broken english

[Nessa 23]

I decided to start this thread for us, which have english as a second language, to share words we can't pronounce, difficulties, etc.

I know there were tons of threads like this, but it won't hurt to have a new one.

I'll start:

One of my main problems is certain words that are similar, but pronounced slightly different, such as:

- beach and b!tch - I can pronounce only sounding like b!tch

- sheet and sh!t - I can only pronounce sh!t

- sheep and ship - I can pronounce only like ship

- math and meth - I can pronounce meth

(did u guys notice a pattern there? I can pronounce the words I'm not supposed to be using, the bad words usually )

Second problem is words that have a syllable that we don't have anything simliar in our latin language:

- TH in the end of the sentences - that's very complicated cuz our latin language we don't have the th. So every time I have to say things like Aug 13th, I just say 13 of August, cuz the 13th just sucks bad

Share yours.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Massachusetts = Massa-shoe-####

Lowell = Low-Well

Providence = Pro-pii-den

California = Kally-Fornia

I don't pronounce them like that, but, many of the first gens. immigrants do.

[pedroh 21]

i don't consider that broken english nessinha.. broken english for me is grammatical errors.. not pronunciation differences, an accent is not wrong....

i have the same issues though ask Julia how i say cookies, book, good, etc hahahah, but I don't mind

[Mononoke28 135]

Thank you = Zank you. (I never understood this one).

My husband can't pronouce Zs, so he says cebra instead of ZEBRA.

Diana

Edited July 31, 2008 by Mononoke28

[Nessa 23]

i don't consider that broken english nessinha.. broken english for me is grammatical errors.. not pronunciation differences, an accent is not wrong....

i have the same issues though ask Julia how i say cookies, book, good, etc hahahah, but I don't mind

OK so it isnt broken, I should've used a better title

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Nice idea, Nessa!

I struggle with V and W when I am tired. W followed by v - for example winter vegetables, I say winter wegetables. Then the German in me comes out.

Pedro has issues with the V...and turns it into a B. He says" I lob you" when he is tired. Also, he streches out the oo in cookies or book. Booook, coookies I love it.

And the beach is a b!tch too.

[pedroh 21]

Nice idea, Nessa!

I struggle with V and W when I am tired. W followed by v - for example winter vegetables, I say winter wegetables. Then the German in me comes out.

Pedro has issues with the V...and turns it into a B. He says" I lob you" when he is tired. Also, he streches out the oo in cookies or book. Booook, coookies I love it.

And the beach is a b!tch too.

i lob yoo honnee bonnee

[Nessa 23]

i also do the ED in the end of words like booked, planted, licked, I pronounce like lee keeed

[chri'stina 190]

One word that always gave Sujeet a hard time is "exaggerate". He said it like exazzerate. He kept making the z sounds instead of g. He would try over and over again to say it right and would keep putting the zz sound. He hasn't said that word in awhile. Not sure if he still says exazzerate. He also says ziraffe instead of giraffe and I am not sure whether it happens for other Hindi speakers.

[Nessa 23]

Nice idea, Nessa!

I struggle with V and W when I am tired. W followed by v - for example winter vegetables, I say winter wegetables. Then the German in me comes out.

Pedro has issues with the V...and turns it into a B. He says" I lob you" when he is tired. Also, he streches out the oo in cookies or book. Booook, coookies I love it.

And the beach is a b!tch too.

i lob yoo honnee bonnee

that's because they pronounce v as a b in spanish

[chri'stina 190]

In hindi there is also the v and w confusion for me.

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Yeah, I know. My cousin in Barcelona is called Willy and my auntie always calls him Billy

[Scott & Lai 12]

I decided to start this thread for us, which have english as a second language, to share words we can't pronounce, difficulties, etc.

I know there were tons of threads like this, but it won't hurt to have a new one.

I'll start:

One of my main problems is certain words that are similar, but pronounced slightly different, such as:

- beach and b!tch - I can pronounce only sounding like b!tch

- sheet and sh!t - I can only pronounce sh!t

- sheep and ship - I can pronounce only like ship

- math and meth - I can pronounce meth

(did u guys notice a pattern there? I can pronounce the words I'm not supposed to be using, the bad words usually )

Second problem is words that have a syllable that we don't have anything simliar in our latin language:

- TH in the end of the sentences - that's very complicated cuz our latin language we don't have the th. So every time I have to say things like Aug 13th, I just say 13 of August, cuz the 13th just sucks bad

Share yours.

Hmm...the pattern I see there is difficulty pronouncing longer vowel sounds, does that seem to be the case?

[Bootylicious!! 2]

Javi has all the same issues as you do Nessa. Plus the issue of saying a v like a b as Pedro does. Javi has issues with s on the end of certain words. Like the other day he said test-es instead of tests. He says taste-es instead of tastes. Then of course he has the usual especial or espeghetti that espanish espeakers always have. :lol:

[Nessa 23]

I decided to start this thread for us, which have english as a second language, to share words we can't pronounce, difficulties, etc.

I know there were tons of threads like this, but it won't hurt to have a new one.

I'll start:

One of my main problems is certain words that are similar, but pronounced slightly different, such as:

- beach and b!tch - I can pronounce only sounding like b!tch

- sheet and sh!t - I can only pronounce sh!t

- sheep and ship - I can pronounce only like ship

- math and meth - I can pronounce meth

(did u guys notice a pattern there? I can pronounce the words I'm not supposed to be using, the bad words usually )

Second problem is words that have a syllable that we don't have anything simliar in our latin language:

- TH in the end of the sentences - that's very complicated cuz our latin language we don't have the th. So every time I have to say things like Aug 13th, I just say 13 of August, cuz the 13th just sucks bad

Share yours.

Hmm...the pattern I see there is difficulty pronouncing longer vowel sounds, does that seem to be the case?

pretty much. which makes my life difficult when i tell my boss the spreadsh!t was updated, or that i miss brazil because of the b!tches, or that my meth was correct