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"How is ze Tschörmen Akzent in Englisch?"
This would sound a little strange, wouldn't it?
There are quite a few accents used by native speakers themselves. I remember my first 'contact' asking directions when arriving at London. Didn't catch a word.
This would sound a little strange, wouldn't it?
There are quite a few accents used by native speakers themselves. I remember my first 'contact' asking directions when arriving at London. Didn't catch a word.
We can spot them by the way they speak. Your question is a perfect example. An Englishman says one of the follwoing:
How does the German accent sound in English?
It sounds German.
What's the German accent like in English?
It's German.
How does the German accent sound in English?
It sounds German.
What's the German accent like in English?
It's German.
Here you can hear examples of English native speakers speaking German:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXE1yNkD8KI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzZZ3r7qfsY&feature=related (Leonardo di Capri speaks German )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLZs-QtObvg&feature=related ( an American girl trying to speak German)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXE1yNkD8KI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzZZ3r7qfsY&feature=related (Leonardo di Capri speaks German )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLZs-QtObvg&feature=related ( an American girl trying to speak German)
I just notice that there are some differences, but I cannot point them out exactly.
BUT, the american accent in German is quite familiar to me, just like the "r" sound.
BUT, the american accent in German is quite familiar to me, just like the "r" sound.
well... I've met two German guys here in Aarhus, one from Hamburg and the other from Berlin, with just a slight german accent.... too bad, they have been living in North Caroline the former and in New Zealand the latter, for at least 6 months
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