"French Accent - My French Accent Is Weak Can I Improve It?"

Yes, you can improve your French accent. Getting the real French accent is not a necesity when you think about it. People who should really get worried about their accent are those who learn French as a second language for their job, or business.

When we talk about French accent, we mean that you can speak like a native speaker. For example if you were to call someone over the telephone, he couldn't guess that you are not French.

Is this you? If yes, congratulations, you attained an excellent level, and you may get your A+ soon!

Don't be confused with typing French accents which consists in the different kind of accent above some French letters. Do not mix accent with pronunciation, It is an entire subject on its own.

Can an english (or American) native really get the right French accent?

Trying to get the right French accent may be your biggest challenge when trying to learn French as a second language. I know because I speak English fluently for more than twelve years now, and I still have a French accent!

It may be only me, because I have some friends who didn't keep their French accent at all.

Furthermore, when I was in New York, I use to speak English, and often people were asking me if I was Cuban. When I asked the reason, they told me that it was my English accent.

Trying to get the real French accent is not an easy task, and to really get it, you need to listen, listen... And listen again. The next thing you need to do is to repeat. There is no secret here.

After learning several languages (including Arabic and Spanish), I found that my tongue was inclined to adapt easily to these languages.

The American accent is really strong, and the accentuation on the words is totally different than French. Obviously, it is more difficult for an American to get it right than a british.

Which accent do you want to grasp?

People in Paris don't have the same accent than French in Marseille or Toulouse. It is a different story.

I guess that for starters, it's better to take the 'Paris-go' accent, the accent of peaple in the capital.

We say that 'les parisiens' (people living in Paris and ile de France) don't have accent. They speak French the right way. Those same people see that all other cities in France has its own accent, except Paris.

Ironically, people living in 'Marseille' see themselves without accent!

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