Pretty accurate! My family and i are greek . the sound "sh" in "should" is " ssss" like a snake. "Shit" is really "sit" and " shopping" is " sopping". Go easy on the (k)h sound so you don't come off as russian and and during pauses or in thought they say "....ehhhh..." Like the letter "a" . Keep up the good work.

@DemHad88

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, agree with Fin Ace Ssoping (shopping) Tsaild (child) Also, "p" and "k" are very light.

@minukarodrigo

4 жыл бұрын

Did you hear when Marina and the Diamonds sing? She speaks English accent and sings in Greek accent

@thomasjekos1370

4 жыл бұрын

Swstosss

@costasvastis1319

3 жыл бұрын

Also if you didn’t know the Greek accent replaces sh and ch sound with ts and j sound with tz which are both sounds that sound similar to it and are both used in Greek

@philliposnakas7314

2 жыл бұрын

Our s is weird, it sounds in between s and sh

I need this for my D&D campaign lol

@infernalrose325

Жыл бұрын

same

@colorphone5154

Жыл бұрын

A year later, and same, I made my character greek and I've just made them scottish, gotta learn greek.

@stripeydash5347

Жыл бұрын

LITERALLY SAME I have a Satyr bard in the cult of Dionysus and I said “huh, maybe I should learn a Greek accent”

@Buba9090

Жыл бұрын

I have a shifter who's supposed to be from overseas so I thought he could have an accent and my friend suggested greek do here I am :D

@Desert_Gump

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha that’s why I’m here!

Playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gives a good glimpse at the accent. Love the video btw, needed to touch up on the accent for my D&D campaign.

@someonekenobi

4 жыл бұрын

literally the reason i'm here

@bennettkuehl99

4 жыл бұрын

@@someonekenobi That makes 3 of us lmao. How are your campaigns going?

@seanathaalexand

4 жыл бұрын

Make it 4. I’m playing that game in preparation for a character.

@oessme13

4 жыл бұрын

lets make it 5

@sutekhseth

4 жыл бұрын

6 now

Additionally, the "ch" sound, as in chair, is pronounced with "ts" sound, as in "hats". If you have problems starting a sentence with "ts", you can practice by putting together 2 words like "bats" and "air", into a nonsense word batsair. Then, remove the "b": atsair. Then finally remove the "a": tsair.

@Ian.D.

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense for the x sound as well!

@michelemaxwell9261

11 ай бұрын

Everyone's replies have also been helpful.. Thanks all !! 😂

γουατ δε φακ

@toxicman6721

8 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@memeenjoyer3263

8 жыл бұрын

moonman

@memeenjoyer3263

7 жыл бұрын

ετσι

@ethanpn

7 жыл бұрын

Gerasime persu

@greekin2space387

7 жыл бұрын

κλαιω

For an extreme greek accent I'll recommend you to start copying word by word Tsipras. That will help you. You almost got it.

@elefk34

4 жыл бұрын

great advive. All greeks approve

@Ian.D.

3 жыл бұрын

Akis Petretzikis also has an amazing Greeklish accent, plus he's got an English-speaking channel on KZread. Might learn a recipe or two...

Ok few helpful tips from a greek linguist (me :p): the "ch" like in the word "child" we would say it like "ts" "tsild".. Also the "l" is something that needs fixing, but i cannot describe in words how to pronouciate it properly. The "r" its a good thing you have realized its different from the american, but not that much, cause it sounds russian. Greek sounds closer to italian, but different melody. Good job overall!!! :)

I've just met you in "English/Greek Accent" and love your clarity, simplicity, sense of humour and wonderful accented reading of song!! I Needed to bone up on the accent by tomorrow, dubing English/Greek role.. Thank you! I hope your posts still going. I see this from 2016 ish..

@narratormatt

11 ай бұрын

Yes, they are still going and have expanded to include impersonations. Type in my name and choose your accent-starter (ie video :)

Impressive! So interesting you analysed how we sound and you applied it on your accent..I wonder if native Greek speakers can do the same analysis and apply it on their American accents.

Find a greek and ask him to help you! Any greek would :D As a tip we are not that calm most of the times and we talk fast -no matter the language. Good luck on your project :)

I'm not too familiar with the Greek accent, so I can't confirm/deny your accuracy (I actually found this trying to find an example of a Greek accent, haha), but it sound convincing to me! I can read a little Greek, and I know how the letters are pronounced, but I don't know how the people pronounce them, so I've always just read them in somewhat of an Italian accent, but this was really helpful. I knew there would be an obvious distinction from Italian, but I didn't know what it was.

@1MegArbo

5 жыл бұрын

That is what brought me here, too! I need an example of a Greek accent for a voice over I am doing!

@Ian.D.

3 жыл бұрын

@@1MegArbo Former PM Alexis Tsipras has an very strong Greek accent when he speaks English. Try to avoid the current PM, who speaks fluently with no accent at all.

That was good. Very relaxed

you did great!

in Greek in regards to the emphasis we use a little mark on top of the vowel that we to be emphasised we call this mark the τόνο or tOno, emphasis on the first o.

I want to learn Greek so I can read the original scrolls of the Bible (the New Testament; I’m trying to learn Hebrew for the Old Testament)! I wanted to know the accent; thanks so much! Even years later than the video was made, it’s super helpful!❤️

@narratormatt

9 ай бұрын

I am so glad. Did you have a recording of your work?

@jigglypuff_foryoutube1700

9 ай бұрын

@@narratormatt I do not, I’m still VERY new to learning, but I want to get the hang of it! :)

I like you haha! 10/10 personality! Good video, I love doing accents and have always had a gifting for it but haven’t honed my skills at ALL.

I love how a westerner knows my accent better than me

@narratormatt

9 ай бұрын

Really? I mean it wouldn't surprise me if an easterner knew mine better than *me* It's the water I swim in. Do you agree from your end?

Some aspects were captured quite well, some more work on vowels could be helpful ("sunny" would sound more like 'sani")

Wow that's amazing

@narratormatt

3 жыл бұрын

Well goodness. Thank you!

cool stuff! sometimes I hear greek (formal greek I guess) and if I'm not paying attention I can think someone is talking Castilian (spanish spoken in Spain)

Not bad! Some notes: - Do not take notice from Greek Americans, they don't have a Greek accent. - The closest accent to the Greek one is European Spanish; in fact, the -kho sound (χο) sounds exactly the same as -jo ( ojo). The cadence in both language is generally flat and we both have very close and short vowels. A, E, I, O and U are pronounced like Spanish without exceptions. - Greek lacks the -sh and -ch sounds. So, if you want to sound Greek, just pronounce sheep like sip (sh and long ee's are absent), etc. - The P and T are not strongly enunciated. Have you seen the episode of Friends where Gary Oldman teaches Joey how to "spit" his t's? Do exactly the opposite. - The x makes ALWAYS a -ks sound (as in six), even (or especially) at the beginning of the word. In fact, the Greek words xenophobia and xylophone are pronounced ksenofovia and ksilofono.

@narratormatt

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips. Yes, I've a couple of times embarrassed myself (younger me) by starting to talk to Greeks in Castilian Spanish! The Sh= s is a real keeper. Very easy to apply. Question, though: If a Greek American doesn't have a general American accent nor (as you say) a Greek one, that *would* you call their accent?

@Ian.D.

3 жыл бұрын

@@narratormatt Well, every second-generation American (born and raised in the US) I've met has a very strong American accent (or closer to an American than a native Greek). I'd call their accent American maybe with a slight Greek inflexion (if that). I don't know many famous Greek Americans to be fair. The accent the Vardalos family had, for example, in My Big Fat Greek Wedding was imposed. My cousins who live in Florida don't have a different accent than their peers and they left Greece when they were 8. Their parents, on the other hand, speak like a typical Greek who has learnt English at school (a little better than the former PM Alexis Tsipras). I've never heard an accent in between. So, if you had to play, say an American born to Greek immigrants, don't do an accent at all because he/she would probably sound like you. Another tip: the -ch sound is more like a -ts (like the -zz in pizza), so cheese would sound like zzese (if that makes sense).

@narratormatt

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ian.D. All points make very good sense. Yes, American born folks will likely replicate the accent of their peers and teachers.

@philliposnakas7314

2 жыл бұрын

@@narratormatt make sure to pronounce the s further back, kind of like sh but not exactly

@narratormatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@philliposnakas7314 neat tip! I never would have thought...

I study ancient Greek language. I think that this might be a useful avenue for this, especially/in particular for things like the aspirated "h" sound, because if you study Greek you can think to yourself of where these sounds come from. For example the aspirated h sounds exactly like an omega with a rough breathing (ὀ) as in οἱ πολλοἰ ("hoi polloy").

I'm greek and I can say you almost sound like a native greek person.

you sound like a vampire lol

I'm playing a Greek character in my LARP group and this helped☺️ thank you soooo much

Hi there, My family comes from Athens and i am trying to learn greek. Is there any advice or any websites of such you can advise me about to make it a little less difficult for me?

@narratormatt

2 жыл бұрын

I really don't know: Fans, what do YOU think?

So the tip is, pronounce R like its actually R instead of S or W

"You know what's wrong with Skyrim these days?"

Listen to and try to imitate this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpuu1LRuqbrZmcY.html It's actually a chicken wrap recipe, but for your needs, I think it's perfect. It's really an excellent example of how to speak English with a Greek accent.

h sounds just like in the word "he" (which is how the letter χ in greek sounds!)

The letter X = h in the official Athenian pronunciation is very soft

your accent is really close! as a greek i believe that you should say the letter r with less emphasis and you should open your mouth more so that the words sound fuller

@narratormatt

4 жыл бұрын

I'm also noticing that the "r" actually disappears when ending a word. Do you notice that as well?

So, how do you pronounce words with "th"?

Pretty good

Ωραία τώρα ξέρω να κάνω Ρωσική προφορά!

Wow that's very good

@narratormatt

Жыл бұрын

Why thank you. How did you make your way to this channel/video?

@eveifedrau7777

Жыл бұрын

@@narratormatt I was searching for ASMR greek accents

@narratormatt

Жыл бұрын

@@eveifedrau7777 What is ASMR?

I want to learn Greek it's a very nice language

My Greek accent is on point...obviously because my parents came from Greece. But for some weird reason I can sometimes do a really good Russian accent and idk why

@gregkoss

8 жыл бұрын

Γιατί η προφορά μας μοιάζει με την Ρώσικη.. Απλά η ρώσικη είναι πιο βαριά..

@gorillafighter4037

2 жыл бұрын

they are related. cyrillic take it's root from greek.

you did good haha

You are too good...

@narratormatt

2 жыл бұрын

Well, my goodness. Thank you. How did you come to this video?

@chrystal.clairtv7532

2 жыл бұрын

@@narratormatt 😀😊 I searched "Greek accents" and it came up. I want to audition for VO gig that calls for a greek accent. It is very difficult. And I'm struggling. Do you perhaps know how to pronounce the word 'dynamite' in that Greek accent?

@narratormatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrystal.clairtv7532 shift the "I" sound closer to an "a" sound, put the tip of your tongue almost between your teeth and give a slightly Italian cadence.

@chrystal.clairtv7532

2 жыл бұрын

@@narratormatt So that syllable will sound more like "mate" than "mite" ? Is that right?

@narratormatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrystal.clairtv7532 short-a... so it'll sound more like my first name: Matt!

I’m learning Indian Greek and Pakistani

@narratormatt

Жыл бұрын

Wow! What started you on that?

when i think of greek i think of percy jackson

@nathandelman5980

7 жыл бұрын

Green Tea ok

@weaponizedlizardmen360

7 жыл бұрын

Green Tea when I think of Greek I think of Greece you freakin nerd...

@peerie

5 жыл бұрын

percy jackson xdxdxdxdxd

Not to do with the Greek accent but Macleod is a Scottish name which is pronounced Mac-cloud

This is Skyrim accent 😂

I wish I can read Greek but I can only speak it 😢

It's like Russian and Greek mixed

italian and Russian I would say

Τράι χάρντερ 😂😂😂

4 me that i am greek , greek accent is a lach of accent btw the 4th is wrong

paraligo vlaka.. (3:58)

skyrim

@atcheisenberg7396

6 жыл бұрын

Crin9 sucks

Isn't the Greek accent basically 100% British accent like in the movies?

@narratormatt

2 жыл бұрын

Well... ideally, no, LOL. Which movies are you referring to? If it's Greek myths, then you're right. The go-to for Hollywood produced myths or a historical pic= British

What a cutie

@narratormatt

Жыл бұрын

My goodness. Well thank you!

Me and my family are Greek and this sounds like Russian or Serbian not greek

Excellent try, but you're missing some details as the other commenters wrote. If you need help, I live in NYC and could give you more tips to improve your greek accent.

Not very bad.

sounds like italian more. why not read greek text?

Hello Matt.. Send me the lyrics and I'll make a video with Greek accent to study it..

@gregkoss

8 жыл бұрын

Or you can listen some interview from our prim minister Alexi Tsipra.. hahaha

Good job but sometimes it sounds a bit like a Russian accent. Pay attention to avoid the thick 'sh'. The intonation is particular and you should study its patterns a bit more. Emphasis should emphasise one word only in each phrase and de-emphasise the others and the tone is more declarative than high pitched. The vowels also should be simpler, eg all 'u's should sound like oo and words like 'window' would be pronounced like 'ween-doe-oo' (Native speaker)

@MmeAlenvers

8 жыл бұрын

I'd say you sounded more like a highly educated Greek that has spent many years in the US/UK. Reminded me a bit of Varoufakis! But not the common Greek.

you have a lot of work to do to reach greek accent. You are still sounding american. A greek would sound very different. This accent is an accent of a greek living in US at least for a couple of years. (im a greek guy and I can easily spot the differences)

You are not pronouncing "pages" correctly. The soft "g" is pronounced as "dz", i.e., "paid" + "zes".

sounds russian rather than greek nice try

@kthanassis89

7 жыл бұрын

The description is correct but the pronunciation after 4:30 is something between Russia/Greek/Spanish (It is like I hear a Spanish colleague)

you talk very fast for greek accent..i Think we all talk a little bit slower...You can understand every word that a greek is saying to you... You should make more clear the endings of the words... example: Go Straight ahead = G(oo) str-ay-it- A-H-ea-D...and A its like OUCH... A-OO-TS = Ouch our h its very clear...we use (ou) its double (o) in english ....The D is very loud and clear too... :D

Ha i don't he lessons i watch my dad sayig the worh SHOOOPPING (help no life kill mee ;j )

It was ok not that bad

uuuuuuuhhhh

you sound more German

omg you sound so geek, are you greek? im unsure you do look greek tho

@narratormatt

Жыл бұрын

I'm not Greek but I have been known to be a "geek" (as spelled above :)

You already look verrry Grrreek. But you sound Slavic Balkan.

Ha ha, I'm Greek, very good try!

Also y = gh Γγγγγγγ όχι y

I am Greek

@damienburke6789

8 жыл бұрын

that is not Greek you idiot

@meggiehicks3541

8 жыл бұрын

Hey, no need to be rude, friend!

so like, almost a Russian accent but you stop yourself halfway and just say "fuck it"?

not even close mate, sorry.

Ok... ok... i didnt see that comming. Dude you are good! Well this accent is used only by Greeks who know how to speak english... (like 5% of Greeks).The rest (including me) speak way funnier and crapier. Well done tho.

@pente3194

5 жыл бұрын

I can relate, fam🤙 this profile pic though lmao

a bit more like italian, try to pronounce each sentence

This is rusian accent not greek

it's all fun and play till you try to speak greek with this accent and not your original american one

You’re right on the things you learned but you don’t sound good lol

That is not even close to the greek accent

Wrong

Fake accents are so obvious and annoying. That fake accent could be almost anything, wish they would just hire real nationalities to do accents.

@alpyki2588

7 жыл бұрын

bart hill Well, sometimes people need someone like this because the right accent is unavailable. I can guarantee if (for some strange reason) my local theater needed someone with a British accent on short notice, they would be unable to find one for miles around. Having someone that sounds similar is better than having no one at all.

@barthill9578

7 жыл бұрын

British accents are easy to do and could pass as real but the fakes that talk in other foreign accents all sound the same they don't know the subtle differences that would make them sound genuine. Want a Spanish accent? I can bring you the real thing in 5 minutes, want a real Italian accent from a real Italian? spend 10 minutes calling pizza places.

That is so cringy

Genuinely kinda sounded a little bit like a German accent