Which language(s) appeal(s) the most to you phonetically?

[Orangey]

honestly I am shocked by how many people said German, lol. what an ugly language. I like Spanish and Italian.

Ah, I like the way German sounds.

 

[PuddleRiver]

I think French is beautiful.

 

[xenaprincess]

English in certain accents would completely bother me, I hate to say. Say if I met someone who spoke English with a very heavy French accent loudly. I wouldn't be able to cope!

English spoken with a soft British or Irish accent is wonderful. It connotes to me a certain reserve or restraint.

 

[Southern Kross]

Hebrew is amazing to me. I love the way it flows off the tongue and those awesome gutturals make things interesting. It's also pretty easy to pronounce compared with a lot of languages.

 

[The Ü™]

^ Hebrew sounds like you're summoning a demon.

Anyway, back to the OP: Norwegian. (Doesn't seem that hard to learn, either.)

Hate French, hate Spanish (maybe because the majority of people in the US speak it as a first language and I get tired of hearing it), but Italian's not bad.

 

[entropie]

French. They speak a lot less louder and softer than germans. Its pretty relaxing.
English. You can say a damn lot there, with only a few words. The metaphorical character of the english language is Ne paradise. Plus it just sounds cool.

 

[EcK]

French. They speak a lot less louder and softer than germans. Its pretty relaxing.
English. You can say a damn lot there, with only a few words. The metaphorical character of the english language is Ne paradise. Plus it just sounds cool.

applies to both: Try not leaving a tip. you'll see if they're a soft spoken people then.

 

[boondocked]

I love the way Scottish Gaelic sounds, but weirdly not Irish Gaelic or Welsh. Problematic, because as far as Celtic languages go, it's much easier to find Irish Gaelic and Welsh materials (and native speakers to practice with). Ulp.

 

[Glycerine]

I like the sound of Italian.

Korean sounds really whiny and effeminate to me (even when guys speak it).
German sounds really masculine and harsh to me.

 

[Tiltyred]

Portugese and Italian are beautiful to me.

 

[Ism]

I like the way English sounds. It's very strange to listen to when I actually try and hear the words rather than understand them.

I also like German and Japanese. I like the way Argentinians sound when they speak Spanish. Listening to my Somali and Korean friends speak to their families is really cool, too.

 

[Phil P]

The problem I have with Spanish is that if you are not listening closely (I'm speaking as a person with English as a first language), all you hear is e,d,b,a,t. It sounds like rapid fire. But maybe its different if you are used to Spanish

As for English, the best accent is definitely Midwestern, specifically Minnesotan.

 

[Stanton Moore]

Portuguese
French
Ancient Greek
Sanskrit

 

[INA]

honestly I am shocked by how many people said German, lol.

Its popularity comes as a pleasant surprise!

Any language where words sound mushed together/slurred is unappealing to me. It just has this gross, sloppy quality.

I hear that. It's probably why I dislike Portuguese.

[washes hands]

 

[mintleaf]

Hungarian
German
Dutch

iffy about French and Brazilian Portuguese

I dislike:
Spanish

these are the only languages I'm familiar enough with (not that I'm remotely fluent in any of them) to have an opinion.

my favorite English accent is that of the Southern US (Tennessee and Mississippi, specifically)

 

[Beargryllz]

English because I understand it

Not understanding is actually very unappealing to me. I want to know

 

[lunalum]

I am very compelled by the sound of Japanese for some reason. I think it flows better with my particular voice than English does.

And while not another language in itself, I prefer some of the phonology of Brit English.

 

[garbage]

My friend, who has a mastery of language and structure, likes Ancient Greek. I like it.

 

[The Ü™]

Why hasn't anyone (including myself) posted Klingon?

 

[swordpath]

Spanish, only because it's practical to learn here in 'merica.