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Titre: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 25 Juillet 2006 à 09:57
Google translation is your friend in this thread :mrgreen:

Well, I am sure that the japanese people will open a japanese topic !  :yes:
Titre: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: tinou le 25 Juillet 2006 à 10:03
I haven't heard of any Japanese people on this forum so far...  :unsure:
Titre: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 25 Juillet 2006 à 10:04
Megara, Ayou, Kamen and you !
Titre: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: tinou le 25 Juillet 2006 à 10:05
'not so sure they're Japanese  :sweatdrop:!
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Hiei- le 27 Juillet 2006 à 01:18
Yeah, "japanese people" mean they are "japanese", it should be "people who talks japanese" or whatever you want like that.
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Flavien le 27 Juillet 2006 à 08:06
Citation de tinou le 25 Juillet 2006 à 10:05
'not so sure they're Japanese  :sweatdrop:!
'd be quite fun if they were !

 :roule:

Kamen-kun !
 :niark:
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 27 Juillet 2006 à 09:30
Citation de Hiei- le 27 Juillet 2006 à 01:18
Yeah, "japanese people" mean they are "japanese", it should be "people who talks japanese" or whatever you want like that.
It is exactly what i was thinking about !
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: FinalBahamut le 27 Juillet 2006 à 09:35
Google translation isn't so useful   :harhar:
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 27 Juillet 2006 à 09:45
What do you mean old boy ?
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: tinou le 27 Juillet 2006 à 10:01
Ok... Let's have a first debate about the way we like English...

I met this guy today who is from Trinidad Tobago, which is by the way pretty hard to say in Japanese, and they were doing business in Japan selling customized cars. Anyway, their accent was indeed quite close to caribbean English, which is another way to say not very different from southern US English. I am not very used to UK English rough accent from suburban areas, or Scotland, yet. Neither to the way people from Cali usually speaks. I met this Australian guy who is working at our partner office in Nagoya... It's quite fun to hear him speaking! Not to say about India...

Today looks like To die in Australia... Commonwealth sucks.  :harhar:

Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Megara le 27 Juillet 2006 à 10:28
Citation de tinou le 27 Juillet 2006 à 10:01
Ok... Let's have a first debate about the way we like English...
I quite love the british accent (not the cokney, which is very difficult to understand) but the Sean Connerey's like English. I find it very distinguished.

Regarding the American English, I think it depends from where your interlocutor comes from. I went to New-York three years ago, and found that people of the Big Apple was rather easy to understand. I guess the result is not the same when you are in Texas or in the Middle West.

Australian English... Mama mia, I don't understand the slightest what Australian say when they speak. The accent is really strong. I still remember when I was in Internship at Senshu University. There were two Australian students, and I've never been able to get what they told me...

Japanese English... Let just say it's not easy to understand.
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 27 Juillet 2006 à 10:37
Citation de Megara le 27 Juillet 2006 à 10:28
I quite love the british accent (not the cokney, which is very difficult to understand) but the Sean Connerey's like English. I find it very distinguished.
I agree completely  :). I think it's not so easy to understand when you're not used to it, but it's so lovely  :wub:
Concerning Australian English, the only thing I've ever heard from there was an episod of Heartbreaks High on TV and I didn't understand a thing  :mdr:.
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kianouch le 27 Juillet 2006 à 10:59
British accent is good for you, while, americans have a shitty accent and australians have a quite harsh accent. In the US, people tend to have various accents, and one of the worst is from southen US ... Texas for example. They always seem to eat letters out of words, and speak as if they were chewing gum all the time. I hate that :sleeping:

tinou : Commonwealth is quite far away for us in UE, we just dont give a shit about it ^^
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kamen le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:20
Don't talk rubbish, my dear Kian! Well, I've been told (by someone veryyyyyyy close to me :yes:) that I have an English accent, which quite surprised me, and pleased me as well. :wub: About american accent, it depends on the province of origin of your interlocutor. Texan English, for example, is to American English what Dutch is to German : a twisted abomination. On the other side, American English from the Midwest is quite okay... Of course, I prefer the coastal areas, they speak more distinctively, but anyway, it's just a question of getting used to it. You can also meet people from other countries who happened to learn English with an American accent, and it is suprisingly easy to understand. :wub:

Australian english... They have specific words, especially when it comes to slang. It's hilarious when you can get it, otherwise... (e.g. : "technicolor yawn" for "puke"). Neo-Zealand accent is really really nice. I mean, it's quite distinguished and alien enough to attract your hear and make you wonder who is speaking.

The most difficult accents to get, so far (and excluding Texan, this unholy variant), are Indian English (accent is terrrrrrible) and Engrish (or Japanese English. They twist the prononciation so badly!)
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Ayou le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:26
The english in Singapore is a mix between english + chinese + malaysian. It's called singlish. I've needed one month to really well understand what my supervisor could tell me... It's one of the worst accent I've ever heard.
For example, "three" overthere is tliii. You need lots of concentration in the beginning and after a bit, you're used to it and the good accent in english is hard to understand :mdr:
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kamen le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:28
Quite intriguing, indeed. ^^
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kianouch le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:30
Dont forget that french accent realy sucks ;) (but for all of you who want to go to the US, you should know that american girls are really fond of the french accent and a lot of them will annoy you and ask you to say french words, even if they cant understand them, just to listen and say that our language is soo romaaaantiiiiiiic  :mdr2: )
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kamen le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:36
Oooooh, sooo true. But, while in Japan, people told me that my accent was not French at all (a foreigner, but from what country? That was the mystery). In Austria, they were thinking I was German (and I think that the German accent is way better than the French one). Now, I am told that I have an English accent. Well, at least, I won't disclose my shameful ethnic origins while talking English. That's great! :sweatdrop:
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Ayou le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:37
That's the same not only for american girls. French people are used to be called the Lovers and the best romantic guys in the world ^^'
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kianouch le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:39
Citation de Ayou le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:37
That's the same not only for american girls. French people are used to be called the Lovers and the best romantic guys in the world ^^'
American girls may be the worst : a lot of them told me that I, living in Paris, live in the city they all dream to live in  :sweatdrop:
That's why when you hang out arount the Champ de Mars from June to September, you can see thousands of them, shouting in the tub and everywhere.

Posté: Jeudi 27 Juillet, 14:39:33
Citation de Kamen le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:36
(and I think that the German accent is way better than the French one).
That's a fact.
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kamen le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:42
Most romantic? Hahaha! French accent is also said (well, speaking French, not the stupid French English accent) to be the gayest language of the world. Due to the pronunciation being made between the lips and the tip of the tongue, it sounds too precious and sophisticated to be serious, not to say "male". But at the same time, French guys are said to be super lovers. Go figure!
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: tinou le 28 Juillet 2006 à 02:06
I have quite a Canadian accent frankly speaking... People guess I am from Quebec... Well I have family who live in Canada, but no Quebec.

Personnally I have no problem with Texan pronunciation. But I do have some difficulties understanding people from Cali...


But American girls do love cute boys with an accent... Which is kinda cool for us!
Titre: Re: There is a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Megara le 28 Juillet 2006 à 02:24
Citation de Kamen le 27 Juillet 2006 à 14:42
Most romantic? Hahaha! French accent is also said (well, speaking French, not the stupid French English accent) to be the gayest language of the world. Due to the pronunciation being made between the lips and the tip of the tongue, it sounds too precious and sophisticated to be serious, not to say "male". But at the same time, French guys are said to be super lovers. Go figure!
English or American people find that I have a French accent (I won't deny it). But I'm always said that it is cute...  :yes:
As you see, the "spell" works also for French girls...  :harhar:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kamen le 28 Juillet 2006 à 12:18
Female french speakers are said to be cute, and elegant. Since the accent doesn't fit for men, it has to match perfectly feminine standards, and consequently French women are universally adored/worshiped/considered with envy or respect. How lucky, my dear Meg! :notworthy:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Megara le 29 Juillet 2006 à 05:07
Citation de Kamen le 28 Juillet 2006 à 12:18
Female french speakers are said to be cute, and elegant. Since the accent doesn't fit for men, it has to match perfectly feminine standards, and consequently French women are universally adored/worshiped/considered with envy or respect. How lucky, my dear Meg! :notworthy:
Yeah, good for me... I think I should look after an American guy, or a British, or a Scandinavian... Dream on, dream on... Always dream on...  :yes:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: tinou le 29 Juillet 2006 à 05:44
Megara, you should look after a Scandinavian Guitar Hero with freaky sweaty long hair, tattoos, and so on...

:punk:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Megara le 29 Juillet 2006 à 05:54
Citation de tinou le 29 Juillet 2006 à 05:44
Megara, you should look after a Scandinavian Guitar Hero with freaky sweaty long hair, tattoos, and so on...

:punk:
You know, I actually had a Swedish boy friend two years ago... And he was playing guitare, and electronic piano also, fairly well... But his hair were short... And no tatoo!  :mdr:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: tinou le 29 Juillet 2006 à 06:05
Well, if his name wasn't Lindqvist or something like that, he probably was of Estonian origin...

Remember the Equation : Punk + Swedish = Estonian....

Oh shit, I forgot, no tattoo.. No way he can be Estonian then...

Maybe Latvia (like Hannibal Lecter  :peur:)? Is he a Hokuto no Ken fan  :peur:?
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Megara le 29 Juillet 2006 à 06:17
Citation de tinou le 29 Juillet 2006 à 06:05
Maybe Latvia (like Hannibal Lecter  :peur:)? Is he a Hokuto no Ken fan  :peur:?
No, no... Really Swedish... And not fan of animation... The best he could stand was "Doraemon"  :mdr2:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 15 Août 2006 à 20:50
I am very happu to see that this topic is still alive.

Let me read all the topics I have missed during my hollidays !
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kianouch le 24 Août 2006 à 12:38
Citation de Ex-Floodeur le 15 Août 2006 à 20:50
I am very happu to see that this topic is still alive.

Let me read all the topics I have missed during my hollidays !
"Holidays" stp, et euh .. happu ?  :harhar:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: yunyun le 15 Décembre 2006 à 15:00
The "revival" of the English topic...  :sweatdrop: Well, trying to keep it alive. Excuse my French, but if you expect from Japanese people to come to this section in order to practice their English, I'm afraid you'll have to wait quite a long time...  :rougit:

Anf why on earth is the French accent unsuitable for men?  :oo: Is French a "feminine" language?
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 21:59
:up:

That could help me to improve my english ! ^^
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 17 Février 2007 à 23:07
I could do with a bit of conversation, too, it could help me improve my written English. But what do you want to talk about ? I don't have any inspiration just now, sorry...  :unsure:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 23:13
Citation de Urumi-chan le 17 Février 2007 à 23:07
I could do with a bit of conversation, too, it could help me improve my written English. But what do you want to talk about ? I don't have any inspiration just now, sorry...  :unsure:
First, you can speak about the film that you saw a few minutes ago.
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: AZB le 17 Février 2007 à 23:14
Citation de Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 23:13
First, you can speak about the film that you saw a few minutes ago.
:nono:

TV series  :yes:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 17 Février 2007 à 23:22
Ah, but it's not a film, it's a TV series and I'll talk about it but I'd rather do it in the appropriate topic (because if I don't post in the topic I created, who will ?  :whistling2:). Besides, I'm too upset to talk about it just now.  :pleure:
By the way, I just realized a few days ago that movie was not British English but American English. It's not always easy to distinguish the differences between them.
Why do you want to improve your English by the way ?
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: AZB le 17 Février 2007 à 23:26
Citation de Urumi-chan le 17 Février 2007 à 23:22
(because if I don't post in the topic I created, who will ?  :whistling2:)
Nobody, because this TV series sucks even more than Friends  :yes:

( Just kidding, in fact I haven't seen a single episode of it yet... Patapay  :mdr: )
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 17 Février 2007 à 23:30
Citation de Aioriaiszebest le 17 Février 2007 à 23:26
Citation de Urumi-chan le 17 Février 2007 à 23:22
(because if I don't post in the topic I created, who will ?  :whistling2:)
Nobody, because this TV series sucks even more than Friends  :yes:

( Just kidding, in fact I haven't seen a single episode of it yet... Patapay  :mdr: )
Oh that was very constructive indeed, AZB.  :whip: You really should watch it before saying such nonsense !
Octavian power !  :wub:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 23:31
Citation de Urumi-chan le 17 Février 2007 à 23:22
Ah, but it's not a film, it's a TV series and I'll talk about it but I'd rather do it in the appropriate topic (because if I don't post in the topic I created, who will ?  :whistling2:). Besides, I'm too upset to talk about it just now.  :pleure:
By the way, I just realized a few days ago that movie was not British English but American English. It's not always easy to distinguish the differences between them.
Why do you want to improve your English by the way ?
What's the name of the TV series ?

Why I want to improve my english ? Because it's very important for my personal development.
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: AZB le 17 Février 2007 à 23:35
Urumi: I said I was just teasing you, so :pout:

( And I don't feel like watching it anyway... Unless you feel like buying me the dvd boxset  :yes:  :mrgreen: )

Matsyouille: Rome
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 17 Février 2007 à 23:38
Citation de Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 23:31
Why I want to improve my english ? Because it's very important for my personal development.
Personal development ? That's not very precise, it it ?  :mdr:

The TV series is called Rome and if you want to know more about it, you can go there...  :whistling2:
http://www.potesnroll.com/sujet-1844-0.html(http://www.potesnroll.com/sujet-1844-0.html)

AZB > the dvd boxset is really great. It's worth the money.  ^^
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 23:53
Citation de Urumi-chan le 17 Février 2007 à 23:38
Citation de Matsya le 17 Février 2007 à 23:31
Why I want to improve my english ? Because it's very important for my personal development.
Personal development ? That's not very precise, it it ?  :mdr:

The TV series is called Rome and if you want to know more about it, you can go there...  :whistling2:
http://www.potesnroll.com/sujet-1844-0.html(http://www.potesnroll.com/sujet-1844-0.html)

AZB > the dvd boxset is really great. It's worth the money.  ^^
Hmm... Rome ! I've seen two episodes in juin. I like it I think. ^^

Personal development -> travel, work, knowledge, ...
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Aladfal le 17 Février 2007 à 23:54
In juin ?
Are you kiddin' ?
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 18 Février 2007 à 00:03
Citation de Aladfal le 17 Février 2007 à 23:54
In juin ?
Are you kiddin' ?
July, I'm confused. :sweatdrop:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:04
Citation de Matsya le 18 Février 2007 à 00:03
July, I'm confused. :sweatdrop:
June actually... :P
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 18 Février 2007 à 00:09
What ?
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 18 Février 2007 à 00:10
The sixth month of the year is June, not July (which is the seventh).  ;)
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:12
Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday...

January, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november, december...

Spring, summer, autumn, winter...
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: AZB le 18 Février 2007 à 00:13
Matsyouille, you deserve impalement :o


 :mrgreen:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:14
Stone him ! :mdr:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: AZB le 18 Février 2007 à 00:15
And for FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFerrago's pleasure....

LET'S HANG HIM!

 :mdr:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Urumi le 18 Février 2007 à 00:16
Crucifixion ? Good. First to the left, one cross each.
Citation de Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:12
Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday...

January, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november, december...

Spring, summer, autumn, winter...
Let's practice our English with Uncle Aladfal !  :roule:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:17
Citation de Urumi-chan le 18 Février 2007 à 00:16
Let's practice our English with Uncle Aladfal !  :roule:
Basics first... ^^

Where is Brian ?

No ! Not attached on a fucking cross !
Brian is in the bathroom, you bitch !!! :scrogneugneu:

Calm down...just breath... ^^
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: AZB le 18 Février 2007 à 00:18
Citation de Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:17
Basics first... ^^
What is the difference between a chicken and a hoooooooouse? :o
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:19
Citation de Aioriaiszebest le 18 Février 2007 à 00:18
What is the difference between a chicken and a hoooooooouse? :o
You must be really really small to live in a chicken... :o
Oh...and of course you need to be really hungry to swallow a whole house... :o
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 18 Février 2007 à 00:21
I know what June and July are... I've made just a little mistake... I've seen 2 episodes of Rome in July, when I came in Antibes to find an accommodation.


-> http://www.allocine.fr/series/diffusions.html?cserie=535&csaison=&cepisode=&mois=7&annee=2006
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kianouch le 18 Février 2007 à 12:55
Citation de Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:12
Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday...
Dont forget to insert "happy days" a few times ^^

Posté: Dimanche 18 Février, 12:54:03
Citation de Aladfal le 18 Février 2007 à 00:14
Stone him ! :mdr:
I'd rather be stoned by myself  :mdr:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 21 Octobre 2007 à 21:41
English is not so complex to understand : it's a matter of accent I think !
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Peter le 24 Octobre 2007 à 00:22
Citation de Aioriaiszebest le 18 Février 2007 à 00:15
And for FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFerrago's pleasure....

LET'S HANG HIM!

 :mdr:
Oh Here I am !  :mrgreen: almost one year after, I had never seen it !


My copyrigggghttttttttttttt  :whip:
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Kianouch le 24 Octobre 2007 à 10:44
Citation de Ex-Floodeur le 21 Octobre 2007 à 21:41
English is not so complex to understand : it's a matter of accent I think !
What if it's written english ?
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Nico le 25 Octobre 2007 à 23:01
It's totally different I guess but not much less complex to understand than German or Japanese
Titre: Re: There's a Spanish topic, here is the English one
Posté par: Matsya le 8 Novembre 2007 à 00:21
Well, I think that it is a little bit complex to compare languages like English and languages like Japanese. New alphabet, new way of thinking, etc... Do you understand what I mean ?