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Pronunciation Hi! My native language is Russian. I've never been in English speaking country. So I'm wondering is my accent thick? Since I'm Russian guess I have "hard" sounding Russian accent. Could you listen to me reading a story? I uploaded a short video on Youtube. https://youtu.be/B-0S35VgOUw

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Very beautifully read! You have an accent but it doesn't impede communication at all. If I were to advise you, there are two points to look at. The first is - the room's only window. You roll 'room's only' together so it sounds like "a window only for rooms' such as in 'men-only room' - a room only for men or 'entrance for European citizens only' - an entrance only for Europeans rather than 'the room's only-window'. The second is a rather soft T such as in sit up. I would pronunce it more forcefully BUT it is not uncommon to have a very soft 'swallowed' T. Australians and Americans are very likely to pronunce it this way. Ultimately, I think you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Your have a fine reading voice and indeed, if you were to narrate a talking book, I think people would find your voice very attractive and easy to listen to.
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No, no, no, not at all. If you didn't say your native language, I'd never guess you're Russian! Perfect accent, in my opinion.

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