Sounding Grouchy?
- ilikepeanutbutter
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Sounding Grouchy?
I've lived here for awhile, well sorta awhile. Anywho my Finnish is slow in learning. I took French for 4 years and I still mix up both languages. When Finns speak do they sound grouchy the way they pronounce words? I swear that sometimes it sounds like my husband and his mom are going at it, and it's actually about groceries or something.
I'm super sound sensitive (oh what a joy ) and wonder if that has something to do with it? Anyone else think the language sounds "harsh" alittle?
Kat
I'm super sound sensitive (oh what a joy ) and wonder if that has something to do with it? Anyone else think the language sounds "harsh" alittle?
Kat
Finnish sounds a bit harsh to me in the sense that there are a lot more 'k' sounds and the "finnish R". Or maybe the word I am looking for is abrupt. Lots of starts and stops. It isn't as slurry and floaty as American English. It sounds very structured. But it doesn't really sound like fighting to me. Especially since my dad's girlfriend is Chinese and they REALLY sound like they are fighting! Maybe thats just the way your husband sounds. I have known people who speak English in such a way that it sounds like they are mad at me, but they aren't (my boss for example).
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American English is prettu unique that way . I can understand a drunk American slurring better than a Finn slowly speaking Finnish . lol Could be, my husband is a very passionate speakermookoo wrote:Finnish sounds a bit harsh to me in the sense that there are a lot more 'k' sounds and the "finnish R". Or maybe the word I am looking for is abrupt. Lots of starts and stops. It isn't as slurry and floaty as American English. It sounds very structured. But it doesn't really sound like fighting to me. Especially since my dad's girlfriend is Chinese and they REALLY sound like they are fighting! Maybe thats just the way your husband sounds. I have known people who speak English in such a way that it sounds like they are mad at me, but they aren't (my boss for example).
Kat
ilikepeanutbutter
You are not alone. Most ( if not all ) English speakers find Finnish harsh sounding. Read what Stuart McNaughton says about Finnish ! :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2557589.stm
Finnish certainly sounds less hard to Germans, Arabs, Koreans and the Jpanese.
You are not alone. Most ( if not all ) English speakers find Finnish harsh sounding. Read what Stuart McNaughton says about Finnish ! :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2557589.stm
Finnish certainly sounds less hard to Germans, Arabs, Koreans and the Jpanese.
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Thanks for the article!kalmisto wrote:ilikepeanutbutter
You are not alone. Most ( if not all ) English speakers find Finnish harsh sounding. Read what Stuart McNaughton says about Finnish ! :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2557589.stm
Finnish certainly sounds less hard to Germans, Arabs, Koreans and the Jpanese.
True, my mom in law has a Finn who lives in Germany and she had no problem adjusting to the language. I'm used to French lol
Kat
Hi all,
I've just started studying Finnish a few months ago and so far as a native English speaker it actually doesn't sound that harsh to me.
I actually enjoy the sound of Finnish. Perhaps it's because most of the time when I hear it it's being sung to me.
A language that does soung "harsh" to me though is Arabic, mostly when spoken by people from the gulf.
I've just started studying Finnish a few months ago and so far as a native English speaker it actually doesn't sound that harsh to me.
I actually enjoy the sound of Finnish. Perhaps it's because most of the time when I hear it it's being sung to me.
A language that does soung "harsh" to me though is Arabic, mostly when spoken by people from the gulf.
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cool! I'm slowly getting used to it I spend my summers in America so I have 3 months of hearing no Finnish. It's always kinda shocking to hear it when I come backDolamar wrote:Hi all,
I've just started studying Finnish a few months ago and so far as a native English speaker it actually doesn't sound that harsh to me.
I actually enjoy the sound of Finnish. Perhaps it's because most of the time when I hear it it's being sung to me.
A language that does soung "harsh" to me though is Arabic, mostly when spoken by people from the gulf.
I'm used to Arabic here, but Russian does have a harsh sound when I hear it:) Also Swedish sounds super weird to me:)lol
Kat
Oh wow...I 100% agree with the view that Finnish sounds harsh. Perhaps I have sensitive ears also. Every single time my Fiance and his mom speak I think they are fighting. He sounds so..angry.
Drives me crazy, because I can only pick out words here and there. And when he gets off the phone, I am always like..waht did she want? Is everything okie? What happened?
And he's gives me a weird look (everytime) and says, "she invited us over to dinner at 6 Liz..."
mrrk..
Liz
Drives me crazy, because I can only pick out words here and there. And when he gets off the phone, I am always like..waht did she want? Is everything okie? What happened?
And he's gives me a weird look (everytime) and says, "she invited us over to dinner at 6 Liz..."
mrrk..
Liz
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I've seen some tv shows here in Norwegian. I was confused lol I wish we could have english subscripts at the bottom telling us what's going on Whenever there's a Finnish show my hubby gets tired of translating lolkalmisto wrote:ilikepeanutbutter
>> Also Swedish sounds super weird to me. <<
If you think Swedish sounds weird you should hear Norwegian.!
Kat
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I like the sound of Swedish. On this page you can listen to some nice songs ( some of the songs are sung in Swedish,some in English ) :
http://www.inbeportal.com/music/godis.htm
"Örongodis" means "ear candy".
Song lyrics are included.
I like the sound of Swedish. On this page you can listen to some nice songs ( some of the songs are sung in Swedish,some in English ) :
http://www.inbeportal.com/music/godis.htm
"Örongodis" means "ear candy".
Song lyrics are included.
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Okay thanks!kalmisto wrote:ilikepeanutbutter
I like the sound of Swedish. On this page you can listen to some nice songs ( some of the songs are sung in Swedish,some in English ) :
http://www.inbeportal.com/music/godis.htm
"Örongodis" means "ear candy".
Song lyrics are included.
Kat
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I have that too!efahey wrote:Oh wow...I 100% agree with the view that Finnish sounds harsh. Perhaps I have sensitive ears also. Every single time my Fiance and his mom speak I think they are fighting. He sounds so..angry.
Drives me crazy, because I can only pick out words here and there. And when he gets off the phone, I am always like..waht did she want? Is everything okie? What happened?
And he's gives me a weird look (everytime) and says, "she invited us over to dinner at 6 Liz..."
mrrk..
Liz
Just today my husband and his mominlaw were talking. I swear it was about a fight but nope It was about my broinlaw's engagment. Oopsy:)lol
Whenever anyone calls I swear they're injured or something. There is a weird way they say MITA?????? and I'm AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH It's kinda hard when the inlaws are deaf almost Scares me crapless everytime someone says that