Learn the CHICAGO accent

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Learn the CHICAGO accent

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Learn to speak with a Chicago accent. This is a straight forward, step-by-step process that will have you speaking with a Chicago accent in no time Don't wait until you're ready or you'll never start. It's not about perfecting the accent. It's about doing your best, having fun, and discovering new characters you can take to the stage or in front of the camera.
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@mysticdragon111 Жыл бұрын

Not you looking just like Ben Stiller in the mustache 😂😊👍🏻

@EphemeralProductions 3 ай бұрын

exactly! lol He could be Jewish OR Italian! but, considering his last name is Virkus, I'm going with Jewish. :):) He actually reminds me more of Adam Sandler!

@KY_100 Ай бұрын

it's 1:1

@appylvr1 16 күн бұрын

I thought it was Ben Stiller for a second

@waterloo001mendoza7 4 жыл бұрын

Watched the entire video to finally realize it was the same guy 😂

@jeffvirkus 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! That's great. Hope you found it helpful and entertaining.

@williampiercy2572 4 жыл бұрын

idk why i'm even watching this but it's hilarious

@jeffvirkus 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, William

@alisha-janereardon7312 2 жыл бұрын

Literally same

@alissalavelle3460 Жыл бұрын

I'm cracking up!!

@mariabarrera5286 8 ай бұрын

Me either

@teri9875 Жыл бұрын

I’m watching this because I’m from Chicago and am always told I have the Chicago accent. This is pretty spot on. People often point out my accent with the “a” sound when I say “bag” or “egg.” I also get called out when I say “milk.” I’m working on my issue with changing the double “t” to “d” sound, e.g. “mitten” becomes “midden.” Some things are hard to change!

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Don't change too much, Teri. Such a distinct and endearing accent:)

@Blady99 11 ай бұрын

I hear the bag egg thing in my grandma but nowhere else

@Zectifin 8 ай бұрын

thanks to the internet accents are really disappearing in young people and I think its kinda sad. Our American accents are all so unique and love them.

@teri9875 7 ай бұрын

@@Blady99 I’m not THAT old!

@MultiBadger32 7 ай бұрын

Never noticed it before. But those first"a" sounds are similar to Northern Ireland, especially Derry, where people go and drive their kee-yar.

@fredpgeiser728 Жыл бұрын

“So I says to him” is a Chicago vernacular

@valmacclinchy 2 ай бұрын

Also NY...

@GirlWhat74 6 ай бұрын

I think it depends on where in Chicago you are from or suburb. Also black Chicagoans sound different than white Chicagoans. Southsiders and people from out west sound different. Black Chicagoans aren’t as glaringly Chicago. They actually sound pretty southern as many have ancestors from Louisiana and Mississippi. Many white Chicagoans are Italian, Irish or Polish and much has a huge influence on speech.

@CGDtravels 5 ай бұрын

This was my thought. My family is from the south side of Chicago and they don't sound like this at all. I've only been around the Southside of Chicago and the downtown area.

@okultusrexus3660 2 күн бұрын

@@CGDtravels Yeah I've been in Chicago northside for over 40 years and I don't know where they speak like this. I only ever hear this dialect in movies or shows like this.

@ricosuave7102 15 сағат бұрын

This is true. Chicago has influence from Louisiana,Memphis,Canada,French Canada,Spain,Italy and Ireland. Most black people have roots in the south and most Caucasian people from Italy and Ireland.

@Kleineganz 3 ай бұрын

When I first moved out to Colorado, everyone immediately knew I was from Chicago because of how I spoke. It always caught me off-guard because until then, I didn't know we had a discernable dialect at all. 🤣 (However, after living in Colorado for 28 years, I've mostly lost the dialect). This was a fun reminder of what English sounded like growing up (fun fact, German was my first language. Both of my parents and their parents immigrated to Chicago from Europe). I grew up near DePaul University.

@jeffvirkus 3 ай бұрын

Do you have any trace of a German accent left? What a fun combo that would be...Chicago/German.

@Kleineganz 3 ай бұрын

@jeffvirkus I never had a German accent. Nor do I have an American accent when speaking German. The perks of being raised bilingual.

@pendejo69 Күн бұрын

@@jeffvirkus If I'm not mistaken German and Polish were huge influences on the Chicago dialect. Can hear it in the vowels.

@gungho6026 4 ай бұрын

My name is Frank, I’m from Chicago and I’m here because I have an accent. I live out west now and it seems like people are waiting for me to say hotdog. As soon as I say it they’re like “oh, I know, you’re from Chicago!” Frank drank from the tank gave me a good laugh tho.

@beachykeenx 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Chicago and this couldn’t be more on point 😂

@jeffvirkus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Beachy. Appreciate you:)

@jeffb8562 Жыл бұрын

I’m 39 and haven’t lived there since I was 12. It comes back quick

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

@@jeffb8562 That's fortunate. Wouldn't want to lose one of the most endearing accents.

@merccadoosis8847 5 ай бұрын

Grew up in Brooklyn NY but moved to Minnesota several decades ago and still retain the old Brooklyn accent. When I fist listened to Bill Gleason on WGN I loved his South Side accent. Sadly, you just don't hear anything like that anymore. Same with Bernie Sanders and his old Flatbush accent. Gentrification kills old neighborhood accents! To me, that's a crime against humanity.

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

Comedian Jonathan Katz once joked. "I'm from NY, but I lived in LA for 5 years and when I came back I was already out of tune with the accent. I went into an office building and the elevator guy said "Call out your floors." I said- "I'm impatient with the elderly." 😀

@EphemeralProductions 3 ай бұрын

I have always loved the Chicago accent! Really, it's just a Midwestern accent with only a slight affectation. :) Chicago, Michigan, northern Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, I love that accent and all its variations! To me, the upstate New York accent sounds a bit similar, so I love that one as well! :)

@jeffvirkus 3 ай бұрын

There is definitely a charm to the Chicago accent. One of my favorites.

@samsonite8400 Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I'm from Chicago and when I'm in a different state I can really hear my Chicagoan accent. I think people think I sound overly pleasant or animated compared to their harsh tones but I can't help it. This is the way I speak coming from the Midwest.

@user-ru6mq5sc5n 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Northern Illinois for 18 years and have been away for over 30 years. When I come back to visit I notice it immediately in most people not just in the city. As many people have said more so in older people more so, but young people have it also just not as strong.

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

Such a distinct accent. I associate it with decent, good humored folk.

@supt_martha_of_chicagoP.D Жыл бұрын

As a sout sider myself, I can so relate to dis.

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Go Sox! Best House Parties, ever:)

@arianna5546 4 жыл бұрын

This is literally the SNL Da Bears dialect used to make fun of us Chicagoan.... We aren't nearly that whiny.... 😒

@cubnation 4 жыл бұрын

@Larki, Don't feel bad. This video is wrong. 😡😡

@DdDd-zo2ll 4 жыл бұрын

T becomes D Dat guy over dere told me to go meet him over by jewel over there.

@prepswag5 4 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo this guy in the vid sounds like a wise ASS!

@mercutiochaux1041 3 жыл бұрын

Older guys from Chicago tend to have the really heavy speech but that's about it.

@denaeculbreth7980 3 жыл бұрын

Your right. Except for when we say mom. It LITERALLY sounds like mahaahaahaammm. I wish I knew the right way to say it. Lol I've tried it's so hard.

@robertmartin1807 2 жыл бұрын

You hear a lot in older people especially. Most of them who run mom and pop joints or have lived in the city for many many years. This is accurate. People from Chicago say they don’t have an accent but they sure do have one!

@InkyFirefly 19 күн бұрын

for years, i was confused how someone i met in florida said i had a chicago accent cause i never thought i had an accent in general, but now i get it

@jeffvirkus 19 күн бұрын

Ha! I think Chicagoans speak the mother language. Everyone else in the world has an accent 😉

@JS-iy4zb 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Detroit but have lived in Chicago for 16 years. They have the same vowel shifts, but I can still hear slight differences that tell me I’m not in Detroit. When I go home, I’m like “omg you guys sound so Detroit”.

@jameskirchner 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, the Chicago dialect sounds different from Detroit, and we can really hear it when Chicagoans visit Detroit. They have a more extreme version of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift. Plus, Detroit has the ai/ʌi half of what's called Canadian Raising. Even people with heavy Detroit accents sound much different from this accent they're showing.

@bwanadave76 Жыл бұрын

Yep. He said Detroit and I said you mean Cleveland. Also, everybody in Chicago knows it's pronounced "Dee-troit Sux!"😄

@loui1889 Жыл бұрын

This helped so much! I’m British and we have a high school production of Chicago the musical and well I wasn’t able to do one before this! 😂

@Pyoung678 8 ай бұрын

I'm trying out for the Chicago musical to! :)

@rjdaigle7276 4 жыл бұрын

outstanding job and absolutely hilarious

@jeffvirkus 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, RJ. I really appreciate the feedback.

@TerryOnDemand 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Chicago and this sounds about right for the North siders. All of a sudden I feel like watching The Cubs😩🤣

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

Go CUBS!!!

@mojojojo3411 11 ай бұрын

I'm fine was wrong tho. And so was Awesome and Stop. Also, dont forget about roof. Which is not ROOF but RUFF like a dog. But ALSO, remember there are lots of Chicago accents.

@jeffvirkus 11 ай бұрын

ROOF to RUFF....Yessss! Great point. Hopefully, viewers will take the general guidelines from this video and further research specific dialects within the Chicago area they are trying to dial into.

@AsdfAsdf-asdf Жыл бұрын

hey I was raised on the nort side and I lived there for the first 41 years of my life. I think the presentation the young man does is a little over the top. more of a caricature of somebody talking Chicago.

@KelleyGrl5758 3 жыл бұрын

As someone from the south living in Chicago, I can say I have heard people with a really thick accent; or at least that is how it sounds to me because I didn't grow up here so it's more noticible. But there are people whose accent is not as pronounced as shown in the video and only comes out with certain words.

@Solvet862 25 күн бұрын

Tremendous production. Good Work!!!

@jeffvirkus 24 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot, @Solvet862

@bwanadave76 Жыл бұрын

The late Dennis Farina had a great Chicago accent!

@bwanadave76 Жыл бұрын

Also, Joe Mantegna.

@Roadghost1969 Ай бұрын

@@bwanadave76 Dennis Franz, and Ralph Foody (Ya, Filthy Animal) from Home Alone also .

@Gee2deDubya Ай бұрын

@@bwanadave76Dunno where he's from, his sounds more New York-ish, jmo

@bwanadave76 29 күн бұрын

@@Gee2deDubya He was born in Old Town and was a Chicago cop for 18 years.

@SuchiththaW 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice breakdown. Gonna use this for Chicago in my next audition.

@jeffvirkus 3 жыл бұрын

BOOK IT!!!

@juanrojas2595 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like this accent is more common in older people living in the burbs.

@Pratt_MusicRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Then tell us how the younger people speak?

@nordwestpassage 10 ай бұрын

@@Pratt_MusicRoom good point!

@Gee2deDubya Ай бұрын

@Pratt_MusicRoom Depending on which part of the 'burbs you're from, it'll arguably sound like General American English, in general.

@theprinceofliberia6793 3 жыл бұрын

This is video explains this best and I've watched more than ten of them. 👍 thanks

@jeffvirkus 3 жыл бұрын

That's great. I hope it helped Buffalo Pete. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated

@angelaleehealwithcompassio6525 3 жыл бұрын

My daughter was rolling listening to me trying out this accent 😂

@jeffvirkus 3 жыл бұрын

How's it coming along? Also, make sure she tries it too;)

@justicebeske5704 2 жыл бұрын

I've lived in and near chicago and I didn't notice for years that there's an accent, I had to have it pointed out.

@hiramnoone 3 жыл бұрын

Born in Chicago and lived in the area most of my life, and yeah, some people talk that way. The tailgate crowd at Soldier Field, some Bleacher Bums at Wrigley, and you'll hear it in bars a lot on "da Nort Sy'd". But it isn't close to being the norm or common even, anywhere that I know of. Even in those places mentioned. Most of us have the neutral Midwestern accents of the media talking heads doing "news" and weather throughout the country. When it's done to the extent presented here, it's usually for laughs.

@hiramnoone 3 жыл бұрын

Fun vid though. Subed.

@yome7580 2 жыл бұрын

@@hiramnoone thats because you are mostly not originally from chicago. People who speak this (and any accent) are mainly people who live there at least 3 generations

@caymuscairns6845 Ай бұрын

@@yome7580a little rude, but I agree that regional accents are a thing of the past. It’s really only working class families that have been in “X” city for at least 2-3 generations like you said.

@robinabrams2501 Жыл бұрын

This sounds similar to the Canadian dialect; this is absolutely fascinating!

@Alien_Nukes Жыл бұрын

I've always said the closest thing to Chicago accent is Canadian

@0truckmafk Жыл бұрын

It's the Great Lakes accent. Southern Ontario is a Canadian version of the Great lakes.

@0truckmafk Жыл бұрын

@@Alien_Nukes Minnesota is closer lol

@Alien_Nukes Жыл бұрын

@@0truckmafk MinnesoTER

@inpursuit500 7 күн бұрын

This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen

@jeffvirkus 6 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot. Is there another accent you'd like to see featured on a video tutorial?

@gabrielalvarado3348 2 жыл бұрын

Ever since I moved to Texas I’ve been getting stared at whenever I talk 🥲

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

I hope it serves as a conversation starter with friendly people.

@sarco64 Жыл бұрын

If you want to hear good examples of the Chicago accent, listen to interviews with Ann Landers or Dennis Farina. The Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse accent is very similar. A good sentence for that accent would be "Marge drove her large car to the diner in the plaza and ordered a ham sandwich with a glass of water and a bottle of pop."

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Just listened to an interview with Ann Landers (aka "Eppie Lederer" - I didn't know that) and an Unsolved Mystery Episode with Dennis Farina. GREAT examples of authentic accents that I wouldn't have been exposed to if you hadn't tipped me off. Thank you so much, sarco64.

@randythesavage1105 8 ай бұрын

Or some Dan Aykroyd

@Burzy109 7 ай бұрын

I love Dennis Farina as an actor and for his accent. One great example of an Upstate/Western NY accent is Robert Forster. Look up an interview with him. RIP to two legends.

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

No one named Noah ever came from Chicago. We have Bobs and Mikes. Maybe a Jerry.

@BatmanHQYT Жыл бұрын

Now I'm realizing how much Bob Odenkirk sounds like this.

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Straight outta' Berwyn, Illinois

@brandenicole7 2 жыл бұрын

Yall really need to start specifying that this is how southside white ppl from Chicago talk mostly cause black ppl from Chicago dont sound like this

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

Great point. Thanks, Brande

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherburroughs8744 Now that's an accent I'd like to take a crack at.

@Banvillen 4 жыл бұрын

This is was very helpful. Have to learn the accent for a production of Chicago the musical. Could you do a follow up on these accents in periods of history?

@jeffvirkus 4 жыл бұрын

First off. Congrats on the part in Chicago:) And thanks for the subscription. Great suggestion! The Chicago dialect during the Jazz Era! So much fun! It's on my list. I will try to fit in as soon as possible. When is opening night?

@humanoid2545 Ай бұрын

Awesome upload!! 🤎 Neat jargon goin on in giant cold bean town. Tanks pallys

@jeffvirkus Ай бұрын

Thanks, @humanoid2545

@dimviesel Жыл бұрын

“Da Bearss”😄

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

For actors with the accent... listen to Dennis Farina, Dennis Franz, ...or for a milder effect- Amy Madigan, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, Jami Gertz... or the 2 Chicago Police Detectives in The Fugitive (1993).

@jeffvirkus Ай бұрын

Great Call! Thanks @bossfan49

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

@@jeffvirkus Another commenter mentioned Joe Mantegna. I totally forgot about Joe. Early in his career, he wrote a play about Chicago Cubs fans called Bleacher Bums. He, Franz, Farina and George Wendt were all cast members!

@bwanadave76 Жыл бұрын

...and Cleveland!

@No16EfrenTheGreat 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious and educational I love it

@joeadams7750 2 жыл бұрын

i live in Chicago growing up of this!

@speedlemon 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot that we drop or really soften the t at the end of words.

@amandaschelonka6838 Жыл бұрын

Here to hear the sounds of my people.

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

And such a beautifully distinct accent ♥

@MoraesDev 2 жыл бұрын

thank you good video

@Wihf 6 ай бұрын

Chicago accent sounds like a combination of a New York + Midwest accent

@jwinstons3352 8 ай бұрын

Chicagoan here. Excellent job. Maybe I missed it, but shifting the T to a D sound is a major part of the accent. “Dat guy over dayre.”

@jeffvirkus 8 ай бұрын

OMG...I just rewatched it. You're right. I didn't mention the T to a D sound. I'll think of a few more things I may have missed and add them in the show notes. Heck, if I come up with enough, it may justify another quick video.

@BGTuyau 4 ай бұрын

Better yet : "Over by dere."

@seanrendall5495 4 ай бұрын

This feels more or less like the midwestern accent, and it's very adjacent to my native Canadian accent.

@orensempron6742 4 ай бұрын

Amazing!!! Pls more videos and contents about chicago accent, i live in Chicago and sometimes i encounter difficulties in understanding

@aal0n243 Жыл бұрын

The pauses were funny, this is cool 😂

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Aalon:)

@cfarrell29 Ай бұрын

Brilliant 🙌 "That's an awesome big screen TV" 😂😂😂😂😂

@jeffvirkus Ай бұрын

Thanks, @cfarrell29 - btw, love the contrast b/w the two characters in your showreel. Bravo - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/la1xd8-AuMW7enk.html

@BGTuyau 4 ай бұрын

Great to have some attention paid to the fast-disappearing Chicago accent, strongly characterized by the "Northern Cities Shift," as identified by William Labov. But how did these guys omit Cleveland from the list of cities? Only the Philly accent has more rough edges and sounds more "blue-collar." FWIW the best nationally-known Chicago accents are / were those of actors Joe Mantegna, Dennis Franz and Dennis Fariña.

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

There's no tilde over the "n" in Farina. He's Italian, not Spanish. I worked with a guy from Philly once for a week. I didn't know where he was from at first. His accent sounded like "normal" midwest.... but at times with a tiny pinch of East Coast-- NY, Jersey, even Boston. I just thought he was from the area (Chicago) and that was just his individual quirky way of talking. Then on the 2nd to last day he pulled out his Eagles cap. 🤣

@82spiders 4 күн бұрын

His Chicago accent is on display when he speaks normally. When he uses his Chicago accent, he is Italian/Chicago.

@musicappreciate Жыл бұрын

The gentleman with the hat is doing something closer to a working class city- proper accent. It seems that when you move west to general northern Illinois the nasal vowels continue but we talk slower and draw words out. Family moved west and noticed this.

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Great feedback and added info. Great to know. TY:)

@sjdmd89 2 ай бұрын

I think the word "dollar" is very telling. I noticed on the show "The Bear" which is supposed to be in Chicago, a character pronounced the work "dollar" like he was from California :p

@jeffvirkus 2 ай бұрын

Should have paid a few extra DAH-lurs to hire an authentic Chicago actor:)

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

I think most of the cast is from New York. Same deal with the lead actor on Chicago PD...which is why I can't watch it.

@juliefarano2299 5 ай бұрын

I'm from Chicago and when I moved out to the suburbs they asked me where my accent came from, and I said what accent, and it's funny I tell my kids to put something in the front room, and they asked me what's a front troom.

@HurricaneCamille-us6mp 4 ай бұрын

That's the funniest comment I've ever read. I'm from Chicago and have live in multiple states. Everyone looks at me crazy when I say "Frunch" room.😂😂

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

Look in the frunchroom and see if I left the grotchky in there.

@margaretmckay1281 2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised you didnt mention the 'H' drop off like in the word three. My father says 3 as 'tree'.

@jeffvirkus 2 ай бұрын

OMG...Great call. That's gotta be in the sequel.

@17Mongooseman 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, 1990's Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise mashup :)

@jeffvirkus 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure:)

@alishaheed5494 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the little gangster with the hat from bugs bunny cartoons🤣🤣

@jeffvirkus 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I think I know who you're talking about.Little guy named Rocky I think. His sidekick was Mugsy if I recall:)

@TheFlyingSailorYT 2 ай бұрын

Almost sounds like a Minneapolis resident... just add a little Minnesotan accent seasoning, and you got the Minneapolitan sub-dialect.

@jeffvirkus 2 ай бұрын

It seems like every few miles you travel in the Great Lakes Region you get a slightly different variation. All very unique and distinct and fun to try and mimic.

@ellebelle4094 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Only actually listening to it explains it. Nicely done.

@rogersteinway5680 3 жыл бұрын

Try pronouncing the city's name as "Chicawgo." Listen to Dennis Franz's accent. That is real Chicagoese. You are right about the Great Lakes urban accents being similar.

@jeffvirkus 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip, Roger. Checking out Dennis Franz now. I've loved his work. Thank you

@kerriz1543 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! My mom grew up in Pilsen (or as she pronounces it : Pilzen). She always tells me that correct way to pronounce Chicago is Chicawgo. I grew up in the suburbs, but I still don’t hear the difference between the two guys pronouncing these words other than a few. One thing missing is the “th” sound which tends to drop at the end of a word: Month = “mont” or both = “boat”. This was fun!

@dmurray1031 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like pronouncing it like "Chicawgo" is distinctly northside. I grew up down on the southside and it's always "Chicahgo"

@hiramnoone 3 жыл бұрын

Franz's accent is an actor's affectation. Born and raised in Maywood, not Chicago, if you listen to his normal speaking voice, it's closer to neutral Midwestern. He does do the exaggerated Shi-Cah-goe accent a lot in his roles. It's one of the things that identifies him and makes him unique among actors.

@rogersteinway5680 2 жыл бұрын

@@hiramnoone Like Maywood is in Iowa? It is right next to Chicago and part of Chicagoland. I've heard Franz speaking in interviews and he has a Chicago accent, or at least "Great Lakes."

@oofbruh2607 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched that entire video without realizing it was the same guy till the very end im just trying to learn the accent lmfao

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it helped, Oof Fruh

@MidwestBoxin 2 жыл бұрын

Im from Little village in Chicago.... Idk what we sound like. But i know the difference when I arrive in NYC lmao

@tractorback76 2 жыл бұрын

Forgot Ts turning into Ds

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

OMG - You're right. Thx

@JohnnyKickajoo 6 ай бұрын

I love being from Chicago. "Chicago" is easily the coolest US city name. ...ive never heard anyone say "fywine".... Or "aful, pas," or "hill" as "heel" ... Those must be more Buffalo, which has the second sweetest name. Take care, bud.

@tellurmomisaidhi262 4 ай бұрын

I live in Los Angeles now and ppl keep saying I have a Chicago accent. I grew up in a suburb 30 mins from Detroit, but I never noticed an accent. But ppl out here stop me all the time and ask if I'm from Chicago bc of how I talk lol.

@TheBethca01 Жыл бұрын

Trying this out for an audition now - thanks!!

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Book it, Beth:)

@TwistedAttitudes 10 ай бұрын

Okay the pause joke was great

@jeffvirkus 10 ай бұрын

Ha! Thanks, TwistedAttittudes

@deanwantland9464 19 сағат бұрын

maybe mentioned before but "stillmill" ie. my dad worked at the stillmill.

@jeffvirkus Сағат бұрын

Classic Chicago right dere. Rill ossum:)

@brianwestmoreland3836 Жыл бұрын

So basically since I have to have a thick Chicago accent and I'm from Northwest Indiana. I have to rewrite my own sides to match this

@EphemeralProductions 3 ай бұрын

there are many actors that are from Chicago and Michigan who have somewhat maintained their accents, like Lily Tomlin, Joan Cusack, Adam Baldwin, and a few others. I confess I always like to listen to them talk , just to listen to the accent. LOL

@jeffvirkus 3 ай бұрын

Yes! Shout out to Bonnie Hunt and John C. Reilly. I swear I can pick up their Chicago accents.

@bossfan49 Ай бұрын

Brian Doyle and Bill Murray. Dennis Farina and Dennis Franz...those are both (pronounced "boat") heavy accents. Amy Madigan, Jami Gertz. The two CPD detectives in The Fugitive both have authentic accents.

@omfgCantGetaUsername 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta random news recommendation recently for a recent fire in Chicagoland area at a chemical plant out there. And the news reporter lady had this accent. It's crazy normally news ppl have a standard American accent. Chicago kinda sounds general American until u get the nasally flatness. My xbox friend sounds exactly like this. Lol

@Spoons7414 4 жыл бұрын

You spelled Wisconsin wrong in your title

@joshgarza1527 Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t aware I had an accent till I moved from northern Illinois to Arizona and people asked where I was from.

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah. I became aware of the your one-of-a-kind accent when I worked with a lot of northern Illinois transplants at Second City, Hollywood. So many great improvers out of Chicago. Shout Out!

@maureencora1 10 ай бұрын

I was Made in Chicago, IL. (southside)

@jeffvirkus 10 ай бұрын

Shout out to Stony Island Arts Bank. Go SOX!

@maureencora1 10 ай бұрын

@@jeffvirkus Touche' (smile)

@franand Жыл бұрын

Dean O Bannion from Boardwalk empire had a great Chicago Accent

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Just watched a clip from Boardwalk. You're right. Nailed it!!!

@kirkury 2 жыл бұрын

You hear dis stereotype aygcent more on da sout cide, and amongst certain blue collar nord ciders, along with putting a preposition at the end of a sentence. "Ayyy where do you live, at?" There is also a predominant combination of this aygcent mixed witta NewYorkesque kinda ting going on witin da goomba toughguy community. Ayyyyy howyadoin? How about a nizzze joozey beef wit giardinara ahhhh?! Regardless, Ben Stillers 'andsome twin did a preddy goo' chob on dis!

@jeffvirkus 2 жыл бұрын

Great post, Kirkury B. Very helpful insight. Appreciate you!!!

@steamcode4441 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew we had an accent

@ascalon777 8 ай бұрын

yeah, never thought I had an accent. But listening to this more "exaggerated" one I can hear it.

@barbaratheillustrator02484 7 ай бұрын

dude needs to be wearing a Blackhawks jersey!!

@OneTrueSonOfGod Жыл бұрын

Could you do another Chicago accent Video. Just something fun. Perhaps how to speak with a tv accent from a Chicago point of view

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion. No promises, but I'm going to put some serious thought into possibly doing something along those lines. Let me start brainstorming what I could possibly bring to the table that would provide value to the masses.

@velonico 3 жыл бұрын

Fun times Der!

@stevenplyler6306 11 ай бұрын

For years I thought there were only two United States accents Southern and Non-Southern but now I know that there are many United States accents not just two !

@jeffvirkus 11 ай бұрын

OMG...So many more.

@cubnation 4 жыл бұрын

*The Chicago accent is **_NOT_** the same as Buffalo or Detroit! Lumping them together is just plain wrong.*

@Nurichiri 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Chicago and had a back and forth with the vowel shift with someone from Buffalo (hot/hat)

@mercutiochaux1041 3 жыл бұрын

I can see lumping Chicago and Buffalo together. They're not the same, but they're pretty similar in most ways. Detroit however, fuck no. People from Detroit sound totally different.

@macysred 3 жыл бұрын

@@mercutiochaux1041 it is. i don't what those vowels ever did you you all..but you all hate them.

@mercutiochaux1041 3 жыл бұрын

@@macysred Which vowels?

@rogersteinway5680 2 жыл бұрын

I can't agree if we are talking about white baby boomers. Many share the "Great Lakes" accent with local variations.

@insanemedullaoblongata3292 4 жыл бұрын

Spot on 😂🤣😂you talk like you from bridgeport35th

@jeffvirkus 4 жыл бұрын

Shout out to the Southsiders!

@moscasucio1686 4 жыл бұрын

lol every neighborhood has their own accent...thats in "Advanced Chicago Accent"

@bakari7 Жыл бұрын

Depending on what part of town you are from, "-ar" words are pronounced as "-ah"... for example, "car" becomes "cah"

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

Thank you, bakari! I appreciate that. I'm going to incorporate your suggestion into my next performance. Hopefully, others will benefit, too.

@user-cs4nu3te4y 6 ай бұрын

I’m from Chicago and someone said I didn’t have the accent when I was in New Orleans. So I’m trying to figure out what I should sound like rip

@Burzy109 7 ай бұрын

I was born in Syracuse and I find it really hard to describe our accent. I think both ours and Buffalo's accents are close to Chicago's, but Buffalo is definitely quite a bit closer. One thing Upstate NY does is we say the "ary" (pronounced "airy") on the end of words like elementary, rudimentary, complimentary, etc., when I believe it's standard for most Americans to say elementree, rudimentree, complimentree.

@CorgeekWx 7 ай бұрын

Correct. Here in Kansas we say "elementree" But that's only for describing the school. When describing something AS elementary, we sat "elementoree" which is weird because technically elementary in elementary school is describing the type of school but that's what I've noticed

@whitephoenixfire88 Жыл бұрын

I feel like this is the white guy accent from the suburbs born in 1950-1970. Everything after that isn't gonna have as much UPPER Wisconsite/ Canadian.

@jeffvirkus Жыл бұрын

TY Jillian. I really appreciate that. On my next trip to Chicago it will be nice to have something specific to listen for:)❤