what does english sound like to non-native speakers?

Disconn3cted · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3293 **Location:** WV, USA

I'm sure there are many people here who have not spoken English their entire life and would be able to answer this more for me

HellsAdvocate · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 382 **Location:** georgia

ive always wondered this myself, cuz when i hear people speaking god knows what im always like wtf do i sound that like to ppl

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:55 am

english speaking people sound like pre teen imo

lol

Megami · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 1019

yeah i wonder this too. like i always think of how weird the english language can sound to the people not from america.

Vindicator · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 1734 **Location:** L-A-B

Fat_Smurf wrote:

english speaking people sound like pre teen imo

lol

damn frenchies

dom · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:22 am

Fat_Smurf wrote:

english speaking people sound like pre teen imo

lol

Nothing compares to the horde of 12-14 year old QCers that play CSS.

c ki lui stun menteur ye pas nou hat see es, stun hackeu'

^ can't wait for the: I took english in grade 7 and I think he said x.

Rainigul · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 4490 **Location:**

Megami wrote:

yeah i wonder this too. like i always think of how weird the english language can sound to the people not from america.

... You realize other countries besides the US speak english, right?

Also, I figure it sounds like other languages sounds to english speakers. All the words run together and you don't know what the ****'s goin' on.

rek · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:09 am

[SD]Rainigul wrote:

Megami wrote:

yeah i wonder this too. like i always think of how weird the english language can sound to the people not from america.

... You realize other countries besides the US speak english, right?

Just about to say that.. :banghead:

Casey613 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:10 am

You sound a lot like french+german, at least when I didn't understand a thing.

Inuyasha584 · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 1491 **Location:**

before i learned how to speak english ( like 4 or something) it was just like today but im sure hearing ppl speak it and whatever i already know influenced what it sounded like to me

Megami · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 1019

.rek wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:

Megami wrote:

yeah i wonder this too. like i always think of how weird the english language can sound to the people not from america.

... You realize other countries besides the US speak english, right?

Just about to say that.. :banghead:

uh yeah but i just said i wonder what the american language sounds like to people from other countries...thats what i meant.

Doron · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:37 am

English sounds to me just like dutch...

I've been able to speak english fine since I was 10, and that was because of my great interest in other countries, music, and movies...

The english just flowed into me, and today I even get a 9/10 for my english oral exams...

I :love:

english...

BrokenSaint · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:00 am

Megami wrote:

uh yeah but i just said i wonder what the american language sounds like to people from other countries...thats what i meant.

you mean to people from countries that don't speak english? lol ^^

rek · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:28 am

I thought it would just translate in their head. When my parents speak filipino it turns into english in my head.

AXII · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 280 **Location:**

British one sounds like awsome also scottish and irish.I dont like others.

Innovacious · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

Megami wrote:

.rek wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:

... You realize other countries besides the US speak english, right?

Just about to say that.. :banghead:

uh yeah but i just said i wonder what the american language sounds like to people from other countries...thats what i meant.

american language! think again...

Isis · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 4171 **Location:**

Innovacious wrote:

Megami wrote:

uh yeah but i just said i wonder what the american language sounds like to people from other countries...thats what i meant.

american language! think again...

LOL...

I remember hearing Gaelic for the first time, I was like wtf

Key-J · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:29 am

I'm not an English speaking country native. Yet, i am Fluent in English.

and well, English sounds pretty much the same to me

Hi, i am a non native english speaker
sounds like
Hi, i am a non native english speaker
to me

No but seriously, i think an language to a non native or at least a non fluent speaker sounds really weird. I mean, sure give me Chinese an ill be like WTF you talking about boi! But, talk to me in Portuguese/Italian/French i'll be able to communicate with you some what, since it is semi similar to Spanish.

I mean, if i was going to speak to you in Indonesian, you would be like wtf! (unless you were Malaysian or Indo)

Iya, kalo gue omong ama lu begini, lu pikir gue orang gila kan? Tapi, jangan cape deh, nanti kamu bisa mengerti apa gue bilang. ^.^

Translation V

Spoiler!

dom wrote:

Fat_Smurf wrote:

english speaking people sound like pre teen imo

lol

Nothing compares to the horde of 12-14 year old QCers that play CSS.

c ki lui stun menteur ye pas nou hat see es, stun hackeu'

^ can't wait for the: I took French in grade 7 and I think he said x.

Fixed

iGod · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 3728 **Location:**

Your "R" sounds weak

Key-J · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:34 am

iGod wrote:

Your "R" sounds weak

My R is stronger than yours, i be rolling it!

StealMySoda · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 5245 **Location:**

AXII wrote:

British one sounds like awsome also scottish and irish.I dont like others.

Umm Scotland and Ireland are in Britain? :roll:

hemagoku · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2720 **Location:**

to me english sounds very fast that sometimes i can't understand what they say

AXII · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 280 **Location:**

StealMySoda wrote:

AXII wrote:

British one sounds like awsome also scottish and irish.I dont like others.

Umm Scotland and Ireland are in Britain? :roll:

I wanted to say their accent cuz they have different rite:?

Isis · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 4171 **Location:**

AXII wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:

AXII wrote:

British one sounds like awsome also scottish and irish.I dont like others.

Umm Scotland and Ireland are in Britain? :roll:

I wanted to say their accent cuz they have different rite:?

English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish accents are different, but the Welsh and the Scottish have their own language..

vivien · **Joined:** Sep 2007 **Posts:** 229 **Location:**

Well imo, (american) English sounds kinda bland compared to the other languages i speak. italian and chinese. it doesnt really have any special sounds (like being sung)... its just said...

im not sure if that makes sense or not.

Doron · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:07 pm

Bastet wrote:

AXII wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:

Umm Scotland and Ireland are in Britain? :roll:

I wanted to say their accent cuz they have different rite:?

English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish accents are different, but the Welsh and the Scottish have their own language..

Soda comes from wales, so he speaks wale...

Quintus · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 299 **Location:**

This is the language of my area. Click on the youtube and thats how people in NE Pennsylvania talk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMI2jb16eo

Casey613 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:52 pm

I die a little bit inside everytime I hear someone with an irish accent :banghead:

Isis · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 4171 **Location:**

Icealya wrote:

Soda comes from wales, so he speaks wale...

He speaks to wales? Or he speaks Welsh?

dom · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:35 pm

Bastet wrote:

Icealya wrote:

Soda comes from wales, so he speaks wale...

He speaks to wales? Or he speaks Welsh?

Take a guess at which one he meant.

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