Thread: What's your native language?

Originally Posted by delog

Originally Posted by gospodin

The language called Finnish, that's my native language, unfortunately.

You don't like the language or the country?
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I think it's not the language but the name. Too close to finish.

Originally Posted by delog

Originally Posted by gospodin

The language called Finnish, that's my native language, unfortunately.

You don't like the language or the country?

Finland... Hm... The country of heavy metal and Nokia. Nightwish, Stratovarius, Sentenced, Apocalyptica, Sinergy, Lordi, To/Die/For, Warmen, Lullacry this is short list of bands which I know. I don't know another country where so much of well-know bands for the whole world. I mean non English speaking country. So you must be proud of your country as well-know country in the world. By the way, what are you know about Russia, except bears and vodka? Nothing! Or not?

Well, there is one variant: you don't like your language. Why, if it's not secret? How many another languages you know?

it is not like I hate it or anything, but Im not "loving" it or proud of it. Id rather be from china or russia
bears and vodka? thats all you know about russia, eh? well I know some things from russia, not much but little. Im gonna learn about the culture and history better, when I know the language better. Im a beginner, I know only the alphabet and few greetings, and my reading is still very slow. I just have to keep reading more and more.

another languages, well I can speak a little japanese, two words chinese (mandarin) , finnish (of course), english (as you can see), swedish (not much), german (little), just a few words from other languages.

I can speak english better than any others "not native"-languages, so now I want to learn russian even better. okay now I wrote a little story here, aah.

Hello all, and as you may have guessed, mine is English

Originally Posted by Lampada

Я как-то запуталась в нью-йоркском метро. Один афро-американец объяснил, как мне выбраться, а потом спросил, откуда я. "Из Чикаго". "А, тогда понятно". Мой тяжелый русский акцент один раз сошёл за чикагский.

Прикольная история.
BTW, heavy accent = сильный акцент

... that is until I say something like ... "listen up" and then all my credibility goes out the window and I am forever labeled as a dumb hick from the south!

Is that cosidered a "Southern" thing? Because I say "listen up" too. Must have sounded stupid.

Hi all I am of Ukie descend a native Argentinean speak Spanish or rather Castillan. I also speak other Latin languages fluently as well as Aussie or Cockney British English.
Comingback to the reason of me coming here is even when I can read a bit and understand spoken Russian I often confuse words and expressions with Ukrainian. So I am here to brush up and learn more, that is my interest.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Originally Posted by Lampada

... Мой тяжелый русский акцент один раз сошёл за чикагский.

Прикольная история.
BTW, heavy accent = сильный акцент
...

Ой, и я туда же! Как оказалось, вместе с Солженицыным и Э. Лимоновым.

Russian

English

Originally Posted by rockzmom

Only if they are non-American accents. People in New York (and many other large cities around the U.S.) strongly believe that people from the South with nice "Southern" accents... are as dumb as bricks. This happens a great deal. I happen to have a very non descriptive accent, that is until I say something like "ya'll" or "listen up" and then all my credibility goes out the window and I am forever labeled as a dumb hick from the south!

Being a moviegoer you must have seen “Period of Adjustment” with Jane Fonda. She had an accent there I liked. as much as I liked the film itself. Isn’t it a southern and her natural one?

Russian! I wish I could listen to myself as an English-speaking person. It would be very interesting to listen to my accent)

Swedish (or Sven!Ska! as my mom likes to put it )

Filipino.

American English, Northern California style.

My Native Tongue Is Spanish Puerto Rican Style

Originally Posted by roderick

My Native Tongue Is Spanish Puerto Rican Style

Can you understand Catalan dialact?

My native language is Russian!!

My native language in English with a New Jersey drawl. hahaa ...

Sorry it took me so long to respond to these....

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Is that [s:10j65i9z]cosidered[/s:10j65i9z] considered a "Southern" thing? Because I say "listen up" too. Must have sounded stupid.

gRomoZeka,

LOL.... Now where and how did you pick up this phrase? Did XRoosterx teach it to you?
Yes, "listen up" and if you do the entire, "listen up ya'll" is most certainly a Southern thing. You would fit in right'chere (or "right here" for those of you non-southerners) down south! No troubles at all.

Originally Posted by alexB

Being a moviegoer you must have seen “Period of Adjustment” with Jane Fonda. She had an accent there I liked. as much as I liked the film itself. Isn’t it a southern and her natural one?

Alex, I am not certain what Jane's natural accent is, I will do me some diggin' on that there one (note, also southern speak here).

As for her accent in the movie, I agree, it is a very pleasant one to the ear; unfortunately, not one for the business world. If she walked into an office for an interview anywhere outside of the south, it would not matter how well educated she would be, she would be looked down upon just because of her accent and thought of as dumber than another equal or lower candidate for the same job who had a northern accent and maybe even one that went to a less prestigious college. As stupid as this sound, it is true. This is also true of New Jersey and Long Island, New York accents.

These two very strong accents will knock you down a peg or two on the intelligence scale as soon as you open your mouth. A number of people actually try to get rid of both southern and New Jersey/Long Island accents just for this very reason.

Avar. my native language is avar. There is such nationality in North Caucausian. But also i think my "secondary" native language is russian

Originally Posted by Syeager

Му Native language is Russian. However I manly use English for the past 25 years. It was difficult at first for a couple of years, but after that it became natural. I still have an accent, but it doesn't give me any problems.

it's very interesting.. I thought two or three years among native speakers make accent clearly american. Maybe you don't matter about your accent ))
We have joke in university with my friends: we like copy american accent without any sense of words. Looks funny