A0130 Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'm not trying to insult any languages here. They are all very beautiful and very complex. However, I have never particularly liked the sound of French. I like Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish and German... but couldn't get that "wow" from French. I am in the minority, I promise. What about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyToo Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Hmmm, I am not particularly fond of Afghani actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarownica Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I don't like Spanish. It's weird, because I used to love Italian (now I don't really love it, but I don't hate it either) and I like French, but I dislike Spanish.Fortunately, there's a lot of other languages I can learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 First of all I would like to point out that I respect any language. Of course there are languages that you like more and languages that you probably like a little bit less :=)I newer grew fond of the sound of Cantonese. It is a little bit too melodic for me. I really enjoy Mandarin Chinese but Cantonese is maybe not the next language I am going to "target", as I do not like the sound of it very much. Still, as I already speak Mandarin Chinese it would be very interesting to study Cantonese as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 French. It sounds theatrical to me and is way too soft. You always get the impression they are afraif of speaking words out in a rough way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraM Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'm a native speaker of English in the U.S. and surprising as it may seem, as a child and young teen I never really liked the sound of English as compared to other languages that I had heard. In fact, that was part of my motivation to learn Spanish, aside from its pragmatic value. I liked how it sounded when I heard it on the Spanish language TV channels and radio, as well as being out in a store, for instance and hearing people speak the language. I also liked the sound of French which I first heard widely spoken when our family would take trips to Quebec, Canada. Same with German, which I first heard via German opera. Especially as a teen, all these other languages seemed to have a "cool" factor that English didn't have. English seemed very dull and lacking in tonal beauty to me although I did like find some of the various forms of spoken English -- British, for instance -- a little more pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyvion Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Maybe it is because I am Swedish, I don't know, but I am not so fond of how the Finnish language sounds. I know many Finnish people (my best friend is 75% Finnish, and I have no problem with Finnish people, but the language is just so harsh. And reading it? They have like 20-lettered words with like 6 a's in a row (okey, not really, but sometimes it looks like it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Now I feel I'm being lead into dangerous territory here because I don't want to offend! However I often feel that German in difficult to listen to - I just can't even estimate where one word ends and the next begins. I used to dislike the sound of Portuguese but I got over that and quite like it now, but the one I have most difficulty with is the Scottish way of speaking English. Maybe it's just negative memories I have about certain Scottish people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat0124 Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 It's not the people I don't like but just the sound of their languages. I dislike Russian and arabic. It seems all the words should be pronounce with R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgamer Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I believe that all the languages are really ineffable. They have their own beauty, but it's the accent of some people that riles me up sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderr Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 We have an idea some are very guttural, thank you Arnold Scwarzenegger! Those are not the lovliest to the ear. I think Russian may fit inot that category, some people think German does but seriously, I think Mr. S. made a language of his own because Austrian doesn't hurt my ears unless he is speaking it. :wacky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mareebaybay Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I too, dislike the Russian language. It sounds like it should not even be spoken. It is one of the worst sounding languages I have ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverly Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Probably Arabic for me since I grew up in a country where a lot of the people actually write and speak Arabic. It just sounds 'harsh' and the writing is way too difficult for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitwell Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I never cared for the sound of Chinese and Japanese. It seems too stunted and abbreviated. Maybe the natives just speak it too quickly for my taste. I also don't like the English accent of those who live in England. It is sort of cute for a little bit but after listening to them speak for more than five minutes or so it begins to wear on my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgaz83 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I can't remember ever hearing a language that I really hated the sound of. Some sound harsher, sure, but I find German as equally interesting and tolerable to listen to as Chinese or Japanese or anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralArchitect Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 French. It sounds theatrical to me and is way too soft. You always get the impression they are afraif of speaking words out in a rough way.True. Don't dislike it as such but some French speakers can be quite annoying.There's a local Indian language called Telugu which sounds so crass and uncouth to my ears that I can't help but dislike it. It doesn't help that a lot of people in my college speak it and I cringe every time I hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akasha24 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I am not too fond of the Russian language but what I really don't like the sound of is German. It feels so aggressive to me and unfriendly so those are the ones I really dislike and do not like listening to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccanono Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Definitely Arabic for me. It's like they always have phlegm. XD Sorry but I don't mean to offend anybody. Just my observation.go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miya Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't want to say I don't like it, but I'm not particularly fond of Vietnamese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXPandosXx Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Even though I have a few Swedish friends and I believe that Sweden is a beautiful country, I have to admit that their language sounds a bit too rough for my ears. The consonants have such a strong staccato articulation (probably due to the cold climate of the region) that create a feeling of aggresion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limon Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't know if there are languages I don't like, but certain accents are a bit less appealing New Jersey, some Australian accents. I also have more trouble understanding Russian speakers of English than most other accents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannalurnspanish Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Isn't it Russian where they always sound like they're roughly clearing their throats and need to spit something out? That's the one that bothers me. I know, I'm sorry, but hey, who knows what they think of English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meera Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't like the sound of Afrikaans, Spanish or Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polybus Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I would have to say that I just don't care for the sound of Arabic. I like and respect the language in other ways but I cannot get over that ayin sound. It sounds like the person is gagging and it is almost impossible for me to reproduce. I can see why Persian and Urdu speakers when they use Arabic words basically just ignore the ayin or make it a glottal stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakster Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I know it's a cliche, but I just think that German sounds angry, no matter what is being said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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