HOW TO SPEAK WITH A STANDARD AMERICAN ACCENT 🇺🇸

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Let's talk about, learn, and practice the (standard) American English accent. I want to do a deep dive and help you understand why people from the United States speak the way they do.

So if you're interested in speaking with more of an American accent or just want to improve your listening comprehension, this lesson will help.

Here are the seven keys to speaking and understanding the American English accent.

1. Pronounce the Final Rs
2. Use the Flap T /d/
3. Link Words & Phrases
4. Use Reductions
5. Master the Schwa Sound
6. Pronounce Unstressed Words
7. Practice

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///LESSON CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro to the American English accent
1:21 Pronounce the Final Rs
2:28 Use the Flap T /d/
3:30 Link Words & Phrases
6:23 Use Reductions
8:33 Master the Schwa Sound
9:50 Pronounce Unstressed Words
11:14 Practice
14:21 Speak Up Course Announcement

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[Wihf]

As an American, this was very helpful.

[Angrybirdo]

As an American this is very helpful for non native speakers

[imhere]

I'm from Ethiopia but seriously I get alot of benefits after I join ur channel. Thank you so much

[abadalrhmazkoo]

It's a wonderful lesson ! Lessons as such are helpful to try to speak 🗣️ closer to the native English speakers! Anyway, it is hard but could be achievable. Teacher Wes thank you for your help!

[zsb]

I love pronouncing the final Rs, using the flap T and mastering the schwa sound. Shadowing used to be my middle name 😊.

[shukhratrhedjapov]

Howdy everybody!
Hi from Kyrgyzstan! I'm a translator and a teacher of English. I've been working as a translator for over 20 years. We run a Translation center in Osh.
I'm a follower of your Youtube channel. I appreciate your teaching work.

[chesterlenihan]

Speaking! Thanks mate. Aussie actor here, this has been very helpful as an introduction into the standard American accent 👌

[Literal_Dirt]

This was super helpful. I am a British college student and we are putting on a musical where I need an American accent, I was struggling but this has made it so much easier!

[Learnswahilism.]

This is wonderful content even for us who english is not our first language. THANK YOU

[YearsFarm]

I have a standard American accent and I never really understood how it sounded to non American accents. Thanks for a great video!

[josediaz-dwez]

I am from El Salvador and your class is good, here in my country whithout money is dificult learn english.

[vladimirimp]

SPEAKING. I'm British and in amateur theatre. I need an American accent for a role. This is very helpful, thank you.

[tabassumqureshi]

Listen to native speakers and practice. That's how I am practicing sir.
You are really awesome.

[maegonzales]

I love this video, so helpful! I wanted to have an american accent without having to go to the US.😅 i used to work in a call center as a customer service rep where I get to talk to native english speakers and practice my english. I always watch Wes' video for phrasal verbs, daily expressions, idioms that native English speakers use. The only way I knew I improved my english was through my customers not noticing that I am not from the Us as they are having a hard time talking to people with accents.😊 Wes really helped me a lot! Thank you so much sir. 🥰

[natalie_x]

I’m an Scottish Actor who has struggled with the American accent for years and just watching this there’s hardly any difference

[shuwuxv]

I have always had an American accent (don’t ask why I’m watching this) and you made me notice things that I never realized were there that I have been speaking this whole time…

[Monbebe_me]

Hello teacher...I always try to speak in American Accent becuz I love this accent...thanks to you for sharing this video😊❤Lots of love from Uzbekistan🇺🇿🇺🇿

[anncatherinesaluta]

I'm a Call Center Agent in a BPO Company, sometimes customer don't wanna talk to me because of my accent. They want to talk to Americans who can speak better english. So i am thankful for this lesson, because it will helps me to speak a better english ❤

[hurraynature]

Another one to point out is the way we say "do you" which can sometimes come out sounding more like "dju". Or we drop the O like you talk about in other words so it sounds like "d'you"

[cadmus]

As an American who's just curious, this was cool