Howhowdoyoufeelwhen a nonnativespeaksyourlanguage?
ネイティブではない人があなたの言語を話したとき、あなたはどう感じますか?
Confused, stressed, happy, sad?
混乱、ストレス、嬉しい、悲しい?
Howdoesitmakeyoufeel?
どんな風に感じますか?
I knowmyself.
私は自分を知っています。
I justfeellikeit's normal.
普通のことだと思っています。
WehavesomanynonnativeslivinghereintheUKthere, acceptedwithopenarms, andwelovetalkingtothem, meetingthem, listeningtowhattheyhavetosaythat a zoo, longastheyhave a goodunderstandingofgrammarandcanhold a conversationthanthingsair.
Being a pronunciationspecialist, I knowitplays a bigpartbecauseifyou'repronouncing a loadofwordsandsoundswrongoryouhaveparticularhabits, thenitcanmakeitdifficultforusonthenthat's whenitmightmakesomeofsomenativesfeel a bitanxiouslisteningtoyou, becausemaybeyourpronunciationisdifficulttounderstand, andwefeelbadforhavingThioaskyoutorepeatyourselfallthetime.
Butnowadays, withmoreof a contemporarystyleofRP, whichisspokenintheSouth, whichiswhat I teachonlyteachkindofSouthernmodifiedmodernRPMostpeoplenowadayswouldjustsaynegotiate, justlikewiththeotherword.
Butonething I reallywantyoutodoisunderstandthatwhenwehave a voicedcontinentattheendof a word, it's noasvoicedasitwouldbeatthebeginningoftheword, Let's saythewordveryokay, Sayitwithme.
Ah, forthesoundyouneedtokindofliftyourtongueup a bitintothecentralareaoffyourmouth.
ああ、音を出すには、舌を少し持ち上げて、口の中心部から離れたところにする必要があります。
Sointhemiddleofyourmouth.
だから、口の中の真ん中で。
Andi, I wantyoutokindofrelaxyourmouthneutral, Uh, butit's whenwestartaddingcontinentstothemandothersoundsanditbecomes a wordandwehavetostarttalkingfast.
Youcouldpronounce a vowelsoundabsolutely, perfectlyonitsown, Butwhenyoustarttryingtosayitinwords, that's whenitcanstarttogetreallydifficultandyoustartmakingmistakes, particularlywhenyouhavetostarttalkingto a native.
Okay, soifyouwanttojustsoundlike a normalBritishpersonin a pubandifyouonlyifyoudrinkalcohol, ofcourse, ifyoudon't drinkalcohol, don't order a pintofbeer, obviously.