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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2019
- How I mastered American accent? Let's talk about it in this video!
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Thanks for you kind comments!
Great video. I’m an American and just started studying Russian. I was able to memorize your alphabet in one day. This gave me a huge confidence boost, despite how complicated your language is. Я учусь русский очень медленно.
Now I know why your English accent is a mix of Russian and Southern US 😛
Вячеслав, здравствуйте! Субтитры на английском смогли бы сделать для этого видео?
You do a great job with your English. I'm a midwestern American who appreciates English grammar and usage. It's easy to recognize that you are a serious student of language, especially English. Keep-up the good work with your videos. Russia, as seen through your lenses, is a most beautiful country with warm-hearted people. I'm a subscriber to your channel.
@@smileychess It's the grammar that will kick your ass (so I hear). Makes it one of the most difficult languages to learn (after 1)Chinese and 2)Japanese, so I hear). There's agreement for everything: one female and the verb is one way, two males and another way, two males and one female another way, etc.
When I saw your first videos I thought you're an American who moved to Russia. Excellent English!
mind blown
I, too, thought he was American, except that his Russian sounded too authentic. He speaks better English than quite a few of us natives.
Julian Adams, he sounds slightly Eastern European to me. But super English for sure!
Me too! I thought American from the South who moved to Russia. But now it all makes sense. He arrived in Tennessee! That's where the Southern accent came from!
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Damn ur accent is flawless. Bfore u told the story i was sure u grew up in the states or something
Hahaha I knew it! I always said to myself that there is a southern accent when you speak. I’m an Arab from Abu Dhabi, and I remember visiting my younger brother for his graduation from Arizona State University, and after his graduation we took a road trip throughout the South. We visited Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee. I couldn’t agree more, southerners are mighty friendly. The irony was that the further north we went, the less friendly people became especially in melting pots like New York, or even wealthy states like Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire. I even remember being kicked out of a restaurant in Vermont because I’m assuming they thought we're poor college kids lol. Whereas in the south, in a beautiful small town called Ocean Springs, Mississippi. After a long conversation with two tables and the owners about politics, history, and religion the owners decided that our money was no good here. Just pure friendly southern hospitality. I’ll never forget those people. That’s why I have a soft spot for anyone from the South I run into here in Abu Dhabi or Dubai or anywhere in the world.
Aww...so nice of you to say. I'm a southerner and you are most welcome back to this area anytime!!
All foreigners should enter America via the South!
Nothing like the south
And people from the north think the south is backward and stupid.
Thanks Khalid! I'm a Mississippian and I'm likely to show up almost anywhere. Always good to have friends everywhere one can find them.
The way you say "-ing" as "-in", drivin, swingin, etc is 100% southern
No, he is from Urals.
@@Nonames569 they meant southern US dialect
Actually, dropping the "g" is pretty common everywhere in the U.S. even though our teachers tried to tell us not to do it.
Your English is flawless; good natural rhythm, no weird intonations, excellent use of colloquialisms and I absolutely thought you were a native speaker when I first heard you.
Aha,mystery solved regarding the southern accent!
Great achievement and well done.
Last month when I first discovered your channel in the episode where you went to visit your 70 year old aunt in Russia, I thought that you were born in the U.S. as a half Russian - half American blood--I just based that on how you looked and sounded when you spoke English. And then, when you spoke some Russian in another video, I thought you learned how to speak Russian when when you visited Russia some time ago.
Greetings from northwest Alabama, USA! I just found your channel and watched a couple of videos. I'm hooked. The first video I watched was of you visiting your great-aunt. I thought you were from the American south! You speak a lot like I do! Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you brother
You speak English better than 99.9% of us Americans! Wow! Last year I retired after 43 years working as a librarian and I have had health problems this year with my eyes and foot. But my goal is to get well enough again that I can travel to Russia again. I went there in 1989 and 1993 and I want to see how it has changed since then. After seeing some of your videos and also videos by Sergey Baklykov I want to visit Yekaterinburg and other places as well if I can. It will take me years to get the money to travel but that is my goal. Meanwhile I will enjoy watching more of your videos. Thank you for making them.
You are welcome David. Thanks for your comment.
I am an older American living on the Florida/Alabama border. I was in Russia in 2018 where we had a female guide with perfect English like you. I studied Spanish in 1958 and to this day I feel that it enriches my life even though I was never fluent. I like your videos very much. I was almost sure you were both American although she has never been here. More Americans should visit Russia. Great place to visit!
I'm glad the first place you visited was my "neck of the woods" I live about 2 hours drive from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We are a friendly group of people around this area and we love meeting new people. Your english is literally perfect. No one would ever guess you are Russian. So cool!!
I really appreciate your videos. I speak English already( learned at an early age), but want to learn Russian and just wanted to hear your take from the opposite angle. You are a very good ambassador for both Russia and America. You are talented in linguistics but also a great presenter and it has opened up my eyes to the great Russian people. I also started learning Russian by listening to some Russian musicians like Leps, Maxim Fadeev, Ani Lorak, and many more. All the best with your videos and life!
Thanks for sharing, I found the information interesting and useful. Cheers from the USA.
You haven't just mastered the language, you nail the idioms. And your grammar is better than 85% of the locals. (I know because I was an English professor.) And you speak Russian like a pro!
Your english is perfect, I always thought you are an american living in rusia haha
that was my first impression, too.
I thought so too😂😂😂
By the way I’m a brasilian and a visited Russia this year, I loved your country. Congratulations to your amazing job
As a foreign exchange student from Ukraine in 1993 I was studying in high school for a year in Michigan with the help of the FLEX program. And I say nothing beats learning a foreign language like those education cultural exchange programs like FLEX, FSE, ASSE and similar ones.
Texan here and you definitely have hints of southern accent. I am 48 and trying to learn Russian is very challenging. Спасибо
I grew up in East Tennessee so I totally understand your difficulty understanding some people that have heavy southern accents! Thanks and I enjoy your videos!
You speak English better than some people I know and with a slight southern accent, incredible.
I from Brazil. I learned English to learn Russian. I don't have a lot of money and is a way better to find free awesome contents to learn russian in the English language. I Like your channel. Thank you so much.
Thank you
I learned myself English from music. My favorite music was Motown later Reggae music. I started English in high school 1979.
Awesome!
Amazing, utterly amazing how you learned english. As you speak English I can hear a bit of your Russian accent and at times a bit of the southern accent. I just subscribed, I will be watching your videoes in the fiture. Thanks for showing me what Russia is like.
Your story is so motivating :) Thanks for sharing it!
I've been watching lots of your videos and enjoying them immensely but wondering how you became so proficient in English with a barely noticeable accent. Stumbling upon this one explained it but I'm still in awe of your mastery of the language!
Studying a second language in high school was one of the most difficult subjects that I had. In 2003 studying the Russian language was even worse because of the alphabet and because of my age. While I was studying Russian I asked a university professor why I'm having such a difficult time with Russian. He told me that it's my age. Trying to learn another language when a person is older can be difficult for many people because the part of the brain that is used to memorize more languages hasn't had a chance to grow. He said I would be better off immersing myself in the Russian language than trying to study it at home. He said when I have to use it and listen to it every day I'll slowly comprehend it. Then when I got to Russia no one wanted to hear my poor Russian and almost everyone asked me, "please speak English". I had a lot of fun helping people with their English, especially the older people who did have English as a second or third language during their school years but it slipped quite a bit because they didn't have a chance to use it until the internet came along. There is also a website where people can get together and learn languages. Years ago it was great because it was only a language site and then they added flirting and relationships and the site really went to pot for a lot of people who wanted to learn a language but we are still teaching on interpals.com. A person just had to be careful in who they are talking to now because many of the profiles are fake perverts looking for their prey. It's easy enough to block a person you don't care to speak to and many people, especially women do block people. The worse thing about this site now is they allow a person to stipulate certain age groups that they want to talk to and that doesn't help us older people who want to speak and help younger people. It's my belief that these people who stipulate certain ages are not there for language help. :-)
Once a person is confident they are writing to a real person on Interpals then they branch off to Skype, Viber or Whatsapp to learn speech. Most people will not give out their Skype, Viber or Whatsapp unless they know for sure who they are writing to while others want to speak on Skype or the others right away to see a person face to face to make sure who they are.
So good to see this video to discover why you have a Southern accent!
Really interesting and informative! I am an English speaker trying to learn Russian but your suggestions work for that too. You are a great presenter…a natural teacher.
YOU are a great inspiration to MANY people! NOW it's time to learn, Spanish and French! Great job...
hey man..:-))) great channel and content! I popped into it by accident... I am originally from Poland, but living in USA since 1978... and I must say I am very impressed by your language skills ... My hat of to you!... when you talked about your beginnings right away I remembered my days of learning... I had teachers like yours... than by luck I was given an opportunity to be taught by an old lady... after just 12 months I spoke fluent English, German, Russian (back then, of course, not so much nowadays), Spanish and Czechoslovakian (and that is because I had a girlfriend from Praga, :-)))
My best wishes!... keep up good work... Greetings from Pensacola, Florida..
Thank you
When I first came upon your videos I thought you an American from Tennessee or North Carolina (Appalachian ACCENT) touring Russia. Excellent job with your abilities!!
That explains why the first time I watched your videos, I heard a Southern twang in your accent. Fantastic!! I only wish that I'll be able to speak Russian without my Scottish accent.
man I love your videos. Keep it up man, great job!!
Thanks for sharing your experience in learning English!
Your speech is very fluent and clear. You've done a great job and it wouldn't be possible without a passion for the language!
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As my advice for language learners I can add that along with watching TV and youtube channels in foreign language you can also listen to the radio and you better switch all your devices (smartphone, laptop, watch, etc.) in the language that you are learning. This way you can create the foreign language environment around you no matter where you actually live.
Well done. I continue to enjoy your videos. ....especially the Russian Plus channel.
Yes, i did all same stuff, watched English speaking movies, hang out in English speaking communities instead only with people speaking my native language, i had also similar advantage of working in technical field for over 20 years doing all dealings phone calls writing reading in English, my brother wanted communicate with me in English for practicing too, even messages back and forth with friends from same country we often dictate in English... But you still have gift of better pronunciation
Your English is fantastic. I have started studying Russian and happened upon you looking for people to listen to. I very much enjoy your adventures around Russia :-) This was a fantastic video and hope it inspires many to learn a new language. This world is amazing and i really feel if we all could communicate better it would be even more spectacular.
I recently started studying Russian too! It’s very challenging.
@@smileychess It can be tricky but can be fun. I am having a blast lol. I came across this teacher Daria and she is absolutely amazing. She has helped me big time with all her lessons and it's free :-D . Maybe she can help you too. Much Love. ua-cam.com/video/AYRZupz6rdw/v-deo.html
Me too have been learning Russian for about 10 months. 4 months in school, and the rest on my free time through Doulingo.
@Nikki...thank you for the link I'll be sure to subscribe to the channel.
My pen pal friend in Moscow sent me the Russian alphabet. I found a site that not only showed the letters, but also has an audio pronunciation of each one. I like a challenge and plan to at least learn how to say the letters. Whether or not I'll be able to learn to speak it remains to be seen. I returned the favor by sending him the Cherokee Syllabus, as I am part Cherokee.
@@markspencer382 hey, nice story I've been trying to learn too. But guess what it ain't that easy!
Hello there!
I'm from brazil and i'm learning english... i'd like speak english as you someday... congrats your english is very good.
Thank you
cleaning does not make any sense haha, try again
perhaps refreshing is what you meant, but even then, that is strange. just trying to help you improve. best wishes
@@mayamaeru Ok. thanks
Thanks for the video. After attending various English classes, using apps and chatting to the natives, listening the English speaking radio stations has been one of the other helpful ways for me to learn English.
I agree, the US is amazing and not what most people in Europe think
My daughter's Spanish teacher was like this. She would talk about anything but Spanish, in ENGLISH. It was ridiculous. We opted for the online course after that one year. I don't know how people like this don't get fired. Your English is fantastic by the way. I thought you were American at first.
I am totally in love with you. Got nice tips for learning English . I am enjoying all your videos . Million thanks for everything you are doing .With love from Moscow )
The first quarter of this video is SOOO OVER DUE. Thank you for finally explaining your past lol! Your explanation about going to Tennessee to learn English should be on your about page! When you talk in English it is incredibly unique!
You have wonderful English accent. I'm hearing impaired and I can easily understand you. With my hearing impairment I'm taking too long to learn Russian. Thanks for the good tips on language learning! Keep up the good work!
I'm an immigrant from Asia living in America. I don't speak English when I first came to America. I like to watch movie. One day I paid attention to what I watched. I then started to pick up what the TV tried to say. I ended up finishing my BS degree within 11 years in US because I went part time school. You speak very good English. No one knows you're Russian.
I listen to Russian folk metal music(Arkona, Grai, Alkonost) to help me with my Russian. Awesome bands! I get to rock out and learn the language at the same time. Your description of Russian being very monotone was really helpful. None of the on line Russian lessons have ever noted that .Спасибо
You Speak Very Good English !! 😄👍
Thank you
@@RussianPlus
it is very good (for a Russian)
but you can never get rid of the accent, no matter how hard you try
@@fallenangel2123
I think he sounds American.
@@fallenangel2123 not true. I have a friend from Russia that moved here at 13 or 14 shes 30 now she speaks with no accent at all...unless she told you she was from Russia you would never know. Have worked with a couple of russian ladies with very thick accents that have been here in the states for years...not sure what her secret is though!!
I'm from the north in the US but I lived in Mississippi for 10 yrs, when I first got married. It was so difficult for me to understand some of the people. One woman, I met for the first time, spoke to me for about 20 min. I did not understand one word she said! I just kept nodding and smiling. It was as if she was speaking a foreign language! I finally got used to the way she spoke and could understand her
i had watched five of your other good videos and I said "he has a southern accent". You picked up a good accent in Tennessee. Great content, lovely family
yup, Kentuckian in Cali...I here it too
Another amazing video! I'm hooked on this channel
I almost wouldn't know English is your second language. After you explained about learning some of your English in Tennessee, I heard the southern accent on a couple of words. Very interesting video! Thanks for posting.
As an American, I listened to your pointers on how to study English, and then switched the words in my mind, to learn how better to study Russian. I continue to be impressed on how well you speak English. In my neighborhood is a Russian-American born in Los Angeles but who had Russian immigrant parents, having come here during the Soviet Era. Of course, she is an American born here, but she still speaks English with a Russian accent, and occasionally she makes mistakes in grammar due to her having grown up here with parents with limited English skills.
Hi Vyacheslav..
Congratulations on your fantastic work! I am from India.. following your videos on RussianPlus and Coolvision. They are very interesting.. love your style of presentation, crisp narration and good choice of words. Appreciate all your great work on the background to bring about outstanding videos so far and in future. Do keep up the good work. Travel more .. cover the whole planet.. Cheers!
I love your videos, man! Great job!
Very informative video and thank you for sharing
I was in Hungary this year and found so many Hungarians who seemed to only speak Hungarian. It occurred to me how limited they would be outside their country. I mean that language doesn't translate anywhere else, and it's just not a very big country. At least Russian is useful over a very large area and related to other Slavic languages.
The biggest flag that someone is Russian trying to speak English is that they don't use the articles "a", "an" and "the". This is also a characteristic of the Latin language and I studied Latin in high school. Knowing how to use English articles instinctively is a huge accomplishment for Russian speakers.
Such a useful video and so few views. I accidentally found your channel, but I'm very thankful for your advises.
Now I know where he got his southern accent from LOL.
I found it interesting that as I started listening to Russian news (and reading the words in English) the Russian "monotone" was refreshing to me. I've become overwhelmed by hearing too much of the emotional baggage in English so it's very nice to listen to people who don't have that.
Interesring thing, I did notice that in English news... Hosts are too emotional like they are discovering something new lol
Excellent, I can hear that southern U.S. accent in your speech. Your may have moved back to Russia but you took some of the south with you my friend.
The first time I watched one of your videos I thought you were an American visiting relatives in Russia and had possibly lived in Russia during the early years of your life. Congratulations on your very natural sounding English communication.
I just found your channel. Great videos. Your English is excellent. It's easy to understand. I'm American and have always been intrigued by Russia and the people. I particularly like your walking around and talking with people videos. I really liked the video asking Russians what they think about Americans and the stereotypes. Anyway, keep up the great work.
I'm an American, and I found it useful. I find it challenging to learn Spanish. Simply because there are no Spanish speakers in my area that I can interact with on a frequent basis. Thank you for the video. My grammar sucks. My wife has told me so. She was a teacher. I speak naturally, so when I write, I tend to do the same. So I may buy that book you referenced. Pigeon Forge, my wife and sister-in-law visits that area twice a year. I live in Lexington, KY.
YOU are just great and I am glad I found your channel Thank you
Thanks Lou
“Once you can learn to think in a different language, then you can look at the same problem from two different angles: So your Russian side would say, let’s just be sad about it, let’s be pessimistic. While your American side would say, hey let’s just find a solution for this problem and move forward.”
LOL
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Fascinating video. I did not realize that other countries do not enunciate or accentuate with emotion in their languages like we do.
LOL, I just asked about this on your newest video, I should have checked the older ones, my bad. Great work, your English is impressive!
Я впечатлена какого уровня в призношении можно добиться, даже не живя с раннего детства в англоязычной стране. Очень вдохновляет! Голос кстати совершенно разный на английском и русском, как будто два разных человека говорят. Сколько у вас времени заняло, чтобы освоить произношение на этом уровне?
Да, у меня на русском и на английском по-разному голос звучит:) на русском у меня уральский акцент, на английском южный. Сколько времени? Для всех по-разному. Всё зависит от желания и интенсивности
@@RussianPlus Yes, when you speak Russian, you drop about one half an octave to my ears.
That’s interesting you shared where you were in the USA! Tennessee. The first couple of videos I watched of yours I could pick up on your English and it seemed to have a bit of a southern US accent to it! So now it makes sense to me, lol! Interesting videos!
Dude, great stuff. I'm glad that you landed in Tennessee instead of some worse place, of which there are many. Love your American accent with a bit of that southern twang. Hard to believe that you didn't learn English at an earlier age, like immersion. You got language skills.
That was an honest talk proving that you have been living in the US and other countries! I also, learned about Russian a little,
I enjoy the monotone of Russian speakers, and I try to do the same in english. Monotone makes it seem that you are calm, steady, and in control. I really like that.
Excelente pronunciación, gracias por los consejos para aprender inglés como segunda lengua, felicidadez.
I love your videos! I’m in the Bay Area of California near San Francisco. I hope one day to learn more of the Russian language and how to read Cyrillic.
Fantastic your smart advices on learning english!
You are a very smart young man! I enjoy your videos!
Most videos on UA-cam has a subtitle option. Especially music videos. So you can sing along and see the words. It is a good way to learn.
True. Good advice 👍
You are a excellent English speaker! I love your videos. I’m dying to go to St. Petersburg since I watched your video. It’s so beautiful there!
Immersion hearing native speakers is best. Daughter lived in castille region of Spain and became very fluent. Textbook reading is okay, but you can never learn the conversational aspect of a given language. Other daughter took Latin which unlocked most of the romance languages for her. Her English skills improved as well.
Your English is so perfect and it's hilarious because you may be the only Russian national to have a Southern Drawl (accent) in the entire world, haha, that's amazing.
Ur channel popped up in my feed watched 4 or 5 videos I thought u where american that knew Russian lol ur hard work has paid off. I like ur videos just subbed
When I first saw your video, the wild strawberry factory, I thought you were a Russian-American who was visiting "the old country". I love your story in this video and it gives me hope about my learning Spanish. Your accent sounds like you could be from New Jersey or Canada.
Awesome 👍....thanks for inspiring me!!
Про монотонность русского языка - у нас можно говорить, не меняя интонаций и почти не открывая рта 😃 И это мне близко по духу, я просто такой очень монотонный и медлительный человек... У американцев богатая артикуляция, яркая эмоциональная окраска фраз, мне с этим тяжко. Столько лет учу, а это до сих пор проблема😃
The nuances and colorful metaphors found in our American English result largely from our interactions of our cultures and races over the last several hundred years. Our various forms of music are a great example of this coming together.
По сравнению с британским английским американский как раз считается очень монотонным. Англичане вообще каждое слово в предложении ударяют.
@@elena79rus Смотря откуда они и какое у них образование. Столько акцентов и диалектов!
No worries! As long as you can make yourself understood it is all fine! It is true in America everything is Sooooooooo Cute and Amaaaaaazing and Huuuuge ;-) For an European like me ( Dutch ) the US of A are a bit too much over the top! :-)
@@Dutchbelg3
Да, акцентов и диалектов много, но всё равно с лингвистической точки зрения основное отличие американского английского от британского это именно его монотонность. Это одна из причин почему иностранцам его намного проще понимать.
I grew up about an hour north of pigeon forge it is a great place. Looking forward to the next video!
Great video!
Slava your English is amazing. You speak better than a lot of Americans. You are marketable finding a career abroad
Interesting tip guy. I've been struggling in learning English for almost 20 years 🤣🤣🤣 it doesn't reach to what I expect.
I'm 53 and have learnt a few languages from living in different countries. Last 5 years I've been in China. My Chinese is ok, good enough to have a BF and work here. So after Chinese anything else is easy. But your level of English is truly impressive. I took the lazy way by immersion in various countries over the years. I hope to live in Georgia after I retire from China so Russian is useful though English is universal and not very welcome in former Soviet counties as well. But I love the sound of Russian as my parents were Yugoslav, Russian is more useful for more countries.
I just discovered your channel after seeing your video about your cousin driving from London to Russia.
Anyway, upon hearing you speak I thought you'd spent a lot of time in the US. I couldn't figure out where your 'accent' was from, then when you mentioned spending time in Tennessee, it all clicked. I hear the Southern influence in your accent now.
Nice English man.... my problem is switching between the languages, I don't talk much in my regular life and English requires some effort your mouth even getting tired lol, so when I'm switching to English I sound terribly early into the conversation until my mouth adapts after that monotone and relaxed russian.
I have the exact same problem 😂😂 May I ask where you from?
Okay when I move to Russia soon I definitely want to meet you. Your English is by far the best I've heard from all of the Russian people that I know. I have friends in Chelyabinsk and I know that Ekaterinburg is not so far from that city. It would be awesome if you gave me a few tips about living in Russia and in return you could interview me haha
Nice, for how long will you live in Russia?
Small world Brian, I also have friends in Chelyabinsk. I would love to move there but I am way over the hill so I will just have to be satisfied with videos and phone calls. Good luck to you on your move.
@@4franz4 I am going to be an expat so I will be living in Moscow for atleast a year. I'm nervous haha
@@Bentcypress I never thought I would have Russian friends whatsoever until I met students that came to my small town of Lee, MA for a work and travel program. I love it!
Hello Brian! if you're an English teacher, you will have no problems with finding a job in Moscow, I think you'll easily find one being a native speaker. And I also do not think you need any tips about living here, the city is very big, people nowadays are much friendlier than it used to be in 90s, for example. Welcome to Russia!
Mystery solved! I've watched a good number of your videos and I swore you were an American from the south, as you have a slight southern accent. I heard you say often that you're Russian, but it didn't seem that it was so. Now I see and I also know what it seems you have the southern accent. I was stationed for about 3 years in Knoxville,TN (I was a Navy Medic for 20 years and I'm from the northern panhandle of West Virginia) which isn't all that far from Pidgeon Forge and now it makes sense. You programs are very good and informative. I just recently gotten to know a guy from Moscow and have watched a lot about Russia and like you, my preconceived ideas of what Russia was like (I'm a child of the 60's) have been blown out of the water. Thanks for what you do and keep up the good work!
Thank you so much
Great advice! Very good!
AWESOME!!!.....thank you for the story, finally i learned how u got your english/american language skills...... ;-)
Cheers from Tennessee! Your channel is better than anything on TV. Come back to visit
Thank you
Your accent is excellent! I had to listen very closely but could not hear any mispronunciations. I'm from Detroit Michigan, you sound like you're from Michigan also. Nicely done!
Hey Sergey! i am from Sevierville TN!!!! i wached you many videos! very impressive!!! but when i found out that you was in TN ,make me so exidet!!! Good luck to you!!! stay save!!!!