Accent Tag

For a long time I wanted to do this. I first saw it in Jenna's blog - I'm still thinking, (which if you still don't follow - you very much should!) but I was very unsure about posting a video of me on line...

Then some awesome girls in a Facebook group I'm in, decided to do it as audio only, using Vocaroo service so I decided to be brave a shoot it in video after all. At first, only the group gals could see it. but they were so encouraging and supportive that I decided I will post it here too. Besides, I bet you are wondering a little how I look/sound/act... Well, I hope you do anyway. Even if just a little bit LOL


So the main idea behind the accent tag is to hear how different people from different places say the same words. I will first read a list of known words and then I will answer a few questions. Since my mother tongue is Hebrew, I decided to read the words in Hebrew so you get to hear some. Under the video I will list the words I'm saying, both the English word and the Hebrew one and then I will list the questions.
As for my English accent - don't ask me. I have absolutely no idea where i got it from! It's some sort of mixture I picked up through the years, from my infant days in the International school for diplomat's children in Italy (I lived there when I was 5 years old) through american and australian tv shows and the british indie music scene of the 80's. Go figure... LOL

Oh and... I'm EXTREEEEEEMLY nervous so I'm doing a lot of funny faces in the video, but I hope you won't make too much fun of me. After all, this is the FIRST TIME EVER I'm actually making a video of myself.

The list of words: (In parentheses you can see the word in Hebrew):

Aunt (doda), Roof (gag), Route(kvish), Wash(Lishtof), Oil (shemen), Theater (te'atron), Iron (barzel), Salmon (salmon), Caramel(karamel), Fire(esh), Water(mayim), Sure(betach), Data(netunim), Ruin(laharos), Crayon(iparon), Toilet(sherutim), New Orleans(new orlins), Pecan(pekan), Both(gam ve-gam), Again(shuv), Probably(kanir'e), Spitting Image(shtey tipot mayim), Alabama(alabama), Lawyer(orech din), Coupon(kupon), Mayonnaise(mayonez), Syrup(sirop), Pajamas(pijama), Caught(nitpas), Orange(the fruit is tapuz, the color is katom), Coffee(kafe), Direction(kivun), Naturally(be'ofen Tiv'ee), Aluminium(aluminiyum) and Herbs(isvey tibul)

The questions:

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? Ha! have no idea!

What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? Kola or Soda

What do you call gym shoes? Na'aley Hit'amlut

What do you say to address a group of people? Hi!! yeah, in Hebrew too LOL

What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? Akavish is a spider. I don't know the specific kind's name.

What do you call your grandparents? Saba is grandfather and Savta is Grand mother

What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? Agala = cart

What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? Geshem is rain, Shemesh is sun and keshet is rainbow

What is the thing you change the TV channel with? Shalat which means a controller


So do you plan to do it too? let me know if you do! I'd love to see and hear you!!!