Can You Guess The Accent?
It's harder than you think!
Justine Zwiebel / Buzzfeed
Just click anywhere on the pictures to stop/start the sound files, which are taken from the incredible Speech Accent Archive at George Mason University.
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What accent is this?
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Thinkstock JapaneseThinkstockThat is a Japanese accent!
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What accent is this?
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Thinkstock IrishThinkstockThat's an Irish brogue if I've ever heard one.
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What accent is this?
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Thinkstock CubanThinkstockThat's the gorgeous lilt of a Brazilian accent.
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What accent is this?
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Thinkstock South AfricanThinkstockThat's a pretty enthusiastic Dutch accent right there.
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Where is this speaker from?
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Thinkstock TurkeyThinkstockShe's from Colombia! Bogotá, to be specific.
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Where is this lady from?
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Thinkstock EgyptThinkstockShe's from Athens, Greece!
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Where is this speaker from?
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What accent is this?
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Thinkstock IrishThinkstockDa, that's Russian! These Siberian Huskies also whisper in that accent, FYI.
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Julia Furlan is the Supervising Producer of the BuzzFeed Audio PodSquad and is based in New York.
Contact Julia Furlan at julia.furlan@buzzfeed.com.
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