How to improve my accent as an ABC? (Audio)
Hi everyone! I'm an ABC/ABT who's been trying to re-learn Chinese as an adult. Growing up in America, I was always embarrassed to speak Chinese and ashamed of my heritage, so my Mandarin was pretty much useless until I started self-studying. I've put a good amount of time into it, and I've gotten to the level where I feel comfortable speaking now, but I almost always get the "your Chinese sounds so ABC" comment from friends and strangers I meet, which can be discouraging at times. Since I've never lived in Taiwan or China, I'm pretty conscious of my American accent when speaking Chinese.
I was wondering if any of you would be able to give me some pointers on my accent, and to give me some suggestions on how to improve. Any specifics on what features of my accent sound "ABC" would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
Quick recording of me speaking:
https://voca.ro/19d3YTc5wOSs