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What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners

Sara Forsberg6 HN recommenders · recommended in 6 months, 2014–2021
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comedy · general · evergreen · 2014–2021 on HN

Finnish YouTuber Saara improvises gibberish that mimics how various languages sound to people who do not speak them. The sentences are mostly made up, and the clip went viral.

HN points to it as a favorite example of astonishing accent mimicry and fake-language gibberish that sounds real.

Language & linguisticsInternet culture & memes#fakelanguages#accents#gibberish#viralvideo

7 comments from Hacker News

@jpatokal2018-01 · in “An Italian Song That Sounds Like English But Is Nonsense”

Internet personality Saara turned speaking fake languages into a career with this amazing little clip: ▶ this video And her pitch-perfect imitation of 14 different musical genres is equally amazing: ▶ this video

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@wallflower2016-11 · in “How to Master an Accent”

On the subject of accents, in case you missed her viral video the first-time around, the absolutely astounding Saara from Finland. "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" ▶ this video

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@dustintrex2021-12 · in “Fakelish – Fake English word generator”

Modern version: ▶ this video "English" starts at around 0:48, but the others are also worth a listen!

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@etiam2020-12 · in “Animal Crossing’s fake language sounds different in Japanese”

On not all gibberish being created equal: it's been long enough since "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" that some people here may have missed have missed this. ▶ this video

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@wenc2018-01 · in “An Italian Song That Sounds Like English But Is Nonsense”

There's a clip that went viral a while ago where a girl was essentially spouting gibberish in various languages, but it sounded like she was speaking those languages! What Languages Sound Like to Foreigners ▶ this video

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