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Can You Guess The Accent?

It's harder than you think!

By Julia Furlan

Julia Furlan BuzzFeed Staff

Posted on October 30, 2014, at 2:57 p.m. ET

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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SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

What accent is this?

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Chinese

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Image: Thinkstock Russian

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Russian

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Image: Thinkstock Icelandic

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Icelandic

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Image: Thinkstock Japanese

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Japanese

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Correct!

Wrong!

That is a Japanese accent!

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2.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

What accent is this?

Image: Thinkstock British

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British

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Image: Thinkstock Indian

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Indian

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Image: Thinkstock German

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German

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Image: Thinkstock Irish

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Irish

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Correct!

Wrong!

That's an Irish brogue if I've ever heard one.

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3.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

What accent is this?

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Latvian

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Image: Thinkstock Brazilian

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Brazilian

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Image: Thinkstock Polish

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Polish

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Image: Thinkstock Cuban

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Cuban

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Correct!

Wrong!

That's the gorgeous lilt of a Brazilian accent.

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4.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

What accent is this?

Image: Thankstock Dutch

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Dutch

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Image: Thinkstock Norwegian

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Norwegian

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Image: Thinkstock German

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German

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Image: Thinkstock South African

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South African

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Correct!

Wrong!

That's a pretty enthusiastic Dutch accent right there.

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5.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

Where is this speaker from?

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Malaysia

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Image: Thinkstock Brazil

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Brazil

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Image: Thinkstock Colombia

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Colombia

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Image: Thinkstock Turkey

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Turkey

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Correct!

Wrong!

She's from Colombia! Bogotá, to be specific.

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6.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

Where is this lady from?

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Italy

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Image: Thinkstock Greece

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Greece

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Image: Thinkstock Trinidad & Tobago

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Trinidad & Tobago

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Image: Thinkstock Egypt

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Egypt

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Correct!

Wrong!

She's from Athens, Greece!

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7.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

Where is this speaker from?

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Cameroon

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Image: Thinkstock Mexico

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Mexico

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Image: Thinkstock Wales

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Wales

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Image: Thinkstock Vietnam

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Vietnam

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Correct!

Wrong!

Cameroon! She is from Bamenda, specifically.

Flickr / Via Flickr: jbdodane

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8.

SoundCloud — w.soundcloud.com

What accent is this?

Image: Thinkstock German

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German

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Image: Thinkstock Russian

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Russian

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Image: Thinkstock Filipino

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Filipino

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Image: Thinkstock Irish

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Irish

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Correct!

Wrong!

Da, 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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