Black Hair Media Forum : What English Sounds Like to Foreigners!

Black Hair Media Forum : What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/ Fri, 24 May 2013 18:02:15 +0000 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:24:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.15 360 Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=352204 <![CDATA[Black Hair Media Forum]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com//forum_images/BHM_Logo_v5_Forum.jpg http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/ <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : teendiva wrote:Probably,...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9997018.html#9997018 Author: Lite Brite
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 1:24pm

teendiva wrote:

Probably, I'm not fluent in Spanish but I can tell a gringo accent from an authentic one.
And in English we can distinguish Italian, Indian, Scottish etc accents. I think it's because languages don't have the same sounds. Like there is no rolling "rr" in English so the American version of a lot of words with "rr" sound weird. And someone once said that there is no L in Japanese and that's why some of them can't do the L sound.

but I wonder like, for example, my old white spanish teacher. She had married someone who didnt speak English, lived in Mexico for awhile, and taught spanish for yearsss.. In english, of course, she had no Mexican accent, but I wonder when she's speaking Spanish to Mexicans, is she convincing?

(or since she taught proper spanish, did they think she sounded like she was spain or wherever else speaks that type of spanish.. or was it still distinctly American sounding even though she could roll her Rs with the best of them)

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Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 12:59pm

on the topic of speech and dialect

Its a black dude who can sing Japanese ENKA ... very convincingly because he learned it from his japanese grandmother... I think his name is Jero

its a wild site to see

Edited by OoDles O - Dec 15 2012 at 12:59pm]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:59:28 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996984.html#9996984 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : Lite Brite wrote: Ive...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996940.html#9996940 Author: Prazol60
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 12:13pm

Lite Brite wrote:

Ive only seen the one PK posted. Growing up Ive always wondered how we sound

I still wonder how we sound to people when we speak their lanaguge. Like can they tell it's in an american accent, or can they tell just tell we're foreign and dont have their accent"

like how we can tell somene has a Mexican accent easily.

We sound American speaking a foreign language. After time our accent might fad a little but it'll still be there. Everybody knows that I am an American when speaking Dutch. No need for them to ask.
It is harder for them to place others if the accent isn't heard as often. Such as is the person from Vietnam or Cambodia? For a while I couldn't tell if I person from was the south of the Netherlands or Belgium but now I can hear it.
]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:13:43 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996940.html#9996940 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : Lite Brite wrote: Ive...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996899.html#9996899 Author: teendiva
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 11:47am

Lite Brite wrote:

Ive only seen the one PK posted. Growing up Ive always wondered how we sound

I still wonder how we sound to people when we speak their lanaguge. Like can they tell it's in an american accent, or can they tell just tell we're foreign and dont have their accent"

like how we can tell somene has a Mexican accent easily.

Probably, I'm not fluent in Spanish but I can tell a gringo accent from an authentic one.
And in English we can distinguish Italian, Indian, Scottish etc accents. I think it's because languages don't have the same sounds. Like there is no rolling "rr" in English so the American version of a lot of words with "rr" sound weird. And someone once said that there is no L in Japanese and that's why some of them can't do the L sound.
]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:47:00 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996899.html#9996899 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : Ive only seen the one PK posted....]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996889.html#9996889 Author: Lite Brite
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 11:41am

Ive only seen the one PK posted. Growing up Ive always wondered how we sound

I still wonder how we sound to people when we speak their lanaguge. Like can they tell it's in an american accent, or can they tell just tell we're foreign and dont have their accent"

like how we can tell somene has a Mexican accent easily.

]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:41:24 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996889.html#9996889 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : Cool but i tested it out with...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996870.html#9996870 Author: Guidette
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 11:26am

Cool but i tested it out with my hubby one day and he told me to listen to someone speak thats far away from like down the street or something like that, and I thought I cant uderstand sh*t they r saying and he said thats what he would hear when he 1st got to the usa LOL

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Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 11:16am

interesting. that's about how much Spanish I understand. Every 4th or 5th word.

]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:16:43 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996857.html#9996857 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : That's pretty cool. I remember...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996848.html#9996848 Author: teendiva
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 11:07am

That's pretty cool. I remember my dad telling me how he and his friends would imitate the white people speaking English.

I"m curious as to what they are saying? Did they memorize several minutes of gibberish or are they saying German words in English pronunciation?
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Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 11:04am

First video made my blood cold for some reason.]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:04:21 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996840.html#9996840 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : I don't get the first video...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996817.html#9996817 Author: PRnena
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 10:51am

I don't get the first video]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:51:19 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996817.html#9996817 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : _ConcreteRose_ wrote:this...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996660.html#9996660 Author: juniordetective
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 8:55am

_ConcreteRose_ wrote:

this is actually really interesting. Kinda makes me cringe sometimes though. idk why lol

It makes me cringe too. Lol.

This is so cool and weird at the same time!
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Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 7:58am

this is actually really interesting. Kinda makes me cringe sometimes though. idk why lol]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:58:00 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996598.html#9996598 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : That's cool, I've always...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996595.html#9996595 Author: AshBash89
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 7:56am

That's cool, I've always wondered what we sound like to non-speakers.]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:56:48 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996595.html#9996595 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : I've always wondered what...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996512.html#9996512 Author: beautiful_hair
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 5:46am

I've always wondered what we sound like to others who speak a different language. Living in Japan, they sound crazy so I'm sure I sound crazy to them. lol. Those clips were really good!]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:46:09 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996512.html#9996512 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : I'm sitting here watching...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996506.html#9996506 Author: Sang Froid
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 5:34am

I'm sitting here watching Brits eat American food.

These crackers hate flavor. Geez.

]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:34:26 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996506.html#9996506 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : That was interesting. I felt...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996505.html#9996505 Author: newdiva1
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 5:31am

That was interesting. I felt like i'm supposed to understand what they're saying.]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:31:43 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996505.html#9996505 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : Positive K wrote: What...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996451.html#9996451 Author: Midna
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 4:17am

Positive K wrote:

What the hell?

That was good, though! I didn't know what the hell was going on, but the sounds were so close to English, I felt like I understood when I'd hear it, but that feeling would automatically go away when I'd try to comprehend it.
]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:17:29 +0000 http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996451.html#9996451 <![CDATA[What English Sounds Like to Foreigners! : I'm glad I found this again!...]]> http://Forum.BlackHairMedia.com/what-english-sounds-like-to-foreigners_topic352204_post9996432.html#9996432 Author: Midna
Subject: 352204
Posted: Dec 15 2012 at 3:59am

I'm glad I found this again! Definitely one of the most illuminating examples of what English sounds like to non-English speakers. Clap

Catchy, too~ It sounds like you should understand it.. but you don't!

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