Franco, go to hell :)
Best language for singing?
<<You can compare Flemish/Dutch to Andalusian/Castillian>>
How does the difference between Flemish and Dutch compare with the difference between UK English (RP) and American English (GAE)? Of course, in English there are many mutually unintelligible dialects, with huge differences between them, but these two are usually intelligible to many people.
UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3G618-hxgA
US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXXgILSPfU
How does the difference between Flemish and Dutch compare with the difference between UK English (RP) and American English (GAE)? Of course, in English there are many mutually unintelligible dialects, with huge differences between them, but these two are usually intelligible to many people.
UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3G618-hxgA
US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXXgILSPfU
They're mutually intelligible, only vocabulary differences can bring confusion.
For instance: in Flemish Dutch lopen means 'to run' while in NL Dutch it means 'to walk'. And so there are many examples. It's all no big deal, even though some propaganda wants people to think otherwise and the provincial-minded Dutchman-annex-Fleming is gullible enough to believe the bullcrap.
So they needlessly subtitle Dutch from the Netherlands. So do some Belgian nationalists repeatedly claim we speak a language only spoken by 6 millions. I can tell you this: our church tower mentality is our curse, but not something we can't overcome. :)
We're neighbouring countries, so we will continue speaking the same language anyway.
For instance: in Flemish Dutch lopen means 'to run' while in NL Dutch it means 'to walk'. And so there are many examples. It's all no big deal, even though some propaganda wants people to think otherwise and the provincial-minded Dutchman-annex-Fleming is gullible enough to believe the bullcrap.
So they needlessly subtitle Dutch from the Netherlands. So do some Belgian nationalists repeatedly claim we speak a language only spoken by 6 millions. I can tell you this: our church tower mentality is our curse, but not something we can't overcome. :)
We're neighbouring countries, so we will continue speaking the same language anyway.
What Slavic language is this? The song is called "parasolki"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX89GHKDTM4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX89GHKDTM4&feature=related
I know some song by Jacques Brel in Flemish or Dutch, it sounds great, I think.
That's definitely not Russian. In Russian, umbrellas, the subject of the her song, are called "zontik," but in this case, she's singing about "parolki," which must be something from a language that's closer to Western Europe. I think it might be Polish...
I might be wrong, but I believe Tamara Miansarova has a Russian accent when she's saying "parasolki."