NationStates Jolt Archive

Poll coming.

A lot of people seem to think that French is a nice language and German is a nasty one, but since being taught (a little of) both in school, I always preferred German.

I prefer German and Italian. However cursing in French is like wiping your ass with silk. ~The Merovingian

Russian.I love that language,it's pretty harsh,yet kinda pleasing to listen to.

German is like English; efficient but ugly. French sounds much nicer (unless spoken by Quebecois, in which case it becomes nasal).

English. I can understand it without having to think too hard. French would be impossible to transcribe from hearing it; there's too many damn silent letters.

Russian's kind of cool, though. I'd like to speak Russian.

What language is the most pleasing to your ears?Quenya.

Le francais. C'est le plus belle des langues.

American Sign Language. It's just so quiet and peaceful to listen to.

Russian is the most badass...

German is the most Authoritive. Not trying a steryotype here but man, if you want to indimiate someone....

French is the most seducing...with spainish and Italian right behind that.

Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese are hands down the funnest.

Polish

Le francais. C'est le plus belle des langues.
Absolument. *nod*

German by far.

Bulgarian is a beautiful language and is much more pleasing than French or German.

French is a bit too nasal, German is a bit too rough, I prefer Spanish. It's quite fluid and lovely to listen to.

Poll coming.

A lot of people seem to think that French is a nice language and German is a nasty one, but since being taught (a little of) both in school, I always preferred German.

Lets see..
German is the language of love.
French is the language of war.

I prefer German.

*people that now wish to say it is exactly opposite need to realise the world did not begin in 1914.

I love the sound of Esperanto and Croatian... I can not compare the 2 languages the OP asked for because I speak German too well.

French is the language of war.

Then the war-related vocabulary must be restricted to "I surrender."

So I'm the only one who likes Italian?

Then the war-related vocabulary must be restricted to "I surrender."

Considering France has won more wars than the USA that is an intruiging statement ;)

So I'm the only one who likes Italian?

No-I agree. Especially since the Italian voice that lingers in my mind was as spoken by an exceptionally beautiful woman I know.

Spoken or opera-Italian is most pleasing to me.

So I'm the only one who likes Italian?
No.

Considering France has won more wars than the USA that is an intruiging statement ;)

Sure -- it has won the wars it has fought against itself. ;)

Considering France has won more wars than the USA that is an intruiging statement ;)

only because they've been in more so far.

Lets see..
German is the language of love.
French is the language of war.

I prefer German.

*people that now wish to say it is exactly opposite need to realise the world did not begin in 1914.

I always thought that French was the language of diplomacy myself. That and Italian was the language of love. I don't know if there can really be a "language of war" since war is as old as language, but the Navajo language proved pretty useful IN war...

I prefer the sound of French to that of German. I am also very fond of the Italian language.

French is very fluidic and produces excellent, soft cohesion between words.

I also like KiSwahili, it is very, bumbling but like a gentle rumble rather than gruff.

Uhuru M'Bunga!!!!

definately German. French has all those nasal vowels and super heavy uvular rhotic sounds, it sounds like someone gargling phlegm. German is just so much more subtle and elegent imo.

American Sign Language. It's just so quiet and peaceful to listen to.

how can you listen to signs?

I detest French with all the will-power I have, which means I have a moderate dislike for it, and seeing how German is my mother tongue, I cannot really judge it in terms of beauty; I just find it plain old ordinary.

I'll refuse to name any specific language as the most pleasing to my ears,*as I have only a very limited set of languages I can actually judge against each other, and that vast ocean of languages I have never heard of, let alone heard.
As always, Swedish gets an honorable and exceptional mention. But only a size 1 one.

I always thought that French was the language of diplomacy myself. That and Italian was the language of love.

Count the number of famous poets and composers that speak each language ;)

how can you listen to signs?

If they sign really quickly, its like the sound made by martial arts experts in the movies.


:p

Per parlare l'italiano, è dipingere l'arte con le parole. Quando lei parla questa lingua, lei crea l'arte, l'espically quando lei lo parla a una bella signora.

how can you listen to signs?

Just lean back and close your eyes . . .

French is beautiful, at least when spoken by a woman. However, German is pretty awesome as well, and can also be sexy.

However, I prefer Gaelic to either of them, though I understand not a word of it, it sounds so cool.

However, German is pretty awesome as well, and can also be sexy.'Course it can. :cool:

'Course it can. :cool:

German is sexy when she's screaming at you, wearing knee high black leather boots.

German is sexy when she's screaming at you, wearing knee high black leather boots.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/images/smilies/custom/doubt.gif

German is sexy when she's screaming at you, wearing knee high black leather boots.

Well, I was thinking of her whispering really dirty nasty things to me, but that works too.

Well, I was thinking of her whispering really dirty nasty things to me Ah, much better. :D

Le francais. C'est le plus belle des langues.

La plus belle, mon ami. ;)

Well, I was thinking of her whispering really dirty nasty things to me, but that works too.

She could start whispering, but then I'm not actually very obedient,so she gets louder and starts stomping me with her boots and whipping me with the antenna from her VW.

It's gotta be English spoken by a French man. So sexy!

I prefer German to French, but Welsh is my favorite.

German and Russian.

(Of course, I might be biased because I take German and the language of my NS nation sounds like Russian)

cumbric

German or French? Neither. Italian and spanish are nice and poetic, however I generally don't like Romance languages, but rather semetic languages. Arabic and hebrew, when recited, or sung, are among the most beautiful sounds on this planet.

i've always found french to be boner-inducingly sexy.

i've always found french to be boner-inducingly sexy.

[french accent] francais gives you a big wee-wee(oui-oui)![/french accent]

:P

[french accent] francais gives you a big wee-wee(oui-oui)![/french accent]

:P

oui, oui, bon, bon. oo, oo, etc.

:p

Sure -- it has won the wars it has fought against itself. ;)

I'm so tired of the French bashing. I know you're going to make some totally logic-less response to this and I'll get angry and not respond again, but let's make something clear:

The vast majority of young French men were dead because of the previous world war in their back yard. They conquered England, something both the Romans and Germans failed to do convincingly.

But of course, I'm wasting my time.

BTW, you never told me what you thought of my Farmy Dome idea.

Polish

Aye. But I also like 'click languages' :D especially Swazi.

American Sign Language. It's just so quiet and peaceful to listen to.

Dammit! You stole my joke!! (though I was going to put 'British' as opposed to 'American'. I honestly love BSL, I much prefer it to speaking so I sign whereever I can, I even sign to myself instead of speaking now lol

They're both lovely, but being German, my mother tongue does sound a little better to me. ;)

J'aime le français, c'est un langue tres belle.
Aber ich mag Deutsch mehr, es ist sehr ausgezeichnet.
:)

French is beautiful, at least when spoken by a woman. However, German is pretty awesome as well, and can also be sexy.

However, I prefer Gaelic to either of them, though I understand not a word of it, it sounds so cool.I thought I might be the only one who thought Gaelic was the most euphonius language. I guess not.

I hate listening to either of them, but German is rather enjoyable to speak.

I thought I might be the only one who thought Gaelic was the most euphonius language. I guess not.

Which one? Irish, Scottish, or Manx?

Which one? Irish, Scottish, or Manx?

The only one I've heard much of is Irish. Not that I could tell the difference, I'm sure.

The only one I've heard much of is Irish. Not that I could tell the difference, I'm sure.

I'm learning Irish Gaelic right now. I like it, just not as my favorite.

Francais est une tres tres beau langue. Je parle francais, j'etudie en l'ecole. Francais est une langue tres tres tres TRES, tres bien langue que Allemande.

If someone can translate that, I'll give them a cookie.

Francais est une tres tres beau language. Je parle francais, je etudie en l'ecole. Francais est une language tres tres tres TRES, tres bien language que Allemande.

If someone can translate that, I'll give them a cookie.

French is a very beautiful language. I speak French, I am studying in school. French is a language very very very VERY, very good language than German.

I thought language was langue, the same as tongue?

And shouldn't it be plus bien que Allemand to get the more in there?

I don't know. I remember very little French.

Francais est une tres tres beau langue. Je parle francais, j'etudie en l'ecole. Francais est une langue tres tres tres TRES, tres bien langue que Allemande.

If someone can translate that, I'll give them a cookie.

French is a very very beautiful language. I speak French, I'm studying it in school. French is a language much much MUCH, much better than German.

Keks, bitte. :)

French. The Italian. Then American. Then Spanish. Then German.

Francais est une tres tres beau langue. Je parle francais, j'etudie en l'ecole. Francais est une langue tres tres tres TRES, tres bien langue que Allemande.

If someone can translate that, I'll give them a cookie.

Il serait une belle langue, et on l'étudie à l'école; c'est aussi, peut-etre, une plus bonne langue que l'Allemande. N'est pas?

Si j'ai tort, je suis désolé.

French. But Russian beats them both.

Il serait une belle langue
it would be a beautiful language?

UK english :P ||Italian||spanish

it would be a beautiful language?

It would be. I'm correcting a previous poster's french, in which he described it as a "beau langue".

Swahili.......especilly when its sung!! those africans can sing!!


No 2 is Chinese, cause it sounds so cultural, so civilised, so intelligent!

Btw i do speak chinese in case someone is going to mouth at me

Poll coming.

A lot of people seem to think that French is a nice language and German is a nasty one, but since being taught (a little of) both in school, I always preferred German.

Spanish would be my choice for European languages. Outside Europe I would say Japanese.

my choice:

spoken
1.Russian (Leningrad accent)
2.German (Hochdeutsch or NRW accent)
3.Italian (northern and central accents)
4.Czech (Moravian accent):D
5.English (Shakespeare's)
6.French (Jean Gabin accent)

sung
1.German
2.Russian
3.Italian
4.French
5.Croatian
6.Spanish
7.Yddish

Lakota. It is a rather mesmerizing language, and tis a shame that it is quickly dieing out.

I'm so tired of the French bashing. I know you're going to make some totally logic-less response to this and I'll get angry and not respond again, but let's make something clear:

The vast majority of young French men were dead because of the previous world war in their back yard. They conquered England, something both the Romans and Germans failed to do convincingly.

But of course, I'm wasting my time.

BTW, you never told me what you thought of my Farmy Dome idea.

A note, the French conquered the same amount of England as the Romans did. The Normans merged with the local population eventually while the Romans left because of more pressing issues back in Rome so I will concede that point. Though I could throw it back at you and say the Normans couldn't do it without the help of the Vikings.

They conquered England, something both the Romans and Germans failed to do convincingly.


Uh?
The mere fact that England uses Latin alphabet and follows Christianism as state religion is enough to say that Roman influence is still very strong throughout England.
Also the German influence is very strong... think of the Windsors. And the Orange-Nassau.

No French-bashing, of course. Egalite-liberte-fraternite is the motto that shaped Europe in the last 2 centuries. Vive la Republique!

Portuguese and Galego get my votes. :D
Or, Castellano as spoken by someone from Galicia.
Catalan and French are up there somewhere, though.
German is just too darn gruff sounding.

Irish is quite clearly the best.

I'll go with French.

I'll take both. Most European accents are hot. :p

I'll say Scots Gaelic since I spend way too much watching Colin and Cumberland (and other gaelic teaching programmes) instead of doing actual work. Shame the only word i ever recognise is Alba

Poll coming.

A lot of people seem to think that French is a nice language and German is a nasty one, but since being taught (a little of) both in school, I always preferred German.

I really like French. From some parts of France, and from Canada. Parisian French sounds like a sinus infection.

be strong... have a backbone...

there is too much mushmouthed politically correct wussyness around to make everyone VOMIT!!!!! :headbang:


mean what you REALLY mean...

not fluffy
"Undocumented worker"

say it the right way
"Invading Job Stealing Illegal Vermin"

and if you if you have to get MEAN so they get what you MEAN... German or Klingon ... would be the way too go ... strong and too the point is the way too go

Klingon, eh?

be strong... have a backbone...

there is too much mushmouthed politically correct wussyness around to make everyone VOMIT!!!!! :headbang:


mean what you REALLY mean...

not fluffy
"Undocumented worker"

say it the right way
"Invading Job Stealing Illegal Vermin"

and if you if you have to get MEAN so they get what you MEAN... German or Klingon ... would be the way too go ... strong and too the point is the way too go

And your gibberish about PC=teh ungood is relevant how?

be strong... have a backbone...

there is too much mushmouthed politically correct wussyness around to make everyone VOMIT!!!!! :headbang:


mean what you REALLY mean...

not fluffy
"Undocumented worker"

say it the right way
"Invading Job Stealing Illegal Vermin"

and if you if you have to get MEAN so they get what you MEAN... German or Klingon ... would be the way too go ... strong and too the point is the way too go
Like this? (http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/)

Russian.I love that language,it's pretty harsh,yet kinda pleasing to listen to.Ditto. I'm kinda keen on Arabic too, for some reason.

Poll coming.

A lot of people seem to think that French is a nice language and German is a nasty one, but since being taught (a little of) both in school, I always preferred German.

german, by far
french irritates me.... its too 'soft' (not in any kind of macho way, the sound of it is just too... plain and soft.... i don't know!)

Russian.I love that language,it's pretty harsh,yet kinda pleasing to listen to.
ooh yeah, russian is really pleasing to listen to for some reason

From those two I choose French, but my opinion may be influenced because I speak French and don't understand a word of German. Anyway, I prefer Italian to any of those.

Bulgarian is a beautiful language and is much more pleasing than French or German.
Cant say I disagree. It can sound SOOOO hot and slutty: ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocv2CpBTdJc

Totally hot, I'd do her.

As to this, Dutch is my favorite language, followed by German.

I dont like French much, and I think Spanish and Italian are much better Romance languages.

I like the sound of Russian, and Hebrew sounds a bit cool, sorta...old and ancient and stuff, lol.

Bulgarian also can sound really hot and slutty, if the right girl sings in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocv2CpBTdJc

German is better than French, there is an accounting for tastes here

Thai & Italian rule

German is better than French, there is an accounting for tastes here

Thai & Italian rule

A note, the French conquered the same amount of England as the Romans did. The Normans merged with the local population eventually while the Romans left because of more pressing issues back in Rome so I will concede that point. Though I could throw it back at you and say the Normans couldn't do it without the help of the Vikings.

Good points, good points.

There's usually exceptions to everything. Parisian French is elegant but Quebecois French is coarse and ugly. I've heard some dreadful metallic German but my highschool German teacher was from the Rhineland and his was soft, musical and very pleasant. The Cantonese I hear from Chinese streetvendors is a hideous honking but cultivated Mandarin is quite elegant. There's a world of difference between the Italian of Naples and Florence. Romanian and Portugese are fun to listen to. Not unpleasant, but unusual. Maltese is ... odd, like Arabic with a strong Italian accent. Now Arabic - there's a language that always sounds bad but maybe I haven't heard the right dialect of it.

Both French and German are not my thing. Italian and Japanese are probably among my favorites but Nama and the other click-using languages just sound cool.

American Sign Language

deffinatily german.