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The Copycat sound challenge

Pick a language. Face its hardest phrases.

Listen to three surprisingly tricky lines, copy them out loud, then challenge a friend to beat your score.

We picked these because they’re fun to get your mouth around. Your score shows how closely this try sounded like the example—nothing more.

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Three phrases. Up to six tries. One score your friends will want to beat.

Choose your challenge

Which accent are you brave enough to copy?

Each language has its own rhythm trap. Start with the one you know—or pick the one your friends least expect.

Metropolitan French French Take on French R, packed vowel shifts, and the kind of rhythm that makes a simple-looking sentence surprisingly hard to copy. Reference audio in preparation
Latin American Spanish Spanish Keep every vowel crisp while long clauses, tapped Rs, and natural sentence stress try to pull your rhythm apart. Reference audio in preparation
Spanish from Spain Spanish Try Spain’s z and soft c, clean vowel links, and quick changes between tapped and rolled Rs without flattening the melody. Reference audio in preparation
German from Germany German Hold on through dense consonant clusters, shifting ch sounds, and long sentences that save their final landing until the very end. Reference audio in preparation
Italian from Italy Italian Keep the musical stress while double consonants, open vowels, and long connected phrases test how precisely your mouth can keep time. Reference audio in preparation

Hear it. Copy it. Put your score on the line.

The challenge uses real lesson phrases and stored reference audio. Your recording is sent to check how it sounds, then discarded as soon as your score is ready.

  1. 01

    Listen

    Catch the native rhythm before you record.

  2. 02

    Copy

    Try each phrase once—or twice if you want another go.

  3. 03

    Challenge

    Share your average and ask a friend to beat it.