Park → “Pak. " Nurse → “Nuhse. " Water → “Watta” River → “Rivva” Fear → “Feah”[2] X Research source Note, however, that some New Yorkers also add “r"s where they aren’t needed, like “idea-r” or “law-r and order. " These are generally colloquial and common in older speakers.
The → “teh” That → “tat” or “dat” Three → “tree”[3] X Research source When making “d” or “t” sounds, place your tongue against the back of your bottom teeth. Note the subtle difference. [4] X Research source
Talk → “Tawk” Thought → “Tawwt” The short “o” sound is pretty rare in New York English. Words which include the long “i” in the middle, like “liar”, use a very similar “aw” sound, so “liar” should sound almost like “lawyer”
Cab → “ca-AHB” Avenue → “ahav-enue. “[5] X Research source
Sunday → “sun-dA” Monday → “Mun-dey” Tuesday → “Twos-dey” Wednesday → “Wehn-s-dey” Thursday → “Thuhs-dey” (err being kind of rolled r) Friday → “Fry-dey” Saturday → “Satuh-dey”[6] X Research source
Huge → “Yuuuuge. “[7] X Research source
Speak quickly and succinctly. Use loud, expressive tones when speaking. Really draw out those vowels for emphasis. Throw an extra “r” at the end of words that end in vowels, like “that’s a good idear. "
Say “hey”, instead of “hi” or “hello” and say it quickly. Make the classic “you guys” into the NYC plural “yous guys. “[9] X Research source
Check out this list of free files containing examples of different NYC accents to help practice. [10] X Research source
