Learn the Mexican Accent

(53.1MB, 72 minutes)  2010 Edition  (You'll receive a free update when the newest edition comes out - soon!)

This download includes a written examination for learning a Mexican-American accent and the following sound files, featuring Accent Help coach Michelle Lopez-Rios:

Play Audio Sample:

1. Introduction to Sound Placement, Intonation, and Helpful Hints for speaking with a Mexican accent (8:23)
2. Consonant sound changes for learning a Mexican-American accent (9:38)
3. Vowel sound changes for Mexican accents (4:12)
4. changes to Diphthongs in Mexican-American accents (1:57)
5. Alternate Pronunciations for words in English and Spanish (3:16)
6. Wrap up for learning a Mexican-American accent (2:20)
7. Brownsville Texas Male reading (1:09)
8. + his conversation (2:13)
9. 2nd Brownsville Texas Male reading (1:13)
10. + his conversation (2:56)
11. Brownsville Texas Female reading (1:16)
12. + her conversation (:52)
13. 3rd Brownsville Texas Male reading (:59)
14. + his conversation (1:16)
15. Mexico Male reading (1:10)
16. + his conversation (3:02)
17. Mexico Female reading (1:42)
18. + her conversation (1:08)
19. Monterrey Mexico Male reading (1:14)
20. + his conversation (1:16)
21. Mexico Female reading (2:11)
22. + her conversation (3:15)
23. 2nd Monterrey Mexico Male reading (1:21)
24. + his conversation (2:04)
25. Mexico City Mexico Female reading (1:03)
26. + her conversation (3:00)
27. Nuevo Leon Mexico Female reading (1:20)
28. + her conversation (4:12)
29. 3rd Brownsville Texas Male Spanish reading (1:18)
30. Brownsville Texas Female Spanish reading (1:15)

The AccentHelp Mexican-American accent materials cover the accent of Spanish speakers from American border towns and various places in Mexico when they speak English.  

Whatever accent you're working on, it's a good idea to get our FREE guide to learning accents and dialects - it will help you to get started with some basic terms and ideas for learning accents.

Though these sound files have been remastered to reduce background noise, most of these recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background.  A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along.