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i'm often told that i have a good accent in my languages, so how do i achieve that? is it even important/worth it? find out in today's cozy lil podcast-type video. leave me a comment if you found it helpful! how are you doing?
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💌 about me: my name is Elysse, I'm 24 years old from the southern U.S. I've been learning languages for about 8 years, and I speak English (native), Spanish (C2), German (B2/C1), French (C1), Portuguese (B2), American Sign Language (advanced), and Turkish (A2). I'm interested in learning Hebrew, Chinese, Georgian, and maybe Náhuatl as well :)
00:00 i have a perfect accent (apparently)
00:51 should you even care about this?
1:25 the alphabet isn't as simple as you think
2:46 compare your native + target langs more
3:52 listen to native, natural speech more
5:03 learn native speech on Lingopie!
6:32 practice by yourself - with these tools!
6:56 use text-to-speech on your phone & laptop
7:20 Youglish is great for mimicking natives
8:17 Forvo is also good for that
8:30 try and fail A LOT (with natives)
9:08 stop waiting to be corrected
9:42 short life update :) bye

[@daria-oq3mn]

i personally don’t mind having an accent or sounding “foreign” but i also don’t want to have the accent that is typical for my native language (i hope that makes sense)

[@Leo-dm7in]

If you don't mind me asking, why don't you want to have the accent that's typical for your native language?

[@m_ron2742]

@@Leo-dm7inprobably because it sounds really harsh and can sometimes make it hard for others to understand you

[@azra9233]

Same here, but I feel like speaking English without sounding German is impossible… :/

[@whoreforjaneausten]

same. russian accent sounds so bad, my ears bleed when I hear it, hope it's not how I sound

[@RecklawTheAmazing]

I fully agree. Sometimes its actually pretty nice to have a bit of an accent. If people can tell you're foreign, they'll usually be more understanding of misunderstandings. I don't want to sound clearly American when I speak German, but I've been told I sound Dutch

[@EvenRoyalsNeedToUrinate]

I'd also like to share a tip that was a game changer for me! If your country has foreigners from a country using your target language you get the 'opposite mirror' effect, let me explain: My example as a German, learning Spanish: I look on YT for Spanish/Latino celebrities, influencers, football players etc that live in Germany and have that recognizable Spanish accent. The thicker the accent the better you recognize the differences between languages. E.g. you'll immediately hear as a German that most of them omit all the pauses (glottal stops) and connect all sillables and words with each other which Germans don't usually do. Having noticed that, you finally might be able to work on getting rid of your 'sillable stops' while speaking Spanish yourself (a feature that all Spanish varieties have but that usually wouldn't be broadly covered in learning materials). There are even things that you can visually see just by looking closely to foreigners speaking your language:) Wondering if I'm the only one using that technique..at least I haven't seen it on YT yet.

[@Piir_s]

As a native french, I would tell you're a foreign by your accent, however I would assume you have lived in France for a while because your accent is really good. I think that, at the end of the day it does not matter. If people understand you than why sweat it! Regardless you are very impressive and motivated me to pick up language learning again. Wish you all the best ❤

[@sara8614]

The the obligatory comment from a french person 😅 J'aime votre langue et j'essaie de l'apprendre moi-même. Mais vous êtes vraiment gouvernés par l'Académie française. La pureté que vous ressentez pour votre langue est un peu rebutante pour les étrangers qui souhaitent apprendre.

[@funkymunky8787]

It matters because of people’s bias.

[@quantus5875]

Yes, I think Elysse is guilty of a lot of people being too nice. I think her speaking is excellent -- but native level pronunciation is extremely hard to achieve. You can get really good like you said -- but native is hard.

[@cWjkL8ysxOkrH66]

@@quantus5875 specially since she speaks many languages, ppl usually can only sound native in 2 languages tops.

[@orangotango9231]

He didnt say anything mauvais tho​@@sara8614

[@daviddaytona]

This is an exceptional video, and congratulations on your life update! I especially appreciate your explanation on how the sound of a letter can change when combined with certain other letters. I knew they did, but it has not occurred to me to understand why and how phonetics change in this way. I'm weak on linguistics, but I'm sure there are plenty of resources for laypeople to help understand this better. Thanks again for all the effort you put into your content.

[@Iuripiotrowskidarosa]

Wow, first time I heard your Portuguese, I actually thought you were Brazilian! Great work! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@gamzeugur155]

Hi Elyse 🙋‍♀️I know you are a native English speaker but I love your English accent. It’s so nice to hear. So elegant, clean and not exaggerated with the “r “ letter. Other than that I like your contents and how you openly share your learning journey with us. Thank you!!🙏💐

[@sheco97]

lol I laughed at "not exaggerated with the r letter" I never noticed that in native English speakers but I think from now on I'll notice it more often after your comment cause yeah some people tend to show off about their accent (in any langauge not just English)

[@gamzeugur155]

@@sheco97 Hahahahaha😂😂🙋‍♀️

[@hannofranz7973]

It's your pitch that perfectly adapts to different languages and your pronunciation is really good.

[@LangueTech]

I'm Gambian and my native language is Wollof. I studied English as a second language and mastered the phonetic alphabet on my own(KZbin really helped with that). Mastering the IPA Really helped coz I could pronunce words I've never seen before just by reading their phonetic spelling(it's a nice skill to have,trust me!). I also learned about connected speech and all that jazz so whenever I speak to native speakers on the phone they usually ask about my "accent" and are immediately surprised after I tell them that English is not my native language 😂.(This might also be due to the fact that I speak the language very fluently.) I am trying to achieve the British RP accent for my future career (Journalism)

[@carlito6038]

nobody speaks RP anymore and phonetic transcriptions are not accurate sometimes. you might find dr goeff lindsays youtube channel useful

[@NoRygBu]

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[@rbrookanderson]

Thanks for sharing these suggestions! And for the resources youglish and farvo - nice! I don't necessarily want to erase my American English accent... I mostly just want to be understood when I speak Spanish. :) And lessening my accent seems to help. It can be really difficult sometimes (and humorous!), because my partner's family is Cuban and Puerto Rican and I've been learning Spanish with Colombian and Argentinian teachers. Totally different accents haha! :D Congrats on going freelance!

[@V1CTOR07]

Elysse speaks our Portuguese so well, I'm happy as a Brazilian Congratulations 😊👏❤

[@JapaneseAccentChannel]

Sugoi!! This is awesome stuff

[@Ollie-Sprache]

Elysse, did you consider coming to the international Polyglot gathering of 2024? It was in Prague and was really amazing. Next year you should consider coming!

[@bear3s]

Your portuguese accent is indeed quite good, I think it can improve only on the rhythm of the words and the tone as well (for you to sound more confident while speaking it). But yeah, it's one of the best accents I've heard, really impressive

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

To me she's using the same accent from Spanish

[@bear3s]

@@CrisOnTheInternet are you Brazilian as well? I personally didn't recognize much of Spanish accent on her speaking

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

@@bear3s Spanish native speaker who speaks Portuguese, but to be fair my experience makes my comment biased, I also find Elysse voice unique, it's still confusing to me that she's American 😆.

[@Helga2408]

Elysse, you really have a good pronunciation! Greetings from a Bulgarian polyglot!

[@tangente00]

Even though in this video she only said 1 German sentence, just judging from that 1 sentence: 100% native. 0% foreign accent.

[@lucyfromsiberia]

Wow! That's awesome! Knowing a lot of languages is cool. The accent doesn't matter so much.

[@NewAge374]

I didn't expect to find such helpful tips despite that I don't typically struggle with accents and I'm even less worried about not sounding in a way that I'm not understood. Since following you, I've found new ways to think about language learning and I understand better how much dedication is required. Currently in my life I cannot have a a goal to become a true polyglot but I will use your tips to work on the language that I want to have a more consolidated control of, focusing on Greek. Others like Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese and German will have to take a back seat. Regarding this video, I wonder how well these tools do compared to full immersion in a target society. Particularly the fact that in real life you'll find people speaking with different accents, due to their origins, socio-economic background, age, speech impediments etc. I'd love to find something like Youglish for Spanish for starters!

[@camelbro]

Easy languages is amazing, such a great resource.

[@caioalves182]

I kinda agree with the turkish and brazilians, elysse. Your accent/speaking skills are just amazing, i usually focus a lot on speaking well the language that i'm learning so i really admire that on you. Obrigado pelo ótimo vídeo como sempre😁

[@elyssespeaks]

Thank you! 😃

[@malikdelaun782]

Elysse its sooo true!! Being an american in germany and always getting asked where I am from because they just cannot tell - i love looking at them with a straight face when i say the USA. Because I cannot stand for the negative connotation people automatically come with. It's really up to us small numbers to make small differences over time.

[@justcomments335]

Hope everything's well! I look forward to more videos soon!

[@elyssespeaks]

More to come!! i am well :-)

[@ulzzangloverxD]

Perfect accent is a stretch but your respective accents are great !! Much better than the vast majority of foreigners learning these languages.

[@DEUTSCH-kurzundknackig]

The correct pronunciation is an important part of a language, I think. Great job!

[@neskwga-faze.1759]

Hiya I'm working on my Accent and I got incredible tips with your video, I appreciate it! Btw I'm a Brazilian and I can you have an accent, But it is very weak, I'd say 5% foreign well done

[@sydkotar]

I feel the avoiding stereotypes thing. My Spanish accent sucks and so I'm always asked where I'm from and then it turns into a conversations about the US and what it's like there. But I can say most of the conversations have been positive even though the negative ones stand out more. Generally people are curious about the US since they know a lot about it from pop culture but have never been.

[@zeynepiremgunes7302]

Indeed I can tell you are a foreigner when you pronounce some words in Turkish but your accent is still really good. A lot of foreigners especially struggle with the letter "ı" but you nail it. Sometimes you even sound like a native. So you deserve the compliments 😊

[@goldrichig2885]

Elysee can u pls make a video on improving your american accent! Im an ESL speaker, and id love to know!

[@coryjorgensen622]

I've been told the same thing about Arabic and Icelandic, and I think it comes down to lots of listening.

[@renatobrasil3999]

Wow Youglish, great tip. Thanks a lot!

[@anna-lena9313]

Okk I am 1 month in learning a new language and I think I follow the right path even if it takes TIME. I follow a course that teaches the alphabet and besides 33 consonants and 13 vowels there also hundreds of special combination. So good thing I just have to follow the course ( not discover it myself) but I need to be patient and accept it’s gonna take months. I started to study some spoken grammar and simple words. I try to appreciate every little win :D

[@orangotango9231]

Years rather than months

[@sonny.v925]

3:26 😂 -- great video though. Thank you!

[@zdrawns]

omg your portuguese is AWESOME

[@itaystav6111]

Hi Elysse, I really like your videos, you have a lot of great tips for making studying a language more enjoyable, so thank you very much! I understand that you studied\ are studying Hebrew, if you are still interested in the language I'll be happy to help!

[@macalloway1]

I can only speak for Spanish and French, but both accents were great from what I could hear. From my experience it helps to do accent work separately from conversations for the first few months because a lot of the hesitance to talk tends to come from wondering if we’re being understood, and you can alleviate that by working on consonants and rhythm with Latin based languages . A big part of why people develope accents is because in the beginning we don’t identify nuanced sounds in the language very well and we bridge the differences with similar but not identical sounds in our mother tongue. This is the danger for those of us that aren’t gifted in grammar and pronunciation because by the time we can discern the difference between certain sounds if we’ve been talking a lot early on we can start to habitually replace the French ‘R’ and the ‘R’ sound from English and not everyone can easily unlearn those habits. Not to mention it takes time to train your tongue muscles to recreate non native sounds even if you know that you aren’t saying it correctly. Things like reading out loud and listening to media in the target language help tremendously especially since once you’ve developed habits it’s hard to unlearned once you associate them with normal everyday behavior. Worry less about pitch because it naturally adjust over time as long as you listen to and speak with native speakers frequently. Fortunately, I have a lot of friends that learned languages as adults to ask questions about these things

[@RemyZombie]

I loved your Brazilian. Congrats

[@elyssespeaks]

i love speaking 'Brazilian' hahfghsfghkf

[@gringa23]

When I speak Spanish I have a Mexican accent or Caribbean accent depending. When I talk in Portuguese, i can’t tell

[@speakfrenchlikeme2772]

Very good French accent indeed 👍. Kudos from a French person.

[@thesurfingwalrus]

when I'm using jiveworld, should I be translating spanish into english in my head, or just naturally try to hear only spanish?

[@nthmost]

"Slow news" might be detrimental, IMHO, when leaned on too heavily for input. People separate words way more when they are slowing speech down, whereas normal-speed speech includes "bridge" sounds (e.g. as well as more contractions (think "chuis" in place of "je suis"). When learners overuse slowed-down speech, they end up stuck at a comprehension plateau, many times because they have the mistaken belief that they need to understand everything in Nuacht Mall (slow news in Irish) before they should even start listening to TG4 (the Irish language content channel) or Radio Belfast. The reality is you should get way more of your input, proportionally, from speech at-speed even if you can't understand it yet, so that your brain adapts to picking out words at that speed and with all of those contractions and separations. Again, EVEN if you don't understand it. People also judge themselves way too harshly if they can't get everything in normal speech. Likely because the education system teaches people that you need to master everything in French 101 before you go on to French 102. The reality is that this is just an artificial way to keep yourself at a beginner-to-intermediate level for way longer than you need to be, because no one is grading you but yourself!

[@577zkerr]

Early input, early output, and don't stress. Great stuff, Elysse!

[@jeremybischak6640]

How do you practice speaking and incorporate new vocab words in your speaking when you have no one to talk to?

[@pierreabbat6157]

There's no such thing as speaking a language without an accent. I have a slight foreign accent in at least two, and probably all three, of my native languages. I do less than usual vowel reduction in both English (first) and Russian (fifth), I distinguish /b/ and /v/ in Spanish (third), and I distinguish all four simple nasal vowels (some native speakers sound to me like they don't) but I think I pronounce some of them by nasalizing English vowels that don't exist in French (second). My father was from Le Trait, so that may be a regional accent. My accent is certainly not Parisian.

[@NewAge374]

That first sentence is also really important to remember. The standardised pronunciation in every language follows pretty strict rules, even if they are implicit. Natives also speak with an accent and oftentimes they can change it to fit more to the standardised version they learnt at school and hear in national media, just like they can switch a what could sound like a dialect when they go deep into that region. A good example of when sounding like a native can still mean like there are a handful to a dozen options is when there multiple official languages in a country which are equally used in education and society. I had to think of how in Catalonia, Spain a lot of people grow up bilingual, and some people speak Castellano with a noticeable Catalan accent and some others speak Catalan with a noticeable Castellano (maybe from Madrid, Andalucía or anywhere else). It goes without mentioning that Latin-American immigrants often don't change accents to sounding more like peninsular Castellano. Sure there are places where they face discrimination for it, unfortunately, but you'd have to be extremely isolated with your regional accent to pretend not to understand their words for their pronunciation.

[@AltaroRitmerZaxmer]

You are amazing. But I don't have the patience to learn a new language. So until now I usually use translation machines like Google Translate or Immersive Translate to help me😂

[@mars-jr5uu]

Hii Elysse

[@theturquoiseball1255]

Hi Elysse! What would be your advice on learning Levantine Arabic fast? I have been stuck on the start for a few months. Thanks!🙏🏼

[@elyssespeaks]

never learned it! but for any language just make sure you're getting lots of beginner listening input, studying consistently, connecting with the culture, music, etc.

[@theturquoiseball1255]

@@elyssespeaksSure thing! Thank you! I will try to discipline myself to do that…

[@pat559ais]

@@theturquoiseball1255 Take a look at these books if you haven’t already: The Olive Tree Dictionary - Minerva Publishing (probably the best dictionary available on the dialect) Speaking Arabic: A Course in Conversational Eastern Arabic - Minerva Publishing (These come with CDs with audio of native speakers for every lesson) The 101 Most Used Verbs in Spoken Arabic - Fridrik Tiedermann (covers more than just the verbs and also has audio recordings for all the entries) You might also want to consider learning MSA first (not necessarily fluently) since it gives you an understanding of the grammar and linguistic nature of Arabic from which all the dialects are derived. (For this I recommend ‘A New Arabic Grammar’ - Haywood & Nahmed) Arabic is a tough language, both in terms of pronunciation and fluency in speaking as well as grammar. It won’t be like learning a European language where you can rely on encountering familiar sounds, words and syntax, so I recommend practicing speaking it a lot. I also would encourage you to focus on one of the Levantine groups (Syrian/Lebanese or Palestinian/Jordanian; I would recommend the latter based on the books I listed and because they are closer to the other dialects in pronunciation) There are several youtube channels that cover the dialect: School of Yalla Arabic one Day at a Time - Levantine Learn Arabic with Maha CGE Jordan Institute for Arabic Studies (this is the guy that wrote 101 Verbs) Learn Levantine Arabic The Levantongue Learn Arabic with Manar (Syrian) ArabiClearly (Syrian) Arabic with Rana (Lebanese) (There’s no problem with learning from the subdialects once you’ve progressed some; they are extremely similar but you want one as a base) Once you’ve become an intermediate speaker I recommend watching the حلوة يا دنيا series from Roya TV. This series basically consists of interviews with people about towns and cities all over Palestine and Jordan. A good Syrian radio series is حي المطار, but it’s not for beginners.

[@theturquoiseball1255]

@@pat559aisThank you!

[@kendallkruyse8170]

I only want to learn Spanish and speak it with Latin American, Probably Mexican accent but is someone thought I was any nationality other than US would be happy, no third language here what is your advice (in General not just the accent stuff) only interest in Spanish

[@LosInmortalesGallos]

Your spanish is pretty good.

[@maelstrom57]

Your French accent is great but that R sound will give you away without fail.

[@josecontreras7153]

Nunca he escuchado a un americano pronunciando "focus" de esa manera ( como en español)

[@JuliusStein-eo3wi]

I learned a lot of english through audio books. First listening in my native language, and then in english. And I wasn't really good in english.

[@kaaaren_ss]

i've just realized that your voice looks like Yunjin from Lesserafim's voice when she speaks English-

[@GgM-bs1fu]

I have not watched the entire video but I have heard and seen Elysse speak Spanish in other videos and to me she sounds like 95 to 99% like a native. However I have a question to those who don’t agree that she sounds like a native in Spanish at all: 1. What do you believe gives her away as far as accent is concerned? 2. If you don’t believe you can totally sound like a native if you have acquired the language late in life, would you agree that it is possible to learn to sound like one some of the time, in other words, for instance, 70% or 50% of the time in a conversation? This is just an example. Btw Elysse you don't have to reply to this as I am really curious as to what those who don't think you sound native really think. Anyways, really enjoy your content. Thanks.

[@quantus5875]

I speak Spanish -- and yeah -- I'd agree with you. It's good 95%+ native. Not 100% but really good.

[@Sweepout]

I feel that about trying to not sound American because of how the world views us. (for good reason a lot of times lol) Not me eating Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus while watching this lol Good luck on leaving your other job! :)

[@tonis-g6129]

Youglish sounded like a good idea until they asked for credit card info for the free service

[@carlosbarross]

I've been learning English by myself at home and I'm at intermediate level, but I can understand better than the other ones. Why I can understand you but I can't absorb what u said? I understand but I kinda forget what u said seconds later and I'm lacking speaking skills 😢😢😢😢😢

[@Lindalindali]

Youglish kannte ich noch nicht, vielen Dank für den Hinweis!

[@jeremiahreilly9739]

Thank you for this and other videos. As a former American living in German speaking Switzerland, I. would rate your German and French as very, very good, but not native. Your accents do not scream American in any way. Bravo! A tip for some of your listeners would be to learn IPA. Language Jones on KZbin has several introductory. videos on how to use IPA to improve pronunciation. A technical correction, although many languages use the "Roman Alphabet," the alphabets are actually different. The letters are the same, the sounds are not.

[@IncredibleStan]

There is nothing wrong with having a recognizable accent, especially an American one. I don't try to run away from being American because nobody else runs away from who they are. Just be a good human being and there will be no issues.

[@elyssespeaks]

you have yours i have mine :)

[@IncredibleStan]

@@elyssespeaks well, if it gets you to your goals, then I have no choice but to respect that 🫡

[@josmith5419]

Yeah, I didn’t understand her viewpoint with that. If anything, she can be an example to others of what a polite, cultured American is.

[@IncredibleStan]

@@josmith5419 I understand the viewpoint, I just don't agree with it. A lot of these sentiments are grossly exagerated, espcially on social media. Personally, I"m not going to go out of my way to hide who I am because it may make someone else uncomfortable. Now If I want to sound as authentic as I can for it's own sake, then alright.

[@josmith5419]

@@IncredibleStan yes, I agree with you. With my languages I try my best to pronounce the words the best I can, but it’s to be understood, not because I’m ashamed of being American.

[@Lucario-Good]

Vuestro español es perfecto😱

[@JillyMae89]

There are just not enough resources to learn Turkish 😭😭 my boyfriend is turkish and as a native, he's honestly no help 🤣 I just feel so limited by other options

[@SD-ft5xj]

I think for Turkish yes you have an accent but its better than most other foreigners

[@illillyillyo]

This is a really useful video, thank you! I just want to say, though, that everyone has an accent, it just depends on if you have a native, foreign, and/or regional accent. There is no such thing as no accent. If you speak or even use sign language, you have an accent.

[@LeahFriedman-gj9qo]

Hi

[@supertrrramp]

a beautiful girl, Elysse is

[@cute_axolotl]

settle down yoda

[@TheOnlyTaps]

👊🏿🙏🏿

[@daysandwords]

Ha, people being overly nice is definitely a real thing. When I'd been learning Swedish for 10 months, I was told "Wow you sound SO Swedish" - and when I listen to recordings from myself then, I sound like... um... an idiot Australian trying to speak Swedish. Now that I actually DO sound Swedish, I don't get told it as often.

[@Chris193_]

Reading this made me giggle a bit but I did the same with my microphone and heard myself speak English and I’m like it’s that really me? 😂 I sound like an idiot also.

[@greenLimeila]

Your French accent is quite good for a foreigner but saying it's "perfect" or "with no accent" is serious clickbait

[@aleph_zero]

Her brazilian portuguese is perfect, sound native like.

[@elyssespeaks]

and that’s okay sometimes ✨ the tips were delivered regardless

[@RafaeplSalvador]

​@@aleph_zeroNo, it's not, but don't have any problem with that, she has a good portuguese.

[@aleph_zero]

@@RafaeplSalvador Eu não diria bom, pra mim é excelente. E tbm não tenho problema nenhum qto a isso.

[@RaianeR-ex7mh]

But how/ where can I find native speakers?

[@elyssespeaks]

exchange apps like HelloTalk, Tandem, also classes with natives on italki or Preply!

[@ba8898]

To be honest, when an English learner has an American accent or a British accent because they spent more time focusing on such superficialities than improving their English as a whole, I find that they sometimes sound a little bit irritating. I'd rather hear your Russian accent and be impressed by your excellent command of English vocabulary and grammar.

[@gs99_]

Hello. I would like to know if there is anyone here who is a native French speaker who is studying Spanish. We could exchange knowledge and tips about our languages. Let me know if you are interested. I am a 23 male native Spanish speaker who is learning French.

[@norabalogh5910]

I think there is something that I'm going to call "accent talent" -- the ability to hear and accurately produce sounds in a foreign language -- which is separate and distinct from the overall ability to learn languages. I (probably like Elysse) have a lot of "accent talent". I have a good accent in whichever language I'm learning. From the beginning, people praise me for my accent and I myself can hear it too, to be perfectly honest! I'm also good at saying people's names in foreign languages that I don't speak, often getting surprised reactions. Right now, learning Hungarian in my mid-sixties, my forth language learned as an adult, I can produce all of the basic sounds like "gy", "ő" etc...really without a problem, and also reproduce the overall sentence melody, whereas I see others struggling with these. On the other hand I know people who have tremendous knowledge of particular foreign languages but have an accent strongly influenced by their native language, and this throughout their lives. I wonder how much one can really improve one's accent? Maybe one can improve pronunciation of a few sounds, but really, overall, will there be a lot of improvement? I'm not sure that I've seen any examples of that..... ??? Might graceful, humorous acceptance of one's accent not be a better path if one does not possess all that much accent talent... and enjoying the aspects of language learning one is good at?

[@melaniesyx]

I'm like you. I can speak a foreign language with a good accent from the very beginning and I don't train my accent at all. And I see other people working so hard on their accent and end up sounding a bit "pretentious". The result of accent training might not worth all that amount of time invested. But I guess it all comes down to personal goals and needs.

[@inenfmk]

I noticed many people virtue signal and tell you that you shouldn’t try to get rid of your accent. They say it’s unnecessary. But if we’re being honest, if you sound like a foreigner, people will perceive you as a foreigner. You can know the culture and history of the country you live in perfectly, but if you pronounce sounds differently, the question “Where are you from?” will haunt you forever. So if you don’t want to be a forever outsider, you should try to reduce your accent as much as possible.

[@bent7190]

You literally sound like a german native speaker

[@genshinimpact_7358]

😂 nice Video Great german and french 。👍

[@lengraza3379]

Your German sounds really good, but not perfect, sorry. One can hear that you are not a native speaker, but it still sounds natural. Also you mean "eu/äu" in the beginning, there is no "aü" in German.

[@howinonline]

where are you living now?

[@UltraGayTony]

2:27 It is äu and not aü you're referring to :)

[@elyssespeaks]

Typo from my editor! i am well aware hehehe

[@pierreabbat6157]

Does "aü" occur in German, maybe in a compound word like "Firmaübung"? It does occur, rarely, in French, as in the surname Haüy.

[@blussawi9143]

@@pierreabbat6157 Not as a diphthong as far as I know (as a native). In „Firmaübung“ the a and the ü are separated by a glottal stop

[@pierreabbat6157]

@@blussawi9143 But is there such a word at all? "Firmaübung" I made up on the spot; I don't know of any actual word with "aü".

[@blussawi9143]

@@pierreabbat6157 I mean it’s not listed in the dictionary but I’d definitely say it’s a word. You can use it and people will understand. Making up words is allowed in German :D

[@blazer9547]

Who is from jubilee

[@kakamausepic7366]

In german it’s äu not aü

[@Halbtagsdichter-jv6ps]

Anhand eines Satzes, kann man natürlich keinerlei Aussage tätigen, aber den deutschen Satz hast du tatsächlich ohne Akzent gesprochen. Nicht schlecht.

[@SamA-xu9gy]

Hello, I think that you were born in America and have a father and a mother of different nationalities. Therefore, you may have learned several languages ​​through your family, and this helps you adapt to other languages ​​and speak them with ability.

[@elyssespeaks]

hehe no, my parents are both southerners! from the US

[@shutterchick79]

Wow Elysse, from the South! Given the "English only, this is 'Murica", culture there, that makes your achievements in languages even more impressive! Congratulations....

[@TAISP2023]

Actually you do have a bit of accent in Portuguese. But by no means that’s a problem

[@catboy721]

Wow -- do you speak all languages as rapidly as you speak English, or is that just tight editing? Great tips, though... thanks. And, I'm pretty sure it's TEL-uh-goo.

[@phibik]

the video, cool, but please, don't use the spanish saboya flag (it was offical like in 1863 for 2 years) and don't use brazilian flag for portuguese lol

[@user-nq6hy2tm2z]

I can speak 3 languages with no accent 😎 mashallah

[@LeahFriedman-gj9qo]

G8

[@Petr_97]

On ne peut pas vraiment juger ton accent avec quelques phrases en l’air... On peut rarement faire illusion très longtemps, à moins d’avoir vécu longtemps dans le pays...

[@viinisaari]

How I do it: autism

[@taekim2378]

One long advertisement - come on at least be a bit more up front about it

[@seochangbinsarms]

Who cares?

[@IncredibleStan]

Bro, nobody gives a shit

[@Furkan.58]

gerçekten türkçende aksan çok az. ama peynir derken y harfini biraz yuttun gibi

[@sorenpx]

It's a shame that you want to cover up the fact that you are American. You should be proud to be so. If other people would judge you negatively for being an American, are they worth your time?

[@brittneymacgregor3807]

100% agree. Be proud of where you come from

[@sorenpx]

@@brittneymacgregor3807 Amen and thank you. I am so tired of anti-Americanism and even more tired of Americans who are ashamed of being so. The US may not be perfect but it has a pretty long track record of awesomeness!

[@brittneymacgregor3807]

Exactly. Im tired of it too. No country is perfect nor innocent. I think its pathetic to be honest

[@sorenpx]

@@brittneymacgregor3807 It has seemed that the latest trend is westerners stumbling over themselves to apologize for some perceived slight of the past. It reminds me of the British on their knees and groveling over the fact that they once built a successful empire. I'm glad to see that there are still others out there who reject this and who aren't afraid to be patriotic.

[@brittneymacgregor3807]

​@@sorenpxI'm right there with you. And I'm from a VERY liberal state on the west side of the country ( I'm sure you can guess which one hahaha) so I'm used to being alone on this matter. But I'll always be proud of being from the USA 🇺🇸