What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners
Sara Forsberg6 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
22.6M views · comedy · evergreen · Uploaded 2014-03-03
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.
HN points to it as a favorite example of astonishing accent mimicry and fake-language gibberish that sounds real.
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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]
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]
This is a video of Saara who is not a native speaker but who has an extraordinary ability to mimic accents. [VIDEO]
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]
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]
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]
Modern version: [VIDEO] "English" starts at around 0:48, but the others are also worth a listen!