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If your native language is Mandarin, these are the most likely accent patterns you will find in your speech. The links will take you to the appropriate video lessons and additional practice materials. You can purchase this module for $0.99 on the Subscriptions button or in our store page below.
Practice in the order listed, as the most important patterns are listed first. Step 1: Z can sound like s at the ends of words was /wʌz/ sounds like wass 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: /ɪ/ “vowel ɪ” can sound like vowel ee /i/ it sounds like eat Step 4: TH /θ/ (as in “think, with”) can sound like s thing sounds like sing with sounds like wiss Step 5: TH /ð/ (as in those, breathe) can sound like d, z or th those sounds like dose or zoze breathe sounds like breeze or breeth Step 6: /æ/ “vowel a” can sound like vowel ah /a/ cat sounds like cot Step 7: V can sound like F at the ends of words leave sounds like leaf Step 8: /ɹ, ɚ/ "vowel er" can sound like vowel schwa /ə/ bird sounds like bud Step 9: R can be rolled Step 10: P can sound like “b” at the start of words pay sounds like bay Step 11: T can be left off the ends of words boat sounds like bow Step 12: ng and n can be switched thing sounds like thin on sounds like ong Step 13: Consonant Clusters can have sounds left off, or the same error patterns as above lived sounds like lift or live, want sounds like wan, words sounds like word or worts 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 Step 19: /ei/ “Vowel Ay” can sound like vowel eh snake sounds like snack Step 20: J can sound like ch or zh at the ends of words ridge sounds like rich or rizh Step 21: /i/ “Vowel Ee” as in eat can sound like vowel /ɪ/ meet sounds like mitt
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