5 Ways to Improve Accent in a Foreign Language (Ask Ikenna)
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In this video I go over how to learn to improve your pronunciation and accent in a foreign languages. Let's face it, learning a language is hard, especially if you finally get to a level where you understand what people are saying but they don't understand you.
Perhaps you have dreams of speaking Spanish like Antonio Banderas or Japanese like your favorite anime character. Watch the video to the end to figure out what you need to do!
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*Accidentally uses the wrong tone when saying "hello" in Chinese*
Chinese guy: What did you say about my mother
Amazing 😂
😂😂 good one
Jsjehhahahahah omfg😂😂👌
I've made this joke, so many times. 😆
"wo CHUSHENG... 2000 nian"
My own joke, lmao
Ikenna's 5 ways to improve your accent/pronunciation in a foreign language:
1. Start off using a program that uses audio from native speakers @1:26
2. Avoid stereotyping! @3:54
3. Read sentences together with an Italki Tutor @5:50
4. The introductory paragraph trick @6:51
5: Input, input, input. @7:47
I hope this help people, who like myself tend to forget and also don't have paper to take notes down at the moment as well. Good luck with your language learning studies everyone!!!! ^_^ #IkennaNation #FluencyHunters
record and listen to yourself, it is the ultimate test.
also, you can have your own accent. like the word "literally" for me, it is hard to pronounce it like li-ter-rally, but more like li-tri-ly. although this is a unique word (have 2 common way to pronounce it) but my point is, every word can have its own way of making a sound. and another way might be easier than the one you are after. always remember the goal is deliver the message, as long as the person you talking to can get the message clearly, you archive the goal, doesn't matter how authenticate your pronunciation needs to be
Does Duolingo use native speakers?
@@maripookio I don't know if they do or not. I went to their website and app page, but nowhere does it mentions that they use native speakers. You might have to contact them directly if you want an answer.
Jennifer Billups ohhh thank you!
The Russian accent exaggeration comment was so true...I did the same thing where I pretended I was a Russian spy when I talked and I just sounded like an asshole to real Russians lol
haha this is such a good technique. My German teacher makes us put corks in our mouths, but I don't think it works
LanguageGirl cocks or corks?
hello from me rude
Hey, im russian and i can clearly hear his accent. He sounds like american, not russian. Yeah, his accent is still decent (for foreigner)
@@jesussabelnikov6849
Eh
I'm learning english and my listening and reading is WAY BETTER than my speaking, I can already think in english, but when I try to speak, I get confused and mess everything up.
Thanks for the tips, I'm gonna work on this!
I mean no offense by this, but since you said that you're learning English:
I'm learning English and my listening, reading, and writing are WAY BETTER than my speaking. I can already think in English, but when I try to speak, I get confused and mess everything up.
Once again, I hope you don't take offense to this, but I know whenever I try to learn other languages, I would want somebody to correct my mistakes as well.
@@LuzoroMD oh my god thank you, I fixed my comment, I'm not that good at writing as I thought. Is so important when someone helps us, so I won't make the same mistake, I would like to have people to help me but I'm learning by the internet, with videos, etc.
@@leticiamoreira3669 I'm glad you didn't get offended.
I see that you fixed your sentence, and I see that you changed some parts of it. However, the correct form of "confuse" in your context is "confused."
I really like that you are trying though, and you're definitely able to be understood when you type.
@@LuzoroMD I would get offended if you made fun of me instead of help.
Thanks^^
I'm gonna focus more on grammatical lessons
I've applaud you for your efforts. I want to learn a language that is viewed as endangered, is an official language in one country in the world, Belarusian. Their President, Lukashenko, said a sentence in Belarusian during a political speech and it made a giant shockwave throughout their country.
If I manage to learn their language I am helping them preserve their language and their culture that Lukashenko is trying to push on the country to separate them from Russia.
So, you're saying.. don't talk like an anime protagonist?
JedHurricane ur profile matches ur comment
@@jncos4446 haha
could you do a French series with your gf? it could be very interesting lots of respect bro xx greetings from Mexico good luck with your Spanish :3
Ikenna can you make a video about maintaining languages?
Great tips, I like that intro paragraph idea and learning it to perfection and having feedback from a tutor. Thanks for sharing.
This is EXACTLY the video I needed right now!
I've been using pimsleur for 10 days now for Japanese premium. I'm strong with kanji and reading but my pronunciation at first had too much stress due to Spanish. I can already see much improvement and also tried a free lesson with Arabic to see if I could do it and I could do some of it! I highly recommend it for those whose weakness is listening and speaking
Every video you make is a new motivation for me to learn a new language, I'm learning french👍
I recommend you to everyone that asks me how I speak Korean so well... You have been a huge help to me!
Ikenna, do you find your self "translating" English into your languages or after your training your able to "think" in the language? Thanks!
The translating phase is only in the beginning in order to get fluent you have to let that go when you start learning more. I'm focused on learning latin languages and doing spanish right now. I would say I'm still a beginner but I never translate when people talk to me and it helps me reply faster because usually I understand and if theres a word or phrase I don't know
I just ask in spanish. Hope this helps!
Yo creo que lo primero que hacen todos es ver la traducción no?
@@andrewszax9736 si es lo que hago pero a veces intento aprender unas palabras en español para que pueda mejorar como las uso.
Lo hago pq a veces me encuentro usar las palabras de marena inglesa..pero en español, los usos son diferentes.
1:44 Half of Duolingo courses, including the one I'm learning, use real people talking. The reason why half use the robotic voice is that the slow talking option is only available if the course uses the robot.
Megaball Powerball What language are you learning?
@@commoncola Hebrew עברית. I've also studied a bit of Spanish and Arabic which both use the annoying robot voices and the voices was one of the reasons why I stopped. I wasn't getting a good understanding of how to pronounce the languages.
Megaball Powerball That’s really cool! I wish you the best of luck on your language learning journey!
Totally agree with you, Pimsleur is great
Great video ikenna! I feel like when learning accents its also important you pay close attention to not only their pronounciation but it helps when you look at their lips or mouths and try to sort of mirror that, sometimes even noticing little things that native does helps you to also sound more native, things like "uhm" or some grunt sounds or whatever it may be. Playing around with the accent is always fun by trying to imitate what you hear, i found that my immersion in certain things i watched and listened to often helped me in articulating the korean and french accent almost instantly ! Some words were a bit rocky but like Ikenna said, just treat it like you do with english, it all takes practice. Dont be afraid to talk aloud :)
Ohhh thanks a lot!! I'm trying to learn Chinese and Korean at the moment (I'm Japanese struggling with Chinese TOT) so I went and took actual notes while watching this :DD
Because of you I tried pimsleur and let me tell you I FREAKIN LOVE IT! Thank you Ikenna!💕
AliyahSJ What language are you learning?
@CommonCola Japanese!
Ryker Landon Awesome! Good luck!
Its so surreal to get a ikenna ad in an ikenna video
love your videos. you help me stay motivated with my français and русскй. thank you so much man. youre a true inspiration.
Русский*
Thank you ikenna, I have started with my Japanese pimsleur and its fun and Verry easy!
Great video. I have a Southern accent that makes it hard for me to speak with a good French accent. These tips were very helpful! Pimsleur is awesome!
Pourquoi est-ce que t'apprends le Francais?
Pimsleur all the way. I have been using it for years and covered over 12 languages. Best starter program.
i just got your book and saw that you wanted to learn arabic. im learning arabic too so it would be awesome to see your progress along the way:)
Nobody:
My Korean: Onion has eyo....
Haha made my night thx
I’d love to see this mans speak Irish, I’ve lived here all my life and I still don’t understand half of it
Thanks Ikena...just great...nothing more to said...🙏🏽👍🏽
First comment and thank you! I'm trying to claim Russian as my second language and Babbel is helping!
Good luck with Russian!
болезнь - I love russian
Удачи!
How long have you been using babel for?
wdym? Second native language?????? What is your first?
Great video! One thing I try to do is record myself reading something. Either a list of vocab words or a paragraph from a text book. I then upload it to HelloTalk and ask native Koreans to correct my pronunciation. They almost always respond with a voice message on that post which helps me hear any elisions I've missed, real-time speed goals, and vowels or consonants combos I'm still struggling with. Completely free to do and invaluable!
I've always imagined a Polish accent as a French person trying to speak Russian. Polish sounds like the romance language of Slavic languages to me
I want to see you speak Portuguese , 🇧🇷✌🏿✌🏿✌🏿
I'm really excited too
@FoxyLit _ actually, I'm Brazilian
@FoxyLit _ what's your doubt?
@FoxyLit _ do you have Discord?
@FoxyLit _ I'm 17
Totally agree with Pimsleur. I heard of it from your channel, and it helped so much to hear it broken down and repeated. Quick question, how do you eventually know when you're ready for iTalki lessons?
Pimsleur is so great. I also love Talk to Me in Korean because it's all native speakers, you can really pick up the flow of the language better than computer generated voices 😊
Step 2 depends because when I was speaking to my friend from Paris she said that I sounded not French and that I *needed* to do a more stereotypical French. While with German I don’t over emphasis when talking with my friend from Austria, she said that my pronunciation was almost spot on.
Bro I just got one of your ads on this video
This is Ikennaception
merci beaucoup!!
Hey you should try to speak Italian that is what I’m studying right now. Grazie!
Italian Immigrant Best of luck with Italian!
Italian is one of the best languages, I think, good luck with learning it! :)
Lol he should learn that cause you do? 😂😂😂
That sounds like legit reasoning lol
But seriously he works on spanish now so he will be preoccupied I guess. But given that he speaks English, French and soon Spanish, I guess Italian shouldn't be that hard to pick up next
@@JustLIkerapunzel It won't be, Italian and Spanish have a lexical similarity of 80-90% which means that 80-90% of all words in these languages have the same origin (e.g. "la porta" and "la puerta"), and the similarity with French is also that high. After he finished Spanish, it should take him one month to be able to hold a basic conversation in Italian.
Gustav Schnitzel Lol that's literally just what I said
AFTER being fluent in Spanish it would be not that hard to add Italian IF he has anybinterest in that language
I use to have lot of pimsleur cds in my car on my commute. Dr Paul pimsleur was a great teacher
Bro I love watching anime
Plz make a video on how u started
Your journey with learning Japanese
And my last question is how do you maintain your throat for handling such diverse accents
You’re coool guy!
I needed this ! Thank you. I'm currently learning Japanese and I get frustrated when i watch videos and they tend to talk quick 😢
What lvl are you? ( N5 N4 N3......?
Good luck with Japanese!
@@meinewenigkeit8245 n5 and a bit on N4 but those don't matter to me I just learn it however.
watch Ju-On till it stops being scary and you'll have it downpacked
@@monicaant.1422 Yeah, im actually not as far as you but although i think i can say it is pretty normal that you are bad at listening. I mean, I am too. Actually very bad. But i just hear and hear and hear and hear. What i want to say, at such a "low level", i think we shouldnt instantly search for a method bec. we just gotta get into the language a bit.
hey, im portuguese speaker and im learning english so, is very hard to me talk the words correct. I knew that I should study hard, and I try do this every day. I read everything, I try write and I made some friends with the internet. and currently, im watching your videos then, thank you for the tips. you are helping me so much, thanks!
This is how I get a nice accent:
Listen to some overaccenated guy from the place they talk the language u want to learn.
Boom **Accent**
He specifically said *not* to do that
pimsleur goes hard dude I got it for Christmas specifically bc ikenna said to do it LMAO and I love it. I also use babbel but I like pimsleur a lot more.
How many lessons do you complete before speaking and formulating sentences from Pimsleur?
could you share your spotify playlists, one for every language you´ve learned?
example: one with spanish songs, french songs, ect.
tumbs up from Norway!
For French listen to lomepal, and Spanish Zoe is a good band.
Good video
Hey I stumbled on your channel few months ago. I think your really good at languages. I am currently trying to study and write in Arabic. I already know 4 languages (3 if I dont count my native one)and I am pretty fluent in them. I want to ask you to try and learn Georgian language since many foreigners can't learn it and find it hard. I think it would be a pretty good challenge and also if you can record a video about it. I am not sure if you see this but give it a try. Very good channel, good day to you.
Hey Ikenna you should make a video about how to learn a language on a budget. I think it would be really useful for a lot of people (including me lol)
I'm on a budget. I pay about $20 a month for Pimsleur.
Could you please make a video explaining step by step how do you use pimsleur? I have a lot of questions like: do you do only 1 lesson per day or more? Do you repeat the same lesson multiple times per day to be able to continue with the next lesson the next day or you get all only doing it one time per day? Are you able to answer in the time pimsleur gives to you when they ask you a question or do you pause the audio?
I think you are over thinking it.
I personally like the website Forvo, using native speakers (or others) for pronouncing words in that language. I use this for Farsi because of the lack of finding pronunciations in just this language. You search up your word and listen to it. (Skip polish, it's literally impossible to hear, "Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz" try pronouncing that hehe)
I feel like accents are a problem only in a certain countries
For me, i have never heard someone speaking Japanese and went *oh, he's definitely Algerian* but i can easily tell if someone is American ! Same goes for english accents, French, Japanese, Egyptian and Indian english speakers do have quite a strong accent which i think is totally fine unless you really want to sound like a native (: you have to focus first on saying to words right and clear, then the accent isn't that hard
Can you make a video about how to use Pimsleur effectively? I’ve been using it but I’m not sure if it’s working as well as it should
#Askikenna hi Ikenna, i have learned italian but stop about one month ago. is there any tips for me to refresh the memory? bcause i forgot so much! thanks, and great video btw..
Actually dope. I’m Texan and ofc the first language I was forced to learn was Spanish which I liked but not fluent in anything but English. However I’ve been studying Arabic and so do you have any tips for learning a language in general
when are you ready to start listening to podcasts/tv shows/music, etc. in your target language? i have listened to a few french videos and can pick out just a few words here and there. but i have only been learning french for a week, so most of it sounds like gibberish to me.
The earlier you start, the faster your learning curve and the more you will understand. I started watching tv shows in Mandarin even before starting to learn it and now that I am learning chinese it is has helped me a lot. I was also listening to podcasts and the radio early on, when learning German and it helped a lot and today I am fluent in German. So start now.
Yes that would be helpful to say each sound
So tip 4 is like make the North Wind but for high frequency language words and concepts, that cross over with information relevant to you?
OMGGGG I came here and the AD that appeared is yOU TELLING TIPS TO PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO LEARN LANGUAGES
bro I thought it was the video itself aaAAAAAA😂😂😂😮
You should do a how to video on how to Trill your r's
The pronunciation of the people who put even 30 days in pimsleur, has me sold. However for me, if you learned about pimsleur a year late it is SO hard to stay consistent out of boredom. The next language I will certainly start with pimsleur.
Wow, maybe I have to start using Pimsleur!
hey Ikenna! i have been learning japanese with the FME book during the past weeks. i have just two concerns...
1- what do you recommend for kanji learning and writing?
2- after learning japanese i am interested in catalan and kazakh but these are not very common languages, therefore pimsleur doesn´t have a course for this. which other resources may i use?
hope you can reply, thx! greetings from mexico City
Im definitly not Ikenna, but there is a video from Abroad in Japan, there he shows a nice book with all Joyo Kanjis. We have a similsr in German but i forgot the name of the one Abroad in Japan useddddddd. wait im sending the link
th-cam.com/video/sspUdoV9Il0/w-d-xo.html
Just watch the whole Video, his humor is on point🤣😂 Ah yeah and theres a TH-camr named Dogen. He gives tips.
@@meinewenigkeit8245 oh! Haha, thx a lot! I'll check it out. ;)
what fo you think of mango languages???
I'm going to return to this video in 2 1/2 years and can speak japanese perfecto
lets go!
Lmao I got your advert on your own video. Bro you just funded yourself.
Hey i wanna ask something
I can understand italian a bit cuz i just started
Do i need to search 100-300 words or phrases?
Pimsleur only has beginner basic Cantonese.. any idea when they'll add more stuff?
Hey. Can you clear my thoughts? What is more useful: to watch TH-cam in the target language with English subtitles or with the target language subtitles?
I think at the beginning, watching in the target language and with english sub titles is better, because it helps you train your listening skills, which give you more confidence when speaking. You feel more fluent when you can listen and speak more, than when you can write and read more. I watch netflix shows in Mandarin with German subtitles. I am fluent in German and my target language is Mandarin and listening to it has helped a great to make me fluent in it.
wait i got ur own ad on this video
*impossible*
When u are Irish and ur trying to learn Russian but then u realise that ur mother is Russian 😎
I'm going to Russia this year and I hope to be conversationally fluent by the time I'm there
Wow
Good luck with Russian and have fun is Russia!
@@commoncola thanks
My family came from Irish descent, its confusing lol, last 7 generations on both sides Irish in them but since they've been American since the 1910s and just Irish from descent I have a deep southern accent
Imagine being Russian and learned English in Russia, then you come to Ireland and visit Cork and someone speaks to you 🤣 if you understand English here you will understand English anywhere in the World
I got an ad with him in it before this video
one way I found out to try to pronounce a word that is doing it bit by bit and backwards.(not 100% reverse the pronunciation but learn bit by bit backwards.
hey ikenna, what is your method to learning songs in a foreign language, do you just repeat the song over and over until you get it?
you should make a video speaking Cantonese
Does someone know a youtuber who teaches on the Latvian pronounciation?
I ordered your book of your website but I don't know how to download.
Send me an email at businessikenna@gmail.com
What do you think of Mango Languages?
La musique qu’il y a quand hisoka entre en scène dans Hunter x hunter😏😏
Does anyone have any introductory paragraph examples?
можно вопрос?
сложнее распознать китайский иероглиф или слово шиншилла каллиграфией?
How do i find the good movies, tv shows, podcasts, for the learning of a new language, when i realy don't understand what they speak in that?
Will i understad it after few weeks?
Ahh and my target language is french
Pimsleur + Assimil + Glossika
Works great
Tuts4PRO what are those
Do you have any tips for learning to trill the r? I am learning Russian, and my words lack because of my inability to produce the sound (р) of the Cyrillic system.
Russian is my second language and what you would need to do is place the tip of your tongue behind your teeth (like the Russian D pronouncination) and then vibrate it but softly.
@@user-og6me1ij5j you dont say
I'm assuming you are an American speaker of English. Look at how we pronounce the word 「butter」In it, notice the double t sound. Your tongue almost flaps and makes a d or r sound. Start from there! Good luck!
@@graemep7729 Well said.
When the ad before the video is him
your Russian accent is so good, omg
A Mexican-spanish accent comes very easy for me cause most of the kids at my school are Mexican so I get to hear how they pronounce things
Ever tried learning my native language of Marshallese (Marshall Islands)?
4:00 is that hisokas theme?
I need help with the introduction trick.
how much time do you spend of input everyday each language? #FluencySage
I got an Ikenna as on an Ikenna video wow
Try arabic and you will change your mind to " i am not good with accents" 😂😂😂
How do i get started with watching movies or tv shows in my target language, does it matter that i only understand 20% of what they’re saying?
He has a video on this here: th-cam.com/video/1-SR2MB0aHY/w-d-xo.html
can you guys answer me a question? if there are down and below, why did he use "down below" can someone explain it to me? in my head that doesn't make too sense
i think it is about emphasis, idk it just feels more natural
Wait wtf I got an ad for your book LOL
Why is there no English for Dutch speakers on the app? Want to improve my accent but it's not available...
That isoka theme hahaha
Would you recommend Talk to me I’m Korean for learning Korean?
yes 1000%
Ive got a problem here while learning English. Since a kid I've been watching TH-cam videos in English and with time I've learned English without school or something like that I've learned it just by watching TH-cam videos, however I can't get a good accent while speaking English what should I do?
Practice speaking! Listen to someone talk.. and try to emulate their words exactly. Or, imagine you are someone that is a native English speaker and speak through them! Let me know your progress, good luck!
@@graemep7729 I actually do this. But sometimes I mess up and stutter
Any good French movies/shows on Netflix Hulu or amazon prime?
I like Netflix.
- Wakfu: great French anime
- Miraculous: animated series situated in Paris. It is probably for younger audience and the plot is really repetitive, which makes it really great and easy to understand for language learners.
- Dix pour cent: not sure why, but I enjoyed this television series.
- Au service de la France: Just amazing French (spy) comedy series during Cold war... there is not much action, but the humour is great and it is quite surprisingly historically accurate.
There is a lot more, I try to watch even English shows I have not seen with French dubbing, some of them are quite good.
NetAndyCz thank you!