Why You Have an Accent in a Foreign Language

abroad: 해외로
Have you ever found yourself speaking English with a weird hybrid accent when you go abroad?

palm: 손바닥
Hold the palm of your hand up in front of your mouth and say “Paris” in English.

puff of air: 뿜어져 나오는 바람
You’ll feel a little puff of air on your hand.

ditch: 버리다
Ditching your language’s stress pattern is often very hard and is not always well taught.

whereas: 반면
intervals: 간격
Whereas in English, the stressed syllables come at roughly regular intervals, and the remainder are less distinctly pronounced.

distinguish: 구별하다
This is how you could distinguish Italian from English being spoken through a wall…