Shadowing Practice: Full guide On How To Speak in American Accent 🇺🇸 For Indians 🇮🇳 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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in this video i'm going to tell you how you can
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get rid of the indian accent now first of all i
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don't mean to offend anyone okay i don't hate my country
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i love india it's my favorite country i live in india
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i've never been outside here i'm just trying to teach you how to speak in
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that accent i've had
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so many people ask me this question in every single one of my video how to talk like
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that and first of all let me clear out english is my third language it's not my first
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or second language it's my third language i used to speak other languages before i even stepped foot in English
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so if I can do it
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so can you I'm just gonna talk in Hindi for the rest of the video so
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that you guys can get what I'm talking about I'm gonna
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switch up my accents to let you know how to speak Syrian words
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but this video it's a framework it's a guide most people
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don't even know how to get rid of the Indian accent
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they are like watch shows bro you just gotta watch shows
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let's just be honest yeah I'm some nation was decayed harik
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bandana breaking bad dekiya harik bandana better calls all the gharik bandana dexter So what does he say?
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Tonight's the night in Miami,
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Florida Whatever, he stays here too Like Breaking Bad I am not in danger Skylar I am the danger I'm so sorry
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But you are not going to be able to listen to shows You are not going to listen to shows
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So I will stop thinking that you can listen to shows When I learned my accent, my accent was not good Honestly,
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I will do a video here when I was speaking English How did my accent look?
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It was perfect, it was good First of all, I have to clear out something I didn't speak English for
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foreign audience I don't want to speak English in South India
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Many people are living in South India I will be happier
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I will be happier I don't want to speak English I don't want to speak English
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You have clicked on the video I know how to speak
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in an accent I know how to get rid of the
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Indian accent I have tried it myself I did not used to speak good English
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So let's just move on If you have to speak in an American accent
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If you don't have to talk about any accent, you have to remember one thing, that you don't have to talk about certain accent If you try to talk about one accent,
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it's very difficult I don't talk in American accent, I don't talk in one accent Let's say butter How are you gonna say butter?
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Butter Like this?
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Butter?
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The thing is, many people can't say the accent Butter Like you just put tea in the place like butter Yeah, I wanna have like a slice of butter No, many people can say it with tea
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Butter butter butter butter it's it's
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so easy okay you just have to say these words once again now i'll give you an example
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you can read any words i'll tell you give me the
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bottle of water like give me the bottle of water give me
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that water bottle say it with me i don't care say
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it with me give me the bottle of water say it
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let's say you have to say now you're saying give me
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the water of bottle now it's not bad anything is bad your Indian accident was bad with you
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but you are very strong on T and D
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because in the first time you speak Hindi words like tomato we are talking about how many words
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so many words are used so my actions are heavy I will tell you how to do it first of all,
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you don't try a specific action you don't try a specific
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action those people who speak a specific action clearly are talking about it don't try it
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don't try it You don't know how to speak any word of Indian sound How can you speak it?
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There are many people who live in Eastern Europe In fact, if I tell you the most easy word How to read Indian accents
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You just talk about an accent Like Eastern Europeans It's so easy, I could do it from my childhood Let's say,
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you just heavy your accent I have done this a lot and I don't know Let's say that I will say Bro,
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brother, there is an Indian flag right there I can literally see an Indian flag in front of me like Khabib
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Send me location no send me location where are you right now like
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if I'm making this video I'm telling you how you can talk in English
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and you're just hating on me for telling you improving trying to improve you everyone
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Always on my video commenting how to talk in English how to talk in English how to accent
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So if I make this video you got to learn okay try speaking with me speak with me right now, brother, okay?
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How easy it is!
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You just try it You don't try it First of all, you have a good motivation Why do you have a secret?
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Why do you have to say the accent?
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If you have a goal, you will not be able to work You will have a big goal How do you have a big goal?
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I have a long -distance girl who has to talk to me
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Or I have to talk to the league of legends in the discord
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Or I have to talk to the discord server
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Or I have to talk to the discord server
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Or I have to talk to the Indians in a different accent so that I feel like I'm not from India.
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Whatever it is, like legit, live your life, okay?
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You don't need to talk about one accent.
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But brother, how do you do it?
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First of all, I'll tell you a few exercises.
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You take a paragraph.
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The thing is, people say that you don't know what to do from shows.
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I have known what to do.
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When I was learning recently, I was thinking about what to do.
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I see Walking Dead, and in Walking Dead, I'm talking about the words.
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Now, I'm going to pause the shows and speak their words once again.
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Legit, it's the same way.
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You should have to speak.
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People are watching shows, they don't come.
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You don't know how to speak English.
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You don't have to type it.
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You just have to type it.
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You don't have to type it.
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I will tell you what to learn
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Do such things with you.
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No one doesn't listen to me.
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I've never heard my old audio.
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I don't understand.
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Why do I have to tell you?
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I'll tell you how I learned and started.
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Basically, I used to talk with people from outside.
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And I used to make a joke.
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I used to make a joke.
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I used to say, why is it random stuff?
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Do not redeem the card, sir.
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People say, don't care.
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You don't care about it.
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You have to learn that if you have any actual goal.
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Let's say you just don't want to redeem the card.
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If you just don't want to do it, then don't do it.
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You don't have to redeem it.
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Indian accent is not in any way
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because in Indian action we pronounce things well and don't do it
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if we talk about Hindi we literally speak Hindi in different
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ways one person will speak in Bihar one person will speak
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in Maharashtra one person will speak in Madhya Pradesh one person
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will speak in Delhi one person will speak in different ways what is racism?
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but you know they can speak in different ways because they live in different places
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But speaking of Hindi is a way that all people speak.
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Things like British English, American English.
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If I'm speaking of Hindi, if someone comes to a friend and says, How are you doing this video?
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You don't want me, don't send me this.
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Now what is racism?
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No, they talk like this.
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Because when they talk in English, their accents are very smooth.
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They speak in flow.
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Because when they speak from a child, English accent is not very hard, It's not a bad word, it's not a bad word, it's not a bad word in words, it's Hindi It's not a bad word, it's Hindi It's not a bad word, it's Hindi It's not a bad word,
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it's Hindi I don't know,
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I haven't touched my subject But it's not a bad word It's not a bad word First of all,
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hard words You have to soften up If I give you examples, like water Butter How do you say glass?
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No, glass and you don't have to pronounce many things but why? no, but why?
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you can speak in any way but why do you want to do that?
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why are you trying to do this with me man?
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what happened?
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the second rule of Fight Club is we do not talk about Fight Club you can speak these famous dialogues
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so that you can learn how to speak it however you can speak it however you can speak it Otherwise, you won't come.
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Sad truth.
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You won't come.
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Truth bomb.
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You won't come.
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You won't come.
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You won't come.
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You won't come.
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You won't come.
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Did you watch Hindi shows for learning Hindi?
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No. You said something.
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Because at that time, you didn't say anything.
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So, you used to speak Hindi. From childhood.
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Before I learned Hindi.
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I live in Jammu Kashmir.
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I also come to Kashmiri.
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I know a lot of different languages too.
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So, I can speak a bunch of different languages.
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In fact, I can speak in Punjabi, I'm just trying to let you know that you can learn from somewhere else.
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But how do we learn this?
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First of all, you have to search on YouTube, how to pronounce certain words.
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Or you can also see certain words and search up.
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Basically, I was following a person who told me how to pronounce my words.
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He has a whole membership due to me, but you can learn from there.
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And he teaches it very well.
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Now, before moving forward, I have helped with many people to speak in their actions I don't know
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that my looks -maxing is one of the biggest communities in India Where I don't stop selling course
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I actually talk with you If you have a problem in public speaking, I don't want to speak You can ask me I can
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guide you one -on -one in my actions There's the first thing in the description Let's get back to the video So, we were there
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You have to do such practices in which you have to speak
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But you don't want to help when you talk about people First of all, you have to develop an accent You have to develop an accent
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that you can speak in Indian and then you can speak in India.
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You can go in two ways.
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The first is that you can speak in American accent just to talk like you have to worry about it.
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The second is that you can take a hard accent like Australian or Northern European.
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I will say it's a bit more easy.
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You don't have to worry about it
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And you don't have to pronounce words like this And you don't have to pressure on your words Just like be free, normally talk But this will come when you practice
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If you don't want to think about shows Or
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if you don't want to watch an American accent Or if you don't want to watch an American accent
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You want to watch an American accent Or
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if you don't want to watch an American accent Or
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if you don't want to watch an American accent If you are going to my channel Make sure to comment him
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I genuinely learned my accent from that guy
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and also like a lot of other people who haven't talked
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to me I love you guys I started using discord
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or discord maybe I have talked to many people
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so I will recommend you to download discord
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but don't get addicted I have talked to many people from out of india
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and I like to talk to people it generally gives a sense of
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your mind is widened up you just talk to more people you make friends, not bad So if you want notes,
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I will give you notes first of all, if you have to repeat their words If you have to repeat their words, you have to repeat their words Second, you have to do audio training,
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you have to do at least 30 minutes You have to learn how to pronounce words
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You don't have to pronounce words with T and D And that's pretty much it, you will learn very easily Now that was it for the video, I love you guys Make sure to like,
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hit a like
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if you have 500 likes I am going to make a video where I will teach you every word Every word, okay?
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Which we normally use If you have to learn English, you have to learn 5 words After that, you will know how to speak So if that is, I will be happy If you want to join the community,
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the link is in the description I love you guys, see ya!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 185 sentences and 2304 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:35. The speaker talks fast, about 199 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| redeem verb | /ɹɪˈdiːm/ | To recover ownership of something by buying it back. |
| audio adjective | /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ | Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight. |
| server noun | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network. |
| racism noun | /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ | The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others… |
| legit adjective | /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/ | Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. |
| membership noun | The state of being a member of a group or organization. | |
| legend noun | /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ | The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend). |
| smooth adjective | /smuːð/ | Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. |
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| framework noun | /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/ | A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size. |
| motivation noun | /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/ | Willingness of action especially in behavior. |
| genuinely adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ | In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clear out verb | To completely empty. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. |
| search up verb | To obtain something, especially information, about (something) from a source (especially electronic sources). |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to speak · used to talk · used to make |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you have a goal, you will not · if that is, I will be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | i've never been · i've had · have clicked |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who speak · people who live · person who told |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 91 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, won't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like accent, butter, pronounce.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.