phonetics
Funny thing, phonetics.
I talked with girl from Texas one day, and she sayd that every time she hears russians speak to each other in public places, it sounds like they`re very angry; not because they really are, but because harsh and rumbling sounds of their language make it looks this way.
Patrick Modiano compared russian speach with murmuring of fallen leafes under sole. All those c and ш and щ...
I waited for my English teacher today while in next room was Italian lesson, and I could hear them talking. Every single word sounded like if it were love exspression. Quiet and loud, gentle and fervent... Again, it had nothing to do with the real meaning of the words, they just resited colours and asked time, some basic things. But I was enchanted. Italian is the most beautiful language I`ve ever heard.
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Phonetics
Phonetics is a funny thing.
I talked with a girl from Texas one day, and she said that every time she hears Russians speak to each other in public places, it sounds like they`re very angry; not because they really are, but because harsh and rumbling sounds of their language make it sound this way.
Patrick Modiano compared russian speach with the murmuring of fallen leaves under soles of the shoes ( I think this is what you meant :) ). All those c and ш and щ...
While I waited for my english teacher today, there was an Italian lesson in progress in the next room and I could hear them talking. Every single word sounded like if it was an expression of love. Quiet and loud, gentle and fervent... Again, it had nothing to do with the real meaning of the words, they just recited colours and asked time, and some other basic things. But I was enchanted. Italian is the most beautiful language I`ve ever heard.
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Ralph,
Thank you.
It`s a hard question, actually. I can`t come up with one definition. British English sounds very soft to me, very soothe and smoth, especially when elderly people talk. Youngsters sounds like they always in great hurry and always chewing something. And swallow some letters along with food. Like "t". Sometimes they don`t articulate t at all.
Scoth people sounds like they could split firewood using words instead of chopper. But not in a bad way. They seems highly energetic and decisive.
American English is much more habitual for me, because we have lots of american films and tv-shows on our tv. Therefore much easy to understand. And a bit more agressive, maybe.
Generally, English seems to be more elaborate and subtle then Russian. Maybe it`s because of age, modern Russian language have formed only at the turn of XVII century, and English is much older. End you don`t have all this huge amount of suffixes, prefixes and inflexional endings, wich makes Russian exuberant but ponderous and slow like old dragon.
Sefsh,
No, I haven`t. But I believe your word, It`s beautifull too.
Gabriel 15,
Yes, Spanish is amazing. And I love their rolling R. It sounds almost like Russian R.
Jlneeds,
:)))
And thanx for correction.
van-step,
Галька, сыплющаяся в жестяное ведро? Закипевший чайник, который выпускает пар и выплескивает на конфорку: пш-пшш... Для меня оно как раз так звучало.:) Абсолютно непроизносимый язык.:)
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Если русский - падающие листья, то что же для американских ушей польский :) ?
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And this is why I'm studying Italian :)
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Hey, very interesting. There are a lot of languages with beaultiful sounds, but Italian is the best language. I love spanish sounds too.
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