My favorite sound and words
Apr 24th 2009 11:08
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Wow! You guys are great challengers!! (^_-)b
http://lang-8.com/journal/125961
I agree that Japanese and Indo-European language family are different in many ways, and it's not so easy to master.
I often make mistakes in articles (a/the), plural/singular, and verbal inflections which we do not have in Japanese.
However, I like English because its history, especially etymology, is very interesting and I love its sound!
One of my favorite is the east Irish accent.
It was very difficult for me to catch when I first heard it though!
I think it sounds soft and lovely. :)
(The image above is me playing the violin with Irish musicians at a pub)
My favorite English words are "lovely" and "briliant" because I like "L" sound.
I like the way British people say "lovely" for "thank you."
It always makes me feel very happy! :)
What are your favorite words in Japanese or English? :-)
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I agree that Japanese and the Indo-European language family are different in many ways, and it's not so easy to master.
I often make mistakes with articles (a/the), plural/singular, and verbal inflections which we do not have in Japanese.
One of my favorites is the east Irish accent.
My favorite English words are "lovely" and "brilliant" because I like "L" sound.
My favorite sounds and words
I was surprised that quite a lot of people started learning Japanese because it seemed difficult for them!
I agree that the Japanese and Indo-European language family is different in many ways, and it's not so easy to master.
My favorite English words are "lovely" and "brilliant" because I like the "L" sound.
My favorite word...hmm...I love them all really but if I had to pick one on the spot, I'd say maybe なつかしい
My favorite English word, I think, would be "oblivion."
I like the "L" sound too, and especially the "ion" sound at the end of words.
My favorite sounding words in Japanese right now are 新しい、だから、and actually any word ending with し sounds very nice.
In English I'm not sure since I have spoken it my whole life. I like the NY accent since I grew up around it but I also like the proper London English accent as well.
A word I like to drop into conversations whenever I can is "turgid". For some reason, it always makes me smile.
A word I like but have trouble pronouncing sometimes is "corollary", but that's nothing compared to the trouble Japanese people have pronouncing it. If you can't distuingish between your R's and your L's, you don't stand a chance.
I can't think of my favourite Japanese word right, but natsukashii as mentioned above is nice. I also like that "ehhhh?" sound Japanese people make when they are suprised or impressed.
I agree, The British People seem to have interesting accent.
Thats why I love The Beatles.
Thanks for the corrections!
I didn't know the word "flummoxed."
Well, without the meanings, I like its sound. :)
- Hi Fluffy,
Thanks for the corrections and the comment!
Sometimes I miss the word "なつかしい" when I speak English.
I wish there were an English word for it!
Do you like "lion" too?
I think it's the simplest word with "l" and "ion"! LOL.
- Hi Lewis,
Thanks for the comment!
If you like how だから sounds, how about からだ？
It has the same sounds with different order. :)
- Hi calis,
Thanks for the comment!
I like the meanings of both words too!
Thanks for the comment!
I like "natsukashii" too. :)
I use "oh" or "wah" when I'm impressed.
- Hi Jdudeo,
Thanks for the comment!
I agree that "momoiro" sounds very nice! :D
- Hi Deni,
Thanks for the comment!
Wow, you must be a 努力家(どりょくか), person who always makes his/her best effort, right? :)
- Hi Wolfgramm,
Thanks for the comment!
You like /k/ and /g/ sounds, right?
Both are the velar stops. :)