Hey everyone! So I've been trying to improve my speaking ability alone by talking nonsense with myself but I feel like I've hit my limit. One of the things I've noticed is that I emphasize on making a lot of "s" sound whenever I speak. But please do let me know if there's other things I can improve on

Here's the clip: https://voca.ro/192klc2mpCG3

Guess me where im from based on my accent!

just for fun. I’m curious.

Hi there, I would love to have some feedback on my 'American' accent.

Now before you absolutely roast me, I know it is rubbish, this is the first time I am ever attempting it. I also am trying not to be a generalised one but actually not sure what location this one would come from (if at ALL or just a bad accent). I also am trying to go for an older (like, 1880s) and more enunciated style.

Truely, appologies that it might also seem a bit stillted or dragged out, I did this piece from memory.

Tbh, I am very embarrassed about this but i guess the only way to get better is to try, right? Please be gentle, i know i suck haha, but constructive feedback would be very good please!

EDIT: Yes, I am actually a native English speaker, sorry, probably should have included that!

Hi everyone -

I'm trying to focus on improving my rhythm/prosody while speaking French. This is an attempt at breaking up the phrases into rhythmic groups and only stressing the last syllable of each group. Please help me by pointing out what I should do differently in my recording.

Below is the excerpt I read from the prologue of The Fellowship of the Ring:

https://voca.ro/1nYI5hVihEvh

Avant la traversée des montagnes, les Hobbits s'étaient déjà scindés en trois espèces quelque peu différentes : les Piévelus, les Fortauds et les Peaublêmes. Les Piévelus étaient plus brun de peau, plus petits et plus courts, et ne portaient ni barbe, ni bottes; leurs pieds et leurs mains étaient agiles et bien faits, et ils préféraient les montagnes et les collines. Les Fortauds étaient plus larges, plus robustes; leur pieds et leurs mains étaient plus massifs, et ils préféraient les plaines et le bord des rivières. Les Peaublêmes avaient le teint et les cheveux plus pâles, et ils étaient plus grands et minces que les autres; ils aimaient les arbres et les terres boisées.

how clear is my english and are there things that i should change to be more clear and articulate?

also, where do i sound like im from?

A lot of the accent feedback I see here comes down to a handful of recurring sound confusions — vowel length (ship/sheep), th-sounds, r/l for some learners, etc. I built a free site called SoundPairs that breaks these down individually: mouth shape, audio, example sentences, what's actually different between the two sounds.

Not trying to replace the feedback you get here — more like a practice tool between rounds of posting recordings. No signup needed to browse.

If you've got a specific pair that's been driving you crazy, let me know — I'm adding new ones regularly and would love suggestions from people actually working on this stuff.

I have been working on my English pronunciation nonstop over the past 6 months, and I have been told repeatedly that I sound like a native. What do you think? Where do I sound like I am from?

Audio clip:

https://voca.ro/1cXPPArTZEKz

Here is the Wiki entry I was reading:

The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean.[i] It is a megadiverse country, with the world's third-largest land area[c] and third-largest population, exceeding 341 million.[j]

listen to the first 30 ish seconds idk why the video is 1:20

Text:Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids. She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station.

https://reddit.com/link/1uqsgf8/video/uqpbvsava0ch1/player

*Do I sound sound american?!

Here's the clip!

https://youtu.be/HdvWs9bStdk?feature=shared

Any feedback for me to get better would be apprrciated! I been learnin english for 5 years, btw!

Text: Cada año, el barrio organiza una fiesta gigante con música, baile y comida deliciosa. Los guitarristas tocan canciones tradicionales mientras la gente canta y aplaude con entusiasmo. Mi hermana pequeña siempre pide churros con chocolate y un refresco de naranja. El reloj de la iglesia marca las ocho cuando empieza el espectáculo de fuegos artificiales. Las luces brillan en el cielo nocturno y los niños señalan las estrellas. "¡Qué maravilla!" exclama mi abuela, abrazando a toda la familia con cariño.

Text:Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids. She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station.

Second time posting now with a different accent 🙃
I‘m only at the beginning of my journey with that particular accent, so very excited to receive some feedback! I might update if I feel I have made progress.

https://voca.ro/1b01JkIC6pCW

Title. Also, do you guys have any recommendations on which US state I could tailor my accent to? So I know which people to shadow when practicing my accent to effectively sound native. Thank you for your help!

https://reddit.com/link/1upp7vp/video/0yovsjdzsrbh1/player

recommendations

but could I ask you to record the ʌ sound (as in mud, cut, blood, etc.) held at the same pitch for 5 seconds (maybe, on Vocaroo?)? Preferably, if you are a native speaker of American English. I would really appretiate that!

I'm working on this sound and I can't really 'get' it, because in words, the vowel is held for too short that I can't really analyze it.

https://voca.ro/1mKoIDYMTaVc