Which Asian language sounds the best? (sound files linked)

jimmy   Mon May 25, 2009 5:31 pm GMT
Japanese and korean.
eeuuian   Mon May 25, 2009 5:34 pm GMT
Approximate order (best to worst):

- Tamil
- Indonesian
- Thai
- Vietnamese
- Laos
- Mongolian
- Tagalog
- Khmer
- Hindi
- Hakka
- Korean
- Taiwanwese
- Wu
- Cantonese
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Teochew







Of course, the individual speaker may be a major factor in this ranking.
Seno   Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:41 pm GMT
Indonesian sounds best. Indonesian and Malay have many accents though. The Indonesians I've heard somehow reminded me of Spanish or Italian spoken very fast.
Guest   Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:19 pm GMT
Mongolian sounds like Korean,,Japanese does not sound like either of them
Guest   Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:01 am GMT
Japanese sounds nice to me. Chinese on the other hand sounds not so nice (sorry shuimo).
La Mamma   Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:58 am GMT
The Indonesians I've heard somehow reminded me of Spanish or Italian spoken very fast

Then the Indonesians must speak at the speed of light.
Seno   Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:44 am GMT
The Indonesians I've heard somehow reminded me of Spanish or Italian spoken very fast

Then the Indonesians must speak at the speed of light.

Sounded like it. Yeah.