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| epingchris Triglot Senior Member Taiwan shih-chuan.blog.ntu. Joined 7027 days ago 273 posts - 284 votes  5 sounds Studies: Taiwanese, Mandarin*, English, FrenchB2 Studies: Japanese, German, Turkish | Message 89 of 297 21 October 2005 at 6:56am | IP Logged | ||
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English: not only because of the sound of it (I've sort of grew accustomed to it), but also because of the simple grammar structure and the rich amount of colorful expressions and idioms.
French: the sound of it is also so-so, but I especially like its orthography. However irregular it is, it is the most beautiful orthography using Roman alphabets that I can think of. Japanese: whether the sound of Japanese is appealing or not differs much in people's opinion, but it's always fun to see how a wide range of people are all able to express themselves using different ways in Japanese. Japanese of Yamatonadeshiko (traditional elegant Japanese females) are the best in my opinion. Pure Japanese vocabulary is also very beautiful, having lots of descriptive words for nature. Chinese: I just had to support Chinese, not just because it's my native language or because of its. The sound is also great, in my view......aside from the tone, Chinese somehow has a very elegant structure that I can't fully explain......it's very lively and yet poetic at the same moment. It's also extremely flexible. German: I grow fond of it everyday. The sounds are always a major part; for some reason, I like German's sound, and the ability to build long vocabulary is intimidating but yet fascinating. Oh, whatever, I just like all languages.^^ 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| orion Senior Member United States Joined 7020 days ago 622 posts - 678 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian | Message 90 of 297 21 October 2005 at 9:35am | IP Logged | ||
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OK, in my opinion, and without intent to offend:
Most beautiful- Gaelic, especially when sung (Clannad). I also like how Russian women sound, in Russian or English. Sexy and pouty, but very intelligent. Seem to always sound like they could be a KGB agent or nuclear physicist with a secret to sell. Ha, can you tell I'm a child of the 70's? Least beautiful- Vietnamese, sounds like alley cats fighting. Thai is a close second. Spanish. Best accent by native English speakers- British, especially Scottish. Worst accents by native English speakers- Southern U.S., Boston, New York. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| irainbow Newbie United States Joined 6972 days ago 9 posts - 10 votes | Message 91 of 297 22 October 2005 at 4:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Spanish is the all-time most beautiful language for me, and I don't know why it's constantly placed in the background behind french and italian. Spanish has french's quick pace and italian's intonation, plus the most lyrical vocabulary.
I love the sounds of Semitic languages, too. Arabic has never sounded guttural at all to me, and Hebrew sounds lovely too. ever since I saw Passion of the Christ, I've fallen in love with Aramaic. Welsh is a language I associate with celtic legends and fog, which makes it quite mystical to me. I know several people fluent in Celtic languages and listening to them is like listening to a river on a misty morning. Swahili makes me want campfires and savannah. I love their combinations of sounds we don't normally hear in language - words that begin with Mb or Mp, for instance. it makes me long for nature. I dislike the way German sounds - it's blocky and utterly unromantic. I also hate english, which has no flow or cadence to my ears. French is too nasal and quick. Edited by irainbow on 22 October 2005 at 4:18pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| orion Senior Member United States Joined 7020 days ago 622 posts - 678 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian | Message 92 of 297 22 October 2005 at 7:33pm | IP Logged | ||
Hmm, interesting that you would say that about your mother tongue. Having been immersed in English all my life, it has a completely neutral (almost bland) sound to me. I assume you are studying Spanish? I did not see any languages in your profile. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| 360swiftly Newbie United States Joined 6989 days ago 10 posts - 11 votes | Message 93 of 297 22 October 2005 at 11:59pm | IP Logged | ||
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I always liked Greek, not just because of the sound, but mainly because of the orthography. Although the Latin alphabet resembles the Greek to some extent, it unfortunately lacks the whimsical Greek triangle-letter, the Delta! I just enjoy seeing unique shapes and squiggles when I observe Greek script.
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| Evilquince Diglot Newbie Yugoslavia Joined 6979 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: Serbian*, English Studies: German | Message 94 of 297 24 October 2005 at 5:39am | IP Logged | ||
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I vote for Finnish. I love so much that language, like any other Ugro-finnsh (Estonian and Hungarian).....
And, I love how does Slavic language sounds like....It's not a big suprise, cos I'm native Serbian speaker. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| rafaelrbp Pentaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 7012 days ago 181 posts - 201 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Spanish, English, French, Italian Studies: German | Message 95 of 297 24 October 2005 at 7:51am | IP Logged | ||
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Best sound for me is Mandarin. I would like to learn it, if the writing was easier...
I'm currently deciding what will be my next language: French, Russian, Italian or other? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| irainbow Newbie United States Joined 6972 days ago 9 posts - 10 votes | Message 96 of 297 24 October 2005 at 7:16pm | IP Logged | ||
italian, actually. it's kind of a long story. I am italian, as in a citizen (as well as an american) but I don't speak the language and I finally got so guilty I gave up studying japanese (at about an intermediate level) to start italiano. I'll pick up Spanish one day, though. I have always been more of a quiet person who pays attention to tone and other forms of subtle communication, so even though english is my native language, I am hypersensitive to the tones and cadence of it. but it's such a mishmash it has almost no rhythym whatsoever. it seems to have gotten the worst of it's Germanic and latin roots - they don't compliment each other. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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