Do you change your voice when you speak English? Here’s why (+ listen to my voice in Hebrew😲)

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Have you ever tried to sound more natural in English by changing your pitch and voice, but the last thing you felt was natural OR neutral?
Or maybe you're not trying to change ANYTHING but the voice that comes out of you is simply not your own and sounds like somebody else's. How does that make you feel?
Changing your pitch to sound more ‘American’ is not a bad thing.
English has a different vocal placement than other languages, and the American voice probably has a different vocal quality than your voice in your first language (native tongue).
However, finding the proper vocal placement in English can only happen once you start feeling comfortable with your OWN voice, and once you UNDERSTAND how your voice works.
I have noticed that for many of my students their voice and pitch change in English and they simply don’t know why and how to change that.
And that makes them feel like they are a different person.
Not feeling like yourself will make you feel distant, detached and judgmental.

You see, your voice is a mere reflection of your internal state, and if you don’t feel comfortable in English, if you feel nervous, insecure, scared - it will come across in your voice.
In this video, I’m sharing with you why your voice changes, as well as a great vocal technique that will help your voice sound more expressive, neutral and clear when speaking English.
Also…. I will show you how my voice sounds in my native language, Hebrew, so you could hear the different vocal quality of both languages)

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[@hadar.shemesh]

Yo! Does YOUR voice change when you speak English? Let’s start a conversation I’m the comments ! 👇👇

[@jeffersonbelmiro2952]

All my respect about you but you are so beautiful ! I almost can't see you and learn the same time ! 🤗

[@victormanuelestebanmartinez]

I think that maybe that change of voice might be that we try to imitate the voice of the person from whom we learned English. What do you think?

[@hadar.shemesh]

I think this is very possible!! Depends how much exposure you had to that person

[@maristelaaraujo9617]

Hadar, I also think that even when you find your pitch, the voice changes at least a bit... I can feel a intense vibration in my throat while I speak English and when I speak portuguese (my mother tongue), I don't feel that much. It feels like my voice comes from my chest and not from my throat.

[@anmar.alwani]

As we used to hear from you in English, I thought for a while ,when u spoke in Hebrew as if you had been an English native speaker but NON Hebrew native one 😂😂.. Secondly, only NOW ! I just have realized why some peaple keep saying Hmmmm..without any potential reason , (at least in my previous point of view) when they speak up even in their native language...

[@happychic2020]

I sound different in every other language I speak...but I love it. It is like having different lives.

[@dreamhaunter_4448]

Same

[@oliwiadykiel3362]

Yeap me too, in polish(my native language) i speak normally, in english i speak a little bit higher, in french and german a little bit lower and in czech i speak really high. Funny how it changes depending on a language.

[@emiliamazur5039]

Same! My voice is really high and pitchy in polish, in german it gets lower, my english accent is a weird mix beetween australian and american accent, in french i speak really softly and delicate and i basically scream while speaking russian.

[@mashaaydn8523]

same

[@ariannaorozco1465]

Same

[@SimMess]

Hmmm. I'm aware that my voice changes when I speak English, but I like it! I actually feel like a completely different person, more open and confident. Most definitely don't want to change that!

[@hadar.shemesh]

That’s fantastic!!

[@spookyaliens6286]

I have this too, only with spanish as I'm a native english speaker

[@Camel9991]

I'm Polish and it is the same with me. When I speak English I kind of feel like different person. I know some Russian and it's the same when I speak in this language and then I feel a bit different from both my Polish and English "personalities".

[@01Natalcia01]

@@Camel9991 I'm Polish too and I prefer to speak English bcuz I feel more confident in English and I speak English better than Polish. English is easier than Polish, obviously. Even when I speak Polish, so many people ask my why I have English accent and sounds so American/British. Oops... actually I have no control over my accent. :/

[@Camel9991]

@@01Natalcia01 and are you like Polish from Poland and you have a English accent?

[@juanalbertocorniel]

17:40 Hebrew

[@angiec.874]

Juan Alberto Corniel Jiménez THANK YOU!!!! I was searching back and fourth for this! It’s the whole point of the video.

[@LanguageswithVLee]

You are my hero, bro. thnx so muchhhhh.

[@tommbino8846]

ahahahahah thanks

[@eravpl]

The Hebrew part should end with "I'm a Scatmaaaan!" ;-)

Tks

[@ritoyuki97]

When she speaks hebrew it suddenly seems x2 speed ahah

[@Schneeeulenwetter]

ritoyuki97 that’s so funny bc my irish friend tells me that all of us non native speakers speak very slowly and thought through

[@kyliejenner6059]

A. This is also with foreigners speaking Italian.

[@sabrinamilagres1813]

@@kyliejenner6059 I think it happens with all languages when it's not your native language

[@user-zo6nn2ih2f]

@@sabrinamilagres1813 when talking in Spanish a native once told me I am talking too fast. I felt like I had to to keep up with the others. Pretty sure I wasn't talking too fast but I suck at pronunciation.

[@hitsukiri]

That happens with every language. We are able to speak faster in our native tongue...

[@ShadowFlame7]

I only got comfortable speaking English after I read 7 books out loud for 2 or 3 weeks, I read out loud in English for years but not that much in a really short period of time and because of that the muscle of my mouth and brain got used to it, and it's never a problem anymore, I can speak for hours now

[@marcoenrique8309]

I will do the same brother, thanks for sharing your experience.

[@holytips2453]

sound like a good method, i will have a try

[@marthapeschka4658]

Soo true! Recently I've been reading a lot with a text reader and without. My pronunciation changed drastically. Of course, this time I've been reading with the tips and advice of this channel. It does make a difference!

[@asadullahsaleh1271]

Thanks I will try that method after your experience .

[@Barsik-M]

How many hours a day you had been reading in such experiment? I think i'll give it a try but first I should learn English words pretty better.

[@sbrnAK]

I recorded myself speaking French one time and had my friend (who speaks French) listen to it, but didn't tell him it was me. He said it sounded like a drunken French guy. I can live with that.

[@ultraman6950]

Hahahahahahaha

[@lordveritas770]

hahahahaahahahahahahaha

[@Massrrya]

😂😂. I have a similar problem when I speak in English I sound like a person have cold or flu 🤧😂😂😂

[@noejuarez6370]

lol 😝

[@neclakonak5384]

I can’t believe your not a native speaker 👍

[@Opdf88]

Me neither!!

[@felipesales7457]

you're not*

[@firebuss]

She is the best

[@carolinarubio9178]

True!!

[@sarahkendall3313]

Saaameee! Like what?!?!

[@prats0208]

I speak 4 languages and I sound really different in each one.

[@thatahamoment497]

Exactly. It's not only English, I noticed that with my other languages too. We sound different in every language.

[@oliwiadykiel3362]

Same, i speak two languages fluently (polish and english) and i I'm studying three(german,french,czech) and every each of those sound differently. I speak a little bit higher in english and czech but lower in french and german.

[@justakathings]

Same

[@carolus5409]

Same, with my spanish, english, portuguese, german and french jaja, is so funny, i have recorded to laugh of myself

[@klarahorakova9957]

My mother tongue is Czech and my voice is very high pitched. In English, my voice drops by quarter tone, not much a little and then I speak Spanish, or at least still learn, and my voice is pitched higher by semitone.

[@arkic8652]

whenever I read english out loud or doing an speech, my accent is good and it sounds like close to american accent but when im actually speaking to somebody, my tone of voice changes the same as of my native language and i hate it

[@Annguyen0485]

I am in the same situation

[@mashaaydn8523]

me too

[@engl517]

I'm dealing with that too 😁

[@xinaily]

I feel like every language has its own personality and gives you different features when you speak. For example when I speak English I feel much more confident and happy. Japanese makes me speak higher and I sound cute and bubbly. This is really fun 😀

[@stanforclearskin3342]

My gash! This is so true!

[@pazitoish]

My mother tongue is Spanish and my voice sounds different in both languages. I also notice it in other people who speak Spanish and English. The voice in English sounds lower than in Spanish.

[@MikeLlerena]

Fully agree... It actually goes further than just because you do not feel comfortable with the language or nervous... Every language has its own sounds and that's what gives us the feeling of having a different tone between languages.

[@Ignasimp]

In my case it's the other way round. I speak higher in English than in Catalan or Spanish.

[@annaluce916]

I’m italian and my voice in english is lower, too... But I don’t feel that my voice changes if I speak spanish 😂

[@madlenox]

I love spanish ans speak spanish but i think it is because spanish is a bit childish sounding and softer

[@pazitoish]

watermelonxxx, I think it’s more than that. Italian and Spanish have a similar phonological system because they are related languages but English doesn’t. In Spanish and Italian sounds are generated at the tip of the tongue, while in English it is generated on the back of the tongue. Try the R sound in each language and you’ll see the difference.

[@raterus]

Not sure how I ended up here, as I don't even speak Hebrew, and I'm a native English speaker, but I always love being surprised to learn I'm talking to a non-native English speaker that sound spot on because they WORKED HARD to get that way! You go people!

[@pedrotalisson8020]

hmm, spot on.. new phrase verb learned successfully, thanks!!

[@teachermyrinelopez8706]

Hi, Hadar~ I'm just dropping by to let you know that you're not only helping students, but teachers (like me) as well. I'm looking forward to learning more from your podcast soon. Bless you and your family! 😊🌸✨

[@hadar.shemesh]

You have made me a very proud person♥️ thank you for taking the time to share that🙌

[@abdulrahmanaljobori2887]

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[@vladrapchan5330]

I got in contact with your channel a few days ago and still amazes me how relevant are the topics you cover! Foreign english speakers who have already conquered a certain level of English proficiency can benefit immensely from your lessons! Way to go Hadar! 👍🎉

[@VoidUnderTheSun]

I think this applies to learning any language, since I identify a lot with the first minute, but coming from English while speaking other languages.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Absolutely

[@eberthastros]

Hadar, you have a perfect voice to teach English. I am understand almost 99% what are you saying I would like to speak like you at least 50%. I am from Venezuela living in Miami-USA

[@grow2globalwithbobishida761]

4:09 This part resonates with me the best. "Your voice is a mere reflection of your internal state." So, it's better to work on our inner state first.

[@ellyreads4886]

For me, there's only one You!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Yes, yes and yes! But relaxing the voice helps you get to the right place. So it’s all One magical circle

[@jonathantrauner3742]

@@hadar.shemesh BUDDING Budding, defined as rising and in the making, in the process of growing and becoming a inspiration in the world. I have always believed from my heart that regardless of your difference and who you are, you can become the film director, actor, actress, theater thespian, performing artist, poet, cinematographer, songwriter, music recording artist, artist, and humanitarian you always knew you could be. If tomorrow was the last day of your life, what legacy do you want to write? If you could make a film to touch and inspire life tomorrow, what would your film be about? Bud into the rose flower you always believed yourself to be. Inside your soul is salvation, a film worth directing, a story worth telling.

[@SunshineSurfsup1]

I learn so much from you! I’m a native English speaker, yet am learning things that I took for granted. Bringing the lessons to my consciousness is so vital to my success. Thank you!!

[@BarbaraBrasileiro]

What an interesting and amazing video. I'm an English teacher and I've never studied that. Thank you for sharing. I'll start to pay attention to my own and my students' voices.

[@hadar.shemesh]

I’m so glad this helps! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@madjidchouarbi3921]

As a french, I noticed my voice changes when I'm speaking English or Spannish, because French is quite neutral in tone when English and Spannish are more musical languages. But I'm shoked too when I hear my recored voice and always think " well is THIS my real voice ? ". Thank you for your advices, your channel is very helpful.

[@user-eo1wn9tk4v]

French is neutral? Lol

[@canamcghee4709]

our voices change in part because of different vowel shapes in different languages. like when i speak french, i find my voice is lower, because the vowels tend to need to resonate more in the lower/center of my mouth vs. english's (respectively) pretty bright vowels. our voices might also change because of where emphasis naturally falls with most words (in french, it's almost always the ends of words or sentences, for example) or in different parts of a sentence. just some food for thought!

[@user-kk8ey4um6m]

I also thought that the vowel nature in each language is a key in different voices of the same speaker. Though I don't know much about French or Hebrew. Hadar's voice in English sounded a bit higher because of the variety of English vowel sounds (esp. the pitches and the lengths) while Hebrew vowels sounded quite short to me (I can't analyze other characteristics of Hebrew vowel sounds---I'm just a lay person).

[@ademyildizlanguages]

Somedays I find KZbin as an useful tool to improve my skills people like you. Your hardworking is available to read in your eyes. Thank you.

[@ericksonmendes9624]

Love you Hadar!!! I finally realized what was going on with my voice when I tried to speak another lang or even my native one. Keep what you´re doing and believe me, you´re helping a lot of folks. Cheers from Angola!!!!!!!!!!

[@constantappleatiny4636]

God your voice is so relaxing in both English and Hebrew! I always have different tone in my voice when I speak English! Thank you!😊😊😊

[@tingyukwong5059]

Hadar, thank U so much!!! I'm a graduate student from China. And my major is teaching language as second language and experimental phonetics. U give me a lot of inspiration. I'll recommend ur videos to my friends. Love U :-}

[@hadar.shemesh]

Yay!! I’m excited we get to have another passionate teacher in this world . Thank you for your kind words. Good luck!!

[@johnhalat]

I had been looking for this video for a long long time and finally somebody comes with a great content and clarity. Please, promisse you we will have that next video about vocal placement. You are a very good teacher. Thank you for having this channel.

[@CelesteL]

You just opened my mind not because of teaching us all about confidence/English speaking tricks but searching our own healthy frequency! I'm amazed about how Spirituality can enhance every facet of our lives. Let me thank you for this class.

[@MariGold371]

Not only I change my voice when I speak english I also have two different voices for british and american accents lol

[@Radrives]

"Hey, my name is Hadar....ops, don't say Hadar, say your name..." it made me laugh, I don't no why....great video, really cool tips, as always. Todah!

[@tatyanaemelyanova9953]

I'm so glad I've found your channel and many videos just describe 100% how I feel. Thanks a lot for sharing all this information!

[@kenbluecarbon2245]

Wow! Your theory is mind blowing and thought-provoking, yet I am totally convinced to it. I'm genuinely thankful to you as what you've just said in this video has cleared the veil that blocked my breakthrough to my English speaking proficiency. I'm just really glad that you're a non native speaker and it makes your theory multiple times convincing.

[@strictly4thefrogs]

Many many years ago i took a few hours of acting and diction lessons in italian, my mother tongue language, and it really helped me improve my english, spanish and french pronounciation. It was tough but real fun!

[@FlowerTrollSan]

When you spoke in Hebrew my mind was literally blown! 😯

[@hadar.shemesh]

🤩✨🤪🤯

[@mihutnm]

This is actually brilliant, this is what i was missing, i was feeling exactly as you described. Will work on keeping my native tonality and voice tone so I can maintain my stamina while speaking for hours in a professional context. Thanks a lot!

[@talmath]

Thank you so much for this lovely video. I’m working SO hard on my English at the last two years, reading so many books (aloud) on a daily basis just to find my own English voice (indeed it’s different from the Hebrew one exactly like you mentioned). It’s a struggle indeed ! There are days where things works well, days where I feel comfortable reading using my own voice, though at the other hand, the opposite exists as well (like today for instance) where I literally struggle to utter a ‘reasonable’ English word. So frustrating sometimes. Thank you again for this video. Seeing you speaking English serves as a great example that it’s possible.

[@furukawatakuya1033]

Thanks for this great video! I’ve been having trouble figuring out how my voice should sound when speaking English. I thought changing it on purpose was making me not be a real me before. But after watching this, I leaned I might want to find and create the English version of me by trying to find my comfortable range of voice. Thanks to this helpful one, I’m confident I’ll be reach the level I sound like a native speaker after lots of effort. Thanks again! Bye.

[@dialinglewis]

when i talk in my native language people literally cant even hear me because i talk really quietly but when i talk in english im the loudest person ever

[@patriciagrajeda4015]

Right! You have a different voice in your language, thanks Hadar for everything 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@itsnoone2424]

I found a long time for objecting voice video in English and now I find it on your chanel. Every time I speak in English that I feel exhausted to catch my breath 😌Love your channel

[@mariamarvel3043]

Thank you, my favorite teacher. Plus you have amazing hair.😍

[@jelenadukuljev1978]

Outstanding! 🙌🙌🙌 Love it! I was shocked to hear your voice in Hebrew!👀👀👀 I feel like I know you pretty well in English and suddenly you were a different person! You really do sound like someone else! It's definitely not just about the different intonation, shorter vowels, different sounds, it's about your voice placement. It's different. Your voice is beautiful in both languages though, clear, rich, and confident. My favorite videos of yours were "Understanding American English vowels - Masterclass" and "American intonation - what they don't teach you in school" until now but I am not sure anymore! I think this one wins! It's brilliant! ✨✨✨ I've listened to different explanations about the voice placement, but you have a magical way of explaining things, and things usually "click" when I hear your take on a certain topic. I'm pretty confident while speaking English, but I don't think I've found my optimal voice placement yet. My voice sounds pretty much the same in Serbian and English. I'm not saying that my "Serbian" voice doesn't sound good in English, it does, but I feel there's room for improvement. I think I can find a placement within my voice that will serve English a bit better. I will try the humming exercise and watch this video again and again. I'm interested to learn more from you about this topic. It would be cool if you could share more exercises for finding the "optimal voice". 💕💕💕

[@hadar.shemesh]

Awwwww thank you love! It’s always great to get your feedback I think your voice placemat is just perfect , as Lucille would say - you have a perfect ‘ring’ ✨

[@IndianExplorer360]

Is there anybody wanna be my mate [phone]

[@nathan-loicshamalenge7736]

I love your way of speaking!🙌🏽

[@Simple_8463]

Thank you so much Hadar, learned a lot in this video😊

[@yaffa4345]

וואווו ממש מוזר לשמוע אותך בעברית 😱😱 מדהים איך הקול נשמע שונה Thank you for this video💛

[@hadar.shemesh]

Right?!? 😘🙌

[@jesusfernando978]

Amazing teacher and also a stunning beauty ever. Thanks for the lesson.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Happy to serve 🙌

[@jesusfernando978]

@@hadar.shemesh The hapiness is mine. Thanks for doing the difference in the internet. God bless you.

[@ViNguyen-el2wv]

this is Ivan from Vietnam. Thank you so much for your sharing. It helps me alot in changing my voice to the most comfortable placement of speaking English

[@ErgashevaIrodakhon]

You are brilliant Hadar. I love your emotions when you speak in English and your pronunciation is perfect.every time when i listen you i get easliy words the words.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you for your kind words ❤️

[@mihonog]

Right on, Hadar! I'm a bilingual live announcer / MC / voice actor in Japanese and English, and before I started my career, my American voice-over teacher taught me about finding your optimal voice pitch using a similar technique to humming. In the Japanese language, on the other hand, what is considered a good pitch is way higher because a good voice is supposed to sound young, joyful, and clear. I think my body has adopted the optimal vocal range over the years and I speak both languages in the same way, but it takes time. So don't pretend to speak like someone you're not though having a role model is all good. Your voice is your asset.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Word!! Loved your comment and loved you message 🙌❤️

[@cristiancastellanosrojas6808]

Thank you very much, I was thinking about this recently. I felt I wasn't being authentic because my voice in english wasn't the same as in my native language.

[@thiagodubenglish]

Hadar....you've been doing a great job bringing all these contents up to us....I just love your channel. Please keep it up!!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you so so much. It’s a sheer please to serve this community 🙌

[@johnmolina9940]

I became more confident speaking English because of you. Thank you so much!

[@mottahead6464]

When it comes to fluency - I got a lot better after practicing English tongue twisters. I know it's strange yet while practicing tongue twisters there's an incentive to speak in a faster pace and to connect or link sounds that require effort to place together. There's also the fact that one is going back to the basics in terms of differentiating sounds that otherwise might sound the same to a non-native English speaker. Some people think it's a waste of time - it worked for me.

[@kateFGMP]

I think it's normal, because I use to change my voice even when I'm speaking on the phone, specially if it is with some stranger.

[@milig]

It happens to me when I enter a shop

[@Tes73792]

It is such a pleasure hearing you speak. :)

[@patriciamorales6710]

Thank you Hadar, I am starting to love my voice in English and to get confident with myself ❤

[@pauloradeck1396]

Hello from Brazil, I realize that I need to practice my English, to overcome the intermediate Wall and become fluent.

[@gerriettevanewijk]

Penso que eu precisa fazer a mesma coisa com o meu português 🤨

[@willianbarreiro9925]

Hello buddy, how's it going? Tell me about your English now, after one year since you drop a comment here. Did you already achieve a advanced level?

[@pauloradeck1396]

@@willianbarreiro9925 well, dude since that I was released on it, (a lot of other things to do) now I'm in the same level.

[@mateusoliveira8256]

I always found that my voice changes according to the language I am speaking, but I thought it was just me. However I've realised it's all about resonance, vibration, pronunciation and so. I'm a native Brazilian speaker, and my voice is massively different when speak in a foreign language. Very interesting topic you have discussed Hadar, thank you!!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you so much. I’m glad you can relate!

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

I thought It was just me too :)

[@stasy408]

Hadar, I have no idea how you can get more professional and amazing! You are the best! ❤️

[@hadar.shemesh]

Hello love!! Good to see you here and thank you so much!! You always put a huge smile on my face

[@julianapaccola8260]

Thumbs up after hearing you recorded 4 times the same video. Tysm for caring for us that much. I learn sooo much with you.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you for acknowledging this 😅

[@FluencyAccentCoach]

Yeah. This is definitely true. I totally change my voice when i speak in English that's because i know the placement. Usually native speakers speak very low placement but when I switch to my native language it's completely awkward lol. 😃☺👍

[@mitreka88]

english native speakers speak with nose sounds more. our native and national language dont have nose sounds. so it's too hard for us to speak like native speakers.

[@FluencyAccentCoach]

@@mitreka88 As what i have noticed native speakers speak most of the time use with their vocal cord with a very low placement and a jaw drops. ☺☺☺👍

[@mitreka88]

thanks. i'm from surabaya indonesia. last week i met 7 or 8 tourists from korea china thailand etc in surabaya. of course we speak english as a lingua franca with our native accents wkwkwk. but the most important thing is we understand each other.

[@RulosEightyfour]

Not only your voice and pitch. There are people who say almost your personality changes. I think I identified different body movements and postures between you speaking English and you speaking Hebrew :)

[@mariaabela1081]

Hi Hadra you are the best teacher you can't imagine how much I have learned from you God bless you. 💖

[@carlosagaitan]

Hadar, thanks so much your class was great!!!

[@mee9981]

Honestly I feel like my personality changes when I speak English. But this also happens to me when I speak in an Austrian dialect (my native language) and high German.

[@KiralearnsNorwegian]

I'm finding this with Norwegian (as a 2nd language) as well. It's so weird. Thanks for your video! It's applicable for all foreign languages! :)

[@hadar.shemesh]

Interesting! Yes it happens every time we speak a second language

[@lidiapolanco4784]

Hi, Hadar!, Thanks for helping us with your videos. Your are an amazing teacher!

[@almendraable]

Dear Hadar, you are amazing, thanks for your inspiring videos and suggestions!

[@mamymimma]

Yes, I find my voice different when I try to pronounce words in different languages 😄 That's why I preferred singing in English/French/Portuguese rather than in my mother tongue, Italian

[@hadar.shemesh]

Interesting! What about those languages that make you feel more comfortable singing?

[@mamymimma]

@@hadar.shemesh Italian has few words with the accent on the last syllable and that can be a problem for lyricists ... English/French/Portuguese sound sweeter to me, more "elastic": in fact lots of Italian singers find it easier to sing in English than in Italian :)

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

Wow

[@pauloradeck1396]

Great

[@marlenapallido3575]

@@mamymimma remember, that lots of people are learning Italian just because they like its sound (me as well)! Italian is different, but still amazing ❤️

[@SomeSayApple]

What if I feel weirder when speaking in my native language than English? ...

[@AnnaEmilka]

I found your video so interesting! I am not a native English speaker either, so I know the struggle ;) But more important, as a professional singer I admire your recognition of person's "natural voice", it is extremely important to feel comfortable with your own voice.

[@dheerajdheeraj1901]

hummm concept was incredible!!😮

[@sebyperion]

My first impression when you were talking in Hebrew was that I found the intonation quite similar to Dutch, even some consonant pronuntiation. :P Interesting language to learn though, I always was curious to learn it. :)

[@hadar.shemesh]

Interesting!! I’ll look into it too

[@ilanaalmeida5385]

I've just realised that my regular voice has a lower pitch and I don't like it, but I do that when speaking English. I think I need to improve my native language voice first. Maybe that's because of my personality, I'm shy.

[@Akaiyro]

I feel the same way! It feels like a lower tone is easier to "conceal" or harder for others to notice. Being shy, this is something that I lean towards a lot! But lately I've been trying to practice by using two instances of a voice chat program (Discord) and listening myself during normal day-to-day stuff. I feel like it's helping me, and I hope you also find something that helps you. Good luck!

[@thabitsheikhalarap9281]

Thank you so much hadar for your support

[@Aravindarts]

This is extraordinary. I have never heard anyone even talking about this subject. You are 100 percent correct. Awesome video. I am a new subscriber today. Will be watching all your videos from today. Keep up your awesome work Hadar.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Hi and welcome ❤️

[@Heldan]

I think that you have to change your voice. There is stuff happening like lifting the soft palet etc wich is also part of making an English native accent

[@jerstumc5033]

In my opinion, i got a good accent even though i feel that i sound like my native language, but my father told me that my voice change but i didn't feel that my accent has changed a lot. I think that your accent change is because we are using not the same movements of tonge. And that's all but if you hear someone that's trying to imitate the american accent that would be pretty fake. so my conclusion a real accent is when you pronounce well words.

[@lucyvieira9858]

Omg!! I can't stop watching your videos! Thank you so much for sharing such great knowledge

[@ServdeYeshua]

Oh my gosh! Your accent is just like a native English speaker. You are great!

[@miyavi0422]

This very interesting. I can speak English well and it’s my second language Spanish is my first but I struggle a lot speaking Spanish I have to think a lot

[@jens3098]

same,my native tongue is German and I'm way more comfortable and confident im English😂😂

[@mekabare]

@@jens3098 same! I feel super awkward in german

[@jens3098]

@@mekabare yeah, like it's really cringy and often the things I really want to say sound so... gestellt😂😂

[@sagittaronapricot5839]

My friends said I sound like an airport announcer when I'm speaking English lmao 😂😂

[@musamuhamed4456]

Hi Hadar I really like you and so happy When I am watching your videos I feel like I am still doing my effort to learning and speaking like a native speaker Huge thanks for hadar

[@flavioaraujo398]

Hey it’s really nice to meet you here. It’s so wonderful way to learning English

[@BarbaraBrasileiro]

6:03 OMG I was not expecting this LOL

[@pascale110]

When I lower my voice I sound more like a native English speaker but when I go above, my french Canadian accent comes to the forefront.

[@hadar.shemesh]

Where do you feel Most comfortable?

[@pascale110]

@@hadar.shemesh in a lower tone.

[@aracelysaucedap]

Congrats! You are really good!

[@professorwilliamgnosis4530]

Wowww!!! I loved to hear your voice in Hebrew. I realized that in your case it's not the voice itself which shifts, but the tone of it. I really liked the vídeo!!! You've got one more subscriber. A shout out from Brazil. Thanks a bunch Hadar!

[@pia_mater]

I was listening to some audio messages I sent to a friend and I noticed I have a vocal fry when I speak English and omg it's so annoying 💀 I do it unconscioully of course, but now I'm more self aware of it. Also, I say "like" way too much, I need to work on that

[@evandrojcm]

When I heard some Americans I notice their voice resonates in the chest and vibrates the throat more than Brazilians speakers.

[@josejulianvega9512]

I feel kind of confident when I speak out loud or in front of others, but when I listen to my own recordings, I hate it. Thank you so much. I love your voice in Hebrew, even though your voice in English is beautiful.

[@abubakarbello1826]

Wowww this experiment really works, I never thought someone will explain it in this way, really notice the difference

[@dosediariadealegria]

Alguém do Brasil assistindo???

[@deliohector]

Não sou do Brasil, sou moçambicano.Conta?kkkkk Em fim, também falo português, com sotaque diferente, claro.

[@dosediariadealegria]

​@@deliohector claro que conta!! Se quiser chegar o meu canal, pode ser que te ajude caso esteja tentando aprender inglês... São videos em inglês, mas voltados para falantes de português!!!

[@manddex3]

Presente!

[@elpirusky3755]

I'm from NY and actually you sound like a one from here 😂😂😂😂i can't belive it

[@janiea997]

I'm from Brooklyn and I came looking for this comment because I thought the same thing. To me she looks, speaks, and talks like a New Yorker. 👁❤🏙

[@elpirusky3755]

@@janiea997 looks? well she looks like someone from the middle east or they can think she's latina 😂😂😂 she looks very similar

[@janiea997]

@@elpirusky3755 Not her physical features. Her speaking style, gestures, and mannerisms.

[@elpirusky3755]

@@janiea997 yes yes anyone can think she was born in NY 😂

[@elpirusky3755]

@@janiea997 y yo soy un causa pe y no lo sabías

[@shipra6171]

I don't usually comment on videos but I feel compelled to do so now. I have a good command over written english, my vocabulary is close to a native's, but I have always struggled with speaking it. I have no problems with grammar or pronunciations, and yet something was amiss. I never felt comfortable talking in English and I could never pinpoint the reason why. I mostly just avoided talking in English unless it was absolutely necessary. I saw your video, and I felt like you were talking about me. You have accurately described everything I feel. And I didn't even know that all I had to do, was correct my pitch to my natural level to feel more comfortable. Your video has been a great help to me, and all I can say is thank you!

[@suwan1986]

this is one of the deepest and complex lectures... thanks Teacher Hadar.

[@THExRISER]

But I like when my voice changes in English, it sounds so deep and manly.

[@chet0932]

Mine voice sounds like a little girl, I hate that, it’s so embarrassing

[@THExRISER]

@@chet0932 Huh, that's how I sound in my mother tongue, probably because I'm actually more comfortable speaking English.

[@kyliejenner6059]

8:57 sounding like a Kardashian lol I always go up my hum level… and sound super gay… even in italian… I mean I am gay… but… idk is weird… lol

[@deliohector]

Hey Hadar! I've been looking for a video on voice placement in English for a long time, and finally here it is!I can't thank you enough! My throat used to hurt something awful whenever I spoke English for a relatively long time and that would lead to selfconsciousness and mistakes.I'd read that my voice should resonate on my chest and that I had to speak from the back of my throat, but it was hard to figure out exactly how to do that.So the humming exercise was just magical!Thanks again!

[@hadar.shemesh]

Your comment alone made the making of this video 4 times totally worth it. I’m so glad it helped!!

[@Tony-ch2kr]

One of the best video about English speaking ever!!