I had to force myself not to laugh out loud. To me, Korean and Chinese don't sound all that different; Korean sounds a bit "ching cha ya chong" to my ears, even as I'm getting more accustomed to it. I wanted to go "uh, Charlie, you say that jokingly, buuuuut.....that's kind of what you sound like when you speak Korean," but I don't think that would have gone over so well. :c)
Thursday, July 24, 2008
So Chinese sounds like that to Koreans, too!
The funniest thing happened today in one of my classes. (I was observing it; I'll be taking over in a couple weeks.) Diana Teacher, one of the fabulous Korean teachers, was leading a discussion that involved subjects in school. One of the kids mentioned taking Chinese, and another kid started imitating a person speaking Chinese. He was all "ching cha ya chong" in a nasal, sing-songy voice--basically, he sounded exactly like an American imitating Chinese might sound.
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Korean sounds more aggressive coming from boys than from girls. We girls speak softly and beautifully. =P
Actually, it's funny you say that! I've noticed how pretty Korean sounds from women, especially women announcers--like the voice in my elevator that announces the floor, for example. It's quite lovely!
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