Do any of you enjoy listening to your target language even when you don't understand it?

[Corinnebelle]

Just a random question. Do you enjoy the sound of your target language?

I enjoy the guttural parts of Hebrew and the general chatter. I sit and listen at times just to here the rhythm of it even though I don't understand it. Well I do understand a bit, but not much and it is so fast I can't keep up either!

[duome]

I love it. The languages and all the different accents, like British English vs Australian, or variations of Spanish, etc. - they all are fascinating, and even more so when you recognise them and try to learn to speak the same way, and even if you don't quite succeed, it's a pure pleasure to listen.

[Deleted User 114]

I do! I love the sound of the Arabic language.

[MatOzone]

Me too! For a few months I have been living with a family that speaks a dialect of "fula" that I have not been able to learn. And I'm amazed at the guttural sounds, forced pauses, and whistles between words.

[Corinnebelle]

Me too! For a few months I have been living with a family that speaks a dialect of "fula" that I have not been able to learn. And I'm amazed at the guttural sounds, forced pauses, and whistles between words.

Something guttural sounds like it would be horrible, but the rough sound is actually something I enjoy. I imagine Hebrew was a lot more guttural once upon a time. Some of those consonants have lost their gravel.

[Drymice]

Yez, I love watching Japanese movies (mostly Godzilla stuff) and movies in French (mostly Tintin stuff.)

[mathemajician]

Yes, and I especially love songs (folk-type songs mostly).

[zerogrqvity]

ah, yes! I love to watch Spanish movies! (Japanese too, anime! )

[IceVajal]

I listened to Russian bands already in the 1980's! Long before I had the idea to learn the language.

[zerogrqvity]

I listened to Russian bands already in the 1980's! Long before I had the idea to learn the language.

That's nice! I started listening to Japanese and Spanish songs before, as well. I mean, maybe not spanish; because I've been learning Spanish since kindergarten, but you get the point.

[IceVajal]

When I was a kid, my mom was watching what's now called European Song Contest and I liked that the singers had to sing in the official language of the country they represented. Somehow one of the songs I remember still was the winner of 1979!

[Deleted User 1929]

First I started listening to Kpop then I got into Kdrama but after hearing the language so often I got really interested in it and enjoyed listening to it in general. That’s how I decided to learn it Korean.

[Davey944676]

I actually like the female (presumably robot) voice on the Duo Romanian course.

"She" sounds realy perky/lively/positive/lilting sometimes. Always makes me smile!

[Explorer]

I do and I also enjoy listening to languages even if they are not my target languages. In fact, one of the most beautiful languages I have ever heard is a conlang...

[Dana_Dany Danuta]

Hi, I really like the sound of French!

French has been my favorite language since high school. I really like the sound of this language and I listen to French songs a lot. I like Mirelle Mathieu because she has such a beautiful clear voice and I listen to her with pleasure! hehe

...please listen to this song:

[mathemajician]

Hi, I really like the sound of French!

French has been my favorite language since high school. I really like the sound of this language and I listen to French songs a lot. I like Mirelle Mathieu because she has such a beautiful clear voice and I listen to her with pleasure! hehe

I absolutely love Mirelle Mathieu. I could listen to her all day.

[Dana_Dany Danuta]

Hi, I really like the sound of French!

French has been my favorite language since high school. I really like the sound of this language and I listen to French songs a lot. I like Mirelle Mathieu because she has such a beautiful clear voice and I listen to her with pleasure! hehe

I absolutely love Mirelle Mathieu. I could listen to her all day.

Hi, welcome to the Mirelle Mathieu Lovers Club, I can listen to her all day too!

.... there are many nice songs on this page that I recommend to relax:

https://duolingo.hobune.stream/comment/36419639

[buho]

I don't think opposite would be true.
if you don't enjoy listening to the language you're learning, then you won't have much motivation to continue.
the only scenario where I see this could occur is when you're forced to learn that language.
e.g: college/school curriculum or learning a language for job(learning english is a chore for some).

[Meli578588]

I do. I love foreign films.

I understand Italian and some French , but I also watch Japanese, Chinese , even Swedish ones.

I really enjoy them. Hopefully, some day I can take off the words to them all. !

[Steve579062]

I wonder ifany of you use the android app called Radio Garden. It shows app and zooms in to local radio stations. I listen to Russian whilst washing up after a meal or whilst working in my garden. I don't understand 99% of it because they speak so fast but some of it soaks in because I remember snippets of conversation.

Tuning to films on Amazon prime or Netflix are another background noise to try.

[IceVajal]

[mention]Steve579062[/mention], I haven't used it yet. I listen to a podcast for language learners. They speak a bit slower and I can pick up some words.

[Zimozie]

Just a random question. Do you enjoy the sound of your target language?

I enjoy the guttural parts of Hebrew and the general chatter. I sit and listen at times just to here the rhythm of it even though I don't understand it. Well I do understand a bit, but not much and it is so fast I can't keep up either!

If I don't understand speech in my target language at all, I get more excited to learn it.
If I understand a bit, it makes me super excited.
If I understand most of it, I'm happy with that.
If I understand everything, I don't like it because there's not a lot to learn anymore.

[Corinnebelle]

[mention]Steve579062[/mention] Yes, I've heard of radio garden. Tried it a couple of times too.

[mention]Zimozie[/mention] Sounds like you always need something to learn!

[Pinta]

I'm learning Russian right now, and I absolutely love the sound of it!

[Davey944676]

Can't believe I didn't mention Welsh - a naturally musical and expressive language!

I sometimes listen to a Welsh-speaking BBC FM station when walking. They often play really good and original music, and the voices of the presenters are themselves a pleasure to listen to - even if I'm just picking up a word or phrase occasionally and guessing most of what they are saying!

[Dana_Dany Danuta]

Can't believe I didn't mention Welsh - a naturally musical and expressive language!

I sometimes listen to a Welsh-speaking BBC FM station when walking. They often play really good and original music, and the voices of the presenters are themselves a pleasure to listen to - even if I'm just picking up a word or phrase occasionally and guessing most of what they are saying!

Davey, I think you know I'm learning Welsh so please send me some nice Welsh songs!

(in Polish)
Davey, chyba wiesz, że uczę się walijskiego, więc proszę Cię o przesłanie mi ładnych, walijskich piosenek!

[Davey944676]

Some of the best tracks I hear on (Welsh-speaking) BBC Radio Cymru / Radio Cymru 2 are new or niche, and hard to find on Utube. One can try to access the BBC Radio Cymru site on BBC Sounds directly via the links below ↓↓

Danuto, oczywiście wyślę Ci piosenki walijskich muzyków! Niektóre z najlepszych utworów, które słyszę w BBC Radio Cymru / Radio Cymru 2, są nowe lub niszowe i trudno je znaleźć na Utube - ale znajdę sposób na kopiowanie i wysyłanie najlepszych utworów.

Lub - spróbuj wejść bezpośrednio na stronę BBC Radio Cymru ↓↓

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/schedules/bbc_radio_cymru

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/schedules/ ... io_cymru_2

[ElmerRamone]

I like listening to lots of languages . French always sounds romantic, Russian sounds so forceful, and I love the guttural sounds of German. Japanese is musical. As for my target language, I often have telenovelas playing on the TV while I do random chores. Just the intonations and the dramatic speech enchant me. And there's the bonus points for understanding a bit of it. Let's face it, everything sounds fancier than English. Especially since English is being corroded little by little by social media. (Don't come after me, I only speak the truth.)

[Basler Biker]

Hi, I really like the sound of French!

French has been my favorite language since high school. I really like the sound of this language and I listen to French songs a lot. I like Mirelle Mathieu because she has such a beautiful clear voice and I listen to her with pleasure! hehe

...please listen to this song:

She sings in German too. But indeed songs "long ago" were in general articulated way better than what you hear in today's music. Some newer Dutch singers are incomprehensible !! Dutch sung by "Kinderen voor kinderen" 20 years ago, was very well articulated, the newer "kinderen voor kinderen" songs are not.

Il est dommage que les gens en général ne fassent plus attention à leur langue.

We liked a lot listening to the French dubbed version of "The Paradise" (original in English)
Such a nice "idiom" (way of speaking) too, more than just the words or the sounds ...

[Dana_Dany Danuta]

Hello, @Basler Biker!

To be honest, I like listening to older songs because, as you say:
"were in general articulated way better than what you hear in today's music."

Yes, it's true that Mireille Mathieu also sings in German.

.. this song is one of my favorites:

Mireille Mathieu -La Paloma Ade-

I will add that: "for over 50 years of artistic work, she has recorded nearly 1,200 songs in 11 languages."

... haven't listened to that French dubbed version of "The Paradise" (original in English) yet - I'll have to look it up on the internet and listen to it. ...

Have a nice day.