American Accent Training for Vietnamese Speakers

[basausi]

Try saying this as fast as you can, "beebopareebop rhubarb pie". Now, your English has greatly improved ... just kidding :o)

Great post!

[vietduongca]

Thank you so much Madam!!!!! It is totally correct for Vietnamese people. But I could fix them already. I wish that I could watch your clip 7 years ago. I just fixed it a year ago. Anyway your clip will be very helpful for new Vietnamese learners.

Thank you one more time!!!!!

[learningviet]

lol it's breaking because in our language the words do break up in chunks, but u got good advice i do sound better breathing out too lol thanks

[Suscki]

@ TheTrieutran - Yes, well obviously you would say that. You think they'll kick you out of the country if you go around announcing your dislike for it? Nah, prob not... but you'll most likely be sued tho!! LOL... I don't mind the American accent, when spoken correctly... but I also find it hilarious when American TV shows put subtitles on when they're interviewing someone who speaks English with any other accent (eg. Oprah is Australia)...

[TheTrieutran]

Well, I find this video really useful. The Vietnamese language doesn't have any last sounds at all. I'm a Vietnamese native speaker, I have lots of problems with the "zzzz" sound at the end of words. Anyway, thank you for your video very much!

[darkvan105]

@TheTrieutran i wouldnt say thank you because to me it sounds like shes making fun of us. :(

[TheTrieutran]

@darkvan105 I don't think so. She was just trying to help those whose, welll...pronunciations are kinda bad. Even though I don't like the idea of admitting what she said, it is true.

[soon0rlaterz]

HAHAHA.... AT 21 SECONDS.......

[lehongphat9]

Thank you very much for sharing us this valuable video. I believe this video will help me reduce my Vietnamese accent.

[ASilverPeony]

This is very good. I'm not Vietnamese but I do notice that they have a lot of glottal stops. I enjoyed this video.. I need practice, but maybe not with the glottal stuff.

[romeotimmottinhyeu]

Hi! Miss.???

Well!! ur video is awesome. its really useful for Vietnameses who r in the beginning.... Also, i recognize its great for me (Vietnamese native speaker). However, i have been living in the US for 2 years, my American accent couldnt be fixed. I still get the problem in accent when i speak to American speakers. i did learn ur lesson in this video, but my accent is still mess up. Do u have any ideas or advice for me?

Thanks, Tuan

[VNSki]

I speak English like a retard!! yay

[englishspeakinggroup]

@rebeccalinquist But how can I do that? Where can I find your programs? Do you have a Facebook account or a fan page? Thank you! Have a nice day!

[rebeccalinquist]

@englishspeakinggroup

ENGLISH BY THE HOUR (DOT COM)

[englishspeakinggroup]

I wish you could be my teacher of English!

[rebeccalinquist]

@englishspeakinggroup Then sign up for our programs!

[englishspeakinggroup]

@rebeccalinquist But how can I do that? Where can I find your programs? Do you have a Facebook account or a fan page? Thank you! Have a nice day!

[englishspeakinggroup]

I wish you could be my teacher of English!

[Suscki]

... why would you want to speak with an American accent? English is historically from England...

[rebeccalinquist]

@Suscki will that help you get a job in the US? Probably not ...

[Suscki]

@rebeccalinquist - lol... I just thought it was interesting... I think back to all those people who are studying English as a second language and they all seem to adopt the accent of: 1. their teacher or, 2. the tape/CD/DVD they're learning it from... what would be interesting is a teaching program on slang.

[Antiflaggerss]

@rebeccalinquist sure it will babe

[TheTrieutran]

@Suscki Because I'm living in America and I don't like the British accent at all. LOL

[Catsfaith]

Nice how you explained that :Đ

Wish to say many thanks and take care ~Hânh

[matthew5406]

omg she is soooo sexy....

[nanaluvjahnise]

heyy

[teleutube]

Vietnamese speakers may try learning from the German speakers.

A Lot of air flow, practice, practice, practice...

make sure you keep a safe spitting (pun intended) distance :)

[freeqwerqwer]

I think vietnamese have "air flow" problem due to their language. The vietnamese vocabulary has all of its word as 1 syllable, therefore each word in the language is short, unlike English which can have 4 syllable per word.

[DaFawky]

i love when she says "we like to hear lots of airflow" hahah

[tenichisoyinka]

I WONDER IF SHE CAN SPEAK WITH A VIETNEMESE ACCENT!!!! omg if you watch this and do everything she says not to do buahahhaa you speak a good vietdamese accent boi

[luutieuduong]

I don't want to say again. But, it is so great. I see your video at the time I start to learn English again. For some reasons, I can't complete to learn English. My 4 skills are always in average, although I have learned English for a long time. I will try with your videos. I hope it brings to me the inspirations.

Wish you be happy!

[chipheo24]

When vietnamese speak French, there is a difference between the Vietnamese coming from the North or the South. Is it the case in English? i studied vietnamese. Im French, if u hear me talking, u would be amazed haha!

[rebeccalinquist]

Yes, my understanding is that all other areas being equal, Vietnamese from the North sound different from Vietnamese speakers from the south when speaking English.

[gathien]

@rebeccalinquist @chipheo24

People from the South have longer air flow than that of people from the North and Middle. It can be seen in their folk music (cai luong, vong co vs cheo, tuong, vi dam). Besides, Southern accent is much lighter. So they speak English more comfortablely.

[Antiflaggerss]

@rebeccalinquist North are vietcongs. what do you expect. hahaha they should bring in the language specialist to the vietnam war. listen to them speak viet and they can tell if the are vietcong or not hahahaaaaaaa. Du ma!

[Antiflaggerss]

@chipheo24 pls bithc haha du ma may. an cac di

[jasluvtian]

I think the only problem for chinese and vietnamese is to pronounce Kr..Sk for example Cry...Kriss...or Clean...because it is monosyllable...they tend to break these sounds in two..like Kuh-ry...Kuh-riss..or Kuh-leen...not because they dont have airflow. The Sh and S or Zz sounds are only a problem for older vietnamese. Younger ones dont have any problem with it. Can you breath and speak at the same time? YOu sound like you teach people how to sing haha.

[05973021]

could you do a video like this for iranians, i dont know if u have ever dealt with iranians. i think sentence making and word selection are the most challenging for iranians rather than pronounciation though

[MrGodsCountry]

This video and the rest of yours are pretty well done. However it's pretty funny to watch as a native English speaker. You sound so condescending, but I'm sure it's the best way of teaching.

[rebeccalinquist]

nothing condescending about it, I can assure you

[imPhungHoangD]

very nice and straight . Please keep it coming

[tictoe113]

Your video is very useful for me, it's common problem of Vietnamese speaker ! Thanks so much !!!

[giaohoa]

Thanks a lot. Very good clip!

[ramirv227]

DO YOu KNow how fuunny this is when ur high ahaahhahhahah!?!?!?!?

[bitterknight]

My parents are vietnamese but I was born in the states. Very often I give lesson tomy girlfriend who does not speak english much. It's true about the "s" and "sh". I thought up a christmas song so that she can practice. "We wish you a merry Christmas. " Which worked great and in less than an hour she had it down pat.

[rebeccalinquist]

Many Chinese & Brumese speakers have limited air flow which makes it sound like you are Vietnamese to some listeners. Work on air flow and watch my video on how to change air flow.

[VIL388]

Thank You very much! I'm trying to get rid of my Vietnamese accent and I'm not even Vietnamese.... I don't hang out with Vietnamese people and I have their accent. I'm Burmese/French and Chinese and a lot people think that I'm Vietnamese. I

[alwayshard11]

this teacher is very attractive woman waw

[sheralikhushk]

Hi Rebecca,

You are a very good teacher. I have a question for you. In this video you say that final sound should not be left out but when we join words in a sentence, many native speakers don't care to pronounce final unvoiced sound. Eg: I want to be a teacher.

in above sentence want and to are joined, aren't they?

The word "But " is also not pronounced with"t" . It sounds like ba with a very very soft "t" some times called a flap "t". Please correct me if i am wrong.

[rebeccalinquist]

We usually say "I wanna be a teacher," eliminating the /t/ sound all together - it's called "reduction" and is used on common words like "gonna or dunno."

The final "t" on "but" can occur as a soft "D" in "but a difference can be made"; however, it can also be a /t/ sound as in "BUT ... you should consider ..."

It depends on environment and speaker intention.

Hope this helps!

[lucirz]

fuck the american accent, go for the british accent

[thewilliam206]

yeah, british accents are awesome,and im not even american, im scottish, and i dont like american accents

[yunstarr502]

if you dont like it why is our name in your mouth

[thewilliam206]

oops i meant "and im not even british" lol my grammar gets messed up sometimes...

[littlexcoolgirl]

Im vietnamese!! my friends keep making of me!!

its not that funnyy

[aidsXcore]

i actually wanna do the opposite.

i wanna learn how to do the vietnamese accent,

its hilarious

[hangv001]

dude, then you should talk to me more often ^-^

[unc21885]

thank you so much! :)

[Fn100]

thank you very big :X

[phuongpeart]

english is too hard to say ):

[rebeccalinquist]

Don't give up! (It does feel that way sometimes), but if you change your air flow, things will get easier ... 10 minutes a day :-)

[travisdt]

Thank you very much for making this video. i just made a request from 2 days ago and already got this video responds. Now i know why i dont sound like an American and know how to correct and make sound better