Accent Generator

Each accent has its own voices. Pick one in the generator above, or search the AI voice library for any other voice.

British accent

Southern British English, the accent most people mean by "British". There are four British voices in the generator, plus famous ones like David Attenborough and Gordon Ramsay, and the British English accent setting works on any voice. The British accent generator has all of them, the American vs British word list and a radio ad made by the Lazybird agent.

American accent

General American, plus two regional voices: June from Appalachia and Beau from Cajun Louisiana. Set the accent to American English and any voice speaks General American, British voices included.

Australian accent

Mick and Bree are real Australian accents: the wide "day" vowel, a dropped r after vowels, and the easy rhythm of an Aussie vlog or classroom. They read any English script in that accent.

Indian accent

Priya and Rohan speak Indian English: crisp t and d sounds, a pure "e" in words like "day", and an even, syllable-by-syllable rhythm. Good for tutorials, lessons and vlogs for an Indian audience.

One sentence, read in four accents. Listen for the r in "car", the t in "water", the a in "can't" and the vowel in "late".

I can't stay late today, so I'll park the car, grab a bottle of water and a little snack, and be back by half past eight.

What to listen for

• R after a vowel (car, water): pronounced in American and often in Indian English, silent in British and Australian.
• T between vowels (water, bottle, little): a quick, soft d in American and often in Australian, a crisp t in British and Indian.
• A in "bath" words (can't, half, past): short, as in "cat", in American; a long "ah" in British, Indian and most Australian.
• The "day" vowel (late, today, eight): "ay" in American and British, wider and close to "dye" in Australian, a pure "e" close to "deh" in Indian.
• Rhythm: American, British and Australian stretch the stressed syllables; Indian English gives each syllable about the same length.

Practising an accent? Play a voice, then read the line yourself. In Lazybird Studio you can slow a block down to hear every sound.

Set the accent to British English or American English and any voice reads your text in it: famous voices, a voice you designed or your own clone. Each pair is the same voice reading the same words, first in its own accent, then in the other one.

Right then, I can't stay long. I'll grab a bottle of water, a little bit of chocolate and a cup of tea, and I'll be back after half past four.

It works the other way too: British voices can speak American English.

After class, I'm going to grab a bottle of water, take a long bath and watch a film. I can't wait.

To hear your own voice in another accent, open the Clone tab in the generator above, record a short sample, then pick an accent. In Lazybird Studio, the Accent setting is on every block, so one project can mix accents.