how i speak 5+ languages with NO ACCENT 🤓

i personally don’t mind having an accent or sounding “foreign” but i also don’t want to have the accent that is typical for my native language (i hope that makes sense)

As a native french, I would tell you're a foreign by your accent, however I would assume you have lived in France for a while because your accent is really good. I think that, at the end of the day it does not matter. If people understand you than why sweat it! Regardless you are very impressive and motivated me to pick up language learning again. Wish you all the best ❤

I'd also like to share a tip that was a game changer for me! If your country has foreigners from a country using your target language you get the 'opposite mirror' effect, let me explain: My example as a German, learning Spanish: I look on YT for Spanish/Latino celebrities, influencers, football players etc that live in Germany and have that recognizable Spanish accent. The thicker the accent the better you recognize the differences between languages. E.g. you'll immediately hear as a German that most of them omit all the pauses (glottal stops) and connect all sillables and words with each other which Germans don't usually do. Having noticed that, you finally might be able to work on getting rid of your 'sillable stops' while speaking Spanish yourself (a feature that all Spanish varieties have but that usually wouldn't be broadly covered in learning materials). There are even things that you can visually see just by looking closely to foreigners speaking your language:) Wondering if I'm the only one using that technique..at least I haven't seen it on YT yet.

I'm Gambian and my native language is Wollof. I studied English as a second language and mastered the phonetic alphabet on my own(YouTube really helped with that). Mastering the IPA Really helped coz I could pronunce words I've never seen before just by reading their phonetic spelling(it's a nice skill to have,trust me!). I also learned about connected speech and all that jazz so whenever I speak to native speakers on the phone they usually ask about my "accent" and are immediately surprised after I tell them that English is not my native language 😂.(This might also be due to the fact that I speak the language very fluently.) I am trying to achieve the British RP accent for my future career (Journalism)

This is an exceptional video, and congratulations on your life update! I especially appreciate your explanation on how the sound of a letter can change when combined with certain other letters. I knew they did, but it has not occurred to me to understand why and how phonetics change in this way. I'm weak on linguistics, but I'm sure there are plenty of resources for laypeople to help understand this better. Thanks again for all the effort you put into your content.

Hi Elyse 🙋‍♀️I know you are a native English speaker but I love your English accent. It’s so nice to hear. So elegant, clean and not exaggerated with the “r “ letter. Other than that I like your contents and how you openly share your learning journey with us. Thank you!!🙏💐

It's your pitch that perfectly adapts to different languages and your pronunciation is really good.

Thanks for sharing these suggestions! And for the resources youglish and farvo - nice! I don't necessarily want to erase my American English accent... I mostly just want to be understood when I speak Spanish. :) And lessening my accent seems to help. It can be really difficult sometimes (and humorous!), because my partner's family is Cuban and Puerto Rican and I've been learning Spanish with Colombian and Argentinian teachers. Totally different accents haha! :D Congrats on going freelance!

Your portuguese accent is indeed quite good, I think it can improve only on the rhythm of the words and the tone as well (for you to sound more confident while speaking it). But yeah, it's one of the best accents I've heard, really impressive

Elysse its sooo true!! Being an american in germany and always getting asked where I am from because they just cannot tell - i love looking at them with a straight face when i say the USA. Because I cannot stand for the negative connotation people automatically come with. It's really up to us small numbers to make small differences over time.

Even though in this video she only said 1 German sentence, just judging from that 1 sentence: 100% native. 0% foreign accent.

Elysse, did you consider coming to the international Polyglot gathering of 2024? It was in Prague and was really amazing. Next year you should consider coming!

Elysse speaks our Portuguese so well, I'm happy as a Brazilian Congratulations 😊👏❤

I kinda agree with the turkish and brazilians, elysse. Your accent/speaking skills are just amazing, i usually focus a lot on speaking well the language that i'm learning so i really admire that on you. Obrigado pelo ótimo vídeo como sempre😁

I didn't expect to find such helpful tips despite that I don't typically struggle with accents and I'm even less worried about not sounding in a way that I'm not understood. Since following you, I've found new ways to think about language learning and I understand better how much dedication is required. Currently in my life I cannot have a a goal to become a true polyglot but I will use your tips to work on the language that I want to have a more consolidated control of, focusing on Greek. Others like Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese and German will have to take a back seat. Regarding this video, I wonder how well these tools do compared to full immersion in a target society. Particularly the fact that in real life you'll find people speaking with different accents, due to their origins, socio-economic background, age, speech impediments etc. I'd love to find something like Youglish for Spanish for starters!

Wow, first time I heard your Portuguese, I actually thought you were Brazilian! Great work! 👏🏼👏🏼

I feel the avoiding stereotypes thing. My Spanish accent sucks and so I'm always asked where I'm from and then it turns into a conversations about the US and what it's like there. But I can say most of the conversations have been positive even though the negative ones stand out more. Generally people are curious about the US since they know a lot about it from pop culture but have never been.

Easy languages is amazing, such a great resource.

Hiya I'm working on my Accent and I got incredible tips with your video, I appreciate it! Btw I'm a Brazilian and I can you have an accent, But it is very weak, I'd say 5% foreign well done

Elysse, you really have a good pronunciation! Greetings from a Bulgarian polyglot!