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Savan
QUOTE(magicman1 @ Jun 8 2008, 12:34 PM) [snapback]3743820[/snapback]
here's a better example

pay attention to the khmer girl with the microphone...ignore the black dude and beaner chick

http://www/youtube.com/watch?v=xYYW6eBcSow


Yeah, but without the authentic fobby accent, what use is it to us when comparing the Asian languages? Some people in this thread are biased when it comes to how their language sounds, therefore I wanted to choose people who spoke English, but with a fobby accent. Fobby people speak English with their native language phonetics, so it's a good way to show what our Asian languages sound like to non-Asian ears.

Lao is in the Tai-Kadai language family, whereas Khmer and Vietnamese belong in the Mon-Khmer family. I also think that Khmer sounds more like Vietnamese than it does to Lao language. But Xigon seems to disagree with me and other members.
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Savan
QUOTE(magicman1 @ Jun 8 2008, 12:38 PM) [snapback]3743833[/snapback]
well most viets i know sound fobby...even some american born viets laugh.gif


Do you agree that based on those three fobby accents (Lao, Khmer, and Viet), the Viet fobby accent sounds more like the Khmer fobby accent and less like the Lao fobby accent?
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Savan
QUOTE(magicman1 @ Jun 8 2008, 12:44 PM) [snapback]3743845[/snapback]
vietnamse sounds more similar to lao than khmer because of the tones. when i listen to lao and viets, i often hear those high pitch tones.

and lao and khmer sorta have that whiney tone to it that i cant really explain.


hehe alright, but you can only choose one answer. Let's all pick only one answer and then total up the results. For me, I think Vietnamese sounds more like Khmer, so my choice is option 2.

1) Lao and Viet
2) Viet and Khmer
3) Khmer and Lao
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XigonCongchua
Thai and Lao itself sounds more similar to Vietnamese. Vietnamese is a crisscross between Cantonese and Thai. Its word structure is like Cantonese but its tones are like Thai. You can go ask anybody this.
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XigonCongchua
QUOTE(Nangdee @ Jun 8 2008, 12:14 PM) [snapback]3743790[/snapback]
^A truly sad statement, only capable of coming out from insecure individuals. Face it. Like other people in Southeast Asia, Vietnamese people mixed too!!!! Look at Lao people. Our people had no real attachment to Southeast Asia up until the late 700 ADs and yet we're more open to accepting ALL people within the land as our brothers and sisters, including the Lao who are heavily mixed with Khmer blood like in Southern Laos. Some Lao are brown and some are yellow or white, but we still don't leave anyone out! I've seen Vietnamese with attitudes like yours and I truly feel sorry for you.

Do you think the Chinese will open their arms for you like brothers and sisters? NO wake up! The reality is, you're still not one of their people and never will be, culturally yes, but never as their own people. The reality is you're country is located in Southeast Asia. Let's see how things turn out if you Vietnamese come up with a devise that can "relocate" all of Vietnam and move it to East Asia, like next to Taiwan or something. Do you think the Chinese will be so open to helping you as your Southeast Asian neighbors have for thousands of years? No. In the long run, their only interest is helping out their OWN people and you know that!

Cambodia or the Khmer people for thousands of years have always been "selfless" and "giving" towards their neighbors and friends and all you can do is acknowledge your arrogance simply by implementing the "few tricks the Chinese taught you" to belittle your giving neighbors? Pathetic and truly sad! thumbsdown.gif

missy you go back to read my posts. I rejected the classification of Vietnamese as Sinitic embarassedlaugh.gif It's obvious because Vietnamese weren't Chinese before the Han coming down and dominate North Vietnam. While I don't support Vietnamese being under MK, I also rejected Vietnamese being under Sino-Tibetan.

And what is all that talk with Vietnamese and Chinese? They are two different people and only a stupid Khmer troll would associate Vietnamese with Chinese. He was the only one who called Vietnamese people "Southern Chinese", saying the two looked exactly alike with chinesey eyes, ugly yellow skin etc. I responded by pointing out that there are differences between Vietnamese and Cantonese embarassedlaugh.gif Now let me tell you this Vietnamese would be offended if you call them "Southern Chinese". They fought for thousand of years to gain independence from China and how do you think they would think if you call them Southern Chinese like the stupid Khmer troll here?
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ham_let
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Savan
QUOTE(XigonCongchua @ Jun 8 2008, 12:58 PM) [snapback]3743867[/snapback]
Thai and Lao itself sounds more similar to Vietnamese. Vietnamese is a crisscross between Cantonese and Thai. Its word structure is like Cantonese but its tones are like Thai. You can go ask anybody this.


QUOTE(magicnite @ Jun 8 2008, 01:04 PM) [snapback]3743876[/snapback]
i have to agree with Tran Tram. its that tone.......

which sounds like dah dong dah dong dah dong....its sort of a humming sound. but vietnamese just sounds more awful compared to thai/lao.

to me khmer sounds like ah jah ah dah aht ah jah ah dah...with some r's thrown in there.

thais also have the r's too....sounds like lao but with more r's


hehe alright, bro. So far, we've got 1 vote for Option 1 and 2 votes for Option 2. Later on, I'm going to post the comparisons in like Filipino chat or Japanese chat for their unbiased opinion.
XigonCongchua
QUOTE(magicnite @ Jun 8 2008, 01:11 PM) [snapback]3743887[/snapback]
chinese and viets are really ugly ppl...but chinese are superior because viet losers and are the ones who copied their cultrure

we kicked the Chinese out in the 1979 invasion. From the initial time of independence to the Nguyễn dynasty, the Chinese made lots of invasions on North Vietnam to "reunite" (that's what they called) Dai Viet into the Middle Kingdom but they always got kicked out by Dai Viet army biggrin.gif because

Nam Quốc Sơn Hà Nam Đế Cư
南 國 山 河 南 帝 居
Tiệt Nhiên Định Phận Tại Thiên Thư
截 然 定 分 在 天 書
Như Hà Nghịch Lỗ Lai Xâm Phạm
如 何 逆 虜 來 侵 犯
Nhữ Đẳng Hành Khang Thủ Bại Hư
汝 等 行 看 取 敗 虛


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ham_let
^I studied that poem for my grade 10 final essay beerchug.gif very pretty lol
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