Random Rants
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Hi guys! I would like to discuss this topic with you. The sound of Russian and other languages. How my language sounds to a foreign ear. I heard an opinion that the Russian language sounds like the creaking of an unlubricated cart with a pile of chaotic sounds. I got interested. Portuguese and Scandinavian languages sound similar to me. What do you think?
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@Walery-Smirnoff definitely fun listening for languages based on the noises a person makes when paused between sentences (I’d say for English, it’s “ummm”). Funny you mention Portuguese; my Dad grew up on the island of San Miguel or the Azores of Portugal and a third of my family still lives there. As a kid, I used to tease them regularly on these sounds; “oooushh or ehhshh”
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@flannel-slut „Cookie Monster“ in Portuguese apparently only consists of these sounds
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@Tago-Mago amazing. Calling my uncle asap with this
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@flannel-slut ,yep. This afternoon for me though
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I really liked French and German from native speakers. The French gurgled like wine. And the German women somehow spoke elegantly. Not like Goebels on the podium. The speech of Americans is audible, as if they have a hot potato in their mouth and their tongue is burning)) And the Italians are the most melodious. Not a language, but a song. They even swear beautifully. About the Russian language. Foreigners who learn it complain about the complexity of the language.And I believe it. Because sometimes it's difficult to build phrases myself and I often choose the words.
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I've always wondered if the difference between an American speaking English and someone from the UK speaking it is audible to a non native speaker.
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@NickD The difference is noticeable. The British speak more tenderly, more clearly. Words are distinct by ear. Americans have many abbreviations, words are unclear. The effect of a hot potato in the mouth. It is similar to the speech of a TV announcer and the speech of a farmer's salesman from Alaska)) I say this without offending anyone. I am only talking about the sounds of the language. In Russia, we also have local dialects. You can understand where a person is from by ear.
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We still have funny letters. Unfortunately, Cyrillic is not very design-oriented. The years of Bolshevism are taking their toll. Nobody cared about beauty. Foreigners are touched by this.
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@Walery-Smirnoff I’ve not experienced Italian swearing in the wild, but I’ve always loved this line from Maria Stuarda (possibly my favourite Italian opera):
Profanato è il soglio inglese, vil bastarda, dal tuo piè!
Powerful, scurrilous and strangely beautiful. Of course it pushes Elizabeth over the edge into queen of hearts mode and Mary ends up a little bit shorter!
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@ARNC It's funny, we have a word PROFAN))) This is a stupid and gullible person. Inexperienced. And in Italy this word is defiled
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@Walery-Smirnoff
I know a bit of Russian and i think thats an accurate description but I'd like to add that its a creaky, unlubricated cart being dragged through gravel. I do appreciate the flow of it though as I do with most other languages. I enjoy the sound of most foreign languages, but i still cant stand the sound of French, to me it sounds meek and sleazy at the same time. My wife speaks Tagalog, which i know a little bit of, but i don't like it either, sounds like baby babble. I think my favorite sounding languages are Japanese and Russian. Also, I'm aware that Americans generally sound nasal and obnoxious, but there are huge variations from place to place.
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OH, while i'm here, I'd like to add that today is my first day back in heavies after months in 14oz, and man is it nice. The blue planets must've aligned for this because I now have access to this forum at work again lol
