Audiobook Narrator Matt Haynes GREEK ACCENT

[@finace6963]

Pretty accurate! My family and i are greek . the sound "sh" in "should" is " ssss" like a snake. "Shit" is really "sit" and " shopping" is " sopping". Go easy on the (k)h sound so you don't come off as russian and and during pauses or in thought they say "....ehhhh..." Like the letter "a" . Keep up the good work.

[@DemHad88]

Yup, agree with Fin Ace Ssoping (shopping) Tsaild (child) Also, "p" and "k" are very light.

[@minukarodrigo]

Did you hear when Marina and the Diamonds sing? She speaks English accent and sings in Greek accent

[@thomasjekos1370]

Swstosss

[@costasvastis1319]

Also if you didn’t know the Greek accent replaces sh and ch sound with ts and j sound with tz which are both sounds that sound similar to it and are both used in Greek

[@Notpresent-1]

Our s is weird, it sounds in between s and sh

[@elisabethkunkle1685]

I need this for my D&D campaign lol

[@infernalrose325]

same

[@colorphone5154]

A year later, and same, I made my character greek and I've just made them scottish, gotta learn greek.

[@stripeydash5347]

LITERALLY SAME I have a Satyr bard in the cult of Dionysus and I said “huh, maybe I should learn a Greek accent”

[@Buba9090]

I have a shifter who's supposed to be from overseas so I thought he could have an accent and my friend suggested greek do here I am :D

[@Desert_Gump]

Hahahaha that’s why I’m here!

[@parkerandrecreation]

Playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gives a good glimpse at the accent. Love the video btw, needed to touch up on the accent for my D&D campaign.

[@someonekenobi]

literally the reason i'm here

[@bennettkuehl99]

@@someonekenobi That makes 3 of us lmao. How are your campaigns going?

[@seanathaalexand]

Make it 4. I’m playing that game in preparation for a character.

[@oessme13]

lets make it 5

[@sutekhseth]

6 now

[@wildsprig]

Additionally, the "ch" sound, as in chair, is pronounced with "ts" sound, as in "hats". If you have problems starting a sentence with "ts", you can practice by putting together 2 words like "bats" and "air", into a nonsense word batsair. Then, remove the "b": atsair. Then finally remove the "a": tsair.

[@Ian.D.]

Makes sense for the x sound as well!

[@michelemaxwell9261]

Everyone's replies have also been helpful.. Thanks all !! 😂

[@pente3194]

For an extreme greek accent I'll recommend you to start copying word by word Tsipras. That will help you. You almost got it.

[@elefk34]

great advive. All greeks approve

[@Ian.D.]

Akis Petretzikis also has an amazing Greeklish accent, plus he's got an English-speaking channel on KZbin. Might learn a recipe or two...

[@KristenSirina]

Ok few helpful tips from a greek linguist (me :p): the "ch" like in the word "child" we would say it like "ts" "tsild".. Also the "l" is something that needs fixing, but i cannot describe in words how to pronouciate it properly. The "r" its a good thing you have realized its different from the american, but not that much, cause it sounds russian. Greek sounds closer to italian, but different melody. Good job overall!!! :)

[@kirkhuston3677]

Impressive! So interesting you analysed how we sound and you applied it on your accent..I wonder if native Greek speakers can do the same analysis and apply it on their American accents.

[@ethanpn]

γουατ δε φακ

[@toxicman6721]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@memeenjoyer3263]

moonman

[@memeenjoyer3263]

ετσι

[@ethanpn]

Gerasime persu

[@greekin2space387]

κλαιω

[@wundervas]

Find a greek and ask him to help you! Any greek would :D As a tip we are not that calm most of the times and we talk fast -no matter the language. Good luck on your project :)

[@michelemaxwell9261]

I've just met you in "English/Greek Accent" and love your clarity, simplicity, sense of humour and wonderful accented reading of song!! I Needed to bone up on the accent by tomorrow, dubing English/Greek role.. Thank you! I hope your posts still going. I see this from 2016 ish..

[@narratormatt]

Yes, they are still going and have expanded to include impersonations. Type in my name and choose your accent-starter (ie video :)

[@mkapsou]

Some aspects were captured quite well, some more work on vowels could be helpful ("sunny" would sound more like 'sani")

[@wasupdoc1738]

in Greek in regards to the emphasis we use a little mark on top of the vowel that we to be emphasised we call this mark the τόνο or tOno, emphasis on the first o.

[@NoahOMorainRush]

I'm not too familiar with the Greek accent, so I can't confirm/deny your accuracy (I actually found this trying to find an example of a Greek accent, haha), but it sound convincing to me! I can read a little Greek, and I know how the letters are pronounced, but I don't know how the people pronounce them, so I've always just read them in somewhat of an Italian accent, but this was really helpful. I knew there would be an obvious distinction from Italian, but I didn't know what it was.

[@1MegArbo]

That is what brought me here, too! I need an example of a Greek accent for a voice over I am doing!

[@Ian.D.]

@@1MegArbo Former PM Alexis Tsipras has an very strong Greek accent when he speaks English. Try to avoid the current PM, who speaks fluently with no accent at all.

[@FeelMetalMan]

cool stuff! sometimes I hear greek (formal greek I guess) and if I'm not paying attention I can think someone is talking Castilian (spanish spoken in Spain)

[@ksenos69]

Listen to and try to imitate this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epjdo4Vrrrymn8U It's actually a chicken wrap recipe, but for your needs, I think it's perfect. It's really an excellent example of how to speak English with a Greek accent.

[@lukeshaw4287]

That was good. Very relaxed

[@danielsanders7538]

I study ancient Greek language. I think that this might be a useful avenue for this, especially/in particular for things like the aspirated "h" sound, because if you study Greek you can think to yourself of where these sounds come from. For example the aspirated h sounds exactly like an omega with a rough breathing (ὀ) as in οἱ πολλοἰ ("hoi polloy").

[@jigglypuff_foryoutube1700]

I want to learn Greek so I can read the original scrolls of the Bible (the New Testament; I’m trying to learn Hebrew for the Old Testament)! I wanted to know the accent; thanks so much! Even years later than the video was made, it’s super helpful!❤️

[@narratormatt]

I am so glad. Did you have a recording of your work?

[@jigglypuff_foryoutube1700]

@@narratormatt I do not, I’m still VERY new to learning, but I want to get the hang of it! :)

[@priestontheo1796]

you did great!

[@dianetonacia2122]

Wow that's amazing

[@narratormatt]

Well goodness. Thank you!

[@Ian.D.]

Not bad! Some notes: - Do not take notice from Greek Americans, they don't have a Greek accent. - The closest accent to the Greek one is European Spanish; in fact, the -kho sound (χο) sounds exactly the same as -jo ( ojo). The cadence in both language is generally flat and we both have very close and short vowels. A, E, I, O and U are pronounced like Spanish without exceptions. - Greek lacks the -sh and -ch sounds. So, if you want to sound Greek, just pronounce sheep like sip (sh and long ee's are absent), etc. - The P and T are not strongly enunciated. Have you seen the episode of Friends where Gary Oldman teaches Joey how to "spit" his t's? Do exactly the opposite. - The x makes ALWAYS a -ks sound (as in six), even (or especially) at the beginning of the word. In fact, the Greek words xenophobia and xylophone are pronounced ksenofovia and ksilofono.

[@narratormatt]

Excellent tips. Yes, I've a couple of times embarrassed myself (younger me) by starting to talk to Greeks in Castilian Spanish! The Sh= s is a real keeper. Very easy to apply. Question, though: If a Greek American doesn't have a general American accent nor (as you say) a Greek one, that *would* you call their accent?

[@Ian.D.]

@@narratormatt Well, every second-generation American (born and raised in the US) I've met has a very strong American accent (or closer to an American than a native Greek). I'd call their accent American maybe with a slight Greek inflexion (if that). I don't know many famous Greek Americans to be fair. The accent the Vardalos family had, for example, in My Big Fat Greek Wedding was imposed. My cousins who live in Florida don't have a different accent than their peers and they left Greece when they were 8. Their parents, on the other hand, speak like a typical Greek who has learnt English at school (a little better than the former PM Alexis Tsipras). I've never heard an accent in between. So, if you had to play, say an American born to Greek immigrants, don't do an accent at all because he/she would probably sound like you. Another tip: the -ch sound is more like a -ts (like the -zz in pizza), so cheese would sound like zzese (if that makes sense).

[@narratormatt]

@@Ian.D. All points make very good sense. Yes, American born folks will likely replicate the accent of their peers and teachers.

[@Notpresent-1]

@@narratormatt make sure to pronounce the s further back, kind of like sh but not exactly

[@narratormatt]

@@Notpresent-1 neat tip! I never would have thought...

[@nikoskabbadias]

So the tip is, pronounce R like its actually R instead of S or W

[@zackparsons]

Hi there, My family comes from Athens and i am trying to learn greek. Is there any advice or any websites of such you can advise me about to make it a little less difficult for me?

[@narratormatt]

I really don't know: Fans, what do YOU think?

[@paok5-1galatasaray]

I love how a westerner knows my accent better than me

[@narratormatt]

Really? I mean it wouldn't surprise me if an easterner knew mine better than *me* It's the water I swim in. Do you agree from your end?

[@bethanyflute9897]

I like you haha! 10/10 personality! Good video, I love doing accents and have always had a gifting for it but haven’t honed my skills at ALL.

[@elefk34]

your accent is really close! as a greek i believe that you should say the letter r with less emphasis and you should open your mouth more so that the words sound fuller

[@narratormatt]

I'm also noticing that the "r" actually disappears when ending a word. Do you notice that as well?

[@VolcanicLioness]

My Greek accent is on point...obviously because my parents came from Greece. But for some weird reason I can sometimes do a really good Russian accent and idk why

[@gregkoss]

Γιατί η προφορά μας μοιάζει με την Ρώσικη.. Απλά η ρώσικη είναι πιο βαριά..

[@gorillafighter4037]

they are related. cyrillic take it's root from greek.

[@Llyebbay]

The letter X = h in the official Athenian pronunciation is very soft

[@kitanamonroe2689]

I'm playing a Greek character in my LARP group and this helped☺️ thank you soooo much

[@jackvardy3189]

Not to do with the Greek accent but Macleod is a Scottish name which is pronounced Mac-cloud

[@X02switchblades]

h sounds just like in the word "he" (which is how the letter χ in greek sounds!)

[@ninawolf7994]

I'm greek and I can say you almost sound like a native greek person.

[@logangaines9871]

"You know what's wrong with Skyrim these days?"

[@albertogorbachev3305]

you sound like a vampire lol

[@kkorias1]

Pretty good

[@eveifedrau7777]

Wow that's very good

[@narratormatt]

Why thank you. How did you make your way to this channel/video?

[@eveifedrau7777]

@@narratormatt I was searching for ASMR greek accents

[@narratormatt]

@@eveifedrau7777 What is ASMR?

[@lizdepictor90]

So, how do you pronounce words with "th"?

[@arismakaronas7841]

Ωραία τώρα ξέρω να κάνω Ρωσική προφορά!

[@gingin3919]

I want to learn Greek it's a very nice language

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

Isn't the Greek accent basically 100% British accent like in the movies?

[@narratormatt]

Well... ideally, no, LOL. Which movies are you referring to? If it's Greek myths, then you're right. The go-to for Hollywood produced myths or a historical pic= British

[@chrystal.clairtv7532]

You are too good...

[@narratormatt]

Well, my goodness. Thank you. How did you come to this video?

[@chrystal.clairtv7532]

@@narratormatt 😀😊 I searched "Greek accents" and it came up. I want to audition for VO gig that calls for a greek accent. It is very difficult. And I'm struggling. Do you perhaps know how to pronounce the word 'dynamite' in that Greek accent?

[@narratormatt]

@@chrystal.clairtv7532 shift the "I" sound closer to an "a" sound, put the tip of your tongue almost between your teeth and give a slightly Italian cadence.

[@chrystal.clairtv7532]

@@narratormatt So that syllable will sound more like "mate" than "mite" ? Is that right?

[@narratormatt]

@@chrystal.clairtv7532 short-a... so it'll sound more like my first name: Matt!

[@MmeAlenvers]

Good job but sometimes it sounds a bit like a Russian accent. Pay attention to avoid the thick 'sh'. The intonation is particular and you should study its patterns a bit more. Emphasis should emphasise one word only in each phrase and de-emphasise the others and the tone is more declarative than high pitched. The vowels also should be simpler, eg all 'u's should sound like oo and words like 'window' would be pronounced like 'ween-doe-oo' (Native speaker)

[@MmeAlenvers]

I'd say you sounded more like a highly educated Greek that has spent many years in the US/UK. Reminded me a bit of Varoufakis! But not the common Greek.

[@kremidy]

sounds like italian more. why not read greek text?

[@danajohnston3448]

I’m learning Indian Greek and Pakistani

[@narratormatt]

Wow! What started you on that?

[@ellobruv8768]

Me and my family are Greek and this sounds like Russian or Serbian not greek

[@nodspruductionss3812]

4 me that i am greek , greek accent is a lach of accent btw the 4th is wrong

[@MaXiTisMc]

This is Skyrim accent 😂

[@papalampraina2k]

Excellent try, but you're missing some details as the other commenters wrote. If you need help, I live in NYC and could give you more tips to improve your greek accent.

[@atcheisenberg7396]

It's like Russian and Greek mixed

[@Pickaxer123]

I wish I can read Greek but I can only speak it 😢

[@kaulas21aek]

italian and Russian I would say

[@inikous58]

you talk very fast for greek accent..i Think we all talk a little bit slower...You can understand every word that a greek is saying to you... You should make more clear the endings of the words... example: Go Straight ahead = G(oo) str-ay-it- A-H-ea-D...and A its like OUCH... A-OO-TS = Ouch our h its very clear...we use (ou) its double (o) in english ....The D is very loud and clear too... :D

[@eurydice.f]

sounds russian rather than greek nice try

[@kthanassis89]

The description is correct but the pronunciation after 4:30 is something between Russia/Greek/Spanish (It is like I hear a Spanish colleague)

[@gregkoss]

Hello Matt.. Send me the lyrics and I'll make a video with Greek accent to study it..

[@gregkoss]

Or you can listen some interview from our prim minister Alexi Tsipra.. hahaha

[@huongtrinh2054]

when i think of greek i think of percy jackson

[@nathandelman5980]

Green Tea ok

[@weaponizedlizardmen360]

Green Tea when I think of Greek I think of Greece you freakin nerd...

[@peerie]

percy jackson xdxdxdxdxd

[@JDPlonk]

Genuinely kinda sounded a little bit like a German accent

[@chaostade4087]

you have a lot of work to do to reach greek accent. You are still sounding american. A greek would sound very different. This accent is an accent of a greek living in US at least for a couple of years. (im a greek guy and I can easily spot the differences)

[@Crin9]

skyrim

[@atcheisenberg7396]

Crin9 sucks

[@woodysee1011]

you did good haha

[@Krino_Official]

paraligo vlaka.. (3:58)

[@wildsprig]

You are not pronouncing "pages" correctly. The soft "g" is pronounced as "dz", i.e., "paid" + "zes".

[@ThePowerExcess]

Not very bad.

[@jaghond448]

What a cutie

[@narratormatt]

My goodness. Well thank you!

[@smolbean2830]

omg you sound so geek, are you greek? im unsure you do look greek tho

[@narratormatt]

I'm not Greek but I have been known to be a "geek" (as spelled above :)

[@sackfu7952]

so like, almost a Russian accent but you stop yourself halfway and just say "fuck it"?

[@sandydallas3397]

Τράι χάρντερ 😂😂😂

[@mypanexogamouslineage965]

You already look verrry Grrreek. But you sound Slavic Balkan.

[@marianinin9037]

Ha i don't he lessons i watch my dad sayig the worh SHOOOPPING (help no life kill mee ;j )

[@bareloto]

a bit more like italian, try to pronounce each sentence

[@kyriakos1628]

not even close mate, sorry.

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

you sound more German

[@ΒασιληςΑναγνωστάκης-ν2ζ]

It was ok not that bad

[@damienburke6789]

I am Greek

[@damienburke6789]

that is not Greek you idiot

[@meggiehicks3541]

Hey, no need to be rude, friend!

[@stratoslek2330]

Ha ha, I'm Greek, very good try!

[@davitakatemustaine5419]

Also y = gh Γγγγγγγ όχι y

[@spiritofdiscovery3725]

This is rusian accent not greek

[@tasos3404]

Ok... ok... i didnt see that comming. Dude you are good! Well this accent is used only by Greeks who know how to speak english... (like 5% of Greeks).The rest (including me) speak way funnier and crapier. Well done tho.

[@pente3194]

I can relate, fam🤙 this profile pic though lmao

[@inkietherainbowwingedinkli2502]

uuuuuuuhhhh

[@elaremalaka_]

it's all fun and play till you try to speak greek with this accent and not your original american one

[@nikolasmakarios8639]

You’re right on the things you learned but you don’t sound good lol

[@alexanderkatigoudis8905]

Wrong

[@Anwnumos]

That is not even close to the greek accent

[@barthill9578]

Fake accents are so obvious and annoying. That fake accent could be almost anything, wish they would just hire real nationalities to do accents.

[@alpyki2588]

bart hill Well, sometimes people need someone like this because the right accent is unavailable. I can guarantee if (for some strange reason) my local theater needed someone with a British accent on short notice, they would be unable to find one for miles around. Having someone that sounds similar is better than having no one at all.

[@barthill9578]

British accents are easy to do and could pass as real but the fakes that talk in other foreign accents all sound the same they don't know the subtle differences that would make them sound genuine. Want a Spanish accent? I can bring you the real thing in 5 minutes, want a real Italian accent from a real Italian? spend 10 minutes calling pizza places.

[@arisbennett880]

That is so cringy