Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
How to get rid of typical Czech pronunciation of "R"?
Hi all,
I need your advice as how to get rid of the typical Czech pronunciation of "R"? I am really struggling as I am used to pronounce Czech "R" and everyone knows that I am a foreigner. Please help, I want to sound more English:-)
Thanks for your reply.
Jana
I need your advice as how to get rid of the typical Czech pronunciation of "R"? I am really struggling as I am used to pronounce Czech "R" and everyone knows that I am a foreigner. Please help, I want to sound more English:-)
Thanks for your reply.
Jana
Top answer
Hi Jana, I suppose you've already tried to imitate an English r-sound. It might be good for you to read about how English people 'produce' the r-sound. Descriptions can be found in books on English phonetics and on some pronunciation related websites.
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Hi Jana,
I suppose you've already tried to imitate an English r-sound. It might be good for you to read about how English people 'produce' the r-sound. Descriptions can be found in books on English phonetics and on some pronunciation related websites.
I suppose you've already tried to imitate an English r-sound. It might be good for you to read about how English people 'produce' the r-sound. Descriptions can be found in books on English phonetics and on some pronunciation related websites.
everyone knows that I am a foreignerIt's good to know how to pronounce the r-sound in a more English way. However,
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