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Yes I figured this is a good "game" to play since we're an international forum. Basically the recent developments in the random thoughts in the political edition got me thinking about our basic understanding of other languages than our own.
Obviously everyone here knows english, but do the English understand the Irish? I understand my western neighbours who talk danish and norwegian but I have no idea what the finns are saying (except curse words and sauna) so I'm wondering what languages are so similar they're mutually understandable. Who has false friends?
For example;
What languages sound funny to you? This is a question our poor monolingual English-speaking members can think about too. Fill in more examples or questions or taunt those who you think talk funny! Or talk about poo in different languages. :lol:
I think french sounds like a deeper and slower version of italian. Am I stupid or correct?
Obviously everyone here knows english, but do the English understand the Irish? I understand my western neighbours who talk danish and norwegian but I have no idea what the finns are saying (except curse words and sauna) so I'm wondering what languages are so similar they're mutually understandable. Who has false friends?
For example;
- Can the spaniards understand Portugese?
- Japan and korea are neighbours, do they understand eachother?
- Can the russians understand what the people in the former soviet republics are saying?
- I think all of south america talks spanish except Brazil. But is it the same spanish? Any funny dialects?
What languages sound funny to you? This is a question our poor monolingual English-speaking members can think about too. Fill in more examples or questions or taunt those who you think talk funny! Or talk about poo in different languages. :lol:
I think french sounds like a deeper and slower version of italian. Am I stupid or correct?
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