English is the only language in which I have complete fluency. I have almost achieved fluency in French, although only in reading, writing, and listening-- due to lack of practice, my verbal proficiency lags behind. I also have a smattering of German, and if all goes according to plan I'll have Arabic in a year or two.
How many languages do you know?
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Its a <snip> language.Rhymes said:
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cgannon64
BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT!
English, and studying Latin. I very well may take that in college, and even if I don't, I wish to be fluent in reading it.
(Not speaking it; my teacher always corrects my pronounciation, but I ignore him..'tis worthless to know how to speak it.)
(Not speaking it; my teacher always corrects my pronounciation, but I ignore him..'tis worthless to know how to speak it.)
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Only one, American English.
Dann
Green bug
Fluent (as in speak, read and write) in 4: English, Tagalog, Mandarin and Hokkien.
Picked up bits and pieces: Malay, Cantonese.
Can read a bit but can't speak: Japanese.
Picked up bits and pieces: Malay, Cantonese.
Can read a bit but can't speak: Japanese.
ShiplordAtvar
Texan by the grace of God
I speak three languages with complete fluency - Texan, Southern, and English (US).
I can half-ass my way through Spanish. Beyond that, I'm toast.
Then again, if the US was like Europe in that there was a different language for every couple of states, I'd speak ten or twenty languages, like I imagine most Europeans do.
I can half-ass my way through Spanish. Beyond that, I'm toast.
Then again, if the US was like Europe in that there was a different language for every couple of states, I'd speak ten or twenty languages, like I imagine most Europeans do.
Drewcifer
Agent of Karma
Besides English I can sucessfully pretend to speak Spanish about half the time, at some point I would like to take classes in it.
I took French for seven years and was once nearly fluent in it but I have forgotten almost all of it due to disuse.
I took French for seven years and was once nearly fluent in it but I have forgotten almost all of it due to disuse.
naervod
My current user title
English, and Spanish after four years of study and time in Mexico and Costa Rica. I can carry on conversations, understand, and write in the language, so I would consider myself fluent, especially since I'll be spending my summer in Nicaragua. Now, I'm working on Italian in some free time, will probably take a course at the community college next year and study it full time when I go away to college. Also want to learn Portuguese, French, and German, at some point.
ShiplordAtvar
Texan by the grace of God
WildFire said:
Eh..no.
Seriously??
I had been under the impression that damn near everyone in Europe spoke at least a handful or two of languages.
Am I perhaps giving credit where it isn't due?
WickedSmurf
pr0
Well I've studied English, French, Italian, Latin and Spanish[/i], though I wouldn't be as bold as to say i know them. Although once I get started using them it kinda works pretty good after a day or two.
Anyone else here studied Latin by any chance..?
Also, I'm going to start learning Greek this spring.
So, 5, working on another
Anyone else here studied Latin by any chance..?
Also, I'm going to start learning Greek this spring.
So, 5, working on another
Richard Cribb
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How well I master English I leave to the native speakers of that language on this forum to decide.
I have a pretty good command of Romanian, I have acted as an interpretator on a couple of occasions.
I master German satisfactory enough.
I still know some French (I learnt it in high school some 20 years ago, and occasionally I pick up a copy of Le Monde Diplomatique or Europe Echecs), but I would be reluctant to try to speak it with a native.
Of course, as a Norwegian, I understand Swedish and Danish (those three languages are very similar).
I am just about to learn Polish now.
I have a pretty good command of Romanian, I have acted as an interpretator on a couple of occasions.
I master German satisfactory enough.
I still know some French (I learnt it in high school some 20 years ago, and occasionally I pick up a copy of Le Monde Diplomatique or Europe Echecs), but I would be reluctant to try to speak it with a native.
Of course, as a Norwegian, I understand Swedish and Danish (those three languages are very similar).
I am just about to learn Polish now.
WickedSmurf
pr0
True dat luceafarul, I don't know Norwegian and Danish, but I understand them pretty well (Norwegian more so than Danish) and generally have no problems making myself understood.
fe3333au
Deity
I picked 2 - German and English
The results surprised me ... I was expecting many of the Europeans to be fluent in more than 2 languages
When I had the opportunity to travel abroad I learnt how to say
>Hello
>Thank You
>Excuse Me
>Good Bye
> also the local alcohol (if research informed me it was not hazardous to health) or cider
The results surprised me ... I was expecting many of the Europeans to be fluent in more than 2 languages
When I had the opportunity to travel abroad I learnt how to say
>Hello
>Thank You
>Excuse Me
>Good Bye
> also the local alcohol (if research informed me it was not hazardous to health) or cider
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
almost any European speaks Englsih. Considering most Europeans are not native Englsih speakers, most indeed do speak 2 languages at least.ShiplordAtvar said:
But fluently? I don't even speak Dutch fluently!
Apart from Dutch, both my English and German are good enough for business. German gets rusty though, since the Germans speak English these days. I also speak some French, and won't die in Spain or Italy.
English obviously.
French - a little - studied at school
German - somewhat less - studied at school
Latin - studied at school
Spanish - I can order drinks and ask for the restroom. Who needs any more than that?
French - a little - studied at school
German - somewhat less - studied at school
Latin - studied at school
Spanish - I can order drinks and ask for the restroom. Who needs any more than that?
Scuffer
Scuffer says...
1, but I'm relly relly good at it.
