K lives in Most of the time, when I talk on the phone to someone I know, I exaggerates it with the British accent. What I love about the Brits is the sing-song accent which I find it funny and at the same time very pleasant. Julie Andrews has a beautiful English accent. But of course I find American accent to be neutral. All other non-American accents are delightful, as long as I understand them.
How can you actually tell if you’re an Asian? For Filipinos, English should always end with the word “‘noh?” And for the Chinese, with the “lah”. That’s really a spot on.
Then I took the quiz.
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I had a little discussion with a colleague this morning who likes to learn English and wanted to know if I’m using the British accent. I was asked if I were given the chance to speak properly, what accent is best to use to be able to understand the words correctly? I said that I’d like the Asian accent because we pronounces the words differently, it doesn’t mean we are better or worst, we are just different. But sometimes we got into trouble when we pronounce the word such as, “VEGETABLES” to “VE-GETIBLES” and I mean, a “CARROT” to a “CAY-RROT”?
In reality, sometimes I do feel uncomfortable when speaking with others because I fear they may misunderstand me. It makes me feel discriminated in a way but I guess, “anything” different is much more interesting than never really understanding the meaning of the word you’re saying. Well, it’s easier to say a word depending on what you get used to hearing, I presumed.
But why does your accent never sound like you speak when singing, I mean some Asian people sing just like Americans.
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most of the time, i try to go out of my way and talk with a slang when i am talking to some americans. they really have a hard time understanding non-american english! pero pag tinatamad ako or bastos yung kausap ko, kasehoda, hala pinoy english. bahala siyang umintindi :)
nagtataka din ako eh, pag kumakanta tayo parang di naman nagma-matter yung accent. tignan mo si arnel pineda. kapag nakapikit mata natin parang si steve perry talaga di ba? :)
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ufortunately eh wala na rin tayong magagawa sa accent natin. that’s part of who we are, dba? pero pansinin mo, when foreigners speak our language kahit mali-mali eh nafafascinate tayo. pero pag kapwa pinoy natin, minsan eh napagtatawanan pa. dba? basta for me, as long as we get the message thru. yon na yon, keh may accept pa yanor wala. dba ;)
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It varies. I speak English, French and German fluently. I am trilingual.
However, when I think in German and speak in English, I might have an European accent.
When I get tired, it’s not good. I might have the word in one language, but not the other.
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I don’t even know how my English sounds like. The kids said that I remind them of the mother in the Happy Slip video..hahaha.
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Hi K! i did the quiz at ito ang lumabas…
“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.”
Ngek! hehe…
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People say I have an English accent, but it does get me into trouble, such as when people start asking, “Are you English?” and “What part of England are you from?”
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hay, now i have this strong german accent, and german english din, hehehe. ibig sabihin, buyoy na ako.
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oh well…I speak fluent tagalog but my accent is…
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it’s bisayan accent LOL
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I can’t really say if I talk with an accent. I’ve never had any of those american accent trainings they offer in the office. I think I do fine though except when I speak in Tagalog, and that’s when my Cebuano roots show. Lol.
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On Arnel, I hope he stops doing the “dedicate this song” style on concerts, nahahalata not that I’m jealous hehehe but he rocks!
That’s true, speak from the heart kesehodang may provincial accent ang English. Pero you know, when I speak in Tagalog, meron akong tono, hehehe.
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I notice that too, parang it makes us feel so proud somebody other than our race try to speak our language. Wag lang yung “mura” or else I’d be offended. So merong disavantage/advantage pa rin.
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I kinda pick up the French English accent and some German clients does know how to speak English fluently – not that I judge French people the way they speak, I just notice that they are proud of their language in general, just like the Cantonese.
Isn’t it true tho that in Canada they refer Coke as Pop?
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*hands on my forehead”. Hahaha do you mean like this?
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“You have a good voice for TV and radio”.
I told you, you should be a singer (aren’t you already?)
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Hahaha, I like those reactions. I think people would even asked me, (not referring to my accent) as “Are you Chinese”? No way, my skin color is golden, that makes me a Filipino. I mean, it wasn’t bad, just that how can I be Chinese when I don’t know how to speak one myself?
I didn’t know there are different accents in England? I know if you’re an Irish then I can tell.
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Wieviel Costet das? Ich neme es…. or whatevs. Hahaha. kenks, sample nga ng Fili-German Bitte?
Narinig ko lang yan.
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Mine as well, Bicolano accent in Tagalog. Gi-atai saimong lubot. I know a little bit of Besaya. My sister-in-law is from Cotabato.
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I do know that Cebuano can’t speak much tagalog, they usually speak more in English I suspect? But I can understand word by word unless you’re not nitpicking me or something.