The Dubai Accent

Is your Dubai accent holding you back?
Is your Dubai accent standing in the way of your career goals?
Is your Dubai accent stopping you from getting to where you really want to be?
Would you like to reduce, soften, or get rid of, your Dubai accent when you speak in English?

The Dubai accent is a mishmash of influences: a verbal cocktail of British English, mixed together with Canadian English, with a touch of American pop-culture inflections, topped up with South Asian and Arabic rhythms!
The Dubai Accent, also known as Dubai English, is a vibrant mix of British, American, Canadian, South Asian, and Arab linguistic habits.

Dubai English is a unique way of speaking that mixes words and sounds from Arabic, South Asian languages, British English, Canadian English and American English.
The “Dubai accent” (often called the international school accent) is a unique, hybrid way of speaking shaped by a large mix of people from all over the world: a blended, multi-ethnic way of speaking shaped by over 200 nationalities.

You can hear the mumble and the rumble of the Dubai accent all around the city of gold!

The “mumble and the rumble” of the Dubai accent describes the unique, blended rhythm of English spoken in the UAE.
It mixes low, rapid speech (the mumble) with deep, resonant, and multicultural intonations shaped by millions of expats (the rumble).


In the Dubai accent, British and American schooling systems provide the main English vocabulary and grammar, the intonation comes from Gulf Arabic rhythms and speech patterns, while pronunciation is shaped by South Asian phonetics from Indian and Pakistani expatriates.

The Dubai accent is a mishmash of influences: a verbal cocktail of British English, mixed together with Canadian English, with a touch of American pop-culture inflections, topped up with South Asian and Arabic rhythms!

But, having said that, it’s important not to forget, there are some very strong Dubai accents.
A strong Dubai accent can cause problems when communicating in English.
Reducing and softening a strong Dubai accent, can help you to improve your speaking skills.

REMEMBER, Speaking is a Skill.
And REMEMBER,
YOUR VOICE is 50% of Who You Are!
Would you like to reduce, soften, or get rid of, your Dubai accent, when speaking in English?

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