scorpion da black
a friend
- 17 May 2007
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at last some one who got the joke
but you will not take the prize since you made a mistake:
i rabu yu oru...is actually i love you all
but you got the rest right hihi.
any way
see yu raita
The Engrish Thread
- Thread starter AichiAlex
- Start date
at last some one who got the joke
but you will not take the prize since you made a mistake:
i rabu yu oru...is actually i love you all
but you got the rest right hihi.
any way
see yu raita
Gavvatagion
後輩
- 17 Jun 2007
- 9
- 0
I should have known Mrs. Lovett was up to no good... that Flesh sign proves it.
- 4 Jan 2008
- 20
- 0
@ nice gaijin
There are Western-Languages which have the "stressed"-thing, but still have slight tonal effect. This mainly occurs in some Western-Germanic languages, located in Western-Germany and Eastern-Netherlands and some parts of Flanders.
Example: Compare the Limburgish (Maastrichtian to be precise) "stein" and "stein" ("ei" is a bit similar to the Japanese "ei"). The two words are written exactly the same, but are pronounced differently. The first one, meaning (one) stone, has a long vowel which is pitched a bit higher in the end. The second one, meaning (two or more) stones, has a very short vowel.
So, it mustn't be too difficult for other Germanic (and Anglo-Saxon) languages to learn slight tonal effects. But I do think it's something that's almost never mentioned in language-lessons, although it should be.
About the vowel in Engrish: I think Europeans underestimate the difficulty for Japanese people to learn that syllable's don't always end with vowels. It's like teaching a French-speaking person to learn to pronounce the "h". (For instance, a French person would say "I 'ave 'eard of blabla....." instead of "I have heard of blabla..."). But as European languages are full of consonants, Japanese will have to learn to speak consonant-ending syllables, and syllables which have more than one consonant at the beginning (like the word "bread").
There are Western-Languages which have the "stressed"-thing, but still have slight tonal effect. This mainly occurs in some Western-Germanic languages, located in Western-Germany and Eastern-Netherlands and some parts of Flanders.
Example: Compare the Limburgish (Maastrichtian to be precise) "stein" and "stein" ("ei" is a bit similar to the Japanese "ei"). The two words are written exactly the same, but are pronounced differently. The first one, meaning (one) stone, has a long vowel which is pitched a bit higher in the end. The second one, meaning (two or more) stones, has a very short vowel.
So, it mustn't be too difficult for other Germanic (and Anglo-Saxon) languages to learn slight tonal effects. But I do think it's something that's almost never mentioned in language-lessons, although it should be.
About the vowel in Engrish: I think Europeans underestimate the difficulty for Japanese people to learn that syllable's don't always end with vowels. It's like teaching a French-speaking person to learn to pronounce the "h". (For instance, a French person would say "I 'ave 'eard of blabla....." instead of "I have heard of blabla..."). But as European languages are full of consonants, Japanese will have to learn to speak consonant-ending syllables, and syllables which have more than one consonant at the beginning (like the word "bread").
centrajapan
先輩
- 16 Sep 2007
- 715
- 11
Samui Engrish
Engrish straight talk. hiphop rhymes.
Hotta imo ijiruna watanabe oyaji aitsu kimoi santa.
What time is it now sugar free grape soda fanta?
yamamoto koji. in a cabin lodge
atama tatakareru ｂｙ freezing gyaruo ******* pachinko fuuzoku hit because ninja style butt ketsu onigiri and dodge
ppppeace! 平和っす
Engrish straight talk. hiphop rhymes.
Hotta imo ijiruna watanabe oyaji aitsu kimoi santa.
What time is it now sugar free grape soda fanta?
yamamoto koji. in a cabin lodge
atama tatakareru ｂｙ freezing gyaruo ******* pachinko fuuzoku hit because ninja style butt ketsu onigiri and dodge
ppppeace! 平和っす
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centrajapan
先輩
- 16 Sep 2007
- 715
- 11
Samurai English
Engrish straight talk. hiphop rhymes.
Hotta imo ijiruna watanabe oyaji aitsu kimoi santa.
What time is it now sugar free grape soda fanta?
yamamoto koji. in a cabin lodge
atama katai ningen ramen nobichatte mata ashita butt ketsu onigiri and dodge
ppppeace! ウイッス
Engrish straight talk. hiphop rhymes.
Hotta imo ijiruna watanabe oyaji aitsu kimoi santa.
What time is it now sugar free grape soda fanta?
yamamoto koji. in a cabin lodge
atama katai ningen ramen nobichatte mata ashita butt ketsu onigiri and dodge
ppppeace! ウイッス
scorpion da black
a friend
- 17 May 2007
- 646
- 16
oh my God...
centrajapan...
where did you get that piece of "#*%@*%@%#"
as a hip hop artist i feel humiliated
centrajapan...
where did you get that piece of "#*%@*%@%#"
as a hip hop artist i feel humiliated
lonesoullost3
Economist in Residence
- 1 Jul 2005
- 221
- 12
The Marines' new marketing tactic in Japan...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2224/2179253175_8e85ebde59.jpg?v=0
Hehe, I took this in August at Bamiyans in Fujimi, Saitama. It's above the beverage station. Hahaha
And one of my Japanese friends (whose fluent in unaccented-English), will say the following in a Japanese accent for laughs:
Free flights from Florida to France. - which becomes:
Furii furaitsu furamu furorida tsu furansu.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2224/2179253175_8e85ebde59.jpg?v=0
Hehe, I took this in August at Bamiyans in Fujimi, Saitama. It's above the beverage station. Hahaha
And one of my Japanese friends (whose fluent in unaccented-English), will say the following in a Japanese accent for laughs:
Free flights from Florida to France. - which becomes:
Furii furaitsu furamu furorida tsu furansu.
StandAlone2323
~tanoshii
- 7 Jun 2007
- 53
- 1
i love engrish.com! i havent been on that site in a while, i didnt know they had a chinglish section.
Homerduff
ケビン
- 2 Jan 2007
- 382
- 11
I hate it when Japanese rappers are rapping in Japanese but are using an English accent. It's like they want to act cool but they are to dumb to write their own English lyrics.
