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What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners

Sara Forsberg · 22.6M views · 2014-03-03 · 1:45

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Overview

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.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2014–2021

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Language & linguisticsInternet culture & memes
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fake languagesaccentsgibberishviral videolinguistics

What people said

jpatokal · 2018-01 · Strong recommendation

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]

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wallflower · 2016-11 · Strong recommendation

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]

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dustintrex · 2021-12 · Recommendation

Modern version: [VIDEO] "English" starts at around 0:48, but the others are also worth a listen!

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Video by Sara Forsberg, played through YouTube.

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