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This article focuses only on the pronunciation of the standard English accent "Received Pronunciation" (RP for short), an English accent spoken in the South of England and exaggerated by the upper class so it is also known as "Queen's English". There are many intonational differences between England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. To learn a local or authentic 'accent, you should choose a specific region and learn the intonation of that region. Besides, acquiring English speaking style also helps you to speak like a native. RP voice learning is mainly focused on pronunciation, while learning standard language will focus on other issues such as correct use of grammar, vocabulary and more formal style.

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Part 1 of 6: Negative / r /

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   First will be the / r / sound reading. You should be aware that most British English speakers don't curl the / r / pronunciation (except those in Scotland, Northumbria, Northern Ireland and parts of Lancashire) but not all British accents are the same. together. For example, the Scottish accent is much different from the English accent. After a vowel, you won't read the / r / sound, but stretch the vowel and add a "uh" sound (the word "here" will pronounce "heeuh"). Words like "hurry", you wouldn't combine the / r / sound with the vowel but say "huh-ree".
   • In American English, words ending in "rl" or "rel" can be pronounced using one or two syllables, which are completely interchangeable. However, this is not the case in British English. Words ending in "-rl" like "girl", "hurl" are pronounced one syllable with the / r / mute sound, and "squirrel" is " squih-rul "and" referral "(referral) are" re-fer-rul ".
   • Some words are easy to pronounce in British accents. For example, the word "mirror" sounds like "mih-ra". Don't pronounce "mirror" like "mere" (just); The British hardly say so.
   • Some strange breaks in sentences have also been removed by adding the / r / sound before the vowel. For example, "I saw it" (I saw it) becomes "I saw-rit" to avoid breaking the words 'saw' and 'it'. Another example is "Bacteria are small", pronounced "Bacteria-rar-small".
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Part 2 of 6: Yin / u: /

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   Word U in words stupid (silly) and duty (mission) is pronounced as ew or "you". Avoid pronunciation oo as an example in transcription; so you will read as stewpid Or in the usual way schewpid, Not stoopid; from duty is pronounced as dewty or usually will be jooty. In standard English accents, words A (such as in father (cha)) is pronounced inside the palate with the throat open - sounds like "arh". Most British accents are pronounced that way, but the RP style will usually be clearer. In the South of England and in the RP accent, words like "bath" (bath), "path" (path), "glass" (glass), "grass" (grass) also use this vowel (read like barth, parth, glarss, grarss). In other parts of England, however, "bath", "path" is read as "ah". advertisement

Part 3 of 6: Heavy consonants

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   Pronounce words with heavy consonants. Word pronunciations T in "duty" as the / t / sound, not / d / like doody so "duty" will be pronounced as dewty or lighter is jooty. Suffix pronunciation -ing with / g / heavy sound. That way, you will pronounce it clearly -ing instead of -een. However, sometimes the words will be read out short print as in lookin (seeing).
   • Phrase human being (human) is pronounced hewman being or yooman been in some regions but it is still readable hewman bee-in.
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Part 4 of 6: Negative / t /

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   Sometimes / t / is omitted. With some voices, including Cockney's, the / t / sound is not pronounced in words that Americans have replaced with / d /. However, there will usually be a short break or pause in the place of the sound. So the word "battle" will be pronounced as three-ill but you will rarely find someone who says "Ba-ill" with a breath behind the tongue at the very end of the first syllable before popping out the second syllable. This is known as pharyngeal mute. In addition, mute sounds are used for words like "mittens" (kitchen glove) and "mountain". British people often pronounce like that.
   • South East English accent speakers, RP, Scottish, Irish, Welsh accent often assume that removing / t / is lazy and rude so they don't accept that but most The voice still accepts this for the middle sound of a word in general, and the use of mute sounds at the end of each word is globally accepted.
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Part 5 of 6: Pronunciation

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   Note that some words are pronounced in writing. The word "herb" will read the / h / sound as well. The word "been" (past participle of "be") will be pronounced as "bean" (bean) instead of "bin" (barrel) or "ben" (name of person). In the RP voice, the words "again" (again) and "renaissance" are pronounced "a gain" and "run nay seance" with "ai" as in "pain", not "said" (say, past participle of "say"). Words ending in "body" are pronounced as written, "any body", not "any buddy" but use a short O sound in English.

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   Note that the / h / sound is not always read. The / h / sound in the word "herb" is pronounced clearly, in contrast erb. However, in many British accents, the / h / first of some words is often omitted, such as the Northern accent and Cockney.

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   From been read "bean" instead of "bin". In American English, it is still pronounced as been. As for the English accent, been is a common pronunciation, but you will hear "bin" in casual communication when the word is not emphasized.

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   Note that two or more vowels next to each other create an extra syllable. For example, the word "road" is often pronounced as rohd but in Wales and for some Northern Ireland the word is pronounced ro.ord. Some people even say "reh-uud." advertisement

Part 6 of 6: Listening and imitating

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   Listen to the English "music". All voices and dialects have their own music. Pay attention to English intonation and accent. Sir Johnathan Ive is a prime example, please listen to his voice when introducing Apple products. At the end of the sentences does the person speak, without changing his voice or down? The intonation language in a particular sentence is said like? There are huge regional variations in intonation voices. According to English speaking, especially the usual RP accent, intonation will not change much in the sentence compared to American way of speaking and the general tendency is to be slightly down at the end of sentence. However, the Liverpool accent and the North-East accent have special exceptions!
   • For example, instead of saying "is he going to the STORE?", You should say "is he GOING to the store?" You will lower your voice when asking a question instead of raising your voice (which is common in American or Australian English).

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   Ask an Englishman to say famous things like: "How now brown cow" and "The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain" and pay attention to how they speak. The round-lip vowels in words like "about" in London parlance, usually won't be pronounced in Northern Ireland.

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   Live according to British culture; that is, you will be with people who have English voices, lifestyles, ways of walking and talking. This is a sure way to help you learn English accent quickly. In a short period of time, you will find yourself naturally speaking through these transformations. Anything related to an English accent is very helpful - try listening to the BBC (which offers free radio and television news on the web), songs by British singers or movies with British characters. advertisement

Advice

• Similar to the accent, you should also pay attention to British slang, such as "lads" or "blokes" used to refer to boys and men, "birds" or "lasses" (from th two very common in the North of England and in Scotland) refer to women. The word "loo" means toilet, but "bathroom" means bathroom.
• As with any voice, listening and imitating a native speaker's voice is the best and fastest way to learn. When you were a child, didn't you also learn a language by listening and repeating words besides imitating voices?
  • You can hear the formal British accent on the BBC news channel. The formal British speech is usually more leisurely and clearer than the American one, but like everywhere news, TV and radio talk is often exaggerated.
  • You can also watch videos of British YouTube members. There are many members to choose from like: AmazingPhil, danisnotonfire, Zoella, The Sidemen and many others.
• Listen to the Queen's speech in the opening session of the Parliament, usually she will give a very long speech, you will have a chance to notice her way of speaking. Note, however, that the Queen has an exaggerated accent of the elite, and unless you specifically want to learn the royal accent, it's best to avoid speaking that way - Britons are especially annoyed when it comes to foreigners. say so when they try to speak English accent.
  • To hear the standard voice in East London, you should watch the musical EastEnders BBC channel and sitcom (situational comedy) Only Fools and Horses. The natives still speak that way, especially the working class in east London and parts of Essex and Kent, but you often hear more clearly in the way the elders speak.
• There are hundreds of different accents in the UK so it would be inaccurate to put it all into British accents; When you go anywhere, you will also hear many different pronunciations.
  • Note, to avoid confusing, it is best to focus on learning only one voice at a time.
• Ask your friends to check your English accent! They will comment on whether you are good or not!
• Many places have different ways of saying and using words. Look up English online dictionaries to find out more about the words they use. Remember that in addition to obvious distinctions like tap / faucet, pavement / sidewalk, native speakers will find your words funny but lovely even worse, will not give in if you try to change their local words and expressions.
• Pronounce everything clearly and read each word clearly, making sure there was a space between words.
• As a child, your ears are capable of handling many different layers of sounds, helping you distinguish and simulate the sounds of the language around you. To learn a new voice effectively, you must improve your hearing by hearing the voice example over and over again.
• Once you know the methods and listen to the English speaking, try reading some parts of the book in the voice you are learning. This is a fun and effective way to exercise.
• If you know a certain Englishman, you can ask them to say a few sentences so you can listen and learn to speak along.
• Don't try to imitate the British too much. Many people will find it annoying to know you are from another country.
• Watch UK TV and use many new words to improve your vocabulary and listen a lot will help you speak English standard.
• Pronounce / t / to be clear
• Watch Harry Potter and listen to how they speak. The actors all spoke in a clear English accent. Pretend to be them and act like them. This will encourage you to speak like them.
• Listen to / watch British Hollywood or BBC movies with subtitles to give you a better understanding of what is said in the movie. Practice speaking those English words to make your English accent better and better.

Warning

• Don't think you'll pronounce it right quickly. Any native English speaker will immediately recognize you are imitating your accent, but you will be successful in applying it to others.
• Don't be too confident in you English accent. There are often very few imitations that make native speakers feel real.

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