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| Fazla Hexaglot Senior Member Italy Joined 6261 days ago 166 posts - 255 votes  Speaks: Italian, Serbo-Croatian*, English, Russian, Portuguese, French Studies: Arabic (classical), German, Turkish, Mandarin | Message 217 of 297 04 September 2009 at 4:43pm | IP Logged |
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Hebrew... I constantly feel this struggle because I can't help it, I love how it sounds, just love it, but the fact Israelis speak quite a good English already (so unless I don't speak a better Hebrew than they do English - useless) and the fact it's much different than Biblical Hebrew - again, useless in that field too is killing me :(
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| LazyLinguist Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5602 days ago 105 posts - 125 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 218 of 297 04 September 2009 at 5:39pm | IP Logged |
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For some wierd reason, German sounds the most beautiful to me.
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| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5923 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 219 of 297 15 October 2009 at 12:14am | IP Logged |
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I disagree with some of the other posts; I like the sound of Dutch. I even like Hollandic Dutch, and to those who claim that Dutch hurts their ears, give the Brabantic or Flemish accents a chance.
German is frustrating for me I do like how it sounds but learning a little Dutch hasn't helped me understand spoken German yet. French sounds elegant. Finnish has a unique rhythm with the first syllable of every word emphasized, but the consonants are soft and the vowels often doubled. Hungarian sounds good to me also, it's like Finnish with more consonants. Russian sounds mysterious, like a cross between Parisian French and Hollandic Dutch but with some different words. Spanish and Portuguese can sound like dialects of the same language; I like them both sometimes very macho and other times very gentle. Swedish with it's rounded vowels and accentuated syllables sounds joyful; if only I could pronounce it better. Afrikaans sounds like Flemish accented Dutch, French, and a few Nguni languages. I especially like the Cape Town accent. I'm also surprised that there was no mention of Jamaican English, with it's mix of Caribbean, African, and Spanish pronunciation it's perfect for singing. Edited by mick33 on 24 October 2009 at 9:01am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Envinyatar Diglot Senior Member Guatemala Joined 5535 days ago 147 posts - 240 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: Modern Hebrew | Message 220 of 297 15 October 2009 at 8:41pm | IP Logged |
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Finnish is very musical and delightful, lots of vowels and soft consonants. I'm in love with that language!
Italian sounds like an exaggerated Spanish for me, like a telenovela guy who is overacting and is hyperventilated (although it still sounds nice). French is incredibly nice when spoken by a woman (Sophie Marceau and Alizée!) but extremely effeminate when spoken by men. German sounds very macho, looks like a nice language to use when angry. Portuguese sounds like a slow-paced and very nasal Spanish. I don't like English, that "R" sound is awful! The exception to the rule is when this language is spoken by Elizabeth Hurley =) 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Romullo Newbie Brazil Joined 6046 days ago 20 posts - 30 votes Studies: English | Message 221 of 297 15 October 2009 at 9:27pm | IP Logged |
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Romanian at the very top, really nice, sounds like a beautier version of Italian.
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| sebngwa3 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6163 days ago 200 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Korean*, English | Message 222 of 297 18 October 2009 at 12:54am | IP Logged |
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I like French and Japanese.
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| Lindsay19 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5820 days ago 183 posts - 214 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC1 Studies: Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic | Message 223 of 297 18 October 2009 at 4:34am | IP Logged |
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For me, it's a tie between Icelandic and Swedish.
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| Lindsay19 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5820 days ago 183 posts - 214 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC1 Studies: Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic | Message 224 of 297 18 October 2009 at 4:53am | IP Logged |
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I'm kind of sad that so many people find the American accent ugly :( Sure, I can understand not liking those accents from Boston or the South (I really can't stand them), but even Californian English? (my accent). I'm also rather befuddled about the comments on the American "R". How is it distiguisable from the other English "R"s? Being American myself and so used to speaking it, I'm having a hard time figuring out its peculiarity.
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