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What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners
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Finnish YouTuber Saara improvises gibberish that mimics how various languages sound to people who do not speak them. The sentences are mostly made up, and the clip went viral.
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HN points to it as a favorite example of astonishing accent mimicry and fake-language gibberish that sounds real.
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On the subject of accents, in case you missed her viral video the first-time around, the absolutely astounding Saara from Finland. "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Internet personality Saara turned speaking fake languages into a career with this amazing little clip: [VIDEO] And her pitch-perfect imitation of 14 different musical genres is equally amazing: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗At least for some people it's easy to pick up accents (even for languages she doesn't actually speak, she just speaks gibberish): [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗This is a video of Saara who is not a native speaker but who has an extraordinary ability to mimic accents. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗There's a clip that went viral a while ago where a girl was essentially spouting gibberish in various languages, but it sounded like she was speaking those languages! What Languages Sound Like to Foreigners [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗On not all gibberish being created equal: it's been long enough since "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" that some people here may have missed have missed this. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Modern version: [VIDEO] "English" starts at around 0:48, but the others are also worth a listen!
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