Why Filipinos have weird accent?

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Well

Indonesians sound funny too, buddy. Ever listen to yourself talking?

multan21122

MORON!!!

reijene

and you're from where? you're judging all Filipinos having an accent? check out an international call center in the Philippines. none of those operators sound like what you're trying to say.

and maybe, if you were to talk to me, i won't understand you either! you have a weird and funny accent too....

2Negative

If you go to another country then you would be the one with the weird accent. It all depends on where you are, and where your from. I live in Chicago and people from NYC or down in the southern states have accents to me and I have an accent to them.

toymod

ummmm they get the accent from there native country, just like you..........Im sorry but are you all there?

raiden

We have accents the same way that other races have their own. Jamaican, Indian, Australian people all have their own way of saying different words. I'm willing to bet that when you try speaking our dialect... you would sound "wierd" to us.

joy emz

dude try to speak our language and will see what you are talking..

addicted13

different people talk differently...deal with it..

dimple

who do u think you are?

TonyB

Where is your Perfect accent from Moron?

Try to speak Filipino (our national language).. Let's see if you don't have any weird accent!!

crescentbangs

maybe that's your own accent

Every location has a accent, all are wierd to other distant areas

LeoL

At least dats original and they dont mimic someone else...

lushbabe4u

Coz a twit like you is fond of asking or talking baloney. Get a life, will yah?!

ErwinS

Maybe you just met those whose strong accent which they have since they were child and it's very difficult to change.
The rest, I am sure can speak fluently and the point is... You understand them.

Thai, Chinese, Japan, Indian, German, Arabian and any other countreis who has strong accent in pronounciation of their native language would affect their English as well...

Or, you try to speak the Tagalog language of the Phillippines...
And you can find the answer by yourself how your accent would be...

Smile.. :-))

johndeere

ASSHOLE

i go loony

Well, I think you should go for some researches. Even basic understanding will help.

English, when spoken in the Philippines, may sound funny to some people but there is a need to understand the history of the Filipino accent in English.

Well, A in the word BACK may not sound like BUCK but that real BACK with the hard A pronounced. ARE may be pronounced with that tough and thick R but read on with my comprehensive explanation.

As you know, a particular language may be spoken in different parts of the world but changes may occur depending on the geographical barriers and other circumstances that affect the acquisition of someone else's language skill. English is just the county's second language but it is not our native language. Most people here are Filipinos so we don't need to copy exactly how words are pronounced in America or other parts of the English-speaking world. Filipinos have great common sense and no matter how a word may be pronounced, the thought of the speaker will always be understood.

Well, our acccent in English is greatly affected by our own language or languages (as you know, there are hundreds of languages 'round here). Tagalog, being the other main language used in school, has alphabets with five vowels, a e i o u. These five fowels don't have other pronunciations not like in the case of American English wherein each vowel can possibly have more than one pronunciation. In our case, since we only have one pronunciation of each vowel, we tend to read the words the way they are spelled.

R would be thick as that is how we do it in our own languages.

wherever you go, English is spoken but the pronunciation would always vary considering that each place has its own language. All languages influence another language when that language is learned. If you go to Korea, Japan and other neighboring countries, their accent in English may be different from your supposed perfect accent too. They may tend to extend syllables and their words may not be clear. Well, the way they speak English is different because they pattern their speaking style to their native language. Latin Americans also have this certain distinct accent when they speak English.

In your case for example, you would tend to pattern your speaking style to American accent or to whatever accent you have if you learn one language. Ain't that strange too if we could hear that?

My friend I think you should stop and think how you phrase a question next time and you won't get so many people off-side.
Every country has its' own peculiar accent when speaking English.
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, America, Canada, India, Philippines, New Zealand (Just To Mention A Few) all speak English with different accents and can be hard to understand.
The Philippines' accent can be compared very closely to that of the U.S. after all it was the Yanks who taught the Filipino's English many years ago.

Faith's_Fate

well i dont think so...
its just a matter of comprehension...
accent is not really a big deal to a wise man....

warrior is a child

not all.don't stereotype please.have you met the rest of my fellowmen? bet you don't.so don't say anything unless you have enough to prove. and besides,we're relatively good in speaking the english language.ask around..

Lola

the ones with thick R's are japanese people. filipinos are people that knows and can speak the english language better than other asian countries. we might have accents every now and then but we are good spellers. my white co-worker have to ask me the spelling of her own language most of the time. my fellow asians are surprised that filipinos can speak english better than them. english subject is in our curriculum from first grade til you finish college. like other countries, the philippines have thousands of dialect spoken and it's already a big accomplishment if you can speak and understands english. we can also read in english. beat that.

YOU ARE A MEAN CRUEL PERSON FOR SPEAKING LIKE THAT TO MY CULTURE!!!!!!! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... I MEAN REALLY PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

lil123filipina

THAT'S SO MEAN! YOU TRY TO SPEAK TAGALOG!

Reyna Imeldalicious

ay duno huway datis. es prabable bekos pilipinos heb tek tangs?

p!nk

we dont have! we dont emphasize the R

Dave Star

What about the English and Australians??????

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