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Also, is a New York accent an Italian accent? A New York accent does not sound Italian. Unfortunately movies depicting Mafia/Gangsters from NYC use this as a stereotype for everyone in NYC.
Similarly, how do you imitate a New York accent?
Correspondingly, how do you do an Italian accent?
Furthermore, is the New York accent dying? While it’s true that the younger generation has moved away from New York dialect, that “doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of people embracing and using the accent, because they have strong associations and pride about being New Yorkers,” Becker says. “The short answer is no, it’s not dying, it’s changing.”
What is a Bronx accent?
Is a New York accent attractive?
A global poll taken by travel site Big 7 Travel found that New Yorkers have the second-sexiest accent in America, second only to the slow drawl of Texas, which won for the second consecutive year.
How do New Yorkers say talk?
- Coffee – Caw-fee.
- Water – Waw-ter.
- Chocolate – chaw-clet.
- Dog – dawg.
- Call -cawl.
- Talk – tawlk.
- Walk – wawlk.
- OFF – Aw-ff.
How do New Yorkers say water?
How do New Yorkers say dog?
Many of the words that have the “o” sound (like in coffee) are pronounced with an “aw” sound. So the word dog, for example, would sound like “dawg”, and “coffee” would sound like “cawfee.”
How do New Yorkers say coffee?
How do New Yorkers say Manhattan?
What is the most Italian thing to say?
- Si. Yes.
- No. No.
- Per favore. Please.
- Grazie. Thank you.
- Prego. You’re welcome.
- Mi scusi. Excuse me.
- Mi dispiace. I am sorry.
- Buon giorno. Good morning.
What is the best Italian accent?
The Neapolitan dialect, Napoletano, is the best known dialect aside from the standard language, due to its heavy use is popular Italian songs.
What are some Italian slang words?
- Che figo! | How awesome!
- Che schifo! | That’s gross!
- In bocca al lupo | Good luck, Break a leg. Click play to hear it pronounced:
- Fregatura | Rip off. Click play to hear it pronounced:
- Figurati!
- I vecchi | Parents.
- Mannaggia | Damn!
- Devo filare | I gotta run/jet.
What accent do Californians have?
It’s not that Californians have an accent that takes some getting used to, as in Boston, or the American South. On the contrary, the standard-issue California accent is about as plain, mainstream American English as you can get.
Is there a Manhattan accent?
The Manhattan accent is milder than the outer boroughs; in fact, wealthy prep-school students have an accent that is more Valley Girl than New York City.
