Wow that's pretty useful! Writing your lessons while trying to find the symbols in the font was a pain in the behind...Shiromi wrote:I can do IPA (international phonetic alphabet) transcriptions of people's speech if you're curious. I have an IPA keyboard, so it's pretty easy for me.
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Dunno if you found it already, but it's "Parlez vous anglais?" Not going into how to pronounce that though xD I can do the french accent, but I'm awful at explaining itbrycec wrote:I see, that is the same situation with Spanish speakers coming to where I live demanding to have us respond in their language, so I do understand that aspect. Still, not too sure how well I would do there with two phrases for hello (one of which I learned from a book featuring the detective created by the author who wrote Phantom of the Opera), one good bye, and one for yes. That is about as far as my knowledge of French goes. Probably should see about a phrase for asking if they speak English.
Update: Does not seem that different than asking if they speak French, but it does sound weirder, at least if the online translation is correct.
Try Vocaroo, maybe?Hime-Chan wrote:Wow that's pretty useful! Writing your lessons while trying to find the symbols in the font was a pain in the behind...Shiromi wrote:I can do IPA (international phonetic alphabet) transcriptions of people's speech if you're curious. I have an IPA keyboard, so it's pretty easy for me.
So uh, anyone know a website where I could record my voice? Wait, maybe I could do it in the Cloud??
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Well, American English doesn't have a rolled R, and it doesn't differentiate between post-dental and alveolar stops (which would be a problem in some languages - IIRC, there's a language family in India which does) (oh, and a "stop" is a sound where the airflow is "stopped" in the process of making a sound) and the velar L isn't really noticeable because it's an allophone of the normal English L. Therefore - in English at least - I don't have a speech impediment.Hime-Chan wrote:Wait, you've never been to a speech therapist? It could have helped you a lot sooner!
Yeah, that's how I did it for years. Then I gave up and installed the IPA keyboard. Now I can switch back and forth between 4 keyboards - QWERTY, IPA, Japanese, and Tengwar.Hime-Chan wrote:Wow that's pretty useful! Writing your lessons while trying to find the symbols in the font was a pain in the behind...
you could link to a file in a cloud, you could upload it to you-tube, and for recording it, I suggest Audacity. It's free sound-editing software that's really easy to use.Hime-Chan wrote:So uh, anyone know a website where I could record my voice? Wait, maybe I could do it in the Cloud??
Oh god, I hope so.kkslider5552000 wrote:Audacity is quite good, and can make you sound at least slightly better than you actually are (trust me).
Thanks. That is what Google Translate gave me, when I ran a web search, so I am glad it is not wrong. the last part is what confuses me, because I think I should pronoun it as awn gla sei (I am separating for how I think it should be said, due to the phrase "Parlez-vous Francais?"). But I will not blame you for not explaining how it is pronounced. Probably have to run it through my computer, since it has something where I type in whatever I want and it reads it back.Ekoyuhale wrote:Dunno if you found it already, but it's "Parlez vous anglais?" Not going into how to pronounce that though xD I can do the french accent, but I'm awful at explaining itbrycec wrote:I see, that is the same situation with Spanish speakers coming to where I live demanding to have us respond in their language, so I do understand that aspect. Still, not too sure how well I would do there with two phrases for hello (one of which I learned from a book featuring the detective created by the author who wrote Phantom of the Opera), one good bye, and one for yes. That is about as far as my knowledge of French goes. Probably should see about a phrase for asking if they speak English.
Update: Does not seem that different than asking if they speak French, but it does sound weirder, at least if the online translation is correct.
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It is indeed from chess, though not from the song "One night in Bangkok". It is a part from "Opening Ceremony".kkslider5552000 wrote:Bangkok, oriental setting.Anaine wrote:From the musical ChessAquahorse wrote:nomemory, what it's about? A song?
...I honestly need to see Chess, just it seems...insane
I used it on my video. I recorded 10 minutes of material, then deleted all of the screw-ups, ummms, and errrrs. It's very, very handy.Hime-Chan wrote:Oh god, I hope so.kkslider5552000 wrote:Audacity is quite good, and can make you sound at least slightly better than you actually are (trust me).
I will try...to try to use it!
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The Doctor wrote:Remember: Hate is always foolish, and love is always wise.
Fine Yuri, since you clearly called me out on it (Yuri Iwamoto wrote:Might as well~Shiromi wrote:Other people should post stuff where we can here you speak, because comparing dialects is fun!
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) I'll record something tomorrow and put it up. I'm totally fine with it *starts freaking out* Usa-chan Man wrote: I am a rabbit, but at the same time, I am not.
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That's uh, accurate-ish? Here I'll try. You leave out a lot of sounds that are written down in French, 'Anglais' does not have a s sound at the end because of this. It comes out more like... awnglai? awngley? xD It's a lot like Français in the end part *proceeds to speak French to self and still not be able to write down how it's pronounced*brycec wrote:Thanks. That is what Google Translate gave me, when I ran a web search, so I am glad it is not wrong. the last part is what confuses me, because I think I should pronoun it as awn gla sei (I am separating for how I think it should be said, due to the phrase "Parlez-vous Francais?"). But I will not blame you for not explaining how it is pronounced. Probably have to run it through my computer, since it has something where I type in whatever I want and it reads it back.
