Korean

If your native language is Korean, these are the most likely accent patterns you will find in your speech.   The pronunciation targets you can work on to improve your American Accent are listed below.  The links will take you to the appropriate video lessons and additional practice materials.  You can purchase this module on the Subscriptions button or in our store.
Practice in the order listed, as the most important patterns are listed first.

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Step 1:  Z
can sound like s or be left off the ends of words
was /wʌz/ sounds like wass or wa
can sound like j at the start of words
zero sounds like jero

Step 2: D
can sound like “t” at the ends of words,
or be left off the ends of words
code sounds like coat,
or we’d sounds like we

Step 3:  T
can be left off the ends of words
boat sounds like bow

Step 4:  /ɪ/ vowel /ɪ/
can sound like /i/ “vowel ee”  
it sounds like eat

Step 5:  TH /θ/ (as in “think, with”)
can sound like t, or s
thing sounds like ting or sign
with sounds like wit or wiss

Step 6:  TH /ð/ (as in those, breathe)
can sound like d, or th /θ/
those sounds like dose or zoze
breathe sounds like breeth

Step 7: ng
can sound like n or have an extra "k" sound
thing sounds like think or think

Step 8:  L
can be left off the ends of words
 can sound like r at the start of words

Step 9: /æ/ “vowel a”
can sound like vowel eh /ɛ/ or vowel ah /a/
bat sounds like bet or bot

Step 10:  V
    can sound like f or b at the ends of words
leave sounds like leaf or leeb
can sound like b at the start of words
very sounds like berry

Step 11: R /r/ and /ɹ, ɚ/ "vowel er"
can sound like vowel schwa /ə/ in the middle or ends of words
bird sounds like bud
can be rolled or sound like l at the start of word and in blends
reef sounds like leaf, bread sounds like bled

Step 12:  Consonant Clusters
can have sounds left off,
or the same error patterns as above
lived sounds like li, lift or live, 
want sounds like wan, 
words sounds like word or worts

Step 13:  /i/ “vowel ee”  
can sound like /ɪ/ "vowel ɪ"
it sounds like eat

Step 14:  /e/ “vowel ay”
can sound like vowel eh /ɛ/
wait sounds like wet

Step 15:  /a/ “vowel ah”
can sound like vowel o /o/
not sounds like note

Step 16:  /ʊ/ “vowel U”
can sound like vowel oo /u/
look sounds like Luke

Step 17: /ə/ “vowel schwa”
can sound like written letter rather than the American "uh" sound     
between sounds like bee-tween
above sounds like ay-bove

Step 18:  G
can sound like K at the ends of words  
pig sounds like pick