I've been learning Japanese for a good few years and am probably around N3. I've worked on pitch accent when learning words and think personally my technical pronunciation of each word is pretty good, but I find that when I'm speaking full sentences I tend to slur my words a lot, which is pretty embarrassing when I'm speaking to Japanese people because I need to repeat the word slowly for them to understand. I don't slur my words or mumble in English – it's just a Japanese thing. It's especially bad with any words containing the んりょ sound.. I just can't get my mouth to make the r sound right after the n in any natural sentence. Does anyone have any tips to improve flow when speaking? Thanks!
by HaplessWasTaken