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English Audio Request

cacawate
55 Words / 3 Recordings / 4 Comments
Note to recorder:

Natural speech in many different dialects. Pretend you are talking to a friend.

A:"Oh my god! That party last night was so, so awesome!"
B:"Dang, I wish I coulda been there. How was the food?"
A:"Eh, the food was so-so. Why couldn't you go?"
B:"I had to study for my final. Unfortunately, I can't make parties a priority."
A:"Bummer. Well, I hope you can make the next one."

Recordings

  • Awesome Party ( recorded by Subito ), American (Midwestern)

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  • Awesome Party ( recorded by Peachey ), Australian English (Broad), Australian English (Cultivated)

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  • Awesome Party ( recorded by Owain78 ), London, Neapolitan

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    Corrected Text
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    A:"Oh my god! That party last night was so, so awesome!"
    B:"Dang, I wish I coulda been there. How was the food?"
    A:"Eh, the food was so-so. Why couldn't you go?"
    B:"I had to study for my final. Unfortunately, I can't make parties a priority."
    A:"Bummer. Well, I hope you can make the next one."

    Alternative British version:
    A:"Oh my god! That party last night was so amazing!"
    B:"Damn, I wish I couldve been there. How was the food?"
    A:"Erm, the food wasn't bad. Why couldn't you go?"
    B:"I had to study for my final. Unfortunately, I can't make parties a priority."
    A:"Bummer. Well, I hope you can make the next one."

Comments

Peachey
June 27, 2010

Hello!

Some of the "slangy" parts are better suited to American English (eg. "dang", "bummer"), but I've tried to pronounce them in an Australian fashion. If you want a more "Australian" version, you'd need to replace the slang and rewrite the sentences a little.

Cheers!

cacawate
Aug. 23, 2010

That was awesome. Thank you so much! I actually listened to this with my fiance and it's interesting how the "oh" sound almost sounds like an AmEn "Eh-ooh" in one smooth pronunciation.

Very cool, and thanks for taking the time to read this. I wonder what Australian slang would replace some of the American slang.

Peachey
Aug. 24, 2010

We use the word "bugger" for disappointment or annoyance: "Bugger. Well, I hope you can make the next one."

Don't take this word too literally, we use it quite often here. ;)

cacawate
Aug. 24, 2010

Haha, that's cool. Thanks for the response.

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