How do Americans Speak so Fast? | English Conversation
Are you learning how to speak English? You’re probably wondering how Americans speak so fast! You’re not alone. English students are constantly working on speaking English faster and I can help. Speaking fast American English requires you to practice reductions and linking in real-time. And nothing helps more than imitating native English speakers as they speak at their natural (and fast!) pace. I’ll help you speak fast English by breaking down a scene from the TV show Friends. We’ll look at every aspect of the conversation and I’ll show you exactly how to speak fast English like the characters in the show. It’s an awesome English lesson AND it’s a lot of fun!
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Full Scene
01:45 What's the matter?
04:01 We wanted to kiss at midnight
07:23 Buy nobody else is going to
09:40 So, you know.
10:12 Alright
11:07 I'll take care of it
13:30 Uh,no./Joey/Huh muh muh muh
14:07 Thirty-three, thirty-two, thirty-one!
15:45 Ross Listen
16:11 Who (are) you kissing at midnight?
17:57 Rachel or Phoebe?
19:43 What
19:57 Well, you got to kiss someone.
22:35 Can't kiss your sister.
24:06 Who going to kiss my sister?
25:14 Chandler
25:34 Oh man, really?
26:59 Du, dude.
26:49 Who would you rather kiss your sister, me or Chandler?
29:37 That's a good point
29:55 Uh, well
30:09 Since I have that whole history with Rachel
32:23 I guess Phoebe
33:24 OK, great.
33:41 Phoebs, Phoebs
33:57 Listen
35:17 Ross wants to kiss you at midnight
36:27 It's so obvious.
37:02 Why doesn't he just ask?
38:32 Rach, Rach
38:43 Listen
39:26 I'm going to kiss you at midnight.
41:25 What?
41:28 Well, everyone's got to kiss someone.
42:27 Can't kiss Ross, you got history.
43:46 So
44:23 So, who would you rather have kissing you?
45:17 Me or Chandler?
46:13 Oh, good point.
47:02 Yeah.
47:22 Three, two, one, Happy New Year!
47:58: Happy New Year.
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@marieross3440
2 жыл бұрын
These actors omg your an odd person These actors are in character and they have new York accent. Wow who are you teaching? Its HIS CHARACTER! YOU ARE JUST BLAH AND RUDE
Hello, I'm Turkish, the reason I came here is to improve my English. I'm in 7th grade and a channel recommended this channel to improve my English.
1 minute video clip, 50 minutes of studying. Amazing!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Manny!
@Dasanflo
2 жыл бұрын
I Ku k
I’m Japanese, so I am not good at speaking English like native speaker. But I found this video today, and I can now study how to speak fast. I’m so excited!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that こっぱ!
@user-tg6yv1ms4b
2 жыл бұрын
😊
I'm learning English high school student in Japan 🇯🇵 This video is sooooo clear!!! Thanks for your video XD.
i’m a native english speaker, in america, so you’d think i’d be used to listening to and understanding spoken english. nope! my audio processing is absolutely terrible but these videos have helped a lot in my understanding of people around me which is amazing. thank you so much!
@small_10
2 жыл бұрын
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@macsungminson3583
2 жыл бұрын
Is that even hard for some native speakers? GOAD why are you guys doing this Americans, just to make people suffer? 😭
@zodiacbroadubull6781
2 жыл бұрын
@@macsungminson3583 A native speaker should be able to understand other natives. I understand everything in the eposide and I am a native spearker:)
RM said he learned English with this sitcom and now he's fluent .he can speak British and American both of accent.i really love his accent 💜
@__plnjvp8199
2 жыл бұрын
Who is RM?
@farjanarahmanomi167
2 жыл бұрын
@@__plnjvp8199 RM is the leader of BTS also know by Kim Namjoon.
I love the clip you choose, getting me into a different culture. Not just an English lesson.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 蕭智遠!
I've been studying English for years and Rachel is simply the best teacher ever!!! This kind of analysis is absolutely perfect to learn and practice! Thank you, Rachel!!!!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Joadson!
@user-cx2mo5kl2z
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Javadson, I am also learning a language and I can not learn Persian and I can understand what Ms. Rachel says and what she teaches. I am Persian. How do you understand? I am not English. I used a translator for this text.
@CthRage8946
Жыл бұрын
@@rachelsenglish: After listening several times! I noticed you also don't say the T in ''meeting,'' and if you knew me personally, I wouldn't say the t in don't no matter the stressful syllable rules. It's like a natural instinct for me too. I think this is for other people also. Usually, Americans are more emotional than other native speakers I've had the chance to talk with. And this stress in the syllable comes from the emotions when you 'talk' rather than learning from a video presentation. The feelings during the situation you experience at the moment... is the tricky part. The other thing is that daily routine in America is very stressful, and stress plays a huge role if you want to speak like this.
I’m a native English speaker and find this video very interesting.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dawn!
I'm sending my appreciation from China. There is so much that I learnt from your detailed breaking down. Thank you so much teacher!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Hello there Zhu and thanks for watching! :)
I'm British (native English speaker) and there are a lot of American sitcoms I can't watch because they speak so fast I can't understand them at all. Friends was easier to follow because the actors pause between lines.
I forgot this is a class when the serie was running because I can understand them, so I was enjoining Friends. Almost two years ago someone talk to me about your channel and I thought it was imposible to get what they say they're speaking faster and making lots of reductions and now I can get what they talking about. I already know they just talking normal with common reductions not faster. Thank you Rachel your classes are so useful.
@small_10
2 жыл бұрын
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In Indonesia, teachers of English and all people here speak English with strong forms only, most weak forms being unknown to us. In reality, native speakers of English speak English with weak forms, most of which contain the schwa. Link-ups, elision, assimilation, stress patterns, intonation patterns, pitch, juncture....all are employed in native speakers everyday's speech sounds. Many non-native speakers do not know this and, if they already know, they do not practise all these pronunciation features (=segmental and suprasegmental phonemes) when they are talking in English. This makes English of non-native speakers different from that of native speakers.
@suhatulip
2 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to tell you that I l’ve learnt to listen well by you.. please keep posting like this video..
Everybody needs a friend like joey and a teachr like you rachel , thanks ❤
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Amin! :)
@small_10
2 жыл бұрын
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Hi Rachel, I know each one of your English videos with movies and TV series! Please continue making new ones🙂They are so helpful for all of us here!
I never realized how much slang we use in common American English.
I like the way to speak English fluently.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I'm American and I've never thought about how much we don't say even though we write it. It's mind boggling for me. I'm sorry to anyone trying to learn our language. haha
@macsungminson3583
2 жыл бұрын
For real... I actually predict everytime, if someone I meet uses very clear and recognizable English, s/he's not a native speaker and it's been right most of time. While Americans don't even notice they speak differently.
@Otterice
2 жыл бұрын
@@macsungminson3583 We're very self absorbed. Not that most don't care about others or are good, nice people. It's just that the US is so big it's had for us to conceptualize anything else especially because most of us never leave the country. We vacation... in our own country.
@macsungminson3583
2 жыл бұрын
@@Otterice that's not completely wrong but I think it's just the American English as a dialect itself allows a lot of loose pronouncing.
@2736492821
Жыл бұрын
It is indeed so very damn hard
You're the greatest teacher on KZread ,thank you rachel
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Juan!
@mxarturo
2 жыл бұрын
I agree Juan Martínez
Thanks a bunch Rechel for all your videos in general and this kind of videos in particular. Wish you increase this kind in the near future.We are lucky to have a great teacher like you.
@small_10
2 жыл бұрын
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I’m a native English speaker and this is so interesting
The 1 million question is: Why do some students consider this important and most don't? I, for one, cherish this kind of exercise.
I used to stuck with understand what are they talking until i find your videos clarifying how they speak so fast and how they change word pronunciation differently like that. You're great teacher, thanks a lot!
I am really gratefull because with this chance i can improve my speaking english
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that Aris!
I have reviewed your lesson for many times, when I was eating and was sleeping. It's strongly useful for me. And regconise the reasons why the American speak so fast........ I hope you will publish reality and knowledgeable videos. Thanks so much for free
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome and thanks for sharing Hiếu!
"You wil be transformed". Never before have I heard this line with not even an ounce of cynicism. Hope you're having a merry Christmas Rachel!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Trinh!
Perfect exercise to study American pronunciation! I love it! Thanks Rachel ☺️
Congratulations for 4 million subscribers in advance
Congratulations Rachel. You are almost at 4 million subscribers. And you well-deserved that.
@small_10
2 жыл бұрын
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I understood every word, the first time through. M'erica!
This is perfect method to learn English, thank you so much ma'am!, America has a greatest Rachel teacher. America peoples very lucky!
this video entirely changed my concept of English.oh my. I wish I could’ve seen it 20years ago. As you know Chinese is a syllable timed language,we must speak each character clearly and no drops. Otherwise we will be criticized by elder generation. So when we come to English we still read words one by one .try our best to speak every syllable out loud. Now look backwards,How stupid we are! When listening become a barrier, no wander you can speak well, so that the whole process of English learning collapsed.that’s why Chinese people had to study English until we finish the formal academic education,but minority of us can speak it well after graduation. This time I will restart to learn English.Thank you so much you encouraged me a lot.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome and thanks for sharing!
The close analysis of this scene really brought out the comedy of the repeated 'who would you rather' bit. Thanks for the video.
@small_10
2 жыл бұрын
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No one can speak faster than T Rachel's Best series in winters
I've been studying English since last year and you're helping me so much! I'm really thankful 🥰 I learn so much about pronunciation with you!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that Maria! Keep it up!
Thank you so much from VietNam 🥺 You're the greatest English teacher that i've ever had
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Hello there Huyền and thanks for watching!
I can't think of the right words with which to express my thanks for this lovely lesson
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aalamshah!
@aalamshah
2 жыл бұрын
@@rachelsenglish u r welcm regarded mam
You're just so perfect. Thanks a lot for such a great lesson.
You remind me a teacher I had when studying English a few years ago, very fluently and cool.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cesar!
Pliz keep making videos with Friends. I love the show and I love the way of your teaching. Thank you!!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I will!
4 million of subscribers is around the corner. Congratulations! You deserve it!
Amazing as usual, Rachel! Love your videos!!! Thank you sooooo much!!!!!
It was fun to watch you explained how Americans speak so fast with friends. I gather we also speak fast with our friends by means of our languages though we are not Americans. You are so good at teaching American English for foreigners just like me.
I hadn't even realized how fast I talk (I am american too) and when I watched my youtube video I thought damn why am I am talking so fast?!!!
I literally learned to speak that way by watching Friends.
Loving the way of your English teaching. It's fantastic. Love you Mrs.Rachel from Sri Lanka. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️You do this best
One draw back in American English I'm discovering now I'm entering my 60's is you occasionally forget how a word is spelled, and if you try to sound it out your going to get it wrong. I can't think of a word at the moment to use as an example. Say a word is spelled with an AR but we pronoun it like an ER.
@abaneyone
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah and that's magnified if you're hearing impaired lol.
Era una genia!!! Que bien explicas!!! Muchas muchas gracias!!!! Te saludo desde Mendoza, Argentina. Les deseo que pasen unas felices fiestas junto a sus seres queridos y el próximo año esté lleno de éxitos.
I'm brazilian, my dream is to learn english
I always appreciate it! This year you run a Christmas story without missing it!!
Seriously when I started saw this series' am not understanding a single world but now seriously ❤️ incredible Thnks alot Am practicing daily 🙏
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Sonali 😊
@flywithsonali3996
2 жыл бұрын
Plz it's a request to u make a vdeo for reading novel or something material bcz I didn't have any idea .
I always look up to you. You teaching method is different than other. Thank you so much teacher. I am from Bangladesh.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Zobaidul!
I don't know why, but I love watching these! Keep up the good work!
I feel guilty watching this lesson for free. Thank you kindly, Rachel!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Perch!
@EndySefa
2 жыл бұрын
Same.
@englishquizaholic7388
2 жыл бұрын
@@EndySefa hey! It would mean a lot to me if you can check this channel for English grammar quiz, tips, vocabulary, idioms and much more ☺️❤️
@englishquizaholic7388
2 жыл бұрын
hey! It would mean a lot to me if you can check this channel for English grammar quiz, tips, vocabulary, idioms and much more ☺️❤️
I love this kind of video. It's my favorite one to learn how americans really speak. Thanks
Please keep doing that lessons with series 🙂
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your precious advice! @Só Origen
I'm glad that I found a very useful English study channel. So I subscribed. Thank you so much for the video today.
I have known Rachel s English pronpronunciation videos for a long time and ı watch these videos as much as ı can. But ı try to learn something and repeat these sentences that ı learned my neighbors are surprised.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Cihan! Keep it up!
While I am doing this exercise out loud I am laughing 😂😂when your parents don't understand English and you are saying out loud word of kissing a hundred times,🤣even it's just exercise it made me to laugh, thank u I've improved my pronunciation one more time🔥🤗
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Zhanerke!
@pepsiandpenaldo76
2 жыл бұрын
Are u kazakh?
@zhanerkezeilbekova5647
2 жыл бұрын
@@pepsiandpenaldo76 yep
@rudyfromsomewhere3066
2 жыл бұрын
@@zhanerkezeilbekova5647 so yeap, I'm the one who learns English in my family, and when I try to say something in english at home, sometimes I feel kinda weird bc i know they absolutely don't understand it at all:) except if i'd use the f-word probably,
@user-sn8lu4xq1w
2 жыл бұрын
@@zhanerkezeilbekova5647 Can we talk in English if you don't mind. Nowadays I'm searching learner who speaks English like me. If we organize the Conversation, that'll help to Improve our speaking. If u read this message, don't forget to answer. I'll wait🤗
Rachel😊 Thank you so much for the detailed analysis. Your videos are extremely valuable😊
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome and thanks for sharing Regina!
The best way to learn English.THANK YOU so much
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
You are a great teacher, thanks for your teaching
My self taught method has been beginning with news shows and documentaries to get the ear accustomed and then, and only then, trying with music (ballads) and movie dramas. Going always from slow to fast.
You are the best! Thank you for the video clips! It means a lot to me. Very very very very very helpful.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very much welcome Rumba!
Thank you so much 🥰 love you and your videos so much❤️
Thanks a lot; I love being your English student, too.
thankyou a lot rachel i enjoy studying english by watching your video.....
I grew happy to this channel.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks for watching Muhammed!
This is what I want to learn for long time. Thank you
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Thanks ! Great work Rachel! Not so many videos in youtube for Improve pronunciation!
Thank you professor!
Wow! I was amazed to notice that I was hear and could make out what they are talking about owing to Rachel!Thank you so much!!!😊
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Leibniz! :)
That was interesting.Thank you.Please more videos like this one)
One of my oldest and best teacher to learn like native American.....I know this from 2009 and never saw really in my life ever best teacher from her .... Her style of teaching Uniq and In my worb she is world best teacher for learning English like native.... super thanks for make at east for as
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@tothepoint9029
2 жыл бұрын
Are you have some medical issue ??? U was looking so young but in just 12 year u changed alots ...
@tothepoint9029
2 жыл бұрын
It hurts me ...how old u now
Great way to learn. 90% of my english learned this way from “Friends”.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
Finally this analysis came back!! I have waited for it so long since last video. I normally watch your video without a notebook and pen, but when Ben Franklin comes out, I put all my tools together and watch it. Should I wait for new year of 2023 again to see such these videos? :( lol thanks always.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
That's great Sonya! Thanks for watching! :)
People from the southern U.S. love vowels and like to pronounce them a couple ways, both in the same word. Yes can sound like Yay-yes, Way'ell (well), Ree-ib (rib), and depending on how far out in the country you might be fishing, you might pick up a can of vye-eena sausages for a snack.
that´s a great scene, thank you so much, teacher.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
I wanna know more this lesson like this one. Useful knowledge, thanks
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
More to come!
appreciated for your hard work. I enjoy learning when you describe fluency in US English like this. I know it is so difficult to prepare a clip and play the parts many times and explain every word with it's sound and pronunciation. it's very useful,particular and effective way for learning accent and expressions too. thanks.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Elia and thanks for sharing!
I’m a white Native 23 year old American English speaker. I work hospitality in Orlando Florida and I always find my self speaking to non native speakers way to fast at first encounter then I slow my dialect.
難聴にも聴こえる発声音、文章の要約 少しずつ理解できてきました👍
This was so useful! Thx
I really love this kind of studying
thank you . This video very usefull. I am still learning in English . I will watch your video.
48:31 You forgot the last couple !!! 😊 With Joey’s punchline. 😂👍
Gosto muito desse tipo de aula
Happy New year 🎉 ✨ all of you. Thanks. Happy 2022🥳💖
Thanks, Rachel. It's been difficult sometimes, I didn't catch some sounds, but pronunciation some sounds surprised me
@monica1879
2 жыл бұрын
Привет, ты из России ?
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6 ай бұрын
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A very good explaination! Thank you.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
Thank you for this wonderfull lesson!
@rachelsenglish
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome @front-rud!
Hi Rachel, I've been talking always you are great teacher all the time this video is so awesome because friend sitcom is my favorite show I watch all the time and I learn pronunciation linking in this show however, i learned everything in this video. Thanks
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome and thanks for sharing Ghanshyam!
Thanks Rashel good work
You are amazing Rachel. Keep it up!
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hamid!
Gracias
Thank you so much
Thank you very much, my dear teacher for your time.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Carlos!
@carlosaromeroruiz
2 жыл бұрын
@@rachelsenglish I love your videos, to you I love you so much.
Very useful lesson! Thanks a lot;)
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
I love this breakdowns.
@rachelsenglish
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fernando!