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Today, I’ll talk about my 7 best techniques to help you sound like a native speaker.
First, I will stress the importance of phonetics from the early stages of learning a new language and why you should focus on intonation first, instead of pronunciation.
Then, you’ll find out how you can combine listening and reading in order to gradually acquire an excellent intonation and prevent the development of bad phonetic habits.
I’ll also show you why you need a pencil and paper and how to get the most out of your phonetic training by reading texts aloud.
In the end, I’ll touch upon the need to get feedback from native speakers and how to do it effectively.
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0:29 Tackle phonetics from the very beginning 1:04 Start with intonation first 2:17 Use your eyes and ears 2:57 Use paper and pencil 4:16 Learn to read out loud (not too fast, not to slow, so you try to deeply understand the meaning and the sound and develop pronunciation and articulation 6:10 "Interleave" your stuff (introduce novelty and variety, multiple interesting modes of study like movie with subtitles, listening to podcasts) 7:03 Get feedback
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I have found that the way native speakers smile while speaking their language is a highly useful proxy for the mouth shape needed to acquire a native accent. I happened upon this quite by accident as an exchange student in suburban Munich at age 17. What I decided to do about it was to stand in front of the mirror and practice smiling in the local manner while speaking German. Now, I already spoke essentially flawless German, so that my - faint, but still present - accent was all that stood between me and passing for a native. And thanks to this strategy, I was passing for a native basically overnight. This strategy also works at the micro level when learning new, unfamiliar sounds in a target language. It can be immensely helpful to carefully observe a native speaker's mouth shape and use of the vocal apparatus while pronouncing the sound. And all the better if you can arrange to get yourself and a native speaker in front of a mirror together, so that you are able to check in real time whether you are using your mouth in the requisite manner. And even better if that native speaker is able to explain in detail what they are doing with those parts of the vocal apparatus that are less visible during the speaking process. Another thing I have found useful is singing in my target language. This is not necessarily a good strategy for everyone, but for a trained singer already used to paying close attention to diction, such as myself, it proved useful in cleaning up my accent in Polish.
I think having a good accent does matter. It is all about the impression you give. I once had a Spanish-teacher with a terrible accent. She admited herself that she honestly didn't care much about it (and so her English and Spanish accents were quite Norwegian sounding). When she spoke to a mexican exchange student at our school, he later said that he didn't feel comfortable talking naturally to her, because of her unconvincing Spanish. He felt like she didn't understand what he was saying, because of how she spoke herslef. I believe having a good accent shows that you are truly into the language, and native speakers will notice your confidence and steadiness. This can make them talk to you in a more natural native-to-native way, which is what is going to make you truly fluent.
What matters is that you express your ideas in a clear way. Not every native speaker is judgemental like the ones you mentioned.
That could be the same with native Spanish teachers from different areas. My native Spanish tutor (form Spain) said he sometimes has to use subtitles on certain Latin American movies. However, my first French teacher at school was really a German specialist, her French accent was awful, and every year after that, my new French teacher said, "I know who taught you in first year"; and like Luka said, it's extremely difficult to undo that.
I agree 100% with @MathiasFaltis
Depending on your goals, this may be the single most important thing to master. If you need the language to communicate, make friends and/or integrate into a society, accent should come first. I recall being at a small party organized by the Goethe Institute in my city. There were two Germans there who'd lived in the country fairly long. One of them was very eloquent and spoke using impeccable grammar and an impressive vocabulary range that probably went beyond the C2 level on topics of any complexity. The other had a much more limited vocabulary and made grammatical mistakes but had a perfect native-sounding accent and could gesticulate and swear exactly like natives. Do I need to say which one was a far more popular interlocutor, literally surrounded by people? The guy with the native accent broke the subconscious barrier and was immediately trusted, the other one, not so much...
@Gytis Stankevičius yes, there is for sure a strong subconscious preference for people speaking with the same accent as you. As Prof. Krashen said, it's one way of identifying oneself with an in-group. I've seen some exceptions, but those were truly exceptional people with an enormous amount of extroverted charisma that overpowered the subconscious mistrust caused by their accents
Good info. Almost everyone thinks it's just a "gift" lol....they don't see the work needed "behind the scenes"
Indeed =)
@@LucaLampariello hai da migliorare in inglese accento americano pessimo 😩
Well, to a large extent it is a gift though. I teach German as a foreign language, and my students' ability to do the phonetics part of my lessons well varies greatly. Even when I make them try fairly hard,and even when they would really, really like to do it well. Some of them just cannot pick up on the differences in sound, try as they might.
@@Wandering.Homebody Well...it still is mostly based on effort and strategy. Let me explain why? I study Mandarin, as you know they have tones, when I first started I SUCKED!! I could not do it on the spot. I needed to listen to slowed down recordings for MONTHS before I started sounding decent. Now, for a guy that has never been to China, I sound pretty remarkable 😀. Native speakers are very impressed. So, the point is, I sucked on the spot, but eventually got good. So effort and strategy were the key points. Yes, of course there is a small percentage of people that really will always be weak in accent, even with effort, but that percentage is very small. Most people with effort, strategy and time can have a decent accent. Also, On the spot or instant attempts are not a good indicator, it requires a bit of TIME to train the brain and muscles to imitate native speakers. I sucked SOOOO bad at Mandarin pronunciation/tones, when I tried on the spot, but months later, I was excellent. There truly is a science to this and those that don't have good methods will have poor accents, that is basically the bottom line.
@@TheFiestyhick that's simply not true. I have no method whatsoever, and get praised for my accents in all of the languages I speak, all the time.
Yes, I work on my accent a lot. My aim is to sound natural, if not native. I haven’t been so disciplined as to record myself, but in conversation I listen to native speakers and, try to imitate the expression and intonation. I also listen for colloquialisms to do this with. And I’m always listening for and practising how words sound in sentences - what letters are dropped, added or joined as one speaks the whole sentence.
Fantastic Cate =) I think that INTEREST is also a key factor when it comes to acquiring native-like pronunciation. When you are interested, your brain focuses better and is able to absorb and replicate the information much more accurately and efficiently. L
Luca Lampariello Can one ever NOT be interested in improving one’s accent??? LOL! (OCD much?)
@@LucaLampariello .
I rly think that having a native-like accent makes native speakers to be more open to include u in their social circles, and I say this from personal experience.
1.I speak slowly because being fluent does not mean to speak fast, more to speak clearly and understandably. The ideal rhythm means I speak to the point that I can hear every single world I pronounce, because usually we speak so fast in our own languages we do not hear every single word. 2. Having clear pronounciation is important especially in those who work in sensitive jobs require them to do so, I am a doctor and I struggled a lot with French until I got to the point to have decent French to communicate with my patients. But if we consider speaking French in day to day live having great accent I do not see it as a paramount, but being a doctor it can be so I can establish stronger and better rapport with my patients. Thanks for your videos, I have followed you before I start learning French I keep doing so. Finally I can speak french..
great advice Dr, i agree completely with your first point. And i would add that even if you goal is to speak fast and fluent, you should first start speaking, or reading out-loud, slowly and deliberately sounding each word. Because if you do this long enough, most sounds and their combinations WILL become familiar to you. and you will naturally speak faster and not even notice it. i hope this helps
8:01 my philosophy as well :) Probably one of the best videos of yours imho!
Grazie Stefanone! Anche tu fai video meravigliosi! E fra un po' ne facciamo pure uno insieme! =)
Excellent, sir. Though many people do not feel that having a native-like accent is necessary or important, I have come to understand that things change depending on accent. That's not to say that people are xenophobic or anything, just that there is a certain, perhaps higher level of understanding and intimicy with the people and the language when people don't know you are not native. Your ability to not only fully express yourself but also do it as a native would, with the gestures, intonation and expressions they use changes things. It is my case in English and Portuguese and I strive toward that in my other languages as well because it is important to me. One way to do that is to exaggerate your pronunciation and enunciation, much like sports broadcasters at events or on ESPN. You can always tone it down later, but being able to overdo it is better than not being able to do it. Great video!
American English Online I like the idea of exaggeration. I also think that is a great way to grasp the “music “of the language.
Doesn't matter as long as you can talk clearly and express your ideas.
@@kishanchali8752 if it doesn't matter to you, then definitely don't waste your time with it. But the video and my response are clearly directed at people who at least enjoy discussing the topic. If just being able to communicate in a language is enough for you, great. It isn't enough for everyone, and it can matter to others without mattering to you.
Native-like accent in my opinion is VERY important, I have experienced and witnessed the way others treat or deal with you just because of the way you speak. Same way I have seen black people sound more neutral (some say they try to sound white) when they are around more white people, they don’t want to be judged or to be looked down if they sounded a little ghetto. Personally I have been spoken to in a loud and slow motion by white people when they heard me speaking Spanish to my mother at the grocery store. But at the end is your choice and how comfortable you are with it.
@@MiguelGarcia-ft9gj Except there is no such thing as one "native accent" in the States and race and ethnicity are NOT good predictors of how individual people learned to pronounce and intonate words. Our socio-economic backgrounds and where geographically in the country we were raised are more telling. There are lots of people, of all races in the States who do not speak with the American English accent that would be taught to a foreigner. Likewise, there are people of all races who speak with a more urban dialect of American English. It's just more convenient to leave this reality out of stereotypes, and we should not help to push these fallacies forward. I agree with you that learning the mainstream accent is preferable---but again, this is a personal preference because I'll find more materials to study. Imagine trying to learn how to speak for example, American English like a a North Dakotan! How many times can you watch Fargo???
Very nice... You really help us a lot
Pure gold. Thanks.
U re the best! I luv all your videos. Extremely helpful and enlightening.
Will try them . Many thanks
Very nice Luca 👍👍👍
Me encantó. Diste buenos consejos que se pueden aplicar.
Very interesting!
Thank you luca for the time you take off your busy schedule to give us those valuable advicing youre always so inspirational...
Thanks a lot Luca, great tips!!
Thank YOU for commenting!
Thanks for your tips!!!!
Thanks for swinging by Francis! =) Luca
Man I am going to download this . You are a great teacher on KZhead when it comes to language learning Thank you sir
When I start learning a foreign language I usually listen to it a lot and read about its phonetics and phonology. I use “Illustrations of the IPA” for the language I try to learn and after that I mimic and repeat words and sentences after native speakers as much as I can.
Thanks a lot
Great Luca, awesome tips ;) Thank you
Muito obrigado Luca Tu eres molto intelligent. Marci beaucoup
Very practical and specific tips.........many thanks
Great lesson, Luca! Thanks!
Thanks Michele! =)
Stop procastinating, start doing 💞 You wish something, go for it 💖
Polish pronunciation exercises at the beginning of the video. Amazing!👏👏👏
Luca, great video and excellent accent-perfecting ideas! Your KZhead channel is one of my favorites! Many thanks for putting forth what I can assume must require a lot of time and effort in compiling your videos. From my experience, having an ongoing accent goal of “passing as a native” has made a SIGNIFICANT positive difference in my interaction with native French speakers and in my confidence in speaking the language. I was humbled recently when a few French people said I sound, when I speak French, as if I could be from Paris. The skeptic in me feels like they were just being nice, but my instincts tell me they really meant it. This was a MAJOR thrill and confidence booster (though my grammatical mistakes and occasional hesitation in searching for words in my brain have been giveaways to my non-Francophone status). In any foreign language I learn, I approach it as if I am an actor in a foreign play, which takes away some of the apprehension in how I might sound to a native speaker. To pass as a (near-)native speaker, what has helped me get as close to that as my abilities allow is (1) being a perfectionist and (2) spending many hours absorbing foreign language media and repeating and mimicking the sounds. Also, (3) I really enjoy language-learning! I’ve taken courses in Italian and Spanish, too. I find Italian more mellifluous and its accent easier to mimic than Spanish, but it might be because I’m more interested in learning Italian than Spanish. Someone told me my Italian accent sounds “forced.” I always welcome feedback, good or bad. Grazie mille! A proposito, la tua padronanza della lingua inglese e l'acquisizione dell'accento americano sono davvero impressionanti.
thanks a lot
Thanks for sharing these tips Luca,now I can use them with my Russian,Hungarian and Polish !!!
Mi hai aperto un mondo, video utilissimo
Thank you !
You are most welcome Adolfo!
Hear you it’s always a pleasure man, congratulations and take care!!
Muito obrigado João! =)
Thank you for the video Luca, you're such an inspiration 😙
Grazie caro Alberto! =)
I don't record myself because I hate my voice
so, it is time to take voice classes. Voice can be changed if you do that.
kepinxx i do too but trust me the more you do it the less cringy and weird it will sound. You will hate your voice less haha
I have the same resistance you have. As a bypass, I use the google translate mobile app's speech regognition system. If it understands my spoken Greek, I think a Greek person would, too :-)
Your voice is fine, that's the voice everyone else hears and they like you just fine for it.
I hate my voice too, but I'll try this...just don't let anyone else hear it!
Thank a lot for this video. Brazil here
@ beleza, quantos idiomas você já fala?
You don't eimagine how many times I see each one of your videos using de shadowing technique case you speak better even than many native English speakers. Gracias Luca saludos desde Colombia
Thanks brother Luca Please keep goin You Great
Thanks Hussein! =)
@@LucaLampariello brother Luca I had a great experience in teaching myself english,, such an astonishing journy.... Now I start learning Russian.... you are such a great motivation.. Peace
Love your tips! I try to think of my mouth as a sound box.
Your mouth - like anyone else's - is literally a sound resonator. You will notice that by modifying the "boundary conditions" - for example by opening your mouth or changing the position of the tongue and/or lips the sound changes. For example, try this simple exercise: try to say "a" with your mouth open and then change the various parts of your mouth and see what happens ;-) And thanks for the comment and the lovely words! =) I encourage all of you to ask more specific questions in the specific article: www.lucalampariello.com/how-to-sound-like-a-native-speaker/
I have a tons of glossaries in many languages. I also put thousands of sentences on Quizlet, which is awesome because it allows me to test myself.
I love the way you explain. Sorry I speak Arabic and French .but my English not good. But in this video you speak slowly I understand it. Thank you. Salutations from Morocco
Just a properly and highly intelligent genius hylerpolyglot and a linguist. I salute you Sir Luca.
Novelty and variety best advice
Hi Sir Luca, I am a new subscriber here on your channel. I've been hearing your name from Ms Lydia's videos a lot. Thank you for providing us a very informative and valuable topics in learning a language. More videos to upload. 😊
Definitely yes, the way you say is important - otherwise it would be really hard to understand the one. :) as for the 2nd point, it was funny and kind of surprising for me what you explained about your way to settle proper pronunciation. Actually, I was always doing the same starting from the very beginning of the 2000s when I entered linguistics dept. in the high school. It just came intuitively. :) Thanks, Luca, for reminding me, I really need this now!
Very good tips, Luca, thanks a lot! Been struggling with German since February. I will record myself from now on.
I am glad this video pushed you to take action. And that's all it takes! Taking action and learning every day with consistency. The rest will follow suit ;-)
I usually watch a KZhead video of a native speaker with subtitles and after every sentence, pause it and try to repeat it with the same intonation (after I have translated everything or just enough to understand it)
saludos desde la ciudad de mexico gracias por tus videos
De nada Eder, gracias por el comentario =) L
I think having a good accent would give you confidence which would motivate you to learn more. I normally play text games in the target language and read out loud, it's fun and educational
Hey Luca congratulation for your new videos approach editing visual... Its looks really cool! keep doing this important and amazing work. You help me a lot with new way to get the core of the target language... I'm learning German now, I'm a Brazilian Portuguese Native Speaker... I already bought your course... the masterclass and a few months ago I jumped in it. You're helping me to connect the dots as your father said. Thank you so much and God Bless you to keep doing this fantastic Job. Could you make a video about "pratical tips to schedule our spaced time repetition in the first month of studies of the new target language"...??? Thanks a lot
Thank you for appreciating!
Hi Luka!! Thanks a lot for lessons !!! You are very beautiful!!!
Hi Luca! This is your first video I'm come across, and I love it!! Amazing points, I agree with them all! Though most of all, with your comment regarding the psychology- sometimes I get clients who meet me and say "I know it's IMPOSSIBLE to learn the accent, but I want to try to see if I can improve anyway" and that attitude is usually fairly predictive of the progress that they'll make, because of the amount of effort they'll put into the process.. All the best to you, I can't wait to check out more of your vids:)
Hii teacher I'm your audience btw it's my fav polyglots too😊
In my youth I had a friend who could speak many languages a hundred percent like a native speaker. He was willing to become a native speaker, not just learn the language. Ever since those days, I've tried to find somebody who shows how speaking many languages can be quite easy when you do it in the right way. And at least, here it is. In my opinion, this video gives you the essential principles. And Luca himself shows that they work. "Begin with the intonation". Exactly! Very nice!
I am impressed by your chrzaszcz brzmi w trzcinie w szczebrzeszynie 🙂
I took away one big thing from teaching German: Reading/Writing brought in too early KILLS pronunciation. Of course I used to bring in reading/writing pretty early in the process. I know, how else could it be possible to maintain knowledge, to make notes, to look up stuff? Your very own translation method relies on it and is absolutely great. But unfortunately not every language is Japanese, Chinese or Korean (yup I mean it) but usually shares the Latin alphabet with most other languages out there, therefore bringing in prefabricated ideas about the functions of different letters. And I've seen the inner fight between immersed information, written knowledge and language experience usually ending not in favor of pronunciation. Instead I do a minimum of 2 weeks listening and speaking first. A lot of imitating. It's so helpful. If your native language rolls the r you will roll it in the future language, no matter what. But only if you know it's there.
"Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie w Szczebrzeszynie" 😍
Lovely isn't it? =)
В Шчэбжэшыне хжоншчъ бжми в тшчьине
W Szczebrzeszynie Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie i Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie... :D
Absolutely it is important to develop a great accent when you speak a language! It'll make the experience go from a boring chore to an enjoyable activity! Have fun with the language not to just barely communicate.
For the first question, I see it very important because having a good accent will make it more easier for people to understand me and will help my students to have good pronunciation. For the second question, the technique that I am using is have the knowledge of how native speakers speakers phonetically and then put it into action by imitating some really good natives that I love their accent. Thanks for this great tips, keep the great work up. 👌
I think generally I would focus on communication and being understood when learning languages. But in German (and maybe Brazilian Portuguese) I care about sounding like a native speaker because those languages and countries have a special place in my heart, and I want to live in Germany. I think sounding native when speaking French, Russian, and Chinese would be really cool as well.
Congrats on your accent and also on video quality. I've noticed you are communocating better in general.
Thanks Vanessa! I have taken the time to improve the quality of delivery, audio and video because well, you lovely people deserve it =)
I think you are the best teacher here because others have their native accent remains when they speak. I am learning French but when they try to explain in English their pronunciation is French and it's not easy to understand.
Such a great video! Only music is a bit of a distraction for me as a non-native English speaker.
I am trying to work on my English, I feel very self conscious when I speak English because I don’t have a good accent, as a language KZheadr myself I find this has hindered me from making more videos, I’m glad I found this video
8:01 is perhaps the most important part of the video.
Hey! What helped me improve my British accent was to learn the IPA (I can read it flulently now ahah) and also watching movies or tv shows. But I wasn't passive when I would watch films/tv shows. Instead, I would sometimes mouth what they actors were saying or really focus on how they were pronouncing certain words. I think it's important to not just be passive and wait for things to happen in language learning :)
Whats IPA and how did you use it?
@@kishanchali8752 IPA is the international phonetic alphabet. It's a little long to explain in a comment but I'm planning on making a video where I talk about it very soon:)
Hi, Luca. It's great to see you again! Your tips are the best as always. 1. In my opinion accent matters. You will never speak like a native at the beginning but a good accent and pronunciation make you more attractive if we can say that, for native speakers. It shows your interest in a language you learn, respect of culture, and the level of diligence of learning. I can even say it characterises you as a person. From my life experience, it has always given me some advantage and a particular regard. Finally, it stimulates you to learn a language with more eagerness. It is a great feeling when you receive compliments about your accent like "Oh, you probably have been living some time in England!, - No, never." 2. I completely agree with you, Luca. All my teachers of foreign languages always told me that I have a good pronunciation, nearly like a native speaker. It's all because one reason - a language is a sound, at first. I start to learn a language by learning sounds, try to catch differences among them. The best helper for me is music. I love music so much and usually, the start of learning a language is listening to songs. I don't even understand what that is about but I like how it sounds and just try to imitate all sounds that I hear, all intonations and emotions. It can also be phrases of actors from movies or narrators from language lessons. Whatever. When you can see it is an advantage for you, of course. I spot how they move their lips, teeth, tongue. How they open their mouths, their mimics. Next step is using text, lyrics or subtitles. When you can compare sounds with letters. And there I have a little shock. How it sounds and how it is written :). But I would like to pay attention to singing. A lot of teachers ignore that great tool to develop and improve pronunciation and accent. I think singing is a great trick to do that. It really helps. I also use a recorder and even a mirror to check my pronunciation. I do it till I satisfy myself by my accent. It is another a great helper in that. It looks like you are a parrot :). Thanks for your tips. Good luck!
Leaders should strive to be understood and to be able to express themselves clearly and competently. The acquisition of a native speaker accent should be the least of their worries!
Spend half of my life in Greece,graduated there,being of a Greek origin,i couldn’t get rid off my Russian accent). Having a good accent matters,but first coming a deep knowledge
I think there is another important part to this. The more native like your pronounciation is, the more confident you will be in speaking to native speakers and therefore you will probably do so more often.
To answer your question: yes, having a clear accent is essential in order to be understood .. but achieving a native-like accent requires a lot of effort and not many people have the will power and motivation to improve their accent (significantly or bring it to the native-like level). Also, their foreign accent may provide their identity. They’re emotionally attached to their first language because they’ve been seeing the world/ experiencing things through it. As you said it’s mostly about psychology. I love phonetics and phonology (these are the areas I’d like to specialise in within the field of linguistics), yet I feel like I’m unable to master them (I’m a non-native speaker) and because of mostly psychological reasons. If I wanted to imitate, for instance, British people to the point where it’s not me, I feel like I’d ridicule myself or try to pretend to be someone who I am not. I think it also depends on the culture, how close/far you feel the new culture to yourself and whether you’re learning the language because you love it or out of necessity (aka the “relationship” between you the culture and the language itself). If the latter is the case, total assimilation might not be possible. Anyway, great job on your English pronunciation. Aspiration, phonological processes, intonation, stress you’ve mastered all of them. You’re a very intelligent and hard-working person Luca, keep up the good work!És remélem a magyart sem hagytad abba :) ígértél egy másik magyar videót! Kíváncsian várom. Üdv, Fatime
Hey Leila =) Thanks for the useful comment! I think acquiring native-like pronunciation should not be detrimental to learning a language. Learning sounds should not be separated from, say, acquiring vocabulary or learning grammar rules. Why not merging the acquisition of the phonetic fabric of a language with other learning activities? I don't spend extra time learning and focusing just on sounds, I simply integrate my phonetic analysis into a holistic daily learning routine which holistically encompasses and includes all aspects of language learning. Luca
Luca Lampariello I agree that learning the phonology of the language should be as important as learning the other aspects of the given language, when one starts to learn it from the beginning. I was actually speaking about English and my situation. A lot of us started to learn it at a young age (including myself); but, back in those days the technology wasn’t that advanced and the quality of teaching was quite rubbish, too (it probably varies from country to country). Hence I’ve developed bad pronunciation habits that I’m trying to correct now. ( I think it’s a lot more difficult to correct bad habits from the prehistoric era haha) I never heard what the language sounded like before I moved to the U.K. and I didn’t have the motivation to learn it either as I didn’t need to use English apart from classes (which were actually taught in Hungarian. yeah in Budapest most people can speak English well but if you visit smaller cities such as where I’m from, the situation is different ). My syntax, my writing have developed a lot but not my pronunciation. So, now I need to spend extra time on it =) and I feel like achieving native-like pronunciation became quite impossible to me (and here comes the above mentioned identity and psychological factors). (When I started to learn French, I encompassed phonology in my learning ).
Hi Lucas! Some people here said about how important is when you said en 8.01. But, maybe because I don´t have a perfect accent, I don´t understand exactly the link between intonation and attitude, even when I have the intuition that you are right. Thanks!
I completely agree with that knot metaphor. I started learning Spanish in August 2017 and I never worked on pronunciation. My pronunciation has gotten better over time, but it's still nowhere near native sounding.
great tips, grazie mill! I think it is very important to have native speaker pronunciation if you want to leave and work with people around you. I think they will consider your position and your suggestions in more serious and professional way if your speech does not bother their ears. I am still working on my Russian accent when I speak in English. In NY area it is not so important because everybody is used to emigrants but if I move deeper in country it is a real problem because people don't hear what you said they listen your pronunciation and they try to understand where are you from. :) I used to be very upset when in Texas everybody thought that I am German because they never heard Russian accent. I will try to apply your tips now, they sound really useful.
Hi Lola. Indeed. I think that having native-like pronunciation is not strictly necessary, but native speakers WILL act towards you differently if you pronounce your target language accurately. And thanks for the nice words! =)
Have improved ur accent?how long it's taking time?please let me know!🙏🏻
@@DjHustlequeen45 , Hi, Luca! I am sorry I did not see your privious message. I think my accent does not sound so bad now, but people still recognise that I am not born and raised in America. 😂 when I speak slowly I sound much better, but as usually I am speaking pretty fast, it is my nature. I let people to adjust to my speach and my " beautiful Russian pronounciation". But after your excercises I start to understand the pronounciation of another people better even asian speaking people. I need to be more dedicated to it but I don't have time now for languages. I am preparing for my profeccional CIH test and it takes all my free time. I hope I gave some useful explanations. Thank you for you youtube page.❤
Hello Luca! Thank you for the video. 1. Accent matters I think but it is not the first priority. Depends on the purpose you learn a given language for of course. 2. Try to listen to podcasts. Your tips are so simple and truthful. But it now our turn to apply your theory in practice
This is a fascinating subject. Here are my comments re: improving toward native speaker American English, after listening to a number of near-native speakers such as you. -A subtle aspect of intonation is the relative time spent on vowels vs. consonants. E.g. some speakers are so "proud" of their perfect American "R"s that they dwell on them too long. -Be careful of being so aware of the most common non-native errors that you go to the other extreme. E.g. don't be so afraid of reverting to the non-native "big five" vowels A-E-I-O-U that you drop every unaccented American English vowel back to a schwa. In your case, I would say that even some of your accented vowels need to be more open and less "British".
1. Resoundingly yes. 2. With native speakers
I love this part with chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie... I am polish native speaker but it took me a lot of time and effort to say fast stół z powyłamywanymi nogami- this one is harder.
Sing songs in the target language. This is far and away the easiest and most natural way to speak like a native in any language. That's why it's my first step for every language. Not only are the sounds stretched out and intonation is emphasized through pitch, but the fact that music is fun for most people means it's not work. Sing along, and it's easier than speaking. Plus phrases are often repeated, which contributes to memorization. And finally, because music is produced in a completely different part of the brain than speech (which is why people with speech aphasia can often re-learn to speak though singing), it helps makes it much more solid. You need to try this. It will blow your mind how effective it is. Your next language, spend 3-6 months JUST learning and listening to and singing songs, then see how well you speak it! You're welcome!
Hey Luca! Che simboli utilizzi per segnare l'intonazione di una frase intera? E per la pronuncia? Non ne ho la più pallida idea. Grazie in anticipo per la risposta.
Are there online resources that outline effective structures for fun and productive chat sessions with native speakers that you know about? Thanks.
I actually think speaking a language with a slight accent could be a POSITIVE here's why: it says that you cared enough TO STUDY the language- as a foreigner/immigrant/visitor. So one might feel connected to you as you speak "our" language but also additional respect that you obviously cared to learn. I think in some places this would be a real plus. As it separates you for example from rude tourists or stereotypical negative types of the country you represent. Basically you would stand out in a positive way.
I found the website "the mimic method" helpful for pronouncing Spanish...
I don’t know if I totally agree with this advice. I find this issue fascinating though, because I find it astounding how many learners literally cannot hear and reproduce sounds. It’s strange because I don’t know what it’s like to not be able to do that. So, to me, this problem needs hypotheses generated and tested to find a better method. I argue that there is a critical exposure time, during which you need to continuously get the sounds of the language in your head, before you can reliably reproduce it. Some do not have to do this-I certainly don’t. But most do. That’s why I believe in a silent period for some learners. The results are reportedly better. The baseline is probably some 3-6 months, sometimes shorter or longer depending on the language. The more I try to help people develop a native accent, the more they fail epically. It’s really quite strange. So I’m experimenting more with the silent period technique for those learners.
What if there's no text to follow as in Pimsleur? How can you find the written words just by listening? I wish they had it, but my Eastern Arabic 1 didn't accompany any. What should I do?
I work on pronunciation, mainly with a combination of articulation exercises, shadowing and reading aloud. Especially if you live in the country where your target language is spoken, a strong accent can work against you because people may take you less seriously. I strongly agree with the point about getting the pronunciation right from the start. In German language schools for adults, I encounter people who have been learning Chinese or Spanish for years and still make pronunciation errors that should have been corrected at an early stage. Examples are using the schwa at the end of Spanish word that end on 'e' and using the uvular R at the end of Spanish words that end on 'r'. (I am referring to people in a B1 course!) I have also encountered Germans who don't know the difference in pronunciation between the vowels in (pinyin) zhi and zhe or between the vowels in shi and xi in Standard Chinese after learning Chinese for several years. Note that the Council of Europe changed the CEFR descriptors early this year: all references to "native speaker(s)" were replaced by "other speaker(s) of the language". This also applies to pronunciation. In other words, for the CEFR, understandability is more important than sounding like a native.
Luca pozdrowienia z Polski :) Robisz dobrą robotę!
Dzięki bardzo Krystian! =)
Dear sir I have seen your video it's a great video special for the accent. Sir I have a question. I don't know how could I ask. Donald trump At what batch president of the United States.? Please answer me sir.
How do you decide which accent to choose? In English you might decide on RP, but that accent isn't always 'well loved' elsewhere, and indeed is often mocked.
I just practice by talking with native speakers using certain phrases. It's kind of like rehearsing for a play or movie.
Brilliant idea
whats the name of the music that starts at 2:00, with "use your eyes and ears"??????
Hey, take a look at the description box, links to the tracks used in this video are all there
WOW! Luca, you pronounced tongue-twister "Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie, w Szczebrzeszynie" so naturally
Thanks for the nice words Bella =) I spend more time in Poland than Italy now and I speak/use Polish on a daily basis, that's probably pronouncing Polish has become a tad easier =) And yes I agree that sounding good in a foreign language definitely helps socially!
My pleasure, Luca :D Oh, so staying in Poland "inspired" you to learn Polish, then :P Good luck, btw! :) I've heard that Polish intonation is pretty similar to an Italian one. I mean that it's quite simple to master Italian for Poles and Polish for Italians regarding pronunciation but I may be wrong :P Yeah, it definitely helps socially as you mentioned in the above
@@langsandbella Well, visiting Poland for the first time in 2007 (Krakow, to be precise) was a great experience. Then when I went to Poznan in 2012 I decided to learn Polish and well, I have been visiting Poland very often. Now I go there practically every month =)
@@LucaLampariello WOW! Molto bene! It's impressing :D I must say that I, being a Pole, even don't visit Polish cities so often :P Good for you and your Polish learning
2:41 I don't get it, in the learning material that I can listen too and understand somewhat well what they're saying, I don't HAVE any paper with the words and all that. Not sure at all what you mean I would get that. And if you mean like news with audio then I'll have to use my mouse to follow along and is that the same thing? And what kind of things usually have both text and audio, the only thing except some news pages, the only thing I come to think about is textbooks made to study the language. You say tip 3 is very simple, but to it looks kinda difficult to apply.
The only thing I've missing is the importance of intonation so... Let's start learning again😁
First have to learn how to unlearn
Hi Luca :) for how many minutes should I spend doing this every day?
5-10 minutes a day is enough, provided that you are consistent and you do it for a long time
@@LucaLampariello Thank you very much Luca 😊 you're the best😎
Pour moi, j'ai amelioré m'accent par écoutais à les nouvelles ou les programmes des télévisions, copierais l'accent chez moi, aussi avec les youtubeurs, puisque ils disent les mots que peut entendre
I don't work my accent to sound like native speakers, because for me it is not important and there are so many other things to learn and not much time. I just try to learn the intonations (where to put accent in a word) when there are some. Anyway I know there are sounds that would take me so much time to be able to pronounce, like any rolled R, that I won't even try. I rather spend a lot of time on phonetics and anything concerning comprehension because it is my weak point.
School didnt teach me English, now my accent is bad, but I can understand others
I've known a lot of Italians, but I don't think I've met any who've mastered American intonation like you.
Rebecca Hicks - I wouldn’t say mastered, there’s a few differences here and there, but he’s at a very high level for sure, I’m impressed.