ARE YOU MAKING THESE PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES? 5 accent reduction tips from a polyglot

ARE YOU MAKING THESE PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES? 5 accent reduction tips from a polyglot

Don't make these pronunciation mistakes if you want to sound fluent in English! With these 5 accent reduction tips from a polyglot, you'll sound near-native in no time!

As a polyglot, I can tell you that accent reduction is no easy task: our native language is so deeply rooted in our brains that it's difficult to break away from pronunciation habits of our mother language. And so, you need to pay attention to these 5 pronunciation mistakes that most of us are making and that are in the way of you improving your English accent.

Note that accent reduction does NOT mean eliminating your accent completely: it just helps you sound more clear when speaking English!

Check out the tongue twister exercises below for a bit of practice!

Drop me a comment and let me know which of the below tongue twisters is your favourite!

⏱️ Timestamps
Intro: 00:00
Phantom vowels: 00:39
Avoid pronouncing English words in your native language: 02:53
Practice individual sounds: tongue twisters: 05:18
Practice linking sounds: 07:14
Mastering pronouncing words ending in “-ed”: 08:43

👅 Tongue twister practice:

🥉 Beginner level
1. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose.
2. Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried, fried fish fresh, fish fried fresh.
3. Red leather yellow leather.
4. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
5. Red lorry, yellow lorry.

🥈 Intermediate level
1. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
2. I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too.
3. If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch.
4. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
5. She saw Sharif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure those were Sharif's shoes she saw?

🥇 Advanced level

1. A bitter biting bittern bit a better biting bittern And the better biting bittern bit the bitter biting bittern back. Said the bitter biting bittern to the better biting bittern “I’m a bitter biting bittern bitten back.
2. Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie.
3. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish

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WHO AM I?
I’m Dasha and I’m a former legal professional living my best life in London. On this channel I share with you a super useful tips on learning languages, English, personal development and fun stories.

Born Soviet-Ukraine, raised in Dubai and Cyprus, I'm currently based in London. I'm a global nomad with an artillery of 6 (going 7!) languages.

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ARE YOU MAKING THESE PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES? 5 accent reduction tips from a polyglot

Don't make these pronunciation mistakes if you want to sound fluent in English! With these 5 accent reduction tips from a polyglot, you'll sound near-native in no time!

As a polyglot, I can tell you that accent reduction is no easy task: our native language is so deeply rooted in our brains that it's difficult to break away from pronunciation habits of our mother language. And so, you need to pay attention to these 5 pronunciation mistakes that most of us are making and that are in the way of you improving your English accent.

Note that accent reduction does NOT mean eliminating your accent completely: it just helps you sound more clear when speaking English!

Check out the tongue twister exercises below for a bit of practice!

Drop me a comment and let me know which of the below tongue twisters is your favourite!

⏱️ Timestamps
Intro: 00:00
Phantom vowels: 00:39
Avoid pronouncing English words in your native language: 02:53
Practice individual sounds: tongue twisters: 05:18
Practice linking sounds: 07:14
Mastering pronouncing words ending in “-ed”: 08:43

👅 Tongue twister practice:

🥉 Beginner level
1. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose.
2. Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried, fried fish fresh, fish fried fresh.
3. Red leather yellow leather.
4. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
5. Red lorry, yellow lorry.

🥈 Intermediate level
1. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
2. I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too.
3. If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch.
4. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
5. She saw Sharif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure those were Sharif's shoes she saw?

🥇 Advanced level

1. A bitter biting bittern bit a better biting bittern And the better biting bittern bit the bitter biting bittern back. Said the bitter biting bittern to the better biting bittern “I’m a bitter biting bittern bitten back.
2. Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie.
3. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish

💬 STAY CONNECTED

🎥 FILMING EQUIPMENT


🎈 PROMOS

- Get TUBEBUDDY - ITSDASHA20

WHO AM I?
I’m Dasha and I’m a former legal professional living my best life in London. On this channel I share with you a super useful tips on learning languages, English, personal development and fun stories.

Born Soviet-Ukraine, raised in Dubai and Cyprus, I'm currently based in London. I'm a global nomad with an artillery of 6 (going 7!) languages.

GET IN TOUCH / BUSINESS:
If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. DM @its_dasha_lev on Instagram and I'll happily get back to you!

[Saurankhan]

Thank you so much dasha!!! Your videos are informative and interesting

[yasarammadhavi]

Hi dasha can you teach me how to write e-mail to vendor in business and buyers

[greenrexenigma]

I get carried away by other peoples accent, I can’t help it and I copy them 😅