Comments on: Did You think Chinese pronunciation is pleasant to hear?

By: mikhal k

mikhal k — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:15 +0000

i hate anything chinese.also their sing song language ,their slanted eyes and yellow skin freaks me out.i am not a racist but i have my reasons why i cant stand them.

By: Synhere

Synhere — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:15 +0000

lol, i am chinese. but i can only understand cantonese, not mandarin. but ya, chinese ppl do talk loud (too loud at times) and it does seem like they r arguing, but the language is pretty kool

By: Da ben dan

Da ben dan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

some…I like listening to mandarin (putonghua) because it is softer than Cantonese..probably because of the difference in the number of tones…4 and a neutral in mandarin…and arguably up to 9 in cantonese…

By: street ryda

street ryda — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

I like the sound of chinese words, i always ask this guy named dennis in my class who’s chinese to say something in chinese, but he wont lol, he thinks im making fun of him.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

All depends on which dialect it is spoken in some are very nice others are a mix mosh.

By: josecervantez7

josecervantez7 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

Not to me.

By: meiqi_87

meiqi_87 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

If it’s pronounced the right way.

I prefer English over Chinese, but i like the way it sounds when it’s not OVERLY- accented.

Dialects wise, my favourite would be Cantonese.
(No prizes for guessing why)

Actually, i very much prefer European languages, especially French

Personally (no offence), i feel that mainlanders from China speak Chinese too ‘uncouth-ly’, and their mannerisms are a big turn-off. [From what i've experienced.]

By: princessfreestarr

princessfreestarr — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

It’s kinda hard on the ears. It sounds like the language has alot of hard consonants for beginning and ending sounds. Alot of languages sound "hard on the ears" to EFL (English First Language) listeners.

Languages that have similar sounds to English pronunciation tend to "sit" better with us. I enjoy listening to Arabic (except for the "h" sound, sounds like "khah") and German.

French, Italian and Lebonese sound beautiful to me since alot of their consonant sounds are silent. But that’s not what you ask, now is it?

Chinese sounds harsh to me. No offense.

By: jeremy31593

jeremy31593 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

no it is boring

By: CHESSLARUS

CHESSLARUS — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:17:14 +0000

Here in Mexico I have heard some people speak Chinese and I think it sounds loud and rude sometimes. It seems that Chinese people are fighting eachother all the time…

Cheers!