How to do An American Accent - Part 1: Vowels | 21 Accents

How To Do a General American Accent - Part 1: Vowels
Improve your vowel sounds, learn the difference between "æ" and "e", and more, in this Fun, in-depth, private tutorial series with accent specialist and actress, Amy Walker. Just like one-on-one lessons, but Free! with fun tips and tricks you won't find anywhere else.
See why Amy's intuitive techniques have helped thousands of people all over the world to improve their American Accent.
All the best!
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Reviews of Amy's Teaching Sessions:
"Right after the first lesson, my director told me I had already improved. It was easy to work with Amy: she has the rare and beautiful quality of being a shining person, solar and with huge energy to give..." Daniele Favilli Actor
"I have gone through speech therapy my entire life. I have also been teased about a speech impediment my entire life. No one could convince me to open up and really work on my voice, until I met Amy. She creates a very inviting and encouraging environment. Working on a "downfall" is such a venerable time but with Amy, I was always eager to receive feedback from her. " Bo Roberts Model, Actor
"Amy is a sheer delight to work with! Her 'amiable' nature and intuitive teaching style make working with dialects both an entertaining and natural experience. I look forward to training with her again and again in the future!" Mara Junot Voice-Over Specialist
"I was talking to my husband today after practicing from our tapes, and he said that this is the best improvement in accent he had ever heard from me!"
Shikha Jain Actress

[@sydneynichols2499]

Me, an American: wow this is easy!

[@VedantNaik]

funny, I felt the same on a British accent tutorial video....im Indian.....f****

[@alishba9916]

@@VedantNaik ya because we speak mixture of both the American and British accent but more of British accent

[@DeepakSharma-qn4lx]

Where is your part 2

[@DeepakSharma-qn4lx]

Where is your part 2

[@steveTGO]

@@DeepakSharma-qn4lx - All you've got to do is enter the title of this video exactly with Part 2 in place of part one, the same thing for 3,4, and 5

[@illyarostambeigi2718]

ʌ__2:01__ ɑː____4:19__ æ__ 6:36 eɪ__9:05 e__11:00 iː__12:32 ɪ__14:35 aɪ__16:29 ʊ__17:32 ʊ__18:56 dd oʊ__19:48 aʊ__41:41 u.ə__22:43

[@alishasantiago734]

I have an American accent why am I here lol

[@caiocutrim3596]

LOL

[@lilystuart5172]

Alisha Santiago same

[@mariodaplew3904]

wish i did !lol

[@ChavvyCommunist]

Because it can help you understand the specific features of your own accent better. Often the vowel and consonant sounds we intuitively assume we're saying isn't actually what we're objectively saying on a phonological level.

[@alishasantiago734]

***** k....lol

[@lilpetz500]

I'm Australian... it's weird having about half of the stuff feel familiar, and half feel foreign. It's also weird just kind of copying along and not expecting to sound American, and then actually managing to.

[@skitlz7976]

Mira Tarnish my thoughts exactly ahah

[@brookenjonas]

There are many American features of Aussie English! More than people realize! So many people say rp is easier for Americans than oz English but Aussie feels more natural to me as an American 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@modeldance5900]

As an Australian actress who needs help with American accents this was very helpful, thanks

[@jamespagous3954]

OMG I bet you’re Margot Robby

[@picklewart5382]

@@jamespagous3954 Silence virgin! Dis queen is mine! >8]

[@soul77736]

@@picklewart5382 lol 😆😂

[@austindmunday]

American don't have accents though. /s

[@jamesburke4505]

Her English accent is so flawless, the few times she flits into it I'm not able to say confidently whether she's English or American.

[@RachelDavis705]

I've seen her videos before. I'm pretty sure she's from Seattle, which is a pretty accent-neutral place

[@austinj2836]

accent neutral😂

[@austinj2836]

You mean a general american accent*

[@annadrake1774]

I have a reeeally strong southern accent and this is like learning a whole nother language lol

[@duncanwalduck7715]

"Another whole" you mean, or "a whole other". This construct reminds me of the the "infix expletive" - i.e. "un·be-freaking-lievable". (I am not doubting your accent, btw!!)

[@ManicMercurianAstrology]

I love the Southern accents, I say don't change!

[@SniffyPoo]

I find american accents terribly boring. maybe that's cause I'm american.

[@cerealkiller757]

SniffyPoo Honestly, I really love all the southern accents. My favorite of them all.

[@prancersksk9896]

same, I'm learning on how to do a British accent.

[@edwardyoon6296]

I think that explains why XD I find this stuff pretty interesting. Not American BTW

[@tsuritoquinker217]

For me American accent is the best

[@NostalgiCrazy]

@Blue eyed Eurasian Which country are you Non-Americans from?

[@oxcocktailgirlxo]

Also, I love how you say "Good!" every once in a while. When I repeat what you say and you say "Good!", I feel like you're talking to me. Having lived in Canada for some time, I always want to say "Thank you!" 😂

[@lightningmonky7674]

"Valley girl" aka california people say "guud" haha

[@kessdovey1328]

Recently i hade a role in Elvis a musical revelation in Australia an the and the southern accent is so very different to thee northern

[@gemparr4759]

im british and it just makes me sound like a brit even more

[@Atedownpookie6]

Same

[@KathleenEdge]

And in America... we love that! ❤😊

[@sacredbanana]

SCHWA!

[@crazzei]

I am an American and got through 8 and a half minutes before I questioned why I am watching this

[@ettayibhammoudi5603]

It's her smile

[@sarahlamar430]

I'm Literally a 100% American yet find this interesting cause I can hear what my accent sounds like. When I was little I used to think we didn't have an accent. Until I pronounced water with a D like Wader

[@KathleenEdge]

😂😂😂 I want to rid myself of my northern accent.

[@oxcocktailgirlxo]

I learned all of this during my "Sounds of English" class in my English Studies Bachelor, but it is great to fresh up my memory. We also learned it for British English. As a German who learned American English during my exchange year, I find it really helps to break down the vowels. I can never get British English right, but with this method I bet you can get close to any accent. Thank you! This was fun!!!

[@sonyapegg3922]

Can blokes just stop hitting on this woman? Be professional - she's doing a job...have you never heard of the whole "Me too! Movement????? Relax. She has teeth & eyes get over it.

[@bailelatinoenlacosta9755]

She's too pretty I can't focus

[@HuntersMoon78]

I agree, I keep looking at her gorgeous smile and getting distracted.

[@Mckorkins]

I'm English and learnt something from your excellent tutorial!

[@1seansouth]

you could say anything and I'd watch all day.

[@jtw.111]

She has one of the teethiest smiles I've ever seen. But it looks nice

[@invader_whoa3919]

Justin W. *it just scares me....*

[@danielmessi1092]

I'm litterally crushing bruh 🤣🤣

[@ereristark425]

I love the interactive feel to this! You're a lovely teacher!

[@OfDaSouth]

I don't understand how some people can look sexy whilst saying literally anything.

[@diahkiapmawati3744]

+OfDaSouth hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about how do you speak with an american accent try Vaxicorn Instant Accent Guide (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my mate got great success with it.

[@polymphus]

So, I'm from New Zealand and I'm having trouble with this -- I feel I'm doing more of a Canadian/Midwestern regional accent but I can't pinpoint where I'm going wrong

[@mentallyclueless1586]

polymphus exactly how i feel im middle easter but basically grew up speaking english and my accent stuck with me neither a middle easter accent not american gosh!!

[@bhupinderfilm]

Could you please give the link to the warm up video. Thanks a lot.

[@ManpreetSingh-fy6hw]

Hey guys found it up 21accents.com/vocalandbodywarmup/

[@MrBravo048]

I already have an American accent before this video and I was raised in Perth Australia. I clicked on this video for no reason. Silly me 😅

[@MrBravo048]

Rick apparently not very often. Haha it’s probably me picking it along when I watch movies and/or tv shows, I had some practices and somewhat got stuck with it. Can’t really change it. 😂

[@StarBug40]

Been trying to find good tutorials on the Welsh and Scottish accents, especially Welsh but there's not much out there. Are you planning on doing any videos for these accents or have you done any in the past? Cheers, thanks :-)

[@andreaross8577]

Thank you Amy!! So helpful for an Australian wanting to learn American! You're also adorable! Thank you :)

[@margaritasanchezcastillo5811]

Having such a beautiful teacher can be distracting, but I have to improve my accent so I guess I ll have to handle it. heheheh thanks for such a great video.

[@hernandz1000]

You're a great pronunciation teacher the best here on KZbin! Congratulations I've been reducing my accent so much since I started to watching ur videos, the method works fine. Thank you so much!!!!

[@PleaseNoMoreFarmhouseDecor]

I'm American but you have this magical spell on me and I can't stop watching your videos :(

[@joesmith8875]

Amy's face could sink a thousand ships.

[@EmbraceTheMedia]

Not sure if you've already done it but you should try to do a English Yorkshire accent, that'll be a challenge for you.

[@_sourgrapes_]

Doing American vowels as a Canadian feels like pushing my tongue super far forward in my mouth.

[@davidplayfair2544]

Yes, that is what gives you the added twang. :-)

[@emilyrussell1536]

I was searching for another Canadian in the comments! It’s definitely more tough than I thought it’d be. I didn’t realize how much of a dialect I have.

[@jfhow]

She sounds Canadian to me! (and I am Canadian)

[@eegoal]

As a Brazilian English learner, learning from your videos is way easier than learning from other English teachers on youtube because they complicate it so much and you make it so easy!

[@TomDavis7]

"Shwaaaing!" - when Amy does Dana Carvey doing Garth in Wayne's World.

[@sosmanahmed2155]

I am confusing, watching your beauty, again getting back my intention to the lesson, after secs, again I am watching your eyes, anyway everything of you is so beautiful god bless you

[@AntiPlatitude]

OMG do Southern Californian.

[@arabijarrah9141]

Everytime I say the SCHWA, I would smile!!! Thanks for the help and looking forward to the next episodes!!

[@godofwar3432]

This girl is making me jealous with her talent. How come nails every accent accurately 😖😫

[@PinkFloydTheDarkSide]

She is way too much pretty. It is so difficult to focus on her teaching. The moment she smiles after finishing a word, I die of a cupid arrow.

[@xs9038]

I'm learning English but the accent was a problem for me cuz i wanna talk like Americans! but you make me love learning 🥰 thank you

[@bipulm4h]

I'm here for the same reason 🙂

[@mohamedhassanin6054]

You are the best teacher of English i have ever seen. just i wanna say thank you so much about this video

[@yeurisreyes2631]

Hello, I want to thank you for this beautiful video along to your extraodinary accent also.

[@ЕлизаветаДочия]

You are beautiful

[@tereingahenry3204]

I’m from New Zealand and I found this tutorial the most helpful.

[@zhnk42]

Вау,это очень информативно) Спасибо, теперь на уроках английского никто не упадет в обморок от моего акцента :D.

[@kennethadrian]

I watched this years ago and it really helped. People mistake me for an American now because of how I speak.

[@ronaldcammarata3422]

As an American who has perused several How To Speak American videos, this approach seems more practical and effective than many of them.

[@LetzBeaFranque]

I'd like to recommend this to someone at work that no one can understand. I can't because it would be considered racist.

[@21Accents]

Thank you for your sensitivity. 🩵 If someone asks you for help with their accent, you can recommend a video, but for most people who grew up speaking a different language, they just want to belong and to blend in and have people not draw attention to their differences. 💙The better you get at understanding them as they are, the more you honor their culture, and their hard work in speaking multiple languages, and that they too are an important part of this country, exactly as they are. 💙🩵 ~ Amy

[@hi.marielena]

youre doing this so so amazing. thanks so much :-)

[@YamilSunRay]

Oh god, such a pretty face. I'm here to learn not to grin like a lil boy in a candy shop xD Good video

[@MACX-eb3cn]

I NEVER hear the Massachusetts accent.

[@dustinz.9471]

I noticed you said "Water" like "Wah-der" I am from the Midwest and I say "Wad-der"

[@bobbykay7334]

There is a vowel switch specific to much of the "rust belt" region. The short 'O' sound becomes sort of like a short 'A' sound. So the word "dollar" for example, sounds sort of like "daller." Growing up in Toronto and watching Buffalo TV, we'd hear it a lot on commercials, newscasts and such. But most Canadians from Ontario westward speak pretty much like her.

[@oh_kale_yeah1199]

Such a trip to listen to my own accent being explained, and realizing why I'm such a shitty speller!! F*$k you English language!! I can spell perfectly in other languages, yet I'm fluent in none but English!!!😲😲😱

[@tharii314]

7:19 ANT!

[@ashokstrm]

Accent videos are fun way to acquaint with. But it seems the schwa examples are over complicated and elongated. The long read out of examples begins without explaining why and what's the difference that's shown. Bit confusing. Pls focus on clear intros before starting.

[@Jessie_Helms]

When you finally find out there’s a name for how you speak. I’m a southerner and my accent is a bit of a blend between this and a southern accent. I have a little southern draw but it’s mostly this

[@carlosfarace6889]

Awesome video, thanks Amy. where can I find a tutorial like this but in Australian English? Does anyone know?

[@ashleybellofsydney]

As a 47 year-old Australian, I grew up watching American sitcoms on TV - The Golden Girls, Who's The Boss, Growing Pains, Family Ties and The Cosby Show. I can perform at least three types of American accents better than any American...

[@elisabethLR]

"because" is such a difficult word omg

[@NuclearSnailStudios]

thx so much for this, very easy to follow and you´re a great teacher :)

[@krmiistudios2479]

Sonic - S ah Nick All - sounds like old without the D. Thought - fah-T- Candle - Caan del Controller - Ken Troh Kerr Hours - Oh werrs Long - Lahn-G- Age - Asgshe words like Talk, Walk, Water, Draw, Dawn, must have a Aww sound rather then urr sound. Words like, Glass, Cast, or Master would have a Ae sound rather then Au sound.

[@mishacol]

My face muscles started hurting after 10 mins lol.

[@robertmeyer7836]

Amy, I've spoken American English for 83 years...I thought! After watching you for 15 minutes, I have no idea what dialect I do speak. I really do try to use all the letters in a word: awesome DOES have a "w" in it. Frinstuhns: "awsum, I don't say, ahsum". Aside: Back in '04, I played the butler, Frith, in a black and white "Rebecca" by du Maurier, and had to speak with a British dialect. I loved it and the process revealed many things about my speech. Great experience!!

[@evanilsonp.8183]

I've been mispronouncing words like "road" over 2 years. Didn't notice it was like "raud" instead of "roud"

[@bluesuperman1]

Amy is so feminine, smart and beautiful.

[@larryhoover718]

she beautiful. her red hair and green eyes are a killer. bet the drapes match the rug

[@KathleenEdge]

Standard American accent... From which part of the United States?

[@araobrito4429]

but she pronounced always/ˈaːlweɪz/instead of /ˈɔːlweɪz/.it is a little bit confused to me

[@DolceFioreRosa]

18:25 slight English/Irish vernacular when saying “worried”. Is she originally English or Irish, or have some background from there? And again at 22:48 when she says “again “. Also at the end when she says “letter” at 23:27 Unless I’m hearing things, it seems to “peek out” when she’s fatigued 😊

[@neroma]

Beautiful teacher !

[@jonathanreel3711]

Native speaker here, from DC. Has the cot/caught distinction really gone away in standard American? To me, cot, wok, and nod all have the ah vowel and walk, caught, and gnawed all have the aw sound. The words on and off sound like ahn and awf, no?

[@asadkulucfarah7349]

excellent lecturing mrs amy we love you as we are somali students frm east africa 👏👏👏

[@DianeSpencercomedian]

Brilliant teacher - thank you.

[@D4rk4ura]

got lost in her eyes she's truly a beautiful woman couldn't pay attention to the lesson :(

[@Justmyopinionlol]

I want New York Black accent like Jay Z...help please

[@bmrjma2144]

I'm in Massachusetts - was born and raised. And I am confused. Learning an accent or foreign language is so difficult!

[@stauffap]

This is great. Even though i've been talking english for over 20 years i still don't notice certain details like the ones that you've just mentioned in your video. When i record my voice i notice that it doesn't sound american put it's very difficult to figure out why. I kept saying "today" incorrectly for example and i only notice such mistakes because of your video. Very helpfull, thank you!

[@samananagendra3618]

You are very beautiful. God is very great 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@danlyson7681]

Sorry for the long gaze, I felt like a kid with a crush on that purdy girl in the front row!

[@dinagamal9761]

Let us talk about how much she's cute and beautiful 😭❤️

[@edvarvenancio553]

Hi Amy ! Excellent explanations! I love your videos! Bye for now!

[@jenniferhaas7226]

I got the accent in one go wait I’m American why am I here

[@canadalovers6851]

Could you please smile ? Or why don’t you train people how to smile wide and loud?

[@nrnuel5415]

This way is very useful.and your teaching style is awesome and very helpful.

[@TahaNasser]

The kind of beautiful that starts wars. I literally couldn't take any of this in.

[@IAmSarahMiles]

Following this with your PDF - amazing! And, thank you. Drama school training flooding back to me (all hail the diphthong!) so the clear way you go through each sound is invaluable x

[@MiChAel-st6pg]

Im acutally pretty good at this

[@vivianitiozzo885]

so so amazing. the best teacher of the world!!!

[@user-pf3vl5qr5y]

I would love to hear her speak with the Southern Appalachiand dalect

[@goofyrambo2173]

Mend up the playlist please. These are the precious tutorials.

[@allengreg5447]

English: 5 vowels and 50,000 vowel sounds.

[@camilo.decaro]

Does your pronunciation have the cot-caught merger?

[@ethanmcdonald5397]

Camillus Andrew hers definitely does, being from Seattle (the norm in the Western US for example, but spreading elsewhere). Her last name is Walker, which she says like Wok-er, not Wawk-er. I personally lack the merger but know many people who have it.

[@figgettit]

its diPthong not diFthong you're welcome

[@jacquelinecrispcaseycrisp1455]

Ahh I am torning into a American lok child room gude

[@nirajkumar9906]

I am indian I want to learn usa accent but I have no idea can you please help me for American accent english

[@hemikiwi817]

American accent is so much easier than a British accent as Americans, in my opinion, speak a lazy version of the English language.

[@robmcilroy1894]

Gotta get that accent down,and I will. Seem to tend to go south if I'm not conscious of it

[@elaina203]

Its 3am and idk how I got to *that* side of youtube again💀

[@benalexender3046]

peace and love from Egypt

[@robsol123]

England is one beautiful amazing country 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧❤️

[@ImMilenaBond]

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[@DeanLisi]

I’m an Italian/American, from Rhode Island, and I don’t have an accent... And ...You are freakin beautiful.

[@nancylorenz6442]

You look like The Little Mermaid. Hehehe.