How fast do you talk?

[Estro Felino]

Really...I have noticed that the speed of speech, the talking speed enormously changes according to the people's language, cultural background, character, and so on.

For example...I don't know whether I talk fast or slow...because these two are relative terms, that need a point of reference, so a kind of talking is considered either slow or fast.
So my friends told me that this is the speed I talk at.

Of course, Italians love to articulate a lot, so it takes lots of time, so I think it is relatively slow.

I think that the Spanish and the French speak very fast...
or Ben Shapiro...I guess his speed is incredible, so much faster than Miriam...right?
I would never be able to talk like that, not even at half of that speed...in any language.

So tell me . How fast do you talk u guys?

 

[Revoltingest]

This is how things are in USA....

 

[Estro Felino]

This is how things are in USA....

Americans should retire in Italy.
To enjoy tranquillity.

 

[Revoltingest]

Americans should retire in Italy.
To enjoy tranquillity.

Tranquility is boring.
BTW, I find that I must consciously
slow down when speaking.

 

[Stevicus]

Really...I have noticed that the speed of speech, the talking speed enormously changes according to the people's language, cultural background, character, and so on.

For example...I don't know whether I talk fast or slow...because these two are relative terms, that need a point of reference, so a kind of talking is considered either slow or fast.
So my friends told me that this is the speed I talk at.

Of course, Italians love to articulate a lot, so it takes lots of time, so I think it is relatively slow.

I think that the Spanish and the French speak very fast...
or Ben Shapiro...I guess his speed is incredible, so much faster than Miriam...right?
I would never be able to talk like that, not even at half of that speed...in any language.

So tell me . How fast do you talk u guys?

Measured in syllables per second, Italian is faster than English:

Are Some Languages Spoken Faster Than Others?

Does it seem like that Spanish is faster than English? It's not all in your head. New research has shed light on the truth of language speed.

www.babbel.com

What Are The Fastest Languages?​

There unfortunately have not been any wide-ranging studies on language speed. One 2011 study from the Université de Lyon looked at 7 languages, which reported the order as Japanese (7.84 syllables per second), Spanish (7.82), French (7.18), Italian (6.99), English (6.19), German (5.97) and Mandarin (5.18). But, you know, seven is pretty small.

The most recent study, published this year in Science Advances, looked at 17, which is better but still far short of the roughly 7,000 that exist in the world. So while this article can’t really promise you that any of these are “the fastest” languages, here are the rankings of the 17 that have been looked at, in ranked order. It’s also worth noting that individuals within a language can vary in how quickly they speak (just think of an auctioneer).

1. Japanese
2. Spanish
3. Basque
4. Finnish
5. Italian
6. Serbian
7. Korean
8. Catalan
9. Turkish
10. French
11. English
12. German
13. Hungarian
14. Mandarin Chinese
15. Cantonese
16. Vietnamese
17. Thai

While this is only a small selection, it does give you a good idea of how language speeds vary around the world. Syllable-timed (and mora-timed) languages are closer to the top, and tonal languages are generally at the bottom.

 

[Estro Felino]

Measured in syllables per second, Italian is faster than English:

Are Some Languages Spoken Faster Than Others?

Does it seem like that Spanish is faster than English? It's not all in your head. New research has shed light on the truth of language speed.

www.babbel.com

Honestly I believe that study is not that reliable.

Because it doesn't take people's habits and genetics, and above all, the spoken language into account.
It has nothing to do with syllable or linguistics: fastness in talking depends on the culture, lifestyle, genetics, and regional differences.

Even within the US I have remarked so many different kinds of "accent" or "pronunciation" and very different speeds in talking.
Californians are quite different than West Virginians, right?

 

[Wu Wei]

I talk rather fast, been told that by many people.

My wife, when around Chinese folks speaks at lightning speed, but then I think virtually all Beijingren are that way..... hard to keep up with, if not a native Beijingren

 

[Estro Felino]

Measured in syllables per second, Italian is faster than English:

Are Some Languages Spoken Faster Than Others?

Does it seem like that Spanish is faster than English? It's not all in your head. New research has shed light on the truth of language speed.

www.babbel.com

You know why I think language has little to do with that?

Because Monica speaks with the same speed in Italian... pretty the same, during interviews

 

[Stevicus]

Honestly I believe that study is not that reliable.

Because it doesn't take people's habits and genetics, and above all, the spoken language into account.
It has nothing to do with syllable or linguistics: fastness in talking depends on the culture, lifestyle, genetics, and regional differences.

Even within the US I have remarked so many different kinds of "accent" or "pronunciation" and very different speeds in talking.
Californians are quite different than West Virginians, right?

Yes, there are various pronunciations of American English. This map is a fair approximation (although there may be some with greater detail):

American Dialects : Dialect map of American English

 

[Stevicus]

You know why I think language has little to do with that?

Because Monica speaks with the same speed in Italian... pretty the same, during interviews

Where I live, we have quite a number of bilingual folks who speak Spanish and English with equal fluency. I've observed that many tend to speak English with the same rapidity as they speak Spanish.

Another aspect noted in the article focused on how quickly information can be conveyed in a language, which is more complicated than simply looking at syllables per second. In some languages, there might be concepts conveyed in a single word, whereas others might take a sentence or two to convey the same concept.

 

[Estro Felino]

Where I live, we have quite a number of bilingual folks who speak Spanish and English with equal fluency. I've observed that many tend to speak English with the same rapidity as they speak Spanish.

Another aspect noted in the article focused on how quickly information can be conveyed in a language, which is more complicated than simply looking at syllables per second. In some languages, there might be concepts conveyed in a single word, whereas others might take a sentence or two to convey the same concept.

I tell you an anecdote.
It's true that Italian words have so many syllables. That's why there's an anglicization of everyday talk.
Because Italians speak very slowly and want to save breathe. : LOL.
Here we use the word weekend: il weekend. There is the Italian equivalent, but it's too long. Nobody would use it...and if they do, people would think you are weird or something. A bit uncool.

 

[mangalavara]

I think that the Spanish and the French speak very fast...
or Ben Shapiro...I guess his speed is incredible, so much faster than Miriam...right?

Shapiro speaks very fast, yeah. Every time that I had listened to him, I had to focus kind of hard on his voice.

I would never be able to talk like that, not even at half of that speed...in any language.

Good. I think it’s best to be easily understood by listeners.

So tell me . How fast do you talk u guys?

I think I speak at a medium pace most of the time. There are times though when I speak too fast and have to slow down.

Even within the US I have remarked so many different kinds of "accent" or "pronunciation" and very different speeds in talking.
Californians are quite different than West Virginians, right?

Yeah, there are so many dialects of American English. I’ve never really listened to Californian speakers, but I have noticed that West Virginians and many other Southerners speak at a slower pace than some other speakers who I’ve heard.

 

[Stevicus]

I tell you an anecdote.
It's true that Italian words have so many syllables. That's why there's an anglicization of everyday talk.
Because Italians speak very slowly and want to save breathe. : LOL.
Here we use the word weekend: il weekend. There is the Italian equivalent, but it's too long. Nobody would use it...and if they do, people would think you are weird or something. A bit uncool.

Yes, there are words that can be borrowed from one language by other languages. Even the name "America" came from Italian. A lot of musical terms also have Italian origin. Some Americans might throw in a few French or Italian words to make themselves sound more stylish or fashionable. I'm reminded of this commercial from Dunkin Donuts:

Is it French? Is it Italian? Maybe it's Fritalian?

I've known some Americans to get irritated by their more pretentious fellow countrymen peppering their language that way, as if they're some high fashion model from Paris or a jet-setter. Some will retaliate by deliberately mispronouncing the foreign words, even if they know how to pronounce it correctly. Denis Leary had a funny routine about the French word "pate." (Now there's a guy who talks fast.)

 

[Kathryn]

I believe I speak slowly. I am from the South, and I feel like people from elsewhere tend to speak faster than me, but I'm fine with that. It's part of who I am, and actually I like it.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Californians are quite different than West Virginians, right?

Having been raised in California, I certainly ...

... never mind.​

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I tend to speak slowly. It's likely the interplay of:

• my mind getting in the way, and
• my mind being slow to engage.

 

[Estro Felino]

Yes, there are words that can be borrowed from one language by other languages. Even the name "America" came from Italian. A lot of musical terms also have Italian origin. Some Americans might throw in a few French or Italian words to make themselves sound more stylish or fashionable. I'm reminded of this commercial from Dunkin Donuts:

Is it French? Is it Italian? Maybe it's Fritalian?

I've known some Americans to get irritated by their more pretentious fellow countrymen peppering their language that way, as if they're some high fashion model from Paris or a jet-setter. Some will retaliate by deliberately mispronouncing the foreign words, even if they know how to pronounce it correctly. Denis Leary had a funny routine about the French word "pate." (Now there's a guy who talks fast.)

That's a great commercial.
Speaking of pronunciation...I mean, Americans are very good at pronouncing Italian also because the Italian pronunciation is very, very easy.

 

[Kathryn]

German pronunciation is also super easy.

 

[Estro Felino]

German pronunciation is also super easy.

It is.
Because there are pronunciation rules.
The grammar may be a bit more difficult...

 

[Kathryn]

It is.
Because there are pronunciation rules.
The grammar may be a bit more difficult...

I don't know - not that familiar with Italian. I just know that German was easy to learn.