How German sounds compared to other languages

**~~Cynical~~** · 03-22-2014, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Didriksson

I've never been into Romance languages.. not sure what's so special about them.

I think people find them ''special'' because they are deemed as 'language of love'' (mainly French, but Italian and Spanish also been deemed being ''languages of love''). Mainly due to stereotypes, of speakers of Romance languages giving a romantic speech.

**Dandelion** · 03-22-2014, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Be-Real

i always liked this scene

I still don't get the Schnüffelstück part.

It's native speakers terrain I guess.

**Didriksson** · 03-22-2014, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Cynical

I think people find them ''special'' because they are deemed as 'language of love'' (mainly French, but Italian and Spanish also been deemed being ''languages of love''). Mainly due to stereotypes, of speakers of Romance languages giving a romantic speech.

Well, it doesn't work for me

**Dandelion** · 03-22-2014, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Cynical

I think people find them ''special'' because they are deemed as 'language of love'' (mainly French, but Italian and Spanish also been deemed being ''languages of love''). Mainly due to stereotypes, of speakers of Romance languages giving a romantic speech.

Romance language have more 'rounded' syllables than German languages have, which sound more 'sharp'. Our consonant clusters are more guttural and rhotic. Romance languages sound soft where Germanic language sound harsh.

**~~Carlito's Way~~** · 03-22-2014, 10:25 PM

LMAO

**~~TheBlondeSalad~~** · 03-23-2014, 12:57 AM

I love you

Je t'aime

Ti amo

ICH LIEBE DICH!

**~~Cynical~~** · 03-23-2014, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by Blessed

I love you

Je t'aime

Ti amo

ICH LIEBE DICH!

This LMAO

**Dandelion** · 03-23-2014, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Blessed

I love you

Je t'aime

Ti amo

ICH LIEBE DICH!

In Dutch it's:

"Ik hou van jou/u" ('jou' is Hollandic, 'u' is Belgian Dutch).

**Roy** · 03-23-2014, 01:24 AM

I even like the Austrian dialects/variants of it, but standard German is unpleasant & harsh to me though everyone obviously may like something different.

Originally Posted by Danielion

Romance language have more 'rounded' syllables than German languages have, which sound more 'sharp'. Our consonant clusters are more guttural and rhotic. Romance languages sound soft where Germanic language sound harsh.

In my case this is rather general falling intonation, accent & accumulation of 'g', 'ch' combined with diphtongs and long words & sentences that makes me not like it.