{"id":2377,"date":"2014-08-18T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T13:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:17:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:17:13","slug":"how-to-blend-in-with-native-speakers-even-if-you-dont-sound-like-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2014\/08\/18\/how-to-blend-in-with-native-speakers-even-if-you-dont-sound-like-one\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Blend in With Native Speakers, Even If You Don\u2019t Sound Like One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many-a-language learner dreams of being mistaken for a local. For most, that means working tirelessly to <em>sound<\/em> like a native speaker. Depending on your background with languages and the language you\u2019re currently trying to master, that can be quite the undertaking\u2014it may\u00a0take years of hard work to perfect your accent, and even then, some locals are bound to see through it.<\/p>\n<p>But cheer up, wannabe native speakers! When it comes to blending in with a new country and culture, it\u2019s not just about your accent. There are plenty of ways to <em>act<\/em> like a native speaker, even if you don\u2019t quite <em>sound<\/em> like one yet. <strong>Check out the SlideShare below for 7 ways to make it happen, and don\u2019t forget to share your own tips and tricks in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/63l1GvvSWWKy59\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"Embedded video\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><strong> <a title=\"7 Ways to Blend in with Native Speakers (Even if You Don't Sound Like One Yet)\" href=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/TransparentLanguage\/7-ways-to-blend-in-with-native-speakers-even-if-you-dont-sound-like-one-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 Ways to Blend in with Native Speakers (Even if You Don&#8217;t Sound Like One Yet)<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/TransparentLanguage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transparent Language, Inc.<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many-a-language learner dreams of being mistaken for a local. For most, that means working tirelessly to sound like a native speaker. Depending on your background with languages and the language you\u2019re currently trying to master, that can be quite the undertaking\u2014it may\u00a0take years of hard work to perfect your accent, and even then, some locals&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2014\/08\/18\/how-to-blend-in-with-native-speakers-even-if-you-dont-sound-like-one\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[542801],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2377","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-archived-posts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8240,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377\/revisions\/8240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}