Today I wanted to introduce the Indian accent to you.

今天我要介紹印度腔給大家

I'm very well aware that today there's a big variety of Indian accents.

我很清楚有各式各樣的印度腔

Not just Indian, there's Sri Lankan and Pakistani and you know, in all of the South Asia there's different accent.

不只是印度，同時還有斯里蘭卡、巴基斯坦腔等等，整個南亞有各種不同的腔調

But I wanted to introduce to you the South Indian accent.

但我要介紹給大家的是南部的印度腔

You know I'm very interested in accent, you know, if you've ever interested in learning the Indian accent,

我對腔調非常有興趣，如果你有興趣學習用印度腔說話

perhaps you have an acting role where you have to learn Indian accent,

或許你有個角色必須用印度腔說話

this video will cover the basics of the Indian accent.

這支影片會概括掌握印度腔的基本訣竅

So without further ado, let's get straight into this video.

廢話不多說，讓我們直接進入正題吧

Let's just address the elephant in the room,

讓我先講個敏感的話題

you're clearly judging me on my Indian accent, won't you?

你會因為我說印度腔就對我有刻板印象，對吧？

You know, I'm also passionate about identity and racism, but that is not the topic of today's discussion.

你知道，我對身份和種族這類議題很有興趣，不過今天要討論的重點不是這些

Today's discussion is about Indian accent and if you follow a few simple steps and a few simple rules,

今天我們要來談印度腔，如果你照著簡單的步驟和規則做

you'll be able to master the Indian accent, you know?

你一定可以說一口道地的印度腔

Really easily.

非常容易

Let's start off with the t sound.

讓我們先從 t 的發音開始

So the Ts sound something like this:

t 發音基本上像這樣：

"tur", not "ter".

是 "tur"，不是 "ter"

So your tongue is actually further back in your mouth,

所以你的舌頭其實是在口腔的後面

so for example, if you want to say the word "but",

舉例來說，如果你要說 "but"

in the Indian accent is "but".

用印度腔說是 "but"

So not "but", "buT".

不是 "but"，是 "buT"

So let's try "dot", it's not "dot", it's "doT".

讓我們來試試看說 "dot"，是 "doT" 不是 "dot"

Okay, so I'm really exaggerating the t here, "doT".

好，這邊我的 t 很誇張，"doT"

So trying to practice that sound /t/, yea?

嘗試多練習發那個 /t/ 的音，好嗎？

And then turn it down a little bit, "doT".

/t/ 的氣音要重一點，"doT"

"It", "iT".

"It", "iT"

So in the sentence "don't try it" becomes "don'T Try iT".

所以句子像是 "don't try it” 會變成 "don'T Try iT"

So once you've practiced that, the next sound practice is the L sound.

當你抓到這個訣竅，下一個要練習的便是 L 的發音

So, let's take the word "table" for example.

讓我們用 "table" 來舉例

When we say the word "table", we don't actually pronounce the L in table.

當我們說 "table” 時，我們通常不會發 L 的音

You've got the T sound which we talked about earlier, and this L sound.

這裏有我們剛剛講過的 t 的發音，還有 L 的發音

So practice the start: not /te/, /tæ/.

先從 t 練習，不是 /te/，是 /tæ/

And then it becomes "table".

所以就會是 "table"

Not "table", "table"

不是 "table", 是這樣："table"

So "can you put the groceries on the table, please?"

所以：「可以請你可以把那些東西放在桌子上嗎？

The next sound is the W sound.

下一個發音是 w 的發音

British people will pronounce w as "wa", and so the word "water" turns into "vater", okay?

英國人會把 w 說成 "wa"。而 "water" 用印度腔來說就會變成 "vater"

So the w turns into a v and then the t in the water is the sound that we practiced earlier.

w 會變成 v，而 water 的 t 則是稍早我們練習過的發音

And the R is the last sound that we gonna practice.

最後一個要練習的音是 r

So R isn't /r/, is "rrr" (rolling).

印度腔的 r 不是單純發 r ，而是要打舌的 r

So vater.

所以聽起來會是 vater

Another word could be "Peter".

另外一個例子是 "Peter"

"I spoke to Peter on the phone".

「我和 Peter 在講電話」

Alright? So, I'm sure you can hear the difference there and I've tried to break down the particular sounds that sound different.

都還行嗎？我相信你可以聽出印度腔的不同，我也試著將聽起來不一樣的發音一一分析給你們

So go away and practice that and you know I might do a Part 2.

所以現在就快去練習吧！我有可能會拍印度腔第二集

So hit like on this video if you found the video useful.

如果你覺得這支影片有幫助的話按「喜歡」

And you know, this video is not intended to make fun after any accent, you know, it's purely educational.

這支影片不是用來嘲笑任何一種腔調，完全是教育性質的影片

And you know, this video is all about if you're wondering what Indian accent sounds like and how exactly to do one.

是讓你知道印度腔聽起來是什麼樣子，以及該如何模仿印度腔

I hope this video helped.

我希望這支影片有幫助

Subscribe to my channel to stay in touch with my latest videos.

追蹤我的頻道並收看我更多最新的影片

I make videos on * life, London life and traveling as well.

我的影片主是以倫敦生活和旅行為主

I hope you have a fantastic Christmas and I'll see you in the next video.

希望你有個很棒的聖誕節，我們下部影片中見！

See you later.

下次見囉！

I will see you in the next video and take care of yourself, bye!

我們下部影片見，好好照顧自己！掰！