2007-03-11 12:12:48 · 19 answers · asked by beeze 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Simple answer: It's very rare for a human to be able to produce the sounds to speak Wookiee.
Not-so-simple "geeky" answer: In one of Brian Daley's Han Solo books (Han Solo at Stars' End), Han meets a human and is impressed when Chewbacca greets him and the human actually replies in Wookiee. The line in the book goes something like "Few enough humans could understand Wookiee. Fewer still had the range and force of voice necessary to speak it." Han is among the fortunate few who can understand Wookiee, but not among the fortunate fewer who can speak it.
2007-03-11 12:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by Navigator 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because that's the only way you can know what the hell Chewie's saying! Haven't you noticed that Han always repeats in English what Chewbacca says in Wookie? Something like: "Wait... are you saying that..." and then he says what the hairy guy said.
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2007-03-11 15:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because only a Wookie can speak that language. Can you imagine any human imitating a walrus believeably, which is the sound effect used for Chewbacca? No audiene member would take that actor or the film series seriously if they did. Chewbacca understands English though. Plus it cuts down on subtitles which people hate.
2007-03-11 12:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Two reasons; one, the human vocal apparatus can't make most of the sounds a wookie's can, and two, oftentimes when he was talking to Chewie he was around others who didn't speak wookie so he spoke standard out of courtesy.
2007-03-11 12:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
coz he knows chewie also understands english, and he can't make the growls, coz only wookies can make those WIERD growls.
and also, do WE understand wookie?! i'm not sure about you, but i don't, so it wouldn't actually be a movie if we don't understand what they are saying to each other, would it?
2007-03-11 18:25:17 · answer #5 · answered by Iceman҂ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So the audience can understand what both of them are saying.
Also, Han's vocal chords probably aren't capable of supporting the complex Wookie growls. (If you're looking for the nerdy answer)
2007-03-11 12:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Who said anything about Chewie not understanding english
2007-03-11 12:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by thekorean2000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
once you artwork with and carry close out with someone that lengthy, i imagine it certainly occurs. now to not coach he despatched away for that coarse on a thanks to talk Wookie in twenty-8 days or you funds again application. i imagine it got here with a loose Muzzy doll. those courses are literally not accessible in our galaxy equipment ( postage could be too severe) (i tried already)! Plus, they were out of the Klingon Language Tapes on the time, that were on again order! P.S. remember He also understood Guido the Bounty Hunter, the only he shot contained in the Cantina and he also understood Jaba the Hut! Multi - Lingual! So particularly he signed up for the purchase 2 get one loose application. it truly is my wager!
2016-12-01 20:42:16 · answer #8 · answered by sarro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because he is trying to help Chewie learn how to speak english. He doesn't want to enable him to strictly speak his own language.
Apparently the Empire was getting ready to start an English only law...
2007-03-11 12:15:44 · answer #9 · answered by Lil Miss Answershine 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Speaking wookie is far more difficult than understanding it.
Now are you ready to board and meet the fur ball.
2007-03-11 12:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋