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| jradetzky Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom geocities.com/jradet Joined 7207 days ago 521 posts - 485 votes  1 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2, GermanB1 | Message 1 of 42 25 May 2005 at 12:16pm | IP Logged |
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Do you have any favourite sounds in the languages you speak?
In my case I have two dearest sounds: 1. The sound at the end of the German word "ich" (IPA ç). It took me so long to master it and for me it sounds so soft and distinguished. 2. The vowel sound in the British English word "nurse" (IPA з:). It sound very elegant and poshy. I also like a lot the sound at the beginning of the French word "huit" (IPA ч), but I have not yet mastered it because it is so close to "w". On the other hand I really dislike sounds like the Spanish "J" (IPA x), the vowel sound in the American pronunciation of "law", and the final "r" in American English. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Raistlin Majere Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Spain uciprotour-cycling.c Joined 7152 days ago 455 posts - 424 votes 7 sounds Speaks: English*, Spanish*, Catalan*, FrenchA1, Italian, German Studies: Swedish | Message 2 of 42 25 May 2005 at 12:27pm | IP Logged |
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There are two sounds which are celestial music for my ears:
1. The combination of the gutural "n" and the liquid "r" in the Swedish word "ċngra" (regret). 2. Any combination "vowel + rolled "r" + vowel", such as in words like Spanish "cara" (face), Italian "ero". Though I think it sounds better in Tolkien's Elvish "Caras Galaddhon" ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7165 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 3 of 42 25 May 2005 at 1:56pm | IP Logged |
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I can´t get enough of the long German ü. I listen to Die Prinzen sing the ''Regen'' song just so that I can catch the lead singer croon ''überall,'' with the ü wonderfully exaggerated. And, similar to jradetzky, I like making the ''ch'' in ''Buch'' because it was difficult to master. I remember writing in my journal that I had a constant sore throat during my first month. I KNOW it´s because of the German! :)
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| administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7376 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 42 25 May 2005 at 3:23pm | IP Logged |
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I love the Russian shch like in Krushchov, especially when pronounced liquid and in the back of the throat.
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| Bart Triglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 7160 days ago 155 posts - 159 votes Speaks: Dutch*, French, English Studies: German, Spanish, Japanese, Swedish | Message 5 of 42 25 May 2005 at 3:30pm | IP Logged |
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Looks like I have an advantage in pronouncing the German ch sound, as Flemish Dutch uses this sound, that sounds a little different than the sound the Dutch use for our language. (And I never had trouble with either rolling my r's or pronouncing a French r as I roll my r's in Dutch too and was exposed to French from a very young age)
my favourite sound is the chinese sound (don't know the name) that sounds like something between an r and a y like Barry Farber writes in his book -> ask the next Dutch speaking person to pronounce the sentence "Misschien is uw scheermesje niet scherp genoeg" ("Perhaps your razor blade is not sharp enough") If it's someone from the Netherlands chances are the ch sound will sound almost similair to Arabic, if it's someone from Flanders the ch will probably sound more like the German equivalent. (maybe i'll make an mp3 recording of it at a later time to illustrate what I mean) Edited by Bart on 25 May 2005 at 3:35pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| czech Senior Member United States Joined 7194 days ago 395 posts - 378 votes Studies: English* | Message 6 of 42 25 May 2005 at 8:09pm | IP Logged |
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The dlj, dlzh, and dly in American tongues, especially followed by long igh (as in height), short igh, with combinations of long I (as in I), and short I. Indians have many sounds. When you have these combos going with a rising, falling, level, and falling tone ( in that order), it's very jingley.
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| patlajan Triglot Groupie United States Joined 7149 days ago 59 posts - 65 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Turkish Studies: German, Mandarin, French | Message 7 of 42 07 June 2005 at 4:03pm | IP Logged |
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I enjoy saying the rolled Spanish "r"
many German words. In English the ought ending especially as in a refined british accent. The L in Pima/Papago 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| fanatic Octoglot Senior Member Australia speedmathematics.com Joined 7146 days ago 1152 posts - 1818 votes Speaks: English*, German, French, Afrikaans, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch Studies: Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Modern Hebrew, Malay, Mandarin, Esperanto | Message 8 of 42 07 June 2005 at 6:34pm | IP Logged |
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I love the French words ending in "re" - especially in French songs.
It took me ages to master the sound of the French R but my daughter grew up in Germany and she can really say it and extend it to my envy. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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