How to understand the American accent?

 

Understanding an American accent can be quite tricky at first, but it is definitely possible to get used to it in a relatively short time. How to do it?

The key to understanding the American accent is listening to it as much as possible. If you want to understand Americans, you must first get used to their speech. You can watch movies, TV, listen to music, radio, ดูหนังอเมริกัน. However, at first it may be difficult to understand many words. How to start?

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Watch American movies with subtitles! Make sure to choose a movie with native American speakers so you can learn a genuine, informal American accent. You can watch a movie for the first time for pleasure and then watch and listen carefully to how the speakers deliver their dialogue.

Find an interesting movie that you would like to see even without paying attention to the pronunciation. Watching American movies with subtitles is a really effective and fun way to quickly understand Americans.

Another is listening to American radio.

There is a radio called VOA News and it not only offers news from around the world, but also teaches English. There are special broadcasts for people who are learning English; the speakers of these broadcasts speak clearly and slowly.

A transcript is also provided. Listening to the speakers as you follow the text will help you understand the accent and pronunciation of specific words of the speakers. What's more, there are many very interesting broadcasts from different categories like American life, business, education, health, and a few more. And the best: everything is free!