臭い豆嫌いの英語練習コミュのAccents/方言

I wanted to talk a little about different ways of speaking in the US. Like Japan, the US has many different accents(方言).

For example, in my hometown of Boston, we say our words without a strong "r" sound.

So for most americans, they say words such as "garlic", or "car"

For Boston people. we say "gahhlic" or "cahh"

So it is easy to recognize people from the Eastern US, wherever they go ^_^

In the Southern US, there is also a strong way of speaking.
For example, most Americans would say, "How are you doing today"

In the Southern US, they would say, "How Y'all doing today."

I think it is difficult for most Americans to understand, but slowly...we can begin to understand it if we stay there.

There are also different words. for those who live in the Western US.
Here they say, "sack"(かばん）or "pop"(ソーダ)
But everywhere else in the US, we say "bag" or "soda"
If you ask for a "sack" in Boston, we will think you are asking for a 段袋....ヘヘ

For me, these things are very interesting!!
Although I have lived in Oregon for 10 years, still people think I am a foreigner, because I can't talk like them...^_^

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[2] mixiユーザー 01月29日 03:03

さりり、

Welcome. ^_^
I am glad you have joined. Everyone here is very kind, so if you need any help, we all will help you any way we can.
I like to introduce new slang words(but I use nattou examples a lot..hehe) so I hope you can enjoy.

You know, I also went to University of Oregon!! ^_^
Still now, I am living here, and I really like this town. Very peaceful, and the people are very friendly.
Thank you and let's enjoy english together.

互いに助けるなら英語は別に怖くない＾＿＾

[4] mixiユーザー 01月30日 03:52

Hi Kaori,

We are both foreigners in our own countries!! ^_^
It's too sad...hehehe

One of my customers once said to me, "You are not one
of 'us' ". I told her that I lived here for ten years, but she said if you are not born here, you cannot be an "Oregonian".
She is a crazy old lady though.....^_^

And if you come to Boston, I think it is good for your english. Because Boston people do not know how to say R's either. But for some reason, my speaking is not like Boston speaking. I think I don't have such an accent.

When I hear the word rucksack, I think of a
backpack (バックパック).
When I hear the word sack, I think of a sack of potatoes or grain. Not a bag to carry regular things. But in most of the US, "bag" is said the most.

[5] mixiユーザー 01月30日 11:59

Hello!
There are lots and lots of accents! in Japan,too

When I was working,customer who have a thick accent came to the shop
customer said「Just trim びんこ、please」

I don't know a word`びんこ’
I thought that maybe びんこ is eyebrows....
But just in case,I asked customer
And びんこ was sideburns!!

I almost will cut eyebrows, it was really a close shave

[6] mixiユーザー 02月01日 11:42

Hi Makky,

"A close shave..." hehehehe
You are like a comedian!! ^_^

But accents are really difficult. So we have to be careful. ^_^
I am glad you did not shave your customer.....haha

[7] mixiユーザー 02月10日 17:20

おもしろいです！
"How are you doing today" と"How Y'all doing today." では、
アクセントが違うだけでなく、習慣で使う単語が違うって考えていいわけですか？

[8] mixiユーザー 02月12日 13:15

Hi Ayumi,

I think people it is really just people's custom to speak like this. Because the US has so many different kinds of people living here, from all over the world, words are always changing. There is 方言 of course, but it is always changing I think. When I went to the Southern US, the speaking there was sooo interesting!! I really couldn't understand them at all...haha

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