What does the English language sound like to non-native speakers? How would you describe it? Are there any other languages that you think it sounds similar to? Also what do you like and dislike about it?
What does the English language sound like to non-native speakers? How would you describe it...
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It's fine but I really hate the anglo accent especially when spoken by overly emotional women
>I really hate the anglo accent especially when spoken by overly emotional women
Do you mean the english language as a whole sounds bad when spoken by women or a specific accent of english?
I don't think non-native speakers can easily tell accents apart.
Sounds like not as manly as german, simple to learn, requires way more tongue movement than lips movement, educated, good for cursing, good for warmonger-behavior.
When i wasn't able to understand english i heard something like this:
Ellow, mai n'em 's 'lber-T. I fffkinG 'ate biinurs dat c'r'osss da bord'r.
I hate words that sound very similar and the word i hate the most is mountain, i just can't pronounce it.
the way american women talk is absolutely horrendous
Ugly, too many consonants.
Vocaroo you saying mountain please
Some people can be hard to understand
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I forgot to mention: the easiest accent is the american one (not southern), i really like the Australian one, British is nice, Irish and scottish are hard to understand sometimes, i don't like vulgar black accent, however a black man speaking properly sounds nice.
>What does the English language sound like to non-native speakers
I don't remember. I mostly think and dream in English, it just sounds like... well, the meanings of the words.
We have a weird way of saying mountain in America. We don't enunciate the T. It's like MOUN'ehn or some shit
Do you think American is easiest because that's how you learned it? Like we learn Mexican Spanish but a British or French student I think would learn Spanish Spanish.
I can understand confusing Australian, Kiwi and British accents, but the way North Americans speak seems completely different to me
English doesn't sound good for cursing, no northern european language does, except finnish and the baltics.
We have a rich and wonderful vocabulary of profanity though. Maybe that's what he meant.
not fair to post someone whose speech has been affected by drug addiction desu
All the sabbath guys were high on drugs 24/7
Only Ozzy is incomprehensible
I don't know anymore because since I was 10~ my exposure to English increased and usage of Hebrew decreased and by now I'm using mostly English online and thinking in both languages and talking to myself in English... I guess I fucked myself over
Guys, recently I realised, that in english all vowels pronounce conversely. A like O, E like I, I like I in reverse order. Englishmans, are you idiots?
Exactly, my tongue and neck suffer when i try to pronounce it like that, sounds more like a mumble when i do it.
I guess, even if my teachers pointed out that british accent is the "best one" or the original one, they used american accent, i played with american players online, i watched american movies, i listened to american music etc. But today i try to listen to other accents like the australian one.
RP is fine, but some of the thicker accents are just unbearable desu
American english
>all 'A's are Ä-sounds, if you don't follow this rule you end up sounding african
>Hate words that sound similar
Wanna try words that sound similar and are written similarly but mean different stuff :^)
Not always, depends on the word.
Just learn from how other non brits/Americans say it.
>Implying English even has rules
You have it all wrong
>I like I in reverse order
???
Like cave-man's speech.
No, no, no. The English has very good grammar rules. I will try to compare with the russian, because I can. Look, in english strict order of words in sentence: who, what to do, other. For example: you (who) drink (what you do) this cappa (other). I think this is a good rule. In russian you can insert word in any position in sentence. This is a mess. I think language compel you think according to language grammar. In russia mess because there is a mess in language. In the UK and the english colonies strong subordination because of strong rules in language.
Your language is Hebrew right?
I can write in russian, but you don't understand it. English "I" has the opposite russian sound "И", like "ee". Russian sounds came from latin. In latin it's like in modern russian.
>ou ješ aj em ankl đo from amerika
>kam vit meni dolar ješ
English unstressed A sounds like Russian unstressed O yeah, but stressed English A doesn’t at all, sounds like эй so basically everything you’ve said is just relevant only to Russian
yeah, english vowels are completely fucked up
You have. Ghoti = fish.
It is a very simple language to learn and use at a basic level and I am thankful for that, it makes English the ideal global language.
I dislike how people often have to argue about how to pronounce certain things, you see it on Jow Forums all the time.
Regarding how it sounds:
>American
Sounds good and natural
>Australian
Sounds stupid
>British
Stupid and gay
Personal rating of English accents:
>British accent
Taught in school, usually learners that write in English are more likely to use the British spelling (e.g. colour, flavour). To me, it sounds classy.
>American accent
After all this years, it's the one that sounds more natural to me. When l (rarely) talk in English, l tend to use the American pronunciation.
>Australian accent
I laugh my ass off whenever l hear it (OI MATE)
>Irish/Scottish accents (can't really tell the difference sorry)
Most difficult ones to understand, especially when they're E X T R A T H I C C
I can go on, but l think that's enough.
иѳ тнaт's пѳт тгцe cѳмгade
ёлglɨsн ѵёГy gѳѳd laпgцage
ѵeГy sтЯѳлк
Interesting
Aussies sound funny.