They sound like native American English speakers to me. It's a little difficult to comment on how natural it is because the sentences have clearly been recorded with very clear enunciation. That makes sense as it's designed to help learners practise.
I'm practising listening to English.IsAre the speakers' pronunciations natural in the above video?
The male voice sounds like AI to me. I think the female voice probably is too.
"Founded" sounds a little softer -- not like, but, closer to "foundeed", than "found it" does. So to me, they sound rather very much like "found it".Also, for "I found it", the man says "I founded". At least, that's what I hear.
I don't understand what you're saying."Founded" sounds a little softer -- not like, but, closer to "foundeed", than "found it" does. So to me, they sound rather very much like "found it".
I meant his "found it" sounds like in "pundit". "Founded" sounds a little differently.I don't understand what you're saying.
The vowel "i" doesn't sound like it should?It sounds like founded to me.
It sounds like founded to me.
Yes, otherwise I wouldn't ask. Is there something unclear in my question?Is there something unclear in my words? -
You didn't."Founded" and "found it" sound very similar on their own. So I asked what exactly part sounds different.
The difference is in the final consonant."Founded" and "found it" sound very similar on their own.
That was a leading question with the same effect.You didn't.
I see. It may be perceived as "d", but he uttered a "stop t", not a "full t" as she did. It's vague. Overall, he sounds native-speaker-human to me.The difference is in the final consonant.