Most beautiful (and ugliest) language you have heard

[Anonymous]

English is a Germanic language (look at the language trees). We have harsh consonants very much like the Dutch and the Germans. You probably don't realize it because you are listening for meaning more than listening to the sounds. Dutch is actually the closest language to English (and German is after that).

[Anonymous]

I can’t stand Québécois French ! They’ve butchered such a beautiful language .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t stand Québécois French ! They’ve butchered such a beautiful language .

I disagree and find French in Quebec crisper and easier to understand than slangy, slurred Parisian French! Apparently the French in Quebec is more similar to Old French than what is spoken in France today.

Either way French and the Romance languages are beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I pause to listen, I wouldn't say I like the middle long drag in American English words. It is the start low, go up, and then bring it down accent. Not sure how to explain it.
Looooove, loooong, buuuuy, saaaay, goooo, traaavel, siiiing. As much as I think, I can't find sentences or words that do not follow this pattern.
In French, I wouldn't say I like the constant rushing and cutting-off sounds. Is it French if it is not rapid and garbled?
In a way, French and English are the same language as I am. I understand that they are not, but the similarities are so vast that knowing one, you can read the other and know what is being said.

It’s the diphthong. I agree that it sounds bad (baa-ayd). French has no diphthongs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I pause to listen, I wouldn't say I like the middle long drag in American English words. It is the start low, go up, and then bring it down accent. Not sure how to explain it.
Looooove, loooong, buuuuy, saaaay, goooo, traaavel, siiiing. As much as I think, I can't find sentences or words that do not follow this pattern.
In French, I wouldn't say I like the constant rushing and cutting-off sounds. Is it French if it is not rapid and garbled?
In a way, French and English are the same language as I am. I understand that they are not, but the similarities are so vast that knowing one, you can read the other and know what is being said.

It’s the diphthong. I agree that it sounds bad (baa-ayd). French has no diphthongs.

Yep, diphthong! Thanks for that, I could not think of the name.

[Anonymous]

I'm surprise no one have found this post offensive.

Just cause you don't like the sound of it does not mean it isn't music to someone's ears.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The ugliest language is German. Always German. All I can hear is Hitler when I’m around it.

That’s called being racist.

German here. It's called being true. Our language is harsh. But so is English.

The harshness reminds me of how orderly they are and the superior organization Germans posses so I love hearing it

[Anonymous]

There is no ugly language only ugly people using ugly words.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to call a language “ugly,” since that may be offensive. That said Thai, isn’t the most pleasing to my ears. Most beautiful is a toss up between French or Marylandese- I’m particularly fond of the Bawlmer and Glen Burnie dialect.

You are great, hon

[Anonymous]

I love the way Japanese sounds in conversation (not so much when when they great you in stores).

[Anonymous]

I love Brazilian Portuguese. It's got so much rhythm.

I hate the cadence of Turkish.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Brazilian Portuguese as a favorite. Hate hearing Hebrew - sounds so guttural and aggressive.

[Anonymous]

Vietnamese, sounds awful.

[Anonymous]

When I was in Budapest, I loved to listen to people speak. Hungarian was fascinating to me and I'm not usually someone who pays a lot of attention to other languages.

[Anonymous]

Spanish spoken by calm Argentinians. I love it.

The hate and lies language is the harshest to hear.