the case, and it would act more as a "true" /z/. I hope that makes sense, it's kind of confusing!

[@aaronramirez9190]

omg thx y will subscribe :D

[@voy_tech]

I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a voice coach. What is it like to work with you?

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

Hi:) It's fun but I love to give homework;) If you want more information, feel free to send me an email: americanaccentmastery @ gmail.com though I'll mention that I have a fairly long waiting list, so if it's time sensitive, I probably won't be a good choice. Best wishes!

[@gachasleeptmtm480]

I have a question out of this. If I finish High school in europe and I graduate can I get a job in the US with the proof that I finished high school or.. Please help me.. I want to immigrate there.

[@AmericanAccentMastery]

I’m sorry I have no idea about any of that stuff! Linguamarina has a lot of immigration info on her channel, check her out:)

[@leoxie1971]

love ya so much

[@kaylaredd9939]

I’m a native English speaker and I just watched to see my last name even though I have two🥰

[@whitecollarhater9727]

Your last name is gorgeous. 😍😍😍

[@jacobstc]

I'm afraid that you didn't pronounce as indicated: /'wɪl jəmz/. Instead, you articulated /'wɪ ljəmz/.

[@DANIEL-wf3fr]

Last Names in an American English first 🇺🇸

[@whitecollarhater9727]

Wilson and Walker are English Anderson Murphy Wallace Campbell and Johnson are Scottish.

[@Dave-ug1cr]

Im no very English so thank

[@TerryWatts-n6i]

Kasion

[@jakemalone8590]

Skip to 2:40 she’s spends that entire time getting to the point

[@ALSAIBANI]

where are you teacher? Your disappearance is a loss for all learners i am very sad