Susan_xian

the COD et COI is impossible for me to grasp. I always get confused. :naughty:speaking about the fight between you and your husband, maybe it's a good thing that he scream something you don't quite understand at you when he got angry. Just kidding anyway.

Thank you for sharing your experiences! it's really interesting! I think you are as amazing as Mika! How can you speak so many languages? Glad to know you have your French back. Maybe language is like riding bicycles, you can never really lost it once you get it. Sometimes it just need to be woken up? So it seems Mika has almost no foreign accent at all either in French, Spanish or Italian. I think you can never understand how hard it is to manage even one foreign language for Chinese people. You european people are really amazingly good in languages!

The dream thing is intersting. Thank you for sharing! I think the interview u mentioned is in Italian? For the English lyrics Emily, just guess. I think it's Mika's mom. It is obvious that people will switch to their original language when they get emotional. I can't remember where but I do remember I read from soewhere that Mika's mom screams at him in french. I'm not saying the song is about his mother because it make no sense. But it might just be a random idea of putting the sentice into lyrics. And it is actually related to the original french version Elle me dit. Anyway just my guess.

Ya. You said not because he use simple sentences. I understand it automatically as not only because...Sorry for my poor English. In laguage I think the accent is the most difficult part because we are all influenced by our native language. It is almost inevitable.

Like child speaking? Sounds really cute! He uses simple sentences is good news for a beginner like me. Maybe because he speak the same French while he live in Paris? I remember he left Paris at 9? Wish my french is better so I can notice this. I think he's English is cute enough actually.

wow, his family is amazing in laguages! In the interview I mentioned, he said that his sisters speak Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French and English. They are almost all languages in the world! I believe your source too!

wow! Thank you very much! Although I understand nothing actally. Looks really intersting! I notice on youtube that he's been on this tv show earlier in 2009. He spoke English back then. So it means he learns spanish recent years? It is nice to know he's accent in spanish is also good! He set a great model for me! I must work harder on my French. BTW you European people are really amazing in languages! Even with the accents!

Got it! Thank u. Sorry for my poor understanding in English.

So it sounds he makes not just a few mistakes? Wow that's new to me because he sounds fluently! my teacher is Chinese. She might have lived in Canada. dunno. And I pronounce like what the textbook told me. I have a friend who is Algerian but live in London since 12. He told me that I sounds more Canadian. But textbooks should be France french as far as I know. My friend sounds quite alike Mika actually. I have listenning materials in which even the man and women sounds a little different! So that's really confusing for me as a beginner. As a beginner, actally I don't know what a real Canadian accent is like. Do u guys have problem in understanding French people? And the t,d/ p,b/g,k pronunciation in french and spanish really bother me a lot! I still can't get the difference! In English it's never a problem.

Merci! It's nice to know native speaker's opinion. His mistake in French is in grammer, vocabulary? If not pronunciation? His mother is from Lebnon. I think many lebaneses speak french. btw I've never been abroad but one of my Europe friend says I speak Canadian french. dunno where this come from. Maybe my teacher. French is driving me crazy because to my chinese ear, almost everyone pronounce a little different in some word. dunno who I should learn from.

WOW! I love Vietnam. Actually I'm planning a trip with my mom there! It's nice to know you. Melodic. Is this your name? i'm sure ur French is better. Let's just learn the language together!

He actually speak French long before the voice, in many early interviews. He lived in Paris before 9. And I think French is kind of his mom's native language. I need to know if he has a britishaccent for his french.

i'm now listening to Lorde. Just find her intersting! especially love 400 Lux

LMAO where is this come from? if there is an interview I'd like to watch really! I think maybe the 2 language are too similar so he got confused?

if you are brazilian I think u will be at least good at spanish? The language are quite alike I guess? I'm sure your french is better. Chinese language is so different from any other language in the world so it's hard for us to learn anything. And also make Chinese one of the most difficult language to learn. elle me dit is way much better to me than the English version Emily to me!

btw I don't quite like live your life. It's not bad, but just too plain, and ordinary. hope I choose the right word. english is not my native language. The song sounds like a little bit old fashion Mika but actually it's not! Old songs like lollipop, big girl are way much better and more interesting. To me it's just like a very ordinary American teen pop.The lyrics is just boring. Just my opinion.

WOW. It's nice too know! You know my french is like crap. I'm just into the melody of Karen first but one day I just look a bit the lyrics and find it intereting. I spend 1 hour on my dictionary to understand the lyrics! It's just toooo beautiful!

I'm a language freak, although I'm terribly in French, the only foreign language I know except English. btw my native is Mandarin Chinese and I learn all English and french in this country, never live oversea. For a language freak, Mika is always an interesting topic. My questions is his french accent. it's sounds to me very french french! But I found on a Chinese website that a French teacher of some Chinese student says his french has british accent actually. Are there any native speakers? what's ur opinion? becuse I'm a french beginner and I don't want to be misled. And what about his spanish? I read on our FAQ that he speaks english and french and has knowledge in spanish. But in wiki it says he speaks both french and spanish fluently. And it is also in this interview http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Magic-Mika-Singer-talks-Twitter-bullying-and-drinks/42139.html So I guess he speak spanish?

can't agree more! I think I'm the only one love chiara's stardust? I don't like the origin starsust first because I found it more like an old song of owl city, both in lyrics and arrangement. I don't hate owl city. i'm actally kind of fan of his old music. But they are just too different and I can't stand Mika is so like someone else. But chiara's version made me realize that it is still a mika song! The upand downin the melody is soooo beautiful!And now I like the original version too! I like elle me dit and karen too. Especially Karen! I think i'm kind of out of topic. :aah:This is suppose to talk about the songs I don't like. BIOTG a little bit. I think it is just typical Mika but nothing special. Songs in TOOL, I don't hate songs like heros, kids, overrated and kind of starting loving them now. They freak me out first just because they are so not Mika. They are good songs individually. When I realize that I can't restrain him into the first 2 albums and I love most of the TOOL songs. Old fans are always hard to please. To change or not to change, that is a HUGE question!

大家好啊！！看到中文实在太亲切！！ 大概翻了几页，发现大部分是海外和港澳台的朋友们啊，是因为我们大陆的英文太破了所以人比较少嘛 才注册的帐号，但是其实licm就开始喜欢mika了。很高兴认识大家！

WOW just saw it! thank u!

haha. hope our language don't freek u out. I haven't realize how difficult Chinese language is until I know that Mika spend 9 years on it but still can only speak a few sentences. You know he is someone who speaks so many languages and can manage Italian in a few months! btw Mika's Mandarin is limited but actally almost perfect in tunes. That's amazing because most foreign speakers I met are terrible in tunes or just speak no tunes at all.

Although I like his French songs but I don't think it's a good idea either. You can never give up sth you are really good at. And not just UK, what about other markets like Asia? Actually I don't hate change. Maybe because I'm easy getting bored. I think changing and still Mika is a situation I can see in TOOL. At first I'm really upset about the album because I think the Mika I know is gone, which is actually a very common situation for many of the artists I love. But after a while I find the album, well at least most songs in the album is still Mika. The only thing I'd like to complain is that I think his voice is too beautiful to be autotuned. Try sth new is always fine. Just don't lose yourself! That's my hope for the new album.

Mercy beaucoup.

Hi Everyone! I'm a fan of Mika since I think 2009, can't remember clearly. But I just find MFC! Usually I'm not hardcore fan of anyone. I've just been into his music and know very little else about him. And we don't have many source in China actually. Recently I'm just getting bored and find all his old music again. You know stop listening them for years and pick them up again. It was like miracle! The feelings of getting into something again! Laugh at me but I can't believe I just know the album The Origin Of Love. Just now! The new album seems a little weird and unfamiliar at first and now I love it to death!! I think I'm a hardcore fan now! I find many interesting thing here in MFC and finally decide to get registered! English is not my native language and I'm also learning french! I think I'm more motivated in French now！