THE VIDEO SHELF · accent mimicry
What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners
Finnish YouTuber Saara improvises gibberish that mimics how various languages sound to people who do not speak them. The sentences are mostly made up, and the clip went viral.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as a favorite example of astonishing accent mimicry and fake-language gibberish that sounds real.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Sara Forsberg
- Topic
- accent mimicry
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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On the subject of accents, in case you missed her viral video the first-time around, the absolutely astounding Saara from Finland. "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" [VIDEO]
wallflower on Hacker News · 2016-11
In How to Master an AccentInternet personality Saara turned speaking fake languages into a career with this amazing little clip: [VIDEO] And her pitch-perfect imitation of 14 different musical genres is equally amazing: [VIDEO]
jpatokal on Hacker News · 2018-01
In An Italian Song That Sounds Like English But Is NonsenseAt least for some people it's easy to pick up accents (even for languages she doesn't actually speak, she just speaks gibberish): [VIDEO]
sampo on Hacker News · 2014-07
In The Benefits of Failing at French
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