What languages do you speak?

[AndrewG]

Proficient? Only English -- though I can get by in French okay if I have to.

I wanted to learn Yup'ik at our local community college, but the instructor moved away. Would also like to learn a little Sugpiaq and Eyak.

 

[dutchfire]

Dutch, English and German.

 

[Shamiram]

Proficient:
Assyrian - an Aramaic language (Same language spoken by Jesus in movie: "Passion of the Christ")

English

Basic:
Arabic & French

 

[scherbchen]

fluent German (duh!), English and Spanish. Had three years of French in school, I might be able to say "bonjour" with a gun to my head.... wouldn't bet my life on it, though

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

English
French

60% Spanish

Interesting...

Right now it looks like more people speak French here than German...

 

[choxorn]

Yeah, strange- it seems the top 10 options picked are:

1.Other (43)
2.Only English (42)
3.French (30)
4.German (27)
5.Spanish (22)
6.Mandarin (19)
7. Japanese (13)
8.(Tie) Arabic and Cantonese (12)
9.(Tie) Russian and Italian (11)
10. Hindustani (9)

And Interestingly, all other options have either 7 or 8 speakers.

 

[Huayna Capac357]

Yes! French is #1,2,or 3 (depending on your perspective) !

Vive la France!

 

[W|M]

Viva o Brazil! . Consarn it. Portugese is not in the top ten. I learn Spanish at school, but I am fluent (I know a very similar language after all, portugese). I'm still a bit rusty though. I know at least one word in:

Dutch
French
Swedish
Norweigan
Danish
Chinese
Japanese
Italian
Latin
Ancient Greek
Ancient Egyptian (If you count city names)
German
Russian
Gaelic
Polish

I used to know how to say 'good day' in Afrikaans.

 

[choxorn]

Well, now Portugese is in the Top 10, tied with Russian and Italian, but it wasn't when I made that list.

 

[TheLastOne36]

Proficient:
Assyrian - an Aramaic language (Same language spoken by Jesus in movie: "Passion of the Christ")

English

Basic:
Arabic & French

Assyrian? That's cool, where do you live?

 

[Shamiram]

Assyrian? That's cool, where do you live?

Born in Baghdad, Iraq - but living in Chicago -USA now.

Why, do you know any Assyrians?

 

[Huayna Capac357]

No, it's cool because I do not know any Assyrians.

 

[silver 2039]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas (ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು Kannadigaru), number roughly 35 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world.[1] It is one of the official languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.

 

[Israelite9191]

Born in Baghdad, Iraq - but living in Chicago -USA now.

Why, do you know any Assyrians?

I do, actually (well, did). Live in West Rogers Park.

 

[Steph]

Hey, French is first?

French native speaker here.

I know a little German, but far from enough to consider myself as proficient.

 

[Communisto]

I speak DLS, mother. .. .. .. .er.

 

[salty mud]

Well I'm apparantly only proficiant in English, but I know enough of French to get by, and a very small amount of Spanish. I hope to become fluent in French in the future.

 

[Shamiram]

No, it's cool because I do not know any Assyrians.

I see. Do you know anything about Assyrians, then

I do, actually (well, did). Live in West Rogers Park.

Well, shlama alookh Hoodaya.

Did?

Yeah, I'm in the vicinity of Rogers Park.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Shamiram, are you Assyrian by ethnicity, or by religion?

 

[silver 2039]

No one knows anything about Assyrians because they don't actually exist, their just a myth.