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I like listening to songs in languages I don't understand.
This song, though, I like in every version.
I also love rap in languages I don't understand, but not as much in English.
There are some languages whose structure and sound make sense to me. I listen to them and think, just a little more, and I'll understand what's going on. When I lived in Israel for 4 months, I made no special effort to learn Hebrew, but by the end of my time there, I could understand the gist of what was being said. Same was the case when I happen to be studying a lot about Romania and I realized that I could discern the language pretty well.
And then there are languages where I listen to them, and I can't even tell where one word ends and another begins, much less be able to replicate them. Hungarian is one, Chinese is another... but strangely, Japanese I sort of get.
Generally, I consider myself to be pretty good at languages, I just wish I had more time to study them. Since I best learn them by immersion, that's not so much happening right now.
( OK, I couldn't resist, I'm adding the other videos, too. )
I also love rap in languages I don't understand, but not as much in English.
There are some languages whose structure and sound make sense to me. I listen to them and think, just a little more, and I'll understand what's going on. When I lived in Israel for 4 months, I made no special effort to learn Hebrew, but by the end of my time there, I could understand the gist of what was being said. Same was the case when I happen to be studying a lot about Romania and I realized that I could discern the language pretty well.
And then there are languages where I listen to them, and I can't even tell where one word ends and another begins, much less be able to replicate them. Hungarian is one, Chinese is another... but strangely, Japanese I sort of get.
Generally, I consider myself to be pretty good at languages, I just wish I had more time to study them. Since I best learn them by immersion, that's not so much happening right now.
( OK, I couldn't resist, I'm adding the other videos, too. )