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Do you find your voice different when you speak a different/foreign language?


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I have never thought about it. I do not know whether my voice changes when I speak Russian or English. The only thing I can tell that every language has its own sound system, and, because of that they sound differently. 

For me, Russian sounds more melodic when I speak it. Maybe because I speak it fluently and my speech is smooth. On the other hand, it is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. 

Although my English is not perfect, I like it. However, I can't tell how different is my voice. 

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A female friend sounds like a cartoon when she speaks Mandarin.
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您好，Kaj Chieh Shih
     
     我發現很多時候我在說漢語與英文時，發出的聲音跟平常說印尼語時完全不同。
     漢語有四個聲調，而印尼語都沒有。於是，說漢語時聲音稍微高，聽起來更靈活。
     英語雖然沒有聲調，可是我說話時必須注意發音及語法，因此聽起來像中產階級的英國人，稍微高音(這是一位英國夥伴說的)。
     我一般說印尼語的聲音就是女生的低音。通電話時，對方的人常常誤解我為中年齡男生。
     您自己如何？
     抱歉，我知道我該寫英文，我這幾天在“漢語熱”，腦海充滿漢字，用英文想較慢。若我表達得不自然，請原諒。
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My Mexican friend once noticed that, too, and now I'm agreeing with him. I do sound different. So does my American wife every time she speaks Russian. It adds on cuteness to her voice.
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Thank you Ariana Zialcita, AsSi, MiguelELE, Batjargal, and Maria for your thoughtful comments.

@Terecia Elshinta 我的情況則是剛好相反。我的聲音稍微高一些，常常打電話訂外食時會被誤稱為"小姐"。奇怪的是我在講芬蘭語和英文時，聲音又比我在講中文或台語時還要更高。(很高興看到妳用中文回復!)

@Briana A+ Sounds very plausible, I did a quick search on Google and could not find any definitive answer. Usually I find my pitch higher than usual when speaking, for examples, Finnish or English. Though I started speaking English since I was 5, it still sounds different. I guess Chinese has very unique phonology.

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