United States of America

Listen to people from the United States of America speak English in their native dialect or accent and, in some instances, Spanish or their Indigenous language in their native accent. Please select a state or area from the list below. (For Puerto Rico, see the Caribbean section.)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

For more information on dialects of the United States, we suggest listening to the August 2019 edition of the In a Manner of Speaking podcast, featuring Joan Hall, editor of The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), and IDEA Founder Paul Meier. Also see our General American Special Collection.

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