What does a Canadian accent sound like?

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Katie

The Canadian accent doesn't sound like anything!

old lady

In fact, there are a number of Canadian accents, and they all fall pleasantly on the ear. There is a west coast accent, which is a little more laid back than the Toronto accent. There are the Newfie accents, and the Nova Scotia accents, which are quite distinctive, and of course there are the French Canadian accents. Then there is the Calgary accent (yes, there definitely is a Texas twang to Calgarian speech) and the Saskatchewan accent - There truly are an amazing number of Canadian accents and they're all great.

Julia Q

Well instead of (of) you say (oof).
Like you pronounce your o's like oo.
I think its sexy though!
LOL!
And you make your Y's longer like in ya you say yyya..
=3

MIka

we hold our vowels longer and most of us over exaggerate the "r".

I asked a Japanese exchange student which english accent is easiest for her to understand between Canadians, Americans from the southern states, Brits or Australians and to my surprise she said Australians!

John W

There's a slight sing-song rhythm to the Canadian accent that Canadians don't notice. If you spend a couple years away from Canada, you'll hear the sing-song when you get back.

Russell V

I'm from Scotland & I think we say "eh" more than the average Canadian! lol We live in BC and I have never heard a Canadian pronounce about as aboot! Perhaps it's an Eastern Canadian thing?

Angie Sandie

Well, I'm from Canada, Manitoba to be exact, and apparently we sound like sarah palin, but less intense...

laura

They exaggerate when they say the r sound, exaggerated long vowel sounds, and they say eh after everything (nah just kidding, but some do say that a lot) for example: americans say sorry, canadians say sooorry (like in moor), americans say (like in american), canaidans say aadult (like in cat)

Lieu. Provo William Parry Wallis

There is actually a difference:

Eric L

Pretty much the same as the Northern US accent. Except we say roof as "ruuf" while Americans say it sa "rough". Newfie on the other hand... hohoho, that's a completely different story.

SÃ©bastien

Canadians, scientifically don't have an accent (on a society level).

We are accent-neutral.

Cid

When most people think of the 'Canadian' accent they think of the southern Ontario accent. There are really several distinct accents in Canada like the Newfoundland, the Maritime and of course Quebec accent as well as Native accents. The southern Ontario accent is the 'standard' Canadian accent and will be found in the prarie provences.

To extend or overdo your own Canadian accent try standing like you are very very cold. Shiver. Let your jaw slack but keep your lips almost closed. Now speak. Your voice should be a little higher than usual and you will tend to force some of the vowel sounds out and elongate others.
Okay, It's a little clownish but that is kind of how Americans hear us.
We also use our vowels. In words like 'house' or 'about' Americans think we say 'hoos' or 'aboot' but they are just registering the last bit of the vowel sound. They say 'haas' and 'abat' flattening out the vowel into a single short 'a' whereas we pronounce the dipthong by using and blending both the vowels in a 'ow' kind of sound (like in 'sound')

Hope this helps, eh?

YYZ

doesn't sound like anything!

basicblack

Southern Ontarians sound Californian
Newfounlanders sound Irish
Nova Scotians sound Scottish
Qubequers sound French

Sandy

Eh!

You say eh? like Aye? and aboot instead of about.

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