#51 Dustin and Ruben Share Accent Tips to Sound Like a Native Speaker in Spanish

Benny and Shannon chat with Dustin Luke and Ruben Adery about how
to develop an authentic Spanish accent by using rhythm,
musicality, body language, and other local insider information.


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Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


What happens when a language scientist and a casual learner
team up

Tips for rolling your r’s

Having an authentic accent beyond pronunciation

Rhythm and musicality of pronunciation

Learning colloquial phrases and chunking phrases

Mindset and “getting into character” in a language

Body language and other local insider tips for learning
languages

Getting local, native speakers to open up and use the
language with you

Learning a specific dialect without moving to the country
with the Five I’s

The sounds with the most variance in Spanish

Finding viral videos in your target language

How learning another language is like living another life

Teaching your nonnative language



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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