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Off Topic => General Off Topic => Topic started by: Lysander on March 06, 2012, 05:23:20 pm
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I'm asking this myself for a long time. Now I want answers! .... please ...
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Go to 9gag.com
There frequently are posts about the german language and how rough it sounds.
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Go to 9gag.com
There frequently are posts about the german language and how rough it sounds.
Can't find them :(
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It sounds like Swedish but with a Bratwurst shoved down the speaker's throat
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It sounds like Swedish but with a Bratwurst shoved down the speaker's throat
More like swedish sounds like german but with cheap furniture shoved down the speakers anus.
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I like it, was a big fan of Rammstein at one point. Sounds very powerful in a sense...
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A bit like Danish and Dutch combined.
A bit mechanical and sometimes stakato, great for commands, loud exclamations or poetry, beautiful when sung.
Has a slightly humourus tone to it, many nationalities, usually Northern European, use the occasional German word because it sounds fun, is fun to pronounce or because it shares root with a word in their own language (the many post-WWII Anglo-American comedies with German archetypes notwithstanding).
I really enjoy it myself, though I speak only little for one who've studied it for years (cursed German grammar).
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Harsh and ugly.
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German sounds good imo, much better than many other languages. Among Germanic languages, English imo is the one that sounds better, German comes 2nd .
Dutch is terrible (imo), sounds like someone is "hawking" or trying to imitate "Achmed the dead terrorist", one of the worst-sounding European languages.
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Fun thing is, for germans Dutch sounds like a retard trying to speak german.
No offense meant, I bet it´s the same the other way round :D
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Sounds quite harsh, but I always liked it for some reason.
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Sound like an harsh language.
I've got the perfect video, and I'm sure that even those who don't speak french will understand the general meaning.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1sbi_les-petits-chanteurs-a-la-croix-de_fun
It's a parody of an Deutsch song ^^
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angry
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As a Dutchman with a very related language, it doesn't sound strange to me.
But it seems more suited for ordering around.
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It sounds like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuaRGtIrM9U
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It sounds like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuaRGtIrM9U
its getting old :rolleyes:
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For me, as a French speaker, German sounds extremely ugly. I think the same of all the guttural languages I know. For some reason shouting orders or talking to dogs seems to be their only valid use.
Btw, Dutch is some sort of a light and lazy version of German.
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EYEN FERSTUGER LIB KRIEG FERSTAFFEN MIT DEER HEAD FORSHOOTEN AUF ZEER GERMACHENSTUGENSTRUDELZEZZEL!
- German man ordering a salad with light dressing on the side
Really, though, it's just that German utilizes the whole mouth whereas English is almost entirely from the front -- that is, when I speak English I can feel almost every sound originate from the tip of the tongue and the lips. In German there's a lot more sound that comes from the middle/back of the tongue, which you typically only do in English if you are yelling.
That's my 30 second language analysis for the day.
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It sounds like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnSnfiUI54 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnSnfiUI54)
And who is this Oliver Kahn? I never watched Star Wars?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47V1qM0mRqY
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'I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse' - Charles V :)
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German is funny to hear... no offense but i always laugh when my friend speak german...
Ok this ain't German fault it's just that my friend weight like 50 kg for 6feet 4 inch so seeing him speak this harsh language is just too funny.
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EYEN FERSTUGER LIB KRIEG FERSTAFFEN MIT DEER HEAD FORSHOOTEN AUF ZEER GERMACHENSTUGENSTRUDELZEZZEL!
- German man ordering a salad with light dressing on the side
Honestly, that sounds a lot like dutch or something.
"Einen Salat mit light-Dressing, bitte"
Would be more appropriate.
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Honestly, that sounds a lot like dutch or something.
"Einen Salat mit light-Dressing, bitte"
Would be more appropriate.
What imo is really ugly about Dutch language are those "achhh" "khhrrrhh" sounds,( i dunno if the majority of Dutch speak like that)example http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/830751/8e1d83da/wie_de_neuq_is_sven_kramer_.html "ACCHHCCHHH" "KHHHHKCHRHHHH" :twisted:
another exaple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-7jE2IBW7o -- even tho i have to say that the guy interviewed in the video (a legend) doesn't make that ugly "achhh" sound ( or at least i don't notice it much )
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What imo is really ugly about Dutch language are those "achhh" "khhrrrhh" sounds,( i dunno if the majority of Dutch speak like that)example http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/830751/8e1d83da/wie_de_neuq_is_sven_kramer_.html "ACCHHCCHHH" "KHHHHKCHRHHHH" :twisted:
another exaple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-7jE2IBW7o -- even tho i have to say that the guy interviewed in the video (a legend) doesn't make that ugly "achhh" sound ( or at least i don't notice it much )
Yes, Dutch is one of the few languages that utilises the kch sounds a lot. I believe most non Dutchmen cant even properly do it. The sound is utilised by most Dutch people. In the south however the sound is less pronounced. We call that speaking with a soft G. My guess is Ramon Dekkers must be from the south.
To me as a Dutchman German sounds even more guttural and harsh then Dutch. If the chocolate chip cookie's had been french I think they would've been less intimidating. There is just no better language for shouting and being angry than German.
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I´m surprised that everybody considers german an angry language, while i think that the russian language sounds mouch more agressive to me aswell as Scandinavic languages. (i´m german though)
But well i guess that is based on the fame of the einstein Speeches and bands like Rammstein.
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Btw, Dutch is some sort of a light and lazy version of German.
For me as german dutch sounds like the illegitimate bastard of german and english, when you can speak one of the two languages you can understand most of it^^
*Edit
Ps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cio8lUQz9eA
PPs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shJ8_3oumBI&feature=related
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There is just no better language for shouting and being angry than German.
I´m surprised that everybody considers german an angry language, while i think that the russian language sounds mouch more agressive to me aswell as Scandinavic languages. (i´m german though)
But well i guess that is based on the fame of the einstein Speeches and bands like Rammstein.
Arabian.
The Arabian Language is just perfect for angry shouting and cursing.
Russian is pretty neat, too.
In the End, it´s all up to pronounciation.
Although you will have a hard time winning a verbal fight if you speak french against pretty much any language.
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Although you will have a hard time winning a verbal fight if you speak french against pretty much any language.
What
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Chabal like a boss :twisted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfUmW_Mf5qc
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The Arabian Language is just perfect for angry shouting and cursing.
Yeah, Arabian and Turkish are probably the best languages in the World for that. I used to come in an Arabian house when I was a kid and I always thought the family living there were mad at each other when just having idle conversation :)
while i think that the russian language sounds mouch more agressive to me aswell as Scandinavic languages.
Which of the Scandinavian languages is that?
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Fun thing is, for germans Dutch sounds like a retard trying to speak german.
No offense meant, I bet it´s the same the other way round :D
And the same for swedes, well atleast for me when i hear a Norwegian speaking :D
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Which of the Scandinavian languages is that?
Swedish, Dansk and Norsk
Suomi is far more funny to listen. I can remember the singer of Finntroll, who is from Finnland once answered the question why his band while not being from Sweden actually sings in their language and his answer was, that swedish sounds more trollish :P
so far http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg4ygeG0qiw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg4ygeG0qiw)
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Well, that's the only three Scandinavian languages, as they are quite different sounding (at least for native Scandis) I was hoping for something a bit more specific :P
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No offense, my frog eating friend.
It´s just hard to take anyone serious yelling and fighting in french.
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Thanks for all the replies.
I would like to add a poll. Give me hints what kind of poll you would like to see here. :mrgreen:
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German sounds harsh, but not really intimidating. Russian however, does sound like the speaker is hiddenly threatening the listener. It's probably my russian mafia culture though.
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A quote of Charles V
I speak Spanish to God, Italian to Women, French to men and German,. to my horse