954445 Unless you started learning English as a child, you're unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker. CK 611373 Don't change sentences that are correct. You can, instead, submit natural-sounding alternate translations. CK 1907470 It's very easy to sound natural in your own native language, and very easy to sound unnatural in your non-native language. CK 954864 Your English is grammatically correct, but sometimes what you say just doesn't sound like what a native speaker would say. CK 953912 I've heard that it's impossible to sound like a native speaker unless one starts speaking the language before the age of twelve. CK 953963 If you want to sound more like a native speaker of American English, watch more American TV programs and fewer British TV programs. CK 953965 If you weren't exposed to a language until you were an adult, you are very, very unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker of that language. CK 953929 If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman. CK 953960 If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking. CK 954354 The more countries a language is spoken in, the less important it is to sound like a native speaker, since speakers of that language are accustomed to hearing various dialects. CK 953962 If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo. CK 953936 If someone who doesn't know your background says that you sound like a native speaker, it means they probably noticed something about your speaking that made them realize you weren't a native speaker. In other words, you don't really sound like a native speaker. CK