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    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
    He started to open up to me about his childhood.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo become available or possible.
    New opportunities will open up to you if you learn a new language.

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    How To Speak: INDIAN Accent #4

    05:29How To Speak: INDIAN Accent #4
    • what is up guys welcome back to my channel I hope you are having a great week this video is how to speak in the Indian accent part four a lot of you guys have been waiting for this video initially I was just going to do the one Indian accent the main one that I made a few months ago and but I decided to do part 2 part 3 part 4 because you guys have been requesting it so I thought why not let's make some more to help you guys out I actually got a video suggestion from Zhang Zhang and this was to read a paragraph out in the Indian accent and by doing so um you guys can learn how to pronounce different words in the Indian accent in a different fun way so what I'm going to do is I'm going to put the paragraph that I'm going to read on the screen and I want you to pause the video and think about how you would pronounce the words yourself and then we will proceed with the video with me speaking in the Indian accent this paragraph that I'm going to read is from one of my favorite books it is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix okay this book is one of my favorite books but let's just open up to a random page okay you it is best to know what the enemy is saying said Hermione darkly as she unfurled the newspaper and disappeared behind it not emerging until Harry and Ron finished eating nothing she said simply rolling up the newspaper and laying it down by her plate nothing about you or Dumbledore or anything Professor McGonagall was now moving along the table handing out timetables look at today grown-brown history of magic double potions divination and double defense against the dark arts Vince Snape Trelawney and that Umbridge woman all in one day I wish Fred and Joe did hurry up and get those skiving snack boxes sorted so let me read that paragraph in the British accent for you it is best to know what the enemy is saying said Hermione darkly as she unfurled the newspaper and disappeared behind it not emerging until Harry and Ron had finished eating nothing she said simply rolling up the newspaper and laying it down by her plate nothing about you or Dumbledore or anything Professor McGonagall was now moving along the table handing out timetables look at today grown-brown history of magic double potions divination and double defense against the dark arts Vince Snape Trelawney and that Umbridge woman all in one day I wish Fred and Joe did hurry up and get those skiving snack boxes sorted okay so let's examine some of these words here in more detail so one of the words I want to just want to kind of like talk about in more detail is timetable and the Indian accent will be timetable so the word the sounds that you want to look out for in this word is the T in the timetable so obviously it's not T it's a T sound so time not time time and table table and the L sound if you remember I talked about in my first video nothing so in the British accent will be nothing nothing but in the Indian accent will be nothing hmm ground you've got the R sound in ground the rolling R so ground and run ground run and the OA sound here is or groaned not groaned is how you would say in the British accent but the OA here makes it or sound so groaned divination so notice out for the D sound in divination it's not divination it's divination divination D D D so you're basically rolling your tongue when you're saying the D sound so replay this video so you can use this video to practice your Indian accent so that was just a little quick video just to help you guys out and thank you again Zheng Cheng for recommending this idea to me and I hope it helps you guys out oh yeah and I just realized looking at this it's the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter so that worked out quite nicely reading reading a paragraph from the fifth book Order of the Phoenix that was my little tribute to J.C.

      what is up guys welcome back to my channel I hope you are having a great week this video is how to speak in the Indian accent part four a lot of you guys have been waiting for this video initially I was just going to do the one Indian accent the main one that I made a few months ago and but I decided to do part 2 part 3 part 4 because you guys have been requesting it so I thought why not let's make some more to help you guys out I actually got a video suggestion from Zhang Zhang and this was to read a paragraph out in the Indian accent and by doing so um you guys can learn how to pronounce different words in the Indian accent in a different fun way so what I'm going to do is I'm going to put the paragraph that I'm going to read on the screen and I want you to pause the video and think about how you would pronounce the words yourself and then we will proceed with the video with me speaking in the Indian accent this paragraph that I'm going to read is from one of my favorite books it is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix okay this book is one of my favorite books but let's just open up to a random page okay you it is best to know what the enemy is saying said Hermione darkly as she unfurled the newspaper and disappeared behind it not emerging until Harry and Ron finished eating nothing she said simply rolling up the newspaper and laying it down by her plate nothing about you or Dumbledore or anything Professor McGonagall was now moving along the table handing out timetables look at today grown-brown history of magic double potions divination and double defense against the dark arts Vince Snape Trelawney and that Umbridge woman all in one day I wish Fred and Joe did hurry up and get those skiving snack boxes sorted so let me read that paragraph in the British accent for you it is best to know what the enemy is saying said Hermione darkly as she unfurled the newspaper and disappeared behind it not emerging until Harry and Ron had finished eating nothing she said simply rolling up the newspaper and laying it down by her plate nothing about you or Dumbledore or anything Professor McGonagall was now moving along the table handing out timetables look at today grown-brown history of magic double potions divination and double defense against the dark arts Vince Snape Trelawney and that Umbridge woman all in one day I wish Fred and Joe did hurry up and get those skiving snack boxes sorted okay so let's examine some of these words here in more detail so one of the words I want to just want to kind of like talk about in more detail is timetable and the Indian accent will be timetable so the word the sounds that you want to look out for in this word is the T in the timetable so obviously it's not T it's a T sound so time not time time and table table and the L sound if you remember I talked about in my first video nothing so in the British accent will be nothing nothing but in the Indian accent will be nothing hmm ground you've got the R sound in ground the rolling R so ground and run ground run and the OA sound here is or groaned not groaned is how you would say in the British accent but the OA here makes it or sound so groaned divination so notice out for the D sound in divination it's not divination it's divination divination D D D so you're basically rolling your tongue when you're saying the D sound so replay this video so you can use this video to practice your Indian accent so that was just a little quick video just to help you guys out and thank you again Zheng Cheng for recommending this idea to me and I hope it helps you guys out oh yeah and I just realized looking at this it's the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter so that worked out quite nicely reading reading a paragraph from the fifth book Order of the Phoenix that was my little tribute to J.C.

    • Um, but let's just open up to a random page.

      Um, but let's just open up to a random page.

    B1

    The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:20The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • Instead of fearing boredom, we can open up to its benefits by switching off.

      Instead of fearing boredom, we can open up to its benefits by switching off.

    • you will think of a way of doing it. Instead of fearing boredom we can open up to its

      you will think of a way of doing it. Instead of fearing boredom we can open up to its

    B1

    Disney's Frozen: What Does It Mean to Be "Frozen?"

    11:47Disney's Frozen: What Does It Mean to Be "Frozen?"
    • She's cold and distant and refuses to open up to her sister.

      She's cold and distant and refuses to open up to her sister.

    • She's cold and distant, and refuses to open up to her sister.

      She's cold and distant, and refuses to open up to her sister.

    B1

    How To Sing Mixed Voice - Tyler Wysong

    08:28How To Sing Mixed Voice - Tyler Wysong
    • If you say I'm a... male tenor high C, then if I open up to a... which is like a light mix, it's like a fuller mix.

      If you say I'm a... male tenor high C, then if I open up to a... which is like a light mix, it's like a fuller mix.

    • If you say, "I'm a middle tenor high C," then if I open up to a, which is like a light mix, it's like a fuller mix.

      If you say, "I'm a middle tenor high C," then if I open up to a, which is like a light mix, it's like a fuller mix.

    A2

    全英|长大以后,朋友越来越少,正常吗?Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult?

    06:16全英|长大以后,朋友越来越少,正常吗?Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult?
    • And this can make it kind of hard to open up to people and really trust people.

      And this can make it kind of hard to open up to people and really trust people.

    • and this can make it kind of hard to open up to people and really trust people.

      and this can make it kind of hard to open up to people and really trust people.

    A2

    Travel to Cuba with an Insider's Perspective- Frosch Travel

    03:06Travel to Cuba with an Insider's Perspective- Frosch Travel
    • It will open up to the United States eventually,

      It will open up to the United States eventually,

    • It will open up to the United States eventually but I think it's best to go

      It will open up to the United States eventually but I think it's best to go

    A2

    Friends: The Romance of Friendship

    10:42Friends: The Romance of Friendship
    • and open up to real love.

      and open up to real love.

    • Chandler's friendship with Monica is what allows him to finally put aside his sarcasm and open up to real love.

      Chandler's friendship with Monica is what allows him to finally put aside his sarcasm and open up to real love.

    B1

    How to start a conversation: 5 things to say after "hello"

    17:27How to start a conversation: 5 things to say after "hello"
    • When we share with each other, we open up to each other.

      When we share with each other, we open up to each other.

    • When we share with each other, we open up to each other.

      When we share with each other, we open up to each other.

    A2

    Top 10 Creepiest Movies Ever Made

    14:14Top 10 Creepiest Movies Ever Made
    • Open up to me.

      Open up to me.

    • Open up to me.

      Open up to me.

    B2

    The 10 CREEPIEST PLACES on Earth!

    07:12The 10 CREEPIEST PLACES on Earth!
    • It has mile-long hallways, countless hidden passages, dead ends, doors that open up to nothing, and

      It has mile-long hallways, countless hidden passages, dead ends, doors that open up to nothing, and

    • dead ends, doors that open up to nothing,

      dead ends, doors that open up to nothing,

    B1