Dialect a charm in the spoken language

mapuc · 05-23-21, 05:22 PM

Dialect is a very interesting and a charmy thing in a countries spoken language.

You can jump into your car, drive for less than 30 minutes or so and you are on a alien planet. It seems that way because you don't understand what they are saying to you.

In Denmark and Sweden there are lots of different dialect most of them are variation from the main language or variation in the dialect in the local area.

I can't remember how many dialect there is in my two countries.

I can say there are dialect I didn't understand a word of and I'm talking about places here in Denmark and in Sweden.

How many type of dialect does you country have and are there one of these you just don't understand ? Sounds like rubbish in your ears.

Markus

Kapitan · 05-23-21, 05:42 PM

You can do the same in the UK probably the best example would be Wrexham north wales to Liverpool then Manchester then Leeds 4 dialects and accents and in some cases a totally different language in the space of a couple of hours.

We also have different slang words we use for example Jimbuna who would be up north would sounds very different to myself who has a Essex / cockney accent and slang.

Von Due · 05-23-21, 06:16 PM

I'm not a dialect expert by any stretch of the imagination but we have a great variety in dialects in Norway to the point where each valley has its own peculiar dialect. Me being from the south east understand next to nothing of the dialects in the south west, and some of the more local dialects up around the Trondheim counties are like Greek to me as well. Mostly the rest are fairly recognizable bar for the local words they might use.

As for Swedish, the one dialect I understand the least, that is I understand very little if at all, is the Scania dialect in Southern Sweden. Dialects from Gothenburg to Stockholm are a lot easier to the point where I can have a meaningful conversation.

Sean C · 05-23-21, 06:24 PM

There is an area in southeastern Virginia known as Guinea. No one outside of that community can understand a word they say. I'm pretty sure it's a form of English, but it sounds like gibberish.

There are other dialects in the U.S. I have trouble understanding. Some are a mixture of English and other languages. But for the most part, I've been able to get the gist of what anyone in the U.S. is talking about.

If I had to guess, I'd say there are probably hundreds of thousands of different dialects in the U.S.

Eichhörnchen · 05-24-21, 03:02 AM

Some Scottish (Glaswegian) and Geordie (North East England) accents may as well be Latin to me

My wife speaks what we call "Estuary Engish": for her a mountain is a "man-tin". She says "Wiw-yuh" instead of "will you", "chocklit" instead of chocolate. But the one I tease her about most is the the word 'roll'. I have a job even writing down the way she says it... she's the same with saying 'poll' or 'doll' and so are the rest of her family... but she says something like "Rah-wl"

And if you make her jump she'll yell "Gawd-un Bennit!"

Jimbuna · 05-24-21, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Some Scottish (Glaswegian) and Geordie (North East England) accents may as well be Latin to me

My wife speaks what we call "Estuary Engish": for her a mountain is a "man-tin". She says "Wiw-yuh" instead of "will you", "chocklit" instead of chocolate. But the one I tease her about most is the the word 'roll'. I have a job even writing down the way she says it... she's the same with saying 'poll' or 'doll' and so are the rest of her family... but she says something like "Rah-wl"

And if you make her jump she'll yell "Gawd-un Bennit!"

Just five miles to Mackemland (Sunderland) from South Shields and you begin to struggle with the different dialect.

Kapitan · 06-01-21, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Some Scottish (Glaswegian) and Geordie (North East England) accents may as well be Latin to me

My wife speaks what we call "Estuary Engish": for her a mountain is a "man-tin". She says "Wiw-yuh" instead of "will you", "chocklit" instead of chocolate. But the one I tease her about most is the the word 'roll'. I have a job even writing down the way she says it... she's the same with saying 'poll' or 'doll' and so are the rest of her family... but she says something like "Rah-wl"

And if you make her jump she'll yell "Gawd-un Bennit!"

Sounds like she is from essex

same as me Basildon

05-23-21, 05:22 PM	#1
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,540 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Dialect a charm in the spoken language Dialect is a very interesting and a charmy thing in a countries spoken language. You can jump into your car, drive for less than 30 minutes or so and you are on a alien planet. It seems that way because you don't understand what they are saying to you. In Denmark and Sweden there are lots of different dialect most of them are variation from the main language or variation in the dialect in the local area. I can't remember how many dialect there is in my two countries. I can say there are dialect I didn't understand a word of and I'm talking about places here in Denmark and in Sweden. How many type of dialect does you country have and are there one of these you just don't understand ? Sounds like rubbish in your ears. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	You can do the same in the UK probably the best example would be Wrexham north wales to Liverpool then Manchester then Leeds 4 dialects and accents and in some cases a totally different language in the space of a couple of hours. We also have different slang words we use for example Jimbuna who would be up north would sounds very different to myself who has a Essex / cockney accent and slang. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 984 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 2	There is an area in southeastern Virginia known as Guinea. No one outside of that community can understand a word they say. I'm pretty sure it's a form of English, but it sounds like gibberish. There are other dialects in the U.S. I have trouble understanding. Some are a mixture of English and other languages. But for the most part, I've been able to get the gist of what anyone in the U.S. is talking about. If I had to guess, I'd say there are probably hundreds of thousands of different dialects in the U.S. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

05-24-21, 03:02 AM	#5
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,400 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some Scottish (Glaswegian) and Geordie (North East England) accents may as well be Latin to me My wife speaks what we call "Estuary Engish": for her a mountain is a "man-tin". She says "Wiw-yuh" instead of "will you", "chocklit" instead of chocolate. But the one I tease her about most is the the word 'roll'. I have a job even writing down the way she says it... she's the same with saying 'poll' or 'doll' and so are the rest of her family... but she says something like "Rah-wl" And if you make her jump she'll yell "Gawd-un Bennit!" __________________

05-23-21, 06:16 PM	#3
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I'm not a dialect expert by any stretch of the imagination but we have a great variety in dialects in Norway to the point where each valley has its own peculiar dialect. Me being from the south east understand next to nothing of the dialects in the south west, and some of the more local dialects up around the Trondheim counties are like Greek to me as well. Mostly the rest are fairly recognizable bar for the local words they might use. As for Swedish, the one dialect I understand the least, that is I understand very little if at all, is the Scania dialect in Southern Sweden. Dialects from Gothenburg to Stockholm are a lot easier to the point where I can have a meaningful conversation.