Why is Thai so high pitched?
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Why is Thai so high pitched?
This is because Thai has less number of vowels, while Vietnamese has more exotic-sounding vowels that are difficult (for non-native speakers) to distinguish from one another.
Does Vietnam sound like Thai?
No, Vietnamese Language does NOT sound anything resemble to Thai language at all! Just because Vietnamese Language has tones like Thai language does not mean it is intelligible!
Does native speakers have an accent?
Those who speak English as a second language have what many regard as “foreign” accents, but even native speakers have some sort of accent, however subtle. Each language around the world focuses on differing sounds.
Why can’t Thai speak English?
The main reason why Thais don’t want to speak English is that they are shy about their accent. Interestingly many Thais would like to have an American or English accent. On the other hand, for many Thais and especially in Bangkok, the ability to speak the English language is a sign of higher social class.
Thai is the most spoken of over 60 languages of Thailand by both number of native and overall speakers. Over half of its vocabulary is derived from or borrowed from Pali, Sanskrit, Mon and Old Khmer. It is a tonal and analytic language, similar to Chinese and Vietnamese.
Why does Thai sound nasally?
Eighty percent of Thai sounds are created from the the back of the palate and the back of the tongue. Thais speak with their nose. We have many sounds that create nasal sounds (the air passing through the nose) unlike in English, where sounds are made from the front of the mouth and do not have many nasal sounds.
Are Cambodian and Thai mutually intelligible?
Khmer isn’t mutually intelligible with Thai and Lao just like how French isn’t mutually intelligible with English and Scots.
How can I speak like a native English speaker?
If you want to learn to speak English like a native speaker, focus on the following four areas:
- Get Familiar with Different English Accents. There are many different accents among native English speakers.
- Imitate Native Pronunciation.
- Learn the Flow of English.
- Use Slang When You Speak English.
- Learn English Idioms.
Can a non-native speaker speak like a native?
There are people who claim to speak like a native in a foreign language. Many have achieved a C2 level in a second language, the highest level on the Common European Framework of Reference.
Why does my thai sound foreign to me?
Because English has different rules for the use of aspirated and unaspirated p, an English speaker learning Thai will make the same sorts of mistakes that a Japanese speaker makes in using English l and r. It’s not only individual sounds that can cause a person’s speech to sound foreign. Sound patterns also differ from language to language.
Do all foreign speakers have an accent?
In reality, everybody has an accent – in somebody else’s opinion! Why do foreign speakers have trouble pronouncing certain sounds? People have trouble with sounds that don’t exist in the language (or languages) that they first learned as a young child. We are born capable of both producing and perceiving all of the sounds of all human languages.
Is there a v sound in the Thai language?
Officially, there is no “v” sound in the Thai language, and the [w. , w, ว, w, w, w, w, w, w, w, w, w. ] sound sounds just like an English “w.”. However, there are two kinds of confusion which can arise: Many common Thai place names, like “Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road” in Bangkok, are spelled with “v” instead of “w.”.
Why do people have different accents in different languages?
This sounds wrong, or ‘foreign’, to native speakers of the language. The other kind of accent is simply the way a group of people speak their native language. This is determined by where they live and what social groups they belong to.