June 22, 2012
What American English sounds like to non-English speakers
A parody by Adriano Celentano for the Italian TV programme Mileluci is sung entirely in gibberish designed to sound like American English.
Posted by S. Abbas Raza at 05:51 AM | Permalink
Comments
Very clever.
Very funny.
Posted by: David Sucher | Jun 22, 2012 9:25:35 AM
Parole che non dicono niente, indeed. This is *exactly* what American English sounded like to me before I learned it.
Posted by: Pepito | Jun 22, 2012 9:39:00 AM
In high school we used to have a playful contest to decide who could best figure out the words in Elvis' Jailhouse Rock. The results were hilarious.
Posted by: Ruchira | Jun 22, 2012 10:13:42 AM
I think these "words" have as much meaning as most pop lyrics.
Posted by: Olavi Valo | Jun 22, 2012 1:02:48 PM
This is exactly what sung American English sounds like to me, and I'm a native speaker. Great fun!
Posted by: Sarah D. | Jun 22, 2012 8:02:15 PM
When I was kid and first arrived in New York City That's exactly what I understood in English when my classmates spoke to me. The first English word I adopted was "What!" LMAO. And after I thought I had mastered the American English language, I move to the south east of the United States lol, Try understanding the southern drawl lol. I have laughed so much with this video, it made my day.
Posted by: Maria | Oct 24, 2012 10:25:06 AM
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