10:50 language is not something you learn, is something you live with. I LOVE THAT. I agree because in order to learn a new language you need to use it in your own life. memorizing is not enough. learn it, repeat it, use it and live it.
Well, the only problem is that she claims she has an American accent when she clearly does not. She does speak clearly and fluently nobody is saying she doesn't.
It does not matter if she has the perfect accent or not. She is able to communicate well and do her business effectively in the States. Also, she’s amazing and I lobe what she’s doing with this business. As someone who’s passionate about language, I truly admire her.
After reading the comments i can conclude... that she is really a good speaker and she gives an amazing piece of language classes and i wish marina a lot more success...we love u mam
Hey Marina, you inspire me so much. I love your accent. This is the best reason to continuing watching your videos on RUclips. I also like the way that you make vlogs. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I could hear an accent, but it's one of those accents that's pretty close to being like a native speaker. It definitely shows a lot of hard work and practice!
Well...first, your English is very clear and fluent. And when I listen to you speaking English, I can tell you've worked hard on learning American pronunciation. Second - I think there's nothing wrong at all with having some "color" from your native language in your English. Even among native speakers, their speech tells a lot about where they come from, both geographically and culturally. If you want to get closer to native speech and that's a priority, by all means, do it, but I'd also say "Don't stress about it." Also, you sound a lot more intelligent than a "Valley Girl!" Listening to you speaking, I can tell that English is not your mother tongue, but there's very little to tell me exactly where you're from; if I didn't already know, I would not think, "Ah, she's Russian!" But there are two things that quickly "give you away" as a non-native. The first is the cadence - the rhythm - of your speech. Part of it is the way you shorten certain syllables. An example is "project" - You lengthen the stressed "pro" and shorten "ject." But we'd generally maintain the length in "ject." This kind of shortening is what makes non-native speakers confuse "thirty" and "thirteen" -- they shorten the "teen" when its not accented. Listen to the rhythm The other is how you treat your final consonants. One example "Hot coffee" - Almost no Americans would release that "T" at the end of "hot." We'd pronounce the "t" but stop it in our throats (glottalized t). We'd say "Hoʔt coffee" Brits release the T. I'm not writing this to put you down, just perhaps to make some parts of our pronunciation a little more accessible. :)
Of course, her speech cannot be as good as native English speakers. Your Language is English and you can distinguish the non-native speakers. Oh man, what a brilliant skill.
Mimicking is the single best thing you can do. The thing that creates accents in the first place is reading words written with letters that you pronounce differently in your native language, so you end up creating bad habits from the beginning. Listen to how people speak first, THEN learn how to write and spell.
@Lucas I agree, that how people learn their first language whether that is English or something else. But when people are learning a second language they seem to forget that method and start learning from text books. Like you said this is what creates the accent.
I enjoy watching Marina's old videos. It's been only 4 years, but the difference is so huge. It's really interesting to observe her and also think about how I have grown since 4 years)
I thought the same thing. I don't know how long he be living in Russia but over time he might lose the American accent and it might become a mixture of Russian.
Wooooow so many jealous people here, YOU'RE GREEEN WITH ENVY, no doubt she speaks English fluently and for a foreign who almost had lived her entire life in Russia ,she definitely has a great American accent, you guys are picking on her but i'm pretty sure you can't even speak as well as she does with this awesome accent, CALM DOWN you don't need to indicate these tons of jealousy, just try to get over it 😂😂
There are a lot of nitpickers on here. She's a work in progress. Did any of you complaining about her accent realize that she learned English with a British accent initially. I think she has done a great job transitioning from that accent and moving more towards an American accent. Plus this woman speaks what...four languages. I see nothing to complain about here. Here is another great American idiom some of you should practice. Don't hate, congratulate.
beaujac311 I'm not really a hater neither am I nitpicking but the nitpicking comments are really stemmed from her stating that she has mastered the American Accent while many still notice that she has a foreign accent many a times. I'm not quite sure what her accent is but the nitpicking comments are mainly scrutised based on that reasoning.
yep, as much as I do feel bad for her after reading some comments I do understand where people are coming from. Cause when you do imply that you're basically perfect at something while you still have room to grow even if you're quite good at it, naturally people would be like... mmm no you're not. It's always better not to have really high expectations and be pleasantly surprised rather than expect too much and then be kinda disappointed. Especially after someone praised his own self.
Well said. She speaks more than one language...1st asset...she is not only fluent but WELL VERSED. Many native speakers don't have rich vocabulary...no judgement. Just emphasizing how good she is despite having an accent. In other words...having an accent doesnt mean anything.
Very fluent in American English! She speaks quickly and effortlessly. Her accent is still foreign-sounding, though. She still has ways to go in that area.
Oh my god. I remember being a subscriber of this channel when she had around 60k subs , now she has 620K subs. This channel is soooo great and helpfull !!!! I feel kinda proud to be a subscriber of this channel LOL .
when you listen to a podcast, use only one headphone and keep another your ear open. Repeat everything your can loudly while listening. Do it during 1 hour every day during a year and you'll get the accent you want. Just choose the right one initially
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Hi Marina I'm in the process of learning American accent. I kinda find it difficult with the Pronounciation. Watching your vlog helps me a lot to learn.. ❤🥰
Hi Marina, I'm so proud of you giving an interview to a Russian Radio Station and they were amazed by your American English teaching to the whole world. You are a great woman Marina
It's how you mimic certain manner of speaking. In reality people speak completely different. Everyone doesn't speak to a certain pattern, every individual is not identical in the manner of speaking.
My American boyfriend said, "She does not sound American, I could tell she's an imposter." To me, I think we all have our accent which is a part of us and it proves our identity. I admire her hard work on her English skill and she is my motivation to reduce my Asian accent. I hope one day, my accent would be reduced or I will soon have neutral accent.
I live and work in Silicon Valley as a Web Developer. I've moved to the US from Russia when I was a little girl and I still have just a slight accent left (barely noticeable). When I speak, everyone thinks I am an American, although I look like your typical pretty Russian girl. I can tell you that you haven't mastered your American accent. Had you moved to the US when you were 10 years old, sure, you would speak like an American. But I still hear thick Russian accent present in your speech. Other than that, good job on learning English and making it here.
Marina... I've really loved the way of u're American accent is gone..even if u're not an American... still u're just speaking like a natural American girl..!
I'm Russian as well living in the United States and I can clearly hear your Russian accent. It's fine tho, we all have it and for most of us, it's practically impossible to get rid of it unless you take some accents reduction classes. You do speak a good english tho! Very clear, good grammar etc.
I think it's very recognisable with you're from the same country. Like for me it's super easy to spot Italians speaking English. I would have never guessed where she was from exactly
She speaks really clearly. I have been in a couple English speaking countries but many people don't even speak as clearly as she does. She's definitely way above average. However, I guess speaking w accents doesn't mean that your English is not good. The thing is how clearly you speak to get your ideas across in my opinion. An obsession with a particular accent can make you neglect other important parts of learning a language. Plus, having accents can be unique and an advantage if it's communicable.
The accent doesn't matter, hey, you can do things that native speakers cannot! Living abroad, having a visa + fluency and all the stuff like this is more impressive than just have no accent since these things are literally the challenge for so many people! This victory isn't like just be born and grow up in the USA, it is a much more complicated thing. Who was born in Russia, you know...You have choices within your country, but all the ways are wrong.
Marina, you are amazing, I'm really thankful for your videos it is so helpful to me, I'm inspired by your videos to study more and more, not only to become fluent but to get the American Accent as well, if I can speak like you in the future I'll be so happy. I must say that you have a beautiful American accent.
One of the common tactics that hear is somebody covering up a foreign accent with one of the American accents. It's like putting barbecue sauce on piroshki.
@@emrebilgi Before Marina came to the US, she spent only 2-3 months in the UK in total. There's no way for anyone to have a British accent after 2-3 months. My guess is that she mispronounced "hot" in the way many Russians do: instead of /h/, she used Russian [x], which sounds like /kh/ to American ears, and then instead of British /ɒ/ (which is the *open* back rounded vowel), she used Russian "o" (which is the *mid* back rounded vowel), thus it sounded somewhat similar to "o" in "cold". In fact, she mentioned in another video that she did not open her mouth wide enough when she came to the US, and if you don't drop your jaw low enough, you can't produce the /ɒ/ sound.
She still has a slight accent which is find , I myself have a slight accent as well because I'm not from the US and have never been to the US . However my English level is really good and I'm proud of it .
As a foreigner living in US,l would have known you are a foreigner. You still have a foreign accent and it's fine. I can feel you slowing down to sound more American 😂😂your pronouncing is on point but you dont have the flow entirely. Good job!
Marina, you don't have an American accent, you speak very clearly. If you want to hear an American accent, watch JR Ewing in the old TV series Dallas. 😀
Hello, guys! I see that some people are trying to discuss about her accent just it is american or something like this I would like to say that it does not really matter that she has an american accent or does not the main point is that she is an up-level speaker and eager to help us to be better, I am not trying to compliment her as I am a learner and I have learned plenty of things by the help of Marina Thank you very much Marina for doing great job
“How I speak American accent” too much confidence in that sentence I think. It’s really good to have that confidence that you doing it right way. But trust me, you not 100% sound as American. It’s just a reality. But I like your accent. Keep improving it.
@@principe.5116 But she hasn't mastered it, nobody would believe she was american. She also still makes a lot of basic grammatical errors that are common for russians
Hey, I was proud of you on that radio show. you spoke perfect American English; you were happy, but not giddy; and most of all, you promoted your current businesses. Congratulations, kid, you have come a long way in a short time.
Listen, I'm a West European and I speak 5 languages fluently yet I HATE when people praise me or ask me to showcase my skills. No matter how light my accent is, I'll always sound foreign. The problem with her is that 1. she overestimates her English and 2. she loves the attention. Her English is excellent but the fact she thinks she sounds like a native American (when her accent is very apparent) is quite cringy.
She did polish her pronunciation though. This video was shot 4 years ago. When I first came across her channel it was one of the recent ones, and I really thought she was American.
@@Rainmakeroffire you are the cringe. Why can’t all of the people speak in English? Idiot people. It’s enough to speak in English. If everyone would speak, it’s wouldn’t be a problem, but noooooooo, a variety of people can speak only in their own language. Idiots.
What do you mean by “mastering your American accent”? When I listen to you I can clearly tell you’re not a native American English speaker and this isn’t at all an insult! And having a foreign accent isn’t bad! We Americans love foreign accents!
I like your enthusiasm Marina!! I think speaking a foreign language is about being able to communicate and not about having a perfect American or British accent. We must work on our accent and try to have as many chances as possible to get in touch with natives, but we must realize that after certain age we can't get a perfect native-like accent because people may feel frustrated if they don't acquire this. Our native accent shouldn't interfere with communication. Good Vibes!! 😂🤗
Sure but accents are awesome! Nothing wrong with getting rid of an accent (there's always an accent- American, UK, Australian, etc). Some are really sexy (Californian, London), some are full of character. Even in Spain, you know where someone is from with the different Spanish accents; same with Pakistan--there's a pride alongside it
Matheus ryos is your problem dude. Everyone that say that is free to say it same with you. It’s similar when someone try to learn Spanish, their English accent is beautiful to appreciate it. So to be honest is more important see the wonderful things about the accent
I can't image that my english oral expression and listening capacity improved a lot just by reciting after you .maybe I was impressed by your beauty.it proved that it's a good way to learn english if you follow a gorgeous girl(not lady .hahaha).
My students said that she spoke fast and fluently,but she didn’t have an American accent...all my students who has been learning English realized and recognized that she was the gorgeous Russian lady 🌷
Your sound placement is off, it’s not resonating in the middle of the mouth as it should be for the Standard American Accent. Breathing is off (probably due to the tongue still sitting in the russian accent position blocking off the pharynx, and vowels are all over the place. Keep practicing and never give up!
Standard american accent? That's not even a thing, there's many different variations of it lol. Plus her accent is amazing. You're being extremely overly critical.
Nick Rodney hi, I thought your comment is super interesting. I feel the same thing too. But can you elaborate more on that. I think American English is more relaxing and lazy than other languages. Asian speakers often have a high pitched tone. I’m really looking forward to know your thoughts on American Placement. Thank you
Phước Xương first of all you gotta bring the resonance down to the chest, you can notice how most Americans sound very chesty and compressed even when they speak higher in pitch, for non-native speakers you can achieve this by doing some singing exercises and getting that strong vocal cord compression. After that you need to focus on the proper breathing from the low abdominal area by breathing in deeply and letting your diaphragm expand - that will help creating that nice full resonant voice. And only then you start working on correct tongue position to create American vowels, everything starts with the schwa neutral vowel there’s plenty info on that you can find online. What she did was she’s done a lot of work on the vowels and a little bit on intonation which usually is the last step but her core resonance and placement is still sitting up high in the throat area that’s why no matter how precise her tongue position is she always sounds russian.
Hey, man, those things you mentioned about breathing and tongue position are incredibly interesting. I've been looking for similar information but teachers out here barely get along with showing the most superficial things. I'd be glad if you could send me some resources about this. Thanks, bro
Hey, how've you guys been? I'm Cicero from Brazil but I'd lived in America for a couple of years, and nowadays I work teaching online English classes for a Languages School in Boston, Massachussets, US. I can teach English to Portuguese speakers, and I also can teach Portuguese to English ones.
Just made back from Russia.. I was so impressed with how nice and friendly people were to tourists... I practiced all the Russian I had learned and got so many smiles.. Yekaterinburg was my favorite city. Also Russian women are so beautiful and they dress very nice 😍
I've learnt many idioms which are unknown to me...Thanks a lot...My dream is to learn American accent as much as I can..n improve my vocabulary...U r soo cute 😍
You've got extremely clear pronunciation and you speak in a very natural/fluid manner!
Are you native speaker?
@@fetehewondimagegn9682 i am and he is right. But I still hear her russian accent. It's alot fainter tho
Hey ,buddy can you help me out to learn American accent? I am from India.😊
Omg It's youuuu. You're such a good teacher. I follow you in Instagram. I've learned a lot from you.
That's exactly right
10:50 language is not something you learn, is something you live with.
I LOVE THAT.
I agree because in order to learn a new language you need to use it in your own life. memorizing is not enough.
learn it, repeat it, use it and live it.
SO BEAUTIFUL! LOVE IT 🙌🏻
And enjoy it.
I do not understand why people complain about the accent. She speaks very clearly. Language is about communication not having the "perfect" accent.
Learning to speak like a US American is more about reducing discrimination than reducing one's foreign accent.
Well, the only problem is that she claims she has an American accent when she clearly does not. She does speak clearly and fluently nobody is saying she doesn't.
@@vicol93 Idk sounds American to me, there's a hint of Russian (maybe).
@@JohnSmith-pg9ns I think you should fix your grammar when you lie.
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I really love your videos! I'm brazilian student and I love to learn with yours advises! Great!
It does not matter if she has the perfect accent or not. She is able to communicate well and do her business effectively in the States. Also, she’s amazing and I lobe what she’s doing with this business. As someone who’s passionate about language, I truly admire her.
I am a non-native of English, and I completely think her English is so identical to the native. So comfort to listened
its not
It's just like mine, brazilians don't perceive my accent most of the time, but americans, they do.
After reading the comments i can conclude...
that she is really a good speaker and she gives an amazing piece of language classes and i wish marina a lot more success...we love u mam
Hey Marina, you inspire me so much. I love your accent. This is the best reason to continuing watching your videos on RUclips. I also like the way that you make vlogs. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Thank you so much ♥️♥️♥️
Immersion is the best way to learn a language. There are some tips you only learn when having a spontaneous interaction of daily conversations.
*Agree :)*
She speaks fluent and has a very clear pronunciation BUT I still hear that Russian accent.
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Which is completely normal and incredibly hard to get rid of. So please appreciate her hard work.
The accent is in the intonation
Hey marina ,your English is so fluent and your videos encourage me so much . Thank you so much for make this type learning videos.
I could hear an accent, but it's one of those accents that's pretty close to being like a native speaker. It definitely shows a lot of hard work and practice!
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Well...first, your English is very clear and fluent. And when I listen to you speaking English, I can tell you've worked hard on learning American pronunciation.
Second - I think there's nothing wrong at all with having some "color" from your native language in your English. Even among native speakers, their speech tells a lot about where they come from, both geographically and culturally. If you want to get closer to native speech and that's a priority, by all means, do it, but I'd also say "Don't stress about it." Also, you sound a lot more intelligent than a "Valley Girl!"
Listening to you speaking, I can tell that English is not your mother tongue, but there's very little to tell me exactly where you're from; if I didn't already know, I would not think, "Ah, she's Russian!"
But there are two things that quickly "give you away" as a non-native. The first is the cadence - the rhythm - of your speech. Part of it is the way you shorten certain syllables. An example is "project" - You lengthen the stressed "pro" and shorten "ject." But we'd generally maintain the length in "ject." This kind of shortening is what makes non-native speakers confuse "thirty" and "thirteen" -- they shorten the "teen" when its not accented. Listen to the rhythm
The other is how you treat your final consonants. One example "Hot coffee" - Almost no Americans would release that "T" at the end of "hot." We'd pronounce the "t" but stop it in our throats (glottalized t). We'd say "Hoʔt coffee" Brits release the T.
I'm not writing this to put you down, just perhaps to make some parts of our pronunciation a little more accessible. :)
This is actually really helpful.
Of course, her speech cannot be as good as native English speakers. Your Language is English and you can distinguish the non-native speakers. Oh man, what a brilliant skill.
@@erdemer7236 So out of everything I wrote there, that is the only thing you took away?
This is great feedback.
You gave lots of good feedback here! Another non native slip i heard is when she pronounced “process” like pro-cess instead of PRA-cess
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Mimicking is the single best thing you can do. The thing that creates accents in the first place is reading words written with letters that you pronounce differently in your native language, so you end up creating bad habits from the beginning. Listen to how people speak first, THEN learn how to write and spell.
I wish I knew this back then when I've started to learn English. It is so difficult to fix all those bad habits now.
@Lucas
I agree, that how people learn their first language whether that is English or something else. But when people are learning a second language they seem to forget that method and start learning from text books. Like you said this is what creates the accent.
Couldn’t agree more,
Wish I had known that fact before.
I enjoy watching Marina's old videos. It's been only 4 years, but the difference is so huge. It's really interesting to observe her and also think about how I have grown since 4 years)
The male interviewer has a really good American accent.
John Labus that's cuz he's from Canada.
I thought the same thing. I don't know how long he be living in Russia but over time he might lose the American accent and it might become a mixture of Russian.
John Labus that’s exactly what I was thinking!
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The only person in this video who has a clear American accent 🤣
You sound amazing. I love the way you talk. Keep moving forward!❤
Wooooow so many jealous people here, YOU'RE GREEEN WITH ENVY, no doubt she speaks English fluently and for a foreign who almost had lived her entire life in Russia ,she definitely has a great American accent, you guys are picking on her but i'm pretty sure you can't even speak as well as she does with this awesome accent, CALM DOWN you don't need to indicate these tons of jealousy, just try to get over it 😂😂
I agree with u
Yes
I like this girl but she doesn't sound American. I'm American I know the difference.
@@NoaNoir oh hi 😊
@@NoaNoir she might not sound 100٪ American but she has got a good accent though
"mastered" is quite an overstatement
There are a lot of nitpickers on here. She's a work in progress. Did any of you complaining about her accent realize that she learned English with a British accent initially. I think she has done a great job transitioning from that accent and moving more towards an American accent. Plus this woman speaks what...four languages. I see nothing to complain about here. Here is another great American idiom some of you should practice. Don't hate, congratulate.
beaujac311 I'm not really a hater neither am I nitpicking but the nitpicking comments are really stemmed from her stating that she has mastered the American Accent while many still notice that she has a foreign accent many a times. I'm not quite sure what her accent is but the nitpicking comments are mainly scrutised based on that reasoning.
yep, as much as I do feel bad for her after reading some comments I do understand where people are coming from. Cause when you do imply that you're basically perfect at something while you still have room to grow even if you're quite good at it, naturally people would be like... mmm no you're not. It's always better not to have really high expectations and be pleasantly surprised rather than expect too much and then be kinda disappointed. Especially after someone praised his own self.
get a life stupid dog
That's what happens when you claim to have mastered something.
I am a French native speaker and yet I don't dare to say I have mastered French.
Well said. She speaks more than one language...1st asset...she is not only fluent but WELL VERSED. Many native speakers don't have rich vocabulary...no judgement. Just emphasizing how good she is despite having an accent. In other words...having an accent doesnt mean anything.
Very fluent in American English! She speaks quickly and effortlessly. Her accent is still foreign-sounding, though. She still has ways to go in that area.
Ilya Kuryakin She does still have an accent actually.
Oh my god.
I remember being a subscriber of this channel when she had around 60k subs , now she has 620K subs. This channel is soooo great and helpfull !!!!
I feel kinda proud to be a subscriber of this channel LOL .
1.1 million subscribers!
@@user-il9lr3lq9z 3.2 million
when you listen to a podcast, use only one headphone and keep another your ear open. Repeat everything your can loudly while listening. Do it during 1 hour every day during a year and you'll get the accent you want. Just choose the right one initially
It's amazing man the way you through out.
Marina congratulations, you always encouraged me to keep learning, great interview.
Ma'am ...i love your smile...always keep smiling 😄
You're doing great things 😍💯
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Incredibly fluent speaker. Thank you
Really cute lady Marina, I love your all stories please keep continue!
Wow, I was really impressed your English level, you speak like a native speaker!
Hi
Marina
I'm in the process of learning American accent. I kinda find it difficult with the Pronounciation. Watching your vlog helps me a lot to learn.. ❤🥰
Hi Marina, I'm so proud of you giving an interview to a Russian Radio Station and they were amazed by your American English teaching to the whole world. You are a great woman Marina
It's how you mimic certain manner of speaking. In reality people speak completely different. Everyone doesn't speak to a certain pattern, every individual is not identical in the manner of speaking.
Notice how she is alway smiling when she talks it helps a lot!
My American boyfriend said, "She does not sound American, I could tell she's an imposter." To me, I think we all have our accent which is a part of us and it proves our identity. I admire her hard work on her English skill and she is my motivation to reduce my Asian accent. I hope one day, my accent would be reduced or I will soon have neutral accent.
*Your boyfriend must be fun at parties*
@@haitiancreolewithluciano saki pasé frè?
Honey!! She sounds American.
@@QUEEN-df1mc No, she doesn't.
I live and work in Silicon Valley as a Web Developer. I've moved to the US from Russia when I was a little girl and I still have just a slight accent left (barely noticeable). When I speak, everyone thinks I am an American, although I look like your typical pretty Russian girl. I can tell you that you haven't mastered your American accent. Had you moved to the US when you were 10 years old, sure, you would speak like an American. But I still hear thick Russian accent present in your speech. Other than that, good job on learning English and making it here.
hey Marina thanks you are an angel. i'm better in english because of you.
Marina... I've really loved the way of u're American accent is gone..even if u're not an American... still u're just speaking like a natural American girl..!
I'm Russian as well living in the United States and I can clearly hear your Russian accent. It's fine tho, we all have it and for most of us, it's practically impossible to get rid of it unless you take some accents reduction classes. You do speak a good english tho! Very clear, good grammar etc.
Hi @Slava
What do you think of Anna's accent from English Fluency Journey
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I think it's very recognisable with you're from the same country. Like for me it's super easy to spot Italians speaking English. I would have never guessed where she was from exactly
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She speaks really clearly. I have been in a couple English speaking countries but many people don't even speak as clearly as she does. She's definitely way above average. However, I guess speaking w accents doesn't mean that your English is not good. The thing is how clearly you speak to get your ideas across in my opinion. An obsession with a particular accent can make you neglect other important parts of learning a language. Plus, having accents can be unique and an advantage if it's communicable.
The accent doesn't matter, hey, you can do things that native speakers cannot! Living abroad, having a visa + fluency and all the stuff like this is more impressive than just have no accent since these things are literally the challenge for so many people! This victory isn't like just be born and grow up in the USA, it is a much more complicated thing.
Who was born in Russia, you know...You have choices within your country, but all the ways are wrong.
Marina, you are amazing, I'm really thankful for your videos it is so helpful to me, I'm inspired by your videos to study more and more, not only to become fluent but to get the American Accent as well, if I can speak like you in the future I'll be so happy. I must say that you have a beautiful American accent.
you don't have an american accent
Hi, I'm learning American accent now, can you please tell which parts of her accent that does not sound like American accent? Thank you in advance.
VeryNuclear
Better than some of these southern retards that can’t speak English. 😂😭😂
Accent has got nothing to do. Even if you can speak like this girl it's fine. Just be confident and don't think about accent while you're speaking :)
bung coba the way she pronounces the letter "u" in words like tune makes it pretty apparent.
She tries to imitate American accent but she doesn't speak like a native American English speaker. Her English is great but she has a foreign accent.
I'm Brazilian and I love your channel
Your and SandyMakesSense is the best English languages RUclips channels. I'm from Poland that you are my neighbors :)
Best regards.
One of the common tactics that hear is somebody covering up a foreign accent with one of the American accents. It's like putting barbecue sauce on piroshki.
I'm really surprised of their good accents and the level of English! I'm gonna listen to the radio, thank u!
DJ speaks English absolutely fantastically...his level I see is super advanced 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼is he a native speaker? I really enjoy his English 😎
Your videos are really helpful!!!!!!
How sweet you are! Your key to success is your jolly & lively presentation.
Ahahaha about the “hot coffee “- the same thing and actually also in Starbucks happened to me in Washington DC😅😅😅
I wonder how come "hot coffee" could ever be understood as cold coffee. The male DJ was also surprised.
@@emrebilgi
Before Marina came to the US, she spent only 2-3 months in the UK in total. There's no way for anyone to have a British accent after 2-3 months. My guess is that she mispronounced "hot" in the way many Russians do: instead of /h/, she used Russian [x], which sounds like /kh/ to American ears, and then instead of British /ɒ/ (which is the *open* back rounded vowel), she used Russian "o" (which is the *mid* back rounded vowel), thus it sounded somewhat similar to "o" in "cold". In fact, she mentioned in another video that she did not open her mouth wide enough when she came to the US, and if you don't drop your jaw low enough, you can't produce the /ɒ/ sound.
Hi
She still has a slight accent which is find , I myself have a slight accent as well because I'm not from the US and have never been to the US . However my English level is really good and I'm proud of it .
you're awesome...
You're really a conqueror!!! Congrats!!!
Mary keep doing this... I’m learning a lot from you❤️❤️❤️
Hello my is victor am asking for to go in America am suffering too in Africa I want found live to help my family please 🥺🥺
As a foreigner living in US,l would have known you are a foreigner. You still have a foreign accent and it's fine. I can feel you slowing down to sound more American 😂😂your pronouncing is on point but you dont have the flow entirely. Good job!
Do a video on how you met Dmitry Pistolyako.
Marina, you don't have an American accent, you speak very clearly. If you want to hear an American accent, watch JR Ewing in the old TV series Dallas. 😀
Марина, у вас прекрасно подвешен язык! Было очень приятно слушать😉
а теперь на английском)
I love her accent, it's not really American and Russian. As whole, this is one of my favorite channels to learn English.
Hey Marina make a video about this abbreviations, It could be so useful ^^
Hello, guys! I see that some people are trying to discuss about her accent just it is american or something like this
I would like to say that it does not really matter that she has an american accent or does not
the main point is that she is an up-level speaker and eager to help us to be better, I am not trying to compliment her as I am a learner and I have learned plenty of things by the help of Marina
Thank you very much Marina for doing great job
Absolutely right....I agree with you. There are lots of people who are just busy in finding faults...they will not get time to learn due to this habit
“How I speak American accent” too much confidence in that sentence I think. It’s really good to have that confidence that you doing it right way. But trust me, you not 100% sound as American. It’s just a reality. But I like your accent. Keep improving it.
it's like saying you don't speak a language 100% just because words are added every day lmfao, she do speak with american accent
@@principe.5116 But she hasn't mastered it, nobody would believe she was american. She also still makes a lot of basic grammatical errors that are common for russians
She speaks very good. She 's very fluent. Congratulations.
😂 Marina you was excited.. Good luck 🍀 keep it up ✌️
Hey, I was proud of you on that radio show. you spoke perfect American English; you were happy, but not giddy; and most of all, you promoted your current businesses. Congratulations, kid, you have come a long way in a short time.
she really speaks attractive, she motivate me alot.
wow, marina
I'm very happy for you
a speaker and a teacher like you should get these opportunities
Very good, I am impressed mam
mam? it's just girl :D
This is mohamed from jeddah.i love your smile.from now on i’ll folow your teaching lessons.
Listen, I'm a West European and I speak 5 languages fluently yet I HATE when people praise me or ask me to showcase my skills. No matter how light my accent is, I'll always sound foreign. The problem with her is that 1. she overestimates her English and 2. she loves the attention. Her English is excellent but the fact she thinks she sounds like a native American (when her accent is very apparent) is quite cringy.
It’s unimportant to learn 5 languages. English is the only important and useful language in the world😊
@@zencor4zencorn24 that's an utterly cringy and embarrassing statement man.
She did polish her pronunciation though. This video was shot 4 years ago. When I first came across her channel it was one of the recent ones, and I really thought she was American.
@@Rainmakeroffire you are the cringe. Why can’t all of the people speak in English? Idiot people. It’s enough to speak in English. If everyone would speak, it’s wouldn’t be a problem, but noooooooo, a variety of people can speak only in their own language. Idiots.
You speak so well and good and you are so cute and lovely when you laughing my heart would be happy
What do you mean by “mastering your American accent”? When I listen to you I can clearly tell you’re not a native American English speaker and this isn’t at all an insult! And having a foreign accent isn’t bad! We Americans love foreign accents!
do you like British accent?😲
hi would like to help me with my english!! :D i could u teach u spanish :D
The last message, which Dina read was actually from me. Well done, Marina!
Marina, I love your videos!💙 Congratulations to Russia at the World Cup👏. The final will be Brazil and Russia.
Rafael Dias da Cruz Henriques
No way amigo,one of the final teams will be FRANCE.
😂😂😂
Brazil is gonna beat France and then Russia. Just accept it.
I hear Russian players are doped
Rafael Assunção
We will see
I love to hear her :) It's so clear and easy to unterstand.
Marina your American English vocabulary & accent is superb !!
I look forward to learning Russian .
Yellow blue bus ! Ha ha ha
I like your enthusiasm Marina!! I think speaking a foreign language is about being able to communicate and not about having a perfect American or British accent. We must work on our accent and try to have as many chances as possible to get in touch with natives, but we must realize that after certain age we can't get a perfect native-like accent because people may feel frustrated if they don't acquire this. Our native accent shouldn't interfere with communication. Good Vibes!! 😂🤗
Love youuuu♥️ Marinaaa
You are freaking inspirational!!! Thank you!!!! Keep going!!!
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Sure but accents are awesome! Nothing wrong with getting rid of an accent (there's always an accent- American, UK, Australian, etc). Some are really sexy (Californian, London), some are full of character. Even in Spain, you know where someone is from with the different Spanish accents; same with Pakistan--there's a pride alongside it
Matheus ryos is your problem dude. Everyone that say that is free to say it same with you. It’s similar when someone try to learn Spanish, their English accent is beautiful to appreciate it. So to be honest is more important see the wonderful things about the accent
I can't image that my english oral expression and listening capacity improved a lot just by reciting after you .maybe I was impressed by your beauty.it proved that it's a good way to learn english if you follow a gorgeous girl(not lady .hahaha).
My students said that she spoke fast and fluently,but she didn’t have an American accent...all my students who has been learning English realized and recognized that she was the gorgeous Russian lady 🌷
LOL, that's what most people think. Speaking fast is all about American accent :D
Let see what your students gonna say now.. After 3 years
Really active, sweet and knowledgable.
Your sound placement is off, it’s not resonating in the middle of the mouth as it should be for the Standard American Accent. Breathing is off (probably due to the tongue still sitting in the russian accent position blocking off the pharynx, and vowels are all over the place. Keep practicing and never give up!
Standard american accent? That's not even a thing, there's many different variations of it lol. Plus her accent is amazing. You're being extremely overly critical.
Nick Rodney hi, I thought your comment is super interesting. I feel the same thing too. But can you elaborate more on that. I think American English is more relaxing and lazy than other languages. Asian speakers often have a high pitched tone. I’m really looking forward to know your thoughts on American Placement. Thank you
Phước Xương first of all you gotta bring the resonance down to the chest, you can notice how most Americans sound very chesty and compressed even when they speak higher in pitch, for non-native speakers you can achieve this by doing some singing exercises and getting that strong vocal cord compression. After that you need to focus on the proper breathing from the low abdominal area by breathing in deeply and letting your diaphragm expand - that will help creating that nice full resonant voice. And only then you start working on correct tongue position to create American vowels, everything starts with the schwa neutral vowel there’s plenty info on that you can find online. What she did was she’s done a lot of work on the vowels and a little bit on intonation which usually is the last step but her core resonance and placement is still sitting up high in the throat area that’s why no matter how precise her tongue position is she always sounds russian.
Hey, man, those things you mentioned about breathing and tongue position are incredibly interesting. I've been looking for similar information but teachers out here barely get along with showing the most superficial things. I'd be glad if you could send me some resources about this. Thanks, bro
Thanks, Nick. Your comment helped me a lot.
Mrena is very nice teacher
Amazing video !! Wooow
Omg Marina should lauch her own Podcast series. I know she is totally busy but her podcast would be extremely popular.
Q&A video please
Hey, how've you guys been? I'm Cicero from Brazil but I'd lived in America for a couple of years, and nowadays I work teaching online English classes for a Languages School in Boston, Massachussets, US. I can teach English to Portuguese speakers, and I also can teach Portuguese to English ones.
Your videos are very entertaining.
I'm 🇮🇳indian i love the way you speak English i wanna speak you like❤👍
Very helpful ! Thank you mam ❤
Greetings from Azerbaijan. I am following each of your videos and I am learning new things every day...🙂
Как всегда супер, спасибо!
marina, it is so amazing seeing you in a radio... and sharing ur experiences.... u rock !
nóis br usamos ´´lol`` toda hr principalmente em jogos!!
Just made back from Russia.. I was so impressed with how nice and friendly people were to tourists... I practiced all the Russian I had learned and got so many smiles.. Yekaterinburg was my favorite city. Also Russian women are so beautiful and they dress very nice 😍
Your accent is very light, but I could still guess that you are from Russia :)
How
@@chuxluy5608 cause he already knew she's from russia
I've learnt many idioms which are unknown to me...Thanks a lot...My dream is to learn American accent as much as I can..n improve my vocabulary...U r soo cute 😍