How to Do an Italian Accent | Accent Training

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Let's take a look at some for a general Italian accent. So, first we look at the oral posture. So what's the oral posture of a native Italian speaker? It's easy to find it if you pretend you’re about to trill your R's. So, and then you just hold your tongue there. The tongue is forward in the mouth and it's high and if you sign through that sounds you get an, which is sort of the Italian thinking sound. You know in American English you would say an a, which is the oral posture for American English but you pop into that Italian oral posture and it's an.

An interesting feature of an Italian is that there are no diphthongs in Italian. So there are no vowels with 2 elements like, in American English would be, in Italian. Here are some words to practice your pure vowels instead of go, I, play 2 elements, 2 elements you got 1 element. Go, I, play. Often in Italian H's are dropped so I'm so happy to see you becomes I'm so happy to see you. Try tapping or rolling your R's for a general Italian accent. So, the river is rough this time of day becomes the river is rough this time of day, the river is rough. You do a little tap of your uvula ridge, the gum ridge right behind your upper teeth. Sometimes Italian speakers will add a little vestigial schwa, so an extra a sound before a word. So instead of, do you like my new dress? You'll get something like, do you like my new dress? So you head that little a sound at the end. Start going all the way into it. Do you like my new dress? And then back off for a minute so it sounds a little more natural. The, to the E sound is a very important distinguishment. So, Italians and my Italian students will know this for sure that the, sound doesn't show up that that much in Italian. So I'm mixing it in, in American English and will become an Italian. I'm mixing it in, E. I'm mixing it in.

The T, H sound and, becomes very dentalized in the Italian accent just because of where the tongue is in the oral posture. So thick, thin, this, and that become thick, thin, this, that. The, to the, sound so in American English we'll say hat, chat, that. In Italian we might say hit, that, chat. This is a tricky 1 for Italian speakers to get this in American English that, sound. Good. So in Italian and in your Italian accent, you want to go all the way to an, good, books. So what's the musicality in Italian accent? Oh my gosh! Italian is all about musicality so just listen to some Italian speakers and you hear the music of the way they express themselves, it tells you a lot about who they are as people and it helps you to jump into the accent with your whole body, your whole spirit.

[gabrieletrovato]

Ahhahaha. I am Italian and I want to tell you that this is SuperMario accent, not italian accent. Ok, this is a bit correct, but is too exaggerated.

[Historyboi-vngd]

Italian doesn't have diphthongs

Italian: *AIUOLE*

[straxwb]

This isn't italian, this is Super Mario.

[ttoon]

I'm offensive and I find this Italian

[kemchobhenchod]

Pro tip: to accurately do an Italian accent, just remember to speak in _italics._

[Theoxxh]

nemmeno io parlo l'italiano cosi , io sono rumena

[akunohana]

We don't speak like super Mario bros.-.
/ noi non parliamo come Mario bros.-.

[nikophone]

I am an actual italian and what he hell is this. Why would english people speak english incorrectly making it sound more italian? I don't get it!

[BodegaMouse]

I want to learn an Italian accent from actual Italians in Italy.

[pilchiaeriopetta]

im italian, and in italy a "gentle" way to say: "Give me a pizza" is "Dammi una pizza porco dio" that is pronunced "Dàmmi ùna pìzza pòrco dìo". You're welcome.

[EddieChamo]

italians don't have
"Come stAI?"
"DirEI bene, domani è il mio complEAnno"
"Oh, AUguri!"

[kitanakahn]

Isn't that the Mario's version of Italian?

[kerrynewtss]

my family is italian, they do not speak like this, and my best friends parents(who were born and raised in italy) sound nothing like this... this sounds so stereotypical

[alexstrano]

This is a fusion between Russian and Super Mario... It becomes "mamma mia Marcello"

[emanuele]

I’m Italian and I’m really curious about her, really! Where did she study the Italian accent, did she study with the Mario bros games ??? Do you even listen some real Italians speaking English cuz this is pretty offensive.
I know there are stereotypes, and they’re funny and legit but when it comes to teach something you cannot teach things based on a stereotype

[yeetme]

Sto ridendo
Magari questa pensa anche che ci chiamiamo tutti Mario e Luigi
E che i nostri argomenti principali sono la pizza e gli spaghetti
IL NERVOSO

[sagedesireebenenati]

This literally sound Russian I can't xD

[sofijailic]

Ma chi parla così? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH poveri i suoi studenti

[devhall]

Yeah.. I'm from near Sicily Italy (No my parents weren't from the Mafia), and i understand when people are trying accents they 'overdo' it to get the accent across. I'm saying this as a native Italian speaker that this is not what we sound like. It's too much and stereotypical. If you spoke like this to an Italian they'd think you were mocking them, or being funny. Buona giornata. :)

[VinDiesel_]

This sounds more like Russian rather than Italian. This girl is clueless.