My Pronunciation
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:10 am
Ok... I'm gunna do it! or at least I want to. I'm putting myself out there, I want my accent to be judged and corrected. I'm not yet ready for conversation I know that for a fact, or I'd be all about skype. My listening skills aren't the beeeest but, what are you gunna do, I've been learning for like 5 months. Anyway, is there any way I could record some sound files and upload them somewhere for everyone to access and critique? (preferably not youtube but can do if it's all there is). I have some holes in my game but I feel like I don't do to bad!! I really do, there's so much emphasis on accents that I want to get it right early on!
One thing I have been kind of concerned about is dialect. Considering I don't know which pronunciations are relative to dialect I might say one word here and the other there and just sound like an idiot lol. SO I really want to do this, feel free to tap my fingers as I play.
I wanted to do a pre Blas Na Gaidhlig and then a post Blas Na Gaidhlig. This is pre lol. So I'd like to do a sound file with my vowels/consonants then some words then sentences. I don't think i'm to bad... I don't want to regret saying that but dialect can be confusing this far from home. I don't know if my Lj is 100% but I give it a good go. I hear it as a clear y when some people say it and more of an l from my palate on sites like Akerbies. With some things it's hard to know if i'm doing it right because there's no one to say, "no, like this!" =[ BUT I'm ready to get interactive here... *cough* and stop chewing on my tongue for 30 mintues wondering if I'm saying my Lj right or not.
I noticed it's 35 quid plus shipping on the UK site for Blas na Gaidhlig aaaaaand $334.99 USED on the US site so.... O_o no to that. Lol nae joke.
One thing I have been kind of concerned about is dialect. Considering I don't know which pronunciations are relative to dialect I might say one word here and the other there and just sound like an idiot lol. SO I really want to do this, feel free to tap my fingers as I play.
I wanted to do a pre Blas Na Gaidhlig and then a post Blas Na Gaidhlig. This is pre lol. So I'd like to do a sound file with my vowels/consonants then some words then sentences. I don't think i'm to bad... I don't want to regret saying that but dialect can be confusing this far from home. I don't know if my Lj is 100% but I give it a good go. I hear it as a clear y when some people say it and more of an l from my palate on sites like Akerbies. With some things it's hard to know if i'm doing it right because there's no one to say, "no, like this!" =[ BUT I'm ready to get interactive here... *cough* and stop chewing on my tongue for 30 mintues wondering if I'm saying my Lj right or not.
I noticed it's 35 quid plus shipping on the UK site for Blas na Gaidhlig aaaaaand $334.99 USED on the US site so.... O_o no to that. Lol nae joke.