Slow Native English Text-to-Speech Site [Free MP3 Download]

Google Translate has a feature that reads English sentences aloud. It is very convenient when you want to listen to audio quickly. We live in a great era!

But when listening to the audio from Google Translate, do you ever feel that the reading speed is a bit too fast?

If you have just started studying English and are not used to it, the audio from Google Translate may be too fast and difficult to catch...

• I wish it would read English a bit more slowly.
• I wonder if there is an app that reads English slowly?

Many people must be troubled by this.

So, the service I want to recommend this time is an AI text-to-speech service that reads English slowly with native pronunciation.

Furthermore, it can be used for free.

I will introduce in detail a recommended service that I want everyone working hard on their English studies to take advantage of.

Google Translate won't read English slowly

Google Translate has a feature where you enter an English sentence and press the speaker button to have it read the entered English aloud.

However, with Google Translate or major English dictionary sites:

• Voice type (female, male, child)
• Voice pitch (high or low)
• Reading speed

Detailed settings like these cannot be adjusted.

This is subtly inconvenient when trying to use it for English study.

• I want the English to be read a little more slowly
• I want it to be read in a male or female voice

I think many people feel this way.

Recommended sites that read English slowly with native pronunciation

That is where the text-to-speech site Ondoku comes in.

It is very easy to use.

• Enter the text you want to read in the text box on the site.
• Press the read aloud button.

With just these steps, it will read the text in English with native pronunciation.

You can also adjust the reading speed, voice type, and voice pitch to your preference.

If you are looking for a way to read English slowly, why not try Ondoku first?

Audio samples of actually reading English text with Ondoku

I actually tried reading several English sentences slowly.

The speed is set to 0.5x for all. You can clearly hear that it is reading slowly.

The reading speed is adjustable from 0.3x to 4x speed.

You can adjust it in 0.1 increments across many levels, from slow reading to very fast reading, according to your preference.

Therefore, you can do things like "reading English slowly at first, then reading at normal speed once you get used to it."

It can be used in various scenarios, such as when you want to listen carefully to confirm each sound, or when shadow-reading while checking English sentences containing difficult words!

Voice types include:

• Male
• Female
• Girl
• Boy
• Genderless

There is a wide variety of voice types. It also supports accents, allowing you to choose between British English and American English.

Being able to choose a voice that is easy for you to hear is also a plus.

You can listen to English audio samples in this article, so please take a look!

For English learning listening! Listen to native pronunciation from 67 speakers—voices for women, men, girls, and boys too!

Ondoku is a text-to-speech service that can pronounce languages from around the world. You can listen to (sample) 67 types of English voices on Ondoku.

Textbooks and prints can also be read aloud

Ondoku has other hidden useful features!

One of them is the "upload an image and read it aloud" function.

This is a function that reads aloud text from images taken with a smartphone or other device.

You can take photos of picture books, books, textbooks, etc., and have them read aloud by Ondoku.

By utilizing this feature, the worry of "I don't know how to read this" when teaching children English at home or reading English textbooks is resolved instantly!

Moreover, it is very convenient because you don't have to enter each word manually.

【How to use the Image → Text-to-Speech function】

1. Access the Ondoku top page
2. There are "Text" and "Image" tabs above the text box
3. Click the "Image" tab
4. Click image upload and select your preferred image
   *For smartphones, you can also launch the camera and take a photo directly here.
5. After selecting the image, adjust the reading speed and pitch.
6. Click the read aloud button

Then, in a few seconds, it analyzes the image and reads it aloud.

After loading the image, the recognized text is displayed in the text box.

If there are recognition errors and the reading sounds strange, you can edit it here.

Detailed usage is introduced here.

How to use image reading | How to use free OCR for text in photos to turn it into audio

Explaining the Ondoku feature that can read text from images or photos (OCR) and read it aloud. It's free to use. On both PC and smartphone, simply upload an image and reading is completed in just a few seconds.

Why not use Ondoku for your English studies?

Pronunciation practice is essential for English learning.

By utilizing the text-to-speech service "Ondoku," your English studies will progress even further.

Please try the feature to read English slowly on Ondoku!