How do spanish speakers feel about the accent from Spain'?
Do ya'll think that the Spain accent sounds nice or weird? Tell me beacause i like how it sounds but if latin-americans dont then I wont try to learn the accent from Spain
22 Answers
lazarus1907 said:
Hold on! What is all this about? The whole American continent has many different accents, and they are all as different from one another as they can be to the one from Spain. The Cuban accent, for example, is closer to the one in Spain than, say, the one in Argentina.
Or you are talking about pronunciation?
Lazarus, what are you talking about? In this context, accent is a synonym for pronunciation. From dictionary.com:
accent 8. a mode of pronunciation, as pitch or tone, emphasis pattern, or intonation, characteristic of or peculiar to the speech of a particular person, group, or locality: French accent; Southern accent.
Natasha said:
All accents sound "weird" to people from a different place. Do Americans sound weird to Britishers? Probably! Just an anecdote: my dad studied in England in the early sixties, and had a friend there who was deliberately trying to mimic a Cambridge accent (I think it was), to be accepted in a certain class of society. (Things have probably changed a bit since then.)
Hi Natasha
I think you will find he was trying to mimic a Cambridge University accent as the people in Cambrige rarely spoke with what is "Received Pronunciation". This one would need to be accepted by what you termed "a certain class of society".
Eddy said:
Natasha said:
All accents sound "weird" to people from a different place. Do Americans sound weird to Britishers? Probably! Just an anecdote: my dad studied in England in the early sixties, and had a friend there who was deliberately trying to mimic a Cambridge accent (I think it was), to be accepted in a certain class of society. (Things have probably changed a bit since then.)
Hi Natasha
I think you will find he was trying to mimic a Cambridge University accent as the people in Cambrige rarely spoke with what is "Received Pronunciation" which is what would be needed to be accepted by what you termed "a certain class of society".
That might be right. The friend was tryng to get into a particular school to become a doctor or something. What do you mean by "Received Pronunciation"'
All accents sound "weird" to people from a different place. Do Americans sound weird to Britishers? Probably!
Just an anecdote: my dad studied in England in the early sixties, and had a friend there who was deliberately trying to mimic a Cambridge accent (I think it was), to be accepted in a certain class of society. (Things have probably changed a bit since then.)
Gregorio H said:
Well, to me Spain accent , sounds a bit strong, it does not sound nice! specialy with the Z pronunciation, i recomend not to try to learn Spain accent, i suggest, neutral spanish pronunciation for Spanish students.
Sorry, but there's no such thing as the "neutral" pronunciation of a language.
Most Spanish courses lean toward either Mexican or Iberian pronunciation, as these are widespread. Just for example, most English speakers would not want to learn a Cuban accent unless they are planning to go to Cuba (or perhaps if they live in Miami).
Well, to me Spain accent , sounds a bit strong, it does not sound nice! specialy with the Z pronunciation, i recomend not to try to learn Spain accent, i suggest, neutral spanish pronunciation for Spanish students.
Natasha said:
Well, isn't Gus from Guatemala though? (Forgive me if I remember this wrong.)
In that case, he might very well find the sound "impossible" (as, for example, do the French).
With a few exceptions, I keep forgetting where people are from and end up referring to their pages. His says he's in Maryland but that, of course, is not the same as being from Maryland.
samdie said:
Gus said:
I like the way the letter Z in pronounced in most of the Iberian Peninsula however, I could'nt pronounced it that way to save my very own life- I kid you not.
Wouldn't rather than couldn't, surely. That sound has to be one of the easiest (in the entire alphabet) for English speakers to get really right.
Well, isn't Gus from Guatemala though? (Forgive me if I remember this wrong.)
Gus said:
I like the way the letter Z in pronounced in most of the Iberian Peninsula however, I could'nt pronounced it that way to save my very own life- I kid you not.
Wouldn't rather than couldn't, surely. That sound has to be one of the easiest (in the entire alphabet) for English speakers to get really right.
I have a question about this, too. Has anyone else listened to the BBC Lessons, "Mi Vida Loca"? Occasionally one of the actors will have what sounds like a very "Castellian" accent, dropping s's or converting them to th's (sorry for my gringo-ese explanation). However, Merche and the other main characters don't sound very "Peninsular" to me (compared to, say, Spanish shortwave radio) -- and this in spite of the fact that the series is set in Madrid. Am I imagining this? Does anyone else have an opinion'
I like the way the letter Z in pronounced in most of the Iberian Peninsula however, I could'nt pronounced it that way to save my very own life- I kid you not.
However, I do like Spanish movies, Las Pricesas come to mind, also Futbol ( fútbol, both are acceptable) .
Note of interest, I read somewhere that most actors in Latin America are trained to speak Spanish as Mexican pronounce it, they say,that is because it is easy on the ear.
Hold on! What is all this about? The whole American continent has many different accents, and they are all as different from one another as they can be to the one from Spain. The Cuban accent, for example, is closer to the one in Spain than, say, the one in Argentina.
Or you are talking about pronunciation'
i like the accent from spain but 1 thing that other latin america countries do not use is vosotros , i like heavy accents (spanish) mexican accent is nice but its not the accent that i wanna have, i like agressive spanish accent, i asked the same question that ur asking about spanish accent to other latin american people and they said that its not bad but some of them do not prefere it, but the accent that they dont like i think its when u chop of letters for ex. GUTA instead of GUSTA that what i understod, i think couple of latin americas countries the chop of letters, but for me i like spanish accent BUT im trying to learn other accents aswel so incase some partical person dont like it 
samdie said:
Eddy said:
Received Pronunciation is generally referred to as the Queen's, or King's English, depending who is on the throne.
And, perhaps, on whether or not, one one holds the English (as spoken by the reigning monarch) as being "perfect" (or does raising such a question constitute heresy/disloyalty)?
Of late, probably over the last ten years, even our Monarch has moved away from what is considered pure "Received Pronunciation" as has our revered BBC. I think even she realises "the times they are a changing".
Gracias Priscy, a mi también me gustas mucho.
Priscy said:
A mi el acento de los españoles me encanta... Su manera de hablar me gusta mucho, aquí jamás diríamos: "vosotros, vosotras", sería muy raro en realidad.Saludos!
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