
There is a clear difference between ‘w’ and ‘v’ sounds. ‘Vs’ and ‘Ws’ sound: This is a common problem for many Asians and Europeans, so don’t take it personally. In ‘Robert’, the stress is on first R let the second ‘r’ flow, without any pronounced stress.Ģ. Practice the stress on this sound, and listen to how your American/English friends use it. Don’t totally chewing up the sound of ‘R’ in other cases. Let the sound of R flow don’t put too much stress on this sound especially in the middle or in the end of a word. ‘ R’ pronunciation: There are varying observations on the sound of ‘R’: Katie is pronounced almost like KaDie, water like waDer. It should sounds more like a ‘d’ in many cases, especially between vowels. ‘T’ sounds almost like ‘D’: In some parts of American/Europe Pronunciation of ‘t’ is supposed to be less crisp. The pronunciation of ‘Rs’, ‘Ts’, ‘Ds’ is not clear or hard to understand/distinguish:

For overall accent reduction and how to lose your accent, refer to the posts at the bottom of this article.īased on common observations by everybody and feedback, here are some of the main problem areas, along with the tips to improve them:ġ. This post focuses on the specific difficulties that people from India encounter when speaking English, or during pronunciations of certain parts of English speech. Key tips on English pronunciation and accent improvement for people from India:
