Fairfax County, Virginia, USA (Male)

A male accent from Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

Spoken monologue

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Hello and welcome to the Accent Base hub. I'm talking to you today to help you understand my local accent. I'm proud to come from [REGION] and the city welcomes tourists and visitors of every kind from everywhere, near and far. I hope you enjoy your stay.

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heləʊ/ /ænd/ /welkʌm/ /tə/ /thɪː/ /æksent/ /beɪs/ /hʌb/. /ɑɪm/ /tɔːkɪŋ/ /tə/ /ju:/ /tədeɪ/ /tə/ /help/ /juː/ /ʌndəstænd/ /mɑɪ/ /ləʊkəl/ /æksent/. /ɑɪm/ /prɑʊd/ /tə/ /kʌm/ /frɒm/ /lɪvəpuːl/ /ənd/ /ðə/ /sɪtɪː/ /welkʌmz/ /tɔːrɪsts/ /ənd/ /vɪsɪtəs/ /əv/ /everɪː/ /kɑɪnd/ /frəm/ /evrɪːweə/ /nɪə/ /ənd/ /fɑː/. /aɪ/ /həʊp/ /juː/ /endʒɔɪː/ /jɔː/ /steɪ/.

/ɪf / /jɔː/ /nɒt/ /ʃjɔː/ /juː/ /ʌndəstʊd/ /ðɪs/ /klɪelɪː/, /plɪːz/ /lɪsən/ /tuː/ /evrɪː/ /wɛːd/ /ageɪn/. /θænk/ /juː/ /fɔː/ /lɪsənɪŋ/.