Shadowing Practice: Learn American Accent Fast. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi everyone!
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I am Jan B.
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Pavar.
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Welcome back to my YouTube channel or if you guys are new over here, then welcome to my YouTube channel on how to get an American accent.
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Okay, so in this video, I'm going to be talking about three sounds that I personally think are most important in order to improve your American accents.
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Now, there are a lot of sounds out there.
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There are vowels, consonants, diphthongs, monophthongs, you know and your intonation stress just too many things out there
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but here are three most important sounds according to me
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that are going to help you improve your american accent in a significant way
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so let's get started sound number one sound one we have is your r sound i think it's a no-brainer
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because the r sound in american accent plays a huge role
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every time you're going to listen to an American person
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or a native speaker of American or somebody who's generally just talking in American accent, you're going to notice their R is way different than ours.
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For example, it's not R, R, R.
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It's like R, R.
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They kind of roll their tongue when they're pronouncing the R.
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So it's like R.
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For example, the word, word, word, not word, not word,
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word, rrr word water not water not water it's water water
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or for example the word for not for not for for are
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so to practice the sound what you what you guys are
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going to do you're going to roll your tongue upwards you
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know for example your tongue is straight right now roll it upwards
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and say are are keep doing that over and over
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and then take a look at words or you know start reading anything and whenever you find the letter r
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then pronounce it in an American accent.
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For example, the word American, not American, American, or American.
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Or for example, the word British, not British, British.
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So roll your tongue upwards and you're going to practice just like that.
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Now, obviously, it's not like the proper rule.
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Okay, they always roll their ours.
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No, it's just an exercise for you to practice the sound.
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The next sound, I think, which is super important, is your double T sound in American accent.
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So, for example, the words like better, matter, shudder.
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So, in these words, the double T sound is not actually pronounced ta-ta-ta.
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There is a little duh sound to it.
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Please listen to this carefully.
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Pretty.
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Pretty.
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I did not say pretty, not the ta.
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Pretty.
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Duh-duh-duh.
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So, it's going to be a very soft duh sound.
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So it's going to be like pretty, pretty.
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Better, better.
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Betty body bought some butter.
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So it's butter, not butter, butter.
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Shutter.
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Shutter.
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Now, there is a difference.
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First, there is a word shutter, the D sound, the D sound, but then there is the word shutter with the double T sound.
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Both are very different.
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You can literally notice the difference when I'm pronouncing.
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One is shudder.
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Another one is shudder.
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So in the first one, there is a hard D sound.
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Shudder, dur, dur.
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But in the double T, there is a very soft dur sound.
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It's going to be like shudder, shudder.
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So pronounce after me.
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Better.
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Very soft.
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Better.
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Pretty.
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Pretty.
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butter, matter.
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Now what you're gonna do, if you're gonna go on your Google, you're gonna find words that has a double T in them, and you're gonna pronounce them with a very soft day.
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And the last sound that is super important in American accent is the T plus N sound.
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Please listen to this very carefully.
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It's very, well, it gets hard a bit.
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If you're not gonna practice it well, obviously
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but in this sound for example the word curtain curtain how
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do we usually pronounce this word we pronounce this as curtain
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or curtain but in american accent what you're gonna do then your tongue it goes upwards
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and it touches the roof of your mouth you know like this is the roof of your mouth
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and this is your tongue so it's curtain curtain curtain curtain
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or for example the word mountain mountain rotten ro
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so do not bring your tongue downwards so when you're bringing your tongue downwards, bring it with the N sound.
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So it's curtain, curtain, mountain, mount, just stop your tongue at the T sound,
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do not pronounce it fully, mount, and now bring your tongue downwards with the N sound,
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mountain, rotten, rotten, rotten.
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So stop your tongue at the T sound and then bring your tongue downwards with the mm sound.
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So these three sounds are the most important.
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Now, what you guys can do for practice, obviously rolling your R's, you know, pronouncing the double T as a very soft D and the stopping your tongue and then coming down.
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For all of these, you're gonna have to practice and you're gonna have to practice hard.
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Start reading out loud.
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Basically, find an article, find a book.
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Whenever you find the R letter, whenever you find a double T or the T plus N.
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So start pronouncing just the way I've taught you.
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And after three weeks, you're going to see how it comes to you naturally.
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Because obviously, consistency is the key.
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So thank you so much, guys, for watching.
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I'm going to see you guys in the next video.
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And for now, stay safe, everyone.
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Bye.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Learn American Accent Fast”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sound, word, tongue, curtain, accent. Deze video bevat 95 zinnen en 920 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:04. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 152 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| pronounce werkwoord | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | uitspreken, verklaren |
| curtain zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | gordijn |
| accent zelfstandig naamwoord | /ækˈsɛnt/ | accent, klemtoon |
| shudder werkwoord | /ˈʃʌdɚ/ | huiveren |
| downwards bijwoord | /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/ | benedenwaarts |
| shutter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃʌtəː/ | luik |
| upwards bijwoord | /ˈʌpwɚdz/ | opwaarts |
| rotten bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɹɑtn̩/ | rot, verrot |
| litter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | strooisel |
| consonant zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ | medeklinker, consonant |
| diphthong zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/ | diftong, tweeklank |
| intonation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ | intonatie, zinsmelodie |
| monophthong zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/ | monoftong |
| distress zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | druk, stress |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | start reading · start pronouncing |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | I'm going to be · are going to help · you're going to listen |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | they're pronouncing · I'm pronouncing · you're bringing |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 27 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, gonna, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: diphthong /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/, monophthong /ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shudder /ˈʃʌdɚ/, shutter /ˈʃʌtəː/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als pronounce, curtain, accent.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.